Year 5 worked in small teams to try and create the tallest free standing tower. There were varying levels of success. Children learnt that an individual’s behaviour can have an impact on a group. @JigsawPSHE # RPPSHE
Tomorrow is our annual @RockKidzUK Day which will be teaching the children a positive message about mental health, self esteem and wellbeing, Children can come dressed as rock stars or if they do not want to dress up they can wear their own clothes or uniform.
We look forward to welcoming families to our service later this afternoon. Entry via Easton Rd gate only.
We had a special @HelpPicture this week. We looked at how poppies have changed over time. Children think it’s a great idea that poppies will now be plastic free. We also enjoyed talking about which materials would be best for poppies last longer.
Rock Kidz Day! We loved singing and dancing and Reception really loved the dance battle between children and teachers.
Rock Kidz Day! 🎸🤘🏼We loved singing and dancing and Reception really loved the dance battle between children and teachers. @RockKidzUK reminded us how amazing and unique we all are. #RPEnrichment #RPWellbeing pic.twitter.com/KjR4vqdIku
— Reception @ Roby Park Primary (@RecRobyPark) November 10, 2023
WOW! We had another amazing visit from @RockKidzUK who taught us the importance of believing in ourselves, the value of looking out for others and encouraged us to be the best version of ourselves. We had a great time singing along to the motivating songs #RPEnrichment
We had an incredible time with @RockKidzUK once again - singing, dancing and rocking out all whilst learning the value of believing in ourselves! 🤘#RPEnrichment pic.twitter.com/qE3HOFOAhF
— Year 3 @ Roby Park Primary (@Year3RobyPark) November 10, 2023
What an amazing end to another fantastic week! Y2 rocked out with @RockKidzUK who taught us the importance of believing in ourselves, the value of looking out for others and encouraged us to be the best version of ourselves. #RPWellbeing #mentalhealth
Rock Kidz Day! We loved dressing as rock stars today and singing and dancing like one too! @RockKidzUK reminded us to be kind to everyone and also how amazing we all are #RPEnrichment #RPWellbeing
Thank you members of @Year6RobyPark who led our poignant and reflective Armistice Day service. Thank you to @Knowsley_Leader and Cllr Frank Walsh for your attendance and laying a wreath in our Remembrance Garden
Year 5 thought about their culture and listed things that represent this. Sharing our lists with others in our class helped us understand cultural differences. Children also respectfully discussed ways to avoid conflict.
Rock Kidz visit @RobyParkSchool every year and it NEVER disappoints Thanks for ROCKING with us AGAIN
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Children loved dressing up on a Friday for @BBCCiN we had a fantastic day! #ChildrenInNeed
What a privilege to be included in @LFCFoundation and @IanByrneMP Real Truth Legacy project today. Informative and powerful hearing from Hillsborough survivors and learning about social injustice and the importance of campaigning. #JFT97 @CAHKnowsley
Why not have a sort out and donate anything you no longer need? You can donate clothes to our @robertsrecycle
clothing box in school #cutyourcarbon
Check out our Anti-Bullying chant from last week when we took part in Anti-Bullying Week
#AntiBullyingWeek #RPWellbeing
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Can you make at least one journey more sustainable by not having your car on the road? Don’t forget to complete your Cut the Carbon checklists and return to school on Friday for a prize! Together we can cut carbon and help the environment
Mr Couling kindly organised visits to Whitestone Lodge & St Bart’s Nursing Home where our children sang festive songs, chatted & played with residents. We look forward to our next visit next term. We wish all the residents a very merry Christmas
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Reception enjoyed @HelpPicture this morning, children loved sharing the books they read for pleasure in school and at home. #RPReading
Today we have celebrated #NumberDay2024! We came to school dressed as numbers and enjoyed tackling the fractions challenge. We explored the meaning behind number day and how important it is to support charities such as
We have been learning about our feelings with the help of Jigsaw Jenie @JigsawPSHE
We explored feelings other than happy or sad. We discussed how sometimes we might also feel angry, scared, excited or even disgusted! #RPPSHE
Year 5 have really engaged with the #Iwill programme that has been delivered by Liverpool Foundation. They have developed a fun run to raise awareness about being a buddy not a bully. As part of this awareness, y5 have designed and created T-shirts and tote bags.
