
??Our beautiful Autumnal windows are ready for the children’s return…
??Our beautiful Autumnal windows are ready for the children’s return. Thank you again for a wonderful job ♥️ https://t.co/Xxatt00p72
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??Our beautiful Autumnal windows are ready for the children’s return. Thank you again for a wonderful job ♥️ https://t.co/Xxatt00p72
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?Forest School sessions have been organised from 13th Sept. Please make a note of your child’s Forest School dates & what they need to wear/bring with them?
48???PE starts THIS week. Children should come in to school in their Roby Park PE kit. Children can wear their school burgundy shorts if they want to whilst the weather is still warm. See when your child’s PE day is from this week onwards….?⚽️?♂️
We will be offering free adult courses at Roby Park. Complete the online form to express your interest for signing up: forms.gle/Ux9bVwkXyXbiZj
60???Extra-curricular clubs for Y1-Y6 go live this Friday at 7am on Parent Booking. YN & YR will be able to attend clubs in Autumn term 2 once settled. Head to Parent Booking to secure your child’s space this Friday: https://parents-booking.co.uk/ROBYPARKPRIMARYL36
38October Half Term Camp is live on Parent Booking now for children in Y1-Y6. Spaces are limited. Head to: parents-booking.co.uk/ROBYPARKPRIMAR
34⚽️??Extra-curricular clubs for Y1-Y6 are live NOW on Parent Booking. Clubs start this Monday. YN & YR will be able to attend clubs in Autumn term 2 once settled. Head to Parent Booking to secure your child’s space this Friday: https://parents-booking.co.uk/ROBYPARKPRIMARYL36
34? Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/15.9.23.pdf
59??️ Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/23.9.23-1.pdf
43??If you are in desperate need of support for a white good item, beds, food vouchers, fuel vouchers or clothing vouchers please see contact details below. ?Resources are limited and we will prioritise those in greatest need.
46Spanish Day is here and we can’t wait for all of our Spanish themed fun for a European Day of Languages
49?️Tickets are flying out for our bingo night – only half of our tickets are now available. Great yours before they are gone! If you came to the last event, you know it is not one to be missed Secure yours on Parent Pay
41?SAVE THE DATE?
??Following on from our successful annual Christmas Markets last year, it is back! We have Santa’s grotto, real reindeers, ice rink, fair rides, stalls, food and drinks ⛸️?
?Friday 15th December ?️1 – 4pm
#RPEnrichment #RPMakingMemories
55?What a fantastic sponsored event yesterday turned out to be. We have raised £982.15! Thank you for your support! Thank you to @TeamGB Gymnast, @PurvisDanny for joining us.
52Join us tomorrow for a pastry, hot drink and a chance to discuss all things well-being with other parents and carers☕️? #RPWellbeing
41?Are you a Knowsley resident who is struggling with rent arrears, debt or ill health? You may be able to access free support. See the flyer for more details: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FH_TESS_Practical_Support_A5_2022_PRINT-1.pdf
44Our Halloween Discos are back on Thursday 26th October. Timings are:
?EYFS: 2.00 – 3.00pm
?Y1 & Y2: 3.00 – 4.00pm
?Y3 – Y6: 4.15 – 5.15pm
⬇️All the information can be found in the letter attached which has also been sent on Class Charts: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6.10.23-Halloween-Disco.docx
50??️ Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6.10.23.pdf
58?Today we’ve been supporting @WMHDay by wearing yellow & collecting for @YoungMindsUK
Pupils have engaged in a range of mental health activities including webinars & yoga.
?For more info on how you can support your child & their mental health, go to: https://youngminds.org.uk/parent/
53?Did you know it is ADHD Awareness Month in October?
?Check out the link below for support for yourself or those closest to you: https://adhdfoundation.org.uk/resources/
44☕️?Join us this Friday at 9am for our first SEND coffee morning to discuss all things SEND. Coffee mornings will alternate between drop in sessions when you get to chat with other like minded parents/carers and sessions with a specific focus
45? ?️Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/13.10.23.pdf
53☕️?You are invited to the next Wellbeing Coffee Morning on Thursday 26th October. This session will show you how you can support your child through emotion coaching. We look forward to seeing you for a pastry and a coffee?☕️
44We look forward to welcoming our parents/carers to school for your child’s progress meetings. Why not grab a hot drink &have a face to face meeting with the teacher to find out how well your child is getting on.
46We love our photos once again from Lindy Rogers Photography
Our School ?
https://youtu.be/84GFAaxbsQI?si=sqBvFHXwvtyV0ADV
43?♀️Plans are underway to organise our daily swimming lessons, for all, starting on 6th – 1st Dec. Letters will be coming home soon with all the details Children will need:
?Swimming shorts (with netting in)/costume/bikini/swimsuit
?Towel
?Swimming cap
47?️? Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS
https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/27.10.23-1.pdf
57?Children have been working on their Christmas card designs. Head to https://mychildsart.co.uk/order and enter the username: RobyPark & password 1LJrZe5s, along with your child’s details to view their artwork on a range of items. Orders placed in the next 2 weeks will receive 10% off!?
44?Check out this month’s online safety newsletter covering Roblox, Tik Tok, WhatsApp editing feature, staying safe when playing on a PlayStation as well as EA Sports FC 24 ?️? #RPOnlineSafety
https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/November-2023.pdf
41♻️Looking for something to do this half term? If you haven’t checked out our Recycling Newsletter, check it out here and have a go at the selfie challenge to be in with the chance of winning a £20 book token:
https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Recycling-Eco-Newsletter-Autumn-2023.pdf
41WOW! What a great first swimming lesson we had today! Nursery loved exploring the water and gaining confidence when learning to float and move around! They were all very brave and showed great resilience! They are very excited for next week’s session @ELITE_Swim_UK
In Forest School today, Year 3 had great fun working on their map reading skills to find different locations and symbols, gathering wood, identifying different leaves from different trees and working on their fire-lighting skills.
90We had an amazing first swimming lesson with @ELITE_Swim_UK! Children were practicing breathing underwater, floating and swimming with their arms for front crawl. We can’t wait to see what the next session brings! #RPPE @CAHKnowsley
71Working collaboratively, Y5 improved their knot tying skills, and developed their designing and building skills. It was good to be outside. #RPEnrichment
79Today in PE our aim was to explore speeds and actions in our pirate inspired dance. Well done year 1!
69What a fantastic first swimming lesson Reception had. We loved exploring the water, floating and finding spaces by using our arms and legs. We are already so excited for next week.
59In English Y2 we’re given an illustration from their vehicle text and had lots of fun creating freeze frames imagining that they were in the picture. They then used clues from the book to predict what the story could be about. #readysteadywrite
62What a fantastic first swimming lesson! This afternoon Y5 focused on putting their faces in the water and breathing correctly while doing front crawl. Thank you
73WOW! Today we had our first swim session with @ELITE_Swim_UK We worked on entering the water, using our arms to move around, floating on our backs…and had some noodle races too! We were very brave and showed lots of confidence and resilience! #RPEnrichment #RPPE
68Everyday @RobyParkSchool is memorable but in a pool on the playground is unforgettable. Thanks to @ELITE_Swim_UK Y2 built confidence in the water by floating on their backs and putting their faces in the water. They played lots of games and had fun!
52In music today with @JuniorJamHQ, the children were introduced to the different notes on a keyboard and how they can move/change fingers to play the different notes. We can’t wait to develop our keyboard skills
86Today in PE our aim was to develop control in performing and landing rotation jumps.
77Tomorrow 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.
75We look forward to welcoming families to our service later this afternoon. Entry via Easton Rd gate only.
59What a fantastic first session Year 4 had with @ELITE_Swim_UK! The children started by building their confidence in the water by blowing bubbles and floating. They then moved on to looking at how to use the front crawl and breast stroke #RPPE
76Thank you to all of the parents/carers who have attended our Progress Meetings this week. Staff have enjoyed meeting you & taking the time to discuss how your children are thriving. Your feedback is incredible & we really appreciate it. Thank you.
79Today in PE our aim was to develop counter balance and counter tension.
66During swimming with @ELITE_Swim_UK, children practiced their over arm swim with a float and kept their head under the water. They also practiced swimming on their back without their arms #RPPE
70We 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.
59Rock 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
74We 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
62Rock 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
75Thank 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
86We are taking part in CUT YOUR CARBON this November. Children will be coming home with checklists they can use to work as a family to cut carbon. Those who return their checklist will receive a certificate! @EcoSchools
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Extra-curricular clubs are now live on Parent Booking. Clubs will not run on the following dates so please make a note before you book: 14th Nov, 24th Nov, 15th Dec, 18th Dec, 21st Dec. Thank you to all of our staff for dedicating their time for free clubs
This week we went on a hunt to find some clues relating to our new story… We found glitter trails leading to bags containing clues in our outdoor area! We found a plaster, a cookie, a torch, a bed and a bath. We wonder what our new story could be #RPEnglish
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Another fantastic swimming session with @ELITE_Swim_UK Nursery continued to develop their confidence in the water as well as learning how to float on their backs! They ended the session having lots of fun playing some ball games! Well done, Nursery
74The children loved getting cosy to explore some new books together! They loved talking about their books with their friends #RPEYFS #RPReading
75Reception had another fantastic session with @ELITE_Swim_UK They have been continuing to develop their confidence in the water. Children had a go at balancing and relaxing on their backs and putting their faces in the water.
64Today we raised money for @DiabetesUK and showed our support by wearing blue! We spoke about what diabetes is, that anybody can get it and most importantly, what it means for those who have it #WorldDiabetesDay #diabetes #RPEnrichment
64Today in PE our aim was to copy, remember and repeat actions that represent the theme. As our theme was pirates we finished with a class favourite WALK THE PLANK! Well done year 1!
63Year 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.
74Before we start developing our own recipes, we taste tested bolognese sauce from jars. We rated their appearance, texture, smell and taste before we studied the ingredient list and nutritional values. There was a clear divide in results.
74Rock Kidz visit @RobyParkSchool every year and it NEVER disappoints Thanks for ROCKING with us AGAIN
72Today we arrived at school to find a pet star! We read the story ‘My Pet Star’ and thought that we need to look after our new friend to help him get his glow back! We used the clues that we found to help him! #RPEnglish
69We LOVE @ELITE_Swim_UK Today we worked on our arm movements and leg kicking in the water before practising floating on our backs and some ball games too! Our confidence is growing each week and year 1 is showing such resilience. Well done!
73Year 4 had a fantastic session with @Littlefoothq We started of by learning the sheet bend knot After that, we worked on identifying different trees by their leaves Finally, we started developing our map skills #RPForestSchool #RPEnrichment
64We have been busy today planning our own twist on a traditional narrative after looking at Rapunzel by @bethanwoollvin
We used our planning circles and then spent a little time reading back the stories we have planned before we start writing them!
89Today year 1 and @Year2RobyPark had their first after school @LEGO_Group club. The children enjoyed working collaboratively to create a variety of different structures from gardens to towers, whilst having fun along the way! #RPEnrichment #RPExtracurricular
82In our @ELITE_Swim_UK swimming lesson today, we worked to begin to swim front crawl across the pool. We also practiced the life-saving skill of floating on our backs, both with a float and in the star shape with no float. Year 3 are gaining so much confidence! #RPPE
64In swimming with @ELITE_Swim_UK the children used floats to help them develop their kicking and breathing technique when using front crawl . We also practised floating on our back and had the chance to have some fun with different equipment #RPPE #RPEnrichment
76Who do these items belong to? How are they connected? What was being made? Are they from the past? What is he dreaming about? Why does the dream control him? Does he return? So many questions from Year 5
83Every morning we record the temperature and rainfall @EdinaTrust @Professor_Plant #BulbBuddies
70Time spent outside with @Littlefoothq always makes us smile. Today we identified leaves and named the trees they had come from as well as secured hammocks and raced to start a fire
76Another fantastic swimming lesson with @ELITE_Swim_UK the children explored different ways of moving through the water and practised floating. One child said, “I felt more confident in the water this week and can’t wait for next week.” #poolstoschools #RPPE
55This week in swimming, children have been practicing their legs from breast stroke. From this, they were able to move onto swimming without a float, incorporating their arms and keeping their head under water.
69This week during DT, children have been creating their own waistcoats. They started the unit by researching fashion brands such as @FollowWestwood @Burberry @StellaMcCartney From this, children planned their designs and created their masterpieces! #RPDT
61Today we dressed up to raise money for @BBCCiN We loved being part of a fantastic cause #Pudsey #ChildrenInNeed
65Our Christmas Family Dining event is back this year but with a few changes. This year, parents and carers can choose the day they want to attend and book their whole family on together so siblings can sit together. Head to Parent Booking to reserve your seats.
84This week in DT, Y2 have designed, created and ate healthy wraps that met a specific design brief. They considered different flavour combinations and the importance of using ingredients from different food groups to ensure the meal was balanced.
51Each day this week, we will be sharing tips with you to help you cut your carbon. Why not go meat free for a day? We would love to see what you have cooked up!
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Reception have loved our @LiteracyCounts1 text Star in the Jar after having a surprise visitor. It inspired children to get creative! We have also enjoyed exploring the text using our story friends. #RPEnglish
64Children loved dressing up on a Friday for @BBCCiN we had a fantastic day! #ChildrenInNeed
56EYFS Book Club We enjoyed some more fantastic stories in book club. It is great to see our children showing a great passion for reading!
#RPReading #readingforpleasure
72Year 3 have had so much fun making their pneumatic toys. We made lots of animals including some crocodiles, dogs, turtles and even a Pudsey bear! We have definitely learnt that air has the power to make something move!
55Year 4 built their own torches out of a range of different materials We used the bottom of a plastic bottle to create the housing. Then we made the reflector out of the top half by wrapping it in tin foil. Finally, we had to add the electrical elements
62As we try to cut carbon why not substitute 4 baths for 4 showers? Limiting showers to 4 minutes can help you save 44 litres of water!
64We have been busy today planning our own twist on a traditional narrative after looking at Rapunzel by @bethanwoollvinWe used our planning circles and then spent a little time reading back the stories we have planned before we start writing them! @LiteracyCounts1 #RPEnglish
84If you haven’t yet booked on for Christmas Family Dining, you have until Friday to reserve your place. Any new bookings we are asking for Weds 6th or Thurs 7th Dec Check the letter out for more details: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/17.11.23-Christmas-Family-Dining-2023.docx
78Why not say no to buying something new and recycle something you already have? You could even swap with a friend. Donating Christmas jumpers to school and/or helping yourself to a jumper is one way you can achieve this
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
71Another great swimming session with @ELITE_Swim_UK It is fantastic to see the children continuing to grow in confidence in the water. Children are exploring their floating skills as well as practising kicking their legs in the water. Brilliant! @CAHKnowsley#RPPE
67Another great session with @ELITE_Swim_UK children have been working on front and back stroke, removing some floats as children grow in confidence. They had lots of fun putting their faces in the water and blowing bubbles
70We have been looking at humans and our senses and today was taste! We tried lemon juice, lettuce, popcorn, chocolate and apple before discussing its taste and rating it too! We discovered that everyone has different tastes! Next up…smell! #RPScience
71Today in PE our aim was to copy, repeat, create and perform actions that represent the theme. Well done year 1!
71In our @ELITE_Swim_UK lesson this week, we focused on swimming on our fronts and putting our faces in the water. We also worked on swimming on our backs. #RPPE #RPEnrichment
75Each week our confidence is growing in the water and our smiles say it all! Today we worked on moving around the pool with floats, practised floating on our backs and also had a go at breast stroke and backstroke too! You make us very proud!
69Why not have a sort out and donate anything you no longer need? You can donate clothes to our @robertsrecycle
clothing box in school #cutyourcarbon
95Check out our Anti-Bullying chant from last week when we took part in Anti-Bullying Week
#AntiBullyingWeek #RPWellbeing
89This week in swimming, the children have been focusing on their butterfly technique and incorporating their arms and legs into the movement.
75Y2 really enjoyed their swimming lesson with @ELITE_Swim_UK this week. They had the chance to learn & develop their skills & technique when swimming on their front & backs. The progress they have made is fantastic. They should be very proud with what they have accomplished. #RPPE
63Today in PE our aim was to develop rotation jumps and sequence building using apparatus. Well done year 4!
80This week Y5 focused on leg movements for breast stroke and resistance swimming. To finish sessions we took part in a team relay
69Year 5 carefully prepared their ingredients and spent time in the school kitchen making bolognese sauce. The results certainly looked delicious
82Can 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
64 Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS
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71What a fantastic night for our EYFS Star Gazing Night Walk We spotted lots of stars in the sky, the moon and even Jupiter! The children loved exploring forest school in the dark and we discussed what we found. We ended the night with a lovely hot chocolate #RPEnrichment
85We had a fantastic night star gazing we were able to see lots of stars, the moon and even caught a glimpse of Jupiter! Children loved using their torches to explore forest school. We finished off with a delicious hot chocolate. #RPEnrichment
73EYFS Book Club Today we shared some fantastic stories around a cosy fire
#RPReading #readingforpleasure
83Nursery had a fantastic last swimming session with @ELITE_Swim_UK They enjoyed practising their floating skills and blowing bubbles They ended the session with lots of fun games! It has been great to see Nursery grow in confidence over the past 4 weeks. Well done #RPPE
68Wow! Reception have grown in confidence so much thanks to @ELITE_Swim_UK Today they have been using their arms to swim forwards and lying on their backs and practising back stroke. They can blow bubbles and put their faces in the water. #RPPE
64Year 1 were very excited to see Lucy the @LanguageAngels_fairy as the fairy on the top of our tree this morning, watching over us as we practice our Spanish number song for our class assembly on Friday! Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cincooo ….
95Mrs Clause will be visiting Roby Park on Tuesday 12th December. Children can enjoy Christmas songs, Christmas story and write their Christmas wishes to go on the tree with Mrs Clause. Please make payment of £2.50 on Parent Pay by Tuesday 12th. Thank you #RPEnrichment
78Christmas parties are now available on Parent Pay. Cost £2.50. Parties take place on Friday 8th December and children can wear their Christmas party clothes to school on Friday
89Year 3 had an excellent time in their @Littlefoothq Forest School session. We made leaf kebabs to identify different leaves, played directional games, worked on our knot tying and had great fun using a technique to stay warm! #RPEnrichment #RPForestSchool
76We are experts at this technique to stay warm! #RPEnrichment #RPForestSchool
64We have been really enjoying having our Rocket Phonics reading books on our tables so that we have opportunities to read throughout the day and to use our phonics knowledge to help us to segment and blend and to read new stories!
89WOW year 1! Your resilience the past couple of weeks has been amazing and it’s been lovely to see how much your confidence in the water has grown! Today we had our final session with @ELITE_Swim_UK and put all of our skills into practice and even went underwater! #RPPE
85This week in Science, we have been exploring electricity. We created simple circuits to begin with, then moved onto changing variables and monitoring voltage. We also explored how to fix broken circuits, as well as creating a set of traffic lights.
73We had a fantastic forest school session with @Littlefoothq We went on a hunt to see who could find the most snakes and then had great fun using a technique to stay warm by cosying up underneath a shelter! We ended the day playing a game of predator and prey! #RPEnrichment
80Y2 enjoyed another fantastic swimming lesson with @ELITE_Swim_UK They played games to develop their kicking technique, practised floating & developed their confidence breathing by putting their faces in the water.
