News, fundraising and small wins from our school family
Walberton's Advent window trail returns for 2026 with 24 households, three walkable loops and a printable map. Here's how to follow it after dark, what to look for, and how the donations add up for school projects.
Nine families, one volunteer-led route and a lot less parking rage: we spent a week with the Walberton and Binsted walking bus to see what really happens at pavement level. Here is the diary, the honest bits, and how to join if your mornings need a calmer start.
By the office door, a grey rail fills and empties with coats, cardigans and PE kits every week. We spent a damp November morning with the volunteers who keep it tidy — and found out why 'no name, no shame' is the only rule that really matters.
Brollies down, engines off, and please don't stop in the archway to chat. A slightly cheeky but entirely sincere field guide to the unwritten etiquette of our school gate — with a little help from the pupils who watch us do it every morning.
They see the scraped knees, the invented games and the friendship wobbles that never reach assembly. We spent a full lunchtime with our midday supervisors to find out what the playground really looks like from inside a hi-vis vest.
A walk to the village cross turned into a half-term of detective work for Years 5 and 6, as pupils traced the families behind the names carved into Walberton's war memorial. This Sunday, their research goes on display for the whole community.
Something quietly old-fashioned is happening at breaktime. Marbles are being traded, elastics are being stretched between two sets of ankles, and the hand-clap rhymes are back with a vengeance. Here's what's being played, and how to join in at home.
From 20p coins in jam jars to a rain-soaked quiz night, our 2026 fundraising total looks modest on a spreadsheet and mighty in a classroom. Here is the honest breakdown of what came in, what went out, and which small project should get the next round of spare change.
Our pupil reporters spent a wet lunchtime sorting the lost property box and found named cardigans, a single PE sock and a water bottle that clearly had a backstory. Here is what one term of unclaimed stuff says about us, and how to reunite it with its owner.
A pupil-led project is turning fence gaps, quiet corners and autumn hedgerows into a safer route for hedgehogs around Walberton and Binsted. Here is how the idea started, what pupils have planned for winter, and how families can help.
Not every good thing at school needs a big announcement. From a reception kindness award to a parent-led playground tidy-up, here are five quiet wins from our autumn term, plus a fundraising twist and a chance to nominate the next one.
We asked children from Reception to Year 6 two simple questions: what makes school feel special, and what one thing would you change? The answers were funny, practical and occasionally devastating in the way only a five-year-old can be.
Every festive date, donation drop-off and volunteer slot in one place — plus a proper round of applause for the decorations, carols and quiet kindnesses already happening across Walberton and Binsted. Bookmark this one before the mince pies start.