Today was the day! Year5 completed their awareness Fun Run. Other classes joined in and allowed Y5 to proudly share their #iwillbeabuddy message. Children have worked collaboratively, showing mutual respect for each other in organising this event #IWill
SMOOTHIES! After tasting fruits and veg in our last lesson, we were ready to make a smoothie with our favourite ingredients! We made sure we washed our hands, practiced cutting safety and followed a recipe to create our very own smoothies
We discussed animals that live in our oceans as part of #WorldWildlifeDay & some asked how big some of the animals were. So, along with @Year2RobyPark we did some research and used ourselves to make the length of blue whales and orca. We were amazed at their size!
During #WorldWildlifeDay2024 we sorted food chains, made our own and considered what can happen when a food chain is disrupted. We discovered the dangers on the food chain if animals go extinct, and how all different food chains are dependent on each other.
For #WorldWildlifeDay2024 we focused on food chains! We looked at the different types of producers, consumers and predators from a range of habitats. We created fact files on food chains to share what we have learnt
We look forward to getting involved from 17th April with the bags we have pledged to collect
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful women in our children’s lives. Thank you for all that you do x
On #WorldWildlifeDay2024 we focused on reusing, reducing and recycling and the damage it can cause to the environment if we are careless. Listen to our important messages written by the children.
On #WorldWildlifeDay2024 we focused on reusing, reducing and recycling and the damage it can cause to the environment if we are careless. Listen to our important messages written by the children. 🌊 🐠 🌏 ❤️@EcoSchools pic.twitter.com/OE7ArCwAkJ
— Year 5 @ Roby Park Primary (@Year5RobyPark) March 13, 2024
Just a polite reminder that tomorrow is Comic Relief. We will be collecting donations via Parent Pay only.
We hope the children enjoyed their sponsored reading event & we look forward to finding out how much sponsor money we receive in which will go back into the children receiving books to take home & keep through our ‘Remarkable Reader’ initiatives. Thank you for your support.
WOW! We have raised £379.20 for brand new books from our sponsored reading event and £104 for @comicrelief. Books will be going into our new reading shed for children to enjoy at playtimes. Thank you so much! @OPAL_CIC
As part of The Great Big School Clean we have been collecting litter from the school grounds and local area. The children have loved looking after their environment. #TheGreatBigSchoolClean
Today we have explored healthy and unhealthy relationships and what it means to have good communication. We discussed the process between meeting someone and deciding to make a family. #RPGrowingup
Another part of our week has been focused around economic education. We explored how to effectively manage a bank account, the usefulness of online banking and interest rates. We also had an informative junior tax fact workshop from
We started the week exploring drugs and alcohol. We discussed the effects drugs can have the body and practiced strategies for saying no to peer pressure. Another skill we learnt, was how to call the emergency services when someone is in need. #RPGrowingupweek
As part of growing up week, we looked at a variety of activities, foods and drinks and then worked collaboratively to rate these from healthy for us, to unhealthy. We said that even though some things are unhealthy, it’s okay to have them sometimes! #RPGrowingUpWeek
As part of growing up week we talked about where money came from. This lead us to discussing what we want to be when we grow up to earn money and then dressing up as this career! From footballers to doctors, ballerinas and vets – we all have high aspirations! #RPGrowingUpWeek
Growing up week was a fantastic end to an amazing spring term. The children were able to come to school dressed as what they want to be when they grow up. We had vets, doctors, hair dressers, artists, chefs, beauticians, soldiers, footballers and dancers. #aspirations #DreamBig
Our annual colour run is back and all in aid of @cashforkidsliv who do an incredible job to support children in our school community cashforkidsgive.co.uk/campaign/sam-t
Please share the sponsor link far and wide to raise as much money as we can for this wonderful charity! Thank you for your support!
