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The whole school enjoyed the return of ‘Open the Book’ today for our daily worship. A team of volunteers from the Church prepared and worked with some of our Owl children to deliver the story of Peter and the fishermen from the teachings of Jesus.
It was great to hear and watch Bible stories re-told by the Open the Book team whilst the children loved the acting! We look forward to our next Open the Book worship in November.
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 – Brooke for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Brooke stuck to her guns in Maths because she knew she was right! Well done Brooke.
Year 5 – Millie for ‘Wisdom’ – All week Millie has thought outside of the box in all her lessons. Well done Millie!
Year 4 Caitlyn for ‘Wisdom’ – Caitlyn has done some lovely writing in English from the perspective of a seal.
Year 2 Nancy for ‘Love’ and ‘Friendship’ – Nancy is such a kind, friendly and helpful member of Rabbit Class. She looks out for everyone and has a strong sense of fairness – Well done Nancy!
Year 1 Jackson for ‘Love’ and ‘Perseverance’ – Jackson approaches all aspects of school with a positive attitude and a smile on his face. You brighten up Rabbit Class Jackson!
Reception James for ‘Perseverance’ – James has concentrated really well in lessons. He has shown brilliant perseverance in his phonics which has meant he has been able to decode whole sentences. Amazing James!
Bumblebess Star of the Week – Tommy for always doing the right thing and for always using his beautiful manners.
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Plus an extra winner in Hedgehogs Class as they had the most tickets this week, and another for Dragonflies for being the superstars of Worship this week 👏
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Other celebrations:
Congratulations to Laurie who achieved his Learn to Swim, 15m and 20m badge in swimming – well done Laurie it sounds like you’ve been very busy!
Tilly wanted to share with us an achievement of her mum. Tilly’s Mum has written a book ‘How to Manage a Mammoth’ a book for children and families living with Type 1 Diabetes and she recently won an award for the education and awareness of people with Type 1 diabetes and their families. An amazing achievement.
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 – Lucy for ‘Wisdom’ – Lucy has shared her knowledge in all her lessons recently and is playing a super-active role in class!
Year 5 Bella for ‘Friendship’ : Bella is a wonderful friends to everyone (especially Charlie) well done Bella.
Year 4 Thalia for ‘Perseverance’: Thalia always works carefully and thoughtfully
Year 3 Oscar for ‘Hope’, ‘Respect’ and ‘Wisdom’: Oscar was really engaged and excited by the STEM talk where we met Jack.
Year 2 Zander for ‘Love’, ‘Friendship’ and ‘Respect’: Zander is a kind and caring member of Rabbits Class. He is always first to offer help to other children and he is a super role model.
Year 1 Delilah for ‘Perseverance’: Delilah has been working really hard this week. She has persevered with things she’s found tricky and is becoming much more independant. It’s lovely to hear how hard you’re working at home too!
Reception Harrison for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Respect’: Harrison has been working really hard, listening well and following instructions – all with super manners! He has had a super week!
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 being the superstars of Worship this week 👏
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Other celebrations:
Congratulations to Maggie who has received a certificate for swimming. She told us about how she had to dive and swim under water and do breaststroke! Keep it up Maggie!
A fond farewell…!
We said a fond farewell to Mrs Viner today. She has worked at St John’s for 10 years! We’ve figured out Mrs Viner has worked in all the classrooms with all the teachers during her time at Ruyton. Mental health is something that is very important to Mrs Viner and she has supported children and adults at school with this during her time here. She has very kindly gifted us some books about mental health and some new footballs! She is loved by us all and we wish her the best of luck in her new role within the NHS.
And let’s all remember in the words of Mrs Viner – Be Kind Always!
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 – Maia for ‘Love’ : Maia always goes that extra step to make people feel welcome and good about themselves – especially adults!
Year 5 Millie for ‘Wisdom’ : Millie has been buzzing with ideas and answers in all her learning – a cracking effort this week!
Year 4 Otto for ‘Respect’ : Otto consistently shows respect to his friends and all the adults in school. Thank you.
Year 3 Beau for ‘Respect’: Beau consistently shows respect to her friends and all the adults in school. Thank you Beau!
