This week years 3/4 attended a free trip to conduct a foreshore dig along the

It’s been a wonderful week of Forest School outdoor learning this week. On our way to Forest School the

Year 2 children completed their SATs tests this week that started with the arithmetic test. We were so

Next week is Walk To School Week. We are setting our children the challenge of walking to school every day

As we are approaching moving into our brand new building, I wanted to share

It was with a great deal of excitement and enthusiasm that groups of Reception children donned their wellies

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our incredible stars this week who have worked 

It was lovely welcoming parents into school for our first coffee morning this term.

The children of Coral class took part in a fire safety workshop this week. Here are a few pictures of our class in

 We hope that you all enjoy celebrating Eid this weekend.  Remember to stay safe.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our incredible stars this week who

On Thursday 21st April the Year 6 debaters took part in the annual Debate Mate Cup. This was the first DMC held

Channel 4 and the producers of Junior Bake Off are making a brand new series and are looking for children aged 9-11

All parents and carers want the very best for their children and for them to get on well in life.

Summer Events: If you need to know what’s coming up this term, be sure to visit our “Events Diary“, which is jam

With SATs Week drawing closer, we have collated a series of very useful videos covering all aspects of the

We would like to take this opportunity to offer our children and parents a warm welcome back to school for

The reception children were so excited to see our new arrivals as our eggs that

This term our Science Week theme is “Growth” and throughout the week, the children have all been

We are fasting the statutory assessment window which starts in May and June in primary schools. 

It’s Red Nose Day 2022 today and a beautiful Friday here at Rotherhithe Primary School.

Year one were off to the races in Design & Technology today as they continued with their project on wheels as

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our incredible stars this week who

On Monday, the assembly for Key Stage 2 children considered the terms ‘migration’ and ‘refugee’.

The safety of our children is a high priority for all staff at RPS. On Wednesday our Year 6 children went on a school

Great news! Movie nights are back at RPS Primary and tonight it’s year 2’s movie night. The cost for admission

All about wheels Today year 1 children took part in an exciting Design and

The art of sewing This week as part of their on going topics for Design &

It’s been a wonderful week of reading fun and all things books this week as we

World Book Day: We Love to Read at RPS and 2022 is the 25th anniversary of World Book Day – with the message

It’s LGBTQ History Month this month and to finalise the celebrations, today is Rainbow Day

Safer Internet Day 2022 takes place on Tuesday 8th February 2022. We have a plethora of fun and exciting

7th – 13th February 2022 The 9th of February is our ‘Dress to Express’ day. 

Year 3 and 4 have been getting very technical this term as they have been

If you walk around our school today you will see a number of posters created by our

In Science, Year 6 have been looking at the many forms of fungi. 

As part of our topic of WW2, we have used pencils of varying graphite grades to

This week the children took part in a workshop regarding

We joined Year 5 for their PE lesson today and they were

In Year two Science this week, the children have been

Children in Year 3 & 4 have been fascinated during their science lessons this week. They have continued their

We welcomed Hope from School Food Matters who helped us setup a healthy zone.

Please read the updates to the school’s COVID risk assessment on our website by clicking this link.

Children will have started bringing home letters regarding After School Clubs. Children who were not

Year 1 children are already engaged with their new topic ‘Toys’. They had a lot of fun setting up a toy museum and

Year 2 have started their new history topic on the Great Fire of London. Did you know, that the fire was started in a

Dear families, If your child is unable to attend school due to COVID 19 but they are well

The Spring 2022 term has only just got underway; however, our events diary for the coming weeks is already

Dear Parents, Carers, and Children of the Rotherhithe Primary School Community. We would like to take this

Farrans builds bright futures for almost 400 Rotherhithe Primary School pupils with

We have some fantastic prizes available in our Christmas Raffle this year. Tickets are just £1.00

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our incredible stars this week who have

Year 2 visited London Zoo this term. This was to help develop their scientific understanding and

Teacher: Sarah Hall (Year 5 teacher) One of my favourite Books is: The Amber Spy

We joined Lea class today during a very interesting Science workshop relating to

Rotherhithe Primary School would like to offer a huge thanks to the amazing team

Throughout the week, Rotherhithe Primary School has taken part in this years

Are you ready? On Friday 19th November 2021, Rotherhithe Primary School was all spotty as our children

On Thursday 11th November 2021 we all take a moment to reflect on the sacrifices made by the many that fell in battle

7 ways to encourage a love of poetry in children by Charlotte Hacking of CLPA Poetry provides the gateway

Today we were visited by Hope and her team from School Food Matters who will

Health, fitness and vitality plays an important part of our everyday lives and at

As part of their on-going science topic discussing miniature beasts and their

Dear Parents, Carers, and children, The wait is over … our new building will be handed over to us on the

Let’s all have fun and Stay Safe! Fireworks and firework displays are loads of fun, but

This week was a very special week for everyone at RPS Primary as we all took part in our Election Week to choose

We are a very active bunch here at RPS Primary and one particular sport that we all love is Netball.