Please see the letter detailing the arrangements for the day: robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/upl
For St George’s Day, children can wear red and white to school tomorrow. Children will enjoy workshops with Past Productions. Keep an eye on our socials to find out what we get up to…
We had a brilliant day raising money for @cashforkidsliv by taking part in the @hitsradiolv @SamThompsonUK 1 million steps school challenge Well done Nursery! #RPEnrichment
Yesterday, we helped raise money for @cashforkidsliv and supported @SamThompsonUK in his 1 million steps school challenge! Well done year 6! #RPEnrichment
Our annual careers week is back and it is one of the events our children look forward to most. We are looking for members of our school and wider community to come and chat to our children about the brilliant and inspiring jobs they do.
Also, if there are specific careers you would like shared with our children pop it below and we will see what we can do.
Would you or somebody you know be interested in being part of our careers week? If so, please email us at robypark@knowsley.gov.uk with your availability and for more information. Please share with any contacts you may have.
As part of the Million Steps Challenge, @cashforkidsliv teamed up with publisher Simon & Schuster to offer all participating primary schools the chance to win a Library Pack of 20 books. Following the end of the challenge all schools that signed up were put into a draw, and…we’re thrilled to let you know that our school is a winner! Books are on their way to us and will go into our reading shed for our children to enjoy
In our @HelpPicture today it focused on the British Value of democracy. The big question brought on a lot of thoughtful discussion #RPBritishValues
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 had an amazing Olympic dance session with @educationgroup. We focused on the country of India and came to school wearing their national colours. We loved practicing our performance! #RPEnrichment #olympics
We had a fantastic session with @educationgroup to get us ready for the @Olympics! Our class country was Mexico and we enjoyed taking part in an opening ceremony, as well as learning a traditional Mexican dance! #RPEnrichment
Today we looked at the book ‘This is Our House’ by Michael Rosen. We then created posters letting people know that everyone is welcome at Roby Park!
This Tuesday, we look forward to welcoming @RockKidzUK back to Roby Park! Children can come to school dressed as Rock Stars! See the letter attached for more details from Rock Kidz
https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/5.9.24-Letter-from-Rock-Kidz.docx
We can’t wait to see all of our rock stars today! Children will enjoy a powerful message from @RockKidzUK about perseverance, aspirations and reaching for their goals.
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We had such a fun time with @RockKidzUK today! We rocked out, danced, sang and most importantly promised to persevere to achieve our goals! #RPEnrichment
Year 5 had a great day with @RockKidzUK today. We rocked, sang, danced and learnt about the importance of never giving up!! #RPEnrichment #RPPSHE
Year 4 had a fantastic session with @RockKidzUK. We dressed as rock stars, head banged and learnt all about having a positive mindset! #RPEnrichment #RPPSHE
Reception had a fantastic session with @RockKidzUK. We loved dressing up and becoming rockstars for the day! Thank you for teaching us about having a positive mindset and never giving up! #RPEnrichment #RPWellbeing
We’re looking forward to welcoming parents & carers to our @JuniorDukeAward workshops. All workshops start at 9am and parents/carers will be working alongside their child to decide what challenges they will complete over the next academic year.
This week, we had a fantastic session with @RockKidzUK. They taught us about having resilience and determination, whilst dancing and singing along to their catchy songs! #RPEnrichment
Thank you to all our parents who came to our @JuniorDukeAward Workshop yesterday! It was lovely to see you and see the children so enthusiastic about the different challenges. I can’t wait to see how you all get on! #RPEnrichment
Thank you to all our parents and carers who attended our first @JuniorDukeAward workshop! We look forward to seeing the children complete as many challenges as they can #RPEnrichment
A huge thankyou to all of our KS1 parents who came to our @JuniorDukeAward workshop this week. It was lovely to see all the children so enthusiastic about choosing their challenges and we cannot wait to see how you all get on!