#RPPE #swimming #poolstoschools
66Year 4 had a fantastic session with @ELITE_Swim_UK The children continued to develop their front crawl and back stroke before having some fun in the water! #RPPE #RPEnrichment
78Thanks to the hard work & generosity of Cllr Walsh, who has secured us additional funding, we are able to have the swimming pool on site for an extra week! This means all children will be able to enjoy additional swimming lessons next week #RPPE #RPMakingMemories
94A huge well done to this week’s Remarkable Readers. We hope you enjoy your books. #RPReading
96With every lesson, the children have grown in confidence, learnt and developed new skills, learnt a life skill and had fun!
80Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS
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80Today we shared some more fantastic stories with our friends. We then enjoyed some Christmas stories together!
#RPReading #readingforpleasure
85Thanks to Cllr Walsh, who secured us funding, we are able to have the swimming pool for an extra week! The children were beyond happy to find out that they had another day of swimming! Nursery have grown in confidence over the past 5 weeks thanks to @ELITE_Swim_UK
80On Friday, we were joined by Elfie the Elf to mark the beginning of December. He delivered a special letter to us from Father Christmas! #RPEnrichment
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Last week we explored our topic of ‘Light and Dark’ We used our dark tent to find out which objects could be seen in the dark. We then discussed space and created a collaborative night sky with brightly coloured planets #RPEYFS #RPUnderstandingTheWorld
80For our final session, children practiced putting their heads under water to blow bubbles. They had to hold on to the side and use their legs to push away, building strength and confidence in the water.
65In our fourth @ELITE_Swim_UK swimming lesson, we saw how far we could swim without stopping. We also practiced floating on our backs and swimming backstroke too! #RPEnrichment #RPPE
82We had a very magical visitor today in Year 4. The elf gave the class a very special message and shared the news that Cllr Walsh has secured funding for us to keep the swimming pool for an extra week. A massive thank you to Cllr Walsh #RPEnrichment
77Don’t forget to book your child’s class party on Parent Pay ahead of this Friday. We are looking forward to Angels & Scallies hosting our Christmas parties with great games, competitions, prizes and their famous red carpet! Festive clothes can be worn to school
80We can not wait for our annual Winter Wonderland which is set to be an incredible community event #RPMakingMemories
83Tomorrow is Christmas Jumper Day. Children can wear their festive jumpers/clothes to school. All donations go to supporting the work of Save the Children
See the article below about our fantastic curriculum offer for our children at Roby Park!
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We had another fantastic session with @Littlefoothq We learnt essential skills to survive in colder conditions The children built a shelter out of natural materials, used a tarp to build an overhead shelter and practiced how to get under a cover in an emergency #RPEnrichment
73#LiteracyCountsLoves Shout out to @Year1RobyPark @RobyParkSchool and @MrsListerStJ @StJamesCEsth
for sharing photos of their children using the planning circles. Do you use #ReadySteadyWrite? We’d love to be tagged in your Tweets so we can see all the exciting learning you get up to. Find out more: https://t.co/QE3eWDKFtm
https://x.com/LiteracyCounts1/status/1732734742884147207?s=20
86Reception had a fantastic session with @Littlefoothq today. We started with a fun game, we had to collect all of the ropes and defend the base. Then we tied knots and showed resilience moving and untying the knots. #RPEnrichment
74A HUGE thankyou to Cllr Walsh who secured funding to extend our pool for an extra week! We were so happy to find out we had another week of fun & it’s amazing to see how much the children’s confidence has grown in just 5 weeks. We’re very proud of you all
81In their final @ELITE_Swim_UK swimming lesson, Year 3 focused on swimming underwater, floating on their back and swimming backstroke. Year 3 have shown great resilience since week 1 and have enjoyed every second of their swimming sessions! #RPPE
80Year 4 have shown fantastic motivation and resilience since they started lessons with @ELITE_Swim_UK Today they focused on kicking. They began by using a kick board to develop their technique and endurance, then they applied this to the front crawl and back stroke #RPPE
87We loved wearing our Christmas jumpers yesterday for #ChristmasJumperDay2023 #RPEnrichment
83Nursery had an amazing Christmas party with Elfie! They showed off their best dance moves and enjoyed throwing snowballs at the cheeky elf We also had a special visit from the Grinch! #RPEnrichment
83Reception had an amazing Christmas party today. We had fun with our visitors, Elfie and Grinch. Children loved dancing, singing and having a snow ball fight with Elfie. #RPEnrichment
58Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS
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Things are getting very festive at Roby Park! Year 2 had lots of fun at their Christmas party and even had some special visitors
59Family dining wouldn’t have been possible without the kitchen team for cooking the delicious food; Mrs Allen and Mrs Lyon for organising everything; and all the grown ups who took time out of their day to enjoy the festivities with the children #thanks #RPenrichment
90Year 2 had a magical morning with Mrs Claus today. The children wrote their Christmas wishes, had a Christmas story and danced around to some festive songs! #RPEnrichment #RPChristmas
60In geography today the children worked collaboratively to use maps of the playground to find clues left by the mischievous elf. They did a fantastic job of orientating their maps to help find the clues
60In computing this week the children had a go at following an algorithm to make their own paper boat. They discovered the importance of making sure each step is clear and are beginning to apply this when debugging code on scratch. #RPComputing
52We had so much fun in our class Christmas party on Friday! We danced, played games and even had a visit from the Grinch! #RPEnrichment
77We had an amazing time at our Christmas party with Elfie. We danced, threw snowballs and played some games too! We were quite surprised when the Grinch came in but he just wanted to make friends and join in the party! #RPEnrichment
73We started the Christmas celebrations with our class party. We had a fabulous time dancing and partying with the Grinch #RPChristmas #RPEnrichment
79WOW! We are incredibly proud of Nursery and @RecRobyPark You have worked so hard over the past few weeks to prepare for our Nativity performance! Your singing, dancing and storytelling was amazing! Well done! #RPEnrichment #RPChristmas
86What a gorgeous morning we had with our special visit from Mrs Clause. We drew our Christmas wishes that she could take back to Santa, listened to a lovely Christmas story and sang and danced together! The children had such a magical time! #RPEnrichment #RPChristmas
81We enjoyed some fantastic Christmas stories with a tasty hot chocolate and biscuit. Our favourite was ‘The Christmas Selfie Contest’ and we think that our selfies definitely would have won the competition! #RPReading #readingforpleasure
85We had a gorgeous morning with Mrs Claus. We read a story, made a Christmas list with our great writing and drawings and sang Christmas songs. It was truly magical. #RPEnrichment #RPChristmas
59We had an absolute ball at our annual Christmas party #RPEnrichment
87Well done to our most recent Remarkable Readers. You have all shown positive attitudes towards your reading. Keep it up!
95Christmas has begun! We started celebrating with our class party….. Even The Grinch made an appearance and joined in with the fun, games and dancing. #RPChristmas #RPEnrichment
78In science, we learnt how the Earth moves in space. We used models to explain this and show how day and night happen.
77In Geography, we compared rural and urban areas using maps. We found our school, and then noticed similarities and differences between the two types of areas. #RPGeography @SILPrimary
80We hope you all had a fantastic time at our Winter Wonderland event. It was a huge success. Thank you to all of the staff who worked hard to put on such a festive event for all of our community. Thank you for your dedication, hard work and effort #RPMakingMemories
89KS1 you were AMAZING! During rehearsals for our Fireside Nativity and in your performance you have shown resilience, motivation and fantastic team work. We are very proud of each and every one of you!
72Checkout these space pictures we created with oil pastels during our WATMO after school club. #RPEnrichment
75Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS
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96Here is a little taster of what a spectacular time our Winter Wonderland was for all of our families Our school hosted this wonderful festive event for free, for all to enjoy.
83Mr 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
77What a fantastic show at @TheatreRoyalStH! The children thoroughly enjoyed Aladdin. Our children always make us proud with their exceptional behaviour! Well done!
80Congratulations to our final Remarkable Readers of 2023 Enjoy your new books
We have an incredible range of extra-curricular clubs on offer in Spring term 1. Booking opens on Parent Booking tomorrow at 8.30am. Booking closes at 8.30am on 8th January. Places are subject to availability #RPEnrichment
76We had some very special visitors in class today… it was Father Christmas and Elfie! They surprised us with some lovely chocolates! Thank you! #RPChristmas #RPEnrichment
69We had a fantastic time at @TheatreRoyalStH We loved watching Aladdin and found it especially funny when they got Mrs Bomba-Bennett on the stage! #RPChristmas #RPEnrichment
80Year 2 were very lucky today and received a special visit from two very busy people who came bearing gifts. They must have known how hard we have been working. #RPChristmas #RPEnrichment
51Welcome back to school! This Spring term, we have more incredible plans in place which we can not wait for! #missschool #missout
76Last few places for clubs are remaining on Parent Booking. All clubs begin week beginning Monday 8th January. Please note: NO CLUBS ARE ON 30th JANUARY AND 8th FEBRUARY
76This week, we have launched our amazing new library area within our classroom. We are very lucky to have an amazing range of brand new, high-quality texts. We explored the new area and chose our favourite book for “Drop Everything And Read” #RPReading
67This week, Year 3 loved beginning to read their new books. We had the difficult decision of choosing a book from over 100 new fiction and non-fiction texts and we are excited to complete our Spring Term reading challenge!
73This week, we have launched our amazing new library area within our classroom. We are very thankful to have an amazing range of brand new, high-quality texts. The children can’t wait to complete the spring reading challenges #RPReading
72It was a difficult choice for Y5 this week when we relaunched our amazing reading areas within our classroom. Children could choose from over 100 high quality texts.
73Check out what is coming up this Spring term and save the key dates in your diary #RPEnrichment #RPMemoryMakers
75In computing the children learnt about word processing. They became familiar with the keyboard by typing up extracts from their favourite books and learnt some keyboard short cuts to help them alter text. Examples of their work is on seesaw. #RPComputing
56Every month, we upload online safety newsletters to our website. Check them out for hints and tips on how to keep your children safe: robyparkprimary.co.uk/parent-informa
70We stumbled across a suitcase this week, filled with clues to help us to make predictions about what our new English book may be about! Our ideas were fantastic and we used the clues to explain our predictions!
78We came back to school to an amazing new reading area within our classroom. We feel very lucky and are really excited to have an amazing range of brand new, high-quality texts that we can explore independently or with friends! #RPReading
70We looked at algorithms in computing – starting with inputs and outputs before decomposing instructions to see the importance of these being in the correct order to get the right result. We then followed an algorithm correcting any bugs along the way! #RPComputing
53We spent the morning at Space World as a treat for being the class with the highest attendance in Autumn! Laughing, playing and having fun with our friends – what a great way to start the week! Well done year 1, keep it up!. #RPEnrichment
67In Computing, we worked on our emailing skills. We began by composing and sending simple emails and getting used to the inbox and drafts features. Then, we were able to add attachments to our emails for the recipient to view. #RPComputing
56This week we took part in our first ever goal-ball competition. The children really enjoyed trying a new sport and were so happy to win the competition and show their medals off back at school. Big thanks to @KnowsleySSP for organising such a fantastic event.
46A mural capturing everything the community loves about #Huyton has been unveiled at Huyton Train Station.
Congratulations to our first Remarkable Readers of 2024. Children can win a book from our vending machine which is full to the brim of the best titles or the weekly Remarkable Reader bag by showing a great effort with reading at home & school. Who will be next week’s winners?
78Year 2 love their new reading area & with over 100 high quality texts to choose from they were excited to get reading. The Comet by @Joetoddstanton & We are all Wonders by @RJPalacio were great reads so far.
53Year 2 have loved creating, selecting & combining sounds using the interrelated dimensions of music in this half term’s music lessons with @JuniorJamHQ They have worked hard to listen with concentration & understanding to a range of music sharing what they like about it #RPMusic
43Year 2 had a great forest school session with @Littfoothq. The children worked together to use sticks to accurately mark out the 4 compass points & used flint and steel to practise making sparks for fire lighting. #outdoorlearning #forestschool #RPForestschool
43In History this week, we began our new Transport unit by looking at how transport has changed over time. We looked at boat, plane, train and car travel and added them to our timeline. #RPHistory
60We are all really enjoying playtimes with our new role play area as well as scooting and lots more area’s to get creative to make playtime more fun for all!
72What a lovely surprise today, receiving our 6 free chess sets from @schoolschess
We look forward to setting up our very own chess club. Thank you for all of the resources you have provided us #RPEnrichment
47In history we are looking at the monarchy. Today we began discussing chronology and then used base ten to represent the ages of some of the Royal family that we have been learning about. This helped us to see who has been alive for longer! #RPHistory @SI_Liverpool
55Please send children in wrapped up warm in thick coats, hat, gloves and scarves with wellies so we can enjoy the snow together! Please send children in with spare socks/tights
70Today we had great fun in the snow! We headed to the field and enjoyed time making memories with our friends.
64EYFS loved getting out on the field today to explore the snow. We drew pictures, made snowballs and a rather lovely snowman. Children has so much fun with their friends.
44We absolutely LOVED spending some time on the field in the snow today! We built snowman, made snow angels, threw snowballs at the teachers but most importantly had lots of fun playing with our friends!
63So much fun was had today in the snow All children enjoyed today, building snowmen and having snowball fights with their friends. A special shout out to Mr Lyon, Mr Couling & Mr Swatman who were the dream team moving the snow & making sure school was safe
71What a fantastic experience the children had today getting time to spend with their friends on our school field in the snow
62Thank you to parents & carers for sending the children to school ready for the weather. This meant we were able to have fun in the snow comfortably & safely. After play, one child said, “My cheeks hurt from smiling & laughing so much!”
49Just look at the smiles! The children loved exploring the snow today. We made snow angels, snowmen and especially loved throwing snowballs at the teachers! It was so lovely to see the children enjoying themselves with their friends!
57Working collaboratively to tie knots, create art and get into a shelter. The cold certainly didn’t stop Y5 learning outside with @Littlefoothq this week. #RPForestschool
60Congratulations to this week’s Remarkable Readers! We hope you love your new books from our vending machine. Who will be our winners next week? #RPRemarkableReaders
80Year 3 had a great time at the Museum of Liverpool looking at different forms of transport. We even got to experience the Liverpool Overhead Railway and a carriage too! #RPHistory
66Thank you to the parents and carers who attended the Year 6 class assembly. The children explained their learning for this half term and future events. #RPAssembly
56Reception enjoyed @HelpPicture this morning, children loved sharing the books they read for pleasure in school and at home. #RPReading
48Y2 we have been learning about Kings and Queens from the past & today we had a visit from Queen Elizabeth I thanks to @PastProductions. The children loved learning about royal etiquette, Tudor dancing, jousting & what life was like during the Queen’s reign. #RPHistory @SILPrimary
55Today year 1 and @Year2RobyPark welcomed in our families for book and a brew! We talked about the benefits of reading for pleasure, how reading looks at Roby Park and our wonderful new book areas, before having the chance to share our favourite book with our adults
64During Art, we have been exploring the work of @IanFennelly. We began our unit by researching our artist and his style. We sketched iconic Liverpool buildings, and practiced our use of watercolours. This allowed us to create our own piece based on the school building. #RPArt
62Thanks to the @Year1RobyPark & Y2 families who joined us for book & a brew! We talked about the benefits of reading for pleasure, how reading looks at Roby Park & our amazing new book areas, before the children joined us for some shared reading
68Thank you to all of our Year 6 & @Year5RobyPark parents and carers who were able to attend ‘Book and a Brew’ It was great to be able to discuss how children view reading, how it is incorporated into the curriculum and reading for pleasure. #RPReading #readingforpleasure
68We had a brilliant session with @Littlefoothq we practiced our knots, found fire wood, showed perseverance when we attempted fire lighting and had great fun quickly getting inside a shelter #RPEnrichment
58In science we have been learning about sound. We investigated ‘What material makes the best insulators?’ The children began by making a prediction and then testing each material. Once they completed their table they evaluated their predictions. #RPScience
60In science, Y2 loved comparing the differences between things that are living, dead & things that have never been alive. The children used their knowledge of the 7 characteristics of living things to identify & classify different things into 3 groups.
41Thank you to all of our Year 4 & @Year3RobyPark families who were able to attend ‘Book and a Brew’ It was great to be able to discuss how reading is incorporated across the curriculum, the benefits of @ReadingPlus and how we promote reading for pleasure. #RPReading
60Year 5 had an amazing day at Liverpool’s Maritime museum. The children consolidated their knowledge on The Battle of the Atlantic. It was fantastic to hear them make connections across their learning. #RPHistory #RPEnrichment
56Today in forest school, we practiced knots which could secure a shelter in the wind, practiced compass points using the school grounds and worked on team building shelter activities. #RPForestschool
55Thank you to our families who could join us today for ‘book and a brew’. The children loved inviting you into class and sharing some of their favourite stories with you! #readingforpleasure #RPReading
76In Science, we have been investigating forces and magnets! We discovered how the poles attract and repel, along with how different materials can be magnetic. #RPScience
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Check out the letter below regarding our Valentine’s discos on Thursday 8th February #RPMemoryMakers robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/upl
78If you are struggling financially, with no other means of support, you may be able to apply for some help. Please see the post below for full details:
85In Science, the children investigated how the volume of sound changes as they get further away from a sound source. They carried out this investigation by playing some music through a speaker and measuring the volume of sound using a decibel meter on the iPads #RPScience
58Children worked collaboratively and made a bridge using sticks. They enjoyed sitting around the fire and using their senses to describe what they could see, hear and smell. The most exciting part was relaxing in the hammocks.
48We were joined by our wonderful families for our phonics workshop today. We shared the exciting Rocket Phonics resources our children use in school. We modelled a short lesson and children loved reading with their grown ups. #RPReading #RPPhonics
71This week in science, we have investigated air resistance by testing different materials for parachutes and water resistance by testing which shapes moved more quickly through the water. #RPSCIENCE
55The children really enjoyed showcasing all of their fantastic work they had created through the WATMO project with
69In Science, we have been learning about how compasses use Earth like a magnet. We followed some orienteering instructions and wrote some of our own! #RPScience
52We have being look at seasonal changes in science and have been recording rainfall over the past few weeks. Today we used the data that we had collected to create a graph so we could see which weeks had the most and which had the least rainfall
61We welcomed our R – Y2 families today for a phonics workshop to demonstrate how phonics is taught at Roby Park. We modelled lessons to show how these look, provided resources to use at home and shared the fantastic resources our children have in school!
83This week Nursery and Reception worked collaboratively to create this amazing superhero city! They all worked very hard and supported each other. They made sure to include people, towers, trees, vehicles and obviously some superheroes!
68Nursery have had a great forest school session today with @Littlefoothq. We went on a snake hunt and then worked collaboratively to build houses for the snakes. We then practised our rope skills and ended the day with some hammock fun! Well done, Nursery #RPEnrichment
54In PE our aim was to develop racket skills and use them to return a ball.
47In PE our aim was to apply attacking skills to move towards goal and find space.
63Today in PE our aim was to dribble towards your goal if you have the space to.
62In PE our aim was to develop accuracy in the shooting action under pressure. Well done year 6!
59In PE our aim was to choose to move to space to help my team get the ball closer to the post.
