Royal Visitor

Last week, we were delighted to welcome HRH Sophie, The Countess of Wessex to Guildford Grove. She came to visit our Lighthouse specialist deaf centre as patron of the 'Children with Special Needs Foundation'. This Foundation have been a great supporter of the Lighthouse and has donated a range of ICT equipment as well as helping to update our sensory room.

The Countess spent the morning meeting our Lighthouse children from nursery up to year 6. She toured the centre and watched the children take part in lessons as well as helped out with making pizzas.  She watched our Year 2 signing club and she listened to Lauren and Brooke sing and sign to 'I dreamed a dream' from Les Miserables. There wasn't a dry eye in the room at that point!

At the end of her visit, she got to see the children from the rest of the school as they cheered her off with union jack flags. I know she spent a lot of time asking our pupils lots of questions and they also got to ask her some too. A couple of the Year 6 boys even found out her favourite football team. Sunderland apparently!

It was a great morning and we were so proud of all our pupils and staff both in the Lighthouse and in the school.

Here are some pictures of the visit for you to enjoy!

The Countess talking to some of our Lighthouse parents

Learning some signs from our Year 2 signing club

Tianna presenting the bouquet of flowers

The Countess meeting the rest of the pupils from Guildford Grove

Many thanks,

Rona Mackie
Headteacher

Poster winners

Congratulations to Abigail (6K), Rahma (3A) and Mayar (2P) for winning our dining hall poster competition organised by our school council. All three girls designed eye catching posters that help to remind all our pupils about how to ensure a positive dining hall experience. Well done girls!

I am looking forward to seeing these posters up in the small hall in the near future.

Rona Mackie
Headteacher