Dodgeball – Corbet Area tournament

On Wednesday, a squad of 8 players from Year 4, 5 and 6 headed out to the Corbet School for the area Dodgeball competition. We are absolutely DELIGHTED to announce that the team had amazing success and finished second, qualifying for the North Shropshire Finals in Spring term! Well done to all the children – especially Year 4 Otto for stepping-up and facing the older opposition!

Experience Eucharist – Church Visit

Owl Class had a great morning out at the Church this morning for Experiencing the Eucharist, an event organised by Reverend Lucinda and Reverend Hannah with the support of the Church group. The children from Bomere Heath school also joined us at Church to work through hands-on activities to develop their understanding – a super morning was had by all! Thank you to the team from the Church for their effort in creating this workshop.

Celebration Assembly – 17th November

Firstly, thank you to everyone who has donated to our Children in Need Bake Sale this week; your donations have been greatly received and there have been some amazing creations entered into our Bake Off (more photos to follow!)

Here are the Bake Off Competition winners for Children in Need 2023! Keep an eye on the School News for further details from our Courageous Advocacy School Council!

Sports News

This week saw a group of Year 4/5/6 children head off to the Corbet School for the School Games Competion. Our team played brilliantly and were very proud to WIN their group stage! The organiser commented on their talent and skills too. They were unfortunate to go out in the semi-final, but very much made Ruyton proud! Well done team!

Weekly Celebrations 

School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):

Year 6 – Amelia for ‘Respect’ – Amelia always meets class expectations and tries her best every day!

Year 5 Charley for ‘Friendship’ :  Charley has shown great friendship to others recently – she has shown she is looking out for others!

Year 4 Caitlyn for ‘Perseverance’, ‘Tolerance’ and ‘Wisdom’: Caitlyn has had an amazing week trying her best in everything!

Year 3 Logan for ‘Friendship’ and ‘Love’: Logan has been an amazing member of our school community – we will miss him very much! Good luck in your new home and school Logan!

Year 2 Toby for ‘Perseverance’ ‘: Toby has been working really hard in all parts of his learning this year – his attitude to learning is brilliant, keep it up Toby!

Year 1 Hallie for ‘Friendship’, ‘Love’ and ‘Respect’: Hallie is a joy to have in Rabbits – she is kind, friendly and always willing to help a friend in need – she is a fantastic role-model!

Reception Tommy for ‘Love’, ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Tolerance’: Tommy always quietly joins in with everybody and everything in class, he contributes with thoughtful answers and the biggest smile!

Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)

Plus an extra winner in Rabbits Class as they had the most tickets this week, and another for Rabbits for being the superstars of Worship this week 👏

Congratulations to all our winners this week!

Other celebrations:

Hallie has earned a fabulous Children in Need Badge from her Girl Guides for all her hard work – well done Hallie!

Congratulations to James who has earned his ‘Yellow Stripes’ for Martial Arts this week!

 

 

 

 

 

EFL Kids Cup @ Shrewsbury Town

We were delighted to be invited to the EFL Kids Cup at Shrewsbury Town to take part in a football tournament against other Shropshire schools.

Our team this year are working so hard in matches, with particular courage shown by our five Year 4 boys who are facing players two years older than themselves! But we don’t let this stop us at Ruyton 🙂

Although we didn’t win on the day, a great time was had and staff were impressed by the teamwork and sportsmanship shown. Well done team!

 

 

Weekly Celebrations – 10th November

Firstly, thank you to everyone who has donated to our Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal this week; your donations will be greatly received.

Sports News

We have LOTS to celebrate in our first week back. Head over to our sports page links to catch up with Year 3/4 Dodgeball at the Corbet School plus the KS2 Football team who participated in the Shrewsbury EFL Cup at Shrewsbury Town!

Sports News

 

Weekly Celebrations 

School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):

Year 6 – Elsie for ‘Perseverance’ – Elsie always gives 100% to all her classwork – especially writing. Well done Elsie!

Year 5 Alex for ‘Friendship’ :  Alex is a friend to everyone. He is working really hard and has been great in teamwork tasks.

Year 4 Seb for ‘Perseverance’: Seb is trying really hard in his handwriting – keep it up!

Year 3 Sky for ‘Perseverance’: An amazing effort in maths this week!

Year 2 Kohen for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’: Kohen has been working really hard on his handwriting. We have seen a massive improvement since the beginning of the year!

Year 1 Freddie for ‘Friendship’, ‘Love’ and ‘Respect’: Freddie is a superstar! He is a lovely friend to everyone, he is always a respectful and a delight to have in class!

Reception Oakley for ‘Respect’: For always having beautiful manners, being considerate and helpful to others. Well done Oakley, what a super end to the week 🙂

Bumblebees Freddie for ‘for trying his best to master new skills!’

Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)

Plus an extra winner in Owls Class as they had the most tickets this week, and another for Hedgehogs for being the superstars of Worship this week 👏

Congratulations to all our winners this week!

Other celebrations:

Blake has earned this fabulous Swimming Certificate for completing his 200 metres distance badge! This is incredible Blake, well done you!

 

 

 

 

 

Tag Rugby Tournament

Our Year 5/6 Tag Rugby team participated in the local area competition this week. They thoroughly enjoyed their morning getting covered in mud and refining their rugby skills with three other local primaries! Well done to the squad for such a great effort.