On Friday 14th July, our PTA is holding Rotherhithe’s annual summer Fair; 3:10 – 5:30 pm. This was a fantastic event last year, enjoyed by all and this year is due to be even better, so do please make sure you join us for lots of fun activities after school. As always, we need your…

On Friday 30th June children can wear their comfiest pyjamas or onesie in return for a £1 donation towards Cancer Research. There will also be a cake and tombola sale after school, so bring some extra money to spend. The raffle tickets will be on sale after school (£1 for a strip of tickets, during…

Joseph Ikhinmwin is a GB basketball player who was raised in the East End of London. He delivered an amusing workshop today, sharing the inspirational story of how he was encouraged by a teacher at school to play basketball. It was fantastic to hear and see him challenge the myth, that those who are good…

On Friday 26th May RPS Dance Club headed to the Olympic Park at Stratford to take part in a dance celebration. The theme was ‘gymnastics’ and they were amazing, dancing with streamers on a scorching hot day. The children had a fantastic time. Although, some members of staff learned that sun tan cream is for…

The children were given a tour of the bank and were taught about investment banking. They then engaged in a range of activities around investing in the stock market. The children were provided with 4 (made up companies) and had to choose which company to invest in. Within groups they had to learn to calculate…

This visit included a tour of the airport and yes they did watch some aeroplanes take off and land. The children were presented with the task of rebranding a failing airline. They learned about marketing and advertising. Once again they worked within groups as a team to solve problems. The children had to create slogans,…

As a school we are involved in an ‘Enabling Enterprise’ project. This project aims to raise achievement through project based learning. Children are encouraged to expand their understanding of the business world, develop resilience, and enterprise skills for future success. It aims to encourage aspirational learners. As part of this year 5 have ventured out…

If your child has a medical or special dietary requirement please inform Sharon Hudson or Maxine at the school office as well as the child’s teacher. You may be asked to have a meeting with our school nurse or we may require additional information from you and Sharon is the person who will discuss this…

Year 6 SATs test start 8th May. We want our children to perform to their best during their SATs so please encourage them to: Use Mathletics and practice basic number facts i.e multiplication facts, reading the time on a digital and analogue clock. Read with your children regularly and ask questions about what they are…

We hope you had a fantastic Easter Holiday. During the Easter break, many of our year 6 children attended our Easter SATS preparation boot camp. The children took part in two days of Math workshop activities and 1 and half days of Reading workshop activities. The workshops were very successful and the children left tired…