69We are raising money for NSPCC. We will be collecting £1 donations and children can wear clothes with numbers on or patterns. We will also be hosting a small cake sale after school, on the main playground
93In science this week, Y2 enjoyed learning about microhabitats. They discovered that damp logs are an ideal microhabitat for insects like centipedes, wood lice and slugs. It provides the ideal conditions for these living things to survive. #RPScience
50Today we had our latest @SSCCTY meeting. As it is national story telling week, we discussed how we could encourage more reading during the school day. Through discussion, each group could then cast a vote to contribute towards the whole school results! #SmartSchoolCouncil
71Today 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
67Today we wore clothes with numbers or patterns on to raise money for @NSPCC
We enjoyed our Maths activities across the day, especially colouring and ordering our Number Blocks! #RPMaths #RPEnrichment #NumberDay2024
80Throughout Science this week, we have been exploring plant and animal adaptations, offspring and fossils. Moving forward, we are exploring how these link to the theory of evolution and natural selection.
65In science this week Y2 enjoyed learning about microhabitats.They discovered that damp logs are an ideal microhabitat for insects like centipedes, wood lice and slugs. It provides the ideal conditions for these living things to survive. #RPScience
42All Spring term 2 clubs are now live on Parent Booking. Please only book one space per club. We have freed up lots of extra spaces due to multiple bookings. Please be on time to collect your children at 4pm. Thank you.
69Spring Progress Meetings are now live on Parent Booking for you to select your appointment time. Progress meetings will take place on 28th and 29th February between 3.15 – 7.30pm.
59Today in PE our aim was to use and apply skills, principles and tactics to a game situation. Well done year 6!
52Today in PE our aim was to develop sending a ball using a racket
56For our final craft club session we created our own mini-me superheroes!
61Today we dressed up as superheroes and trained to be a superhero on our obstacle course! We had some fantastic superheroes including Hulk, Iron Man and a paramedic! We ended the day with an ice cream to celebrate our hard work as superheroes! #RPEnrichment
50Today in PE our theme was superheroes, the aim of the lesson was to work with others co-operatively and play as a group. Well done nursery.
62We had a fantastic time today as superheroes. we had some very special superheroes including Hulk, Spider-Man and a Mersey Rail hero. We completed the obstacle course, shared our super powers and had a very super snack #RPEnrichment
40In computing today Y5 learnt: how the Mars Rover transmits data; how to read and add binary numbers; how to write a message using binary numbers and how to instruct the Mars Rover to carry out investigations. #RPComputing
51Don’t forget tomorrow is our Valentine’s disco! Check out the letter below for all of the details. Tickets can be purchased on Parent Pay.
37During computing today, we explored how barcodes and QR codes store and record data for a variety of reasons. We also discussed the purposes of infrared and designed our own system using it. From this, we inputted data onto excel and made graphs. #RPComputing
46Y2 had an amazing forest school session with @Littfoothq. They worked collaboratively to build a bridge, practised tying knots, learnt how to use a storm shelter and had the opportunity to use a hammock. #RPForestschool #outdoorlearning
44We are looking for a team of parents/carers to galvanise our Home School Association (HSA). We are looking for parents/carers who have ideas and want to lead our HSA. To find out more and/or come share your ideas, join us for a drink, pastry and a chat.
72We are thrilled to be able to offer the It’s Your Child’s Life Parental Engagement Programme which runs for 5 weeks starting Mon 19th Feb, for parents/carers of children in Reception & Y1. Please see the letter and leaflet for more information and to sign yourself up
59Today in PE our aim was to show determination and perseverance in the games I play.
53Nursery had lots of fun at their Valentine’s disco They loved singing, dancing and eating lots of treats with their friends! #RPEnrichment
51We had a fantastic session with @Littlefoothq this week – working collaboratively to build hammocks from sticks, building hammocks between trees we could spend some time in with friends and then showed our resilience when working on our knot tying skills. Well done year 1
67We had lots of fun today at our valentines disco, dancing with our friends, playing games, enjoying some treats and singing some of our favourite songs! #RPEnrichment #ValentinesDay
50We had a hand washing session today. We learnt about good and bad germs, how we keep our hands clean and the best technique for washing hands. Children loved seeing the germs on their hands and how they disappeared after washing.
36Reception loved our Valentine’s disco today. They did some amazing dancing, singing and enjoying time with friends. We finished off with some lovely treats. #RPEnrichment
40To end our fantastic trip to @MuseumLiverpool, we took the opportunity to sketch the water front in the style of
We had a fabulous trip to @MuseumLiverpool! We had the opportunity to explore the museum, find out about trade links to Liverpool and take part in a workshop, which taught us about imported and exported goods. This linked to our learning in Geography. #RPEnrichment #RPGeography
59Last night, year 6 had a great time at our valentines disco. They danced and sang along to their favourite songs and enjoyed making memories.
52We had lots of fun at our valentines disco, dancing with our friends, playing games, enjoying some treats and singing some of our favourite songs! #RPEnrichment #ValentinesDay
43Today in PE our aim was apply skills and knowledge to compete in a tournament
56If you are in need of new uniform items, check out our rails and help yourself to whatever you may need. We are also collecting donations of clean, outgrown uniform also. Thank you.
56Our 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:
73We are looking forward to seeing all of our children tomorrow, after their half term break. Doors open at 8.40am. See you then!
59We’re excited to have @Scholastic book fair back @RobyParkSchool this week. Come and have a look at the books on offer after school. Payment can be made using both card & cash. For all books purchased, we receive rewards which can be used to purchase books for our school.
70Looking forward to the half term ahead helping families to support high quality learning at home, helping their children thrive #inclusion
57We looked at digital imagery today and started by planning photo stories that we could then recreate using an iPad to take photos with our friends. We then edited these using tools to help us to crop, change the colour, add filters and resize!
58In Science, we have been learning about light. Today, we investigated which materials around our classroom are reflective and non-reflective! #RPScience
69Today in PE our aim was to explore travelling movements using different body parts to travel on.
59Today in PE our aim was to perform gymnastic shapes and link them together.
40We 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
57Y2 have decided that the gigantic sandpit is a great addition to playtimes @RobyParkSchool. One child said, “Playing in the sandpit with my friends was the best! Our school is so much fun.”
#OPALPlay #OPALSchools #RPPlay
50Today Year 4 took on a definition and synonyms challenge against the clock using the vocabulary from the example text the children used an iPad to find their definitions and a range of synonyms #RPEnglish
71Year 5s @dotartschools entries have been selected and uploaded. Watch this space for the next part of our journey. #RPART
66We are making smoothies in DT but before we can we needed to explore fruits and veg! We were surprised to find that some foods we thought were vegetables are actually fruits and we know this because they have seeds! After we grouped the foods, we tried some too!
57This week in RE we have been learning why Christians celebrate Easter & what the key events are in the Easter story. In one of our lessons we learnt what the bread & wine (blackcurrant juice in our case) symbolise & why it is important to Christians & their faith #RPRE #Easter
41In Science, we learned about how shadows are formed. We created shadow puppets with our hands and went outside to investigate our own shadows! #RPScience
59Year 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.
56This week, year 5 have examined these items to make predictions about our new book. We then used a single picture to create a class poem. #RPEnglish
59Children have loved exploring our @LiteracyCounts1 book Little Red. They created Grandmas house in our construction area and retold the story collaboratively. #RPEnglish @OPAL_CIC
52This week in Maths, we have been exploring the topic of algebra. We started the week by finding a rule, then we looked at substitution and have started to explore simplifying expressions using concrete resources.
68This afternoon, after learning about solvents, solutes and solutions children set up an investigation to find out which clear liquid was pure water and which one was salty water. #RPScience
49In English we have started our new book ‘Where The Wild Things Are’. Today, we worked collaboratively to recreate freeze frames of scenes from the story, thinking carefully about the characters feelings and actions
69Today in PE our aim was to develop running and stopping. Well done nursery!
52Today in PE our aim was to create actions in response to a stimulus and move in unison with a partner.
59Today in PE our aim was to copy and create actions in response to an idea and be able to adapt this using changes of space
54Congratulations to this week’s Remarkable Readers We hope you love your new books from our vending machine
Who will be our winners next week? #rpremarkablereaders
We are looking for a team of parents/carers to really galvanise the HSA and lead on exciting events for the children & wider community. Come and join us for a drink, pastry and chat to find out how you can make a difference to our school community!
61Today 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
66In Science, we created shadow puppets to investigate how the size and shape of a shadow can change. We used a torch and moved our puppets closer and further away to change the size of our shadows. #RPScience
52We are looking at our playtimes and thinking about how we can improve them by introducing the @OPAL_CIC
Programme. Can you help? We really want to know what you think of playtimes now – please complete this 2 minute survey. Thank you. forms.gle/dsLcU5m7AB3ea6
77Today in PE our aim was to develop and combine travelling movements.
65Today in PE our aim was to perform gymnastics shapes with control and link them together
35In science we have been learning about states of matter. Today we investigated the melting points of different foods. First of all, the children made a prediction about which food will have the highest melting point before putting their results in a table
53Today in PE our aim was to choose actions which relate to the theme.
53In our Forest school session, children practised their fire lighting skills both independently and as part of a team. They needed to build a fire that lasted at least 8 minutes. There was success for one young man who managed to complete a Trucker’s Hitch for the first time
50Today in PE our aim was to return the ball using a forehand groundstroke under pressure
52Today in PE our aim was to develop placement of the ball using a forehand.
57The deadline for photos for Mother’s Day celebration assemblies is 3pm today. Thank you #RPEnrichment
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The children have loved their first gardening club with Mr Lyon. We have planted carrots, cabbages and some broccoli! We can’t wait to see them start to sprout
51A little bit of rain didn’t stop us from completing @_thedailymile this week! We ran with our friends, at our own pace and most importantly returned to class motivated and ready for our learning!
55We promoted the British Value of democracy today in our @SSCCTY meeting ensuring everyone had their say! As this year is a leap year, we discussed how we would best like to spend an extra 24 hours. Most of us said we would like to spend it having fun with friends #RPBV #RPPHSE
66SMOOTHIES! 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
59In science this week, year 5 observed a number of chemical reactions and learnt why they are irreversible. #RPScience
54Congratulations to this week’s Remarkable Readers We hope you love your new books from our machine Who’ll be our winners next week? #RPRemarkableReaders
69Thank you for your positive and supportive feedback. It is greatly appreciated
67Our Easter Holiday Club is back for YR-Y6, running from 2nd-12th April. Sessions run from 9.00-3.00pm and cost £12.50 per day. Children need to bring a packed lunch, water bottle and raincoat. Select your days and make payment on Parent Pay #RPEnrichment
73We 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!
70We are looking forward to all the special women in the lives of our children joining us on Wednesday. Please see the letter attached with all the information needed: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/19.2.24-Mothers-Day-Celebrations.docx
66in PE our aim was to develop throwing and learn how to keep score. Well done nursery!
54During #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.
76For #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
55This week, we have enjoyed immersing ourselves in a variety of texts during “Drop Everything And Read”. #Readingforpleasure #RPReading
61Today 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.
56In PE our aim was to follow instructions and move safely when playing tagging games.
41As a part of #WorldBookDay2024 , we had the amazing @WestEndinSchool who allowed us to explore the play Twelfth Night. We created different freeze frames and acted out an important scene as a class.
60Today we have taken part in some digging and planting. We helped Mr Lyon dig out all of the weeds and then we learnt how to plant some potatoes! The children did a fantastic job at digging out their trenches for their potatoes!
55Year 4 had a fantastic session with @WestEndinSchool to gain information about William Shakespeare and created freeze frames of key parts of the twelfth night #RPEnrichment
68In computing we began to recognise the role of HTML on a web page and looked at how to edit HTML to change the text and images
49in PE our aim was to develop quality when performing and linking shapes.
62As part of our #WorldBookDay2024 activities, the fantastic @WestEndinSchool paid us a visit. Vicki taught us the story of Twelfth Night. We created different freeze frames and acted out well known scenes. #RPENGLISH #RPENRICHMENT
66Our 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
65Thank 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.
53We celebrated #WorldBookDay2024 by coming to school dressed in our comfiest pyjamas! We spent the day reading our favourite stories and even had a special visit from @Year6RobyPark. Thank you for reading stories with us, we had the best time! #RPEnrichment
71Look at our fantastic paper plate characters for #WorldBookDay2024 So creative!
72We 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
40Children enjoyed wearing their comfy pyjamas and showing off their amazing story plates. We also enjoyed reading a story with
. #WorldBookDay2024 #RPEnrichment
55As part of #WorldBookDay2024, year 6 enjoyed a fantastic session with @WestEndinSchool. We explored the William Shakespeare play Twelfth Night. From this, we created freeze frames and acted out key scenes. #RPEnrichment
52Year 6 had a fabulous morning at forest school @Littlefoothq We used mallets to help us build camouflaged shelters, hung hammocks and collected birch bark to light our own fires #RPEnrichment
62Thank 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
57For #WorldBookDay2024 we wore our comfiest pyjamas and read with @Year2RobyPark. We shared books and listened to new books being read to us by someone different. #RPEnrichment
48In today’s forest school session with @Littlefoothq we learnt how to safely use a mallet to put up a camouflage net and worked collaboratively to install a hammock #RPEnrichment
50For #WorldBookDay we came to school in our pyjamas! Miss Clarkson shared her favourite book with the class then we took our reading books outside to read, finally we shared the reading books from our library with the children from
68For #WorldBookDay2024 today, we spent time with another class and having a story read to us by Mr Couling. We really enjoyed sharing stories with year 4 and having stories read to us too and it was made even better by all being cozy in our pyjamas! #RPEnrichment
67During Computing Day, we have been looking at the journey inside of a computer! We investigated the different components inside of a computer, performed algorithms as the CPU and GPU and looked at tablet devices too. #RPComputing
50We need parents and carers to take 2 mins to complete our playtime survey!
Click here: https://forms.gle/ysHDq715T95rwe827
The class with the most responses will win an incredible prize!
71We look forward to getting involved from 17th April with the bags we have pledged to collect
62Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful women in our children’s lives. Thank you for all that you do x
49Save the date! Parents & carers get limbering up and ready to get filthy! Our colour run is back for the 4th year running and again this year, we are choosing to support @cashforkidsliv and @hitsradiouk with @SamThompsonUK
More details to come around Easter.
70Y2 enjoyed a fantastic trip to @StBartsRoby. We were able to find some of the important parts of the church by completing a fun scavenger hunt. We developed a better understanding of why Christians celebrate Easter and we found out that the building is 174 years old #RPRE #Easter
40We are excited to participate in @OutdoorClassUKI on 23rd May and coincide this with our first parent @OPAL_CIC
parent play day.
84On #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
Year 5 were given the task of discussing and grouping natural resources. Once completed we learned about fossil fuel, renewable and non renewable resources. #RPGeography
55To celebrate #WorldBookDay2024 we came to school dressed in our pyjamas! We enjoyed spending time reading with
During world wildlife day, we explored how our oceans have become polluted over time. We discussed the impact this has on our wildlife and explore ways we can help save our oceans.
60To celebrate #WorldBookDay2024, we wore our comfy pyjamas to school and had the opportunity to read books to
67For #BritishScienceWeek, we had a visit from @sublimescience. We experienced how sound can be made in lots of different ways and experienced an explosion too! It’s not magic, it’s science! #RPScience
For #BritishScienceWeek, we had a visit from @sublimescience. We experienced how sound can be made in lots of different ways and experienced an explosion too! It's not magic, it's science! #RPScience pic.twitter.com/olX0YSCAVh
— Year 3 @ Roby Park Primary (@Year3RobyPark) March 13, 2024
Reception started the morning with a fantastic session with @Littlefoothq. We had to search for bugs and work collaboratively. Then we practised making our own fires using stones and sticks. We had a real fire and practised using the fire lighters. #RPEnrichment
47This afternoon we had a visit from @sublimescience. We got to see how acetone can break down a polystyrene cup. We explored different instruments, including one you make with a straw! Reception had a fantastic time learning lots of new vocabulary and facts. #RPScience
This afternoon we had a visit from @sublimescience. We got to see how acetone can break down a polystyrene cup. We explored different instruments, including one you make with a straw! Reception had a fantastic time learning lots of new vocabulary and facts. #RPScience pic.twitter.com/BhIZ6OuEI4
— Reception @ Roby Park Primary (@RecRobyPark) March 13, 2024
Today we have been working on our digging skills. We worked really hard and supported each other to dig out all of the weeds, even the really big ones!
69In geography we started our topic on mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes. In this lesson the children researched key facts about famous mountain ranges and found out how they were formed #RPGeography
62Wow! What a fantastic visit from @sublimescience. We enjoyed watching lots of different science experiments and exploring different instruments! We especially loved the smoke circles and bubbles! We were amazed, thank you! #RPScience #RPEnrichment
Wow! What a fantastic visit from @sublimescience 🧪👨🏼🔬 We enjoyed watching lots of different science experiments and exploring different instruments! We especially loved the smoke circles and bubbles! We were amazed, thank you! 👏🏻 #RPScience #RPEnrichment pic.twitter.com/N2OHIztthv
— Nursery @ Roby Park Primary (@NurseryRobyPark) March 13, 2024
We had a great session with @Littlefoothq. First we went on a bug hunt! We then showed great resilience through using our hand-eye coordination to carefully hammer nails into wood! We ended the session by collecting sticks for our own fire #RPEnrichment
52Year 5 used atlases to locate countries around the world. We identified those countries that: have a high and low amounts specific natural resource and those countries that export high levels of their non-renewable natural resources. #RPGeography
57For #BritishScienceWeek, we had a fantastic visit from @sublimescience. We experienced how air can move to produce sound, how we can defy gravity and how to make our very own sherbet ..It’s not magic, it’s science! #RPScience
For #BritishScienceWeek, we had a fantastic visit from @sublimescience. We experienced how air can move to produce sound, how we can defy gravity and how to make our very own sherbet ..It's not magic, it's science! #RPScience It’s pic.twitter.com/72LKl1eyL2
— Year 5 @ Roby Park Primary (@Year5RobyPark) March 14, 2024
Here is our action plan for how we are working to develop play over this academic year. Check out our Opal page on the website for all up to date information: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/curriculum-2/opalprogramme/
58In PE our aim was to develop the underarm serve and understand the rules of serving
57Just a polite reminder that tomorrow is Comic Relief. We will be collecting donations via Parent Pay only.
68We 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.
87In Geography today, we researched different climate zones such as continents they can be found in, temperatures and precipitation levels. #RPGeography
57WOW! 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
71In PE our aim was to follow instructions and move safely when playing tagging games.
54As 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
76In English today we created freeze frames to help us describe how Syd might have felt when grandad revealed what was behind the metal door in his attic. #GrandadsIsland
54In geography this week the children have been using atlases to locate the 7 continents and the 5 oceans of the world. We also played some fun games to recap compass points and the countries of the U.K #RPGeography
43In @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
63We hope you can join us this afternoon, at 3pm, for our H.S.A meeting to plan for your exciting ideas and upcoming events
46Today we had lots of fun attending our first kin-ball competition. The children showed great team work and sportsmanship as they competed against other local schools, the children were amazing and even left with some medals!
59Did you hear about our involvement in the @cashforkidsliv one million steps challenge this May? Listen to Mrs Allen having a chat with @SamThompsonUK on @hitsradiouk
67Please make sure your child has wellies to keep in school, no later than Mon 15th Apr. Children can only go on the field in wellies if the grounds are wet and we do not want anyone to miss out on all of the exciting play opportunities coming this Easter.
71After completing our last maths assessment, it was time to get active and complete the @_thedailymile
64Our Easter discos are taking place this Wednesday. Please see the letter attached for more details. Tickets are available to purchase on Parent Pay only.