As part of their RE topic, Year 1 were working with clay to make some Diva Lamps,

How are you feeling? At RPS School, we use the Zones of Regulation as a way to teach and support our children to

Rotherhithe Primary School is a fun, diverse, vibrant, action packed learning

Today is HelloYellow Day and all of the children and staff at RPS Primary have been busy raising money for

  At RPS we know how important it to keep our children safe online, and the

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our incredible stars this week who have worked

Dear Parents and Carers, Black History Month begins today and although our

Teacher: Leah Delahaye – (Year 2 teacher) One of my Favourite Books is Supertato

Hello Yellow Day this year is on Friday, the 8th of October. We all struggle with how we’re feeling sometimes and

Wednesday 6th of October is ‘Walk to School Day’ and with the current fuel crisis this seems to be a perfect time to

Parents and carers are invited to attend a virtual meeting with their child’s

On Friday 17th we are inviting all children to wear their jeans to school in exchange for £1.

It is time for parents to start the process of apply in for secondary schools.

Dear Parents and Carers, A huge welcome back to our delightful children and parents.

On Thursday, we said goodbye to our year 6 pupils. We held a graduation ceremony in the hall to

On Thursday 15th July, our amazing year six children got dressed up to the nines for their end of year Prom Night.

Farrans are excited to announce the development

State of the art primary school fast taking shape and on track for completion in

Dear Parents, We will be holding our sports day events the week starting the 12th July. The events will run in

Receive a £30 shopping voucher by

As part of their humanities topic on the local area, Year 2 went on a local history trip

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our incredible stars this

In Year 5 the children have been immersed with gruesome Greek Myths and are producing some great

Early Years Playground: Over the half term holiday part of the school’s car park,

I would like to give a special Head Teachers Award to Abdul from Brent class.

We have also explored respectful behaviour and what this looks like. 

World Oceans Day on the 8th of June was focused on Life and Livelihoods. 

The sun shone down on us all today, which give year 3 and coach Dan the perfect

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our incredible stars this

RPS is proud to be a Healthy Champion School. As part of this work we were visited on

On Thursday 27th of May, Rotherhithe Primary will be celebrating London

RPS Primary took part in Walk to School Week.

Every radio station in the UK will united today to play the 2021 Mental

Tomorrow is the 76th Anniversary of VE Day. In our virtual assembly this week the children learned about VE

On Wednesday Gemma Dunn, specialist support teacher from the Autism Team visited RPS.

Breakfast Club is changing. Unfortunately, we are unable to sustain the cost of running Breakfast Club in its current

I am glad to report that I was not notified of any positive COVID cases during the Easter break or since our

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our incredible stars this week who have worked so

It’s another fantastic Friday today; however, this is an extra special Friday as it’s also St George’s Day today!

Make Your Voice Heard The new Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has launched The Big

Welcome back to school everyone. We hope that you had a wonderful Easter break

During the holiday period we would like all children to design and make an Easter

The Dulwich Players is a leading amateur theatre group based in Dulwich.

We are excited to be taking part in the fully funded

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our incredible stars this week

Year 5 have continued their Science learning this week

We are very excited to share with you our new online eBook library!

On Wednesday, RPS Primary had a very special visit from the mounted police unit and

Children have been learning about earth and space and how this affects light and day

Assembly this week focused on International Women’s

The children have really enjoyed meeting the elephants in Thailand.

Year 5 children took part in a virtual Asthma awareness

Dear Parents & Carers, We are nearly there!  Lockdown is gradually easing and we

There will be lots of exciting learning and events to look forward to over the next few

What fun we had!  Each class took part in a virtual workshop run by West

Food Vouchers in December for Children who are entitled

Tuesday 9th February 2021 is Safer Internet Day. Our children and young people

Children are working hard to put together a class performance and the aim is

Class Christmas Parties are to be held on the 16th December.

The 11th December is Christmas Jumper Day and we are encouraging the

As we are unable to invite prospective parents on to the school site, we have created a

Everyone got spotty today to raise money for Children in Need.  We managed to raise

Next week is the start of Anti-bullying week.  Children will be engaging in activities to

On Wednesday the children listened to a special virtual Remembrance Day Assembly

Maths week got off to a great start on Monday with a Year 4 Battle of the Bands!

When it comes to times tables, speed and accuracy are important.

Dominique Phillips has resigned from her position as

After the first lockdown and a long period of time out of education, we wanted to ease

I hope you all had a relaxing half term break and had the opportunity to spend quality

Creativity can be defined as:  the use of imagination or original ideas to create

Reading Poetry Throughout Poetry Week last week, every

As London gets ready to move to Tier 2 local restrictions, I would like to

If you think your child may be entitled to FSM please complete the FSM application form. 

