Category: Early Years

Home Farm – Goodwood Estate
Home Farm – Goodwood Estate

Blue Class were very lucky to visit the Goodwood Estate and enjoy a day in the Home Farm surroundings.They encountered a variety of animals and even got to ‘milk’ the pretend cow. Understanding where our food comes from is important learning for all children as it enables them to make informed choices as an adult. […]

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Visit
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Visit

The West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service came to Rumboldswhyke this week. Blue and Yellow class enjoyed looking at the fire engine and all the equipment it carried, they even got to spray the hose!  Then the firefighters visited each classroom and gave a talk on fire safety and then the children were allowed to […]

Reception 2022
Reception 2022

Our new children have settled well into school life. They are enjoying all the experiences that are on offer to them and are gaining in confidence every day. We thought you might like to see some of their lovely photographs!

Harvest Festival & Author Visit
Harvest Festival & Author Visit

Harvest Festival Thank you to our families for supporting our wonderful Harvest Festival and for the donations you made. The Chichester Foodbank are especially grateful as it enables them to help more families at this difficult time. We were very proud of our Reception children, who only after a few weeks in school, felt confident […]

Sports Day
Sports Day

Thank you to the Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership for supporting us during our Sports Day. The weather was perfect and children had a wonderful time.

Sports Day
Sports Day

Thank you to the Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership for supporting us with our Sports Day. The weather was perfect and the children had a wonderful time.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee the children enjoyed a wonderful party. They took part in team games, country dancing and ate a traditional english tea, which included cucumber sandwiches, strawberries and cake. The Association of Friends of Rumboldswhyke School presented each child with a commemerative teddy bear.It was a special event which was enjoyed […]

Stickman – Blue Class
Stickman – Blue Class

Today began with a mystery…we arrived to find not only a question written on leaves but also a trail of leaves leading from the classroom to the outside area. We used our blending skills to read the words on the leaves. It said, “Can you help me get back to my family tree?” We predicted […]

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 […]

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 […]