74To develop our understanding of the world, we have been exploring different materials. We discussed the differences between them and thought about which material would be best for the Three Little Pigs! #RPScience #RPEYFS
58In Phonics this week we have been learning new sounds and tricky words. Children showed great motivation with their work. It is lovely to watch confidence grow with a love of reading and writing. #RPPhonics
56In DT, we used the claw and bridge chopping techniques to chop a cucumber. This is a vital skill for our future and for our end product!
62In science this week we identified a range of different materials & their uses. We also carried out an investigation to find the most suitable material for bridge building. One child said, “I loved making a prediction & then finding out if I was right.” #RPScience
42A MASSIVE thankyou to @Year6RobyPark who spent some time with us today for #WorldBookDay2024. We really enjoyed you reading stories with us and you made reading our new books lots of fun. We have already been asking when we can do it again! #RPEnrichment
75For #WorldWildlifeDay we learnt about oceans and waters. We located waters that surround the UK, created posters to stop plastic pollution and save our oceans before creating under water scenes with wax after seeing the amazing colours in oceans around the world!
77Research consistently emphasizes the significant influence parents have on their child’s school education. It’s wonderful how involved parents are
Parents helping their children to thrive
https://x.com/PlusOneCIC/status/1765066702407221614?s=20
62Another fantastic term working with so many families across Merseyside, giving them an insight into what their children are learning at school and helping them to support learning at home. Love how enthusiastic, knowledgable and confident parents/carers are.
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57In PE our aim was to work co-operatively and learn to take turns. Well done nursery!
58In PE our aim was to explore striking a ball and keeping score. Well done reception!
45This week in PE our aim was to develop accuracy and consistency using the underarm serve.
54This week in PE our aim was to develop the volley and understand when to use it.
50In PE our aim was to develop a carnival dance using formations, canon and unison.
60In PE our aim was to share ideas of actions and dynamics to create a dance that shows a location.
62In PE our aim was to link travelling actions and balances using apparatus.
42In PE our aim was to develop stability and control when performing balances
54Year 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 .
64This week we have continued helping with our litter picking, with lots of little helpers to ensure our playground is litter free. The children have have really enjoyed helping out and are determined to keep our school clean! Well done everybody!
60Summer term extra curricular clubs are live on Parent Booking at midday today. Please note our @OPAL_CIC play sessions are family events and parents/carers are to accompany their child. Younger siblings are welcome but are the responsibility of parents/carers
74Don’t forget tomorrow children can come to school in their own clothes to enjoy an Easter egg hunt. Easter disco tickets are available on Parent Pay. Tickets must be purchased before discos. Please see our letter sent on Class Charts for timings and details
70We had a fantastic last session! We worked with partners to plant some pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds. The children have been fantastic this half term and have loved gardening club with Mr Lyon! We can’t wait to see it all begin to grow!
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For forest school with @Littfoothq we had to build structures that were strong enough to withstand challenges of Joe trying to knock them down. We discovered that the strongest towers aren’t always the tallest and need a really strong base! #RPEnrichment
63For 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
68In science we have been looking at materials. We began by identifying what material various objects were made out of before exploring different objects to work out the properties of different materials!
70Today 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
59Another 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
71We 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
56Today we had a great session with @Littlefoothq. We learnt how to make a raft for our insect friends to float on. We placed it in a large puddle that we found and used bark from the trees for the insects to eat! We ended the session by safely warming our hands on our campfire
48Today we had a special visit from the Easter Bunny and Easter Chick! They took us on a very exciting Easter egg hunt around the school grounds! We followed all of the clues and found our way to some yummy Easter eggs! #RPEnrichment
48As 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
59We ended the day with our Easter disco! We loved dancing, singing and had some tasty treats with our friends! #RPEnrichment
45Thank you to our HSA & our staff for making Easter happen at Roby Park. They’ve collected Easter eggs & organised an Easter Egg Hunt that the children thoroughly enjoyed. Our Easter discos were a great success also & today there will be visitors to class with more egg surprises
71After learning about the Easter story and discussing the importance of the cross, we sang our nursery rhyme of the week, ‘Hot Cross Buns’. We then tasted some yummy hot cross buns… we thought they were delicious!
54As 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
72Y2 had lots of fun at their Easter disco and they even had a visit from a special visitor #RPenrichment #Easter
44Growing 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
56Our latest @OPAL_CIC newsletter is out now. Check it out here: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/OPAL-Newsletter-April-2024.pdf
83Over the past 3 years, we have raised almost £1600 from @SchoolLottery. Why not get involved and be in with the chance of winning cash prizes whilst supporting our school at the same time? To start supporting, visit: yourschoollottery.co.uk and search for Roby Park
46We have been so busy getting ready for the upcoming term that we couldn’t wait to share with you feedback from our
To launch all of our exciting new @OPAL_CIC resources, we are going to host a launch day this Mon for the chn. All chn need to come in to school wearing their PE kits and trainers, with their wellies also to keep in school. Children are only allowed on the field with wellies.
Check out all the new resources your children will love to play with as of this Monday, in our latest newsletter: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/OPAL-Newsletter-April-2024-2-1.pdf
The weather is predicting a few showers throughout Monday but rain doesn’t stop us so please make sure your child has a suitable coat with them.
82Don’t forget the deadline for our @OPAL_CIC bingo competition is this Mon. Please feel free to get friends, family & neighbours involved! The more, the merrier. Please send all resources through to class with your child so your child’s class teacher can mark them off.
76Can you spare a moment to vote for your favourite piece of Art work from Y5? Vote online for your favourite shortlisted piece in April and then the shortlisted entry from each school with the most votes wins a place in the public exhibition in June
Click on the link to vote: https://t.co/Abk3WrsoUt
71If you want a Nursery place at Roby Park for September please apply now to avoid disappointment. We have very limited places remaining.
For those who have secured a place in our Nursery for Sept, all your paperwork & transition plans will be sent over the coming two weeks
81We are excited to see all of the chn back for an exciting start of term tomorrow. Doors open at 8.40am. Just a polite reminder to send chn into school in their school PE tracksuit, trainers and warm coat for our @OPAL_CIC launch day tomorrow.
Chn will get to experience and enjoy all of our new resources. Chn must have their wellies with them to go on the field. Wellies will stay in school so please wear trainers and bring wellies in a bag. Keep an eye out on all of our socials to see what fun the children get up to.
66We will be holding an information meeting for parents & carers of Y6 children going to London in July. The meeting will be @ 2.30pm on Friday 26th April. We hope all adults can make it so everyone has all of the information they need. Thank you.
58It may be wet and windy but the children are having a fantastic time putting everything from their play assemblies into action with all the new resources @OPAL_CIC
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50Amazing to start the summer term with a day of play! The children discussed how they wanted to use the play equipment, focusing on potential risks & benefits before getting out & testing it for themselves. Lots of fun was had by all @OPAL_CIC #PlanForPlay #OPALSchools #RPPlay
55Our 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
84We learnt that there are four main strands: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction and algorithm design. We then completed a range of activities based on them #RPComputing
65Today we had an amazing time launching our new @OPAL_CIC resources. We climbed, made mud potions, played with small world pieces, used a parachute, built obstacle courses and more. We can’t wait to use these every day! #RPEnrichment
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What a fantastic start to the new term! The focus of the day was PLAY. Children discussed the benefits and potential risks of each play area before going out and testing each area. Year 5 especially enjoyed making mud pies!
#PlanForPlay #OPALSchools #RPplay
77What a fantastic start to the Summer term! We launched our new @OPAL_CIC resources! From tree swings to den building to small world… WOW! We can’t wait for every playtime to look like this! #RPEnrichment
61Our @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.
44In Computing, we developed our video editing skills to make Book Trailers for some of our favourite books. We used clipping, transitions, voiceovers and different camera angles to engage our audiences! #RPComputing
55We had an amazing start the summer term with a day of play! The children discussed how they wanted to use the play equipment, focusing on potential risks & benefits before getting out & testing it for themselves. Lots of fun was had by all @OPAL_CIC #OPALSchools #RPPlay
72Year 5 always enjoy learning outside and Thursday was no exception. We examined and discussed who these objects belonged to then made a prediction as to what our story could be about. #RPEnglish
66There was an air of excitement in Year 5 this week. The children were fully engaged in their @kapowprimary computing lessons that taught them how to plan, programme, debug a @bbcmicrobot for different purposes. #RPcomputing
52For 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…
65Today we wore red and white for St George’s Day. We loved learning all about St George and the dragon! #StGeorgesDay2024
58Nursery and Reception were so excited for EYFS Book Club! They loved choosing their favourite books to share together and it was lovely to see the children so engaged with their stories!
#RPReading #readingforpleasure
63Nursery had a fantastic time at Forest School with @Littlefoothq We enjoyed collecting natural materials to create our very own clay faces! We then practised our rope skills by making different shapes and tying them around trees! What a great day! #RPEnrichment
52Today we had our first KS1 Spanish extra-curricular club. With the help of Language Angels Lucy, we looked at the unit En la selva – learning animals, playing spot the wrong animal part & singing a song before doing some colouring! #RPExtraCurricular #RPSpanish
54To celebrate #StGeorgesDay2024 we had a visit from @PastProductions and St George himself who taught us lots about who he is. We turned ourselves into dragons that St George wanted to slay, went on treasure hunts and acted out key words linked to his story. #RPEnrichment
63To celebrate St George’s Day we had a fantastic visit from St George himself! We learnt about why we celebrate St George’s Day and the legend of him slaying the dragon. We then took part in a range of fun activities
39We had the opportunity to use VR headsets in our English lesson to immerse ourselves into our Ancient Egyptian setting. We also applied what we discovered into our History learning too! #RPEnglish #RPHistory
68We complete our pavilions by adding cladding to the roof. To do this we weaved paper to cover the space between our frame
66In PE our aim was to develop power and speed in the sprinting technique.
55To celebrate St George’s Day we had a fantastic visit from St George himself! We learnt about why we celebrate St George’s Day and the legend of him slaying the dragon. We then took part in a range of fun activities
54Year 5 discussed primary and secondary sources and examined a mystery item in history today. Was it a rattle for baby? Was it a weapon for a warrior? Could it be a torch? Could it be an air freshener? All very plausible suggestions from Year 5 #RPHistory
61St George’s Day brought a visit from @PastProductions and St George himself. Through dance and drama Year 5 retold the legend of St George and the dragon. #RPHistory.
54Year 5 displayed such creativity during computing this week. They planned, created and edited a Stop Motion animation. Here is just a very small snapshot of their hard work.
58In PE our aim was to use the fast catch volley to create space and place the ball.
53In PE, our aim was to use the serve with consideration of attacking principle
59This week in PE, our aim was to develop throwing for accuracy. Well done year 1!
55This week in PE, our aim was to understand that scoring goals is an attacking skill and to explore ways to do this.
39Today in PE, our aim was to develop changeover technique in relay events.
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61Today in PE, our aim was to be able to create shapes whilst on apparatus.
52Today in PE, our aim was to develop balancing and safely using apparatus.
47Today in PE our aim was to copy and create shapes with your body
57For the third year running, @NextEnergyUK are sponsoring our PE kits which means every child will receive a FREE PE tracksuit and logo tshirt for the next academic year. Thank you so much for all the support this incredible company shows us
70In science this week we have been investigating the differences between bulbs & seeds in our lessons about plants. We also started investigating what a plant needs to grow by observing the changes over time of plants in different locations.
50Year 2 had a great, engaging visit from school health who shared some top tips on how to stay on top of dental hygiene #teeth #cleanteeth
44Year 2 loved leading their smart school council meeting today. @SSCCTY They discussed & explored the impact
In History, we looked at the role of Ancient Egyptian scribes. One of our tasks was to decode and write our own hieroglyphics and we realised just how difficult the ancient language was! #RPHistory
59This week, we had a fantastic time in forest school with @Littlefoothq! From fire lighting, matching colour with natural materials and flower printing, Year 6 enjoyed exploring the first sights of spring. #RPForestschool #RPEnrichment
56To celebrate St George’s Day, we had a brilliant visit from @PastProductions. We learnt about why we celebrate and the explored the story of St George slaying the dragon! We also took part in some medieval dancing and a dragon hunt! #RPEnrichment
60Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS
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44Our new Reading Shed has arrived in our quiet zone. Children will be able to enjoy a range of fiction and non fiction books purchased with money raised through our reading sponsored event. We have also purchased Tonies for children who want to enjoy audible stories
77We enjoyed sharing lots of stories together! We compared books and shared our favourite ones. It was lovely to see Reception children reading their stories to Nursery!
#RPReading #readingforpleasure
64We had a fantastic time in club tonight making sea themed sun catchers. Children couldn’t wait to get home and put them in the window.
54Following 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
56Year 1 love making the most of our Rocket Phonics books at any opportunity! We have enjoyed reading ours this week as we have been coming in of a morning! Well done Year 1 for all being remarkable readers! #RPReading
69History was all about maths today! Y5 learnt : The Maya were one of the first civilisations to use the concept of zero; they counted in base 20 and they used dots and bars to represent 5s and 1s. Children then created their own number line to 20. #RPHistory
72We are looking forward to @hitsradiolv joining us tomorrow for our colour run for @cashforkidsliv. Don’t forget your trainers
76Thank you so much for a brilliant day today. We pledged 242,000 steps as part of @hitsradiolv and @cashforkidsliv challenge and we have raised an incredible £1347 already! Thanks to our incredible team for pulling off a brilliant event.
And thank you to every parent and carer who showed up, participated and donated. Lots of videos and photos pending….but first a hot bath and bed! It’s not too late to donate and every penny makes a difference: https://www.cashforkidsgive.co.uk/campaign/sam-thompson-million-steps/fundraisers/roby-park-primary-school/
66This week in PE our aim was to develop technique when jumping for distance. Well done year 4!
56This week in PE our aim was to develop jumping technique in a range of approaches and take off positions.
62We had a brilliant day raising money for @cashforkidsliv by taking part in the @hitsradiolv @SamThompsonUK 1 million steps school challenge Well done Nursery! #RPEnrichment
59For this week’s DEAR time, we dropped everything and chose a book from our library to either read alone or share with a friend! We love reading in year 1 and especially enjoy exploring our library filled with books from a huge variety of genres!
68We had a wonderful morning spent with @Littlefoothq in forest school From identifying trees, compass points, bug hunts, camouflaging ourselves, fire lighting & knot practice, we had a very busy morning with lots of stamps towards our forest school badges! Well done year 1!
56Year 2 had a great forest school session with @Littfoothq. The children worked together to create natural prints while also practicing their knot tying skills. #ForestSchool #outdoorlearning #RPEnrichment
43Yesterday, we helped raise money for @cashforkidsliv and supported @SamThompsonUK in his 1 million steps school challenge! Well done year 6! #RPEnrichment
61Come and join us TODAY for our SEND Coffee Morning. Mrs Ryan, our Specialist Outreach Teacher, will share some tips and ideas on supporting your children with reading and spelling. Come and have a pastry and a chat, we look forward to seeing you then.
83With just less than a week to go until the start of Y6 SATs, please see the letter below for more information for arrangements
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57Don’t forget to check out the letter detailing all end of year trips. Payments are live on Parent Pay. If you would like to attend the trip as a volunteer, click on the link to express your interest. robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/upl#RPEnrichment
63Check out our letter for sports day on Monday 20th May
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62Please see the letter attached for all the details of our father’s day celebration assemblies on Friday 14th June
60Three 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!
67In Forest School, we pitched our own shelters and practiced knot tying. Then, we had to create our own clay animal using decorations and imprints from natural resources! #RPForestSchool #RPEnrichment
54Our Summer Fair is back on Friday 21st June @ 1-4pm! Tickets will be available on Parent Pay from tomorrow. Entry will cost £2.50 and wristbands given out. Join us for fun in the sun… School will finish at 12.45pm on the day so all children can attend with their families.
*Meet and greets with unicorn ponies
*Birds of prey display
*Inflatables
*Fair rides
*Stalls
*Princesses
*Face painting
*Food & drink
67Please make sure children are wearing factor 50 sun cream when the weather is predicted to be hot. Please leave jumpers/cardigans off. Children need a water bottle to stay hydrated & a hat to protect them from the sun. Children will be encouraged to play in shaded areas
73On Monday through to Thursday, we wish all of our Y6 children the best of luck as they sit their SATs. We know all of our children will try their best and that is all we ask for. But remember, SATs don’t measure who you really are
64Nursery have been fantastic at retelling the story of ‘The Snail and the Whale’. They have used lots of new vocabulary and were able to remember lots of key parts of the story! #RPEnglish
64In @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.
42In history Y2 have been developing a better understanding of how transport has changed over time. They enjoyed putting pictures of different vehicles in chronological order while also looking at the differences & similarities between cars today & cars in 1896. #RPHistory
34Working collaboratively and using natural resources to create a natural picture frame brought out the creativity in year 5 this week with
63Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS
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65In PE our aim was to develop jumping and landing safely. Well done nursery!
60Please see the letter below for all of the information regarding the Y6 Celebration Sleepover tomorrow and what the children will need. Thank you #RPEnrichment
53Summer Fair tickets are now available to purchase on Parent Pay. Tickets cost £2.50 per person.
*Meet and greets with unicorn ponies
*Birds of prey display
*Inflatables
*Fair rides
*Stalls
*Princesses
*Face painting
*Food & drinks
70We have begun looking at plants in science. We revisited what we already know and created a storyboard of how to plant seeds. We were then were able to plant our own using these…we don’t know what our seeds will grow into yet but we are excited to find out!
60We have been focusing on the end of our story ‘The Secret of Black Rock’ and considering how Erin may have felt when none of the adults believed her that Black Rock was a sea creature! We created freeze frames showing the characters feelings
65Year 4 had a fantastic forest school session with @Littlefoothq. We focused on achieving our blue and brown badges. To receive the blue badge you need to create a range of natural art pieces and to get the brown badge you had to identify natural materials #RPEnrichment
57The children used an energy stick to test the conductivity of a variety of materials. They also completed a fair test to see which material would be an effective insulator.
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50In science we developed our understanding of electrical components by investigating series circuits We then drew the circuits we created using the correct symbols #RPScience
56Children enjoyed using flowers to make natural perfume. We made some art using a rock to transfer flowers on to the fabric. We ended with some creative rope skills.
51Well done Y6 for your resilience, perseverance & dedication to your learning. You have truly tried your best this week and we could ask for no more.
I would like to personally thank Miss Beggs for being such an incredible teacher, supporting her children in every way.
Mrs Watts, Mrs Mills and Mrs Woolley for the wonderful job they have done, and continue to do, for our children. Enjoy your day tomorrow – you deserve it
57In our Science this week, we created our own investigation to see what would happen if we affect the soil, water or sunlight that a plant receives. We also learned all about how water and nutrients are transported through a plant by the xylem and phloem. #RPScience
62We were very lucky to have had a little surprise treat this morning…some time spent on year 6’s end of SATs inflatables! Happy faces all round – what a fantastic way to end the week. One of our children said “This has been my favourite day ever!”#RPEnrichment
57Our @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!
77Macy 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
44Big well done to @Year6RobyPark for all their hard work with their SATs. You have done us all proud and thanks for letting us have a go on the bouncy castles. We had loads of fun. #RPEnrichment
41What an amazing surprise to our day! We were so lucky to have some time on the bouncy castle before Year 6’s reward. We had so much fun and lots of us saying that Roby Park is the best school ever! #RPEnrichment Thank you
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Y6 have had a fantastic day in the sun and now are settling down with a movie in their teepees #RPEnrichment
62Nothing like a bouncy castle to make you smile! Year 5 enjoyed every moment of their impromptu ‘bounce’ courtesy of year 6 – their treat for working so hard during SATs #RPEnrichment
54Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS Check out important information about parent @OPAL_CICplay day on @OutdoorClassDay
and sports day also #RPNews
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77We enjoyed spending some time outside today for book club. We shared our stories with each other and enjoyed the sunshine together!
