RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOL
Here at Rowlands Gill Primary School we are proud to have achieved the Level 1 UNICEF Rights Respecting School Award in 2014.
This whole school award is an initiative by UNICEF to make children and adults more aware of children’s rights.
To find out more visit www.unicef.org.uk/rrsa
RRSA Level 2
At Rowlands Gill Primary we are working towards our RRSA Level 2 Award. Please click on the link below to view our RRSA Level 2 Audit and Action Plan
British Values
Please click on the link below to view our British Values Policy for Rowlands Gill Primary School
Coronation celebrations with our school community
We started the day with craft and planting activities with our grown ups from home, then ended it with a forest school session. King Charles loves planting and the outdoors, a firm favourite of ours too!
Designing using technology
This week we used the iPads to create a pattern for the donut shell of ‘Norman the slug and his silly shell’. We had fun creating and eating our repeating patterns.
Seder Plates and Passover
We have been learning about the old Testament and spend the lesson learning about Passover. We have learned about how Jewish people celebrate and the importance of the Seder plate. We then created our own Seder plates and discussed what was on them.
Innovation and imagination at forest school
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Moving Vehicles
In DT we have been learning how to attach fixed wheels and rotating wheels to axles and a chassis. We practised both techniques before choosing our preferred wheels and then designed our vehicles using our chosen design criteria. We really enjoyed making our vehicles...
Newsletter 2nd May 2023
Please see our latest newsletter below.
Badminton
Year 6 really impressed during their badminton unit in PE! They were able to transfer skills from their previous tennis unit to prepare them, helping them with: correct ready position, correct grip on the racket as well as understanding how forehand and backhand shots...
Forest School Inventions, Contraptions and Potions
It was a cloudy start to forest school this afternoon, but that didn't stop us having a great time creating contraptions, mixing potions and working together.
New Parent / Carer Support Line for Those Families Awaiting Help from Mental Health Teams
https://rowlandsgillprimary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Support-Help-Line.pdf
Number Bingo
We enjoyed playing number bingo using a 100 square to help us identify and find different numbers. We spoke about how many tens and how many ones are in different numbers and identified them in this way too. We showed that we knew larger numbers would be towards the...
School Transition Support
The Gateshead 0-19 SEND Team are holding virtual support and information sessions for parent and carers of children with additional needs who are transitioning into a new school in September - no diagnosis is not required as the support is aimed at parents of...
Raising awareness of Limb Loss and Limb Difference
This week we have been learning all about Limb Loss and Limb Difference. We have listened to stories including Chops, Splash and Alf's Power and sensitively discussed how some people have different limbs. We used mirrors in class to observe our features including hair...