We are trying to refine our remote learning offer in the event that children are directed to self-isolate.

After half term we will be holding individual parent’s evening appointments for children in Reception to year

It’s a great day for getting active this Friday and Coach Dan and his team have been

This is reminder that secondary school applications should be

For the past few years RPS children and staff have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in our amazing

Next week is ‘Poetry Week’. During reading lessons children will be reading and performing lots of exciting

It was a beautiful sunny day today as the school was awash with a sea of Yellow for World Mental Health Day

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our incredible stars this week who have worked so hard

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our incredible stars this week who have worked so hard in

Teachers are busy working on home learning arrangements in case children are required to

October begins our celebration of diversity at RPS. We will be looking at Human Creativity from

10th October is World Mental Health Day. The pandemic has negatively impacted on

Southwark have created a new webpage which has the latest information on support

This week the children watched a Harvest Festival assembly led by Kellie (Deputy Head).

It has been an unusual week at RPS. As you are aware a member of staff

Wildcat Girls Football Sessions Girls Only Wildcats Football Sessions begin on Tuesday 22nd September

Dear Parents and Carers, We are asking parents/carers whose children attend a

Tree Tops have started providing our afterschool club. This is no longer managed through RPS,

Dear Parents & Carers, Welcome back to school.  We hope you all had a fantastic summer break, remained

Welcome back to RPS Primary. We hope you had a fantastic summer break.

This video comprises of a series of videos created at home by our Year 6 leavers demonstrating some of their amazing talents that they

RPS Primary Year 6 leavers present “We will rock you!” inspired by Queen as part of their end of year

RPS Primary Year 6 leavers present “Lean on me” inspired by Bill Withers as part of their end of year

Welcome again to a new week and our regular Monday assembly. This week we concentrate on hellos and

Tree Tops Clubs will be running After School Club at Rotherhithe Primary School from September 2020, after

Welcome again to a new week and our regular Monday assembly. This week we concentrate on hope.

With only a few weeks left till the end of term we are mindful that year 6 children have not had the typical ending at RPS that we have come to

The LYG Virtual Games are here and we want to share with you the Challenge Information for Week 1 to help get as many young Londoners as possible from your school involved!

Welcome to another online assembly brought to you by Lisa, our Head of School. We hope that you enjoy this new addition to our website. Please let us know what you think and please

Welcome to our very first online assembly brought to you by Lisa and her very special friend. We hope that you enjoy this new addition to our website. Please let us know

Dear all, here is a lovely video message prepared by the teachers and staff at RPS Primary School for their children and parents, who they miss very much.

You may have heard about the national online classroom that Oak Academy have produced.  This platform sets out a schedule of weekly learning for children.  It even provides an assembly!

Keeping physically active is of utmost importance to our health and wellbeing.  In school we are making sure children are physically active every day.  On Thursday we were really pleased to have a

Dear Parents & Carers, We hope you are well and are keeping safe.  If you walk past the school gate, please see the positive message the children have sent to you all

In this video we see Annalise reading a story to all of the children of Rotherhithe Primary School currently at home in self isolation. To watch the video, please press on the play button.

To ensure our children are safe we will only release them to persons aged 16 years or older. We are following the NSPCC guidance that suggests that only persons aged 16 years

We have another collection of pictures for you below on this amazingly fun day of reading and all things relating to books. In this collection, we are in the KS1 hall where we join our younger readers for

It’s World Book Day here at RPS Primary and the day has been an immense amount of fun for everyone. We have had a very busy morning reading amazing books and listening to some fantastic

It’s World Book Day 2020 here at RPSPrimary and we are celebrating all things books and our love for reading. We took a quick tour of the classrooms today with the camera to see just how

The whole school is doing all things books today and are thoroughly enjoying both reading books and hearing great stories being told. In this case, we have a fantastic storyteller with us all day in

RPS Primary would like to take this opportunity to thanks all of our amazing parents and carers who collected so many The Sun Book Tokens for us. We can now announce that we have

The following advice for parents / guardians has been received from the Department for Education:- you should not be unduly worried about the possibility of your child catching the

Dear parents, Next Friday 6th of March we will be celebrating World Book Day. As usual, we invite every child to come dressed as a character from their favourite book. In addition, we would

It was Hot Chocolate Friday again this week.  I had a lot of fun spending the afternoon talking to wonderful children who continually make good choices and epitomise our school values.  Well done all.  Keep it up you are great role

As part of our ‘Safer Internet Day’, the children were treated to the ultimate internet safety show. The show followed the characters Milly & Philip as they learnt how to stay safe online.