#RPReading #readingforpleasure
64Well done to all of Nursery! You showed great motivation and resilience in all of the different stations! #RPPE #RPEnrichment
64What a fantastic surprise we had on Friday! We were very happy that we got to spend some time on Year 6’s end of SATs inflatables! WOW! One child said “This is the best day ever!” #RPEnrichment
50WOW! What a great Sports Day! We showed great teamwork by cheering on our friends and we tried our very best at each of the stations including running, long jump, javelin, speed bounce and more! #RPEnrichment
63What an amazing sports day we had today. Our children showed fantastic motivation and perseverance to compete in each event ! #RPPE #RPEnrichment
63Today the children showed great resilience and motivation during sports day. Well done to all who took part and thank you to those who came along to cheer us on! #RPEnrichment #RPPE
60To celebrate the end of SATS, we had a fabulous day on the inflatables before our school sleepover! We are all incredibly proud of how hard you’ve worked! #RPEnrichment #RPLeavers
52Our 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.
63Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS
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65Sadly our @OPAL_CIC parent play session was rained off with an amber weather warning but it has been rescheduled for Thursday 6th June. Fingers crossed the weather is better! Sign up here if you would like to join us for some outdoor fun: https://forms.gle/ZZwWy2KaX7bapKPo7
81As 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
87If you haven’t emailed your photos in, please email them to robypark@knowsley.gov.uk by 3pm on Thursday 6th June to be included in the assembly.
71An important aspect of English is to edit and improve your writing. Today we worked collaboratively to up level our diary entries #RPEnglish
70We did a some acting today and created a series of freeze frames to show a part of our vehicle text ‘The Secret of Black Rock’ by
In our @HelpPicture today it focused on the British Value of democracy. The big question brought on a lot of thoughtful discussion #RPBritishValues
54⭐️ Father’s Day Celebration Assemblies – Friday 14th June ⭐️
?If you haven’t emailed your photos in, please email them to robypark@knowsley.gov.uk by 3pm this Thursday to be included in the assembly.
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67This week in PE our aim was to develop rolling a ball to a target
39We started the term with a forest school session with @Littlefoothq. We practised our rope skills and worked collaboratively to build homes and find food for our insects! We ended the session by taking part in some colourful leaf printing! #RPEnrichment
53The weather is looking better for our @OPAL_CIC parent play day this Thursday afternoon. If you’re free, why not come and play with your child/ren? Sign up here if you would like to join us for some outdoor fun: https://t.co/6yb7zT52bM
69Following our Wellbeing Award for Schools reassessment, see some of the highlights below. The report details all of our hard work and the impact which has, and continues to be, incredibly effective. Everything we do, we do for our children.
The full report can be found here: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WAS-Reassessment-Report-Roby-Park-1.doc
37Thank you once again to the incredible Next Energy for sponsoring our P.E. kits for another year, meaning every child will receive a free P.E. tracksuit and t-shirt for school. Please see the letter attached with details: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/6.6.24-Complimentry-PE-Kit.docx
43In RE, we considered what made someone responsible or irresponsible, whether adults and children have the same responsibilities and the responsibilities of a Christian. We finished by painting the responsibilities that we have too. #RPRE
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48In Computing, we used top trumps to understand databases and fields. We created our own, then inputted our data into a spreadsheet. We also looked at different hotels and filtered the databases by the facilities we wanted on our dream holiday. #RPComputing
57Our final clubs of the school year go live at 9ma tomorrow. Head to Parent Booking to book your child on. Thanks to our incredible team who devote their time to putting on clubs. Without them, we wouldn’t have been able to offer 58 clubs with 900+ places taken up!
64In our first Science lesson about scientific enquiry, we created solar ovens to melt chocolate. We positioned our ovens, measured temperature with thermometers and recorded how the sun was melting our chocolate!
55We used sketchpad to insert text boxes to create a list of materials we would need to make a rocket we could then launch to be able to record the distances they travel in a spreadsheet. After this we created our rocket designs and used click and drag to label them!
47Y2 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
39Y2 enjoyed exploring @Space_Station in their computing lessons this week. They identified & digitally drew items that astronauts need to survive and created algorithms that would be useful when living and working on the International Space Station.
38Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS
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56We had a fantastic afternoon for our @OPAL_CIC parent play afternoon! We enjoyed playing with all of our new resources with our grown ups! We can’t wait for the next one! #RPEnrichment
65What a fantastic day! We headed down to West Kirby to have a go at some water sports. We practiced our teamwork during sailing and tested our balance skills whilst on a giant paddle board. We also enjoyed lunch and games on the beach. #RPEnrichment
50Yesterday in computing, we explored how images are transferred from Mars to Earth. The children explored the impact of pixel size and journey length on a picture. They also designed a pixelated image, which they then created using a spreadsheet. #RPComputing
52Nursery had the best time at @FarmerTedsFarm. We visited lots of animals, stroked some guinea pigs, took part in some pony grooming, met lots of minibeasts and enjoyed a tractor ride to see some dinosaurs! We ended the day with a play in the play area! #RPEnrichment
48Reception had the most amazing time at @FarmerTedsFarm today. We met lots of animals, brushed the ponies, stroked different mini beasts and reptiles. We loved the tractor ride searching for dinosaurs and visiting the gift shop and play area. #RPEnrichment
36Thanks 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
59We had a wonderful forest school session that led to lots of forest stamps & badges! We worked on our knot tying before working collaboratively to collect leaves and create decorations from them…some of us even got the chance to cut wood with an axe and mallet! #RPEnrichment
49Y2 had a fantastic forest school session that led to lots of badges! We worked on our fire lighting skills before working collaboratively to create a piece of artwork using natural materials. We also used potato peelers to develop our whittling skills. #RPEnrichment @Littfoothq
46This week in DT the children have been designing, testing and making chairs that meets a specific design brief. They worked hard to ensure the chair was stable, secure and would hold the weight of baby bear from Goldilocks and the 3 bears.
43We had a wonderful day celebrating our special men in preparation for Father’s Day. We challenged you to a dance off and you did amazing! We hope you all have a great weekend and left our assembly feeling very loved.
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42During 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!
42 Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS
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Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful men who love and support our children ?
36Check out our Careers Week plans with more visitors to be added… Aspirations Day will take place on Friday 28th June and children can come dressed as something they want to be or do when they are older. #RPPSHE #RPPERSONALDEVELOPMENT
58We 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
45Thank you to Lee, one of the Managing Directors of Next Energy UK, for dropping in with a cheque for an incredible £6500 to sponsor our P.E. kits, ensuring all children are equipped for learning next year. We really appreciate it!
29We have had a fantastic day at @Smithillsfarm today. Benji took us around and we were able to feed & meet the animals, watch the cows being milked, enjoy donkey rides & tractor rides to feed the animals! One of the children said “I’m having the best day ever!” #RPEnrichment
45In our Science, we have been investigating, predicting, changing variables and concluding. We cleaned coins to see which product was the most effective, and today made cakes, changing variables such as the amount of flour, sugar and butter. #RPScience
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In Science we explored how light travels, how shadows are formed by the object that casts them and experimented with reflection and refraction. We made our own periscopes to see show that light travels in straight lines. #RPScience
47In Geography we explored carbon emissions and the effects of green house gases across the planet. We completed a class experiment whereby we could see the increase in temperatures due to trapped gases. We also researched carbon emissions of food. #RPGeography
42This week in Forest school we were building shelters and creating our own flag pole using natural resources. We worked on our map reading skills to determine distances between locations on a map. The children were so excited to receive their badges! #RPEnrichment
49Our Summer Fair is back this Friday 1-4pm! Children can wear their own clothes to school. Purchase your tickets on Parent Pay and collect your wristbands from the office for priority access. Join us for fun in the sun…
School will finish at 12.45pm on the day so all children can attend with their families.
EYFS children should be collected from the Easton Road gate and KS1 & KS2 from their Western Avenue exits. All children and families should make their way around to Easton Rd for entry to the fair. All children are to be supervised by their adults.
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Summer camp places can now be booked on Parent Pay. Sessions run from 9am – 3pm and cost just £12.50 per child, per day. Summer camp runs from Monday 22nd July – Friday 9th August. Children need to bring with them a coat, packed lunch, snack and water bottle.
57Please see the letter below for staffing arrangements for September 2024:
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29Thank you to our amazing grown ups who joined us yesterday for ‘Reading is Fun’. It was lovely to invite you in to read with your child! #RPReading #RPEnrichment
48Y2 have been looking forward to their end of year trip & it didn’t disappoint. We had lots of awesome fun @BubblesPlayNB & were then able to enjoy the fabulous weatheron New Brighton beach with a delicious ice cream #RPEnrichment #NewBrighton #RNLI
more pics to come
30We earned our Gold Schools Game Mark! Well done Roby Park!
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57Check out our latest plans for Careers Week taking place this week. YR – Y2 have author Lauren Mather visiting on Wednesday and she will be signing copies of her new book Paws & Claws for children which is available on Parent Pay for £3 for anyone wanting to purchase
49We loved our visit from Glass Slipper Entertainment. We loved singing and dancing and learning all about being an entertainer! We especially loved meeting Belle #RPEnrichment #RPCareers
41We had a fantastic start to careers week with a visit from Rebecca Horn who is an independent psychosocial specialist who shared her work that she did with UNICEF and talented musician Chris Ellis who shared his experience of breaking into the music industry #RPCareersWeek
41We have loved the start of our careers week. We have discussed lots of different careers and can’t wait to meet our visitors. We have explored our provision, becoming doctors, nurses, builders, archaeologists, firefighters and even scientists! #RPEnrichment
49We started the week with a fantastic visit from @thekdclub. We explored how to get into a career of fashion and then had a go at creating our own designs! #RPCareersweek #RPEnrichment
44For #RPCareersWeek, we also had a visit from Merseyside Police! We experienced the motorbikes, tools, CSI investigations, fire arms and we even got to try on some uniform! #RPEnrichment
51Our second visit was from @KrisZadziuk. He showed us the process of becoming and animations director and how a simple design is transformed into a game. #RPCareersweek #RPEnrichment
43To start #RPCareersWeek, we had a visit from Rebecca Horn, a psychologist who has worked with UNICEF, and Chris Ellis who is a musician! We learned so much about their careers and skills specific to their jobs. #RPEnrichment
49Today we enjoyed a fantastic visit from @MerseyPolice. We were able to take a seat on the motorbikes, have our fingerprints taken, did a role play with crowd support and explored some equipment used by fire arms teams. #RPCareersweek #RPEnrichment
57For Day 2 of careers week, we were visited by different units of the @MerPolKnowsley who informed us of all they do for the community. We were also visited by @Knowsley_Leader who shared with the children the responsibilities he has as leader of the borough #RPCareersWeek
46We had a visit from John who is a chef at @DavidLloydUK. He told us all about his career as a chef and what he enjoys cooking most! Nursery were very interested in finding out what the strangest thing John had cooked was… and also what ice cream he loves most! #RPCareers
49Lastly we were joined by Gemma from @DavidLloydUK who is a personal trainer and children’s club entertainer. She told us all about the jobs she has at the gym and how she helps others. She taught us some exercises and stretches that we can do at home! #RPCareers #RPEnrichment
42We then had a visit from Diane from Angels and Scallies @dically11. She told us all about her role in entertainment and hosting children’s parties! We then had a great time taking part in some dancing and party games! #RPCareers #RPEnrichment
49We had a fantastic visit from @MerseyPolice @MerPolKnowsley They told us all about their jobs and let us sit on their motorbikes, in their van and have a look at some equipment! We definitely have some police officers in the making in Nursery! #RPCareers #RPEnrichment
48Our final visit was from John, a chef at @DavidLloydUK. He told the children the best part of his job, the food he likes to cook and the strangest food he has eaten. Children loved sharing their ideas with John and the foods they enjoy. #RPEnrichment #RPCareers
26We had a visit from Gemma today who is a personal trainer from @DavidLloydUK. She told us all about her role in the gym and the different jobs she does. Then she taught us some exercises and stretched that we can do to keep us fit and healthy. #RPEnrichment #RPCareers
29We loved singing, dancing and enjoying games with Diane from Angels and Scallies @dically11. She explained why she got into entertainment and how she loves making people smile. We all had big smiles today #RPEnrichment #RPCareers
34A great visit from @MerseyPolice @MerPolKnowsley. Children spoke to traffic officers about their job and they let us sit on their motorbikes. Then we got to sit in the back of a police van and learn about the items police officers use every day. #RPEnrichment #RPCareers
30We started with a visit from Glass Slipper Entertainment. Children loved singing and dancing with Belle. She told us all about her career as an entertainer. #RPEnrichment #RPCareers
119Today we had an amazing visit from @MerseyPolice @MerPolKnowsley.They taught us the skills behind CSI, how to become a motorbike officer, crowd control tactics, as well as letting us see the equipment fire arms officers use. #RPEnrichment #RPCareersweek
86We had a fabulous visit from @thekdclub who allowed us to try out our designing skills using a range of materials! It was interesting to hear how Kirsty got into her career. #RPCareersweek #RPEnrichment
95We had a fantastic session with the wonderful @KrisZadziuk, who discussed how his career as an animations director began. We loved hearing about projects he has worked on in the past and asking questions about future projects! #RPCareersweek #RPEnrichment
112Today in #RPCareersWeek, we had an amazing talk from @Knowsley_Leader who explained his job as a councillor. We learned all about the important decisions made, relationships and skills needed for such an important job!
101Y2 enjoyed visits from @MerPolKnowsley & @MerseyPolice. The officers told us about their jobs & we were lucky enough to sit on their bikes. We also got a closer look at some of their equipment & learnt more about fingerprints & the job scientific support has in policing
101A huge thankyou to @MerPolKnowsley & @MerseyPolice who visited us for careers week this morning and told us all about their jobs and answered lots of questions for us! We were lucky enough to sit on their bikes, turn on the sirens and see what’s it’s like in the back of a van!
117Today we had a great visit from @RobertsRecycle who discussed the importance of recycling clothes and reducing the impact of fast fashion. They explained how they are a family run business and how important it is to them all.
89A big thankyou to @RobertsRecycle who paid us a little visit to tell us all about their company! We learnt all about their business and how it started, what they do day to day to support recycling and spoke about what the best thing about being a business owner is! #RPCareersWeek
114Today we had a great visit from physiotherapist Ruth. We talked about the types of cases she has and how she helps people. We had a go at some of the exercises she recommends to her patients and looked at the internal workings of different joints in the body. #RPCareersweek
115Todays our careers week visitors were @RobertsRecycle. They shared with us why it’s important to recycle and how we can all be more sustainable #RPCareersWeek
90We started the day with a visit from @LFCFoundation. We discussed the number of careers linked to football as well as how STEM can lead us into different jobs. We created mini rockets to practice our engineering skills.
129We LOVED our visit from @MerPolMounted today for careers week! We learnt that you don’t already have to be a rider to become mounted police, how to become a mounted officer, how valuable horses are to the police force and what the best part of the officers job is! #RPCareersWeek
110Today was our last forest school session with @Littfoothq. A huge congratulations to everyone for collecting so many pin badges #RPEnrichment
100Today we had a great session in forest school whereby we explored den building, leaf identification and practiced team building skills.
149Our first visitor was the author and illustrator Lauren Mather. She read her book Paws and Claws to us. She really inspired us to be authors and illustrators #RPEnrichment #RPCareers
124We had a fantastic visit from @MerPolMounted who told us all about their role in the police! We loved learning all about the importance of police horses and how they become police horses! We found out that they have to be very very tall, a lot taller than us! #RPCareers
146Y2 loved meeting @MerPolMounted. The children had many great questions & we learnt how vets use teeth to find out the age of the horses. One child said, “I’d like to be a mounted police officer because they use horses to keep people safe & that must be rewarding.” #RPCareers
97We loved our visit from @MerPolMounted today. Children had so many great questions! They told us how long it takes to train the horses, what jobs they do and what their uniform is called. #RPCareers #RPEnrichment
98Today we had a great visit from physiotherapist Ruth. She told us what a physiotherapist is and what they do to help people. We really enjoyed looking at the model joints & practising some stretches that she uses to help improve peoples posture#RPCareersweek
83Today in PE our aim was to use defending skills to delay an opponent and gain possession.
122Today in PE our aim was to develop trust whilst listening to others and following instructions.
92Y2 enjoyed meeting author and illustrator Lauren Mather who read her book Paws and Claws. The children loved asking her questions and got a better understanding of the process involved in writing and illustrating a book. #RPReading #RPCareersWeek
118Thanks John & Paul from @RobertsRecycle who told us about their jobs. We learnt about the importance of recycling old clothes and they showed us how their company does this. One child said, “I’d like to do this job because you can make the better by recycling.”#RPCareersWeek
133We had a lovely visit today from author and illustrator Lauren Mather who read her book Paws and Claws to us. We enjoyed asking questions about writing a book and each got our own signed copy too! #RPCareersWeek #RPReading
137Y2 enjoyed an inspiring visit from @drrachelbroady who shared her knowledge & experience of Journalism. One child said, “Journalism sounds like a fun job & I like the way even though Rachel was told she couldn’t be a journalist she went out & proved them wrong.” #RPCareersWeek
73Today we have had a visit from the lovely Rachel, who is a journalist. She discussed her personal journey towards her career, along with the positives and negatives of the job. We loved asking her questions about who she has interviewed!
92We had a lovely visit from Jamie who is a nuclear safety inspector. He taught us about the chemicals used, essential protective gear and even bought some items for us to have a look at!
83Today we had a fantastic visit from Dr Culshaw @The_ONR who is a Nuclear Safety Inspector. He brought along a decommissioned graphite core sample, which we all had the opportunity to look at and he told us all about the types nuclear fusion we use in the UK #RPCareersweek
133This week in PE our aim was to develop fielding techniques and begin to use these under some pressure.
106This week in PE our aim was to develop fielding techniques and select the appropriate action for the situation.
106Today in PE our aim was to develop my understanding of how exercise helps my brain. Well done year 1!
131Playtimes have never been so good! We have made the most of the sunshine at playtimes and our opal after school clubs! #OPALSchools
151This week in PE our aim was to develop passing and begin to recognise when to use a different skill.
128This week in PE our aim was to develop observational skills, listening to others and following instructions.
108Today in PE our aim was to develop dribbling with hands. Well done reception!
97This week in PE our aim was to orientate a map and navigate around a grid.
118Today in PE our aim was to show determination to achieve our best at each event. Well done year 3!
126This 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!
