Fire Fighter Visit

This week Bloom and Rossetti class had a visit from our local fire brigade. They talked to us about fire safety and what to do in an emergency and then looked at the outfit a Firefighter has to wear to keep them safe. We were then invited to look at the engine and all the equipment they use to help people in danger and to put out fires.

We were even lucky enough to have a go with the hose and try on the helmets and jackets! A big thank you to Firefighters Liam, Jake, Arron, Sam and Dave for coming to show us what it’s like to be a real Firefighter – we had such a fun time whilst learning some really important lessons.

Well done to everyone who took part in our challenge to decorate a wooden spoon as a book character. We were really impressed with all your creations. Congratulations to our winners, who each received a certificate, a book mark and a £5 book token.

Another fabulous World Book Day! We had a huge selection of book characters in school today. Thank you to everyone for making such an effort with their costumes. It has been lovely hearing the children talking about their favourite books and characters, a wonderful way to promote a love of reading for pleasure.

 

 

 

Hockey Tournament

Year 5 represented Rushall at a hockey tournament at Wellington Academy. The children have been learning hockey as part of their PE lessons and it was a great way to put their skills into practice! They played 4 games and had a mixture of results - the most exciting being our 10-0 win! At the end of the tournament the children came a very respectable 3rd place overall. The children really showed the Rushall way of respect, resilience and readiness. The staff were really impressed by their attitude across the whole day, especially when the game was challenging. Well done Year 5!

Dance Show at Daunyseys

Our dance club did Rushall proud at the Dauntsey’s primary school dance show. They looked great in their costumes and danced their hearts out in front of a very large audience. They lived out all of our school values brilliantly, with plenty of courage, kindness and togetherness. Well done girls and thank you to Emma our dance club teacher for preparing them so well!

The netball team took to the court again. Their aim for the match was to score one goal and they managed that in the first quarter! Wonderful marking, great space finding and some accurate passes meant that we were able to get into the ‘D’ and have more shots on target. The final score was 6-1 to Rushall! Amazing support from the sidelines for our first win! Well done netball squad- your perseverance has paid off.

Our Year 3 children travelled to Pewsey to take part in a physical activity festival. The children had a go at a range of target based activities including golf, curling and axe throwing! After lunch they played a range of games and some yoga moves. The children were disappointed when it came to an end as they were having such a great time. They all behaved really well and were thoroughly tired out.

Rossetti Class had an exciting afternoon at Dauntseys taking part in a Woodland Adventure session. They had great fun with some of the Dauntseys students, making bug hotels, searching for woodland treasure and climbing trees. A hot chocolate and cookie around the campfire finished off the afternoon nicely.

A team of Year 5/6 pupils attended a dodgeball festival at Pewsey Leisure Centre. In the opening rounds they won one, lost one and drew one. Then in the playoffs they came 6th overall. They demonstrated the skills they’ve been learning in their PE lessons with some fantastic throwing, catching and, of course, dodging!

Our netball team had their first netball league match of 2025. The progress they are making each match is fantastic! Their interceptions really helped keep possession of the ball. Despite many shots on target, they didn’t manage to score but only lost by a small margin. Well done to all the players!

Blake Class had a great time today on their trip to the Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium. Linking in with our science topic of space, they learnt all about what makes a good rocketship in the workshop, enjoyed the live Planetarium Show and explored the two floors of interactive exhibits. As always, they represented the school beautifully.

Our Year 2 children had great fun today when they travelled to Wellington Academy for a multi-skills activity morning. The activities were led by Year 7 sports leaders and the children were kept busy being a human stopwatch, playing boccia, trying curling and even riding a hobby horse! The children were fantastically well behaved and really did the school proud.