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Rights Respecting councillors visit the Town hall!

Fri 26 Jan 2024

On Friday the 26^th of January 18 RRS school councillors got the opportunity to go to our local Town hall and visit the Mayor of Waltham Forest , Roy Berg . Once they arrived they were accompanied by Lauren, the Mayor’s assistant who escorted them to the chamber where they met the Mayor. After the lovely chat with Mayor Berg the RRS councillors asked a few questions about what is involved in being the Mayor. We also found out that the Mayors charity this year is to raise awareness of ex-servicemen and what the community can do to help them.

Emma said ’I enjoyed the trip as it was very interesting and the people were lovely. My favourite bit was meeting the Mayor.’ Zhion liked finding out that the Mayor has his own office and a personal rest room!

The Mayor also told the councillors that he is very proud of being an ex Chingford CofE pupil! Who knows.....in the future one of these councillors might follow in Roy's footsteps!

Panathlon champions!

Thu 25 Jan 2024

Gold Winners!

Yesterday, led by their Captain, Thomas H, this Y5 team brought home first place medals and a lovely trophy, after competing in the Panathlon Challenge at the Peter May Centre against other schools. Hermione, Leyla, Eliot, Benedict, Richie, Taysin, Ethan H and Thomas H competed in football, tennis, bowling, boccia and gymnastic balance challenges to bring home Gold! Very well done!

Y1 visited the Transport Museum in Covent Garden!

Fri 19 Jan 2024

London Transport Museum is one of the main visitor attractions in Covent Garden Piazza. Bringing to life the history of London’s public transport network — its buses, trains, tubes and taxis, from the 19th century to the present day, the Museum appeals to young people and adults alike. Our Y1 classes had a lovely time exploring the museum. With an emphasis on interactivity, the exhibits range from impressive historic vehicles to striking examples of the transport network’s famous poster art and graphic design.

Transport has played a defining role in the evolution of London’s unique identity. From the days of sedan chairs and horse-drawn omnibuses through to the world’s first underground railway and the creation of iconic designs such as the roundel and Tube map, the Museum’s colourful displays offer fascinating insights into how London works.

The lively exhibitions explore over 200 years of history and reveal compelling stories about the influence transport has on London’s society and culture, and how our travel experiences might change in the future. At the heart of the story are the people that have kept London moving over the centuries – Victorian pioneers, the avant-garde designers of the early 20th century and the many thousands of transport workers, including those recruited from overseas during the 1950s and 1960s.

The children must be commended for their excellent behaviour on the trip.

Award winning poet Karl Nova visits school!

Wed 10 Jan 2024

On Wednesday, selected Y4 pupils joined Y4 pupils from neighbouring schools for an Aim High day with Karl Nova. Karl Nova is a hip hop artist, performance poet and award-winning author who also works as an educator running hip-hop flavoured creative writing workshops in schools all over the UK and abroad. His debut collection of poetry and short stories, Rhythm And Poetry, won the 2018 CLiPPA Poetry Award, which was presented to him at the National Theatre, London by Grace Nichols. The book has been a hit with children as young as seven all the way up into adolescence.

Karl focuses on questioning the narrow definitions of what poetry is, as well as the discovery of the joy of poetic expression which came to him through the lyricism of rap music and the creativity found in spoken word slam poetry. He deals with growing up through childhood into adulthood and is often very humorous in his storytelling and reflections. Matylda in Y4 said, “It was a brilliant day!”