Our Mother’s Day celebration services are back on Weds 6th March. We are looking forward to inviting in all of the wonderful women who make a difference in the lives of all of our children. See the letter below for all of the details:
Today in Year 6, we promoted the British Value of democracy through our smart school council session. Children were able to discuss what they would prefer to do with the extra day due to the leap year. The majority vote was to spend time with family and friends.
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Our Mother’s Day Celebration Assemblies take place today and the children are very excited.
Assembly times are as follows:
• EYFS @ 9 – 9.45am
• Y3 & Y4 @ 10.00 – 10.45am
• Y1 & Y2 @ 1.10 – 2.00pm
• Y5 & Y6 @ 2.10 – 2.50pm
Thank you to all of our special ladies that joined us today. We are so proud of the children for showing great confidence and fabulous singing! We hope you enjoyed spending time with your little ones, it was beautiful to hear their lovely words.
We had the most beautiful morning celebrating all of our special ladies. The children made us all so proud today as they explained why you are all so special. We hope you loved your gifts and have a lovely weekend. #RPEnrichment
Thank you to all of the fabulous ladies who attended todays Mother’s Day assembly. The children did us all proud with their lovely words and fabulous singing. We hope all of the significant women in our lives enjoy the celebrations
In @HelpPicture this week, we asked ‘Should mobile phones be banned in all classrooms?’ This created some valid discussion points for and against the ban. #RPPSHE
Year 4 promoted the British Value of democracy through our smart school council session. Children were able to discuss ‘What ways can we be proud of ourselves and our school?’The majority vote was to treat each other with respect .
For our latest @SSCCTY meeting we discussed what ways we can be proud of our school and ourselves. We used our British values of respect and democracy to ensure that everybody had a say in our discussions before casting our votes! #RPBV #RPWellbeing
Our @HelpPicture this week was one Reception could really relate to, they love being artist. We discussed leaving art in different places and how we value each other’s art. It links with our British Value of Respect and Tolerance.
Year 2 loved leading their smart school council meeting today. @SSCCTY They discussed & explored the impact
Following launching our new @OPAL_CIC playtimes, this weeks @SSCCTY meeting was focused on the impact that OPAL has had on our playtime in school. Promoting the British Value of democracy and tolerance, it was lovely to see what the children are enjoying most! #RPBV #RPPSHE
Three of our year 1 children were awarded our Golden Broom Award this week for demonstrating an excellent attitude towards tidying up our resources and equipment ensuring it is well looked after and ready for the next children to use! Well done girls!
In @HelpPicture this morning, we discussed what the past is and how we find things out. Children suggested we could read books, look on the internet or talk to an adult. They were very intrigued with this weeks question.
Our @SSCCTY meetings are pupil led and so this was a perfect chance to find out what they would like the reward to be for the house with the most house points and to share all of their ideas! Lots wanted bouncy castles but Taylor Swift and water parks were suggestions too!
Macy and Poppy did a fantastic job of leading our @SSCCTY meeting today. Our focus was what reward we would like for the house with the most house points. The children loved sharing their ideas and taking part in a democratic vote. #Democracy #BritishValues
In our @HelpPicture today it focused on the British Value of democracy. The big question brought on a lot of thoughtful discussion #RPBritishValues
Y2 were democratic in their @SSCCTY meeting today. The children discussed the British Value respect & considered how they show & receive respect in school. One child said, “I feel respected @RobyParkSchool because it is a kind school and we celebrate differences.” #RPPSHE
Thanks to everyone who attended our very special assembly. The children did us all proud & were superstars. Thanks for getting involved with our quiz fun and tie tying race. The children loved it and your Disney knowledge was surprisingly good! #RPAssembly
During our @HelpPicture assembly, children shared that a good leader should be kind, talk to people nicely, make good rules to keep us safe and listen to others. They also had some ideas for the next Prime Minister!
