We are incredibly proud of all our children who took part in the Poetry by Heart competition this year. Each child showed fantastic confidence and commitment by learning and performing a poem completely off by heart – a brilliant achievement! This year saw over 11,000 entries...
A massive well done to all the children who took part in our fantastic School Poetry Slam! We were treated to 16 incredible performances, and we were so impressed by the confidence and enthusiasm on display. It takes a lot of bravery and creativity to...
Rode School had a fantastic World Book Day celebration, filled with creativity, imagination, and a love of stories. The day began with an assembly led by the Year 4 librarians, who did a brilliant job of introducing World Book Day and explaining the exciting competition taking...
This week, our school was buzzing with creativity as we celebrated Poetry and Writing Week! The children explored a variety of writing styles, performed their own poetry, and embraced the magic of words. We kicked off on Monday with a special visit from Bristol-based poet Danny...
On Thursday 3rd October it was National Poetry Day and children across both sites immersed themselves in the wonderful world of poetry! In BFG Class, children had a go at translating some of the tricky words in The Jabberwocky. In Elmer Class, children wrote acrostic...
Great fun was had last Monday as 7 children travelled to London on the train to support Maddie (yr 3) as she performed in the Poetry By Heart finals at The Globe Theatre in London. She looked very small on the huge stage but her...
This year we decided to turn the tables and take the dressing-up pressure off the parents and instead invite some of the teachers to dress up. At Rode the children moved around the classes to visit three different book themed workshops. Mrs Opie's book was...
Across the whole school children thrilled us with their writing and ideas last week. Monday was poetry day and we learnt poems by heart, to perform on Friday, along with writing our own. Elmer Class wrote a fabulously scary wolf poem. Ask them to recite...
On Wednesday 4th October, author/illustrator Gina Rees came to visit the whole school and captivated us all with her enchanting tale of a magical place full of wonder and surprise. The children listened beautifully, thoroughly absorbed in Gina's stunning illustrations as she brought her 'ocean farm'...
On Monday a small group of children from year 3 and 4 went on an adventure; our school's first ever trip to London! We went to support Caspar, who was the South West finalist in the Poetry by Heart competition. He was performing his poem...