Following their win at the Royston and Buntingford Schools tennis tournament earlier in June, one of the Tannery Drift teams qualified for the County Finals. Throughout the day, the children demonstrated fantastic teamwork and support for one another; they played their very best and came away with silver medals. Headteacher, Anna Greetham, said “I am […]
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Year 3 children from Icknield Walk First School immersed themselves into history at their recent school visit to Celtic Harmony in Brickendon. The Celtic Harmony Camp is the UK’s largest reconstructed Iron Age settlement and has provided outdoor heritage education for 25 years. Led by costumed educators, the pupils experienced first-hand what life was like
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Children in Year 1 at Icknield Walk First School have been enjoying their ‘Superheroes’ topic. Children came into school dressed as their favourite Superhero which was very fortunate as they had a special mission to complete. Wicked Professor Spade had stolen some classroom dolls and buried them in the mud. Taken from the exciting and
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This term both KJAR primary and secondary students took part in the Bebras Computational Challenge which introduces computational thinking to students it is organised in over 60 countries and designed to get students all over the world excited about computing. We would like to particularly congratulate 37 of our students who gained the Gold Award
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Christmas festivities are well underway at Icknield Walk First School. Children from Nursery through to Year 4 have been singing, dancing, learning stage directions, using props and dressing up as they perform their own take on the Christmas Nativity story. Mrs Sherwood, Head Teacher said, “It has been wonderful to see the children performing on
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News from Icknield Walk First School: Settling back in September 2023… Staff at Icknield Walk First School are delighted to welcome their pupils back to school after the summer holidays. Pupils have settled back into the routines of school and are engaged in their learning and having fun. Nursery children have begun their ‘All About
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On Friday 5th May, the children at Icknield Walk First School enjoyed a range of activities linked to King’s Coronation. Deputy Headteacher James Taylor led a whole school assembly in which he explained how this was history in the making. He encouraged the children to think about how they feel on ‘special days’ and how
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My Local Life… Louise Bradley Louise Bradley is a freelance administrator, the co-ordinator of Make Lunch Royston and the Facilities Manager of The Old Schoolhouse, a new community hub in Royston town centre. She moved to Royston with her young family in 2014 so has lived here for 8 years now. Coming to Royston was
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Tannery Drift First School plant two cherry trees gifted by the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative, to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee… On Tuesday 7th March 2023, children from Tannery Drift First School planted two cherry trees gifted by the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative, to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Although the scheme was due to
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My Local Life… Tina Downing, Therfield Preschool Tina Downing works at Therfield Preschool, and has lived in the local area all her life. Her dad was well known in Royston, John the photographer who had a shop in the High Street. She grew up in Royston and Sandon, spent a very happy 15 years living
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News from Schools – Superhero day and a visit from Herts Police for pupils at Icknield Walk First School… Year 1 pupils at Icknield Walk First School recently enjoyed a Superhero Day. The children came to school dressed as their favourite superheroe and took part in lots of superhero themed activities. Miss Morris Pond, a