We loved celebrating all of our special men during our Father’s Day Celebration! We hope you had a lovely day, we love you all lots! We especially loved our dance off… #RPEnrichment
This week’s @HelpPicture news related to individual liberty. We discussed the question ‘what makes a good friend?’ We think that a good friend is someone who is kind, plays with you and makes you laugh! We then shared some kind things that we like about our friends in class!
Our democratically elected school councillors loved leading their first @SSCCTY meeting. We discussed what things we are most looking forward to in school this year. #BritishValues #democracy #RPPSHE
We were so lucky to win a mini disco prize on our Classopoly Attendance Recognition board! We had great fun and look forward to having our amazing attendance valued once more! #RPEnrichment
In our most recent @SSCCTY meeting, we asked children across school what extra curricular clubs they would like to see in the next half term. They asked and so we delivered – this half terms clubs have been decided by the children themselves! #RPPHSE #RPEnrichment
On Monday @ 2.15pm we will be holding our annual Armistice Day service. We look forward to welcoming parents and carers to join us.
Our @SSCCTY session focused on the British Values of democracy and tolerance as we discussed how we could raise awareness of the upcoming anti-bullying week #RPBritishValues #RPSchoolCouncil
Our school councillors led our @SSCCTY session today focusing on the British Values of democracy & tolerance. We discussed how we could raise awareness of anti-bullying week & rocked out to @RockKidzUK giving us chance to discuss the message in the song #RPSchoolCouncil
Thank you to all parents and carers who attended our remembrance service today. It was a lovely opportunity to recognise those who have served and currently serving for our country. Well done to our year 6 speakers who did everyone proud. #RemembanceDay
For our most recent @SSCCTY meeting, we focused on the British Values of democracy & tolerance. We discussed how we could raise awareness of anti-bullying week & rocked out to @RockKidzUK giving us chance to discuss the message in the song! #RPPHSE
Today we wore odd socks to show our support for #AntiBullyingWeek as well as discussing ways we can show and receive respect with Jigsaw Jack
Year 4 tuned in this morning with #BBCLiveLessons for #Antibullyingweek2024. This year’s theme is all about choosing respect; we thought about how we should treat others and how to deal with conflict with respect. We then created an acrostic poem about respect.
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Children can wear blue clothes to school today to raise awareness for World Diabetes Day
The best sort of day, is a pj day. £1 donations can be handed in on the doors or to class teachers. Thank you
This week it has been #AntiBullyingWeek2024. Year 6 have showed great respect towards each other and have discussed the importance of resolving issues appropriately. We loved the
We came to school wearing blue to raise awareness for #WorldDiabetesDay2024
A day that is close to our heart in Y2 so we came to school wearing blue to raise awareness for #WorldDiabetesDay2024
Yesterday we wore blue to raise awareness for #WorldDiabetesDay2024
Today we came to school wearing our pyjamas to raise money for @BBCCiN and @timeforbeduk. We discussed the amazing work they do for children and families in the UK.
Our golden wellie award went to a child in year 2 this week who has been a kind friend and gone out of her way to make sure people aren’t left out at playtimes. Well done!
Congratulations to one of our pupils in Nursery for completing her Nano Duke Award. She has completed all seven of the challenges meaning she has received a certificate and a badge!
Today we celebrated Children in Need by raising money, wearing our comfy pyjamas to school and reading some of our favourite stories in relaxing places around the classroom.
This week it has been #antibullyingweek2024. We have focused on the theme of respect and how to respect others and solve conflicts appropriately. We loved the @cbbc live lesson where we created our own acrostic poems about respect. #respect #RPPSHE
Congratulation to our first @JuniorDukeAward winners. Alice in YN is our first Nano Duke winner and Alex YR & Dolly YR are our first Mirco Duke winners. Well done on your accomplishments as well as earning 100 Class Chart points for your Houses
Congratulations to our odd socks competition winners who were photographed in the strangest of places or the most peculiar of ways. We hope you enjoy your @SmythsToysUK vouchers! #chooserespect
Well done Y2! Your performance in your class assembly was fantastic. It was great to see the children share their learning with all of their grown ups so proudly & confidently. #RPEnrichment
Introducing the stars of the KS1 Nativity – The King is Born
Years 1 and 2 put on a fantastic Christmas performance that they worked incredibly preparing for! You were all superstars and we are beyond proud of you all!
