Newsletter 20th May 2016

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Our Year 2 pupils have taken their SATs this week. We are all so very proud of the hard work and determination shown all week. They have all tried their very best in tackling these very difficult papers and questions.

This afternoon it was so lovely to see all the learning our year 5/6 pupils have done. This will be their last one for our year 6 pupils and a very well done to them!  Thank you to Miss. Gascoigne and all staff in the phase for all their hard work in producing the Assembly and to everyone that attended this afternoon! We really hope that you enjoyed it.

It is the PTA fashion show on Monday 5^th June at 5pm, it would be lovely to see you there and also we would love it for some of the children to model the clothes. Please send your ticket requests into the office and let us know of any willing volunteers. It is also our Year 4 residential to Robin Wood on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Due to the number of complaints re inconsiderate parking on the Rowans we may have to close the gate permanently which will inconvenience those parents who live on the estate. Please think about where you park.

Please also remember that we break up for half term next Friday until Monday 5^th June,

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Harris

Newsletter 13th May 2016

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Our Year 6 pupils have taken their SATs this week. We are all so very proud of the hard work and determination shown all week and they are an absolute credit, they tackled each of the tests with resilience and the determination to do their very best. It was a pleasure to be able to serve them breakfast and for them to be able to socialise and chat with their friends.

It was so lovely to see all the learning undertaken this half term from our Reception pupils this afternoon… they are growing so much in confidence and maturity and a very well done to them!  Thank you to Miss Lambert and the staff in Reception for all their hard work in producing the Assembly and to everyone that attended this afternoon! We really hope that you enjoyed it.

Next week sees our Year 2 pupils doing their assessments and we wish them all the very best of luck.  

Please also remember that it is our Year 5/6 assembly next Friday and they are looking forward to sharing their learning.

Please can parents be respectful when parking on the Rowans – do not park on

1.      On the footpaths

2.      Near the junction of the main road

3.      In front of residents driveways

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Harris

Newsletter 6th May 2016

Dear Parent/ Carer,

We had a very productive PTA meeting on Thursday after school, many thanks to those of you who attended. We have manged to plan a number of future events and we look forward to working together on these.

Our Year 6 pupils take their SATs next week. We are all so very proud of the hard work and determination shown. We wish them all the very best and staff will be serving them breakfast each morning before the tests.

Congratulations to our exceptional footballers, who represented the school at Hunslet Boys Club on Tuesday night. Pupils across the phase competed in a fun competition, where 3 teams impressed with their skills and teamwork. For more details please visit out PE and school sports blog http://robinhoodpe.blogspot.co.uk/. 

We welcome the lovely sunshine and warmer weather, however, we know that this also means that many of us suffer from hay fever and require medication, could I please ask that children are given this before school and not bring this into school as we are not able to administer any medicine.

Enjoy what promises to be a sunny weekend!

Mrs Harris

Newsletter 29th April 2016

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Congratulations to our year 5/6 pupils who took part in the tag rugby competition at Hunslet Warriors on Monday. Each pupil made the school proud and performed incredibly. Unfortunately all of our teams narrowly missed out on winning their groups; however check out our PE blog for more information http://robinhoodpe.blogspot.co.uk/. 

KS1 children had a cinema afternoon on Thursday to start off their topic of Disney. The children enjoyed watching some different movies and eating popcorn.

The Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Series comes to Leeds on the 11^th June. There are many activities in the week before for the children of Leeds to engage in but other events can be entered at LEEDS.TRIATHLON.ORG.

We are currently looking for someone to join our team of enthusiastic lunchtime supervisors. If you are interested in joining us please call in to the office for an application form.

Please note that there is a PTA meeting next Thursday 5^th May at 3.15pm at school. We would love to see you if you are able to attend. We welcome your support and please see the attached flyer regarding our school lottery.

Please remember that Monday is the May Day bank holiday and we will see you back on Tuesday! Thank you again for your continued support and have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Harris

Newsletter 22nd April 2016

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Welcome back after our two week Easter break and I do hope you have all had a lovely time!

Our Foundation pupils have been enjoying being pirates and learning all about them! We had a visit from Captain Burwash on Wednesday and the children and staff really enjoyed this.

We have had confirmation that our bid for the lottery play scheme funding has been approved. This means we have £10000 to put towards our developments. We are meeting with the PTA and planners next week to discuss our options.

We really want to improve our communication with parents and as a result we will be sending out details of our new school app which we have been busy developing… details of this will be sent out in the near future about this exciting development!

Thank you again for your continued support and have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Harris

Newsletter 1st April 2016

Dear Parent/ Carer,

As we have had a few short weeks, this is a very short newsletter!

The PTA Easter raffle managed to raise over £380! Many thanks for all your support and donations.

We wish Mrs. Wathen all the very best for the future as she leaves us to take up her new post after over 20 years with us.  We have really valued all that she has done at Robin Hood and the children and staff have all said goodbye with gifts and kind messages.

Please note again that our INSET days for next year are: 5^th Sept ‘16, 3^rd March ‘17, 24^th July ‘17, 25^th July ‘17 and 26^th July ‘17.

Have a lovely two week holiday and we look forward to seeing you on the 18^th April.

Mrs Harris

Newsletter 24th March 2016

Dear Parent/ Carer,

We held a coffee afternoon on Wednesday to raise money for the Hearing Dogs and this was a real success! The children really enjoyed making and selling the wonderful things they had made! Thank you to all of you who supported this event.

Many thanks for your Easter raffle contributions. It was a lovely way to end the week and we were so pleased to see so many winners! I will let you know exactly how much we have raised next week! Many thanks to Gracie in year 2 for her fundraising ideas and organising the drawing competition.

Sport Relief last Friday was a fantastic success and we managed to raise £660 in total. Thank you so much for your donations. The children enjoyed being active and it was all for a very good cause!

Miss McSorley joined us in Assembly on Monday to say goodbye and present her with some flowers and wish her well in her new role! Mrs Wathen is also leaving us next Friday to take up a new position and we wish her all the very best in the future.

Please note that our INSET days for next year are: 5.9.16, 3.3.17, 24.7.17, 25.7.17 and 26.7.17.

Have a lovely Easter and we look forward to seeing you next Tuesday 29^th March.

Mrs Harris