Year 8s have started to draw & paint their detail to go into the foreground this week. Paintings today include butterflies 🦋 & sheep 🐑, as well as a stunning Van Gogh inspired landscape, which is a view from the Great Orme in Llandudno, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Houstone School

Wishing our staff, pupils & community an enjoyable & relaxing May half term 🌟 Our background for this post is a stunning Van Gogh inspired painting by a pupil in Year 8 🎨😍

Some absolutely stunning work from 8L today, who have been working on their landscape paintings of the view from the top of the Great Orme in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Their attention to detail, their dedication & their techniques have been incredible 😍 So proud of them Houstone School

We're delighted to have been recognised twice in this year's FFT National Attendance Awards. Thank you to our staff, pupils, parents & carers in promoting excellent attendance 👏 🌟 A huge achievement for us to be recognised nationally #FFTNationalAttendanceAwards Advantage Schools

Thank you Luton Town FC Community Trust, Naz Knight, Arts Council England & National Literacy Trust for working with some of our Year 7 pupils today on the 'A Poem for your Club' collaboration. Our pupils enjoyed their session & of course their free books 📚 Thank you for the opportunity Luton Town FC LDOxC21

An awesome achievement for a truly incredible lady 👏 Farhat deserves all the recognition for her hard work & effort in the Art department 🙌 Adam Billington Irina Kovacs Challney Boys' Photography Dept. Liz Patching

Some more stunning Van Gogh inspired paintings by Year 8. Their hard work & commitment to these paintings have been excellent 👏 Houstone School

Year 8s have been out & about this week, continuing with their Slinkachu inspired photographs 📸 Such excellent compositions were created 👏 Houstone School

We are incredibly lucky to work alongside such an inspiring colleague. Mrs. Jan exemplifies excellence through her unwavering dedication, kindness, and grace. The Pearson Award couldn’t be more well-deserved! 👏🎉🙌Challney Boys LDOxC21 Liz Patching Adam Billington

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Culture Day at Houstone School! It was great to see a variety of heritage cultures celebrated through various clothing & flags. #cultureday

Some excellent flags from around the world being worn at break time 🌎 A great addition to our cultural day, celebrating family heritage!

Some more excellent cultural outfits & flags being worn today, including a beautiful Indian pin. #cultureday

Our termly Houstone raffle starts again this Friday. To take part, you need to have 100% attendance & keep your Friday finish. Winners will be announced next Friday for their £15 Amazon.co.uk vouchers 🏆🔥

Thank you Stevensontraining for delivering RSE & educating our pupils this week. Looking forward to having you back next year 🌟

Super proud of my Year 8 class. Their work is up on display in the corridor! It's been great seeing how they've taken on board an artists style & them implemented it into their own paintings 🙌😍 Ellie Doult Houstone School #vangogh #landscapes

Certificates are ready to hand out to Year 8 today for their fantastic work on their landscape paintings 🙌 Ellie Doult Houstone School

Look at these absolutely stunning light paintings from Ms Holmes' photography elective yesterday! 📷 Advantage Schools LDOxC21

Houstone is celebrating YOU! 🙌 Thank you to all of our parents & carers who have emailed in already, highlighting some of our pupils' successes. It's great to see what they've been up to & what they've achieved. Posts will follow shortly 🏆🌟 Advantage Schools LDOxC21

One of our pupils, Reece, is raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust by running 100 miles before his 16th birthday in September! His determination & commitment is truly inspiring, let's get behind him 💚🏃‍♂️ Teenage Cancer Trust Advantage Schools justgiving.com/page/reece-mar…