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• RPI CHRISTMAS LUNCH

  Wed 18 Dec 2019

  We are almost at the end of term but there is one Christmas tradition we have kept until last - a delicious Christmas lunch!

   

  There was a flurry of sequin snowflakes, rosy red reindeers and cheeky elves around school today as children and staff all dressed in their Christmas jumpers and got creative, making their party hats ready for Christmas lunch.

   

  Staff served the children before sitting down with everyone else to join in and enjoy lunch themselves.  We had Christmas music and a rousing 'three cheers' for our cooks who prepared a fabulous lunch for our 108 children and 20 staff.

   

  Afterwards, we returned the favour and served lunch to our cooks and lunchtime controllers. They thoroughly deserved a sit down and some treats as a thank you for all their hard work throughout the year.  

  

• RPJ CHRISTMAS PANTO

  Wed 18 Dec 2019
  A flavour of the KS2 Panto trip

  

• RPJ CHRISTMAS LUNCH

  Tue 17 Dec 2019
  

• RPJ ASH CLASS JUMPER DAY

  Tue 17 Dec 2019
  

• RPJ INTER HOUSE CAROL COMPETITION

  Mon 16 Dec 2019

  On Monday 16^th December the Junior School children held the 'traditional'

  Inter House Carol Competition.

   

  The House Captains and Vice Captains guided the children in their

  House group in rehearsing and performing two songs;

  a traditional carol and a modern Christmas song.

   

  Competition was fierce, with Yellow and Green House competing in a sing-off.  Yellow House were the final winners.

  Thank you to our judges:

  Mrs Akers, Mrs Cook, Mr Jeary & Mr Etwell

  and congratulations to the

  House Captains and children who performed with enthusiasm.

  

• RPI PETS AS THERAPY

  Mon 16 Dec 2019

  Hattie the 'Read2 Dog' and her owner from Pets as Therapy came to introduce themselves to the children on Monday.  Hattie will be joining us at the Infant School on Thursday afternoons to support children develop confidence and well-being.  Children will be invited to read to Hattie and, if they want to, stroke her and even give her a small treat afterwards.  If Monday afternoon was anything to go by, Hattie will be a very popular new member of our school community!

  

• RPI FS STABLE EXHIBITION

  Mon 16 Dec 2019
  Parents and children alike thoroughly enjoyed our stable exhibition in class today

  

• RPI CHRISTMAS PLAY

  Fri 13 Dec 2019

  One of the most exciting events in the Infant School calendar is the Christmas Production.  The children and staff work collaboratively to write, rehearse and perform the Nativity Story told in their own unique and creative way.

   

  This year they tied in their learning from a trip to Bekonscot Model Village and had their narrators travelling through each scene of the Nativity on the model train!  Each class then developed the ideas for their own scenes so we have an eclectic mix of news reading angels delivering the Good News to Mary, rapping stars being followed by slightly confused Wise Men, guitar playing shepherds, dancing sheep, animals performing ballet around Mary and Joseph and gorgeous animals working hard to keep quiet and not wake the baby!

   

  It was a wonderful performance and we need to say a big thank you to Rosie Creedon who again helped us with the singing and music and Mary Ilbert who helped make costumes for a number of the children.

   

  It was very apt to finish off with 'We Wish You A Merry Christmas' as that is what we wish our whole school community.

  

• RPJ PHASE 1 NATIVITY

  Tue 10 Dec 2019

  'I'M GONNA SHINE'

   

  Phase 1 worked very hard on rehearsing their Nativity – ‘I’m Gonna Shine’.

  They all performed amazingly well on both of their performances.

  A big thank you to Mrs Pope for the fabulous costumes,

  Mrs Hall for the lovely backdrop and

  Mrs Bingham for helping with singing practice.

  We would like to thank all the parents for their positive feedback,

  it means a lot to all the staff and children!

  

• RPI CHRISTMAS GIFT ASSEMBLY

  Mon 09 Dec 2019

  After the children had decorated our Christmas Tree, Jan Howlin from the Salvation Army joined us for our Gift Assembly.

   

  We heard about why there is a need for these gifts and how the Wise Men showed us the value of giving when they brought their gifts to Jesus.  The children carried their gifts to the front and set them around the tree. There was a wonderful array of gifts by the time the last child had set theirs down. Mrs Howlin also complimented the children on their lovely singing!

   

  Thank you to all our families for donating so generously, especially those of you who gave extra presents which we always use as spares!