Year: 2021

Welcome to our Reception and Returning Families
Welcome to our Reception and Returning Families

We extend a warm welcome to all our new and returning families. Now that we are a primary school, It was very exciting to be able to open our doors to our first ever Year 2/3 class!  We hope every child has enjoyed their first week of school and we thought you might like to […]

Newsletter

10th September 2021

Jaws ‘n’ Claws
Jaws ‘n’ Claws

The children have really enjoyed meeting some wonderful creatures this week. Jaws ‘n’ Claws brought along, among others, a Milk snake, an African Land snail, a Hissing cockroach and a Bearded dragon. We were really proud of all the children for having a go and either touching or holding these interesting animals. The children found […]

Sports Day
Sports Day

Despite the constraints of COVID, we were able to enjoy our Sports Day organised by the Bishop Luffa Sports Leaders. Even though parents were not allowed to spectate, staff and Sports Leaders successfully created an exciting atmosphere.The weather was kind and the children had a great time. Thank you Bishop Luffa for helping us and […]

Forest Schools
Forest Schools

The Year 2 children have been enjoying a variety of exciting learning experiences in our outdoor environment. They have been learning the importance of our natural world and enjoying the benefits it can offer. Building habitats for fairies or animals, stone painting, pond dipping, wand making  and  digging have all been great fun. One child […]

Pirates
Pirates

This half term’s learning experience has been all about Pirates culminating in a Pirate dress up day with lots of fun activities. At the end of the day the children performed a Sea Shanty to their parents and had the chance to read their pirate stories to them too. Exploring different artists and the materials […]

Official Opening of our New School Library
Official Opening of our New School Library

How exciting , Mrs Regan, School Librarian from  Bishop Luffa  and Mrs Parslow , Director of  the Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership and Director of Business 2 Schools, came to officially open our new library today. Mrs Parslow, on behalf of Business 2 Schools, also presented Mrs Harris with a cheque for £200 to purchase some […]

Easter at Rumboldswhyke
Easter at Rumboldswhyke

The children enjoyed an Easter egg hunt in the school grounds on the last day of term. They started with their first clue against our Easter tree and then followed several other clues that took them around the school grounds. Eventually they ended their hunt back at the tree at which point they took their […]

Primary School status for Rumboldswhyke!
Primary School status for Rumboldswhyke!

Please click on the link below to see the letter from Mr Austen Hindman, CEO of the Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership, confirming that Rumboldswhyke is to be an all through Primary school from September 2021. Letter to Rumboldswhyke parents and carers 29 March 2021 Please click here to see the report in the Chichester Observer. […]

Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday

The children enjoyed making cards for their Mummies for Mothering Sunday. The Year R & 1 children made daffodil cards and the Year 2 children made heart cards. They wrote a special message in them and were very proud to take them home ready for Sunday. Each child picked a daffodil from the school grounds […]