Newsletter
June 2025
Week 1
Sports Day
We have booked a date for Sports Day and a reserve date in case of bad weather. Please make a note of these in your diary
Sport's Day is Thursday 26th June. Nursery am, Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 will participate in the morning at 9am until 11am. Nursery pm, Years 4, 5 and 6 will start their races at 1:30pm until 3pm. Weather dependent, we have a back-up date for Monday 30th June which will have the same timings. Everyone is welcome to come along and spectate. Children in nursery will participate in one race at the beginning of the morning and afternoon sports day session.
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May 2025
Week 3
Pupil Newsletter No.5
Copthall Athletics Running Events
On Thursday 22nd of May, we took 40 pupils from classes year 3,4,5 and 6 to Copthall - which is a massive sports event. After a long time of preparation, we were ready for the competition. In the afternoon, after the amazing field events, track sports began.
By Nadine :)
Week 2
Year 6 SATS
We are delighted to announce that the Year 6 SATs are now officially complete! After months of preparation and years of hard work, our pupils rose to the challenge. Despite some nerves, they gave it their all and performed to the best of their abilities.
A huge thank you goes to every member of staff who taught them over the years and helped prepare them, with special appreciation for Mr Boucon and Mrs Armstrong for their dedication and guidance.
Week 1
New Term Dates 2025-26!
We are pleased to inform you of our new term dates for the next school year 2025-26. Please note that currently we can only confirm four of our five INSET Days. The fifth day is being held back until training is confirmed. September start dates for Nursery and Reception are different to the rest of the school and will be confirmed soon.
April 2025
Week 4
DfE Filming at Livingstone
After school was the place to be on Tuesday as the DFE filmed our exciting, fun-packed clubs. The film crew captured a range of activities, led by Mr Fisher, Mrs Church and Mrs Craddock. They also filmed the pupils enjoying their healthy snacks with Miss Haghighi and our new member of staff, Miss Davies. Mrs. Armstrong's positive description of the club led the DFE to choose Livingstone, and she was interviewed about her role.
Thank you to everyone who took part. The pupils were very well behaved, and everything went smoothly. We are eagerly looking forward to seeing the film once it has been edited and posted on the DFE website.
Week 3
DfE Filming at Livingstone!
CABIN Club will be hosting a film crew from the Department of Education next Tuesday. Our school was chosen after Mrs. Armstrong completed a questionnaire regarding the services we provide and her role as an Afterschool Club Coordinator. The DfE will be interviewing Mrs Armstrong and filming our facilities, some of the activities such as Ball and Field Games Club.
If your child is attending Cabin Club or Ball and Field Games Club next Tuesday, they could be part of the film but only if we have received your completed consent form.
March 2025
Pupil Newsletter 4
Happy Mother's Day
As Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate all the important women and female role models in our lives, we would like with wish all our families celebrating a wonderful and happy weekend.
Thank you to the PTA for organising the Mother's Day stall. The stall was a great success, and we are grateful for the time and energy you invested in making it happen.
Week 3
Girls Football Final vs Foulds!
The football talent at our school has been incredible over the years, and this year's girls' team proved once again what a skilled and determined group they are. We are always so proud of how our children play and conduct themselves, showing teamwork, resilience, and great sporting attitudes. The final was a tense and exciting match, with both teams playing brilliantly and giving it their all from start to finish. With just three minutes left on the clock, the game hung in suspense, and the atmosphere was electric. Then, we won a corner kick, and with perfect precision, the ball found the back of the net—securing us a fantastic victory! A huge well done to our team for their incredible effort, and thank you to everyone who came to support. What a match! Another final to remember which will go down in Livingstone's history as we have won the girls League three years in a row!
Well done to Elsie, Xhizela, Dotty, Daniella, Elia, Anastasia, Anwen, Muthara and Nadine.
Week 2
Goodbye Ms Knappett
Amy Knappett is leaving Livingstone to start a new job, and her last day will be next Friday. Amy’s departure marks the end of an era for our school. Just like her mother Janie before, Amy has worked at Livingstone for many years and contributed to the amazing outcomes of many of our pupils. She has been an excellent team member and supportive of all her colleagues who had the pleasure of working with her.
