Read below to find out more about some of the different activities we have been getting up to; from sporting and musical activities, to visitors and 'wow' days. We are looking forward to helping our children 'explore and grow' further in 2025-26.

• RLT Year 5/6 Football Tournament

  Fri 27 Sep 2024 M Davis

  Friday saw the start of the RLT Football Tournaments for 2024-25.

   

  We have a keen group of year 5/6 footballers this year, who went with Mrs Ranson for the first set of matches. 

   

  Whilst we didn't win, we hadsome great attempts at the goal.

  We lost two matches 1-0 and drew 0-0 in our other two matches.  Mrs Ranson reported that we really held our own and we spent more time in our attacking half in this one afternoon than in any other afternoon of football since we joined the league! We have excellent defenders and also demonstrated how the team can pass the ball, dribble around defenders, run and shoot! Hopefully some goals will come next time1 Well done to all involved!

• RLT Houses of Parliament Trip

  Wed 11 Sep 2024 M Davis

  On Wednesday, two of our year 6 children joined with other children from across the RLT to visit the Houses of Parliament to find our more about how the government works, and to see democracy in action.

   

  After a long bus journey, and a chance to spot some of the sights of London from the window, we arrived at the Houses of Parliament in time for our guided tour.

   

  We were able to go to the visitors gallery of the House of Commons and witness some of a debate about housing standards. We also visited the lobby between the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and were even greeted by a Baroness who walked past! During our tour we found out about the different coloured seats in the two Houses, and learnt how a bill passed backwards and forwards between the two Houses until both can agree and it can become a law. 

   

  We also had the opportunity to visit Westminster Hall, where Queen Elizabeth II lay in state before her funeral. We discovered that this hall has been quite important over the centuries, and that Henry VIII used to play tennis in there!

   

  We then took part in a workshop to strengthen our understanding of how a bill becomes a law, before having the opportunity to have a Q&A session with our own MP, Alicia Kearns. 

   

  We had a quick visit to see the Thames, before getting back on the coach to Rutland.

   

  A great time was had by all, and always, the children were amazingly behaved, not only in the Houses of Parliament, but also on the long bus journeys either way.