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Hello Dragonflies!
It’s been a wonderful half term getting to know you all!
I apologise for the delay, but our timetable has changed slightly from last term with PE now on Monday and Tuesdays.
Please catch me on the gate if you have any queries or questions.
I look forward to continuing our learning journey the rest of the year together!
Miss Hindley
Here are this week’s awards…
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 – Brooke for ‘Perseverance’ – For making a great effort towards improving writing!
Year 5 Sophia for ‘Perseverance’: Sophia has been working really hard on her writing and has transformed her work lately. Well done Sophia!
Year 4 Emilia for ‘Perseverance and Friendship’ : Emilia shows perseverance in all her work and has been a great team player!
Year 3 Emilia for ‘Friendship and Love’: For being a fantastic and caring friend on our Young Voices trip. She had an amazing time singing and dancing!
Year 2 Aoife for Perseverance and Wisdom!: Aoife is a STAR! She always tries her best, she wants to do her very best and takes pride in everything she does. you’re amazing Aoife!
Year 1 Freddie for Perseverance and Wisdom : Freddie is becoming a fantastic writer! He has brilliant ideas and is taking pride in his work – well done for your hard work in handwriting too!
Reception Harrison for ‘perseverance’ and ‘wisdom’ : Harrison has worked really hard to complete his homework and spellings. He has a super attitude to learning, well done Harrison!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Out of school awards…
Laurie has achieved his Level 2 Learn to Swim! We’re really proud of you Laurie and can’t wait to see you in action for summer swimming lessons!
Layla brought in her sash from Brownies for us all to see – very inspiring Layla, thank you.
Millie showed us her playscript for a play she is taking part in with her theatre group, Stage Coach. Good luck Millie!
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Here are this week’s awards…
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 – Freddie for ‘Love’, ‘Hope’ – For showing great courage over recent days and being so positive and hard working in some challenging times.
Year 5 Tilly for ‘Respect’ and ‘Perseverance’: Tilly has been working really hard in all her lessons and showing her best!
Year 4 Otto for ‘Respect’ : For trying his best consistently.
Year 3 Oscar for ‘Respect’: For always following class rules.
Year 2 Harry for Perseverance and Wisdom!: Harry has been working really hard on his writing – re-reading and editing his work.
Year 1 Hallie for ‘Love’ and ‘Friendship’: Hallie is a great friend to everyone and shows the values by the bucketful everyday!
Reception Jasmine for ‘perseverance’ : Jasmine is working really hard on her handwriting – super effort!
Bumblebees Ruairi for settling so well this week!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Welcome back to our new school term, we hope you all had a great Christmas break!
Here are this week’s awards…
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 – Lucy for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – For working hard and always giving her best.
Year 5 Skyler for ‘Hope’: For starting the term and each day so positively.
Year 4 Sam for ‘Respect’ and ‘Wisdom’: For showing great knowledge in maths and showing respect to others in discussion.
Year 3 Beau for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’: For working enthusiastically and independently in maths.
Year 2 Toby for Perseverance and Wisdom!: Toby always takes pride in his work and always tries to produce his best.
Year 1 Delilah for ‘Hope’ and ‘Wisdom’: Delilah has been working hard to improve her independence – she has done some fantastic independent writing this week!
Reception Tommy for ‘perseverance’ and ‘wisdom’: Tommy is always so kind with his thoughts and words. He is becoming independent in class and is always willing to lend a helping hand.
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Other celebrations:
Hallie earned her Stage 4 swimming certificate… lots of skills were involved for this one – well done Hallie!
Mwaita showed us an array of badges she has earned from Rainbows – keep it up!
Seren has earned this certificate in her recent ballet exam – we’re so proud of you Seren!
Christmas is well underway at Ruyton! A HUGE well done to Owls for their amazing effort towards Aladdin Trouble this week and Dragonflies for their singing support – you can catch up with some updates here:
Then on Wednesday we were lucky enough to visit Theatre Severn to see Jack and the Beanstalk! We had a fabulous time – a huge thank you to the Friends of Ruyton for raising the money for tickets to enable all our children to enjoy such a wonderful, festive experience!
Just our Christmas Parties to enjoy on Friday afternoon! Don’t forget: the Christingle Service is being held on the afternoon of Monday 18th whilst the Mince Pie Concert is on the afternoon of Wednesday 20th. Our last day of school is Thursday with a non-uniform day for all!
GOLDEN BOOK AWARDS
Congratulations to the following Golden Book winners (from class work and stars):
1st Golden Book Award: Brooke, Matilda
4th Award: Jackson
11th Award: Amber & Amelia
16th Award: Skyler
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 – Alice for ‘Friendship’ and ‘Trust’ – For being an amazing friend in her help to others during the Christmas Production AN learning extra lines ‘just in case’!
Year 5 Percy for ‘Hope’, ‘Trust’ and ‘Respect’: Percy played a wonderful Widow Twankey and worked really hard to learn his lines and develop his acting skills to show off his character!
Year 4 Sam for ‘Friendship’: For working hard in all his work and focusing well in Geography.
Year 3 Oscar for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’: For producing some great writing this week and working with such enthusiasm.
Year 2 Seren for ALL our School Values!: Seren consistently shows ALL our school values in all aspects of school life – she is a lovely friend, fantastic learner and an asset to our school. Well done Seren!
Year 1 Jackson for ‘Love’, ‘Hope’ and ‘Respect’: Jackson always brightens up Miss Horton’s day. His beaming smile and attitude to learning are fantastic!
Reception Harrison for ‘perseverance’ and ‘wisdom’: For being ambitious with your writing and using your phonics knowledge well!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Plus an extra winner for Dragonflies class as they had the most tickets this week, and also for being the superstars of Worship this week 👏
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Other celebrations:
Hallie earned a first prize and these fabulous glasses at Gym Club this week!
