RobertFitzroyAcademy

In Art this week, #Year5 took inspiration from David Hockney’s digital collages. It took lots of cutting and sticking, but the results are truly amazing - just look at our school grounds in Hockney style! @davidhockneyart

#readingclub have followed instructions to create a shamrock to celebrate #stpatricksday in #enrichmentatRFA #year1 #year2 ☘️

@NDIronsMP @CfYoungLives We would love you to come and see how we are providing rich and varied play opportunities for our children (developed through the @OPAL_CIC programme - we are just at the start of our journey!) at the @RFitzroyAcademy

Yesterday, I hosted the launch of @CfYoungLives 's Raising the Nation Play Commission interim report. We have to get serious about play and how it shapes young lives. Grateful to the commission for pushing play up the political agenda.

#everestclass have been using freeze frames during drama to investigate a character's emotions and behaviour in their #englishatrfa lesson. #year2 #ks1 #thelonleybeast

#readingclub have been reading recipes this afternoon and we've made our very own playdoh. Check it out! #enrichmentatRFA

#mandarinclass had a successful field trip out this afternoon linked to our topic #letsexploretheworld We were observing two local human features and collecting data.

#everestclass really enjoyed their #year2 learning celebration this morning. The parents showed off their engineering skills during our bridge building activity. #ks1

#readingclub have loved exploring and reading a range of books, which they then created their own bookmarks. Keep an eye out for the finished bookmarks! 📚#enrichmentclub #ks1 #year1 #year2

#mandarinclass have been learning about plant adaptations as part of their #scienceatRFA topic. They used their own moths to camouflage them amongst the #mandarin environment! Good luck to Miss Percival who has to find them! #ks1 #year2 @Cornerstonesedu

#everestclass have been learning about and exploring solid/3D shapes this morning in their #mathsatRFA lesson! #KS1 #year2 @EffectiveMaths

Everest Class have been using maps and globes to look for countries sitting on the equator, Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. Children were able to find Spain, Ghana, Great Britain and Canada among other countries! #Year2 #EverestClass #Geography

Our Play Charter, developed by all RFA children, is now displayed on the playground. In weekly Play Assemblies, we celebrate fantastic examples of this charter in action. We are so proud of how our whole school community is embracing OPAL and play! @OPAL_CIC @bethan__OPAL

Lunchtimes are transforming at RFA! We've introduced many new loose parts - tyres, water, wheels, crates, construction, old electronics...with all sorts of exciting, fabulous play developing each day. We can't wait to continue our OPAL journey in 2025! @OPAL_CIC @bethan__OPAL

Year 5&6 have learnt so many new skills, movements and tactics - as well as language and technical knowledge - across our sport of hockey this half-term. Recently, children have perfected their channelling and shadowing when defending to (patiently!) intercept or gain possession.

Year 1&2 have been celebrating the end of their gymnastics units with lessons using the large apparatus - including the wall bars! Look at the amazing shapes, balances and travelling skills we have learnt and can show even when moving up, over, on and off.

Our Year 6 squash squared team had a lovely end-of-term meal celebration at Purley Sports Club last week. They have already learnt so much in their squash sessions (and maths!) this half-term. We can't wait to get back to it in January! @SquashSquared

Well done to our Sportshall Athletics team who have qualified for the Croydon finals in January! They displayed excellent teamwork and enthusiasm in the qualifier - performing brilliantly in every running, jumping and throwing event. @croydonssp

#everestclass have been drawing an illustration based on a sentence using key vocabulary they've heard using their listening skills linked to their new text #stormwhale #englishatRFA #year2 #ks1 @clpe1 @Benji_Davies

#Year2 have been preparing for their performances next week. All the children are working very hard #nativity2024 #caspianclass #everestclass #mandarinclass #ks1 #dramaatRFA

Recently, our girls spent a very exciting day @CPFC's training ground to take part in a @PalaceForLife football tournament - well done to the girls for showing such resilience and team work!