We are planning our Christmas Tree Campaign, working with The Childhood Trust, delivering Christmas presents to young people across London who may not otherwise receive a gift. This year the campaign will be ever more important as families navigate the continuing cost of living crisis.

In 2012, the campaign began with one tree outside New Scotland Yard in Westminster. Since then, the campaign has grown, taking place across London, with a tree in each of the 32 Boroughs. The response from our communities has been both overwhelming and extremely humbling. In 2022 we delivered almost 17,000 presents to children across London and raised over £86,000. Many officers describe this as some of the most rewarding work they have done during their service.

This year, each of the local senior policing teams will choose a poster designed by a local primary school child, which will be used to advertise the campaign to the public. The Commissioner will then choose an overall winner which will be used to promote the London-wide MPS campaign. The winner and 4 runners up will be invited with their parents/guardians to the turning on of the New Scotland Yard Christmas Tree Lights in November 2023.

Children across the school wrote a wishlist of the different books that they would like to see in their library and their classrooms. 

We have collated this wishes and have put together an Amazon Wish List, which can be found here. If parents and families wish, there are over a hundred books that children are desperate to read on the list and these can be ordered as a present to our school. Alternatively, if you notice a book on the list that your children no longer read, we are always grateful for any donations!

It has also been suggested by our children that, on a birthday, rather than bringing sweets in for their classmates, children choose a book on the list that they would like to donate to their class. This also falls in line with our commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles. On the order, there is an option to leave a message - you can specify which class the book is for. As ever, we recognise that money can be tight so please note that this is entirely optional. Any support is always appreciated.

Thank you, Mollie and her family, who donated a brand new book from our wish list to her class, to celebrate her 11th birthday!

We were delighted to hear from Aishna (Year 3) who is an avid gardener outside of school. Here she is tending to some of her plants at home. This fits in well with the Year 3 Science topic of Plants. Well done, Aishna!

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