Category: Charity

Monday 23rd March marked the one year anniversary of the start of the first national lockdown. Lyndhurst joined the nation in a minute’s silence to mark this day and reflect. In our thoughts were the countless individuals and their families who have been affected by Covid. We took time to think about and appreciate our…

Supporting Evan on his Walk for Water, pictured here with his walking buddies Sophie and Rupert. Our lovely Year 6 pupil Evan is raising money for WaterAid and their initiative ‘Walk for Water’. This scheme raises awareness and funds to provide safe water, closer to the millions of women and girls who walk miles for…

Never before have so many man made fibres graced Lyndhurst’s classrooms and halls! Who doesn’t love a Christmas jumper?! We all had great fun wearing ours, staff and children alike. It was definitely a day to get everyone smiling and in the Christmas spirit. Lyndhurst certainly know how to rock knitwear. What’s more – the…

Lyndhurst are proud to support the Scar Free Foundation and even prouder of one of their Ambassadors, and our Year 6 girl Delilah. Delilah and her Mum Sophie appeared on BBC television recently to discuss and support the pioneering research programme that the foundation are launching to help identify the scarring gene. Truly remarkable work….

Lyndhurst Remembers  Lyndhurst School came together today for our annual act of Remembrance. During our Remembrance Service today Lyndhurst School, children and staff gathered around the Headmaster’s lawn to pay their respects to those who lost their lives during all wars.  Rupert recited ‘It’s Normal for Me’, a poem written by a submariner’s son and Tilly recited ‘The Grieving Parents’ by a 14-year-old.  Both…

Like around the world Lyndhurst celebrated harvest in their assembly today.  As they entered school in the morning they were greeted by representatives from The Besom and had an opportunity to admire a display of their kind donations.  Thank you to the Lyndhurst families’ generosity in donating food.  The display looked fantastic.  The Besom charity was extremely grateful for Lyndhurst…

The Pre-Reception children and adults have had a mufti day  for Children in Need. They were allowed to wear their own clothes but they had to wear something yellow or spotty so that they looked a little like Pudsey. This morning they decorated some Pudsey cupcakes which were delicious so they didn’t last long! They…

Following our recent Harvest Festival collection of food for BESOM, we were delighted to receive this from them. We are so pleased our gifts are being putting to such good use.

Our ‘Celebrating Differences’ theme for this half term was launched in Upper School Assembly by Callum from Sight for Surrey. He led Upper School Assembly on Wednesday 6th November, he has been blind from birth but this hasn’t stopped him from doing anything. He shared a story with the children about how he learnt to…

This week saw the Bring and Buy sale return to Lyndhurst, and Year 6 had been spending the week sorting and organising the items brought in by the rest of the school to go on sale. Come Thursday morning, in the glorious summer sun, we set up our tables in the playground and arranged the…