We are delighted to announce that our Year 6 musician, Matthew, came 2nd place with distinction in the 12 and under category for solo brass at the Oswestry Music Festival at the weekend.

He had some super feedback from the adjudicators and really enjoyed the experience. Matthew told us,

“I thought that I wouldn’t do so well after I heard that much more experienced people were playing.”

His older sister, Elizabeth (a previous pupil of Ruyton who is now in Year 7), also achieved a fantastic 2nd place!  Well done Matthew and Elizabeth – we are really proud of you both.

We just LOVED World Book Day! A particular highlight this year was a live lesson from the author Michael Rosen; he had us all laughing but bamboozled us with some great tips for writing and learning spellings. Here we are in our splendour!

Story time with the ‘polite pirate’, Mrs Ball!

Plenty of loot-loving grandmas in school for WBD:

Reading with Hedgehog Class:

Engrossed by Michael Rosen:

Owl Class have had some fantastic outcomes with their stained-glass window effect creations over recent weeks.

They explored the key question: ‘What does it mean if God is holy and loving?’ then went on to learn art techniques and create these designs using acrylics.

The artwork is currently on display in our class window, although the children are keen to tell visitors how much better they look from inside class!

Well done Owls – a great result.