Whether they’ve been performing in nativity plays, singing festive songs or cooking up a Christmas treat in the classroom, children in schools in the Watford and Hemel Hempstead area have been getting ready for the big day and celebrating what this time of year means.

This week the Watford Observer published a 16-page supplement showcasing what some schools have been doing in their lessons towards the end of this day or during their festive performances.

Scroll through this page to enjoy the pictures from five of the schools featuring in our Christmas in the Classroom special. These are:

Cherry Tree Primary School

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Lanchester Free Community School

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Little Reddings Primary School

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The Hemel Hempstead School

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Keep an eye on this website later today for the rest of the schools that featured in Christmas in the Classroom.