Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Inter Schools' Chess Tournament

  Mon 27 Apr 2026 Mr Tague

  Last week, a group of 8 children, from my chess club, represented our school in an inter-schools' tournament at Repton Prep. As always, their hospitality was superb and the lunch was incredible! Our children loved interacting with the children from the other schools and developing their chess skills and knowledge. Thanks to Repton for letting us use one of their mini buses.

  

• Year 2 Football

  Mon 27 Apr 2026 Mr Tague

  A team of Year 2 footballers took part in the South Derbyshire ASP KS1 football tournament recently at Melbourne Sporting Partnership. Our team performed brilliantly but were beaten in the final by an excellent Church Broughton team. Well done and thank you to those that were able to help. 

  

• UK Parliament Assembly

  Thu 16 Apr 2026 K Riley

  Today we had a super assembly all about UK Parliament.  We had a visitor, Malcom Smith who told the children all about how parliament works and how laws are made.  His assembly was very interesting and interactive. The children were all immensely engaged.  This assembly supports our work about Democracy, one of the British Values and builds upon our KS2 School Council visit to the Houses of Parliament back in March. 

  

• Reception Meeting Baby Lambs

  Thu 16 Apr 2026 K Riley

  Yesterday our reception children were visited by some baby lambs.  They enjoyed stroking them and learning more about them. They even had the opportunity to give the lambs a bottle.  Thank you to Mr and Mrs Falder who brought them in from their farm.

  

• EYFS Easter Bonnet Parade

  Wed 25 Mar 2026 K Riley

  Our EYFS children took part in a fabulous Easter bonnet parade today.  The Easter bonnets were all amazing.  It was clear to see the care and creativity that went into them.  All children were awarded a prize of an Easter egg for their fabulous efforts.  

  

• EYFS Visit to St Wystan's Church

  Tue 24 Mar 2026 K Riley

  Our EYFS children visited St Wystan's church this week to learn all about the features of a church.  We were hosted by Reverend Steve Short who gave the children a guided tour and did some fun activities such as singing songs, playing the organ and ringing the church bells. The children had a great time and now have a much greater understanding about the features of a church. 

  

• London 2026

  Tue 10 Mar 2026 S Tague

  On Thursday, we had the privilege of taking 10 School Council members to The Houses of Parliament. This was a truely amazing opportunity to learn first hand about democracy and how laws are made in this country. We got to watch the MPs and Lords in the House of Commons and House of Lords! The children were excellent and got so much from their experience and took in some of London's most famous land marks on the way. We even saw The King drive past at Buckingham Palace! When the tour of Pariament had finished we got to meet our South Derbyshire MP, Samantha Niblett, who took time out of her busy schedule to meet the children and answer some excellent questions. The children coped with all the walking and were a credit to RPS. Well done to all the children and adults invloved! 

  

• World Book Day 2026

  Fri 06 Mar 2026 S Tague

  World Book Day was yet again another huge success at RPS! Thanks for supporting the event so well. I hope you enjoyed the 'Masked Reader' that Mr Armishaw organised. Each child decorated a wooden spoon as a character - see pictures below! A big thank you to Mr Armishaw for organising the day.

   

  For some reason the Hedgehogs' photo is blurry but Mr Armishaw says they are also on the Hedghogs class page. 

  

• FA Girls' Football Event

  Fri 06 Mar 2026 S Tague

  On Thursday, some of our Year 4 girls took part in the FA's biggest girls' football evet at St George's Park. After a fun-filled morning of football games and activities the girls won their group and proceeded to the knock out stage in the afternoon. They lost out in the quarter finals, losing one nil to Edge Hill Primary. The girls had an amazing day and loved the experience. Well done to them all!

  

• ECO Council

  Fri 30 Jan 2026 S Tague

  ECO Council (and some stand-ins) have been busy this week. Yesterday we checked on the saplings that we planted before Christmas and we can report that these are showing signs of growth! We also placed home-made bird feeders on the trees in the outdoor learning area. Today we carried out a litter pick and the children did a great job of filling a whole bin bag up! On Monday the council are presenting an assembly about keeping our school tidy.