We wish all our staff, pupils, parents and carers a safe and well-deserved Christmas break and look forward to seeing all pupils refreshed and ready for another productive term in the new year.
As this term draws to a close, we wanted to share just some of the Christmas festivities students across our schools have enjoyed getting up to.
Year 7 students at Ely College rounded off the end of term with a magical ski trip to Pila, Aosta in Italy.
Stuart Patman, Achievement Lead for Ely College and organiser of the trip said: “What a way to finish the term! Spending the build-up to Christmas in the Italian Alps with plenty of snow, Christmas lights and lots of skiing.
“It is so nice to be back running such trips after Covid. Coming out of the Mont Blanc tunnel into Italy and hearing the excitement from the students put a big smile on my face. They were almost giddy from those first views of the mountains!”
At Sawtry Junior Academy, the school held its annual traditional Christmas parties and also hosted a Christmas-themed movie night to raise funds for the Sawtry Junior Parent Association. The children had a choice of four films and enjoyed some drinks and sweets. The event was a success with the school raising over £400 to go towards an extension to the dinosaur nest play equipment.
Staff and pupils at both The Harbour School and Harrold Primary Academy loved getting into the Christmas spirit with a number of festive activities including Christmas Jumper Day and a tasty Christmas Dinner.
Children in Years 3 and 4 at Harrold Primary also got the opportunity to visit the local United Reformed Church to sing for the elderly during their Christmas lunch and the whole school (including parents and carers) enjoyed a musical afternoon of ‘carols on the green’. The school also held its Christmas service at St. Peter’s Church. Accompanied by guitarists, pianists and ukulele players, pupils not only sang their Christmas songs, but also signed them too using Makaton.
At Northstowe Secondary College, the school were pleased to be part of the 790 hampers that were donated to Cambridge City Foodbank this year – 150 more than their previous record in 2021. The hampers have now been distributed to organisations across Cambridge with some already handed out to families.
A representative from Cambridge City Foodbank, said: “Because of your time, effort and generosity 790 households will have a brighter Christmas. We have been working on this project together with Cambridge Sustainable Food and the Cambridge City Council. CSF is providing fresh fruit and vegetables to go with the hampers and CCC is providing families with a gift of a game or toy. What a massive impact we can make when we work together!”