Eleni has earned these badges in her Rainbows for their ‘looking after cats and kittens’ project with Cat Rescue and also for Gardening skills!
Thalia created this amazing painted skill at an art club she attended…
Whilst Freddie has been super-busy in the pool, earning his Learn to Swim Level 1!
Finally, Magnus shared this BLUE PETER BADGE! He got the award through writing about his passion for fishing (whilst Zander wrote about motorbikes). This is incredible Magnus!
We enjoyed a brilliant trip to Theatre Severn this week to see the Christmas Panto – Jack and the Beanstalk. We were even more surprised to see our very own Seren get up on stage and take part in the children’s challenge, singing in front of the whole theatre!
A special ‘thank you’ to the Friends of Ruyton who funded the tickets for every child to experience and enjoy this show – your fundraising efforts brought many smiles to lots of faces and made special memories!
A HUGE well done to our incredible KS2 children for their wonderful performances of Aladdin Trouble on Monday! For all those who were able to join us, we hope you enjoyed the shows as much as we enjoyed creating it for you… OH YES WE DID!
To the children – you were simply brilliant. The bravery and courage, energy and fun you brought to the stage was admirable – never mind the ad-libbing which had your teachers on edge…! Well done to every single one of you!
Click on the photos below for larger images…
Christmas production practise is well-underway this week for different classes – thank you to all those who are helping to learn the words at home! Meanwhile, Christmas has begun in all the classrooms today – a naughty elf has even visited Rabbit Class!
GOLDEN BOOK AWARDS
Congratulations to the following Golden Book winners (from class work and stars):
1st Golden Book Award: Memphis, Harriet and Harrison
4th Award: Hallie and Nancy
7th Award: Lexie and Aoife
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 – Harvey for ‘Perseverance’ – Harvey has been working hard in all his lessons and giving his best effort.
Year 5 Eva for ‘Wisdom’ and ‘Perseverance’: Eva’s acting has been superb in our play practise, whilst she has learned her words fantastically and given a great effort in class too.
Year 4 Isaac for ‘Perseverance’, ‘Wisdom’: For working hard in all his work and focusing well in Geography.
Year 3 Ruby for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Friendship’: For persevering in all her work today and being a caring friend when reading with a partner.
Year 2 Toby for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’: Toby has been working really hard on improving his writing – well done!
Year 1 Freddie for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’: Freddie has been working really hard on his independent writing this week – well done!
Reception Oakley for ‘perseverance’: Oakley has tried really hard with his handwriting and is working hard to improve.
Bumblebees Star of the Week! Raya – for always being kind and thoughtful to everyone.
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Plus an extra winner for Hedgehog class as they had the most tickets this week, and another for joint-win for being the superstars of Worship this week 👏
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Other celebrations:
Lucy and Layla created this during their embroidery club with Mrs Gallimore – well done girls – it’s beautiful!
Nancy has earned this badge in her Rainbows for Christmas activities…
Whilst Jackson earned himself Player of the Match at his recent football match for his new club! Awesome Jackson!
Finally, we shared this beautiful piece of embroidery that has been sent in by local villager, Irena White. Incredibly, it was made by 13 year old Mary Carter, a past pupil of Ruyton School… In 1864! She lived at Castle View, Church Street.
It has been another busy week at St John’s with more sports fixtures, Bikeability training for KS1, Church visits for Owl Class and also a focus on Road Safety Week. Aside from all this, Christmas production practises are well under way and there has been some fantastic class work too!
We just had to share this photo of some of our younger ones at play today too…!
Sports News
This week saw a group of Year 4/5/6 children head off to the Corbet School for the local schools Dodgeball School Competition. Our team played brilliantly and were very proud to come SECOND overall! This means that they have also qualified for the North Shropshire Dodgeball Finals! Well done team!
Congratulations to all the children who took part in Bikeability this week too!
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 – Amber for ‘Perseverance’ – Amber has been working really hard on recent assessments – keep it up Amber.
Year 5 Charlie for ‘Respect’ and ‘Perseverance’: Charlie’s been working hard all week with his adults in maths – keep it up Charlie!
Year 4 Robyn for ‘Perseverance’, ‘Wisdom’: For taking the initiative to complete extra work this week without being asked to.
Year 3 Blake for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom ‘: Toby has been working really hard in all parts of his learning this year – his attitude to learning is brilliant, keep it up Toby!
Year 2 Aoife for ‘Perseverance’: Aoife has approached all her work and assessments brilliantly this week – keep up the hard work Aoife!
Year 1 Maggie for ‘Love’ and ‘Respect’: Maggie brightens up her classroom with her big smile and positive attitude to everything! Thank you – Maggie you’re a superstar!
Reception Lottie for ‘all the values!’: Lottie always comes to school with a positive attitude towards everything, showing all the values! Well done Lottie!
Bumblebees Star of the Week! Olivia has earned Star of the Week in Bumblebees for making lots of new friends and always showing kindness to everyone!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Plus an extra winner for TWO classes as they had the most tickets this week, and another for joint-win for being the superstars of Worship this week 👏
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Other celebrations:
Jasmine has earned a fabulous Children in Need Badge from her Girl Guides for all her hard work – well done Jasmine!
Congratulations to Hallie who has earned her Level 11 and 12 for Gymnastics this week!
On Wednesday, a squad of 8 players from Year 4, 5 and 6 headed out to the Corbet School for the area Dodgeball competition. We are absolutely DELIGHTED to announce that the team had amazing success and finished second, qualifying for the North Shropshire Finals in Spring term! Well done to all the children – especially Year 4 Otto for stepping-up and facing the older opposition!
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