Rye Community Primary School Aquinas Trust

29/05/2026

Important Update on HUGGG Vouchers

We want to let families know that HUGGG supermarket vouchers will be ending after the May half term holiday.

These vouchers were funded by the government and used to support families during school holidays. This funding has now changed.

👉 What this means:
There will be no vouchers for free school meal families after May half term
Support is not ending, but it will now be based on individual need.

👉 Support still available:
Help through the new Crisis and Resilience Fund.
Holiday Activities & Food (HAF) programme.
Support through Cash for Kids Holiday Hunger grants.

👉 If you need help, please:
✅Visit East Sussex cost of living support - www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/cost-of-living-support
✅ Contact the school.

22/05/2026

🌿 Free Forest School Playgroup Session 🌿

We’re so pleased to be offering a special Forest School session for our playgroup - creating more opportunities for our youngest learners to explore, discover and enjoy the outdoors 🌳🍃

📅 Wednesday 3rd June
⏰ 9:00–10:00am
Free places are available - please contact the school office to book. We can’t wait to welcome you for a morning of outdoor fun! ✨

🌿 Exciting News! 🌿

We’re delighted to be running a special Forest School session for our playgroup!
📅 Wednesday 3rd June
⏰ 9:00–10:00am

This session will take place instead of our usual playgroup and is open to children aged 1–3 years.

✨ Free places available – please call or email the office to book. We can’t wait to explore nature and enjoy some outdoor fun with you!🍃

21/05/2026

🌼 Buzzing with excitement for World Bee Day! 🐝

Yesterday our children loved dressing up as brilliant, busy bees to celebrate World Bee Day - and they looked absolutely fantastic.

Their costumes weren’t just for fun. World Bee Day reminds us how important bees are to our planet. These tiny pollinators help grow the fruit, vegetables and flowers we enjoy every day. Without them, many of the foods we rely on simply wouldn’t exist.

Our bee‑themed day helped the children learn about:
🐝Bee conservation - why bees need our help
🐝Pollination - how bees keep plants growing
🐝Protecting nature - small actions that make a big difference

The children showed such enthusiasm, curiosity and creativity - we’re incredibly proud of the thoughtful conversations they had about looking after our environment.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the day so special. 👏

14/05/2026

💛 Celebrating kindness at Starfish Pre‑school 💛
We loved seeing how our youngest learners at Starfish Pre‑school, based here at Rye Community Primary School, are practising kindness every day through their Kindness Bucket 🪣✨
What a wonderful way to celebrate positive behaviour and support children in feeling valued and proud of their actions.
We’re incredibly proud of our Starfish children and the caring team who support them!

11/05/2026

🌟 Good luck to our Year 6 pupils as SATs begin this week!

You’ve worked hard all year, and this is simply your chance to show what you know. Remember - SATs do not define you. They are just one moment in your learning journey, and doing your best is always enough.

✅ Get plenty of rest
✅ Enjoy a good breakfast
✅ Take a deep breath
✅ Believe in yourself

We are incredibly proud of how far you’ve come already. Your teachers, families and the whole school community are right behind you 👏📚✏️

Success is not about being perfect - it’s about giving your best effort.

Wishing all our Year 6 pupils a calm, confident and successful SATs week. 🍀

01/05/2026

📚✨ Author Visit at Rye Community Primary School ✨📚

Yesterday we were delighted to welcome Penny Boxall, author of Letty and the Mystery of the Golden Thread, to Rye Community Primary School as part of the East Sussex Book Awards, with thanks to East Sussex Library and Information Service

Our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils, alongside children from Beckley and Battle & Langton, listened with great enthusiasm as Penny shared insights into her writing process, the inspiration behind her story, and her fascinating experiences with artefacts and historical forgeries.

The children were fully engaged throughout, asking thoughtful questions and showing real curiosity about storytelling, history and mystery. We were incredibly proud of their maturity, interest and impeccable behaviour.

Every child left the session buzzing with excitement - and with a signed autograph from Penny to treasure. We hope the visit inspires a lifelong love of reading and a curiosity to explore even more stories.

Thank you, Penny, for such an inspiring and memorable visit. 📖✨

24/04/2026

🌟 We Need Your Help to Transform Our Outdoor Play Space! 🌟

We’re excited to share that our school has been shortlisted for the Tesco Stronger Starts scheme - a brilliant opportunity to secure funding to improve our outdoor play area.

With your support, we can create a vibrant, engaging space that helps our children grow physically, mentally, and socially through high‑quality outdoor play.

🗳️ Voting runs from Tuesday 28th April 2026 until the end of July 2026. Every blue token cast during this period brings us closer to creating the outdoor space our children deserve.

🛒 You can vote for us at the following Tesco stores:
Battle Express – TN33 0BN
St Leonards‑on‑Sea Fernside Express – TN38 0UU
Hastings Little Ridge Avenue Express – TN37 7LR
Hastings Extra – TN38 9RB
Hastings Lacuna Express – TN34 1BP
Old Road Express – TN35 5BH

💙 Your vote matters. Your support matters. Our children matter. Let’s work together to build an outdoor space where every child can thrive.

16/04/2026

🎒 National Offer Day – A Warm Welcome from Rye Community Primary School 🎒

Today is National Offer Day, and we are delighted to welcome all our new Reception pupils and their families who will be joining Rye Community Primary School this September.

This is such a special milestone, and we’re really looking forward to starting this exciting journey together. Our team is already busy preparing to support every child through a happy, confident and successful transition into school life.

We can’t wait to meet you all soon and begin your Rye Community Primary adventure in September! 🌟

13/04/2026

🌟 Starfish Pre‑school in the News! 🌟

We’re delighted to share this recent feature from Rye News celebrating our now weekly free community playgroup - a welcoming space for local families to connect and enjoy a range of engaging activities together.

Our playgroup runs every Wednesday, 9:00–10:00am, and all local families with young children are warmly invited to join us. It’s a great opportunity to explore the setting, meet others, and enjoy fun, interactive play.

Read the full article here:
👉 https://www.ryenews.org.uk/people/starfish-pre%E2%80%91school-welcomes-local-families

We look forward to welcoming more families this term!

05/04/2026

🌼✨ Wishing Our Wonderful School Community a Happy Easter!✨

Happy Easter to all our pupils, families, staff, and wider community.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back refreshed and ready for Term 5 on Monday, 13th April!🌷🐣