Category: School Blog
Friends of Lyndhurst Wreath Making Workshop
Friends of Lyndhurst were delighted to host their annual Christmas Wreath Making event. A big thank you to the lovely florist Sarah from The Wild Posy, who demonstrated her wreath making techniques beautifully to the group. We all had a great time creating our wreaths and catching up. As you can see from the pictures,…
Year 2 and 5 Mosque Visit
Camberley Mosque very kindly opened their doors to Lyndhurst School this week to teach Year 2 and Year 5 about Islam and how Muslims live. Year 5 experienced preparation for prayer and learnt about the 5 Pillars of Islam.
House Christmas Tree Decorating Competition
Each year the Houses succeed in exceeding all expectation with their creativity and community spirit during the Christmas Tree Competition. Walking around the school during the competition a true reflection of Lyndhurst nurturing and caring spirit could be felt. The House Trees look wonderful – with lovely themes and messages in there. The judges are…
Nursery, Pre-Reception and Reception Nativity
Early years performed their nativity production on Thursday to an audience of friends and family. They gave such a polished performance it was hard to believe how young they are. There was brilliant acting, singing and dancing and some impressive solo singing too. The audience loved the show, and everyone left feeling very Christmassy.
Rags2RichesSchool collection
We would like to say a big thank you to all of our parents and children for their donations to the Rags2RichesSchool clothing recycling scheme. We collected 60 bags of clothing and accessorises which weighed in at 224.9 kg and therefore raised £89.96 for the school. The Eco-Council enjoyed learning all about clothing recycling and…
Anti-Bullying Week – Reach Out
Lyndhurst School are proud of their anti-bullying posters which are displayed inside the school. All year groups have discussed bullying and the children have learnt about being unique and accepting people’s differences. Year 5 and Year 6 discovered during their talk with Michael Gove that bullying even takes place in Parliament. The children learnt the…
Year 5’s amazing Victorian Inventions
Every year, Year 5 recreate some amazing pieces of history, but this year they have really stepped up. The craftsmanship, the technical nous and the brilliant fact finding have impressed not only the teachers and pupils at Lyndhurst School but also all of the visitors to Main Reception who got to marvel at all of…
Year 2 National Archives
Year 2 were very lucky to have a Zoom workshop with the National Archive this week based on the Great Fire of London. When first starting the workshop, the children were introduced to the building itself. They were asked to discuss with their friends what they thought may be inside and why it is an…
Eco-Council and poster designing
The School’s Eco Council have been learning about the importance of recycling clothing and what happens to clothing when it is not recycled. The Eco-council designed posters to go around the school to support the school’s involvement in the Rags2Riches clothing recycling initiative.
Year 1 – Taste testing
Last week during our STEM lesson, Year 1 explored their taste senses by trying different types of food and using scientific vocabulary to describe them. They used words such as ‘crunchy, soft, sweet, salty, gooey and juicy’ to describe their food. They tried bread, hula hoops, carrot sticks, strawberries and dried cranberries. The children loved…