STRAWBERRY picking marked the start of celebrations at Wood Farm Primary School.

A group of pupils from the Titup Hall Drive school were sent on a fruit-picking mission gathering strawberries for the whole school to enjoy at a street party.

Year Five teacher Hannah Barton said: “We decided to have a bit of a party to make sure they understood the significance of it all.

“We took two children from each class to pick some strawberries at Rectory Farm in Stanton St John.”

Justin Hughes, 11, said: “It was fun – we picked more than 600 strawberries. And they taste really good.”

YOUNGSTERS at a Cowley school were given a right royal surprise.

St Christophers’s headteacher Alison Holden attended the school’s Jubilee street party dressed as The Queen complete with stuffed corgi.

Six-year-old Nadeen Khanaser said: “She was wearing a red cardigan with a skirt and a mask of The Queen. It was fun to see her dressed up like that.”

The Temple Road school held a street party with plenty of cake as well as a parade.

Seven-year-old Yasmin Ali said: “I have had a nice day and I have been waving my flag.”

YOUNGSTERS in Carterton held a huge day of festivities.

The 230 Carterton Primary School pupils dressed in red, white and blue, took part in a crown-making competition and outdoor picnic.

Long-service staff member Margaret Daly, 77, became Queen for the day and judged the crown contest before taking her place on the throne.

Liam Warner, 10, won the competition by creating a silver crown, covered with deep red fabric and jewels.

He said: “It has been really fun to have such a massive party. It was a once-in-a-lifetime thing and I am going to remember it for a long time.”

Mrs Daly, who has been at the school for 37 years, said: “It was quite an honour. It is not every day you are asked to be the Queen.”

PUPILS and teachers at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Bicester got to be kings and queens for the day.

They made costumes for an afternoon of fun at the Queen’s Avenue school, which included traditional games like hopscotch and a sit down lunch.

Among them was 10-year-old William Andrews, who said: “I really enjoyed the games that we played. My mum made a crown.”

Chairman of governors Nicky Blacker said: “It has gone really well, the rain just about held off. There were lovely costumes.”

Pupils at a Kidlington primary school looked set to have smashed a world record for decorative headgear to celebrate the Jubilee.

Youngsters at Edward Feild Primary School believe they have scooped the record for most people entering a decorated hat contest.

They entered 372 monarchy-themed designs to try to beat 281 submitted by the St Margaret of Scotland Hospice in Dunbartonshire last year. Details will be sent to Guinness chiefs for final confirmation.

It was the brainchild of former Guinness World Records researcher Lucy Holmes, whose daughter Lily Lim-Holmes, five, attends the school.

She said: “We found a fairly easy one that all the kids could get involved in.” Among those taking part was Thomas Merrill, seven, who said of his crown design: “It reminded me of The Queen when she was first Queen.”

STAFF decorated their nursery in West Oxford with flags and bunting.

About 60 children aged up to five, and their parents, gathered for the Turbo Teds tea party at Cooperative Childcare in Roger Dudman Way.

Manager Victoria Shott, 24, from Oxford, said about 100 children attend the nursery.

She added: “It was great to see the children dressed up as kings and queens and they have been very busy making crowns, flags, bunting and paper chains.

“The three-to-fives have been talking about the Queen and it was a nice opportunity for staff and parents to get together and celebrate the Jubilee before the weekend.”

YOUNGTERS at North Hinksey Primary School held a party in their playground. The school was decked in red, white, and blue, and teaching assistant Barbara Brett showed pupils how to do a traditional morris dance.