Redbridge Primary School

Thank you to all of our families who supported our Easter Egg hunt last week, which was organised by our PTA.  The PTA wish you all a restful holiday and look forward to more exciting activities in the Summer Term.

On March 22nd,  Redbridge Primary School celebrated our annual Parade Day. The bright sunny afternoon was filled with  happy songs,  creative dances, fun chants and exciting poetry, which was presented to Parents along the route.  The event was  enjoyed by all and Rachael and Maanassa did a wonderful job of hosting.  Thank you to the children and staff for making our Parade Day a wonderful success and to Mrs Marriott for organising the event.

Year One children had a trip to the Museum of Childhood where they learned about toys from the past and toys today. They had an opportunity to play with a range of toys and take part in an educational workshop.

The outstanding work and commitment of Mr Ram in raising the profile of D&T  at RPS was recognised at the 16th Design and Technology Association Excellence Awards last Friday at The Institution of Engineering and Technology. Mr Ram was presented with the Subject Leadership Award by Prof. Mark Miodownik, Professor of Materials and Science at UCL and a regular presenter on BBC TV’s “Everyday Miracles”.   “I am delighted to have been awarded the Subject Leadership Award...D&T has been and continues to be my life. The materials and technology we use in D&T continually evolve but what remains constant is the enthusiasm of the students and their creativity.”  Well done Mr Ram – we are proud of you!

We had a fantastic morning making chapatties. We learnt how to make the chapatti dough, knead it, roll it, flip it and cook it. The best part was eating the chapatties together with the parents. Thank you Mrs Kaur and Mrs Inayat  for your expertise in chapatti making!

We celebrated International Women’s Day this week with class discussions and special assemblies. Zainish from Swans class explained why she dressed up as Malala Yousafzai for World Book Day and Mrs Buxton celebrated with a special  International Women’s Day reception with the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street! How exciting!

Year 6 took part in an exciting Tagtiv8 session this month. It was a Maths revision session which linked Tag Rugby with Maths problem solving. The children were organised into 6 teams. Each team wore a Tag Rugby belt with two tags each with a two digit number. During the game of Tag Rugby, the objective was to gather as many of the opponents tags. At the end of the game, each team had a selection of different numbered tags. Around the hall were a range of maths problems. The children were very enthusiastic and demonstrated excellent team work and reasoning skills.

March 3rd was a day of huge celebration here - a day of celebrating BOOKS! It was heart warming to see children dressed as characters, connecting  with the world of books and enjoying themselves. Well done to Mr Cordes and Miss Tanya for winning the staff costume competition! Children also had opportunities to talk about their favourite books, characters and share best moments of reading. The day was  full of engaging book activities, special assemblies  with prize giving, certificates and every child received a book token to help them buy a book of their choice.