WOW & Attendance Winners

Congratulations to all of our WOW winners this week!

Reading Challenge Winners

Congratulations to last Friday's reading challenge winners. Any child reading 3 or more times a week gets entered into a raffle and the winners get to choose a new book from our vending machine.

Attendance Matters

 

At our Academy and under the guidance of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, we emphasise the importance of regular school attendance to support your child's educational progress and future prospects. We urge all parents/carers to work collaboratively with the Academy and the Local Authority to ensure the best possible outcomes for their children's education.

Please refer to the following page on our school website 

School Attendance – Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

You can find our attendance information here. 

• Year 6 Colour Run - 15 May 2026

Our Year 6 class will be taking part in the Rotherham Hospice Colour Run to celebrate the end of their SAT's. If you wish to support them, you can do so by using the QR code below. 

• Local History Day - 22/05/2026

  ​As part of our local history day, children can come to school dressed in something matching their colour house.

  ​Wentworth - Red

  Conisbrough - Blue

  Emley - Yellow

  Hoober - Green

• Football Before School 

​We have noticed that some children are arriving on site very early to play football. 

​Unfortunately, staff are unable to supervise this, and we have recently had several incidents where children have been injured before the start of the day. To keep everyone safe, we kindly ask that children refrain from playing football before school.

• Breakfast Club

Places for Breakfast Club can now be booked on ParentPay and must be booked in advance.

• Wraparound Care

• Reminder: We Are a Nut‑Free School

To help keep all children and staff safe, please remember that our school is strictly nut‑free. Any food items found in lunchboxes that contain nuts will need to be removed.

We also ask parents to be mindful of other items placed in lunchboxes. Please ensure that anything with sharp or potentially unsafe components—such as skewers, cocktail sticks, or similar items—is removed before sending lunches into school.

Thank you very much for your continued support and cooperation.

• Try Before You Buy

Children can ask to try something from the menu without ordering.

• September Nursery Places Available

If your child turns 3 years old prior to September and you are looking for a nursery place, get in touch with us now to be added to our waiting list.

We have tour dates available as well as stay and play sessions for children.

We can offer our families a relaxed classroom based learning environment, with teacher led activities and enrichment such as baking, a dedicated outdoor play area, in-school workshops and school trips.

We currently have 15 and 30 hour places available, Monday to Friday, 8:45am – 3:15pm term time.

If you’d like more information or would like to book onto a tour, please contact us using the form below.

We’d love to welcome you and your child into our setting!

• Fundraising

We are using a great website called EasyFundraising to help raise money for The Friends of Ravenfield. It turns your everyday online shopping into FREE donations when you use them to shop.​
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Please register using this link – just click sign up ​
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?char=386104&invite=gyqqa2&referral-campaign=c2s&utm_campaign=web-referral​
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There’s no catch or hidden charges!​

• Sickness & Diarrhoea

We continue to have students ill with the sickness bug. We follow HSC Public Health Agency guidance which states children should be kept off school for 48 hours from the last episode of either. If your child does have any sickness & diarrhoea, then we ask you to follow these guidelines and contact school as normal to report their absence. If your child is sent home from school, then this guidance will also apply. 

• PE

Please find the PE timetable for next half-term. 

• Sports Events

Here is the current list of all sports events for the rest of the year. All children in the appropriate year groups will have an opportunity to sign up for the various events. The selection process will be fair, and we will monitor who has been chosen for which event throughout the year. As always, dates and events are subject to change by the hosts. 

• Summer Fayre - Save The Date

In The Diary

• Wear It Green Day

Mental Health Awareness Day will take place on 21 May 2026 and students and staff are encouraged to wear something green.

• Sports Day

Slight amendments to our Sports Day.

• 23rd June AM - FS1
• 23rd June - PM - FS2, Y1 & Y2
• 30th June - Key Stage 2

• Animating Minds Research - 3-6 year olds

In brief, the study involves short daily activities over 18 days (a game, a cartoon, and the game again), and families who complete the study receive a certificate and a £50 e-gift voucher. One child per family can sign up to take part, and all children will need access to a tablet or touchscreen device.  

You can view our project website here - https://www.arts.ac.uk/creative-computing-institute/research/projects/animating-minds

Further information can be found below.

• You Tube

"YouTube continues to be a go-to platform for entertainment, learning and creativity, but its vast and largely unregulated content library presents ongoing challenges. This guide outlines how features like recommendations, Shorts and social interaction can shape young people’s viewing habits, sometimes exposing them to inappropriate or extreme material.

It also explores key safeguarding concerns, including stranger interaction, risky trends and the limits of automated moderation. With practical advice on tools such as YouTube Kids, supervised accounts and parental controls, the guide supports parents and educators in encouraging safer, more balanced and informed use of the platform."

See more below

• Meaningful May

• What I wish my parents or carers knew…': a guide for parents and carers on children's digital lives (Children's Commissioner) 

  ​ The Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, has published a guide to help parents and carers navigate the challenge of managing children's everyday online habits. Written with direct input from children and young people, including teenagers consulted in schools and the Commissioner's Youth Ambassadors. The guide is designed to make difficult conversations easier and more regular.

  The guide covers setting boundaries around phone use, talking about harmful content, and building ongoing communication that goes beyond a one-off conversation. The voice of young people runs through it, including this from one teenager: "Don't be afraid to be firm… If you are worried your child is seeing harmful content and you don't know what they're watching and it's affecting their behaviour, just take it that you know best, they don't."

  ​https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/resource/what-i-wish-my-parents-or-carers-knew-a-guide-for-parents-and-carers-on-managing-childrens-digital-lives/

• Rotherham Family Hubs Newsletter

You can sign up for all the latest news from the Rotherham Family Hubs team by visiting their page here.

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Suicide Bereavement Support

• NVR Group

• Rotherham Parent Carers Forum

You can find all the latest news and events from Rotherham Parent Carers Forum on the link below.

https://www.rpcf.co.uk/our-events

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ParentPay have been alerted to a fraudulent app mimicking the branding. See there message below. 

Ravenfield Educational Foundation

• Rotherham Hospice Events

Rotherham United Legends Match - Game of the Century

• Taking place this Sunday 3 May at New York Stadium, legends of the game from throughout Rotherham United’s history are reuniting for one game to celebrate the centenary of the club, as well as raise money for two important local charities, Rotherham Hospice and Rotherham United Community Trust. The day will be a fun-packed event, with interactive games, raffles, food along with the main event itself.

Tickets cost £10 for adults and just £2.50 for anyone under 18, making the day fun and affordable for all, with every penny raised through sales going to the two charities. These can be purchased directly from the club here: https://www.themillers.co.uk/tickets-1f74de99/

Rotherham Hospice Midnight Walk

Our Midnight Walk is back again after the amazing success of last year that saw over 1,000 hospice supporters walk the streets of Rotherham, we’re looking to go even bigger in 2026! Last year was filled fun, laughter, and flashing lights and 2026 will be no different, with plenty of activities planned around the walk.

This fun and meaningful 10k walk is a great way to make a difference, raise funds, and show compassion for those touched by the work the hospice does whilst taking part in a family friendly event. Each entrant will receive a branded t-shirt, light up ears and a medal on completion, as well as the opportunity take some live music and a great atmosphere before the start of the event.

More information on the walk can be found here: https://www.rotherhamhospice.org.uk/support-us/midnight-walk/

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• Early Help

• Making Space - Rotherham Dementia Carer Support