Year 2 Lexi for ‘Tolerance’, ‘Friendship’ and ‘Wisdom’: Lexi is always willing to help others when they are finding something tricky. Thank you Lexi, you’re a great help to Miss Horton too!
Year 1 Mav for Love and Wisdom: Mav had some really thoughtful ideas in our PSHE lesson about ‘uncomfortable feelings’. Well done Mav!
Reception Elsie for Friendship and Wisdom: Elsie is always very kind and considerate to her friends, she is always there to help her friends.
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Plus an extra winner in Hedgehogs Class as they had the most tickets this week, and another for being the superstars of Worship this week 👏
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Other celebrations:
Congratulations to Eva and Brooke for earning their Bronze Rookie lifeguard awards!
Whilst Elsie has, incredibly, achieved her GOLD Rookie lifeguard award! This involved learning about the effect of cold water on the body, including shock and CPR.
Actress in the making
Tilly (Year 5) told us all about her recent achievements with her acting group where she played the role of an orphan in Annie at Theatre Severn! Amazing Tillly.
A final farewell…!
And of course, we spent time saying a very special farewell to our wonderful Mrs Mukhopadhyay who has been with us at Ruyton since 2015! She is moving on to a career in the NHS; we will miss her very much and wish her all the very best of luck in the future. Thank you for everything Mrs Mukhopadhyay.
If you would like to know more about how we teach English at our school. You can find documents on the website (Click on the icon learning, curriculum)
These documents share with you how we teach speaking and listening, reading and writing. We also go through the schemes we follow to teach phonics and how we teach spellings. Each class teacher has their own way of testing spellings, but the children will always have spellings to learn at home.
If you have any questions about anything we teach at school, please speak to your class teacher.
Weekly Celebrations :
Football Round-Robin – the season starts
We celebrated our fantastic football teams this morning following their first fixtures of the new school year. Last night, Ruyton hosted a round-robin tournament where Baschurch and Myddle primary school were invited to come and play. It was fantastic to see both of our school fields full of matches, with TWO pitches for the girls’ teams and another for the boys, plus lots of supporters on the sideline!
A special congratulations to all our players who were playing their first ever match last night, particularly amongst the girls: we were so proud to see 14 of our Year 5/6 girls wanting to play and compete! Also to the boy’s team who are made up of mostly Year 4s this year – what a cracking effort to hold some tough teams to close games. We can’t wait for the next match already!
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 – Jackson for ‘Perseverance’ : Jackson is trying so hard in everything: from PE (especially the football match), English, every Maths lesson and how he conducts himself around school. Star!
Year 5 Percy for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ : Percy is giving a top-effort to his learning every day. He is a role-model in class at Year 5, well done!
Year 4 Isaac for ‘Friendship’ : Isaac shows excellent friendship to others, particularly in PSHE this week.
Year 3 Oscar for ‘Perseverance’: Oscar always works hard and tries his best every day.
Year 2 Seren for ‘Wisdom’: Seren always shares her ideas in our class discussions. She has a very grown-up way of thinking!
Year 1 Imogen for Perseverance: Seren approaches all aspects of school with positivity (and a big smile!) even when she finds something tricky.
Reception Cordelia for Respect and Wisdom: Cordelia always has beautiful manners, thinks sensibly and is a super role-model. Cordelia – you are super!
Bumblebees Ethan: For his wonderful attitude to learning!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Plus an extra winner in Rabbit Class as they had the most tickets this week, and another for being the superstars of Worship this week 👏
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Other celebrations:
Super swimmer!
Congratulations Blake for achieving his Level 6 ‘Learn to Swim’! It sounded impressive with all the skills he had to show to achieve this, well done Blake.
Singing sensation!
Well done Lexie for showing off her singing skills (with much enthusiasm by the sounds of it!) and earning this trophy from Little Embers in Shrewsbury.
Our very own Rookie Lifeguard
Congratulations Brooke for achieving her Bronze Level of the Rookie lifeguard award. Brooke described how she had to bring a dummy to the surface of the water for this award; well done Brooke, we’re really proud of you.
Weekly Celebrations :
Homegrown Show Winners!
