Christmas Comes at Last

Bringing 2020 to a close, we welcomed the arrival of the Christmas season with our Advent Chapel Service and relished a performance from our hand bell ringers. After a year of unprecedented events and much disruption to our usual routines, it was fantastic to see the familiar sign of the outdoor Christmas tree and driveway festive lighting which looked better than ever this year!

Father Christmas visits

Our friend, Father Christmas, took time out of his busy schedule to stop by and remind us all to be good and keep up our positive spirit, on a misty and wintery day.

Delicious Christmas lunches

Our catering team excelled themselves once more by providing us all with a truly mouth-watering Christmas lunch! The dining room was filled with fun and laughter as we pulled crackers and enjoyed tucking into our turkey with our friends. We took a moment to be silent and appreciate our food and company with a prayer read by our Head Boy.

A new format for our Carol Service

We settled at home with our parents and families for our online Carol Service this year instead of visiting St Luke’s Church as a congregation. Despite watching remotely, the Carol Service brought the real meaning of Christmas to our homes and included clips recorded in the Chapel, animations of the Christmas story and a chance to sing some carols.

Colourful Cards

With increasingly proficient IT skills developed over the past year, the children were well-placed to create some vibrant and intricate Christmas cards on the computer for the IT Department’s competition in December. Here are a selection of our winning entries!

Winter woodland

Our outdoor learning area has become one of our favourite places to spend time, especially in a period when it has been difficult for groups to meet indoors. It was no surprise then that Year 5 took advantage of using the space for a magical afternoon of woodland festivity, enjoying ‘smores and hot chocolate by the fire, accompanied by a Christmas story and obligatory twinkling fairy lights! Class Christmas parties and discos brought the term to an excitable end as we closed the door on our first term.

Nursery wrapping up warm for woodland learning