A special thank you to our wonderful catering team for making our Polar Express Day extra special…
Reception had a wonderful day today. We went on the Polar Express, sang Christmas songs, wrote a letter to Santa and drank hot chocolate (with marshmallows and cream for those who wanted them)…
Look at our winning Christmas jumper designs…
What a lot of mud! The Eco Council helped to plant a new micro woodland in Shephalbury Park today…
It is Year 4, 5 and 6’s turn to dazzle us with their singing next week. We hope that you can join us…
A little bit more info about our Christmas Dinner next week…
The hall is prepared and ready for some spectacular performances next week…
It is Christmas Jumper Day next week. We can’t wait to see who has won our annual design competition and raise money for an amazing charity…
Our Key Stage One team had a fabulous time at the Superhero Athletics Academy this afternoon…
Our well-being elves have returned and they have a challenge for all of you…
Next week, we will be holding our annual Elf Day to support the Alzheimer’s Society…
We enjoyed working out with our visitor today. Sean Rose joined us for workout sessions and he shared his story with us in an assembly. It was an inspirational day…
Our Year 6 team came first in the Rowing Competition today. Well done for making it two years in a row…
Our Head Boy and Head Girl enjoyed sharing their thoughts and views with all the other schools who attended Stevenage Schools’ Parliament today…
3rd place for our Year 5 Benchball team…
We enjoyed raising money for Children In Need…
As always, we can’t wait to partake in our amazing Christmas dinner…
What a colourful day! Here are some photos from our Odd Sock Day. You’ll spot the HCL team who couldn’t resist joining in…
As part of Anti-Bullying Week, we invite you to wear odd socks next Tuesday…
Our local MP is running a Christmas card design competition. Here are some of our amazing entries…
For those of you seeking a Reception place next September, we are hosting an open afternoon…
We enjoyed exploring the vast array of abilities that we have whilst raising money for The Abilities in Me Foundation…
A team from KS2 took part in the Golf Festival. They visited the Stevenage Golf and Conference Centre and tested their skills…
A team from KS1 took part in the Crystal Maze event. They had a lovely time and developed their teamwork skills…
Thank you to everybody who kindly donated to our Harvest Festival gathering. We will be passing on the donations to the FoodShed…
We hosted our annual MacMillan Coffee morning…
Check out our Rockstars! We had an epic maths day working on our times tables and number facts…
Our cross-country team didn’t let the rain put them off! Congratulations to all of them for taking on some tough conditions…
We hope that you can join us…
Future sporting leaders…
Our amazing team came 3rd today in the Herts County Key Stage 2 Inclusive Cricket Event…
We held our first SEN Family Event today. We were really pleased to see so many families attend. It was lovely to see all the children engaging in fun activities and enjoying themselves, as well as giving parents an opportunity to meet other families with shared experiences…
The Stevenage Sporting Futures Team held their Path2Paris event. Our team got to hold the Paralympic torch and took part in different Paralympic events…
Our Bumblebee’s had their day at the zoo too…
Osmington Bay will hold a special place in many of our Year 6’s hearts…
Ladybird class had an amazing time exploring Hertfordshire Zoo…
All glammed up for another year at the TES Awards…
The sun shone on our KS2 athletes and their supporters for their Sports Day this year…
We can’t wait for Sports Day…
This week is National School Sports Week and we have a host of activities planned. We saw this and wanted to share for those who’d like to try something new outside of school…
Our team showed wonderful determination at the Primary Athletics event today…
Year 3 had an amazing day learning about life in Roman times…
A few more photos from our D-Day assembly and lunch…
Check out HCLs blog about our D-Day celebrations…
Thank you HCL for organising our special visitors to help us commemorate D-Day…
We’d love to hear your views about our Science Evening…
Thank you so much for joining us for Science Evening we had as much fun as you did…
We have got our Father’s Day sale coming up…
Year Six had an eye opening experience with Medical Mavericks…
Welwyn Wheelers are a local cycling team who offer an array of ways to get children involved in the sport…
We are excited about Science Evening and hope that you can join us…
It is Science Week this week at Peartree and our teachers wanted to showcase a range of STEM professions by dressing up…
Soccer Aid helps spread the important message that children have the right to play. Join us for a non-uniform day to help spread the word…
Look at all the skills demonstrated by these Year Four girls today…
A well-deserved treat for Year Six. They had a wonderful time at Chessington today.
Mysterious things were afoot at Peartree this evening. Thankfully, Year Five were there to rescue the princesses, save Excalibur and defeat the evil Black Knight. Another spectacular performance!
