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Litter picking team tidy local area

Today the litter picking team tidied up around the school and Chapel Street. We found lots of litter and discussed how some of it must be blowing around when the recycling bins are collected as there was a lot of plastic. We will be out again next term.

London

So much to do, so much to see. In their first morning in London a group of Y6 pupils had caught a train, walked along Regent Street, visited Oxford Circus, Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square, The Mall and had their photo taken in front of Buckingham Palace.

During the afternoon, the children visited the Houses of Parliament. They were fantastic and took an interest in everything, asking lots of relevant questions. The tour guides were really impressed with their knowledge.

The next day they explored the National History Museum and The Wonderlab exhibition in the Science Museum which was a fantastic, hands-on experience.

Active Travel Inspectors

We have been working closely with Natasha from Staffordshire County Council to create a school travel plan. Natasha had arranged for our school to be one of the first in the area to receive training for a new scheme to promote healthy travel initiatives. The scheme empowers Key Stage 2 pupils to become 'Active Travel Inspectors', exploring their school neighbourhood and identifying what helps, or hinders, walking, wheeling, and cycling.

Working in groups, the pupils assessed different aspects of the area, shared their ideas for improvements, and will be able to share findings to the local authority and Modeshift.

The children (and Mrs. Webb!) had a great time and will also be sharing what they discovered, during our next whole school assembly!

Parent Coffee Morning

We've had a great coffee morning today. Parents enjoyed tea, coffee, toast and biscuits while having a chat with Caudwell, ELSA, Gingerbread, Just Family and Lucy - our Mental Health Practitioner. We'll be holding another next term.

Wings and Things

The Y2 children had a fantastic experience when ‘Wings and Things’ visited. They learnt a lot about animals and their habitats.

Lego Workshops

Year 6 had a great day in the Lego Room at Newcastle College. They built robots, then programmed them to move around a track.

Y3H Name a New Recycling Lorry

Y3H recently won a competition, which Newcastle-under-Lyme Council ran, to name a new recycling lorry. A few of the children went to the Brampton to see one of the lorries and have a picture taken with their winning name ‘Bingo’. Hopefully we will see it driving around soon!

Y3 explore Liverpool World Museum.

Y3 had a great time at Liverpool World Museum. They explored the Ancient Egyptian display and took part in a mummification demonstration. Oh and they also saw some Axolotls!

Y5/6 team achieve success at Athletics tournament

The Year 5/6 athletics team competed at Northwood Stadium yesterday. They won eight gold medals and one bronze. Ravensmead came second overall. 🥇🥈🥉.

Well done team!

Showcasing Musical Ability

What a treat! Our guitar players gave an assembly today to show off their fantastic playing. We were all very impressed!

Ravensmead's Got Talent!

Thank you to everyone who came to enjoy our talent show. It was a great night - we have some very talented children at our school!

The winner of Ravensmead’s Got Talent 2025:
Seth singing ‘Wonder of You’ by Elvis

Runners up:

2nd place - Amelie singing ‘Girl on Fire’

3rd place - Lucius with his comedy act

Cricket Teams at the County Finals

The Year 4 cricket team came third in the county finals.
Well done everyone!

The Year 5 and 6 girls cricket team came second in the county finals. What an amazing achievement!
They lost their final match by just 8 runs. So close!

Y4 visit Audley Library

Y4 children had a lovely time choosing a book from the local library. They came back to school and spent some time sharing their book with their friends.

Newcastle in Bloom Art Competition

There were over 1000 entries from 12 schools across the borough for the Newcastle in Bloom Art Competition.

The theme for this year’s campaign was Local Landmarks. Olive, was the overall winner of the under 10s category for her painting of the Apedale mining wheel.

Mrs Huddleston attended the prize giving with a number of our pupils today. We were the school with the most winners overall. Well done everyone!

Year 4 perform at Birmingham Symphony Hall

Year 4 had a special day yesterday. They visited Birmingham Symphony Hall to take part in a concert alongside other schools from across Staffordshire. Performing on stage at such an incredible venue was amazing. Can you spot us?

We’re on a roll!

The Y4 cricket team have won the Newcastle tournament and are through to the County Finals!! Well done everyone!

Litter pickers

A group of our fantastic litter pickers have been out this lunchtime doing a spot of litter picking. They did a great job and managed to fill a few bags! They are going to be doing a monthly litter pick in the local area, one of the many things they are doing to take care of the environment.

Sporting Superstars

The Year 5/6 girls' cricket team were undefeated yesterday in the Newcastle-under-Lyme tournament.

They are now looking forward to representing the school in the county finals.

We are extremely proud of their positive attitude, skills and sportsmanship.

Mini Medics

Y5 completed useful training in their first aid workshop this week. They explored first aid kits and learned what to do in an emergency, including practising CPR and how to put someone in the recovery position. Thanks to ASM sports for providing these valuable sessions.

Fun at the Farm

The Nursery and Reception children had a fantastic day today at The National Forest Adventure Farm. They loved the whole day, from the coach journey, to the indoor and outside play area. They had fun on the go carts, crazy golf, music maze, giant bouncy pillow, on a tractor ride, and feeding the animals! The children were amazing! We are very proud of them.

Y6 Camp

Y6 had a fabulous time on their five-day adventure residential at Standon Bowers. They enjoyed lots of activities including archery, bushcraft, BMXing, bridge building, blindfold trail, orienteering, climbing, high ropes, low ropes and canoeing.

London Trip

The last Year 6 group of the year to visit the capital. On day one, they took a ride on the tube, saw the VE Day flags on Regent Street and the lights of Piccadilly Circus. They walked The Mall and saw that King Charles was at home in Buckingham Palace, then it was lunch in St. James Park and a visit to the Houses of Parliament. After a good night in the YHA and a big breakfast they took the tube to explore the Natural History Museum.