Today Nursery enjoyed learning about #WorldMentalHealthDay. We discussed how all feelings are important and drew what makes each of us happy! #HelloYellow24 #RPWellbeing
Today we wore yellow for #WorldMentalHealthDay. We enjoyed doodling some of the things that make us happy, as well as using our feelings wall to share how we feel! #HelloYellow24 #RPWellbeing
We had a visit from the NHS Health Team who taught us all about brushing our teeth and keeping our teeth nice and healthy. We loved setting a timer to helps us brush our teeth, making sure to include our tongue!
Today we wore yellow and really enjoyed doodling some of the things we love the most for World Mental Health Day #WorldMentalHealthDay #HelloYellow24 #RPWellbeing
This week we enjoyed celebrating #WorldMentalHealthDay by wearing yellow and doodling things that we love. Thanks to
we were able to take our doodles to the next level with his great top tips. HelloYellow24 #RPWellbeing
We had a great time this morning doodling some of the things we love the most for #WorldMentalHealthDay ! We have some great artists in Year 3 #HelloYellow24 #RPWellbeing
Today we wore yellow to raise funds for
as part of
and we really enjoyed doodling some of the things that make us happy #WorldMentalHealthDay #HelloYellow24 #RPWellbeing
We had a great time doodling for World Mental Health Day! #HelloYellow24 #RPWellbeing #WorldMentalHealthDay
#HelloYellow24 We came to school dressed in yellow to celebrate and raise awareness for #WorldMentalHealthAwarenessDay We enjoyed chatting about ways to improve our mental health and even created our own doodles inspired by the things we love.
Get involved in Recycle Week this week! You can help us by donating unwanted clothes to school as well as old tech lying around your house. Check out the presentation for more info…
We are excited for our first @JuniorDukeAward meeting this Monday. We look forward to children sharing their challenges and reflections
We really enjoyed our athlete visit this morning from @ChloeWatson111. We enjoyed learning all about her career and then joining in with a fitness circuit.
Reception loved our visit from @ChloeWatson111. We took part in fitness circuits and developed our ways of exercising! Thank you for our session, you are such an inspiration!
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On Monday, Nursery had so much fun on the balance bikes. We showed confidence when riding and remembered to follow all the rules to keep safe! #RPEnrichment
Big thanks to @ChloeWatson111 for visiting @RobyParkSchool today. She told us all about her career, her approach to training & how she aims to be a world champion in the future. it was very inspiring and we loved the circuits she led #RPEnrichment #RPPE
We had a fabulous time today with
leading our circuits and telling us all about her career, training and how she strives to continue her journey as a professional boxer! Such an inspiration! #RPEnrichment
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We had a fantastic visit from the exceptional boxer @ChloeWatson111. She shared with us the story of her career so far and the benefits of physical exercise. Chole then put us through our paces to complete a fitness circuit
Thank you to the National Justice Museum for putting on a fantastic courtroom workshop on cyber bullying. The children had the opportunity to talk to real life judges, take on different roles within a courtroom and complete a mock trial #RPEnrichment
We had a fantastic forest school session with @Littlefoothq
We worked collaboratively to put up our own shelter, created a natural paint brush and attempted to get our first fire lighting badge #RPForestSchool #RPEnrichment
Today we are coming together to support our local food bank. Children can bring in a donation and in return wear their own clothes. Thank you for your support
We would love to see what challenges you have completed so add your photos and videos below or on our Facebook page to be included in our @JuniorDukeAward movie
Wow our fruit has gone down a storm this morning! Children particularly enjoyed the watermelon, pineapple and strawberries they could help themselves to Thank you to @Tesco stronger starts and thank you to @GreggsOfficial for the fridge to store our fruit and veg
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.