On Thursday 13th February year 4 travelled to the Museum of London.  This visit was planned to deepen their knowledge and understanding of their history topic – The Romans. Did you know that the

Dear Parents & Carers Happy Valentine’s Day!  I hope you enjoy spending time with your loved ones. We have passed the shortest day of the year and despite the recent storms I’ve noticed bulbs coming up in the

Shania from Seal class Shania has written a diary entry as if she was alive during the Great Fire of London. Dear Diary First I used a water bucket.  Then I pulled down houses with fire hooks. 

On Wednesday, Meera our speech and language therapist delivered a coffee morning about Zones of Regulation.  This is an approach that we use to help children to understand and recognise their emotions and

On Thursday we invited all children to wear an item of school uniform turned inside out.  This mental health awareness initiative, taught children that sometimes people may look okay on the outside but they may not feel

Following on from our previous correspondence, we would like to update parents and carers about the after-school club – Tree Tops. Tree Tops has made an application to Ofsted to

Dear Parents, you may have heard about the new “Books for Schools” promotion running with The Sun newspaper at the moment. Each school must collect 3500 tokens from the

On Wednesday this week, Reception classes were visited by a local nurse who spoke to the children about the importance of healthy eating and maintaining a balanced diet. The children had the

This term I have introduced a ‘hot chocolate’ treat with me. This week it was held on Thursday.  The purpose of this treat is to acknowledge and say thank you to our wonderful children who always make good choices,

Dear Parents & Carers It has been another busy week at RPS.  Nina Birch, our English consultant, was in on Thursday working with teachers and children to make sure they receive the best curriculum and teaching possible. 

Following on from our previous correspondence, we would like to update parents and carers about the after-school club – Tree Tops. Tree Tops has made an application to Ofsted to register our schools for the

RPS has signed up to take part in the pilot of a new digital tool.  This tool aims to support children who may show signs of excessive worry, anxiety or phobias.  The aim of the game is to support children in facing

Dear Parents & Carers Everyone at RPS would like to wish you a Happy New Year!  We hope the it brings you lots of happiness and exciting opportunities. We were extremely pleased to see the children return to school on Monday and from my visits to

Beavers are scouts youngest members, and they meet on Thursdays 5:45pm at Manor Methodist Church 40 Galleywall Rd, Bermondsey, London SE16 3PB. They enjoy all that Scouting has to offer; being introduced to outdoor activities, having the

A huge well done to our fantastic keystage 1 children who hosted a beautiful Christmas performance this morning for excited onlooking parents, carers and staff. The children were all in fine voice and looked

Well, what a festive day we are having at RPS Primary today! The children and staff are all dressed in their very best Christmas jumpers to raise money for “Save the Children”, our keystage 1 children performed an

What a great start to the lead up to the festive season as we start the first week of December with a glorious Christmas Fair for our amazing RPS Primary community! At 3:30pm on Friday 6th December the doors opened to parents,

Years 4, 5 and 6 children had a fantastic time last Friday at the PTA school disco.  They clearly enjoyed getting into the part mood. Next week year 1, 2 and 3 get there turn on Thursday 12th December.  Please purchase tickets from Donna who is selling them

It is nearly time for parents evening. Please sign up for an appointment with your child’s class teacher. Parent’s evening for all classes in years 1-6 (except for Cutty Sark class) are being held on Monday 16th and Wednesday 18th December.

(Reception and Year 1 children) How many children will be Winter Winners? Maths with Parents are launching a Winter Winners campaign next week. Pupils and parents who have completed and left a comment or photo for every

We hope reception parents are finding the phonics workshops with Helen useful. It is great to see you in school. Phonics is a really important reading tool.  During a recent visit from the local authority they commented positively on the

With December drawing closer, Rotherhithe Primary is getting ready for a bumper month of festive activities. Have your diary at the ready and make some notes of the many important dates below. We hope to see you all at every one of these amazing events.

You should have already received sponsorship forms for our forthcoming charity event “The RPS Skipping Challenge“, which will take place all day on Friday 29th November to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. The British Heart

If you are in years 4, 5 or 6 at Rotherhithe Primary School, please make sure that you have your dancing shoes on when you come to school on Friday 29th November as it’s Disco Night! The fun starts at 4pm through to 5:30pm and promises to be a jam packed fun evening of music,…

Thank you to all parents and children for their donations to Children in Need on Friday. We know the children enjoyed getting spotty! We raised the grand total of £170. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our parents that helped us to raise these

If you are interested in applying to be a parent governor, please submit your application to the school office by Monday 25th November. If there is more than one person nominated, election papers will be circulated to all parents

On Friday a group of year 6 children worked with the Childhood Trust to complete a short film clip for their Christmas Challenge campaign. The Childhood Trust is a children’s charity that helps  vulnerable children to overcome the

We will be collecting pennies (and pounds) in the playground before and after school for Children in Need. Please empty old coat pockets, look down the back of the sofa and send all your spare change in to school for this worthy cause.

