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Issue Number: 15

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So today marks the end of an era. After eight years at Rodings, Mr Crawley will be leaving us to take up his new post as Headteacher at Heathlands Primary.

Mr Crawley has been a massive part of Rodings from day one and has brought huge amounts of enthusiasm, dedication and hard work. He has led so many projects from refurbishing the library, introducing the radio station, writing our curriculum and developing staff through his teaching and learning research. The impact he has had on the school is immeasurable.

Today, to help him be the best Headteacher he can be, the children presented him with a book full of spells to help with his new job (Mr Crawley is a big Harry Potter fan). This included a lining up spell, one to make children listen and another for good handwriting. The children have written and decorated some brilliant pieces.

It has been an absolute pleasure to have Mr Crawley as my Deputy over the last eight years. He will make a marvellous Headteacher and everyone at Rodings wishes him the best in his new job. Heathlands are very lucky to have you!

Effort Cup Assembly

Today, we held our termly effort cup assembly. It is always so wonderful to celebrate all the children's achievements.
The nominees for the Effort Cup were:

Percy, Emily, Indi, Beau, Woody, Sky,Frankie and Freddie.

The EYFS/KS1 winner was Poppy

The KS2 winner was Leo.

Congratulations to everyone.

House Cup Winner

De Veres have won the House Cup for the Autumn term.
They will have a non-uniform day to celebrate on Friday 10th January.

Reading Cup

The Reading Cups were awarded to George and Grace for their hard work and improvement in reading.

Manners Cup

The Manners Cup is awarded by the Kitchen Staff for pointless during lunchtime.

Congratulations to Amelia and Chloe.

Wishing you all a relaxing and peaceful Christmas!

Mr Raraty

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Weekly Attendance

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We met on Monday evening for our final Full Governing Body (FGB) meeting of 2024, and we welcomed Sally, a new co-opted governor, to the governing board.

As part of the preparations for the government's upcoming curriculum review, Mr. Raraty shared some exciting plans to bring more creativity into the children's learning. Additionally, Rodings Primary School has developed an in-house Teaching & Learning strategy focused on developing new skills and supporting ongoing professional development for our teachers.

We also took the time to review and approve a number of updated policies, with a key discussion around the Online Safety Policy. The safety of our students, both inside and outside of school, remains a priority for us. For anyone interested, all Roding Primary School policies are available on our website.

Lastly, we said a sad but fond farewell to Mr. Crawley as he moves on to new opportunities. We are incredibly grateful for the support he has given to the school, the teachers, and the children. We wish him all the best and much success in the future.

Kate Elsmore

News from the Friends

Thank you Mr Crawley!

We are really sorry to see Mr Crawley leave this term. Mr Crawley has been a massive support to Friends events over the years and we will really miss him.

Thank you to all you have done and we wish you so much success in your new school, they are very lucky to have you!

Film Club

January will see the return of the Rodings Film Club. Reception, Years 1, 2 & 3 will be on Wednesday 8^th January and Years 4, 5 & 6 will be on Thursday 9^th January. See the poster below for more information.

Tickets are on sale on Arbor via School Shop now, booking closes on Tuesday 7^th January but book now before you forget! Please ensure you book each ticket under the child’s name you wish to attend (if you have sibling please make separate bookings). If your child normally get the bus home, please ensure you inform the office that they are staying on for Film Club and let your bus driver know.

Easy Fundraising

If you have any last minute Christmas shopping to do please consider using Easy Fundraising (www.easyfundraising.org.uk) whist making purchases.

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, 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!

Thank you!

Thank you for your on-going support of the Friends. We have had a very successful first term and have many more exciting events coming up. We have outlined the dates for 2025 evens in the poster below, please ensure you keep these dates free, more information will be available nearer the time.

If you would like to connect with us please follow our Facebook and Instagram pages: FB – Friends of Rodings Primary School, Instagram - @the_friends_of_rodings_school

Let me take this opportunity to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We look forward to seeing you all in 2025!

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This week at Forest School ...

Things were getting a bit festive in the forest this week. Goslings helped decorate our fire circle with garlands of greenery, pinecones and pomanders, and Sparrows made tiny Christmas trees and hammered stars to make decorations for our forest tree.

Mrs George.