Mrs Stevenson was honoured to be able to attend the unveiling of the Loom to the Moon Installation at the John Radcliffe Children’s Hospital. The school sponsored 2 cogs to raise funds for vital research into brain tumours in children. … Continued
The children went back in time today, when each year group dressed up in the costume of the period they had studied. Foundation Stage – Arctic Animals Year 4 – Tudors Year 1 – The Great Fire of London Year … Continued
On Thursday the whole school learnt about Chinese New Year. We were fortunate enough to have experts in Chinese Dance, Kung Fu and Calligraphy join us for the day and teach us some new skills. The day started with an assembly about … Continued
The children have had lots of fun at break today, making a range of snowmen, including the fine examples below. Those who did not wish to venture outside or didn’t have waterproof clothing stayed in the hall and watched a … Continued
The school has been awarded the British Council’s International School Award (Foundation Level) for the work completed last year on, “All Around the World”, along with the introduction of Mandarin Chinese teaching in Year 3. Feedback stated that Rush Common … Continued
All classes had the opportunity to visit the Prayer Space, which had been set up in the school library. The Churches in Abingdon provided the children with the opportunity to reflect or pray, using the theme, “Space.” They were asked … Continued
A faithful band of parent volunteers gave up several days of their time to create our new pond area. A big thank you to Mr & Mrs Lipp, Mr Straw, Mrs Dobson, Ms Bradford, Mr Akrill and Mr Rogers! Two … Continued
Anti bullying leaflets for parents and carers 2018
All classes enjoyed a cultural Indian Dance workshop on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th November. They learnt about the Festival of Diwali: why it is important to Hindus and how the story of Rama and Sita is linked to the … Continued
Thanks once again to Friends of Rush Common, who have generously funded a pantomime produced by M&M Productions. This year the whole school enjoyed watching a lively rendition of Peter Pan.