Amazing News!!! The author Amanda Li has very kindly donated 30 copies of her amazing book “Rise Up” to our school. Our School Council will be using this inspiring book to ignite a passion for change in the children at our school.

Monday 11th November marks the annual day of remembrance for the many brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for freedom throughout Europe. In preparation for this very important day of reflection, the children have prepared

We will be fundraising for Children in Need on Friday 15th November. Instead of their school uniform children can wear ‘spots’ to school in return for a donation for this worthy charity. We suggest a £1 donation which we will collect at the gates.

At RPS we are always encouraging children to be empathetic and supportive of each other.  Next week we will be starting our ‘anti-bullying’ themed weeks.  Children will be participating in lessons and workshops  to promote an anti-bullying culture.

RPS is signing up to play an online word building challenge.  The aim is for children to race against the clock to build as many words as they can from 15 letters.  The competition starts next week; children will be

Bonfire Night is always an exciting event for children – whether their families decide to visit an official display or choose to purchase their own fireworks. But with many people, including children, hospitalised with firework-related injuries each autumn,

Sunday 27th October saw the start of diwali, a hindu festival.  This festival is often referred to as the festival of lights.  In assemblies and class this week children learned that hinduism is one of the 4 largest religions in the world.  They found out that the festival also marks

Join us on Saturday 26th October at the Surrey Quays Shopping Centre for the Poppy Appeal Launch 2019. The Royal British Legion invite everyone from the Rotherhithe, Bermondsey and Surrey Quay area to join them and the Mayor of

It is with sadness that we say goodbye to Iman, TA who will be leaving us on the 31st October. We have a replacement TA called Quendresa and welcome her to Rotherhithe. We will also be waving a fond fairwell to Kellie Ansell who will be taking a year long sabbatical

You may have noticed builders have placed temporary gates onto the school grounds on Hawkstone Road. This is so that they can clear the ground ready for the next stage of the building work. From December the school playground will be out of

October marked the start of black history month and our children have been learning about inspiring black people who have made a difference in history. Rosa Parks is one of the famous women the children have been inspired by. Here are some quick facts about Rosa

The Mayflower was a ship that was commanded and part-owned by Captain Christopher Jones who lived in Rotherhithe. In 1620, he was given permission to sail to America. Crossing the Atlantic at this time was extremely dangerous, but after a number of challenges

This week our year 3 children had valuable road safety training. Each class had a professional who talked with them about the rules for crossing the road safely. Then the class went out of school to put this knowledge into practice. The children had to identify safe places to

29th September was the start of the Jewish New Year. Our children have been learning about Rosh Hashanah in class and assembly. During Rosh Hashanah Jewish people celebrate the New Year with celebratory food, such as apples dipped in

On Saturday the 5th October it is World Teacher’s day.  We are sure parents and children will join with us in wishing all of our talented teachers a happy restful day.  In honour and recognition of their hard work all teachers received a special ‘healthy brunch’ today.  We hope they enjoyed

I am very pleased to say that I managed to secure funding from the Amicable Society to purchase brass instruments. Owen Wales our brass teacher is teaching group lessons to children on Tuesdays and has selected a dedicated bunch of children from year 5 & 6 to have the

Last week RPS boys and girls from years 5 & 6 took part in a variety of cross-country runs being held in Southwark Park. The children represented the school extremely well and their behavior was fantastic. Some of the girls also came back with medals.

You are warmly invited to the opening of the Rotherhithe Public Living Room, a temporary project space that supports the development of meaningful relationships, and explores ideas for the future development of the Rotherhithe Holder Station

On 20th September 2019, young people and adults are protesting across the world to demand transformative action to address the climate crisis. This was a unique opportunity for the children and staff at RPS Primary to support this protest by taking action on this historic day.

With the School Council Elections coming up fast on 26th September, this week children have been busy voting for their favourite nominees representing their year group. The ballet box was set up in the Junior hall and the children took some time to consider and place

Shirts: Plain, white, cotton long/short sleeved shirt with collar or white polo t-shirt Jumper: Blue school jumper / fleece with the school badge (available to purchase at the School office) Trousers: Grey Trousers – no tracksuit bottoms Skirt: Grey, plain

On the 20th September young people around the world will be demanding action to protect the environment.  They are calling for an end to use of fossil fuels and attempting to raise awareness of important environmental issues to help create a cleaner and

Monday 16th September is ‘National Teaching Assistants’ Day’.  The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the valuable contribution teaching assistants make to the education and support of children across the country. We would like to thank our teaching assistants for their

Dear Parents and Carers, On Tuesday 17th September 2019, Rotherhithe Primary School will be hosting a special workshop for parents covering all aspects of Secondary School Transitions. The workshop will offer a very clear and