WOW! Well done to KS2 today for their fantastic Christmas Concert singing some Christmas Classics! You have all worked so hard and had a fantastic morning and afternoon performance! #RPEnrichment
Our latest @SSCCTY was focused on what we want to achieve this year We had sensible and exciting conversations within our groups, making sure everybody had their say! Most children in year 1 voted for learning a new sport! #RPPHSE #BritishValues
We held our @HelpPicture session about whether we should be allowed to build homes anywhere. Year 3 discussed and understood both sides of the question and answers included the importance of green space and nature, along with how everyone should be able to buy a home!
Picture News – This week Nursery have discussed what we love most about where we live. Daisy – I live next to a park. Louie – I love my house. Charlie – I live next to a train satiation. We also enjoyed talking about who we live with and what we like about our house!
Today we completed one of our @OPAL_CIC assemblies which gave us a great opportunity to recap our play charter and to celebrate all of our Opal playtimes #RPEnrichent #RPPlaytimes
During our @HelpPicture assembly Y2 explored & discussed why they like where they live. One child said, “I live near a field where I can play with my friends so that is fun.” Another child said, “I love the people I live close to because they are kind.” #Britishvalues #RPPSHE
Y2 loved completing today’s @OPAL_CIC assembly on free flow lunchtimes. It was a great opportunity to recap our play charter, celebrate our play & discuss how free flow lunchtimes will work next week #RPEnrichent #RPPlaytimes
This week our @HelpPicture assembly asked the question ‘What do you love most about where you live?’ Reception loved sharing why they love their house, such as liking their neighbours or living near their friends. We then designed our own houses, focusing on the different rooms
Year 1 won the attendance recognition prize and so were able to role the dice on our Classopoly board. We were really lucky to win a prize of our choice and as a class we decided on a movie and popcorn!
This week’s attendance recognition winners were Y4 & Y6.
“Well done to the class for making Mrs Lisa feel so welcome when joining our class and helping to show her the Roby Park way.” – Mr
Couling.
Miss Beggs, “ Well done to the whole class returning to school with a positive attitude to learning and a great determination to complete
work to a high standard!”
This week’s attendance recognition winners were Y1 & Y4.
“Well done to Darcie who came into school with a positive attitude even though she wasn’t feeling 100%.” – Mr Couling.
Miss Clarkson, “Well done for showing a great attitude towards your forest school session, tying tricky knots and showing excellent navigation skills especially Paddy, Trudi, Wyatt, Junior and Jude who all earned their navigation badge!”
We discussed YouTube and what we enjoy watching or playing. Reception had some great things that they watch such as ‘Peppa Pig’, ‘Lucas the Spider’ and even ‘Everton at Goodison Park’! They love playing lots of games and listening to songs on YouTube too.
Our @HelpPicture assembly today had us talking all things YouTube! We discussed how we liked that we could use YouTube to watch things that make us laugh, to play games and also to learn. We think it would be good if YouTube had more on it that we could learn from #RPPHSE
In our @HelpPicture session today, we discussed the limits on children’s media. We responded very maturely and acknowledged why rules are important for protecting children, especially online.
In our @HelpPicture assembly today we focused on the British Value of democracy. The assembly question brought up some fantastic discussion around personal responsibility and the responsibility on the government #RPBritishValues #RPAssembly
In today’s picture news assembly we discussed how children’s watching habits had changed and whether YouTube needed more rules for younger users.
SM: Children may become addicted to technology.
RW: Children may play out less.
LF: Children aren’t going to be as educated.
