--- title: "We had a very special visitor at school today. Father Christmas! Eric the elf has told him how well Reception have been shining :) Father Christmas told Reception that they are all on the nice list! And he’ll be delivering presents very soon." url: "https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2025-12-18-we-had-a-very-special-visitor-at-school-today-father-christmas-eric-the-elf-has-told-him-" school: "St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy" --- # We had a very special visitor at school today. Father Christmas! Eric the elf has told him how well Reception have been shining :) Father Christmas told Reception that they are all on the nice list! And he’ll be delivering presents very soon. ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/images/news/6b55ec9d469e.jpg) 18 December 2025 ### Impressive Christmas artwork in Reception, Snowflakes and Christmas trees! 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It was wonderful to see the classroom so full of festive cheer and creativity.](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2025-12-17-a-huge-thank-you-to-all-the-parents-grandparents-and-carers-for-braving-the-glitter-and-g) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/1766154377911.jpg)](https://st-aidan-s-primary-school.schudio.com/news/2025-12-19-year-2-have-had-the-most-wonderful-morning-turning-our-classroom-into-a-cinema-and-enjoyi) Next ### [Year 2 have had the most wonderful morning turning our classroom into a cinema and enjoying popcorn too! 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