Whole School News

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.

Our Remembrance Service today was, as always, a very moving occasion.  We all felt incredibly proud of our pupils and their respectful and mature attitudes throughout the ceremony. Our thanks to Mr Owen who gave up his time to come … Continued

The children thoroughly enjoyed taking part in our 2018 Ambitions Day, where they were able to experience a wide range of career opportunities. We are very grateful to all our guests for giving their valuable time to inspire our pupils. … Continued

The children had an exciting day marking the International Day of The Girl Child yesterday. Classes enjoyed a day of activities including debating ‘Why are equal rights important?’ They also learnt more about what it is like be taught without … Continued

Years 1 – 6 started the new school year with an adventure under the sea!  Each year group had the opportunity to immerse themselves in our new school-wide topic of Oceans through a virtual reality Google expedition.   One child commented,” … Continued

Rush Common children created a book containing a wealth of information and events about the years 1968-2018 to celebrate the school’s 50th birthday. It is now on display in Abingdon Museum until the end of September.