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On the farm

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:11:33 GMT

This week’s topics in Russell Robins were Baby Animals, On the Farm and Oral Health.

Sunny season

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:41:07 GMT

Spring has finally arrived and the Nursery children have loved continuing to learn about and look out for all the seasonal changes.

Eggs in baskets

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:20:03 GMT

We have loved being out in the sunshine this week as we explored the farm.

Fun farm facts

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:50:54 GMT

Form 1 have had a wonderful week learning all about farms. The children were keen to be experts for our trip on Monday, so we have been learning all we can on the subject.

Collecting cards

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:11:58 GMT

Form 2 has had a very productive week.

Walk like an Egyptian

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:21:25 GMT

This week Form 3 enjoyed a sunny visit to Kent Life for a day of fun and interesting workshops exploring the Egyptians.

Overcoming challenges

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:51:30 GMT

Form 4 were excited, and a little nervous, to perform their dress rehearsal at the beginning of the week to the rest of the school.

Egg-cellence!

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:19:52 GMT

This week, Form 5 have been busy with preparations for their upcoming production of Greece Goes to Pieces.

Races and routines

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:04:51 GMT

It has been an eventful week for Form 6,with plenty of opportunities to enjoy the spring sunshine outdoors, including a race to crack the code in the RHPA Easter egg hunt.

Running in circles

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:28:44 GMT

It has been a week packed with exciting events for Form 7.

Sport report: Netball

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:09:37 GMT

Reports on recent fixtures and tournaments, as written by Russell House players.

Sport report: Rugby

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:06:12 GMT

Reports on recent games and tournaments, as written by Russell House players.

Sport report: Gymnastics

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:40:52 GMT

Some of our recent successes in gymnastics events are reported below.

Sport report: Cross country

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:08:28 GMT

Sport report: Swimming

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:52:41 GMT

A report on recent swimming events.

Science experiments

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:15:28 GMT

This week’s topics in Russell Robins were Science Week and Mother’s Day.

Seasonal changes

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:21:15 GMT

For Science Week, the Nursery class has been learning all about spring, the weather and all the seasonal changes.

Space exploration

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:58:32 GMT

We have had lots of fun getting stuck into our space theme this week.

Spring and plants

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:35:38 GMT

This week, Form 1 have loved exploring the topic of spring and plants, linking well with our Science Week!

Into the blue

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:04:06 GMT

The allocated colour for Science Week for Form 2 was blue.

Going for green

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:46:53 GMT

This week in Form 3, it was superheroes and supervillains, treehouses, forces and movement, and their allocated theme colour for Science Week was green.

What is red?

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:28:13 GMT

For Science Week, Form 4's colour was red.

Yellow and golden hues

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:02:48 GMT

Form 5's assigned colour for Science Week was yellow.

Indigo ideas

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:46:26 GMT

Science Week's colour was indigo and Form 6 looked at how this colour could be used to indicate or even dictate mood and emotions.

All things orange

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:33:06 GMT

The theme of this year’s Science Week has been curiosity, and as such, Form 7 has set about asking and answering questions around the colour orange.

Book characters

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 15:33:21 GMT

This week, the children enjoyed writing about book characters.

Spring sunshine

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 15:13:53 GMT

This week’s topic in Russell Robins was Book Week.

Story adventures

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:40:40 GMT

What an exciting week we have had! From author visits to story adventures, the children in Nursery have loved every second of Book Week!

Writing stories

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:24:00 GMT

Happy Book Week! Transition kicked off the week with our brains in full gear as we wrote our own story.

We love books

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:04:18 GMT

What a wonderful week Form 1 have had celebrating their love of books!

Measuring up

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 12:30:48 GMT

This week in maths, the children were converting measurements.

Dissolving and solutions

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 12:19:26 GMT

Science has been about dissolving and solutions.

Centipede's 100 shoes

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 12:09:49 GMT

Form 5 have had an enjoyable and busy week taking part in the activities for Book Week.

How many jelly beans?

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 11:43:16 GMT

As part of Form 6's Book Week activities, they read the book How Many Jelly Beans? with Mr Shield in maths.

365 penguins

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 11:59:46 GMT

It has been book week in school and Form 7 has engaged in a variety of different themed tasks on the topics of reading and books.

Making a splash

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:48:08 GMT

The new half term began with a trip off-site on Monday, as the class boarded a train to visit the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

How can we belong?

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:31:11 GMT

In English, Form 6 has been discussing the concept of belonging in and relating it to their class book, The Boy at the Back of the Classroom.

Building resilience

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:12:09 GMT

Form 5 have been exploring the topic of resilience during their PSHE lesson this week.

States of chocolate buttons!

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:45:40 GMT

In science, the children had the chance to carry out a melting experiment as part of their states of matter topic.

Being more creative

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:26:30 GMT

In English Form 3 have been learning about synonyms. They were using thesauruses to find interesting synonyms for boring adjectives to make their writing more creative.

Imagine if...

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:16:43 GMT

The children drew and presented a funny poem with a partner called Imagine if… They were extremely creative ideas and Form 2 had great ideas.

Amazing animals

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:56:15 GMT

It has been great fun to start our topic on Amazing Animals this week.

Signs of spring

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:34:07 GMT

We have made the most of the sunshine this week in Transition, as we began to explore signs of spring.

Chinese New Year

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:57:54 GMT

We have spent our first week back after the half-term break celebrating Chinese New Year!

Exploring colours

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:46:32 GMT

This week’s topic in Russell Robins was Colour.

Sport report: Regional Swimming

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:46:11 GMT

This is a very strong event where the winners of their respective races represent the region in the ISA National Swimming Championships.

Kindness and mindfulness

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:26:12 GMT

This week’s topics in Russell Robins were Chinese New Year, Kindness and Mindfulness.

The faces of feelings

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:24 GMT

We have had another fun and busy week leading up to the half-term break! We've continued learning all about dinosaurs and emotions whilst focusing on The Worrysaurus and Children's Mental Health Week.

Our wishing tree

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:47:31 GMT

This week, Form 1 we have been learning all about Chinese New Year and how this is celebrated around the world.

Where do I belong?

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:17:11 GMT

The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health week was belonging.