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A belated post showing you some of the fun that Lisa Coppard had on the day out with her family courtesy of Shard Capital’s sponsorship of the Rowdown School Awards and Lisa being selected as a Pupil of the Year. Lisa’s parents chose to take her to Harry Potter Warner Bros Studio Tour and despite…

What an afternoon we have just had.  The inaugural Rowdown School Awards were presented by Gavin Barwell MP.  48 children were nominated for awards for academic achievement or outstanding effort and these nominees had pride of place up on the stage, entering to loud cheers and applause from their families and classmates in the audience.…

There’s been so much going on over the last couple of months that it’s impossible to know where to start.  And it’s all good news. Brooke, the Year 3 gymnast, has really excelled and has now been selected – out of 2,500 hopefuls – to join J’Amies Masterclass after a trial.  This involves an additional…

We are so pleased to have Brooke McCausland signed up for our support.  Brooke is in Year 3 at Rowdown and is a budding gymnast.  She has already been having lessons at J’aimes Gymnastics Academy in Shirley (www.jgagroup.co.uk) where she is making great progress: this photo shows her proudly showing recent medal wins and certificates!…

Last week the Croydon Advertiser ran an article on the Foundation explaining our set up with a photo of Christopher at the piano. http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/New-foundation-help-pupils-shine/story-21101757-detail/story.html This is really positive press and it should help to spread the word of what we are trying to achieve.  Hopefully we can get regular updates in the paper as well. …

We held our first Annual General Meeting today.  The trustees came from far and wide to attend and have a good discussion about the current crop of applications and how to ensure the Foundation moves forward quickly and efficiently. The boring bits – such as approval of the Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 – were got…

Gary, our Chair, was in school today to watch the “Rowdown’s Got Talent” show…there were some really good performances and potential candidates for the Foundation’s support. Gary stayed around in the evening to meet with parents of applicants to the Foundation and was loitering when Christopher arrived with his mother for parents’ evening.  Mrs Shute quickly diverted Christopher and Gary to the music…

Last week, the Foundation sent out a flyer with the weekly school newsletter to let parents know that we are up and running and actively looking for pupils to support as well as introducing the school awards. We are pleased to say that the response has been fantastic with a number of parents speaking to…

An update on the school awards and it’s all good news… We have sponsorship which means we can offer prizes as well as the awards.  This is thanks to Gareth Burchell, a Rowdown old boy (not saying how many years ago) who has managed to get Shard Capital LLP to agree to sponsor the Rowdown School…

We are very pleased to report that Christopher Opoku has had his taster lesson with his piano teacher and all has gone very well.  The teacher thinks that Christopher has a natural ability and is very keen and willing to learn.  Christopher is very keen and willing to learn. What an excellent start!