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

• 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.

   

   

  

• EYFS Great Fire of London Drama Workshop

  Tue 25 Nov 2025 K Riley

  Today our EYFS children took part in a Great Fire of London drama workshop to support their learning about this historical event.  The children had great fun acting out the events and learning about the lives of the key people during this time. This active learning and becoming immersed in the story helped the children to remember more. 

  

• Visit to See Pudsey at the Maple Tree Cafe

  Fri 14 Nov 2025 K Riley

  Mrs Riley and Mrs Wain had the pleasure of taking 8 children to the Maple Tree Cafe today to visit Pudsey Bear on Children in Need Day.  They were given a goodie bag with sweets and Pudsey themed activities.  They also enjoyed a drink of juice and a cake.  Of course, the main attraction was meeting Pudsey Bear himself which was a real treat!  Those who wanted to had an individual photo with Pudsey too. Thank you to to the Maple Tree cafe for inviting us.  

  

• Eco Council Tree Planting

  Wed 12 Nov 2025 S Tague

  Yesterday our Eco Council planted some saplings that we had been given. The council decided that they wanted to plant them in the outdoor learning area at the back of Puffins Class. The children really ejoyed doing this and they did a great job too! 

  

• Poppy Appeal 25-26

  Mon 13 Oct 2025 S Tague

  Today, our Year 6 house captain's and school councillors went to the RBL in the village to help with the charity's annual poppy appeal. Our children constructed and filled boxes that will find themselves in the surrounding villages for this year's appeal. Thanks to Zandra for the invite and the warm welcome we always receive. 

  

• Kids League Kenya online meet

  Tue 23 Sep 2025 S Tague

  Yesterday our Year 6 House Captains and Eco Committee were invited to join the schools in the KLK partnership on a live online link up. Three UK schools were joined by three schools in Mombasa, Kenya as part of our ongoing partnership. We were joined by a special guest, called David, who has benefited from a scholarship from KLK. This enabled him to break away from the deprivation in his community and continue his studies and go on to college and university. He is now an electrical engineer in Nirobi. He shared his journey with our children and they were able to ask him questions. 

  

• Year 4 Sports at Repton Prep

  Tue 23 Sep 2025 S Tague

  Last week our Year 4 Otters were invited to Repton Prep to join their Year 4 children in some sporting activities. As always we were treated perfectly by the staff at Repton Prep and our children had the opportunity to play football, hocky and netball. We will definitely be doing more events in the future. Thanks to the Prep for the invite and well done to all the children involved. 

  

• ECO Committee Gardening

  Wed 25 Jun 2025 S Tague

  This afternoon, our ECO Committee worked very hard to weed the garden area and generally tidy up. They also reset the stone 'RPS' on the drive. We harvested some rhubarb and the children tried this! Well done to this busy bunch!

  

• Chess Tournament

  Fri 20 Jun 2025 S Tague

  Yesterday, a team of Year 5-6 chess players travelled to Repton Prep to compete in our first ever chess tournament. Four other schools took part and our players were amazing. They have come on so much over the year. One girl, in Year 5, had to play a year 8 boy as she had beaten everyone else! Well done everyone! Huge thanks to Repton Prep for hosting and their kindness providing a lovely lunch and refreshments.

  

• Year 4 Football

  Fri 20 Jun 2025 S Tague

  On Wednesday a team of Year 4s competed in the Y3-4 Prominent Cup at Melbourne Sporting Partnership. 9 teams took part and we won the whole competition! They won every game in the afternoon. We beat Willington in the semi final and Heathfields in the final! Well done to all that played.