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Here Be Dragons – Inspired by “The Egg” by M P Robertson
Here Be Dragons – Inspired by “The Egg” by M P Robertson

What a surprise, the children came back after the Christmas holidays to a strange coloured egg, which George had asked the children to look after for him. This was the start of the children’s learning, some continued their learning in school and some at home during the lockdown period. The children thought about what could […]

Christmas at Rumboldswhyke and Goodbye to Mrs Allen
Christmas at Rumboldswhyke and Goodbye to Mrs Allen

Christmas is different for everyone this year but here at Rumboldswhyke we have tried to make it as fun and creative as we can. The children have enjoyed many activities such as making Christmas stockings to take home, bags to keep their biscuits in that they have made for their families, designed Christmas cards, calendars […]

Silent Night –  British Sign Language
Silent Night – British Sign Language

Please find below a link to view the children performing Silent Night in British Sign Language. Children signing Silent Night        

Puppet Making
Puppet Making

Our work this half term has been about Beegu a friendly alien who landed on earth who was sad and lonely. We decided to make friends for her in the form of hand puppets. We found out about lots of different types of puppets and looked closely at the ones we have in the classroom. […]

Christmas Tree Decorating
Christmas Tree Decorating

Thank you to Wickes for donating our lovely Christmas tree and to Mr King for organising it. The children enjoyed decorating the tree as you can see from our lovely photos. The finished tree looks wonderful in our hall!

Fireworks and Remembrance
Fireworks and Remembrance

The children have been learning about Guy Fawkes and why we celebrate using fireworks. They have also talked about firework safety and  made firework posters labelling them with helpful safety reminders. The labels were made using word processing software on the computer. Children used art to express their act of remembrance alongside a school assembly […]

P…P…P…Pumpkins
P…P…P…Pumpkins

The children have used pumpkins to aid their learning this week. They have discovered the stages of a pumpkin’s life cycle and using pictures ordered them correctly giving each stage a label. They have used oil pastels and chalk pastels to create pictures and some have even managed to make their pumpkins look 3D. Sewing […]

Our World
Our World

The Year 2 children have been learning about our world and the main elements that make it so special.  The children have made a collage depicting the sky, sea, land and outer space. They used a variety of materials and the end result is stunning, we hope you like it!

A New Chapter for Rumboldswhyke School
A New Chapter for Rumboldswhyke School

A new partnership for Chichester! Rumboldswhyke School starts a new chapter today, as it formally joins Bishop Luffa School and becomes part of a brand new academy trust for Chichester. The trust is called The Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership. The trust was officially opened by local MP Gillian Keegan, who has been a supporter of […]

Senses Detectives – Reception and Year 1
Senses Detectives – Reception and Year 1

As part of our Science work on the senses, we became ‘Senses Detectives’.  We found out that a little girl called Ella had left her teddy at the train station and it was placed in Lost Property. We completed challenges using each of our senses to try and work out which of the five bears […]