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Issue Number: 24

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I have some very exciting news to share! Mrs B and her husband are expecting their second child in July of this year. Everyone at Rodings is delighted for Mrs B and very excited to meet Baby Brown in the summer. We wish Mrs B all the best over the next couple of months. 

Parent Governor Elections

Just a reminder that there is still time to vote in the Parent Governor elections. Votes must be with us by 3pm on Friday 21st March. Please follow the instructions on the ballot paper carefully to mark your envelopes. The envelopes must be marked correctly to be counted as a valid vote. 

Attendance Letters

Please be aware that the next round of attendance letters will be issued over the next few days following the half-termly attendance review. 

Senior Mental Health Leads

I'm proud to announce that Mrs B and Miss Yiu have completed their Senior Mental Health Leads training and will be implementing a detailed action plan to raise the profile of mental health support and provision across the school. This is an exciting next step in recognising what we already provide for children and adults but also on how we can make it even better. 

Have a lovely weekend.

Mr Raraty 

Weekly Attendance (week ending 14/3/2025)
School target:
97%		 Number on roll:
287
Whole-School Attendance Unauthorised Absences Persistent Absentees

Lateness

96%

0.7%

10% down 1%

1.3% up 0.6%

 

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The Woodpeckers had a fantastic day at Saffron Walden Museum on Wednesday as part of our Ancient Egypt topic.

We spent the morning having a chance to handle and sketch real Egyptian artefacts to help us learn more about Ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife. We then had a go at mummifying a tomato, whilst also mummifying one of our classmates!

In the afternoon, we had the chance to explore the museum. We looked at the Ancient Egyptian and Early History exhibition (making links to our last topic Stone Age to Iron Age) and saw the other fascinating exhibits the museum had to offer.

The Woodpeckers represented Rodings brilliantly and we had a lot of fun too!

Disclaimer: No Woodpeckers were harmed during the making of this mummy!

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Look at the wonderful 'All About Me' flowers that the children made in the KS2 Mindfulness Arts & Crafts Club.

Miss Allen and Mrs Kilpatrick have some wonderful things lined up for the children over the coming weeks.  Thank you to you both :-)

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Year 5/6 Hockey

On Wednesday 12th March, 10 children from year 5 and 6 went to Joyce Frankland in Newport to play in the USSP Hockey Tournament. The children played 6 games in total against some very well-practised schools. Despite a chilly morning, the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and played well. 

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Year 5 Girl's Football

This afternoon (Friday 14th) a team of 7 girls from year 5 went to Dunmow St Mary's to play in a girls football competition run by the sports partnership against local schools. The girls had a great time, playing brilliantly and securing 4th place! Well done!

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The last couple of weeks at Forest School have been jam packed as usual !

Following the Goslings' interests, we had a Bigfoot themed session last week- we found some clues that told us a bit about Bigfoot, including a smily mud portrait that he/she had left for us ! We decided to leave our own mud portraits on the trees so that Bigfoot could see what we looked like! 

Sparrows had a whole lot of fun with a forest pancake obstacle race, and this week Goslings were mostly very excited about Campfire Doughnuts- which they tried for the first time and loved !! 

Mrs G. 💚🌳

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Quiz Night

We are looking forward to seeing you tonight for the Quiz! The drinks are chilling, the graze boards are being put together and the quiz is set – time to set back, relax and enjoy the evening.

Thank you for all your support!

Following that we have two more popular events coming up so make sure you get the dates set in your calendars and look out for more information on how to get your tickets booked...coming soon!

School Discos – Wednesday 2nd April

This is a favourite child only event! KS1 will have their disco first, followed by KS2 – so keep the date free. Booking information will be coming out soon.

Colour Run – Friday 16th May

Following the success of last year’s first Colour Run, it's back! This is a fun event for the whole family- prepare to get wet and messy!

Easy Fundraising

If you are planning on booking a holiday (or doing any online shopping) please consider using Easy Fundraising for your bookings. Many holiday companies are part of Easy Fundraising, allowing you to donate to your school while booking your holiday.

To sign up go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk - download the app or sign up on your browser. When signing up please select “Friends of Rodings Primary School” (there are a couple of other Rodings schools!). Once you are signed up you can access websites through the app or if shopping in your browser Easy Fundraising will ask you if you want to donate, this doesn’t make any difference to the cost of your shopping but a percentage of anything you spend will go directly to the school.

School Lottery

  1. As some of you already know, we are a member of Your School Lottery. If you would like to support this you can sign up here: https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/rodings-primary-school. This is an easy way to support the school and you might be a winner!

If you would like to connect with us please follow us on social media:

Facebook – Friends of Rodings Primary School

Instagram - @the_friends_of_rodings_school

Or email us at: friendsofrodings@gmail.com

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Olivia took part in her first ever gymnastics competition last weekend and really enjoyed it. 

She can't wait for the next one. We are very proud of Olivia's enthusiasm and commitment.  

Well done Olivia, we are very proud of you :-)

This weekend Sophia took part in her first gymnastics competition and got a place on the podium, coming in 2nd overall, after a top score on the bars. So proud of you Sophia!

Well done Sophia, we are very proud of you :-)

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On Sunday, Isaac scored a super goal- worthy of Goal of the Season- for his Ongar Juniors Green team and was awarded player of the match. Well done Isaac ??

Well done Isaac, we are very proud of you :-)

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Week Beginning 17th March - Week 1

Plus special 'Fire of London' menu on Thursday

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Year 6 Bikeability
All Day
From 18 Mar until 21 Mar
18
March
Young Shakespeare Performance (Yr 4,5,6)
All Day
27
March
Year 1 Dance Festival
9:30am – 11:00am
28
March
Mother's day Celebration
1:45pm – 2:45pm
28
March
SEND Coffee Catch-up
2:00pm – 3:00pm
03
April
SATs Week
All Day
From 12 May until 15 May
12
May
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