107This week we planted some sunflower seeds, just like Eddie from Eddie’s Garden! We discussed what we needed to help them grow. We watered them and can’t wait to see them start to grow! #RPEYFS #RPScience
118To end careers week we dressed up as what we would like to be when we grow up! We had lots of great aspirations including a surgeon, boxer, magician, train driver, hairdresser, footballers and even some princesses! #RPCareers #RPEnrichment
126Y2 hand a fantastic visit from performance poet @CurtisWatt who got us all engaged with his djembe drum. He encouraged us to think about & write down the things we would need to do to achieve our dream jobs. Focus & practise were 2 of our key words. #RPCareersWeek
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88To end careers week, we all came to school dressed as what we aspire to be when we are older. From doctors to policemen, soldiers to vets, footballers, princesses and zoo keepers – I am so excited to see what the future has in store for you all! #RPEnrichment #RPcareersweek
90We had a fantastic visit from @CurtisWatt who is a performance poet. He told us about the journey he has been on to get to where is he now and got us all engaged with his djembe drum that we couldn’t resist dancing to!Resilience and working hard were our key words! #RPCareersWeek
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119Today we had a fabulous time at @BeWILDerwoodCHR! We went down steep slides, escaped multiple mazes and had a great day of play! #RPEnrichment
94Today we had a fantastic trip to @BeWILDerwoodCHR. The children had lots of fun exploring and using all of the equipment #RPEnrichment
113We had such a great day at Laurel’s Wood today. We climbed trees, worked collaboratively and showed resilience while using a saw to cut bamboo to make necklaces, made a fire, toasted marshmallows & even had a go on the rope swing! #RPEnrichment
120Thank you to our grown ups who joined us last week and this week for ‘Reading is Fun’. We love sharing exciting stories with you and growing our passion for reading! #RPReading #readingforpleasure
142This week we have been creating flower patterns in Maths! The children have been fantastic at creating their repeating patterns!
100We had a fantastic last session of the year with @Littlefoothq. We collaboratively built shelters for our snakes, practised our rope skills, created a huge potion of beautiful flowers, and ended the session enjoying some popcorn together! We love Forest School! #RPEnrichment
117Today in PE our aim was to be able to identify, draw and follow a simple map.
91Another fantastic @OPAL_CIC afternoon with our grown ups! We love inviting you in to play with us and share all of our amazing resources! #RPEnrichment
113We had a fantastic Olympic Day in Year 4We learnt all about the history of the Olympics and as our country was Brazil we learnt the samba #RPEnrichment #RPPE
102We love reading in Year 1 so much that we have started getting excited and enthusiastic to read stories to our whole class! Well done for showing resilience, confidence and displaying your love for reading – we are very proud of you! #RPReading
109In science we identified what we could do to help reduce the impact humans have on habitats. We carried out a litter audit of our school grounds & recorded our observations. This prompted discussions about how we could help protect habitats. #RPScience
95Y2 enjoyed an Olympic workshop with @educationgroup. We focused on Egypt & the children loved developing their rhythm to Egyptian Baladi. We also looked at some inspiring athletes
131Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS
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106We 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
128We had a lovely session of forest school with @littlefoothq. We worked on our team building skills, practiced fire lighting and made natural art! #RPForestschool #RPEnrichment
128We 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
131Today 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!
117In our Geography learning on the water cycle, we have been studying the River Mersey and writing our own Mersey Ferry tour guide speeches! #RPGeography
104Today we had our final celebration assembly of the year, where our Stars of the Year awards were given out. Well done to everybody nominated!
139We have lots of surplus uniform in our uniform swap shop. Please help yourself save money and reduce preloved uniform going into landfill
126Well done House of the Year – Slytherin! We hope you enjoyed your ice creams
157Have the most wonderful Summer and we look forward to seeing you all in September!
129We had a great final session with @Littlefoothq this afternoon. We reflected on our favourite forest school sessions and enjoyed some toasted marshmallows. Children are looking forward to sessions in year 1! #RPEnrichment
98Reception loved their Olympic dance workshop with @educationgroup we did some traditional English dancing and worked together with our friends. #RPEnrichment #Olympic2024
96We had a brilliant Olympic dance workshop with @educationgroup. We focused on Spain and came to school wearing Spanish colours before learning some Spanish style dancing! #RPEnrichment #Olympics
118We have been looking at materials and their properties in our final science unit and ended with designing three outfits for different weather conditions. We needed to ensure we considered the materials we would need to make the outfits suitable! #RPScience
119Today we had our celebratory forest school session when we were awarded our certificates for our fantastic achievements this past year as well as celebration marshmallows on the fire!
105What a fantastic year we have had! Year 2 you have been amazing and I know you are going to continue to be amazing in @Year3RobyPark. Miss Sutton is very lucky to be getting such a fabulous class! Have a great summer & see you in September.
92We had a fantastic final forest school session with @Littlefoothq. Congratulations to all the children who achieved there certificates #RPEnrichment
115Our last OPAL newsletter of the academic year is available now! So many exciting new plans that will be taking place over the coming months! We can’t wait for our children’s reactions….@OPAL_CIC
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114What a fantastic start to year 2! The children looked super smart in their uniforms and were excited to begin their year 2 journey. It was lovely to see them sharing their confidence when getting to know their new learning environment. #BackToSchool #RobyPark
12What a fantastic first day back! It is wonderful having all our children in school, old and new
49Here are 2024-25 digital leaders who will be working with Mrs Lyon and Miss Sutton
21Say hello to our @EcoSchools reps 2024-25 who will be looking at our we can improve our community to aid bio diversity amongst other exciting projects with Mrs Allen
23Our fantastic wellbeing champions will continue their work, alongside Mrs Lyon and Mrs Tucker, to help support the wellbeing of their peers and our school community using their One Goal training
27Welcome to Year 4! It was lovely to see all the of the children return to Roby Park with a positive attitude and looking forward to everything Year 4 has to offer #BackToSchool #RobyPark
31What a lovely start to year 1! It was lovely to see big smiles and positive attitudes from all the children and to see them working collaboratively when getting to know their new learning environment. #BackToSchool #RobyPark
36Wow! What a fantastic start to Reception! It was great to see our children start today with huge smiles on their faces. We are looking forward to an exciting year ahead!
11This 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
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45Our extra-curricular clubs go live tomorrow at 8am on Parent Booking. Clubs run from 3-4pm and children should be collected via the Easton Road gate. Please make sure they have trainers with them in a bag, if needed. There will be no clubs on: 12.9.24, 2.10.24, 9.10.24
41Today is going to be a hot one! Please leave jumpers and cardigans at home. Thank you
43We’re so excited to be a part of @YVconcerts performing at Manchester’s Co-op Arena in February 2025. If your child is in Y3-6 and would like to participate, check out the letter below.
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51Check out our latest newsletter #RPNews
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34Please can all of our parents & carers complete this quick survey to share your opinions on play at Roby Park. The class with the most responses will win an extra OPAL afternoon with ice creams next week! Click on the link:
20Our new digging area and mud kitchen area is proving a popular space to play. Thank you to @Littlefoothq for sorting us out! @OPAL_CIC
16We 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.
46We had such a fun time with @RockKidzUK today! We rocked out, danced, sang and most importantly promised to persevere to achieve our goals! #RPEnrichment
43Year 5 had a great day with @RockKidzUK today. We rocked, sang, danced and learnt about the importance of never giving up!! #RPEnrichment #RPPSHE
48Year 4 had a fantastic session with @RockKidzUK. We dressed as rock stars, head banged and learnt all about having a positive mindset! #RPEnrichment #RPPSHE
43Reception 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
15Today we came to dressed as rock stars for our session with @RockKidzUK. We had so much fun rocking out, dancing, singing but most importantly learning about perseverance to achieve our goals #RPEnrichment
40Please make sure you have downloaded and interact on the Class Charts Parent App to keep up to date with letters, newsletters and updates. Physical letters are not sent home. Don’t miss out on all of the incredible things that happen at Roby Park…
41It is time to apply for your child’s Reception place. Deadline – 15th January 2025. Being in our Nursery does not guarantee you a place in our Reception so be sure to get your applications in on time.
Link to school admission webpages: https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/education-and-schools/school-admissions/apply-primary-school-september-2025/apply-primary-school
Link to application portal: https://parentportal.knowsley.gov.uk/web/portal/pages/parents/admissions
42We had our first DEAR time session this week when we dropped everything and choose a book from our library to read either independently or to share with our friends! Well done year 1!
44We have been discussing how we thought characters in our new text would be feeling when their efforts to rescue Old Bear from the attic were unsuccessful. We created freeze frames to show these feelings from worry, upset, anger and determination!
40After seeing how we can group animals based on their characteristics, we have moved onto grouping them by their diets. Today we completed venn diagrams to groups animals into omnivores, herbivores and carnivores
50In Science this week, we have been looking at nutrition and the human body. We know that the traffic light system is found on the front of food and looked at some examples. We also met our class skeleton ‘Bony Jack’ and began by looking at it’s bones! #RPScience
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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.
58We immersed ourselves in our new vehicle text, A River by @marc_martin, by making predictions based on what we could hear, see & touch. One group said, “We think the story is set in a jungle because we can see large leaves, a tiger & a parrot.”
27In PE our aim was to explore how to move with the ball towards goal within the rules.
35In PE our aim was to explore different ways to dribble, deciding on the best technique.
39Check out our latest newsletter #RPNews
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52What a first forest school session! We kept warm in an emergency shelter, practised our fire lighting, worked collaboratively to made bug houses and used ropes to make various shapes – all activities towards stamps on our forest school skills! #RPEnrichment
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For reading time today, our class picked Chocolate Cake by @MichaelRosenYes from the library. We loved it SO much, we wanted to see it read by the author himself…and just look how much it was enjoyed! Definately a new favourite! #RPReading
52In our science lesson we began our investigation on how our teeth are affected by different liquids. We discussed how to ensure it’s a fair test and made predictions on what will happen.
44In our science lessons this week we have been looking at the life cycles of mammals. We researched the gestation periods of different mammals and made some top trump cards. #RPScience
46In Science this week, we have been exploring the circulatory system. We completed an experiment whereby we tested the rate of blood flow through arteries, capillaries and veins. #RPScience
45This 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
56We’re looking forward to you all attending our @OPAL_CIC play afternoon 1.30-3pm today. Come and discover what play looks like at Roby Park and if you’ve been to any of OPAL play afternoons before come and explore our new additions and have fun in the sun with your child/ren.
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We’ve had the best OPAL afternoon with parents – engaging in play with children across our school from nursery to year 6 and being able to show our adults all of the exciting things that we can get up to during our break and lunch times!
52After making our predictions and soaking our eggs for three days, it was time to make our observations We began by making our initial observations and then made additional observations after brushing them for two minutes #RPScience
32Thank 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
51Thank 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
43In science we investigated the impact of exercise on our bodies. We focused on balance & cardiovascular exercises & observed how our body changed before & after exercise. We loved recording our findings & spotting patterns in our results.
19Y2 had a fantastic forest school session with @Littlefoothq. We used our problem solving skills to construct teepees; worked cooperatively to create shelters; and considered how Autumn can be useful when preparing for fire striking.
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24A 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!
43We have had an amazing first Forest School session of Y3 with @Littlefoothq today! We created tripods, found some natural colour matches, practised our knot tying and created shelter. We even had a practice on the fire starting too! #RPEnrichment #RPForestSchool
41Reception had a great day yesterday during our @OPAL_CIC afternoon! We loved inviting our parents in to enjoy our amazing outdoor area and resources! #RPEnrichment
21Nursery have had a great first week, we are all beginning to settle into our new class and we’ve enjoyed exploring all of the different areas!
43This week we found a hole in our sensory garden… we wondered what might be down there! We have loved exploring ‘The Something’ and discussing all of our different ideas!
32WOW! Reception have shown great resilience when starting our Rocket Phonics books. Well done!
26Our @OPAL_CIC play day was a great success! Thank you to all parents and carers who attended. The children had a fantastic time exploring the areas around our playground! #RPEnrichment
42In Science we have explored how the body transports water and nutrients. Through osmosis and diffusion, we completed an experiment whereby we tested the concentration of liquids to see what would happen to a gummy bear!
36Thank you to all our parents and carers who were able to attend our @JuniorDukeAward meeting! It was lovely to be able to discuss which activities the children would like to complete over the year. #RPEnrichment
39We enjoyed our Computing Day. We learnt how search engines worked, how to use specific keywords and not always trusting everything we find online. We used different search engines to research a topic and created informative posters using the facts.
41In our Digital Leaders club, we had great fun with our
indi robot cars! We created loops and tracks for our robots to follow. #RPComputing
46Our golden broom award went to a child in year 1 this week who has displayed fantastic team work at tidying up time! He has been making an effort to help tidy all areas, even ones he hasn’t been playing in! Well done!
36In PE our aim was to how the body moves differently when running at different speeds.
34In geography we began our new unit with some field work. We worked collaboratively as we made our way around school, identifying key landmarks within our school on a simple map as we went! #RPGeography
30There has been a lot of reading in year 1 this week! We have been spending time reading with and to our friends, enjoying stories on our Toniebox and exploring some of our Rocket Phonics books too! Well done year 1
48Come and join us this morning 9-10am for a coffee and a pastry. Mrs Lyon will be explaining about our new Thrive Approach to Wellbeing and how it can benefit your child/ren at home and at school
43To celebrate European Day of Languages, not only did we complete our @LanguageAngels_ unit and sing Language Angels songs, we also completed a self-portrait in the style of Picasso! #RPSpanish
38Nursery have had an amazing day celebrating European Language Day. We painted and coloured in the Spanish flag, we have watched Spanish dancing and sang head, shoulders, knees and toes in Spanish! We even learnt how to say a few Spanish words!
33For European Day of Languages today, we had a day filled with Spanish activities and a Spanish themed lunch too! We sang songs, played interactive games and even created our own self portrait in the style of Spanish artist Picasso!
31In geography today the children worked collaboratively to use maps of the playground to complete a treasure hunt. They did a fantastic job of orientating their maps to help find the clues & showed good awareness of compass points.
European Day of Languages was a real success. We took part in lots of Spanish activities and even had a Spanish themed lunch! We sang songs, played interactive games and learnt the Spanish words for our favourite animals
11To celebrate European Day of Languages we completed our @LanguageAngels_Me Presento unit.
Then we looked over the map of Spain and created our own maps. We also used our grid reference skills to locate Spanish landmarks #RPMFL #RPGeography
39Reception have loved celebrating European Day of Languages We dressed in red and yellow, coloured in Spanish flags, learnt to count to 5 in Spanish and even enjoyed a Spanish themed lunch!
9To all of our amazing Teaching Assistants, you are worth your weight in gold. Caring, nurturing, supportive, knowledgeable, determined, passionate. Our children are lucky to have you! Thank you!
39Yesterday we enjoyed European Day of Languages! We continued our learning about pets and then we had a go at drawing and designing our very own Flamenco dresses.
42In Geography this week, we started our Fieldwork unit by finding some of our local landmarks and placing them on a map! #RPGeography
40This week in Geography, we have started explore our fieldwork topic using ordinance survey maps. We discussed symbols, 6 figure grid references and how to use them to find different locations around Liverpool. #RPGeography
36Today we had our very first forest school session with @Littlefoothq. We built some tripods and dens, practised starting fires, tied a clove hitch knot and survived in a survival tent. Everyone had a great time!! #RPEnrichment
45As part of #EuropeanDayOfLanguages we practiced our Spanish skills with some speaking and listening activities! The children have since moved on to writing their own emails about their favourite school subjects! #RPSpanish @LanguageAngels_
42This week in Nursery we have been learning all about ourselves and our families. We have used the materials from the transient art and crazy creations areas to make people in our families or ourselves!
39In PE Nursery have really enjoyed learning how to move in different ways and working on their listening skills.
37Reception have loved taking on the role of illustrators. They created fantastic illustrations to go alongside our example text in English!
26Our 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
26We 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
47In Geography, we completed a fieldtrip walk to compare the different types of houses in our local area. We sketched and discussed the different houses including terraced, semi-detached, detached and bungalows! #RPGeography
38This week in Geography we have been using OS Maps to look at grid references in our local area. #RPGeography
41Year 4 really enjoyed our D.E.A.R time. It’s a great opportunity for the children to dive into their books and promote a love of reading #RPReading
38In PE our aim was to understand the role of a defender and explore ways to gain possession
40In PE our aim was to develop movement skills to loose a defender and find space.
35In PE our aim was to develop passing and moving to support my team
38In PE our aim was to learn how to maintain possession while dribbling.
38In PE our aim was to develop passing and moving and play within the rules of the game.
44In PE our aim was to select different ways of travelling along the path. Well done reception!
13In PE our aim was to show awareness of others when working in a space. Well done nursery!
30We were so excited to start writing our own narrative today based on Old Bear by
We used different resources to help with our writing and were very proud of what we produced – the adults were VERY proud of you all too! Fantastic work year 1!
45Over the past week Nursery have been sorting the leaves they collected by colour. Nursery explored each leaf to see what colours they could see. Together we created a ‘Big Draw’ using the Leaf Man book to help identify each animal the Leaf Man passed when travelling.
36Today Nursery enjoyed learning about #WorldMentalHealthDay. We discussed how all feelings are important and drew what makes each of us happy! #HelloYellow24 #RPWellbeing
36Today we have been planning our ‘Opening Octopus’. We have loved singing the song to go along with our story friend, using our new vocabulary! @LiteracyCounts1 @RPEnglish
22Today 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
15We 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!
15In forest school we completed lots of activities towards stamps on our forest skills card! We made rope shapes, practised knots, made prints of natural objects and even made our own magic wands! We supported our friends and worked fantastically together!
41Today we wore yellow and really enjoyed doodling some of the things we love the most for World Mental Health Day #WorldMentalHealthDay #HelloYellow24 #RPWellbeing
31During continuous provision, our focus during phonics lessons has been to enjoy our Rocket Phonics books independently. We have been choosing books and getting comfy to enjoy some reading time whilst working on our segmenting and blending skills!
47In English this week we had a mysterious paper boat & letter arrive in our classroom. The letter was from a boy called Tom. We can’t wait to start planning our response so we can give him the best advice to support him on his voyage.
24This week we were able to take our learning outside of the classroom & followed the route we planned around our local area. On our route we carried out house survey & discovered that semi-detached houses are the most common type of house in our area.
16This 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
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Forest School. We tied reef knots, gathered sticks of a specific length, practiced our fire lighting skill and created leaf prints with crayons. #RPForestSchool #RPEnrichment
52We 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
39In fluency maths we have been using the
to help us consider ‘many as 1’ and see that a ‘unit’ can represent more than one #RPMaths #MasteringNumber
39Today 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
40We had a great time doodling for World Mental Health Day! #HelloYellow24 #RPWellbeing #WorldMentalHealthDay
44#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.
44In PE our aim was to use the appropriate defensive technique for the situation.
43In PE our aim was to show perseverance and determination when competing against others.
37In PE our aim was to use space effectively to create shooting opportunities.
39This month is ADHD awareness month. See the link below for some support materials that may help you and your child
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During ADHD Awareness month, we would like to share another photo of our @ADHDFoundation
Umbrella Project. From the ADHD foundation website: The Neurodiversity Umbrella Project is an uplifting visual representation of all the different minds we have here in the UK. Every Umbrella Project installation helps to raise awareness and understanding of neurodiversity. Thousands of colourful umbrellas are strung together over public spaces, in schools, and in company buildings around the nation. Each display is designed to represent the one in five of us who have a neurodevelopmental condition, such as ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia or Tourette’s syndrome. These conditions fall under the umbrella term of neurodiversity. #neurodiversity #ADHDAwarenessMonth2024
52Get 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…
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We are excited to be hosting an inspirational workshop with European Champion Boxer, Chloe Watson. Chloe needs your help to raise funds for vital training, medical and competition costs. This money raised will also help our school and we will be using monies raised to put towards OPAL.
