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World Book Day – Celebrating All Things Literacy
Our World Book Day celebrations started as soon as the children came through the school gates this morning. This year we asked the children to dress as a vocabulary word and the playground was buzzing with the sound of all the fabulous words being shared and the appreciation of the spectacularly creative costumes. Throughout the…
Fairtrade Friday
Today we are celebrating Fairtrade Friday. The RRS Council took the opportunity to interview our lovely Catering Manager, Mrs Fairy, to find out what Fairtrade means to her and the special surprises she had in store for us on the day. When asked about Fairtrade Friday, children said: “Mrs Fairy asked everyone to look out…
Know Your Rights
Our RRS Council continues to be busy promoting Children’s Rights around our school. This week, they have updated their RRS Board which is located in our School’s Library. The board highlights relevant Articles that our pupils have access to around the School. Next week, on Thursday 3rd March, we will be celebrating World Book Day….
Swords, Shields and Saxons
Our Year 3s were transported back to Saxon times with a special visit from Portals to the Past. The children in 3KI and 3HS learnt all about Saxon history and life before they begin their new topic of Anglo-Saxons. The children in Year 3 all dressed up as Saxons and made swords and shields which…
Inter-House Pancake Tossing Competition
Mrs Fairy and the catering team were up all night making not only pancakes for the pupils for dessert for lunch today, but also a whole batch for the pupils to use in our Annual Inter-House Pancake Tossing Competition. The competition took place in our Pre-Prep Playground with every child participating. The competition saw the…
Belonging
In this morning’s Assembly, we reflected on the importance of Belonging and discussed the importance of feeling accepted and comfortable in our communities. We shared a story about the journey of a young flamingo who didn’t want to be pink. Our pupils then gave very insightful answers about what belonging means to them: ‘It is…
Welcome Back Space Travellers!
Welcome back for the second half of the Spring Term! Our Foundation 2 (Reception) children have a new book in Literacy this week called ‘Whatever Next!’ Their Half-Term homework was to create a space helmet which they proudly displayed in the playground this morning. The children then used their space helmets in class to retell…
Let’s Connect
We explored this year’s theme of Children’s Mental Health week, ‘Let’s Connect,’ by discussing connecting with kindness, sharing connections that the children have and the impact this can have on them, as well as thinking about making new connections and how relationships can grow and change. The week began with the children being given a…
Cavell Crowned Winners of Our Inter-House Music Competition
It was all to sing for in our Inter-House Music Competition this morning. Well done to everyone for taking part and a special mention to our solo and group performers. The House performances saw Morris singing ‘Don’t Stop Me Now,’ Pankhurst singing ‘We Will Rock You,’ Churchill singing ‘Celestial’ but it was Cavell’s performance of…
£550 Raised For RSPB
Our RRS Council have been braving the cold to sell RSPB badges before school every morning for the past 2 weeks. This morning, they were joined by RSPB area rep, Mr Wilkins, who came to help sell the badges and collect the funds raised. The RRS Council have raised an impressive £552.50 for the RSPB!…