There was no better way to mark @OutdoorClassUKI than to have one of our half termly parent @OPAL_CIC play afternoons! What a fantastic time everyone had!
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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
We loved welcoming our grown ups back into school for our @OPAL_CIC afternoon! It is amazing to see such happy faces #RPEnrichment
We celebrated @OutdoorClassDay with a fantastic @OPAL_CIC stay and play afternoon. Children & adults made the most of the play opportunities & had fun. The hay bales, loose parts, construction, den building & climbing frame were all very busy areas #RPEnrichment #RPPlay
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
To celebrate @OutdoorClassDay we had a fantastic afternoon of @OPAL_CIC stay and play. Children & adults made the most of the play opportunities & had fun. The hay bales, loose parts, construction, den building & the swings were all very busy areas #RPEnrichment #RPPlay
Today Nursery celebrated #AntiBullyingWeek2024 by wearing odd socks. We all designed our own odd sock with different colours and patterns. #chooserespect
Today we wore odd socks to show support for #AntiBullyingWeek2024. We discussed ways we can show and receive respect and designed our own odd sock
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
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
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
Children have until Monday 16th December to take on some of their @JuniorDukeAward challenges and update their journals, ahead of their class Duke Meeting.
Please add photos/evidence of challenges and complete reflections.
All children must bring their journals in to school on Monday 16th December please.
Children will get their challenges signed off by their Duke Leaders and earn 10 points per challenge plus an additional 100 points when they have completed all 7 challenges. That is an incredible 170 points in total for them and their team!
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This afternoon we had a session with @SRTRC_England about racism, what this looks like and what it feels like. We learned lots and had some great discussions too.
We had a fantastic session with @SRTRC_England. We learnt more about racism and discussed the effects this would have on people. We then worked collaboratively to create a poster to spread our anti-racism message #RPPSHE #RPEnrichment
Children can wear their Christmas jumper with their school uniform tomorrow for Christmas Jumper Day. Y1 & Y2 have Forest school so they can wear their Christmas jumper with appropriate clothing for Forest school. We will be collecting £1 donations for Save the Children. Thank you.
Over the last few weeks in Nursery we have been learning about bed time routines, some of us have ordered our bed time routine and discussed our favourite part. We have also been matching amounts to numerals using pegs!
It has been lovely to see all the incredible work and effort year 1 have been putting into their Junior Duke challenges! A masssive well done to our first two superstars to complete their Silver Mini Duke award!
Thank you again to @Tesco for providing us with funding for daily fruit and veg for our children to enjoy. Fruit is available at break time and lunch time and if there is anything left, children (only) can help themselves to a piece of fruit for the way home/extra-curricular clubs. Children are having the options of at least 12 different types of fruit each day including: melon, watermelon, grapes, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, apples, bananas, tangerines, mango, pineapple, nectarines, plums, pears #StrongerStarts #fiveaday
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 @JigsawEduGroup PSHE today, we looked at what we need to do to work well with a partner. We said that it is really important to listen, communicate and even sometimes compromise! We used this to then create a joint picture to show our goals! #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
In PSHE, we explored personal emotions that we may experience when considering people in the world who are suffering or living in difficult situations.
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.
A huge well done to a member of our Reception class for completing their Micro Duke award! You have worked very hard!
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.
Y2 were very proud of Elliot who was awarded the golden broom this week for his fantastic efforts when tidying up our play equipment.
Our next @JuniorDukeAward meeting is on Monday 10th February. We look forward to signing children’s challenges off which are complete with photos/evidence and written reflections
Children who complete 7/10 challenges will be awarded their certificate and badge in our weekly celebration assemblies and their family will be added to the guestlist for our @JuniorDukeAward Summer Festival!
Will you be partying with us?
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#RPEnrichmentToday we engaged in a range of activities to learn about #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek. We learned about how practice makes perfect, how helping our school community can make us feel good and we bonded over our shared interests!
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!
