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
on 29th November 4CM held a sale to raise money for our sponsored child, Gabriel. All cakes, books and toys were donated by the children, who ‘manned’ the stall on the playground during break and after school. A grand total … Continued
On Wednesday 22nd November Year 4 set up a Mexican Pop-Up restaurant, where they made Mexican dishes, then invited parents in to school to sample them. E wrote: The Pop-Up restaurant was a great success. For the drink it was … Continued
4KW/LK walked for a mile round the school, each carrying a bucket of water, as part of the sponsorship event, “Walk a Mile in their Shoes”. This enabled them to empathise and have a small glimpse into what the sponsored … Continued
Year 4 visited the Oxford Story Museum on Thursday 22nd June 2017. They explored the museum, looking at ways to create settings and characters. In the afternoon they were accompanied by a guide to visit sites where J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S … Continued
In Term 6 Year 4 children worked with teachers from Abingdon School to design and create cars. They enjoyed using saws and drills to make their vehicles.