Schools

Five pupils from a Spalding secondary school enjoyed taking part in a Girls Active Camp. The year 10 Gleed girls joined youngsters from 32 other schools nationally at the camp which aimed to create a network of girls who will act as role models and influencers to motivate and inspire other girls to participate in sport. The girls taking part ...

Pupils at Spalding schools are embarking on a voyage of discovery by growing seeds that have been into space. The youngsters at St John’s, The Priory and St Norbert’s schools are among those taking part in the Rocket Science project, which saw rocket seeds flown to the International Space Station (ISS) where they spent several months in microgravity before returning ...

Pupils in KS1 at Holbeach Primary Academy have taken part in the National Road Safety Programme. Staff from Spalding firm Gist took their HGV cab into school and taught the children about road safety regarding HGV lorries and how to keep themselves safe. They had the opportunity to sit in the driver’s seat where they found out they couldn’t see ...

Pupils at Spalding Primary School got involved with National Science Week by holding a special day dedicated to the subject. The day was organised by science co-ordinator Vicki Lunn and started with a special whole school assembly. Year two pupils took part in a space-themed day inspired by British astronaut Tim Peake. The children looked at materials to make new ...

Pupils at Spalding’s Monkshouse Primary School held an Easter Tea celebration for parents and friends on the final two days of term. All children from Reception to Year Five performed a variety of Easter related songs, poems, plays and even raps. Guests for the first performance included residents from nearby sheltered accommodation. An Easter bonnet parade was held where the ...

A school group which supports pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs has won an award. Spalding Parish Church of England Day School (SPCEDS) welcomed special guest Helen Stollery, from the Nuture Group Network charity, who presented them with a Boxall Quality Mark Award. The award rewards those who run Nurture groups, aimed at supporting pupils who struggle with ...

Ayscoughfee Hall School reception class enjoyed their superhero topic by rising to a series of “Learning Challenges”. Youngsters designed their own masks to get the topic underway, and also wrote about which super powers they would choose. They then manoeuvred their way through assault courses of laser beams; hunted and solved the clues in a hunt to find Superworm’s treasure; ...

More than 20 Sir John Gleed School students and two members of staff spent a day helping shoppers pack their bags. The youngsters lent a hand at Morrisons in Pinchbeck to raise funds for the Rock Challenge Team. The team raised more than £1,200 for costumes, set, scenery, hair and make-up for their competition performance “Time is Precious”. They will ...

Pupils at a Spalding primary school have carried out their own “Clean for the Queen” event. Members of Spalding Primary School council and the Rights Respecting Schools’ Ambassadors cleared litter from the school grounds and the area around it. The school is also collecting food for the Agape Food Bank, linked to the Lighthouse Church. Teacher Peter Yarnell said: “In ...

Primary schools and growers’ groups in South Holland could win gardening vouchers totalling £1,200. And for those who register first there is also the chance to get a free specialist compost bins worth around £180 and one of 200 packs of giant pumpkin seeds. The Anglian Water ‘Fat of the Land’ Composting Challenge, in association with Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary ...

Signs encouraging people not to smoke in council play areas, and in front of schools and nurseries are going up in South Holland. It follows a campaign initiated by Spalding dad Mark Le Sage last summer. South Holland District Council agreed to introduce a voluntary no smoking code in areas where children could be affected by passive smoking. The council ...

Kindergarten children at Ayscoughfee Hall school had fun building their own igloo. The whole school contributed by bringing in empty milk cartons. The children in kindergarten spent time sorting the bottles by grouping together the different coloured lids. As the igloo grew in size they took great delight in seeing how many could get in it and if they could ...

Youngsters got to grips with chopsticks during a special visit. Year 1 children from Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Hall School were invited to enjoy a Chinese meal at the town’s Crystal Inn. Headteacher Clare Ogden said: “They all had a go at using chopsticks and we practiced their table manners. “They loved all the food especially the prawn crackers and noodles. “They ...

Pupils at two Spalding primary schools are benefiting from new kitchen pods providing hot and nutritious lunches. St Paul’s and St John The Baptist were two of seven schools in the county to have stand-alone, fully equipped kitchen pods installed after Lincolnshire County Council won a £1.2m bid from the Department for Education under the universal free school meals programme. ...

School pupils enjoyed a “Welly Wednesday” to plant more than 1,000 daffodil bulbs on their school field. The youngsters at Deeping St Nicholas Primary found the field covered in holes – drilled by school governor John Atkinson – which they enjoyed filling and stamping them in. Headteacher Anita Bandey said: “The school is very fortunate to have large grounds which ...

Ayscoughfee Hall School children from Year 5 visited Stamford’s Burghley Houseto experience a Tudor Christmas. Their day began when they met Henry VIII and ended with a chilling ghost story in a candlelit room. The children played traditional games and took part in Tudor dancing. Headteacher Clare Ogden said: “The children looked amazing in their costumes, especially in the setting ...

It was frying pans at the ready as 13 youngsters went head-to-head in the annual Rotary Young Chef Competition. Organised by The Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland, it took place in the food technology suite at Spalding’s Sir John Gleed School. Students from Spalding High School, Sir John Gleed School, Spalding Grammar School and Bourne Academy competed. Their challenge ...

Pupils from Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Hall School learned about crime and punishment in Victorian times, on a trip to the Galleries of Justice in Nottingham. As part of its history topic work, the year six class experienced the harsh conditions children faced in a reform school. They also participated in a re-enactment of two court cases, each child taking the role ...

Pupils in West Pinchbeck dressed up as scientists and enjoyed a “Cracking chemistry” topic day to celebrate their school being given an award. St Bartholomew’s received the Silver Science Quality Mark, awarded by Primary Science Quality Mark, in recognition of its high quality provision. The “scientists” enjoyed a range of activities including making slime and putty, playing bubble tennis and ...

Staff and students from University Academy Holbeach are reflecting on an exciting historical, geographical and cultural tour of the west coast of America. Twenty students from Years 9 to Year 13 and five members of staff visited Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Death Valley, Hoover Dam, Zion National Park and The Grand Canyon. The trip, which had been planned for a ...