Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Christmas Carols

  Wed 20 Dec 2023

  The staff and children had a fantastic morning singing carols at St Bartholomews church!

  

• Christmas Nativity Show

  Fri 15 Dec 2023

  A huge well done and thank you to everyone for the efforts you have all put in towards making this morning’s performance a success. It was wonderful to see our pupils once again rise to the occasion on the big stage, in front of a record-breaking crowd of just over 100 in the audience.  A big thank you to all our families, it means so very much to our children and young people to see someone from their family in the audience.

   

  These kind of events are a huge deal for our pupils, and families take huge pride in seeing their children participate and achieve. Many of us were overwhelmed with laughter, tears and a true feeling of Christmas spirit. None of it would be possible without the hard work of our teachers in planning creative and inclusive scenes and the time spent practising. This work ultimately depends upon the underlying secure relationships and understanding you establish and develop with your pupils each and every day.  Well done to all!

   

   

   

  

• Christmas Lunches

  Tue 12 Dec 2023

  Staff and pupils enjoyed a Christmas lunch together on Tuesday 12^th December for Upper School, Adventurers & Tulips and Wednesday 13^th December for EYFS & Middle School. The theme for these two days was ‘Red & Green’ and the children were encouraged to wear a Christmas jumper for the day. 

   

  We all had a wonderful time and a special 'thank you' goes to our kitchen staff for cooking us all such a delicious lunch!

  

• Christmas Fair

  Thu 07 Dec 2023

  We raised £718.76 by this wonderful event.

  

• St Albans Market Christmas Stall

  Wed 06 Dec 2023

  As part of an enterprise project, Upper School made Christmas crafts and planned the resources and equipment needed for our very own market stall at St Albans Market.   They sold Christmas themed cards, pine cones, soaps, t-shirts and paper bags and every body that made a purchase also received a Watling View sticker. William and Francesco manned the stall alongside other Upper School students.

  We raised £160 for the school.

  

• Dressing the Christmas Trees

  Mon 04 Dec 2023

  Pupils had a fun afternoon decorating and dressing the two Christmas trees kindly donated by Burston Garden Centre.  What a beautiful job they did!

  

• Road Safety Week

  Mon 20 Nov 2023

  Pupils have been learning how to keep safe whilst out in the community and how different people keep them safe.
  They have also enjoyed lots of class activities, such as cooking and decorating traffic light biscuits. Upper School pupils have also experienced travel training during the week.

  

• Children in Need

  Fri 17 Nov 2023
  

• Diwali Theme Day

  Tue 14 Nov 2023

  Diwali was celebrated throughout the school with a number of themed activities.  These started with a special Diwali assembly where we tasted some delicious food and got to know what Diwali is all about.  
  After this we had dancing, a Rama and Sita sensory story, themed bucket session, we decorated Divas to take home to our family, we made and tasted coconut barfi, as well as having fun trying to make our own Rangoli patterns using coloured sand.  
  All the students enjoyed a fun and immersive day full of sensory exploration and festive celebrations. 
   

  

• Shakespeare for Schools

  Mon 13 Nov 2023

  On Monday 13th November, some of our students from Upper School performed Shakespeare's play Anthony & Cleopatra at the Grove Theatre in Dunstable.  We rehearsed weekly in the month leading up to the show.  Other students from Upper School also helped make props and scenery during their creative arts lessons.
  Marcus, William, Francesco, Casper, Thomas and a couple of other students performed beautifully to a large audience.  They thoroughly enjoyed themselves and we were very proud of all of them.