Sponsor forms need to be returned by this Wednesday along with sponsor money or alternatively you can add your sponsor money to our crowd funder page. Copy and paste this link in to your web browser: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/robypark Once you have donated, you have the option to add a message – please add your child’s name here so we know who the sponsors are connected to.
Children will enjoy a number of sponsored activities that they will complete alongside Chloe and they will get to hear all about her inspirational career. More information to follow next week.
There are rewards for sponsor money raised:
All children to wear their school P.E. kits on Friday to complete the sponsored circuit challenge
60We are excited for our first @JuniorDukeAward meeting this Monday. We look forward to children sharing their challenges and reflections
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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.
47Reception 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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Reception had a fantastic balance bike session thanks to @ProRideCoaching
We learnt how to navigate around a course and developed our skills to ride over ramps! Well done, Reception! #RPEnrichment
34On 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
47This week, Nursery completed their “Big Write”! They all drew a picture of Leaf Man travelling over different animals or places from our Lead Man story.
43In art, we have been looking at marks and exploring the use of line, shape and colour. We looked at work by Sarah Morris and have since been experimenting with shape and different lines!
42Big 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
37We 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
46Thank 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
39We 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
40We’ve really enjoyed our art lessons this week. We began by researching famous fashion designers and creating factfiles and then we learnt how to draw a correctly proportioned human body!
41We had a great forest school session this afternoon with @Littlefoothq. The children made tents, practised knot tying and fire lighting and collected leaves and made their own identification keys. #RPEnrichment
39In art, we used what we have learnt about shape, colour and lines to create our final piece. We overlapped shapes and then added colour and line in an abstract way. You have worked so hard year 1, well done!
40Tomorrow, we will be holding our Halloween discos. We will end the day, with our fabulous Halloween discos with Nursery and Reception enjoying their party from 2.00-3.00pm during the school day. Y1 & Y2 will have their disco at 3-4pm with Y3 – Y6 having their disco 4.15 – 5.15pm. All children can come to school in their Halloween costumes however these must be age appropriate. Frightening and gory costumes, masks and weapons are not allowed. If children do not want to dress up, they can come to school in party clothes or whatever they are most comfortable in. Nursery children who do not attend school in the afternoons but wish to come to the disco, are welcome to return to school at 2pm. The cost of the disco for Nursery – Y2 children is £3.00 and includes a small packet of sweets, crisps and a drink. The cost of the disco for Y3 – Y6 is £3.00 and children get a chip cone and they can bring extra money to buy sweets, drinks and crisps. There is also limited glow items. The disco must be paid for on Parent Pay by 3.00pm tomorrow. Tickets are live on Parent Pay now. All children in Nursery – Y2 should be picked up from their classroom door at the end of their discos. KS2 children should be collected from the main playground by an adult at 5.15pm. KS2 children must be brought to school for the disco by an adult and the adult must wait for children to have gone through the double red doors before leaving then collecting them at 5.15pm. Staff are not responsible for children until they are in the disco.
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This week the children used the laptops to draw some computer peripherals and labelled their functions. It was great to see the children grow in confidence & recognise that when using computers different buttons cause different effects.
25In Computing, we learned all about networks. We used string to represent the connections between components, discovered how websites and the cloud work and ended by understanding the importance of packet data! #RPComputing
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
49Reception had a great time at the Halloween disco! We dressed up, danced, sang and took part in some party games with our friends! #RPEnrichment
9We 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
38Our Autumn term 2 clubs are now live on Parent Booking. Book your spaces now. As always, clubs start the second week back starting Monday 11th November. There will be no Y3/4 Christmas Craft Club or Y6 Booster Club on Thursday 14th November due to Autumn Progress Meetings.
27Wow 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
36In 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
32Today we had a very special delivery to year 1 – a box full of interesting items that we were able to use to make predictions about our new vehicle text. A tower, a spell book, long hair and a black pointy hat! What could our story be?
39We still have some spaces available on our extra-curricular clubs for this half term. Head to Parent Booking to secure your child’s place. Bookings close on Monday 11th November
29Our Autumn Progress Meetings are taking place next Wednesday and Thursday. If you haven’t already, booked your appointment to meet with your child’s class teacher, head to Parent Booking: parents-booking.co.uk/robyparkprimar We look forward to seeing you all next week and sharing how well your children are getting on at Roby Park.
32On Monday @ 2.15pm we will be holding our annual Armistice Day service. We look forward to welcoming parents and carers to join us.
33Our annual Christmas Family Dining events are back!
Head to Parent Booking to reserve the total number of seats you need for your family party including all adults (maximum of 2) and all children: parents-booking.co.uk/ROBYPARKPRIMAR
Then please head to Parent Pay to make payment for your adult meals. Only when seats are booked and paid for is your booking secured. DEADLINE: FRIDAY 29TH NOVEMBER @ 9AM
36Nursery had an amazing time at forest school. We searched for bugs and we made faces using natural materials. We also used rope to make shapes and even got to see how to start fire!
39In PE our aim was to use counts of 8 to move in time and make my dance look interesting.
27Reception loved their first forest school session with @Littfoothq. First they went on a bug hunt and worked collaboratively to build bug shelters! They then practised their rope skills and balance skills. They ended the session with a tasty marshmallow! #RPEnrichment
13We all enjoyed the film and popcorn as a reward on the last day before half term!
25Today is @OutdoorClassDay so come and mark the occasion with our @OPAL_CIC parent play afternoon from 1.30-3pm. Wrap up warm and come and enjoy what Roby Park has to offer.
39We had a fantastic @OPAL_CIC stay and play afternoon today! It was a great way to share with our school community all we have implemented to improve play at Roby Park and the children had a wonderful time #RPEnrichment
31We enjoyed our attendance recognition prize of parachute games this week!
42There 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!
41Our @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
33We loved welcoming our grown ups back into school for our @OPAL_CIC afternoon! It is amazing to see such happy faces #RPEnrichment
37This week we found some treasure left in our classroom… along with a star in a jar! We wondered what our new story could be about. #RPEnglish
20We then went on our very own treasure hunt around our school grounds! We looked high and low to try and find something ‘extra special’ to us! We found lots of things including flowers, different leaves, a bug, a mini car, gold… and even an old sock!
22In forest school today, we explored the area & observed the seasonal changes. We also worked collaboratively to complete team challenges which helped develop our communication & teamwork skills. #RPForestSchool
22We 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
21Our 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
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This week in computing we went on a technology safari looking at different places computers & technology are used in school. We were surprised how many different places we found. #RPComputing
10We have had a great time this week learning all about the solar system. We made a scaled model on the playground, drew our own heliocentric models of space (first suggested by Copernicus) and then investigated how the earth’s spin creates night and day.
37Wow our free fruit has been exceptionally popular this week. The children have devoured:
31 punnets of strawberries
10 watermelons
200 apples
223 bananas
48 oranges & 130 satsumas
14 pineapples
9 tins of apricots
8 boxes of plums and 8 boxes of blueberries
The feedback has been so positive and children are saying it is the favourite part of their day
Please don’t feel you need to provide your child with a morning snack, we have a lot of fruit to provide. Children are even taking fruit out after their lunch! Thank you
31Nursery have been so busy during half term! We worked on our speaking and listening skills by telling our friends what we have been up to. Lots of us went trick or treating for Halloween, some of us went to the park, the shops and even the beach.
29Something special happened this week in our Nursery garden! We found lots of clues in bags, we took them inside and opened them. We found a bath, bed, blanket, sunglasses, food and a torch. We had lots of questions about what they may be for?
35In our Science and Shared Reading lessons we are learning all about rocks and minerals! We started our learning with understanding the differences between igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks and we are excited for where our learning will lead!
27n Science, we have been exploring electricity using circuits. Children have been able to explore components, discuss the effects of voltage and applied their knowledge to identify problems in a circuit. #RPScience
28Thank 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
44To 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
44This week we had our first film club afterschool club. Nursery and Reception loved getting cosy with their friends to watch Minions!
21Today Nursery celebrated #AntiBullyingWeek2024 by wearing odd socks. We all designed our own odd sock with different colours and patterns. #chooserespect
40Today we wore odd socks to show support for #AntiBullyingWeek2024. We discussed ways we can show and receive respect and designed our own odd sock
36We have begun our new unit – animals including humansIn our first lesson we looked at our five senses and also labelled parts of the human body. Over the next few lessons, we are excited to learn a little more about each of our 5 senses!#RPScience
33For 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
35Today we wore odd socks to show our support for #AntiBullyingWeek as well as discussing ways we can show and receive respect with Jigsaw Jack
38In computing we have been looking at programming using Indi Sphero. We first looked at the pads that we had, to work out their function and then worked collaboratively to create a route that we programme Indi to take correcting any mistakes as we went! #RPComputing
36Year 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
30Thank you to everybody who attended our Autumn Progress evenings. Thank you also for your extremely positive feedback
27The best sort of day, is a pj day. £1 donations can be handed in on the doors or to class teachers. Thank you
31This 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
29We came to school wearing blue to raise awareness for #WorldDiabetesDay2024
32We had an amazing @Littlefoothq Forest School session this morning. We created shelters, made art with leaves and practiced our knot tying skills. #RPForestSchool
29Continuing our Science learning on rocks, today we investigated different types of soil by texture, smell and how it reacts with water! We even found some friends in the soil too… #RPScience
29Nursery and Reception enjoyed their very first scooter club! We have shown great listening skills by making sure we stayed on the track.
33This week Nursery have been super busy painting their own pet stars from our new text ‘My Pet Star’. We used the paint to create an outline, we then painted our stars yellow not forgetting to add eyes and a smile!
35A day that is close to our heart in Y2 so we came to school wearing blue to raise awareness for #WorldDiabetesDay2024
12Yesterday we wore blue to raise awareness for #WorldDiabetesDay2024
15Today 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.
11Our 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!
21Congratulations 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!
37n science we focused on the different stages of the human life cycle. We looked back at pictures when Y2 were in reception to see how quick humans grow & develop during the child stage of the cycle. Look at how much we have changed in just 2 years.
9Today 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.
28We enjoyed continuing our science topic on space this week. We learnt about the movement of the Earth and moon and loved making our own sundials to tell the time!@DevelopExperts #RPScience
28This 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
29Congratulation 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
36Congratulations 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
25Snow has been forecast over night. Please leave plenty of time to get to school. Please ensure children are wrapped up warm so we can have fun in the snow should it settle.
35Year 4 landed on popcorn and a movie on our Classopoly board #RPAttendance #RPEnrichment
42In science we have been looking at our senses & looked at taste and how we could describe a variety of different foods from bitter, fresh, salty and sour – we discovered that we all like different tastes! Some of loved lemon and spinach and others didn’t!
32We had a brilliant workshop with Toys in Schools today! We began looking at different kinds of toys that were all made from wood before becoming toy makers! We drilled, hammered, decorated and added wheels & legs to create our very own wooden toys! Well done year 1#RPEnrichment
36In science we looked at how we can classify animals into different groups. We began by identifying different features and then organised them into different classification groups #RPScience
30We had a fantastic Romans workshop with @HistoricWksps. We began by learning different battle formations and tactics, then we became archaeologists and explored different artefacts , finally we looked at a Romans marching pack and played Roman board games #RPHistory
35In History this week, we have been learning all about the Stone Age and Bronze Age. We were able to analyse different artefacts and consider what they were before making a poster inspired by cave paintings all about the Stone Age. #RPHistory
34We had a fantastic workshop with @HistoricWksps where we uncovered the truths about the Viking lifestyle! We enjoyed battling with spears and shields, playing traditional Viking board games and looking at artefacts. #RPEnrichment #RPHistory
27We had a great forest school session with @Littlefoothq. Lots of us earned a knot tying badge and a navigation badge for their map reading skills. #RPEnrichment
33We enjoyed our Anglo-Saxon workshop with @HistoricWksps. We learnt about battle tactics, got to handle lots of artefacts and then played some board games. #RPHistory #RPEnrichment
40This week’s attendance recognition winners were Y3 & Y5. Miss Sutton’s Y3 attendance recognition nomination was: “ Well done to the class for being fabulous this week starting our new history learning on the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age! Everyone, especially Alfie, were so curious to learn more!” Whilst Mr Stansfield said about Y5: “ Well done to Nieve for using your sensory breaks correctly to enable you to work to the best of your ability.” Nieve popped on the top hat and rolled the dice, winning her classmates a non-uniform day. Well done Nieve!
45Thank you to all of our grown ups for joining us for our night walk! Reception had a fantastic time spotting lots of stars and different lights in the sky. We especially loved ending our night with a lovely warm hot chocolate!
40We had a brilliant forest school session with @Littlefoothq. We earned more stamps by practicing our knot tying, collected birch bark and sticks to build our own fires and got to grips with understanding our surroundings without technology! #RPEnrichment #RPForestschool
29In English we have been reading ‘A Story Like The Wind’ by Gill Lewis. The children explored characters thoughts and feelings, as they freeze famed making the treacherous journey across the stormy seas with little supplies.
44We have had a fantastic Stone Age workshop today with @HistoricWksps! We observed different artefacts including animal skins, sketched some different bones, made our own cave paintings and even made some arrows! All of Year 3 had a fantastic day! #RPHistory
29To end our fantastic day we did some archery! We hunted wild animals just like hunter gatherers and lots of us would be having deer and badger for dinner… some maybe even deli bar! #RPHistory
34Great to see the children making the most of what the cold weather had to offer them at playtime. Thanks to parents & carers supporting our all weather approach to play by ensuring children were ready for the weather. A lot of fun was had by all.
19This week in history the children created a timeline to show the key moments in the life of Guy Fawkes. This helped them to develop a better chronological understanding of the time. #RPHistory
19Well 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
21Reception have done an amazing job at creating their telescopes for their home learning! They are all ready for our star gazing night walk tomorrow! #RPEnrichment
25Last week Nursery completed their big draw, as a class we all drew things our pet star needs to allow him to go back to the sky. We decided to make a list, we drew a plaster, bath, bed, blanket and a love heart!
38This week in Nursery, we completed our big write! We made a list of things our pet star needs to be able to get back up into the sky. We came up with some fantastic ideas such as a bed, a blanket, a dolly to play with and even another star incase it feels lonely!
47In history, we discussed primary and secondary sources . The children then discussed and researched the influence the Romans had on Britain #RPHistory
29KS2 craft club has seen us make exciting festive creations. Last week we created stain glass Christmas cards and this week we built upon those skills making stain glass lanterns. Next week we look forward to making a Christmas wreath each
34In history, we have been looking at toys from the past and drew toys that our grandparents and parents would have played with as well as toys that we play with now to that we could see the differences #RPHistory
32Nursery and Reception have been learning how to weave through cones this week. It was very tricky! We all had so much fun and can’t wait for next week .
25In History, we have been exploring the Vikings. We have discussed how they ventured to Britain, their battle for power and researched key events throughout the period of time. #RPHistory
31Reception had a great forest school session with @Littlefoothq. First we had to carefully make our way to camp without being spotted, using trees as cover! We then played a game of attackers and defenders, aiming to keep our camp safe! The children were great! #RPEnrichment
17Y2 created a story board to show the key events of The Gunpowder Plot. They developed a better understanding of the significant impact this event had on the country back in 1605 and why it is still remembered today. #RPHistory
12We have enjoyed continuing to learn about the Anglo Saxons this week! We have learnt about their daily life, their conversion to Christianity and their legacy. #RPHistory
31Children 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!
38Check out our latest @OPAL_CIC newsletter with exciting information about additional morning play
https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/OPAL-Newsletter-Autumn-Term-2024.pdf
25This 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.
25We 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
32During computing day we got to grips with logo and python. We explore how to create nested loops and designed our own Islamic tiles from by coding shapes and patterns. #RPComputing
28We’ve had such a brilliant day at @TheatreRoyalStH watching Snow White! We laughed, sang, danced and enjoyed every second! Thankyou for having us! #RPEnrichment
27Today we had so much fun visiting @TheatreRoyalStH to watch Snow White! We all had a great time, thank you @RobyParkSchool!
30Reception had a fantastic time at @TheatreRoyalStH watching Snow White! #RPEnrichment
10In DT this week the children learnt about the importance of a balanced diet & used that knowledge to create their own tasty wrap. They really enjoyed selecting appropriate pieces of equipment to prepare the food they had chosen & they loved taste testing.
10What a fantastic performance from the whole cast of Snow White
We laughed, sang, danced & enjoyed every second! Thankyou for having us!
11We had a great Computing Day this week. We created our own music compositions using scratch to go with a scene from our English text “FArTHER”. We used repeated loops to make our code more efficient! #RPComputing
27In our @kapowprimary DT lesson today, we completed our pneumatic toys! Our animal toys look fantastic and work incredibly well too, well done Year 3! Check out our mechanisms…#RPDT
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What a fantastic start to our Christmas Family Dining Week Thank you to Georgios and our kitchen team as well as our special guests from AC Mascots
30Children 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.
33We can not wait for our Winter Wonderland event tomorrow! Check Class Charts for all the information needed for tomorrow.
39We hope you all had a wonderful time of family, festive fun at our Winter Wonderland event.
Thank you to:
In forest school @Littlfoothq helped us to complete our @JuniorDukeAward safety challenge by showing us the key safety issues we need to be aware of when toasting marshmallows and when we are around fire We even had time for a sing song around the fire.
24We had a brilliant time in forest school this week! We collected natural objects from around the field and used these to make broom sticks that we had lots of fun with, we practiced our fire lighting and ended with marshmallows on the fire we built!
30We are thrilled to have @PlusOneCIC returning to Roby Park to deliver the Help Your Child Thrive Programme to Y3 & Y4 parents in January.
See the letter below for more details and find out how to secure your place: robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/upl
37We really enjoyed inviting our families in this week to join us for Christmas dinner and were very lucky to have surprise visits from Bluey and Stitch too! #RPEnrichment
31In English, we used a dictionary to find the definition of new vocabulary from our example text. Once we understood the meaning of the new vocabulary we created our own sentences using them @LiteracyCounts1
44In DT we used a range of electrical components to complete a simple circuit. We then introduced a switch to complete and break the circuit to turn our bulb on and off.
38We can not wait to have Mrs Clause join us tomorrow morning for songs around the Christmas tree, a story and letter writing to Father Christmas. If you have a child in YN-Y2 and you would like your child to join in, please book them in on Parent Pay.
37A huge well done to all of our Reception and Nursery children for their fantastic Nativity performances today! You have practised and practised, learning all of your lines and songs. We are beyond proud of you all! You are little superstars
40Due to illness, we postponed yesterday’s @JuniorDukeAward meeting until Thursday. If your child has not returned their journal, please do so by Thursday morning at the latest.
We have taken the decision to present all children with their certificates and badge upon completion of challenges in our celebration assemblies and all children awarded with their Junior Duke badge will be invited to our prestigious garden party in the Summer term!
If you have misplaced your child’s journal, please replace it by ordering from the shop on the Junior Duke webpage: https://t.co/SdIyKp8yDn
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Nursery absolutely loved their visit from Mrs Claus today! We all drew a picture of what we would like for Christmas and we listened to a story about Luca and Ella. We also enjoyed lots of singing and dancing!
35Over 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!
34In Computing, we used Scratch to code our own animations. We began by tinkering, then creating loops and ended our Computing Day telling a story using the different coding blocks. #RPComputing
32Introducing 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!
28Wow! What a fantastic Christmas party! We loved singing and dancing with our friends and had an amazing party to end the term! Merry Christmas everyone! #RPEnrichment
16WOW! 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
28It’s Christmassss! Today we enjoyed our party. Wishing all of our families a lovely Christmas and New year!
