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Christmas Celebrations at The Rowans
The School has been buzzing with excitement and laughter this week as the children have enjoyed quizzes, challenges and celebrations. The industrious parent elves in Year 1 have been hard at work again transforming the tipi into a grotto and arranging a very special visit – the children were thrilled to see Father Christmas and …
International Award Ceremony
There was cause for celebration here at The Rowans as Miss Spratt, Deputy Head, attended a ceremony held at The Houses of Parliament to receive our prestigious award from The British Council for ‘Outstanding Development of the International Dimension in the Curriculum’. Speeches were given by Ciarán Devane, the Chief Executive of the British Council, …
Home-Start Donation of Toys
Our families’ generous donations of games and books were presented to Home-Start representatives this week and they were overwhelmed with the kindness The Rowans has shown. They explained to the children that these will be given to parents in Merton, who would otherwise not have been able to give their own child a gift this …
Gold Travel Award
This week has seen a focus on safe and sustainable travel and we were very proud to send two of our Junior Travel Ambassadors (JTAs) to The Oval on Tuesday to collect the Gold Travel Award on behalf of The Rowans School and also to attend workshops to learn even more about this topic. Our …
Road Safety Workshop
Children at The Rowans enjoyed an informative workshop from Merton’s Travel Officer today who brought a range of resources to school to show the children how to use roads safely. As the evenings draw in, this is even more relevant and the children received a card, which had reminders about how to use roads carefully …
Children In Need
The whole school went dotty today to support Children in Need. House Captains were delighted to collect the very generous donations and we have raised an amazing £379.66. Thank you to all who donated!
Australian Aboriginal Workshop
Year 1 had a fantastic week. They have been busy learning about different countries through a wordless text and also through an amazing Australian Aboriginal Workshop. The children travelled ‘Down Under’ for a fabulous morning in Australia, where they learned strange things about the animals that live there and took part in recreating Dreamtime Stories. …
Autumnal Fun
The children have been making the most of the autumnal weather this week and have enjoyed making huge piles of leaves and creating new bug hotels. It has been wonderful to see all of the children taking advantage of our beautiful outdoor space and playing with their school friends.
Harlequins Rugby Trip
Past and current pupils of The Rowans School enjoyed a lively rugby match at The Stoop on Sunday. Along with parents and staff, they were able to cheer on Harlequins as they played Newcastle and were so close to the pitch that they could become fully immersed in the action. This was a great opportunity …
Toy and Stationery Donations for Charity
Thank you to all of the families who sent in donations for Merton Homestart and Escuala San Francisco in Columbia. The Rowans School Council asked families to bring in two items: a gift (toy, book or game) for Homestart so that local children can receive a present at Christmas and a classroom stationery item for …