Dear Parents and Carers, First of all, a huge welcome back to a brand new term here at Rotherhithe Primary School. We also offer a warm welcome to our new pupils and parents starting here with us. We all are looking forward to meeting you all and to enjoying a

The Executive Head Teacher has met with the successful contractors who will be starting the new build works from the 25th July.  The first stage of these works will involve moving electrical equipment.  Class teachers are busy trying to clear these areas of the building ready

Sadly, it is that time of year when we need to say some goodbyes. Goodbye Orla Walsh, Naomi Jameson, Rebecca Wear and Alex Hall. Four of our talented teachers.  We thank each of them for their hard work and dedication to our children.  We wish them all the best in

Currently year 2 and 3 have 3 classes.  This was due to the local authority asking the school to open additional classes due to an expected high intake in those year groups.  The reality is, however, that London schools have falling rolls. This means that more children are

Year 6 have been working tirelessly on their end of year performance the Lion King. Children across the school have had the opportunity to watch the play.  It was truly like going to the theatre – the children thoroughly loved it. They looked amazing too with their faces painted. 

On Tuesday we held the second parent information event of the year.  We focused on sharing information about the curriculum and also the relationship and sex education curriculum we deliver at school.

On Thursday 4th July 2019, our Year 6 children dressed to impress and paraded up and down our red carpet to pose for the cameras as we got Prom Night 2019 underway! The children looked absolutely amazing in their prom dresses and smart

We hope you had a fantastic time at the summer fair. The weather has held out for us once again. Thanks to Alex Montgomery, Simone Leach, parents and our wonderful year 6 children who have helped organise and run the event. It was an amazing

We hope your children have enjoyed the range of after school clubs the school have provided this term. Most after School Clubs will finish the penultimate week of term. The final clubs of the year are as follows: Art club finished on the Tuesday 25th

Our careers and enterprise month started off with such excitement this week.  The children met a transplant team, a CEO, and a town planner! Our children “operated” on their teachers, they helped monitor their

On Monday 17th June a group children visited Southwark Park as part of Southwark’s 150th celebration of the park opening: Each of these children had a piece of work or artwork selected and published in a beautiful

14 year 6 children who took part in the team up programme (a math support programme) were invited to London Metropolitan University to get a taste of student life. They had a campus tour, met a range of

Year 4 children completed the pilot multiplication check this week.  This assesses the children’s recall of multiplication facts at speed. We will be providing feedback regarding the check to the Department for Education. 

Magic breakfast is a charity that aims to prevent hunger from being a barrier to children’s learning. RPS is currently lucky enough to be part of this project and are receiving free bagels from the National School Breakfast Programme. 

Unfortunately, we hear all too often of the devastating impact that knife crime has on families.  On Tuesday 11th June, year 6 children participated in a workshop aimed at educating and preventing knife crime.  The workshop (funded by the

This week teachers have carried out the phonics screening check with all year 1 children and those year 2 children who are required to retake the test. The children’s behaviour was exemplary during the check.  The children’s well-being was

Next week year 4 children will be taking part in the DFEs launch of a year 4 pilot multiplication check. This check will become compulsory for all primary schools from next year.  The children complete the check on a computer.

The children were treated to a special assembly on Thursday as they performed a variety of musical pieces in their very own ukulele concert. The children were marvellous and concentrated hard on their presentation. A special mention must be

Jo Alcide-Edwards (Family Support Practitioner) held an open coffee morning on Thursday 6th June.  She was available to meet with parents between 9 till 12, to answer questions about referrals to the Early help

The London Fire Brigade led fire safety workshops for Year 2 on Thursday 6th June 2019.  They learned lots of things related to the most common causes of fires and how to prevent fires from starting. Did you know that mobile phones left plugged in

The school celebrated Eid on Thursday by holding a fantastic Eid fair.  The children had a lot of fun making a variety of tasty treats and craft goodies to sell after school. Christiana in year 4 reports that the henna was her favourite part of the

To mark the 75th anniversary of the D Day landings in Normandy, year 6 children did a short presentation in assembly about this historic event. The D Day assault was the largest ‘amphibious’ battle (sea on to land) that has ever taken place in the

Galiema (Executive Head Teacher) continues to have regular meetings in preparation for our anticipated new build.  Most recent meetings have focused on the exciting new information technology equipment that the school

We delivered a workshop to parents on Thursday to run through the details of the year 6 residential trip.  We hope the parents found this useful and remind parents that children need to arrive promptly at 7:30 am on

Year 5 have been getting a taste of what it was like to be at school during the Victorian time this week, when they visited the Ragged Museum.  Aysia-Marie (Mayflower class) gave a very detailed account of the day, the highlight being when the children were

After a long week of tests and revision practice SATs for year 6 are finally over.  Well done to all pupils who worked extremely hard, some while feeling unwell during the tests.  On Monday, the local authority moderated the school to

Parents and Carers of all Year 6 children are invited to join us for a Pre-trip meeting on Thursday 16th May 2019 at 3:30pm to discuss all of the details, key information, and preperations required before the Condover Hall residential

As part of their current topic on all living things, Turtle Class will be visiting the Butterfly Gardens located in the world renowned Horniman Museum, located in the heart of Forest Hill, South East London.