During picture news today, we explored restrictions for platforms such as YouTube. We had a great discussion with responses such as “I think that there should be more rules, because there are too many things that we shouldn’t be able to see”
Our @HelpPicture assembly today had us talking about YouTube! This was something we could all relate to. We think it would be good if there were more YouTube clips that help us with reading, phonics & maths & these were advertised to us more. #RPPHSE
For our @SSCCTY meeting we discussed what we could do in school to help our wellbeing. We decided that we would like to exercise and be more active, with Nursery enjoying our daily mile! #RPPSHE
In our smart school council assembly we discussed mental health week and what we can do in school to help our wellbeing.
Ahead of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, our @SSCCTY meeting this week asked what we could do in school to help our well-being? We had a very sensible discussion and lots of children voted for spending time with other classes reading!
Ahead of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, our @SSCCTY meeting this week asked what we could do in school to help our well-being? Lots of children in Y2 want to use exercise and be more active next week to support their well-being.
Ahead of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, our
meeting this week asked what we could do in school to help our well-being? This brought about some very insightful discussions around wellbeing!
is brilliant! Tobias – You’ve got to keep trying. Logan – Keep practising. Jessica – Don’t give up!
In our
session today, we discussed whether we should be allowed to travel anywhere we liked. One child disagreed, explaining that the world doesn’t belong to anyone. But lots of us agreed that we can’t travel to some places for safety!
we looked at the British value of mutual respect & tolerance The children discussed how the situation on Mount Everest made them feel and our key question #RPBritishValues
assembly today was about climbing mountains and we had lots of discussion about Mount Everest. One child said “I would like to climb mountains because it is challenging.” Another child said, “Mountains are beautiful so we should try & look after them.” #RPPHSE
assembly today was about climbing mountains and we had lots of discussion about Mount Everest. One child said “It makes me sad that people would drop litter there!” and another, “Climbing with someone would keep you safe!” #RPPHSE
YR, Y2 & Y5 were our attendance recognition winners this week and got the chance to move their class on our Classopoly board.
Miss Murphy said, “Well done to all of Reception for showing great motivation and resilience when completing their superhero sidekick tryouts! They all made fantastic sidekicks! ”
Mr Swatman said, “Well done to Asher, Callia and Lana for being fantastic helpers and tidying up the Y2 wellie shed without being asked.”
Mr Stansfield said, “Well done to Leighton Owens for working so hard this week to settle back in and catch up on learning after being absent.”
session, we discussed judging people. Children agreed that girls can have short hair, and one child said that we judge people because of what we see in films and TV. Another child also agreed that anyone can wear pink, get their ears pierced and more!
we discussed being proud of where you come from. DS – People should be proud of where they live, as well as where they are born. OD – No matter what happens in the country you should still be proud, because that is where you’re from. #Britishvalues
session, we explored the question, “Is it important to feel proud of where you come from?” The children shared that where you come from becomes a key part of who you are, shaping your identity and the things you celebrate . #RPBritishValues
session, we explored the question, “Is it important to feel proud of where you come from?” One child said, “I think it is important to be proud of where you come from but I think it is great that we can choose to move if we want.” #RPBritishValues
Today’s school council meeting allowed us to reflect on how amazing our playground space is! Children discussed the things they love the most, as well as what they would like to improve it further. #Britishvalues
meeting. We discussed what our favourite part of our
is and used our democratic skills to work with our tables to come to an agreement. The winning vote was OPAL playtimes make me feel good. #RPWellbeing
! Students shared what they love most about it and ideas for how we can make it even better. #BritishValues
CR-I love our new monkey bars. DF-I like climbing the tractor tyres.
smart school council assembly this week we were talking about our favourite thing to do with OPAL at Roby Park. The overwhelming favourite was the amount of choice of activities/equipment that we have! #RPBritishValues #OPAL
bingo donations off your hands! Thank you for rummaging around your houses and gardens for pre-loved items children can make use of during their play The classes who complete their bingo card win an afternoon of Opal play and ice creams!
assembly, we discussed what our mornings look like! We all do different things in the morning & some of us go to breakfast club! One child said “breakfast club is good because our parents can go to work earlier!” Another said “breakfast club is lots of fun!”
