Happy Friday, everyone! Rockliffe Manor has been buzzing with activity this week, reflecting the fantastic learning and community spirit we value so highly.

In today’s assembly, children from Year 1 - Year 6 shared a poem they have been practising in our first ever Poetry Slam! It was a brilliant success, filled with confidence and fantastic expression from every participant. Exposing our children to a variety of text types, especially poetry, is crucial for developing their vocabulary, creativity, and deeper understanding of how language works. We hope this will continue to be a tradition for us here at Rockliffe Manor, and we look forward to seeing this exciting event grow and develop each year.

On Wednesday, we hosted our first Reading Morning of this academic year, and it was fantastic to welcome so many parents into the classrooms. Seeing our children share their favourite books and reading strategies with their families truly reinforced the importance of the home-school partnership in fostering a love of reading. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

It’s been another packed week of educational visits that have brought lessons to life: Year 2 had a fantastic trip to the Science Museum. The children explored the exhibit “The Making of the Modern World,” which linked perfectly to their English learning inspired by Izzy Gizmo. The children were fascinated by the inventions on display and made wonderful connections to their classroom work. They represented our school beautifully, showing our values of responsibility and respect throughout the day.

Year 1 went to the library, helping to spark a lifetime love of reading and showing them how to use this invaluable community resource. Whilst there they Year 1 were very lucky to have an author workshop on their library visit this week to celebrate black history month. The children were able to listen to the author reading her book, asked questions and shared which part was their favourite before they completed a range of activities linked to the book such as reading positive affirmations, writing kind words or drawing pictures to represent kindness and word searches.

And Reception children enjoyed their very first class trip from Rockliffe Manor to the local Rockliffe Gardens! They explored the natural surroundings, continued to build their new relationships, and learned about the changes in the season. After a successful nature hunt, they used the collected pine cones, acorns, and conkers to create brilliant patterns in class the next day!

Just a reminder that Parents' Evening is taking place next week. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet with your child’s teacher, celebrate their progress, and discuss the next steps in their learning journey. If you need any help at all with booking your slot, please do not hesitate to contact the school office, where Kate and Christine will happily help you.

And finally, before we wish you well. We want to take this opportunity to reiterate the importance of excellent attendance at school. Every single day in school is a building block for your child’s knowledge and confidence. Please help us by ensuring your child is here on time, every day, ready to learn and take part in all the exciting activities we have planned.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend! Just a quick reminder that next week is our final week of term, and this year, we'll be enjoying a two-week half-term break afterward. We can't wait to see you all on Monday!

With very best wishes,

Mrs Cook and the Rockliffe Manor team

Please be reminded that we are a No Nut School - We have children with severe allergies to Nut products. 

If you would like to show your interest please contact the office where we can give you further information. 

We would like to increase our resources and maybe have a Lego/Duplo station at playtime. If any of our parents have Lego or Duplo that your child no longer plays with we would appreciate any donations. 

PE Kits - can we please remind you that all children should bring their PE Kits in to School. The children will need a pair of shorts, T-shirt and socks.

Due to incidents in playground with scooters, can parents please ensure that your child does not ride on the playground and other areas of the school. Children to not to be riding passed the school gates, Many thanks.

School Uniform - can we please remind you that all children are requested to wear school colours - Not Hoodies. Also now that the colder weather has begun your child should come dressed accordingly - Coats,Jumpers or Cardigans and appropriate footwear. 

We have a uniform rail outside the office, If you have any preloved uniform that could help fill our rail we would greatly appreciate this.