Another great event hosted by The Corbet, as always our children did excellent and represented us fantastically.
Sports
Clive Cross country – Saturday morning
A brilliantly energetic team of our children gave up their Saturday mornings to attend the annual Clive School cross country event. A huge well done to all of the runners – Ruyton certainly won the trophy for the smiliest finishers!
All of our children finished the “proper cross country” course up the field and round the woods – they were all superstars! In addition, Magnus finished 3rd in his race and earned a medal, whilst Percy – who was enjoying his 10th birthday- competed against older year sixes and managed seventh position!
A special thank you to Deejay (Devon’s mum) for all her support on the morning and for completing the fun run with Rupert too!
Celebration Assembly 22nd February
It’s been an active week at Ruyton this week! Bikeability, Cross Country AND a Dodgeball Championship!
Firstly, a huge well done to our Year 6s who underwent Bikeability Training from Shropshire Council. This entailed two days of working with instructors to prove their ability to ride their bikes on the road safely including independent decision making around traffic in the village. We are proud that everyone who took part completed their Level 2 Bikeability!
Well done Year 6 
Our KS2 Dodgeball Team then attended the Thomas Adams School in Wem for the North Shropshire Finals of the competition (following their success in Autumn Term).
Incredibly, our team – consisting of Year 4,5 and 6 players – got through to the semi-finals before narrowly losing out!
A massive well done to all the players involved – it is a super achievement for our small school and you represented us fantastically well.
Cross Country @ Corbet
All children in KS2 (Year 3, 4,5, 6) participated in a cross-country event at the Corbet School on Wednesday. Everyone completed the course – many for the first time- and showed super determination to achieve their best. Well done Team Ruyton!
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 – Harry for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – For making a great effort in class and sharing ideas.
Year 5 Charlie for ‘Friendship’ and ‘Respect’: For always showing friendship and respect to others. 
Year 4 Sam for ‘Perseverance and Friendship’ : During Cross-country Sam showed great support to all his peers.
Year 3 Ruby for ‘Perseverance’: Ruby has shown super perseverance in her writing this week
Year 2 Harry for Perseverance and Wisdom!: Harryhas been working really hard on his writing this week.
Year 1 Imogen for Perseverance and Wisdom : Imogen has been working really hard on her writing this week – she has been producing lots of neat work!
Bumblebees Nancy for ‘tolerance’ of the younger children in her group. Well done Nancy!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
In other news…
Mrs Beddoes modelled these new hi-viz coats which have been kindly donated by Stop n Go. The jackets will be worn by our Bumblebees children so they are more visible to everyone at playtimes. We think they look great!
Weekly Celebrations – 26th January
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!
Weekly Celebrations 12.01.24
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!
Celebration Assembly 15th December
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!
Weekly Celebrations 24th November
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!
Dodgeball – Corbet Area tournament
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!
Celebration Assembly – 17th November
Firstly, thank you to everyone who has donated to our Children in Need Bake Sale this week; your donations have been greatly received and there have been some amazing creations entered into our Bake Off (more photos to follow!)
Here are the Bake Off Competition winners for Children in Need 2023! Keep an eye on the School News for further details from our Courageous Advocacy School Council!
Sports News
This week saw a group of Year 4/5/6 children head off to the Corbet School for the School Games Competion. Our team played brilliantly and were very proud to WIN their group stage! The organiser commented on their talent and skills too. They were unfortunate to go out in the semi-final, but very much made Ruyton proud! Well done team!
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 – Amelia for ‘Respect’ – Amelia always meets class expectations and tries her best every day!
Year 5 Charley for ‘Friendship’ : Charley has shown great friendship to others recently – she has shown she is looking out for others!
Year 4 Caitlyn for ‘Perseverance’, ‘Tolerance’ and ‘Wisdom’: Caitlyn has had an amazing week trying her best in everything!
Year 3 Logan for ‘Friendship’ and ‘Love’: Logan has been an amazing member of our school community – we will miss him very much! Good luck in your new home and school Logan!
Year 2 Toby for ‘Perseverance’ ‘: 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 1 Hallie for ‘Friendship’, ‘Love’ and ‘Respect’: Hallie is a joy to have in Rabbits – she is kind, friendly and always willing to help a friend in need – she is a fantastic role-model!
Reception Tommy for ‘Love’, ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Tolerance’: Tommy always quietly joins in with everybody and everything in class, he contributes with thoughtful answers and the biggest smile!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Plus an extra winner in Rabbits Class as they had the most tickets this week, and another for Rabbits for being the superstars of Worship this week
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Other celebrations:
Hallie has earned a fabulous Children in Need Badge from her Girl Guides for all her hard work – well done Hallie!
Congratulations to James who has earned his ‘Yellow Stripes’ for Martial Arts this week!
EFL Kids Cup @ Shrewsbury Town
We were delighted to be invited to the EFL Kids Cup at Shrewsbury Town to take part in a football tournament against other Shropshire schools.
Our team this year are working so hard in matches, with particular courage shown by our five Year 4 boys who are facing players two years older than themselves! But we don’t let this stop us at Ruyton 
Although we didn’t win on the day, a great time was had and staff were impressed by the teamwork and sportsmanship shown. Well done team!