Incredibly, she is one of the few people who has circumnavigated the world in the trip of a lifetime with her family and now she embarks on a new adventure
Week 1
World Book Day!
Every year, we strive to make Book Week a highlight, and this year was no different. We organised a Mystery Book Swap, Buddy Reading, Performance Poetry recitals, and dressing up. On Thursday, everyone came in costume, and at the assembly, we not only admired the amazing outfits but also enjoyed poems performed by Nursery, Reception, Y1, and Yr2.
At the end of the day, pupils voted for the best costume, and today, the winners were announced to everyone:
First prize went to:
KF1 Finley - The Gingerbread Man
KF2 Daniel - Postman Pat
Rec Jessie - Bus
Y1 Ben - Doughnut
Y2 Bobby - Pink Flamingo
Y3 Billy- Pyramid and Mummy
Y4 Ellis - Fing Book
Y5 Scarlett - Hansel and Gretal House / Elsie & Daniella - Boy in the Girls Bathroom
Y6 Elia - Mythical Dragon
February 2025
Week 3
World Book Day - 6th March 2025!
Reading and the wonder of books and stories is celebrated often at Livingstone, but next week for World Book Day we have some special fun-filled activities planned.
On Thursday 6th March, the children can come to school dressed in pyjamas or as a book character - the more creative the better!
Our book swap theme is 'mystery books'. Please can you child wrap up a book they no longer read in A3 paper and decorate it with key words. For example, for Harry Potter you could write 'magic', 'friendship', 'fantasy' and 'witches and wizards'.
The children will also be buddy reading with different classes, which they always enjoy!
Finally, your child will be bringing home a book token today, which they can use to either...
- exchange for a free World Book Day book
- get £1 off any book of their choice
We highly encourage all parents to use this voucher to bring more books into homes.
More information here: https://www.worldbookday.com/ books-and-tokens/books/
Week 2
Arbor - Reporting Absence!
It is now possible to record absences on the Parent Portal and Arbor App. You can only record same-day absences, so for any extended or future absences, please contact the school office.
To log an absence, select the menu icon (bottom left corner), select attendance and then complete the log absence form.
Please ensure all absences are reported by 8:30am
Pupil Newsletter
Happy New Year!
Last year was 2024. Now, take a guess what this year is. Yup, that's right! It's 2025. A new year. Last year, we all made mistakes, there's no denying that. And this year, we will all make even more mistakes. But without them, we wouldn't learn or move on in changes. If you don't make mistakes, you are definitely not human. Anyways. We wish you... drumroll please. We wish you a very happy and a great new year. Lovely jubbly.
by Zyan and Elia (Newsletter Editors)
January 2025
Week 4
Considerate Parking and Drive Safe Reminder!
If you travel by car to and from school, please make sure you are parking considerately and ensure you do not park across our neighbours' dropdown kerbs in front of their driveways when dropping off or collecting your children.
Also, it is incredibly important that when travelling by car, children are legally sitting safely by having the correct age- appropriate car seats and wearing seat belts.
Week 3
Arbor - Parent Portal and App!
You should have received your invite to login to the Arbor Parent Portal and App. If you have not received an invite this will mean that we do not have the correct email address for you, please contact the school office to check this so we can make sure you are sent the invite.
It is very important that all primary guardians are accessing Arbor.
Reminder - Parent Consultations will be open for booking on Arbor from 17:30 today.
Week 2
We are moving from Integris to Arbor!
Our Management Information System (MIS) has changed from Integris to Arbor. This is where we will now hold all our pupils, parents/guardians, and staff information.
As soon as you receive a notification email, please login to the new Parent App and Portal to see and update your child’s information. We recommend you do this as soon as possible because from Friday 24th January you will able to start booking consultation meetings with your child’s teacher.
Once the first stage is complete, we will move on to the next stage enabling you to get live updates and make payments or bookings but first we need to make the transition from School Money and Teachers2Parents (T2P) over to Arbor. We will let you know when this part of the move will happen.
Week 1
PTA Comedy Night - Thursday 30th January!
Tickets are still available on School Money under the 'Clubs' tab for purchase at £15 per ticket. You will not want to miss out so be quick to avoid disappointment. Over 18s only.
Join us for a night of laughter!
