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Issue Number: 04

                                                                                                         26th September 2025

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Harvest Donations

Once again we will be celebrating Harvest by collecting donations for Uttlesford Foodbank. When making contact with the charity they have us aware that they have seen an increase in demand however donations are down.

The cost of living continues to rise and we are very conscious that times are difficult for everyone but if you are able to make a donation we would really appreciate it. If donations could be with us by the end of Friday 3rd October as Uttlesford Foodbank will be collecting donations very early Monday morning.

The list of items needed is below.

Tinned fruit & vegetables
Tinned meat & fish
Cooking & pasta sauces
Cereal & oats
Tinned rice pudding & custard
Rice (inc. microwave) & noodles
Fruit squash & long life juice
Tinned potatoes, instant mash & stuffing
Tinned soups & pasta (e.g. ravioli etc.)
UHT Milk

We look forward to inviting the parents from Goslings, Robins and Sparrows to our Harvest celebration on Friday 3rd October at 2:15pm. 

 

Children’s mental health and wellbeing is becoming increasingly important. In a world where we are bombarded with negative news and information, life can be overwhelming.

We have paired up with My Happy Mind, supported by the NHS, to provide classes for the children on how to keep their mind fit and healthy. Through assemblies, stories, journals and PSHE lessons, the children will learn about the brain, how it works and how to keep it healthy.

Once we have completed the first few lessons, we will release details of a Parents app so that you can support the children at home with the strategies that they have learnt in school.
A separate letter will be published shortly with further details on how to access the app and how to support your child at home to develop a healthy attitude to their brain and how it functions. 

Have a lovely weekend! 

Mr Raraty 

 

Weekly Attendance (week ending 19/09/2025)
School target:
97%		 Number on roll:
288
Whole-School Attendance Unauthorised Absences Persistent Absentees

Lateness

96.1%

1.3% (up on last week)

13.4% (up on last week)

0.39% (up on last week)

 

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Friends AGM 30th September 7pm

The Friends AGM will be held at 7pm on the 30th September in the school hall (please see the poster below for details). It is really important as many of you as possible attend as we need to have a minimum number of people attending in order to make our quorate as a charity, if we are unable to make this, we are unable to carry on putting on events.

There will be no obligation to participate in anything, we just need a head count!

After the meeting there will be cheese and wine available and you will have the opportunity to speak to the Friends in a more informal setting.

Bingo Night – Friday 10th October

On Friday the 10th October we will be holding our very popular family Bingo night! This is a really fun event for the whole family and a great opportunity for new Rodings families to meet each other. More information will follow next week and tickets will be available on Arbor (School Shop).

Firework Night - Thursday 6th November

Save the date! Our fireworks night will be held on Thursday 6th November. More information and tickets will be available soon. In the mean time, we are looking for companies to sponsor this event so we can raise more funds for the school.

We are offering 2 levels of suggested donations:

1. £100 - includes advertising on our social media pages leading up to and after the event, plus your business logo on our flyer that will be circulated in the weekly school newsletter and our digital message system (Dojo) to all parents.

2. £250 – includes all of the above plus your business logo or name on the tickets and your business banner displayed at the entrance of the school on the night. You will also get a complimentary family ticket for the fireworks and a personal thank you from the headteacher, Mr Raraty, when he does his announcements on the night.

If you wish to sponsor us please get in touch. We would be happy to provide you with more information if you have any questions. And to enable us to add you onto our advertising, we kindly request a response by Monday 13th October, along with a digital copy of your business logo to friendsofrodings@gmail.com.

Easy Fundraising

If you do any online shopping please consider Easy Fundraising to support the Friends of Rodings Primary School.

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

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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Well done for completing your 50metre distance and Stage 4 swimming badges back in July Valli. You put SO much effort in to achieving this and Daddy and I are really proud of you. Keep shining my little star! All our love xxx

Well done Valli, we are so proud of you :-)

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w/c 29th September will be Week 3 on the menu

with a very special

SMILE DAY Menu on Friday 3rd October :-)

 

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Year 5 Doves to River Deben trip
All Day
30
September
Flu Immunisations whole school
8:00am – 1:00pm
01
October
Harvest Assembly
2:15pm – 3:15pm
03
October
Individual Photos
All Day
09
October
Bingo Night
6:00pm – 8:00pm
10
October
Two Johns - Online Safety Day
All Day
15
October
Two Johns - Parent session
8:00pm – 9:30pm
16
October
Year 6 Kookaburras Learning Consultations
3:30pm – 5:30pm
21
October
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We will be supporting the Uttlesford Food Bank again this year for our Harvest Festival.  

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