KS2 children enjoyed good weather at their Sports Day which was held at Tilsley Park. KS2 Sports Day was a very successful event this year. The children clearly demonstrated the Rush Common values throughout the whole day and numerous school … Continued
On Wednesday 2nd May, Year 4 visited the 4Kingdoms Adventure Park to participate in their ‘Kids in the Countryside Challenge.’ The children had the opportunity to hold and learn about a variety of animals including chicks, mice and tortoises. The … Continued
The first group of Year 4 pupils have begun a DT project at Abingdon School where they have sawn, drilled and joined wood to build a bug hotel. They all showed great maturity and competence when working in the DT … Continued
“We visited the Borneo rainforest and swam with sharks today.” Year 4 children learnt about animal adaptations through a virtual reality expedition, when Neil Renwick from ‘Your Cloud Works’ came into school on Friday 20th April. The children will use … Continued
Twelve children from Year 4 were invited to join members of The Fellowship at All Saints Methodist Church in Abingdon on Thursday 22nd March. They re-enacted excerpts of their latest play, ‘What a Knight’, dressed in their colourful costumes and sang … Continued
Two Year 4 football teams participated in a tournament at Chandlings School on 15th March. All participated with enthusiasm and one of the teams qualified for the Oxfordshire School Games Finals in April.
Tennis coaches from the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre visited school to deliver tennis lessons to children in Years 1, 2 and 4.WHLTC in today for some sessions. These were thoroughly enjoyed by the children.
Year 4 children spent 3 days at Hooke Court Residential Centre in Dorset, where they learnt about ‘Living off the Land’ and cooked a feast on an open fire for lunch. This included vegetable soup, smoked trout and soda bread using … Continued
During Term 2a, Year 4 produced the pantomime ‘What a Knight!’ which is based on the legends of King Arthur. All of the children worked incredibly hard and made the entire year group proud. They displayed Rush Common values of kindness, friendship, determination … Continued
On Friday, 26th January Year 4 attended the annual concert at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, arranged by the County Music Service. The programme featured pieces from Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky) and Radetzky March (J.Strauss), as well as an introduction … Continued