Two children visited The Burghley Estate to choose and help cut down Leighton's Christmas Tree. A big thank you to the team at Burghley Estate who kindly donated the tree and their time to make this a really magical experience for the children and staff. We can't wait to see this tree in school.
Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist born in 1929, who likes using dots in her art. Her Obliteration Room is being displayed at the Tate Modern Gallery; it is a white room transformed into a sea of colour with dots. Here is Leighton’s piece inspired by her work.
At the end of October, the children took part in our first Spelling Bee Challenge! There were many examples of fantastic spelling across the whole school and lots of the children made great improvements. Well done everyone!
Below are winners and most improved spellers:
Year 6 Overall Winner: Bobby
Barracuda Winner: Shane Most Improved: Austeja
Shark Winner: Bobby Most Improved: Anea
Turtle Winner: Frankie Most Improved: Hannah
Year 5 Overall Winner: Kacya
Manta-Ray Winner: Jaime Most Improved: Aaliyah, Melody , Logan
Stingray Winner: Joshua Most Improved:
Year 4 Overall Winner: Elianah
Marlin Winner: Tasneem Most Improved: Liepa, Sufyan, Lucy, Rylee,
Swordfish Winner: Liam, Most Improved: Joshua
Year 3 Overall Winner: Elaina
Lobster Winner: Lukas Most Improved: Piotr
Octopus Winner: Elaina Most Improved: Raea
Year 2 Overall Winner:
Sea-Lion Winner: Renata Most Improved: Adam
Dolphin Winner: Daniella Most Improved: Amirah
Year 1
Coral Winner:: Jasmine Most Improved: Olivia
Seahorse Winner: Tayla Most Improved: Armandas
Dear Families
We have contractors coming to the site this evening at 5pm to carry out remedial works. We are anticipating Leighton will reopen tomorrow. We will confirm via email/message as early as possible.
All being well, we look forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Thanks again for your patience and support.
Dolphin Class (Year 2) were very excited to be presented with the Best Class Attendance Trophy recently with 98.2% attendance last half term. The children were even more excited when they learnt that they also had a special pizza and chips lunch planned as a reward. Sadly, there were no photos taken but the pizza and chips were enjoyed by all. When the Attendance news was shared with parents and carers, it was lovely to see the responses congratulating the children on their achievement.
Year 5 pupils have recently taken part in Level 2 Bikeability training where they have developed their confidence in handling a bike. They took to the roads around Leighton and learnt how to safely cycle on the roads, practising manoeuvres such as signalling, breaking and turning.
For more photos click the link below
Please select the year group link below for your child and this will take you directly to your child's home learning while the school is currently closed.
Reception Poppy activity for Remembrance day. The idea is to add the correct number of pegs to the numbered poppy. We have also been finger painting our own poppies in our outside classroom.
Dear Families
Unfortunately, the situation with the water has not been resolved. This means that Leighton Primary School will be closed tomorrow (Thursday 10th November 2022). School staff will upload learning on the school website. We will keep you updated with the situation. Thank you for your support and patience at this time. The school team will contact you via email to find out if families with children eligible for free school meals would like to come to school to collect a packed lunch tomorrow.
Message from the Friends of Leighton:
Leighton Primary School - Peterborough are now registered with easyfundraising, which means you can raise FREE donations for the school every time you shop online. Over 7,000 brands will donate to Leighton when you use easyfundraising to shop with them – at no extra cost to yourself!
These donations really mount up and make a BIG difference to the school, so we’d really appreciate it if you could take a moment to sign up and support us. It’s completely FREE and only takes a moment.
You can find our easyfundraising page at https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/leightonprimaryschool/?utm_campaign=raise-more&utm_medium=email&utm_content=rm-gs-e1
A leaflet with a QR code will also be sent home with your child in the next few days.
If you would like to ask any questions please contact us at friendsofleighton@leightonprimary.net