In our
session today, we discussed how we can make connections with different people. Year 3 had some great ideas, such as translating our words, using different devices and even offering help and support to others.
Today it was a real honour to welcome all the wonderful women who inspire and love our children into our school. To all the mums, step mums, carers, nans, sisters, aunties, family members and everyone else who love our children….thank you Happy Mother’s Day weekend
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learning heroes today. We focused of Reflective Rochelle & Inquisitive Idris. One child said, “I’m a bit like Reflective Rochelle because I know that when I get fidgety my standing desk helps me to stay focused.”
this week, we explored how world leaders have a duty to help other countries. One child discussed how difficult it must be for world leaders to make decisions. Another child said we should help countries facing war with supplies. #Britishvalues
Y4 & Y6 were our attendance recognition winners this week and got the chance to move their class on our Classopoly board.
Mr Couling said, “Well done to the whole of Year 4 for demonstrating excellent behaviour during our OPAL stay and play afternoon.”
Miss Beggs said, “Well done to the whole class for their hard work and determination throughout our practice SATS papers.”
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did a fantastic job singing and sharing sweet messages to their loved ones. #RPEnrichment
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Picture News – We discussed what we love about music. Blossom – I dance to music. Alba – Michael Jackson, this is thriller. We also wrote a list of musical instruments, as well as voted to see what the most popular musical instrument is in our class.
we learnt about how
and other artists are raising their voices for music education! The children discussed that in a democracy, everyone has the power to speak up, share ideas, and drive positive change. #RPBritishValues
news assembly we discussed if music should be a part of every school day. One pupil said “yes because music can help calm you down and relax you”. Another said “no because that would be too much and not leave enough time for other lessons.” #RPBritishValues
this week, we asked the question “What do you love about music?”. Some of us discussed our favourite artists, some shared how music makes us feel & some said that they enjoy their music lessons in school because they get try lots of different instruments
we explored the British value mutual respect. We discussed how we keep our school environment tidy. One child said, “Our school is tidy but we could do more to help Mr Lyon to keep the outside areas tidy like putting our rubbish in the bins all the time.”
meeting today, we discussed how we can celebrate our achievements. Our votes were mixed this week, with some explaining its good to rest after working so hard, whilst others thought helping others is the right thing to do.
In our
meeting today, we discussed how we can celebrate our achievements. There were lots of different opinions this week with some explaining its good to rest after working so hard, whilst others thought helping others was the best option. #BritishValues #RPPSHE
meeting, we discussed how best to celebrate our achievements. We all had different ideas such as telling friends and family or helping others. However, Nursery decided the best way to celebrate their achievements was with a well earned rest!
meeting, we explored how best to celebrate our achievements. Some of us felt it’s important to rest after working hard, while others believed telling family and friends is key. A very thoughtful discussion! Here’s a short video sharing our reflections.
, we discussed donating things we don’t need or use anymore. We discussed how it can be difficult to part with some things but like the feeling we get when helping others. Here are some children sharing their ideas. #BritishValues
, we discussed donating and how this can be a powerful way to show we care. Some of us shared with the class how we have donated in the past, and one child explained that donating things we no longer need or want is a way to support people who need them more.
meeting, we asked the question ‘How can we show we are proud of ourselves and our school?’. Our discussions were sensible and demonstrated mutual respect with most of us deciding that treating other people with respect and care was the winning vote! #RPPSHE
Today’s Smart School assembly was all about how we can be proud of ourselves and our school. Some people thought that it was how hard we work and others thought that it was about how we look after each other. Thanks to our two pupils who led the assembly.
where some of us became rock stars in less than 10 minutes! Year 3 all loved the electric drums and the electric guitar the most and some of us are going to be learning how to play these instruments too! #RPEnrichment
session we discussed how animals are cared for in zoos. Some children suggested that zoos play a big role in researching and protecting animals & their habitats. Others felt that animals should be given more opportunities to live in the wild.
where some of us became rock stars in a matter of moments! The electric drums and electric guitar were firm favourites & some of the children can’t wait for Y3 when they will start their musical journey! #RPEnrichment
where we were able to become rockstars! We were able to try out some instruments with the electrics drums and electric guitar being firm favourites! It was great to see real musicians showing us how the instruments are played!
on Friday! We enjoyed sharing why you are the best and why you’re important to us! #RPEnrichment
Picture News – This week we discussed how we can communicate with everyone. Nursery created amazing sentences for Peter Bear. In preparation for next week’s nursery rhyme we sang and signed makaton to “There’s a worm at the bottom of the garden”.
