Our Year 5 and 6 from Ruyton finished 2nd as a school overall out of 9 schools in tag rugby yesterday at the Corbet. We were given extra praise for our fantastic sportsmanship and teamwork shown throughout. Amazing work guys!!
Author: Mr Arthur
Cut your Carbon
Dear Parents,
Your child will be taking home a checklist today with information about cut your carbon. Our Owl Class eco warriors council talked about how important it is that we protect our greenhouse layer and reduce carbon emissions. So, on the sheet there are 6 things which you can do to help. It is not expected that you do all 6, but each one will make a small difference. I will be collecting completed checklists and will send them off for our school to enter a competition. Best of luck everyone!
Mr Arthur 🙂
Owl Class – Science – Investigating Yeast
Owls experimented with yeast today in Science. Knowing that carbon dioxide gas is released when yeast is combined with sugar, we wanted to see what happens when more/less sugar is added to the same amount of yeast and warm water. This was done by attaching balloons to the tops of the bottles to observe the presence of any CO2 gas. They loved it!
Oswestry Tag Rugby Festival
What a great time we had at Oswestry on Friday. Owls competed so well and made Ruyton proud. The afternoon consisted of lots of 10 minute games against other schools, as well as an opportunity to practice tackling at the tackling station. Owl Class were incredibly respectful to all the coaches and the opposition and they had smiles on their faces all afternoon. What more can you ask for?! Amazing 🙂
Biodiversity – Science
In Owl Class today as part of our Science work, we played a game which simulates a real life scenario whereby loggers and farmers remove species and conservationists are responsible for keeping them. Each plant has its own benefit, so we spoke about which groups benefitted the most from conserving the most important species. Owls had great fun with this.
Timetable for Autumn – Owls
Dear Parents,
Attached is the updated Owl Class Timetable following a few tweaks.
General Owl Timetable Autumn 1 2024
Thanks, Mr Arthur.
Friday – English
Last Friday in Owl Class, we were practicing holding a debate about the circumstances and consequences of a character’s actions. Owls got stuck into this brilliantly and several groups got to perform some brilliant debates in front of everyone else. Good work Owls!
Science – Owls – Biodiversity
Yesterday in Owl Class we experimented the school grounds for evidence of biodiversity. The children paid very close attention to the smallest of insects to the biggest of trees. Great work Owls! 
Welcome back Owl Class (24/25)
I am so excited to welcome you all back to Owl Class next Wednesday for our first day of 2024-25. I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday with lots of sun and lots of rest! I certainly have! I look forward to hearing what you all got up to.
To begin Autumn term, attached below are the general timetable and curriculum map:
General Owl Timetable Autumn 1 2024
Here is a few reminders / important bits of information for the upcoming term:
- PE will be on Monday and Tuesday, please come in your PE kit for those two days unless notified otherwise.
- Please bring your reading diaries and reading books in EVERY day. We will check on Tuesday that each child is reading at least 3x per week. All other equipment is provided by the school.
- Homework is due in on Tuesday mornings. This is compulsory. On Wednesdays, the class will take a cold spelling test, where they are tested on grouped words. Each child will take home – the same day (sometimes Thursdays) – a personalised spelling list that they will need to practice for the following Tuesday where the hot test is undertaken first thing in the morning. They will also have to complete a homework task and practice their times tables with evidence in their books. Times tables are also tested throughout the school week.
- Our school day starts at 8.45am with the hall door opening at 8.40am. A member of staff is always on the door to the hall so please feel free to use this as an opportunity to share communication or ask any questions you have.
I am really excited to begin our school term next week and I look forward to welcoming you all next Wednesday (4th Sep) at 8:40!
Mr Arthur 🙂
Y6 leavers trip – Hollywood Bowl
What a great time we had at Hollywood Bowl to celebrate our lovely Y6 leavers’ time at Ruyton school. Lots of fun and lots of competitiveness!
