Welcome to Raglan Primary School Newsround and our first video bulletin. In this Summer end of term special, we hear from our House Captains who report on the wonderful learning taking place at the school from Nursery through to Year 6. We hope that you enjoy our video Newsround…

Yesterday, the children attended an athletics event at Norman Park. Despite the incredibly changing conditions, the heat and some tough competition the children produced some fantastic athletics results, including victories in both the 14 x 40 m relay and for the boys 5 x 80 relay with the girls coming…

Last week, the children from Year 5 and some in Frogs class took a trip to Rochester Castle and cathedral. This was in conjunction with our learning looking at the Normans and their invasion of Britain. It was a wonderful experience and truly remarkable to walk the same pathways and…

This week in whole school assembly we celebrated the Windrush Generation. Each year the country marks Windrush Day on 22nd June. On this day in 1948, many people made the long journey to England migrating from the Caribbean. I shared with the children information about the incredible valuable role the…

This time each year I am always reminded of a great ‘Aussie’ Sunsmart campaign of the 1980s! Its message was simple in terms of staying safe in the sun and minimising the harmful UV rays the summer sun brings us: SLIP SLOP SLAP. This means SLIP on a shirt, SLOP…

A massive well done to Year 4 who earlier in the term wrote to Champion Timber highlighting the dangers of deforestation to the world. Their voice was heard and Champion Timber replied in detail. (Please do read the attached letter from them) Indeed the power of Year 4s collective voice…

On Tuesday, Year 2 took a tour of different under the sea habitats in an interactive show at the Natural History Museum. They went from 10 metres under the sea to all the way down to the midnight zone. The children were extremely well behaved and their behaviour was noticed…

On the last Friday of the term, Raglan hosted our annual sports day event. It was a fantastic day filled with fun, sporting accomplishments and many fantastic memories, along with some superb team and individual sports performances. As the leader for PE and sport, it made me so happy to…