These Year 6 boys played their last ever game representing Peartree Spring today – resulting in a 4-0 win!
Our superb Year Six have finished their SATs. They worked so hard and we are incredibly proud of them.
Who let the Vikings out?
Year 4 had an epic day finding out about daily life in Viking times
Jellyfish class had a special visit from Mjölnir. Who was worthy?
The sun beaming down this morning was a wonderful way to start Walk to School Month
Proud to say we have been shortlisted for The Tim Brighouse Community Engagement Initiative of the Year Award in the TES Schools Awards 2024
Just amazing! Here are some of our Key Stage 1 children enjoying their sporting event and giving their friends the greatest of encouragement
We very enjoyed sharing what our learning looks like. Thanks to all those who came
These children had a great time at the Stevenage Sporting Futures Team Key Stage 1 Rapid Fire Cricket event
Join us to find out more about your child’s learning journey
Year 6 had a wonderful, inspirational afternoon thanks to the superb Widening Access team at University of Hertfordshire. They organised for Lisa Thompson to visit us to talk to us about her work as an author.
We’re parade ready…
An Easter bonnet bonanza!
Well done to our Gold medal winners in their Rapid Fire cricket tournament today
Reception had a wonderful time at their fairytale ball
Huge thank you to the team at Brayfordbury Observatory for hosting Year 5 this morning
Are you ready for our second ETTDT challenge?
Key Stage 2 had fun squashing tomatoes with their pedal power today
Our Head Girl and Head Boy attended Stevenage Schools’ Parliament to talk about what we are doing to tackle litter in our local area
Year 2 had the best day at Herring Green Activity Farm
The day the Premier League Trophy visited…
Our very own Mr Brown has a book coming soon…
Our team who took part in the ‘Let Girls Play Biggest Ever Football Session’
We rocked our socks off! Massive shout out to Rock Kidz for an amazing and inspiring day…
(Check out class pages for more photos from the day)
We have a fabulous, helpful webinar coming up…
Watch out veggies! Here comes Peartree…
One of our favourite days of the year is fast approaching…
The University of Hertfordshire team came in to explore ‘Who are Scientists?’ with Year 3…
Year 5 took part in the Badminton Racketpack Competition…
Happy Valentine’s Day…
Year 6 participated in the U11s Sports Hall Athletics Competition. The girls team came third and the team overall won the Respect Award…
Happy Shrove Tuesday…
We had a special assembly about a new Junior Sea Cadets unit being opened up locally…
Our Family Support Workers held a parent coffee morning with HCPI and ADD-Vance as part of our Autism in Schools project. This gave parents/ carers an opportunity to share experiences and gain advice and support…
Look at these adorable selfies…
Safer Internet Day 2024
It was Year 2’s turn to take part in the Very Hungry Caterpillar workshop with HCL…
Our choir had an amazing time once again at the Young Voices Concert at the O2 Arena
Well done to our Year 2 children, seen here taking part in the Stevenage Sporting Futures Team Key Stage 1 Inspire Event. They had a wonderful afternoon and were awarded ‘the most determined team’.
PCSO Prosho kindly organised for a police van to visit us as part of career’s day celebration
As always our career dress up day showed us the future is bright…
Peartree’s Got Talent! Look at this amazing designs from our Christmas Jumper Design Competition winners…
Following on from their visit, the amazing Year 5s explained to the whole school what they’d done in an assembly
A few of our Year 5 children have visited the Garden House Hospice over the past three weeks. It was wonderful to see new friendships being formed between the different generations
Our Head Boy and Head Girl attended Stevenage Schools’ Parliament so they could share their ideas about how to make our town a more environmentally friendly place to live. Thank you Samantha and Aston.
The year 6 boys played their first ever futsal tournament today. They played outstandingly well and won every group game. They won the final convincingly too!
Many thanks to those new supporters who have signed up to send a little our way. It adds nothing to your bill but the companies you shop with give us some fabulous donations…
London’s burning! London’s burning! Year 2 had an immersive, smoke-filled day exploring a London Street during the Great Fire of London. Between forming a bucket chain and making poultices they looked at a range of historic sources
School council asked and you requested PJs. Here are some photos from the comfiest school day of the year in aid of Children In Need
If you go down to the woods today… you’ll find our Eco Council having some fun
Lest we forget
Check out our new library books. Many thanks to The Abilities In Me Foundation.
