<p>Class 2 enjoyed their first forest school session yesterday, they had the perfect weather for lots of fun and learning in the forest! &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>…….and relax! Well done Year 6 for working your socks off at school and for being so mature this week in the KS2 SAT tests. You have all tried so hard to do your very best and we are very proud of you. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Thank you to Roecliffe parents and family members who are supporting our coronation event by joining us this afternoon at school and experiencing our children taking part in coronation activities for the last part of the afternoon. Thank you also to families for bringing cakes and buns into school for our fundraising cake stall. It [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Class 2 investigated how water travels through a plant. We added food colouring to the water and observed the changes on the flower.</p>

<p>Class 2 went for a walk to the woodland  to find evidence of the life cycle of flowering plants! &nbsp;</p>

<p>Well done to the children who took part in the Sporting Influence dodgeball competition today. The children played really well and were polite and considerate during their visit to Long Marston Primary School.</p>

<p>We enjoyed a very interesting and informative First Aid Day on Monday when we learned all the basics of first aid and how to help someone when they are injured or in an emergency.</p>

<p>Class 1 have had so much fun today learning all about what things used to be like at Roecliffe school from a past pupil. Thank you! &nbsp;</p>

<p>A huge thank you and well done to all our children who created masterpieces for the Easter Egg Competition. We have enjoyed looking at the ‘egg-stravanganza’ of amazing egg creations in our Collective Worship this afternoon.</p>

<p>Well done to our Year 6 children who entertained the residents at Boroughbridge Manor Care Home today by providing an Easter Egg Hunt with prizes and a lovely card. This was a thoughtful and kind act by our eldest children in school &#8211; well done Year 6!</p>

<p>A huge well done to all our children today for contributing to our Easter service. Thank you to parents for joining us at school today also.</p>

<p>Congratulations to our Year 6 children for completing their Bikeability (road safety) course this week!</p>

<p>What a super science week we have had at Roecliffe! Making glue, creating volcanoes and building nests are just some of the science tasks we have taken part in. To end our week of science activities the whole school took part in a marble run challenge today!</p>

<p>A huge thank you and a massive well done to all our children for taking part in our Comic Relief Red Nose Day by contributing a donation to the Comic Relief charity and wearing non-uniform today at school. Our school raised a brilliant £69 for Comic Relief to support vulnerable children and young people across [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Thank you to Beth from Phunky Foods and our Wellbeing Ambassadors Betsy, Isla, Will M and Milosz who led some fit and active sessions with all our children across school on Tuesday. We all learned that just fifteen minutes of active fun each day can improve your fitness and strength.</p>

<p>As part of science week Class 2 have made their own volcanoes. &nbsp;</p>

<p>As part of science week Class 3 went into the woods to see if they could complete the challenge- can you build a nest better than a bird?</p>

<p>The snow has brought an ‘interesting’ twist to the end of another very busy week at Roecliffe! We certainly made the most of the white stuff whilst it lasted!</p>

<p>We have braved the weather to complete our Star Jump Challenge today as part of our health &amp; wellbeing drive. Every child from nursery to year 6 took part. Congratulations to Freddy S in Class 2 and Jack D in Class 1 for achieving the most star jumps in one minute &#8211; both children have [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Thank you to all the parents who joined us for our &#8216;Books and Breakfast&#8217; event this morning, money raised will go towards the &#8216;Read for Good&#8217; charity. &nbsp;</p>

<p>A huge well done to everyone at Roecliffe for celebrating World Book Day 2023 in style! Our Readathon this week is raising money for books for children in UK hospitals. Our Book Swap has encouraged our children to swap books and enjoy new authors. Class 2 and Class 3 participated in a Michael Morpurgo remote [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Roecliffe is joining thousands of schools across the country in the World Book Day celebrations by taking part in a sponsored Readathon organised by Read For Good! https://readforgood.org/ &nbsp; The money raised in our sponsored Readathon next week will help provide much-needed brand new books and regular storyteller visits to children in all of the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We enjoyed rounding off our week and our half term with a ‘Cosy Clothes Day’ for ultimate relaxation and comfort!</p>

<p>Thank you to Dr Helen Spencer for teaching us how to improve and maintain our positive mental health. Thank you also to Mrs Barrett for showing us how to relax, be mindful and meditate.</p>