The RPS blog

Roald Dahl's Cinderella  Blog Club Review Jessie thoroughly enjoyed the year 4 production and hopes to see another one like this soon. Her favourite part was when Prince Charming beheaded the ugly step sisters because they used a ball as their head and they threw the ball over towards the audience! Well Done!! Olivia thought that you’re play was amazing! Everyone appreciates the Year Four’s and the teachers’ efforts. My favourite part was when everyone joined in for the song at the end! Great work! Let’s hope that the Year Five’s can keep it up for their performance after the Easter Holidays! Coming soon to Rayleigh Primary! :p By Olivia and Jessie 5DF   

  On Friday the 18th March our Year 6 netball team visited Downhall Primary for an inter league match. Rayleigh Primary School made an excellent start with Zoe, Fern, Darcey and Robyn attacking and defending well. We ended the 1st quarter 4-0 up.We continued to attack ending the 2nd quarter 8-3. Alex, Sophie and Isabelle played brilliantly ending the 3rd quarter 14-3. We ended the 4th quarter and game 18-3. All the girl's were very impressive. Well-done! Thank you to our Parents for their continued support and also helping with transport.   On Monday the 21st March a thrilling game of a netball between two undefeated teams RPS and Great Wakering. Rayleigh poised to win with the last shot of the game but the whistle went. Well done to both sides. Congratulations to both teams for the sporting spirit in which the game was played.

This week school Award is presented for Manners in the Dining Hall. Well Done to all the nominees.

March saw Rayleigh Primary School's Mr.Hack & Miss. Feldwick visit our friends in Sweden to collaborate & prepare for future Erasmus projects between our two schools.  It was a most informative visit with a free exchange of teaching methods and ideas for taking the Erasmus project forward.  Please click on the link below to take you to our photo gallery and the scroll down to the Erasmus section to view the photographs. Erasmus Project

                                                           

On Tuesday 15th March, Rayleigh Primary School played Tag Rugby Tournament got 1st place out of 11 teams. Excellent performances by everyone. Winning the tournament now means going thru to the county finals. Well done to all our team players..

                          This year RPS is conducting Science Experiments which children are invited to practice at home and to present the finished project to the class. (Some exercises may require parent supervision). There is also  a Wildlife Photography Competition for the children. Photographs taken by pupils of wildlife or plants, capturing the fascinating aspects of nature, will receive a various prizes relating to the category and year group.

Over the last few months our school has been using 'Skype' during our music lessons to interact with our European counterparts. To view the results, please use the below link to take you to our media gallery and then scroll down to the  Erasmas Project

INTERNATIONAL WEEK CHINESE DAY  By Lexie and Maddie 5JB On Thursday 11 th of February, pupils from Rayleigh Primary School were told they could dress up in red and gold clothes for Chinese day, as part of our International week. Many children dressed up in the most amazing Chinese clothes! In 5JB Rhys' Chinese clothes looked amazing. Madeleine and Matthew won the best outfits and they both got a Chinese post card. 5JB got an exclusive chance to make dumplings with our Chinese teacher, Miss Huang. It was the first time we had ever done this and it was a great experience to try something new.  “I enjoyed making them and when they were boiled they tasted great!” says Amber-Rae from 5JB. Christie Chandler quoted, ‘My dough kept splitting and the mixture inside was falling out, but when they were finished they tasted great!’. The lower years did an extremely tiring but very enjoyable exercise session with Miss Huang. Even the staff joined in-well some of them

On Monday Rayleigh Primary School mixed netball team played Grove Wood netball team away. It was a fast paced game, with Rayleigh putting in a strong performance.  At the final whistle the score stood at 19 - 0 in the favour of Rayleigh. Well done to Zoe, Liam, Lily, Rhys and Robyn. An excellent game of netball. You all showed commitment and skill.

Dear Parents,              Marsh Farm is offering all children aged between 2yrs and 10yrs old to create an Easter Bonnet and the winning child will win a family ticket for 4 people to Marsh Farm this Easter holiday.  To enter they just need to email us in to  competitions@nqe.com  a picture of them wearing their bonnet and on March 16 th,  we will print the selected finalists to go to a public vote. Visit www.marshfarm.co.uk for more information.

                                         This Week  School Award is presented for Class Eco Warrior Award !  Well done to all the nominees.                                                                                                              

Dear parents,                       Hanningfield Reservoir Visitor Centre will be offering two free taster sessions for their after school club ‘Get Crafty with Nature” on Wednesday 16 th and 23 rd  March. The leaflet for the club is attached and booking is essential.                                                               Essex Wildlife Link

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                                                          This Week  School Award is presented for Best Idea to improve the School.                                                                                                    Well done to all the nominees.

Tuesday saw a return match between Rayleigh and Grove Wood this time with Rayleigh hosting the match at home.  It was tremendous team effort which culminated in 3 great goals by Liam Wagstaff. There was some fantastic defensive play by Logan and Danny which frustrated the Grove Wood forwards and some good midfield skills shown by Rhys, Oscar, Max and Oliver.  It was also a demonstration of  the high level fitness and stamina displayed by Rayleigh with the end to end play. Rayleigh proved to be the better side at the final whistle, with the result standing at 3-1 to Rayleigh.