Today we focused on #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek. We tried something new which was copying dance patterns and then we discussed the similarities and differences between us. We also spent some time outside to take notice of our surroundings!
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For #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek Nursery spent some time outside to take notice of the surroundings, we also gave kind words to our friends during our circle time!
Tomorrow is @NSPCC Number Day. Children can come to school wearing clothes with numbers or patterns on and they will enjoy a range of Maths activities throughout the day. We will be collecting £1 donations for this wonderful charity who supports vulnerable children across the UK.
challenges!
summer festival. Will you be joining the 35 children so far? Don’t forget to complete journals over the weekend with written reflections and photo evidence of challenge completions and bring to school on Monday.
#NumberDay2025 by wearing patterns and numbers, as well as budgeting for an imaginary pet dog or cat! #RPMaths
number day! It was a great opportunity to raise awareness for a fantastic charity, as well as take part in a number of maths activities, such as “Who wants to be a mathionaire” and
challenge! #NSPCCNUMBERDAY
We wore numbers or patterns and even created our own number characters!
#NumberDay2025 by wearing patterns and numbers. We also played some maths games & created flowers that help us with our times tables. #RPMaths
number day! It was a great opportunity to raise awareness for a fantastic charity, as well as take part in a number of maths activities to develop our times tables and money skills #RPMaths #RPEnrichment
number day. We did some calculation work, some fraction work and improved our times tables on TTRockstars. Not forgetting our own clothes with numbers or patterns on them. #numberday2025
#NumberDay2025 by wearing patterns and numbers. We also played some maths games & created flowers that help us with our number bonds to 10 #RPMaths
meeting and five more of us have completed our Silver Mini Junior Dukes! It has been so lovely to see all the amazing things that you have been up to and the hard work you have put into your challenges! #RPEnrichment
meetings and 5 of us completed our 7 challenges to earn our badge! There are so many skills being learned across Year 3 including cooking, being independent and learning life saving skills. #RPEnrichment
meeting. The children showcased the brilliant tasks they have completed and had them signed off by our leaders! Well done to all who are working their way through the journals towards their platinum award #RPEnrichment
meeting and 3 more of our class completed 7 challenges to earn their badge! There are so many skills being learned across Year 4 including cooking, time management and first aid #RPEnrichment
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
meeting. Y2 loved sharing their challenges for their gold Mini Junior Duke Award. It has been great to see all the amazing things that you have been up to and the hard work you have put into your challenges! #RPEnrichment
Thank you to everyone who donated or bought delicious treats in our cake sale yesterday. We raised £137 for
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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!
for tidying our welly shed multiple times!
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
Mr Higham for always tidying away our
equipment! Fantastic!
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
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
Check out the Spring edition of our
termly newsletter. Lots of new exciting plans to share with you all!
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!”
. This week he has not only tidied away equipment but he also chose to use some of his playtime to litter pick. Well done
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.
by wearing red and white or dressing up in 80s clothes #RPEnrichment
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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The children loved studying the artefacts from the islands of Borneo and Sumatra even the smell from the vomit fruit put a smile on their faces!
where we were introduced to artefacts from the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. We loved exploring the skins, smells and skulls!
We had our final workshop with Jenny and were able to see all of the incredible animals that they have there too! What a way to end the term! #RPEnrichment
We had our final workshop with Leon
and loved making a nest like a hornbill. We loved exploring & seeing all of the incredible animals. What a way to end the term! #RPEnrichment
workshop before visiting the zoo. We went shopping with Leon, looking for products that are sustainable or had a Sustainable Palm Oil Certified logo. We are so excited to learn even more at
. We have learnt all about the dangers of palm oil to the habitats of orangutans in South East Asia if it is not planted sustainably. #RPEnrichment
in the sunshine! We took part in a brilliant workshop and explored all the different animals around the zoo! #RPEnrichment
keeper. She taught us all about sustainable palm oil and how we can do our bit to help keep the rainforests and save the animals. #RPEnrichment #RPGrowingupweek
