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

• 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.

   

   

  

• 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.