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Best Practice with Teaching Assistants Award
The Best Practice with Teaching Assistants Award (BPTAA) is a National Award that St Matthew’s Primary School are now working towards achieving. This provides a straightforward,
HM The Queen
It is with a sense of profound sadness and loss that we learnt on Thursday of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She led
Snapchat Family Centre
Snapchat remains one of the most popular apps used by children and young people. TikTok is the most popular, followed by Snapchat, it is then
Welcome back
The new school year begins today!! Years 1 to 6 All children in Years 1-6 return to school today. Year R New Starters New starters
St Matthew’s Primary School – Our Aims and Vision
The school is committed to ensuring that the aspirations of each child who walks through our doors grow and that they are given the skills
Summer Newsletter
Follow this link to read the online version of our latest newsletter.
Handling the heatwave
A number of parents have asked how we as a school plan to manage the high temperatures forecasted for next week. We plan to follow
Summer Reading Challenge
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge was launched at St Matthew’s this week. • Go to your library this summer to join the Challenge – IT’S
Story Time In The Peace Garden
Join in for this free outdoor performance for kids aged 5 to 9 and their grown-ups. Saturday 23 July 3.00 – 5.00pmHigh Town Peace Garden
Year 5 and 6 at The Chellington Centre
It’s Summer Term 2 so it must be time to visit Chellington again! Following the success of last year’s visits when each class in Year
Level Trust needs you
Level Trust are launching a drive for educational resources for their Learning Locker, and are hoping you can help. The Learning Locker is one of
Happy Jubilee
The country is about to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with four days of events to mark her reign of 70 years. However you will
Platinum Jubilee Celebration
The country will soon be enjoying a four-day celebration weekend to mark the truly historic occasion of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee — seventy
Getting Ready For The Summer Sun!
As we are now entering our Summer Term, we are expecting days where temperatures will be warmer and we would like to ensure your child
Platinum Jubilee Celebration
To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we will be holding a day of celebration and activity on Wednesday 25th May. The day will consist of
Step On The Pedal – Launch Day News
Our ambitious Step On The Pedal Challenge to raise £20,000 for Young Lives Versus Cancer got off to a fantastic start last week with our
Family Centre News
We are pleased to announce the return of some of our Family Centre activities, including Rhyme Time, Stay and Play and Fun Gym. For details,
Step On The Pedal
On Friday 29th April, we are launching a huge fundraising challenge that our staff will be taking on to raise funds for Young Lives vs
Is your child ready for social media?
Children love to socialise and, as they get older, they will want to stay in touch with their friends online. In this article, we look
Adult Education Information
Due to government funding in the Adult Education budget, there are several free online Level 2 CACHE/TQUK/NCFE Accredited Courses available to help better understand some
One Hundred Books
Today we launched our ONE HUNDRED BOOKS CHALLENGE across the school. All pupils in Years 1 to 6 have been given a glossy, professionally-printed magazine
High Town Community Run Club
We are excited to announce a brand new community project starting next week, just for the adults. Working alongside local community groups, Active Luton and
Ofsted Monitoring Inspection
We have been informed that Ofsted will be carrying out a monitoring inspection of St Matthew’s Primary School tomorrow, Tuesday 18 May and they would
Introducing…
Tomorrow, Wednesday 12 May, we will be welcoming Ms Diane Thompson to St Matthew’s as our new Co-Headteacher. This will be her first proper visit
Make your voice heard
This is your chance to take part in an important survey to help determine whether improvements to services for children with special needs and disabilities
Ofsted Monitoring Inspection
We have received the letter we had been anticipating from Ofsted following the “virtual” monitoring inspection that took place at the beginning of February. We
Forthcoming Ofsted School Inspection
St Matthew’s Primary School has received notification that there will be a two-day Ofsted Inspection looking at our remote learning on Wednesday 4th February and
HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT FUND
Luton Borough Council has been allocated funds to support households in Luton with food, energy bills and other essentials. Who will the scheme help? They
Virtual School Library
Children in England will be able to access books online free during school closures via a virtual library. Internet classroom Oak National Academy created the