Another week of excellent team work and fair play from our sports teams
We were exceedingly lucky to have a visit from Gemma, the author of the amazing Abilities in Me book series, today. Alongside her husband Max, she explained the good work that her charity does and how we can help all people feel included.
Today, we raised money for The Abilities In Me Foundation buy wearing bright colours or an outfit to showcase our special ability…
These girls are reaching new heights at cheerleading club
Are you ready for these rockstars?
We are taking part in #easyfundraising’s Big September Sign-up giveaway, where we have the chance to win a £500 donation prize! Sign up to support us on easyfundraising and not only will you raise FREE donations for us with your everyday shopping, but it will count as an entry into the giveaway. This prize would make a big impact on our fundraising, so please sign up today
Today we took part in National Fitness Day
Our new banner has arrived…
Congratulations to Aston and Samantha. Everyone from Year 1 to Year 6 got a vote and the staff think they chose very wisely indeed.
TES Awards Primary School of the Year
Today some of our wonderful Year 2 children attended the Inspire and Engage festival at Barnwell. They received the Determination Award for their hard work
The Year 4 Boys Team Won 9-1 Today
Career Day – When I grow up I want to be…
Ready for our Stars to Shine
Christmas Dinner is Ready and Waiting…
Our Christmas Jumper Design Winners
Year 2 Travelled Back in Time to Just Before the Great Fire of London…
Elf Day Design Competition KS2 Winners
The Year 5 Boys Team Won 2-1 Today
What an Elf-tastic Way to Raise Money for the Alzheimers Society
The Rights of a Child Explained
Year 6 Visit Duxford
Wanted! Cheeky Elves! One of this Week’s Golden Time Activities.
Christmas Jumper Intro Assembly
6-0! The Year 4 Boys Football Team Enjoyed their First Match
Our Rights Respecting Reps In One of their Meetings
Year 3 Learning Braille…
Year 4, 5 and 6 Just Talk Week displays
Action Shots from Williams’ Wednesday Workout
Year 3 and 4 Golden Time Spotty Biscuit Decorating
Year 5 and 6 Golden Time Pudsey Painting
Year 3 and 4 Golden Time Pudsey Necklaces
Amazon’s Spotty Hop-a-Thon
We are Spotacular!
Caspian Anti-Bullying Week Poetry
Nile Anti-Bullying Week Compliment Fortune Tellers
For all of their service and sacrifice…
Pupil voice teams tree planting
Our dodgeball team enjoyed taking part in their competition
Art and craft club’s poppy pictures
Girl’s football training in the MUGA
Year 3’s trip to Paradise Wildlife Park
Year 5 hockey in the MUGA
Our new MUGA
Year 3 eyeball and spoon race
Year 4’s spider-y baking! Yum!
Rocking out on our multiplication day
Another bountiful harvest heading for the FoodShed
Supporting MacMillan
Our book of condolence is open
Our first dreamcatcher assembly
The pupil votes were counted and verified: presenting our new head boy and head girl
2021-22 academic year
Silver for Our Year 4 Rounders Team
A Very Royal Photo Opportunity
Getting Ready for the Jubilee
Going Green for Children’s Mental Health Week
Golden Time in Year 4
A Fab Ending to Maths Week…
Just a Little Bit of Drama
Another Victory for Our Year 5 Footballers
Growing Sunflowers with Gardening Club
Year 2 At the Teach Active Literacy Festival
Stem Club Take on Tower Building
Sunshine Yellow was Out in Force Today to Show Our Support for Refugees Around the World
Red Nose Day in PJs at Peartree
Multi Skills Club
Orienteering Club
Year 5’s Pop-tastic Art
Another Week Brings a New Task
Speed Stacking Club
Marvellous Mathematicians
Return of the clubs…
Year 6 Sports Hall Athletics Competition
The staff couldn’t let the children have all the fun
Look at these magnificent World Book Day costumes
Pyjamas have been chosen…
Year 4 Football Victory
Our brand new year 4 team were victorious in their first match. They took on the Leys and won 4-1. Lenny and Finlay scored two goals each. Harrison was voted Player of the Match.
Savannah Class + Violins = Amazing Music
Engineering in Year 3…
Science Week Pupil Voice Survey
Science Week was Out of this World…
Career Day
Our Home Grown Sporting Heroes…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas….
The cheeky angels in Year 2 nearly missed a very special occasion!
Year 1 were superstars in their nativity performance
Christmas Jumper Design Winners
As part of our work to inspire our children to develop their burgeoning talents, we once again ran our annual design competition. The entries were first class and the winning designs were turned into the ‘real’ thing.