Rotherhithe Primary School has been running Forest School for children in the early years and year 1 for the past 6 years. This programme takes small groups of children to an enclosed Nature Reserve in Southwark

If you have a child in year 6, at the end of key stage 2, they will take national curriculum tests in English reading, English grammar, punctuation and spelling and mathematics. The tests help measure the progress pupils

Dear Parents and Carers, With SATs upon us, we have added these excellent video guides to ensure that you fully understand what will take place during this examination period for both Key stage 1 and Key stage 2 children. We start with the

Year 6 SATs test start on the 13th May – only 1 week left to go. We want our children to perform at their best during their SATs. The night before the tests… Make sure that they are not studying all evening. Ensure that they relax and get a good night

This year we have worked hard to improve lunch time provision. The School council have also made several suggestions and presented their ideas in assembly. The following has been put into place: Play leaders: We have trained a number of children

Thank you to all parents for baking up a storm and donating tantalizing cakes for our Silly Sock Day cake sale.  We know the children enjoyed eating them. We have raised the grand total of £92.15!  We will be using this money to by sensory

April was once again autism awareness month and on Monday 29th April all children learned about autism.  They considered how similar and different we all are and heard a bit about the hidden difference that may lead to some types of

It’s our first week back after the Easter Break here at RPS; however, Easter was certainly not behind us yet as we all celebrated the amazing Easter Bonnets designed by the children over the half term break. We had some amazing entries this year,

Rotherhithe Primary School would like to take this opportunity to wish all our children and families a fantastic break and a Happy Easter to all those parents that celebrate this Christian festival. We look forward to seeing you all in the new

On Thursday 4th April children in Reception performed dances for their parents at 10 am.  Later children in year 3 & 4 showed off their talents in a performance held at 11:30. We know you enjoyed the performances because the

If you have a child in year 6, at the end of key stage 2, they will take national curriculum tests in English reading, English grammar, punctuation and spelling and mathematics. The tests help measure the progress pupils

SATs are fast approaching and this week we delivered 2 workshops to inform parents of the SATs process in Year 2 and in Year 6.  Both events were well attended.  We hope you found the presentations informative. 

On Wednesday 3rd April, Colleen and Danielle (Learning mentor) took 18 children to Goldsmiths University, for the next round of Debate Mate.  They had a wonderful time.  Their eloquence is impressive.  They have now won so many

It’s time to get creative.  We call all children to make and design spectacular bonnets during the Easter holidays, which we will display at our Easter Bonnet Parade. We will be holding the Parade on Wednesday 24th April. Reception will parade at 1:30

At RPS we are an inclusive school.  We celebrate cultural diversity and teach tolerance and respect of all.  Because of the excellent work we do in this area we hold the Inclusion Quality Mark and are a flagship school.

Dear Parents and Carers, I would like to draw to your attention that as of Monday 1st April 2019, School Uniform prices will be changed to the following: School Jumper (3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | 11-12): £11.50 School

As part of their topic covering nocturnal animals, Year 2 had an amazing visit by a number of exotic creatures and creepy crawlies on Thursday 28th March accompanied by Dave Sharpe of Raptorxotics!  RAPTORXOTICS is a family

A sickle cell nurse provided training for teachers, parents and support staff this week to raise awareness of this medical condition and ensure that children with this medical need receive appropriate care in school. Thanks to Sharon Hudson

There will be a range of opportunities for parents to see our children’s performing some exciting dance pieces. Please come. Year 1 & 2 parents: Monday 25th March at 2:30 pm Reception parents: Thursday 4th April

Seahorse Class have been learning all about Easter during RE Class this term, and as part of their learning, on Wednesday 20th March the class set off to visit St Mary’s Church. During their visit they heard more about

As we continue to work towards becoming a sustainable school, our year 5 children have continued to carry the eco-baton by visiting a recycling centre. Southwark’s education centre provides an informative

On Thursday 14th March we hosted the second urban debate mate round.  Children from a number of schools visited RPS to took part in a range of debating battles.  Our very eloquent team won 3 of these rounds.  The event was once again

Today is Red Nose Day and children and adults across the country are all doing their bit to raise money for this wonderful charity. Founded in 1985 by comedian Lenny Henry and filmmaker Richard Curtis, Comic Relief is a charity which fundraises for