#Britishvalues and loved listening to some
we discussed different ways in which we can communicate and what we thought of
and their music! #RPPSHE #BritishValues
In our
news we discussed the different ways that we can communicate with others. The children loved learning some basic sign language and thought this would be useful to help others. They also loved listening to some music by
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meeting today, we discussed what we are most looking forward to in the next school year. After seeing all classes go on their end of year trips this week, most children voted for school trips so that they have fun and see new places! #RPEnrichment #RPPSHE
Our pupils know just how valuable every moment in school is! Leo W Y4 shared that missing school would’ve meant missing out on his reading assessments—he’s proud of the progress he’s made and didn’t want to lose that momentum. Meanwhile, Lyra Y1 has been loving her interactive Maths lessons, especially counting confidently to 100, and Oliver YR has been fully immersed in Rocket Phonics, soaring through his sounds and stories. Learning, laughter, and progress—it’s all happening right here, every single day! #missschool #missout
Congratulations to all of our learning heroes who we celebrated in our final celebration assembly of the 2024-25 academic year!
we explored “What makes somewhere a good place to live?” The children had some really good views and shared them all respectfully with each
other! #RPBritishValues
we looked at different flags, what they represent and what they mean to people. One child said “They show what football teams we support” and another said “They tell us about counttied”. We made our own flags that represent us and things that we love.
session this week, we looked at what flags mean to people and what they represent. We discussed the positives and negatives of how they can be used.
During pictures news today we explored the meaning of flags and how they make us feel. We then made our own flags that represent us!
session this week, we looked at what flags mean to people and what they represent. We created our own flags to represent us and everything about us.
we discussed how we want to approach our learning this year. After lots of discussion with our friends, most of us decided that we want to always try out best! It was great to see the children leading their own discussions. #BritishValues
assembly today asking the question “How would we like to approach learning this year?” The overwhelming answer was to always try our best! #RPBritishValues
meeting we discussed how we will approach the new school year. Most of our groups voted for always trying my best #RPBritishvalues
🗞️📰We’re excited to share our latest school newsletter, packed with updates, celebrations, and upcoming events. From pupil achievements and enrichment highlights to important dates and reminders, it’s a snapshot of all the wonderful things happening across Roby Park.
We invite you to take a few moments to read through and celebrate our pupils’ successes together. As always, thank you for your continued support in making Roby Park a vibrant, inclusive place to learn and grow.🗞️📰
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Our latest school newsletter is packed with exciting updates, upcoming events, and important reminders. Stay in the loop and see what’s happening in our school community!
#MissSchool #MissOut Our pupils know that every day counts and this week, they were eager to share what they’d have hated to miss!
At Roby Park, learning is joyful, inclusive, and full of surprises. #JoyfulLearning #RobyParkProud
news assembly we talked about how running can help us. We think that running can make us strong, fit and healthy. We also talked about how it helps us to have a healthy heart! We took part in some activities that increase our heart beat and keep it healthy!
Y2 discussed the importance of running and how it makes us feel. The children made links between the positive impacts running can have on our physical & mental health while also sharing their experiences of running. #RPPSHE #RPWellbeing
assembly today we were discussing whether sport can bring people together. We learnt all about the formation of parkrun and discussed how sport can influence people.
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This week’s edition includes:
⭐️Upcoming enrichment experiences for pupils
⭐️Key date reminders for families
⭐️Information about Autumn Term progress meetings
⭐️Celebrations of pupil achievements across school
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