Festive Golden Time in Year 4
Year 3 put on a magical performance of Peter Pan
As part of our arts curriculum, the children in year 3 discovered all the hard work that goes into putting together a recorded performance. They acted in front of a green screen and in a variety of environments around the school. They also learned all the words and actions to the songs that were included in their play.
Christmas has arrived at Peartree Spring!
The Peartree Elves – Mischief Warning
Future Violinists in Thames
As part of our wide-ranging music curriculum, Thames class have been having violin lessons with the wonderful Miss Reed. She has been inspiring our future musicians.
Friends of Peartree – Christmas Fayre
Thank you to everyone who came to out fayre this evening and well done to the Friends of Peartree, staff and children for making the event so lovely. Our choir made sure that we all got into the Christmas Spirit!
Elf Day for Alzheimer’s Society
As part of our work to encourage our children to become good citizens, we dusted off our Christmas clothing to raise money for theAlzheimer’s Society.
Creative Card Designs in Thames
Inspirational Visitor: Freya Levy
Today we had a visit from Freya Levy. She is a young lady who has overcome many hurdles and represented Team GB in a range of sports. Her stories of resilience and determination were phenomenal.
Toffee Apples!
It’s toffee apple time again! Using locally sourced apples, year 3 had the best time making them under the closest of adult supervision.
Children In Need
Team Spirit
Our Year 5 team showed wonderful team spirit, commitment and sportsmanship in their 3-3 draw last night.
Our Vigil
Remembrance Day
Understanding how history has shaped our current way of life is important to us so we place a special emphasis on key dates in British history.
The Stage is Set…
Our Pupil Leaders will lead our Remembrance Service tomorrow which is being streamed to the adults at home. Our future public speakers will continue to develop their skills by taking on this key responsibility.
New Age Kurling
Have you heard of New Age Kurling? Year 2 have as they got to try it out today. New Age Kurling is similar to bowls, but is traditionally played inside and uses a static target rather than a moving ball. It is an inclusive sport that has been adapted from traditional curling (which is a winter Olympic sport).
Pumpkin Soup
Year 4 cooked up a storm in the kitchen and made some delicious pumpkin soup. They used seasonal vegetables and carried out their own research to discover potential ingredients.
Football Victory
Congratulations to our fantastic football team on their 8-1 victory! Well done!
Black History Month
There’s something spooky going on in Year 3!
They have been exploring the skeleton as part of their science work and have ‘made’ some new friends.
Sports Stars
Here is the team who entered the Balance Festival on behalf of our school. They took part in a range of activities including the standing long jump, stork stand, chest push, javelin, relay and the obstacle race.
Books! Books! Books!
As Dr Seuss says, ‘The more you that you read, the more that you learn.’ We were extremely fortunate to be awarded a grant which allowed us to buy new books for our school library. We chose a wide selection of books from classic literature to modern, influential authors.
Year 1 Wow Day!
What a wonderful dat Year 1 had all aboard ‘Emma Jane’s Aeroplane’.
Diwali
Reception made diva lamps as part of their exploration of the festival of Diwali.
Reading Stars
Harvest Festival
Another wonderful harvest display at Peartree Spring. Thanks to our families for their generosity and for Mrs Lansbury for displaying it so beautifully and to Mrs Sinclair for making her special harvest bread. Your donations will be delivered to the Foodshed to help those in our local community.
Year 2 Explorers
World Mental Health Day
Well done to everybody for your great efforts today. It was so lovely to see so many different shades of yellow to show young people that they are not alone with their mental health worries.
Marvellous Maths by the Jellyfish
Walk to School Week
This week we have focussed on thinking about how the way we live now will have an impact on our environment in the future. We were very proud of all the children who shared their active travel with us.
MacMillan Coffee Morning
What a lovely Macmillan coffee morning at Peartree Spring. Thanks to all who attended or donated cakes and special thanks to our Pupil Leader Team for their excellent serving skills.
National Fitness Day
Well done to everybody that took part in National Fitness day. The children had lots of dun exploring a range of different fitness activities. Lets continue to be active!
Autumn is here…
Pupil Leaders
Well done to our new Pupil Leader Team. We are so proud of them all. They have been brave, kind and gracious and a real credit to their families.
Head Boy and Head Girl Candidates
The Head Boy and Head Girl candidates. What great speeches – you should all be so proud. Now let’s get counting the vote!
