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- 20/12/18
A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
On behalf of everyone at The Castle School I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing all our pupils back on Tuesday 8th January 2019.Read Full Story - 20/12/18
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- 19/12/18
Amazing after school clubs
What fantastic last sessions of Afterschool Clubs we have had this week! Thank you to our trainers, parents and especially the children for always having so much energy and enjoyment! We have places still for Boxercise and Super Hero Bootcamp... Just have a chat with Shannon or email her at sb...Read Full Story - 19/12/18
Santa visits The Castle!
We were all very excited when Father Christmas visited Primary House on Monday, and all pupils received a gift! It was a wonderful way to start the final week of school before the Christmas holidays. Many thanks to Father Christmas for being so wonderful and inclusive with our pupils.Read Full Story - 18/12/18
Thatcham Food Bank Donation
On Monday Joe, Alex, Harvey and Ethan from Skipton Class went to Thatcham Food-Bank to drop off donations collected from our Reverse Advent Calendar. The boys helped to put the donations into Sarah's car. The donations are then taken to a central warehouse, where they are distributed to the diff...Read Full Story - 14/12/18
Annual Festive Parent Gathering
The Pastoral Team held their annual festive gathering in the Jane Evans Room on Monday, 10th December. This time we were very lucky to be joined by Fiona from West Berkshire Parent Voice who came along to show us how to make festive bath bombs. Probably our messiest session to date but...Read Full Story - 12/12/18
Duke of Edinburgh Challenge
Students of The Castle School Post-16 Unit in Newbury, are working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award. One of their challenges is to fundraise for a charity of their choice. Students decided collectively to raise funds for two charities: (1) Make a Wish Foundation (a national charity), and...Read Full Story - 06/12/18
Superb Singing @ St Nic's Carol Concert
Our amazing choir performed at the annual St Nic's Save The Children Carol Service on Tuesday. They were fantastic and received the most wonderful applause and cheers from the packed audience. They were impeccably behaved and sang with such energy. We are all very proud of what they have achieve...Read Full Story - 05/12/18
Pantomine perfection
All classes got to watch the pantomime 'Beauty and The Beast' on Monday. It was the second year M&M productions have visited the school to perform, and as with last year, they didn't disappoint! The pupils (and staff!) thoroughly enjoyed it, and were singing and clapping...Read Full Story - 04/12/18
Reverse Advent at The Castle
This term the staff at The Castle School are contributing towards a reverse advent calendar. Staff wanted to use advent to give something to people who are less fortunate than themselves. Staff are providing donations of dried foods and toiletries. The contributions that are made will be divid...Read Full Story - 03/12/18
Christmas is GO!
Last week our cooking GO group go into the festive spirit early by decorating mini Christmas cakes. The pupils had baked their cakes and used fondant icing to create some wonderfully festive decorations.Read Full Story