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The NSPCC’s guidance on children, mobile phones and online safety is a useful resource for schools to draw on when communicating with parents. It addresses

To celebrate World Book Day, a group of our Year 5 pupils took part in a special radio recording at Brown Books, the delightful community

Luton Borough Council have brought in a brand new activity for children and families to access across the town that will help boost the amount

🌿 High Town’s Love Your Area Community Clean-Up High Town is coming together to make our neighbourhood cleaner, greener and even more welcoming! Join us

Year 5 Book Club Project with Brown Books Over the past five weeks, a group of Year 5 pupils have been taking part in a

If you would like further information about any of the items featured in the newsletter, please don’t hesitate to call our family worker, Mrs Shaheen

Parent webinars on county lines and criminal exploitation The Ivison Trust (formerly Pace) is a national charity working to keep children safe from exploitation by

This half term, we are excited to be working with Luton Gymnastics Club in Hightown to offer every Year 1 class the opportunity to take

On the last day of term before the Christmas holiday, our Charity Committee proudly ran their second fundraising event of the year. After lots of

When it comes to app and games reviews one of the resources for parents is Common Sense Media who have thousands of unbiased and up-to-date reviews which

Our end-of-term newsletter for the Autumn term is published today here on our website and will come to all of our families by ParentMail later

Our traditional end-of-term Non-Uniform day will take a slightly different form this term. On Friday 19 December, we will be having a BREAK THE RULES

Christmas has officially started here in school. The children arrived this morning to find the halls, corridors and classrooms decorated with tinsel, lights and shine

Over the past few weeks, a group of enthusiastic pupils from Years 2–6 have been helping to shape our new school dinner menu for the

GADGET GIFT GUIDE Although Christmas might be the most popular time for gift-giving, let’s face it – birthdays, confirmations, celebrations and other special occasions make

Protect Neurodivergent Children from Scams in Games As we all know, neurodivergent children can be amongst those most vulnerable online, therefore more likely to become

We’re pleased to announce that the Repair Café now has a new home — at High Town Social Club, Oxen Road, Luton. Luton Repair Café is a charitable

The First World War ended in 1918, bringing to an end a period of conflict which had begun in 1914. The declaration of peace —

On Monday 10th November, we will be launching Anti-Bullying Week at St Matthew’s with our Odd Socks Day. All you need to do is wear

To all who celebrate this colourful festival… Wishing you a year filled with blessings and a Diwali celebration that lights up your life with happiness

Are you concerned about your child’s dental health? A FREE Dental Pop-Up Clinic for under 10s will operate during the half term holiday on Monday

The children in our Charity Committee would like to share the information on the first fundraising event of the year. On the final day of

Our classes are having Harvest assemblies this week to promote our annual Luton Foodbank collection. The children have been taught about the importance of being

After months of repair and refurbishment following the flood at the High Town Road shop, our friends at Brown Books are re-opening for business. You

For some time it has been well known that age ratings within stores (e.g. Apple Store, Google Play) have been very misleading and don’t reflect

St Matthew’s School will be hosting an ESOL Open Morning on Thursday 18th September 2025, from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Central Bedfordshire College will be delivering the ESOL classes.

We would like to inform you that the Tuesday Stay and Play sessions at Hightown Baptist Church will no longer be taking place. Unfortunately, due to low

The government will be carrying out a national test of the UK Emergency Alerts system on 7 September 2025 at 3pm. The test alert will

Our programme of Class Assemblies is published today. We hope you will be able to attend on the day your child’s class is presenting their