Schools

Santa gets help from Friends

Santa made a special trip to St John the Baptist School in Spalding recently to sing along and talk with pupils. Courtesy of Spalding Rotary Club and Malcolm Biggadike, the Friends of St John made up of parents and staff from the school put on the Singing and Stories with Santa day on December 3.A spokeman for the Friends said: ...

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School children are Walking Tall

Pupils from schools across South Holland have been rewarded for their determination and perseverance thanks to Spalding Lions. Every year during the last week of school term, members of Spalding Lions Club make presentations in local primary schools.The prize, a certificate and a gift token, is awarded, as chosen by their teacher/head of school, to recognise determination and perseverance of ...

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Pupils put heart into raising thousands for returning teacher

Pupils and staff at University Academy Long Sutton raised around £3,000 with a day’s sponsored walk to recognise a returning teacher. History teacher Mr Charles Gooding recently came back to the school after completing his radiotherapy for prostate cancer.So to welcome him back last Thursday they put on a sponsored walk for the charity Prostate Cancer UK.Several pupils returned after ...

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Popular teacher says farewell

Pupils and staff at Ayscoughfee School have said a fond farewell to a popular teacher. Mrs Suzanne Strickson retired after 24-years at the school.Headteacher Mrs Theresa Wright said: “Mrs Strickson is a highly respected and a much-loved member of our staff.“She has nurtured our very youngest children from the first day they walked through our big red door and looked ...

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GALLERY – New £7.8m teaching block opened at school’s fun day

The Tulip Academy’s annual Family Fun Day was extra special this year as its new teaching block was officially opened. Pupils from both of its sites gathered at the Waterside Campus to enjoy a host of fun and games with their families invited.And the new £7.8m building there was officially opened by Lincolnshire County Council’s executive member for children’s services ...

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Glitz and glam at Year 11 prom

Year 11 students at Spalding High School celebrated the end of their exams with a glamorous prom. Held at Springfields Events Centre in Spalding, it gave the students a chance to get together and mark the end of five years’ hard work.The students arrived at the venue by various modes of transport including super cars, classic cars, a quadricycle with ...

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GALLERY – Fun and laughter at Year 13 leavers’ ball

A fabulous evening of fun, laughter and dancing was the perfect send-off for Spalding High School’s Year 13 students. The students got together at Spalding’s Springfields Events Centre for their official leavers’ ball on Friday night.They arrived at the venue, dressed in their best, in a variety of amazing cars and other vehicles.Fran Haunch, Head of Sixth Form, said: “What ...

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Olympian sprints into school

Britain’s third fastest athlete ever joined Spalding Parish Day School pupils recently. James Dasalou’s run of 9.91secs in the 100m in 2013 was the second quickest ever behind Linford Christie until Zharnell Hughes broke the country’s record last week with a run of 9.83secs.The 2012 Olympian popped into the school partly after it had raised £1,380 to support future athletes.He ...

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Good news for primary school

A Spalding primary school is well led and a place where ‘pupils love to learn,’ says a new Ofsted report. St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School remains a good school with high expectations for both work and behaviour.“Pupils strive to meet these high expectations and to model the school’s values. These values thread through all aspects of ...

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GALLERY – Glitz and glam at leavers’ ball

Fast cars, classic cars, a trike and a tractor were among the modes of transport favoured by students celebrating the end of their secondary school time. Year 13 students at Spalding Grammar School got together for their leavers’ ball which took place at the Sessions House in Spalding on Friday.

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Wombles join forces with school

A group of children at Spalding Parish C of E Primary School have been working with Wombles. You may have seen some pupils join the Wombles of Spalding Common on their float for the Spalding Flower Parade last month.And some of the volunteers have been going into school to teach the pupils about the importance of looking after the community ...

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Tropical storm of success

Inspired by a picture in London’s National Gallery, a group of pupils at Pinchbeck East Academy have created their own tropical scenes. The Take One Picture scheme sees one painting from the gallery’s collection chosen each year with children and teachers encouraged to respond creatively.This year it is Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised) by Henri Rousseau and the school ...

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Wall to mark coronation

Returning to school after the Bank Holiday weekend, the children of Ayscoughfee Hall School were surprised and delighted to find a new wall had appeared in their developing garden area.The wall, made up of personalised bricks sponsored by parents and staff of the school, was built by Seagate Homes.Headteacher Theresa Wright said: “The bricks are a lovely way to mark ...

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Pupils enjoy a Wellbeing Week

Monkshouse Primary School recently held a Well-Being week.Among the events involved were A Life, health and wellbeing workshop company which ran fitness workshops with each year group, including glow-dance sessions.Local company Worldwide Fruit went in on Tuesday to talk to the children about the journey fruit has to go through before they can buy it from the shops.A school spokesman ...

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School’s gesture to hospital

Holbeach Hospital residents were given a smile by members of a class at a local school. The children in Year One and Two (Oak Class) at Weston Hills Church of England Primary School have been looking at thankfulness. As part of their learning they had to think about how they could give gifts rather than saying thank you for gifts. ...

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Pupils get nosey for Comic Relief

Friday saw people don their red noses to raise money for charity. Red Nose Day 2023 was the first to be held annually after it previously took place every other year. The staff and pupils at Spalding’s Wygate Park Academy were among those to get involved with fundraising for the BBC appeal raising £329.65. A spokesman for the school said: ...

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School choir hits the right note

Spalding St Paul’s choir has been busy in the run up to Christmas. The group kicked off the festivities by singing at the Spalding Town Christmas Celebrations. An amazing turn out of support heard renditions of Away in a Manager and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. They also visited Ayscoughfee Hall to sing at the chairman of South Holland ...

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School raises £2,000 at fair

A school’s Christmas Fair has raised a fantastic £2,000 to boost its pupils. Sutton St James Primary School put on a host of games, stalls and goodies on Friday, December 2 which saw a great turn out from those associated with the school and visitors. The school’s Rachael Gadden said: “This money will be used to enrich the education of ...

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Grammar students made of write stuff

A group of pupils at Spalding Grammar School are getting creative at lunch times as well as learning about the media.The Over To You club has been formed by members of the English department with the emphasis on the pupils to decide what they’d like to do.It’s exciting times for the students who are working towards launching their own radio ...

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Odd socks for Anti-Bullying Week

Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Hall School has been taking part in Anti-Bullying Week, an annual UK event raise awareness of bullying and to highlight ways of responding to it. The week started off with a whole school assembly on the theme of ‘Reach Out’. The children discussed what bullying is and what can be done do to stamp it out, for example ...

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