Congratulations to all our winners of the categories for the Homegrown Show which took place in the village last weekend. Our children produced some fantastic art which were very much enjoyed by the judges – well done everyone!
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 – Tilly for ‘Respect’ and ‘Wisdom’ : Tilly has worked brilliantly by showing us what she is really capable of; her passionate writing about tigers has inspired us all.
Year 5 Sophia for ‘Hope’ and ‘Friendship’ : Sophia has already brought many smiles, much fun and friendship to the classroom! Thank you Sophia!
Year 4 Magnus for ‘Perseverance’ : Magnus has done some fantastic work in maths this week – well done!
Year 3 Charlie for ‘Wisdom’: Isaac has confidently shared his ideas and knowledge this week.
Year 2 Aoife for ‘Friendship’ and ‘Love’: Aoife is such a kind and helpful member of class. She cares about everyone in class and wants them to do well.
Year 1 Laurie for Wisdom: Laurie is a phonics superstar! He uses what he already knows to help him with his reading and writing.
Reception Memphis for Friendship and Respect: Great listening to adults and friends, very caring and thoughtful – well done Memphis!
Bumblebees Julian: For settling into Bumblebees so well – it is like he has always been there!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Plus an extra winner in Rabbit Class as they had the most tickets this week 👏
Congratulations to all our winners this week.
Other celebrations:
Super swimmer!
Congratulations Nancy on achieving her 20 metre swimming distance badge!
Fantastic footballer!
Well done Magnus for achieving this medal at his football club (Baschurch) where he played as Goalkeeper against older children too – very brave Magnus!
Welcome back to our new school year. The children have all made a super start; each class has been full of learning and laughter already! Today’s photographer also took the time to comment on how impressed she was by all the children with their listening skills and respect. Well done everyone!
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 – Lylah for ‘Hope’ : Lylah has made a super start to her Year 6 at Ruyton: working hard, making friends and even applying for the school councils!
Year 5 Tilly for ‘Wisdom’ : Tilly’s speech in the Council elections was inspiring; showing a depth of thought. She’s given great answers in class all week too!
Year 4 Layla for ‘Friendship’ : Layla has made an excellent start to her new school, making friends and showing care towards others.
Year 3 Isaac for ‘Wisdom’: Isaac has confidently shared his ideas and knowledge this week.
Year 2 Nancy for ‘Respect’ and ‘Wisdom’: Nancy has been a super role-model to others in Rabbit Class – keep it up!
Year 1 Mwaita for Friendship: In PSHE we have been thinking about what makes us special but Mwaita wanted to think about what made others special. What a lovely thing to do!
Reception Jasmine for Trust and Friendship: For being very kind and caring to all her friends in Hedgehog Class and having a great first week.
Bumblebees Nancy: For helping new children settle into Bumblebees and always showing kindness!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Plus an extra winner in Rabbit Class as they had the most tickets this week 👏
Congratulations to all our winners this week.
Reminders for next week:
Wednesday – dressing up for Roald Dahl Day!
Thursday – KS2 Visitor from the Dogs Trust (in school)
Friday – a day of celebration for World Afro Hair Day (in school event)
It seems summer has made a comeback ready for our new term. Consequently please don’t forget sun cream and sun hats for outdoor play plus water bottles to stay hydrated throughout the day.
School photos are scheduled for Friday (8th) so please ensure children bring school jumpers on this day.
Thank you!
I hope you’ve all had a fantastic holiday, I can’t wait to hear about everything you got up to when we get back to school!
We have got lots of exciting things to look forward to this term. Our topic this term is ‘Knowing me, Knowing you’. Click on the link below to find out more.
We will ALL have PE on Mondays so please come to school in your PE kit on that day. On Tuesdays, Year 1s will be going to Forest School so will need to come into school in their forest school kit (Forest School will not start back until Tuesday 12th September so please come dressed in PE kit on Tuesday 5th September). Year 2s will do PE on a Tuesday afternoon so will need to come in in their PE kit.
If you have any questions or queries please catch me on the gate or via email on horton.z@bhsjbfed.shropshire.sch.uk.
I am looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow
Miss Horton 🙂
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