Colours
- White - Symbolic of purity and goodness. Jesus (the Cross) at the centre of our lives will help us to grow in love and goodness.
- Gold - symbolic of the best, something of great value, the highest award. In all our work and play we should always be 'going for gold'.
- Brown and Blue - We are travelling the 'journey of life' on the earth (brown) but surrounding us always is the love of God (blue and Heaven)
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Shape
- Hexagon - Honeycomb: Ropley bees are said to have provided honey for William the Conqueror.
- The Plaque from the wall of the first school was hexagonal. (The school is no longer standing but you can see the plaque in our entrance lobby.)
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Our badge was designed by Mr Tony Gillian in 1976 when Ropley School celebrated its 150th anniversary.
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The Cross
- This is Ropley Church of England Primary School
- The Reverend Samuel Maddock founded the first school in Petersfield Road in 1826 and also built the present school
- It reminds us that Christ should be at the very centre of our lives, as the Cross is in the centre of our badge.
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The Wheel
- Reminds us of one of our founders, William Faichen, who was a wheelwright before he became Ropley's first schoolmaster in 1826.
- It is a sign of progress and moving forward. We should all be making progress and moving on.
- Wheels are for journeys - the 'journey of life' - school is just one stage on our way.
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Here is a poem written by Emma M about the badge:
Our Ropley Badge
A wheel for William Faichen
A hexagon for King William
The first headmaster to lead Ropley school,
Who liked Ropley honey, yummy and sweet,
We are all on a learning journey
The bees remind us to work together
He set a great example for us all.
Helping friends is such a treat.
Gold for perseverance
We must try to do our best,
Blue for the sky and our endless limit
Brown for God’s Earth and our rest.
The End