Our Year Six class recently took part in an E-Safety workshop hosted by members of the Metropolitan Police. The Police Officers discussed the pitfalls of certain types of behavior when using any form of

Dear Parents & Carers, We have recently found nuts or nut containing products in lunch boxes. Due to children and adults in our school with nut allergies, we kindly request that you do not include nuts or nut related

From 11th – 15th March 2019, Rotherhithe Primary School took part in Science Week 2019. This year has a sustainability theme. With the growing concerns we have in regards to air polution and the vast increase in non degradable waste, it is vital

Parents and Carers, do you sit in your car with the engine running while you wait to collect your children after school? Under new proposals to cut pollution, such ‘idling’ could be banned outside

On World Book day the children had special assemblies led by the author and historian Pat Kingwell, who has written books about the local area. Pat is currently working on a book about Southwark Park.  He has challenged our children to

We are constantly updating our website at Rotherhithe Primary School with news, data, events, and of course, highly useable resources for home learning. We would like to direct your attention to our brand new times tables

To bring this amazing Book Week to a close, we welcomed Chrissie Gittins, gifted writer and poet who hosted some fantastic workshops for the children today. Chrissie Gittins was born in Lancashire and lives

On Thursday 7th March 2019, Rotherhithe Primary School transformed into a magical world of book characters and superheroes as we all took part in celebrating this wonderful day of reading fun. We took a huge amount of great pictures on the day,

You may be aware of the disturbing social media challenge targeting children called the ‘Momo Challenge’.  There have been many reports about this challenge in the press and on social media. 

As part of World Book day, we are holding a book fair.  This is an opportunity for you to buy books to keep those book worms happy, while helping raise money for additional books in school. The book fair will be held in the junior library on

World Book Day 2019 will take place on Thursday 7th March 2019 and aside from the World Book Daybooks, the theme is ‘Share a Story’. World Book Day is a registered charity on a mission to give every child and young person a book

Press On! may be your answer… Join artist Fay Nicolson at our free drop-in printmaking workshops that run alongside the RCA: Print MA Interim Show at The Gallery.

Parents in Year 1 are invited to our second phonics workshop, which will take place in the new term on Friday 8th March 2019 from 09:15am in the Infant Hall. Would you like to know more about how phonics is taught

According to Asthma UK, over 1.1 million children in the UK are being treated for asthma. That’s 1 in 11 children, meaning that the average primary school class contain 3 asthmatic children.

There have been some exceptional samples of year 1 writing posted around the school this week.  The children have been hunting for a missing bear and have written ‘Lost’ posters to try to find him. I am relieved to say he has now been found. 

Can I remind parents that it is your duty to inform the school of the reason for your child’s absence on the first day that they are absent. If we are not informed of the reason for absence, we will ring parents and emergency contacts. 

On Thursday afternoon RPS hosted the Debate mate competition.  Children from a number of schools arrived to consider, puzzle and debate a range of questions. The event was a resounding success with a number of wins for Rotherhithe.

On Tuesday 5th February our year 5 children went to the Royal Festival Hall to participate in a music concert.  They were led by Joe their Ukulele teacher.  The children were fantastic and had a great time. 

On Wednesday 6th a policeman (PC Williams) visited our year 5 classes to talk about on line safety and use of social media. He talked to them about the dangers of online activity and how easy it is for others to collect data

As part of their topic on ‘Toys’ year 1 visited the V&A Museum of Childhood on Tuesday. The V&A Museum of Childhood has lots of free fun things to do for all ages, from exhibitions and displays to activities for children,

Fizz Free February is coming to Rotherhithe for the first time, and we are challenging children to make a pledge to #gofizzfree. Friday 1 February marks the start of Fizz Free February meaning it is time to

It is always lovely to see the smiling faces of children when snow falls, but please help us to ensure that the start and end of school time is safe by following any instructions given by staff if it snows.  We may prevent parents from entering the

On Friday 1st February 2019, Year 6 classes started a new month with a very special workshop on Road Safety led by The Riot Act. The Riot Act (a road safety theatre company) had deliberately set up a scene, the aftermath of a road accident.

Last term we introduced a new homework structure with the aim of creating continuity in approach across the school.  We also wanted an approach that would keep you up to date with what the children are learning in class.  Parents are children’s first

To support their learning about World War II, Year 6 children visited the Tower of London on Monday.  They were given the opportunity to consider a range of artefacts and engage with an actor who was in role as a soldier.

Monday 21st January was Martin Luther King Day, and the children learned a bit about the charismatic leader who made such a difference to the lives of black African- Americans.  King had a dream.  It was a simple one: The children concluded that

From January all year 3-6 class assemblies will be held on Wednesdays at 11:30 am. You are warmly invited to attend your child’s class performance. Year 3-6 Star of the Week assembly has moved to Thursday at 11:30