30Merry Christmas! Nursery loved the Christmas disco, we enjoyed dancing and playing games with all our friends!! #RPEnrichment
30We want to take this opportunity to wish our whole school community a very merry Christmas.
Thank you for your love and support throughout 2024. It has been an incredible year for Roby Park.
Christmas is not about what is under the tree but who is around it and we can’t wait for the children to return to tell us all about it. Rarely they mention gifts, they mention you. They share their cherished memories of pj days snuggled on the sofa watching movies and eating only chocolate or funny stories of things that happened with their loved ones
Enjoy this special time together, relaxing and making memories and we look forward to seeing you all in the new year
29Happy New Year to our Roby Park community! We hope you have enjoyed the festivities and are looking forward to all that 2025 brings.
33Just one more day of the Christmas holidays to enjoy before we all return on Tuesday for an 8.40am start.
Please leave with plenty of spare time as we are forecast more snow/sleet so the roads may be icy.
Please make sure children have lots of warm layers and spare socks/tights etc in their bag because if there is snow fun to be had, we will be outside enjoying it
9Today in our new Science unit, we investigated contact and non-contact forces. We used magnets and paperclips to observe non-contact forces and had great fun investigating magnetism! #RPScience
21What an amazing first day of term! Nursery had a wonderful time outside today exploring the snow. We all put our wellies on and wrapped up warm to enjoy some time on the field
22We have a few remaining places on some of our extra-curricular clubs for this half term. All clubs start as of Monday 13th January. Sign up on Parent Booking.
28The incredible Happy’s Circus 600 seater big top is coming back to Roby Park for the second year, on Wednesday 21st May.
It was an amazing event that we are thrilled to be able to offer again to our school community with a new show!
We are offering 300 early bird ticktes for half price at just £4 each! You can buy a maximum of 10 tickets for friends and family. Once they are gone, they are gone.
Tickets available now on Parent Pay.
32Each half term we will be bringing you our Inclusive Attendance newsletter which is deisgned to share information and so we can work together to support school attendance. Here is our Spring Term 1 edition. A copy will hit your Class Charts inbox as well as information on your child’s attendance.
We have really enjoyed our new science topic of forces this week. We have conducted experiments to investigate the effects of gravity and air resistance.
22In computing we have been looking at algorithms and the importance of clear and precise instructions to ensure that something happens correctly! We followed instructions to navigate a map and fixed any bugs we found along the way! #RPComputing
21In PE our aim was to explore different passes and apply them to different situations. Well done!
27In PE our aim was to develop passing and moving to maintain possession. Well done!
25in PE our aim was to be confident to share and perform our ideas with a group. Our theme was ‘Spy’. Well done
24In PE our aim was to share ideas and explore actions relating to our theme, ‘Machines’ Well done! @Year3RobyPark
32In PE our aim was to choose shapes that link well together to create a short sequence. Well done
14In PE our aim was to link movements and basic shapes to create a short sequence @Year1RobyPark
Well done!
31In PE our aim was to collaborate when rehearsing and reflect on my dance so far to make improvements. Well done
15In PE our aim was to show confidence to move in character as a pirate! Well done
28In PE to develop stepping into shape jumps with control. Well done
26In PE our aim was to develop rolling and travelling sequence work on apparatus. Well done
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In PE our aim was to work with a partner to share ideas and create a dance around our theme secret garden. Well done year 2!
17In PE our aim was to choose our own actions to create a dance. Our theme was weather. Well done year 1!
28In PE our aim was to explore and remember actions considering level, shape and direction.
14Forest school was a chilly one today! We started off outside using natural resources to make bug hotels before heading inside to practice our knots, make different shapes with ropes & also try to identify landmarks on maps of Liverpool towards our forest stamps!
31It 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!
34This week in computing Y2 developed their word processing skills by becoming more familiar with the keyboard, google docs and important short cuts like ctl c and clt v. We used these skills to create a number of different digital pieces of writing. #RPComputing
16Y2 loved their forest school session with @Littfoothq today. We started off outside where the children used the sun to find the 4 main compass points. We also worked collaboratively to build small shelters using natural materials. We then went inside to work on knot tying skills.
17In our computing lessons we used scratch to develop our coding skills. We explored what different code blocks do, developed our understanding of variables and practiced decomposing different programs #RPComputing
25In science we completed three different experiments to explore how vibrations from sound travel through different mediums (solids, liquids and gases) to the ears #RPScience
29In science today Y2 explored the school grounds so they could identify & compare the differences between things that are alive, dead & things that have never been alive. They worked hard to use key vocabulary during their discussions. Well done Y2 #RPScience
18In PE our aim was to challenge ourselves to try the more difficult tasks. Well done!
19Early bird tickets are now sold out! Watch this space for full price tickets going on sale in February.
22In Science this week, we investigated magnetism. We found that only metals can be magnetic and we also discovered the poles of a magnet can either attract or repel!
20Remaining tickets for Happy’s Circus are now available on Parent Pay until they sell out. All 600 tickets sold out rapidly last time so be sure to secure your tickets! Gates open at 4.30pm with food and drinks vendors as well as face painting.
33Y5 Parents & Carers – Our parent/carer meeting to discuss the Y6 London residential is organised for 9am on Thursday 30th January. We will be discussing itinerary, costs and payment plans. We hope to see you there.
28In PE our aim was to create actions to move in contact with a partner or interact with a partner. Well done!
In PE our aim was to perform gymnastics shapes with control and link them together. Well done!
7In PE our aim was to choose action that relate to our theme. Well done!
26Our 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
25We started looking at seasonal changes in science and began by looking at the seasons throughout the year. In our first lesson, we created weather wheels to show changes within each season before designing a habitat for an animal going into hibernation
24We 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!
23In Science, we have been looking at natural selection and how plants and animals adapt to their environments. They completed research into epiphytes and designed their own plant, with descriptions of how it may adapt.
24Picture 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!
23In Science this week, we have been investigating water resistance and friction and have enjoyed doing the experiments.
22Today 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
30In science we completed an experiment to find out what material makes the best ear defenders. We found out that the softer materials created the best ear defenders #RPScience
28We enjoyed our Forest school session with @Littlefoothq. The children built miniature dens and practised fire lighting. Several children managed to achieve a stamp on their charts – well done!! #RPEnrichment
29During 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
11Y2 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
We had a special delivery this week that contained some clues to help us make predictions about our new vehicle text, Hermelin @Bonzetta1. We predicted that a detective may be involved but the cheese left us a little confused!
32This week Nursery have really enjoyed our topic of superheroes. Lots of us had fun painting ourselves as superheroes, we remembered to look in the mirror to select the colour we needed. We have also had a great time trying to save the characters from the ice!
28This 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
12After reading our new literacy book, ‘Juniper Jupiter’, we created our own Superhero Mini-Me! We thought of some fantastic superhero names.
16On Friday we had our first EYFS Craft Club! We worked very hard to design and create superhero masks! #RPEnrichment
11We had a visit from the NHS Health Team who taught us all about hand hygiene. We discussed when and how we wash our hands and then used some special soap and flashlights to look at all of the germs on our hands. We then made sure to give our hands a really good clean!
10Thank 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
24In PE our aim was to use our imagination to create and explore balances. Well done!
8in PE our aim was to develop quality when performing and linking shapes. Well done!
20In PE our aim was to develop changing direction and choose my own movement to do on the spot. Well done!
9In PE our aim was to stop safely and develop control when using equipment. Well done! @NurseryRobyPark
27Year 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!
31This 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!”
29We 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.
10We have loved taking part in some of our superhero challenges! We saved people from the ice, wrote our super tricky words and matched the beads to our superhero shields to practise our number bonds!
7This week in maths we have been learning all about the number 2, we have been practicing writing the numeral 2 on whiteboards. In phonics we have been learning about syllables, some of us can clap and count the syllables in our names!
9Our @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
31In @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
21In 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.
26Today in Forest School, we used our map reading skills to find different landmarks and places. We also perfected our knot-tying abilities and some of us completed our badges too! #RPForestSchool
23In 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
26In our forest school session today with @Littlefoothq we developed our map reading skills and created our own map of the school grounds. We then practiced tying a range of different knots #RPForestSchool #RPEnrichment
26In 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.
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We finished our science topic this week. We learnt about how you can use levers, pulleys and gears to lift heavy loads using less force.
27For our attendance prize, we won a STEM day! We had a fantastic time exploring different scenes on the VR headsets, creating tracks for Indy spheros and using IPads to create code in scratch.
34During 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”
21During Forest school, the children completed a range of tasks such as, building and lighting a log cabin fire, pacing out 100m with accuracy and building a free standing flag pole! #RPForestschool
19In PE our aim was to communicate with my team, move into space and take the ball towards the goal. Well done!
26In PE our aim was to develop a dance using matching and mirroring and be confident to perform in front of the class. Well done!
31In PE our aim was to select and link appropriate actions and dynamics to show our ideas. Well done!
20In PE our aim was to develop quality when linking shapes to improve my sequence. Well done!
In PE our aim was to use imagination to create and explore balances. Well done!
9In PE our aim was to learn and create dance moves in the theme of carnival. Well done!
26In our maths lessons we have been using base ten to help us solve division problems involving remainders
23Nursery celebrated Chinese New Year by tasting and exploring Chinese food. We enjoyed noodles, spring rolls, curry sauce, fortune cookies and prawn crackers!
25In PE our aim was to collaborate with other, through sharing ideas to create a dance. Well done!
24Congratulations to our our EYFS Super Readers! You get to take our new, amazing story bags home filled with books and a teddy. We hope you enjoy them this week and return on Thursday. Who will be out next winners? #superreaders #rpreading
25Members of @Year5RobyPark have been lucky enough to work with local artist @ChrisConlinArt on their mixed media self portrait
This week in Nursery we have been learning all about superheroes. In English we have came up with our own superhero names and drawn ourselves as superheroes.
27A massive congratulations to our Nursery Super Readers this week! We hope you enjoy your reading bags, we can’t wait to hear all about them on Wednesday! #RPEnrichment #readingforpleasure
25Reading is Fun! Thank you to all the parents and carers that came into read with us this morning, we can wait for next Thursday! #RPEnrichment
33Today we celebrated Chinese New Year. We learnt about the year of the snake and took part in some food tasting. We tasted some noodles, curry sauce, prawn crackers and spring rolls. We all also enjoyed opening a fortune cookie! #ChineseNewYear2025 #RPEnrichment
7Our @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
7In geography this week Y2 loved using the atlases to locate the countries of the U.K and the seas and oceans that surround it.
12Year 4 have been learning about physical geography. Today the children created an information poster about earthquakes by using iPads to research key information #RPGeography
20In PSHE, we explored personal emotions that we may experience when considering people in the world who are suffering or living in difficult situations.
28A huge well done to our first Super Readers! We hope you enjoy your story bags for the week! #RPReading
18In our smart school council assembly we discussed mental health week and what we can do in school to help our wellbeing.
26A huge well done to a member of our Reception class for completing their Micro Duke award! You have worked very hard!
22Ahead 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!
27Y2 loved their forest school session with @Littfoothq today. We learnt the importance of shelters and worked as a team to use a storm shelter. We practiced our knot tying skills and collected birch bark which works very well when starting a fire #forestschool
19Ahead 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.
15Y2 were very proud of Elliot who was awarded the golden broom this week for his fantastic efforts when tidying up our play equipment.
14Our 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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This week Y2 & Y3 were our attendance recognition winners and got the chance to move their class on our Classopoly board.
Mr Swatman said, “Well done to Noah and Harley who came to school, despite feeling a little under the weather, and trying really hard.”
Miss Sutton said, “Well done to the whole class who have been so inquisitive this week about waterfalls, rivers and mountains in our new English outcome, especially Poppy and Tilly who were so eager to find some extra interesting facts!”
Y3 landed on the chest so they get to pick a treat of their choosing! Well done!
29#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!
Year 4 was fortunate enough to land on a S.T.E.M day on our classopoly board as part of @IncAttendance this gave the opportunity to use our @ClassVR to visit a range of different mountains and volcanoes and much more
31Ahead 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!
22Today 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!
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Today in PE our aim was to communicate with my team, move into space and take the ball towards the goal. Well done!
Today in PE our aim was to develop stability and control when performing balances. Well done!
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.
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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
, we created shelters to protect ourselves from the harsh weather. We also played a stealth game of disguise! #RPForestSchool
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
is brilliant! Tobias – You’ve got to keep trying. Logan – Keep practising. Jessica – Don’t give up!
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
Kirkby to 30 to help create a more relaxed and manageable space for everyone, giving all children access to a fun, safe, and comfortable environment.
#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 are offering an exciting opportunity for children in YR-Y3 to participate in this exciting programme for children to learn to ride their bike without stabilisers. If you would like to participate in this programme with your child on Wednesday 26th February, please click on the link, read all of the information and sign up! Places are limited.
24Children can come to school dressed in their own clothes ahead of their Valentine’s discos.
Disco tickets can be purchased on Parent Pay.
Please see the letter sent on Class Charts and on the website for all of the details.
22Golden Welly Award! Mr Higham noticed how well he used our brand new building area to build a pick axe.
. We developed our teamwork skills and practised a variety of different knots including a clove hitch and an overhang knot. We finished off with our favourite activity – fire lighting! #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
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
without a visit from a GIANT love heart who gave us lots of Valentines treats! #RPEnrichment
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
Well done to our remarkable readers this week. Children get to bring the remarkable reader bag home with a book, hot chocolate, bookmark and pencil. Children also get to choose a book from our book vending machine. Children can earn remarkable reader points by engaging in reading at home and in school. Who will win next week? #rpreading #readingforpleasure
35YR, 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.”
43Thank you to everyone who donated or bought delicious treats in our cake sale yesterday. We raised £137 for
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🏈🎾🏀Spring term 2 extra-curricular clubs go live on Friday at 9am so be quick to book your places.
🏏🧑🌾Booking for clubs closes on Friday 2th February at 9am.
Clubs begin the week of Monday 3rd March and will take place weekly until the last week of term.
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choir who are performing at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena tonight
book fair in the hall after school each day this week. Books can be purchased with card (please have your card with you) or cash.
. We spent the day with Henry VIII who taught us about kings and queens of the past, we did some dancing and archery and even made our own minted coins and medals out of clay! #RPHistory #RPEnrichment
. We made houses for our bugs out of natural materials. Then we got to sit in hammocks. We relaxed with our friends listening to environmental sounds! #RPEnrichment #RPForestschool
This week in computing the children have being developing a better understanding of different computational skills. They loved using
to show their decomposition & abstraction skill. Well done Y2 you are the programmers of the future.
. Henry VIII came to visit & taught us about the history of the British Monarchy. We took part in some Tudor dancing, archery we made our own minted coins & developed our understanding of chronology #RPHistory #RPEnrichment
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!
and
. We discussed how illustrations and vocabulary will help when we create a documentary narrative.
This week, some of our children participated in a programme to help them ride their bikes without stabilisers and it was a huge success! Our children showed great resilience and independence. Check out how well our children did during the morning session.
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on Monday at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester. The children sang and danced joyfully. Their behaviour and conduct was impeccable and we are super proud of them. We look forward to participating again next year with our Ks2 choir.
They practised their rope skills and then created little homes for bugs to keep them safe from the sneaky eagle. They then spent some time relaxing in hammocks to end the session. #RPEnrichment
We have been using emojis to discuss how the main characters felt at different parts of the story.
who read our new story bags with us. We ended the session with stories from Miss Beggs and Mrs Taberner! We can’t wait for them to join us again! #worldbookday2025
Y2 are fully immersed in their vehicle text Grandad’s Island by
. Today we loved using emojis to show how Syd & Grandad felt at different parts of the story & created a timeline to show the 5 key events of the story.
for tidying our welly shed multiple times!
to come and read with us! We had a lovely time and look forward to reading with other classes again! #RPEnglish #RPEnrichment
In our Science lesson today, we made shadow puppets. We know that a shadow is formed when an object blocks the light so added accessories to our paper dolls to change their shape. #RPScience
, Year 4 had the chance to spend time in the sunshine with
, sharing books and spreading their love of reading #WorldBookDay2025 #RPEnrichment #RPEnglish
We came to school dressed as our favourite book character or in our favourite pyjamas and enjoyed ‘DEAR’ time to start the day. We also visited
&
to read with EYFS children and retold some classic tales! #worldbookday2025
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
challenge too!
for World Book Day who spent time reading some of our favourite books with us! #worldbookday2025
& jumped at the opportunity to get out in the sunshine with
to enjoy some of their favourite books. We also listened to some of
’s favourite stories #WorldBookDay2025 #RPEnrichment #RPEnglish
Y2 generated their own scientific questions based on materials. They worked collaboratively to create their own investigation to test the most suitable material to build a bridge. Their findings are then going to be used to build their very own bridges. #RPScience
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
Thank you to the incredible Jo & Mike from
for building our new play equipment!
where we had a workshop on solids, liquid and gases. We explored circuits, air resistance, looked at objects under microscopes and used a green screen to make weather forecasts! #RPScience #RPEnrichment
museum #RPScience #BritishScienceWeek
today. We explored circuits, stop motion, air resistance and more. We even went up to the observation room to see panoramic views and had a workshop on solids, liquids and gases! #RPScience #RPEnrichment
We explored states of matter, immersed ourselves in team challenges and experimented with a range of Science related activities! #RPEnrichment
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!
we had a workshop on solids, liquid and gases. We built bridges, investigated air resistance, looked at objects under microscopes & used a green screen to make weather forecasts! #RPScience #RPEnrichment
. One child said, “It is important to know the key properties of different materials so you can use them for the correct job.” #RPscience
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
One child said, “I have to come to school everyday because I don’t want to miss any of the fun.”
! We re-enacted a rescue scenario where the children had to go under a shelter, use ropes to create a helipad, tie knots, and start a fire . #RPEnrichment #RPForestSchool
! 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.
We look forward to inviting parents & carers to another afternoon of OPAL play from 1.30pm tomorrow. Come and experience all that is on offer at Roby Park 🎾⚽️🥅🎧🤸
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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
have done it again! Thank you for creating this wonderful social space for us thanks to funding from
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Children will be able to enjoy this natural space for play and learning
afternoon where we could show our families exactly what play is like at Roby Park! #RPEnrichment
Check out the Spring edition of our
termly newsletter. Lots of new exciting plans to share with you all!
unit on pavilions! In today’s lesson, we created a variety of different shaped frames to build our structures #RPDesignTechnology
📰As advertised in our weekly newsletters, we are hosting a launch workshop tomorrow to help parents and carers get set up on our new app that we will be moving to straight after Easter.
🕘🕑🕔Come and join us tomorrow at our sessions running at 9am, 2pm and 5pm.
📱Don’t forget your mobiles.
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Y1, Y2 & Y6 were our attendance recognition winners this week and got the chance to move their class on our Classopoly board.
Miss Clarkson said, “Well done to the class for engaging in lots of stories during world book day and in particular James, Harvey and Wyatt who read stories to the class!”
Mr Swatman said, “well done to Y2 for showing fantastic learning behaviours during their lessons this week. We have focused on improving our listening skills and showing respect when others are sharing their ideas in class.”
Miss Beggs said, “Well done to the whole class
for showing a great level of determination when solving equations in algebra lessons!
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Children can come to school wearing red and white, Comic Relief merch or even in 80s fancy dress to mark 40 years of the charity! We will be collecting £1 donations for this incredible charity
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!