Rushall News
The theme of this year's Children’s Mental Health Week is Growing Together. Growing Together is about growing emotionally and finding ways to help each other grow. Challenges and setbacks can help us to grow and adapt and trying new things can help us to move beyond our comfort zone into a new realm of possibility and potential. Find resources to support this theme at https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/parents-and-carers/
Rushall Advent Calendar - Celebrating Rushall Learning
Iron Man Survival Blankets
Rushall Welcome Service September 2021
Year 6 Leavers' Service
Click on the link below to watch clips of our joyful and moving Outdoor Worship
Reading Challenge Reward - Green House win!
Rushall’s Got Talent - class auditions, performance and winners 😄
Sports Day - Congratulations Blue House!
Trip to the Beach!
Year 6 Camp Out
Easter Week
Bringing Cheer!
Over the last year, many people have been helping their neighbours and showing kindness towards others. One of these groups is the Upavon Buddy Scheme. Tim Turnball and the team deliver food or medicine and generally provide support and contact, making shielding or self-isolation a little easier.
After hearing about the volunteers during a Collective Worship via Zoom, the children at Rushall C of E primary School wanted to help bring some cheer to the community. They felt it was important that those who are seeing fewer people know that they are being thought of. Pupils and Staff created around 50 paper 'bouquets' which were delivered by the local Buddy Schemes, to those who are less able to leave their homes.
We have received many kind emails and notes of thanks from those who were given the flowers and Tim wanted us to know
"They're going down a treat. Everybody is so happy and grateful."
Compared to the week-by-week efforts of many, our contribution was small. However, it has helped us to learn that small acts of kindness can have a big impact.
Bringing Cheer!
We are very proud to have joined a worthwhile and creative local project, Pewsey's Creative Communities 'Spring to Life' Art Trail.
7 schools and many local groups and businesses have joined together to create artwork to bring cheer to local residents. The children of Rushall have made some fantastic contributions including an entire dawn chorus of birds perched amid the blossom in the window of Pewsey Heritage Centre and Weaving. Look out for our class emblems on the River Walk between the Heritage Centre and Scotchel Nature Reserve. The children's individual weaving is hung throughout the reserve. The trail is opening today and will be there throughout the Easter Holidays - enjoy!
Spring to Life!
#RushallAdvent (Day 23) Memories Of A Unique Year - Feeling the wonder and excitement of the shepherds! Nearly there!😄
#RushallAdvent (Day 22) Memories Of A Unique Year - Teamwork! Whether it is learning a new skill like sewing or adapting to new circumstances and finding creative solutions, Rushall team has been so grateful to be tackling things together. There is always a positive word of encouragement and, together, we have grown and thrived in these unusual times.
#RushallAdvent (Day 21) Memories Of A Unique Year - Our collection for the Trussell Trust Foodbank at Harvest. Remember that we are collecting again in the New Year. Thank you from Rushall Primary to all volunteers who are providing for those in need this
#RushallAdvent (Day 20) Memories of a Unique Year - Home Learning with child-led projects and challenges instead of the more traditional ‘Homework’ .This one was Star Gazing!
#RushallAdvent (Day 19) Memories of a Unique Year - Our oldest bubble trying canicross with Eddie the school dog
#RushallAdvent Day 17 - Memories of a unique year - Giving children the chance to be children! Having creative fun with the key worker children during lockdown
#RushallAdvent - Day 16 Memories of a unique year - Creating a banner to thank Key Workers during the first lockdown. What a huge amount of appreciation we have now for those who care for us when we most need them
#RushallAdvent - Day 15 Memories of a unique year - Our School dog Eddie’s Lockdown challenges made us all smile through the Spring😄
#RushallAdvent Day 14- Memories of a Unique Year -The Virtual Salisbury Cathedral Leavers Service
#RushallAdvent Day 13 - Memories of a unique year .. Saying goodbye to our fab student teachers - so appreciated!
#RushallAdvent Day 12 - Memories of a unique year World Book Day!
#RushallAdvent Day 11 - Memories of a unique year - Stardust Class visit Harry Potter World (just in the nick of time!)
#RushallAdvent Day 10 - Our last school day before lockdown in March. Everyone together for an Easter egg hunt. We are so looking forward to when we can come together like this once more!
#RushallAdvent Day 9 Memories of a Unique Year Re-enacting Palm Sunday
#RushallAdvent Day 8 Memories of a Unique Year Making the most of a fine day with an outdoor Meditation Worship
#RushallAdvent Day 7 - Memories of a Unique Year Connecting with other schools and celebrating through dance. Our after-school Dance Club performing at the Mid Wilts Dance Festival at Dauntseys. The theme - Around the World. So much fun!
#RushallAdvent - Day 6 Memories of a Unique Year Our inspiring trip into the solar system when the Space Dome came to Rushall back in the Spring!
#RushallAdvent. Day 5 Memories of a unique year Taking time to watch the birds fledge...
#RushallAdvent Day 4 Memories of a unique year-time at home!
#RushallAdvent Day 3
#RushallAdvent Day 2 Adapting to new circumstances! Having an outdoor Induction in July for our new starters.
Our lanterns can now be seen until Christmas Day in the window of Pewsey Heritage Centre as part of the Streets of Light Trail.
Spiritual Day 2020 During our Spiritual Day on the 1st December, we found inspiration from the Biblical verse ‘The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.’ John 1:5 Reflecting on loneliness, we created Christmas cards to send to residents of a local care home, villagers and parishioners. We also wrote 100 messages of hope on lanterns which we used to create an Advent Spiral. In a very special Worship, each child added their lantern to the spiral, walking in silence while listening to Gregorian chant. Our lanterns can now be seen until Christmas Day in the window of Pewsey Heritage Centre as part of the Streets of Light Trail. https://www.valeofpewsey.org/advent/
As part of our Topic and Science work, Stardust Class made butter like the Vikings did. We had to shake the double cream to make the buttermilk and fat separate. Once it had separated, we put it through a sieve to catch the butterfat and discard the milk. We sprinkled some salt onto the butterfat and mixed it in. Then we had made butter! We tried it on toast and it tasted good
Meditation around our lit diya lamps. What a wonderful end to our Diwali Week!
More Diwali events today! Across the school, we were lucky enough to participate in a yoga session as part of our Collective Worship. We are very grateful to Jasmine Sodhi who led us through the story of Rama and Sita using postures and breathing exercises. Staff and pupils thoroughly enjoyed the chance to stretch, relax and escape into the world of the Hindu tale. Thank you Jasmine! 😊
At Rushall, we have had a fantastic start to our Diwali week. We were joined virtually in Worship today by Sakhya and Kavita Prema. They taught us about the festival of Diwali and what it means to people of the Hindu faith. We look forward to exploring the story of Rama and Sita in tomorrow's Worship. 😊
We remembered everyone in our Collective Worship today and there was silence across the school. #remembranceday
Remembrance Day at Rushall.
Dear Rushall Primary School Thank you for supporting our Harvest Appeal! Your support this year, particularly during such uncertain times, means that we’re able to continue to provide vital food and supplies to people in crisis over the coming months. We received an amazing 2480kg of food, and we couldn’t be more grateful. From everyone at Devizes and District Foodbank and the people we serve, thank you. Your support really does make a difference, and we hope you’ll consider supporting us again in the future. Kind regards Liz Starling Devizes and District Foodbank
Home learning message to parents
Consultation to extend the age range to 3-11 at Rushall Church of England Primary School
Rushall School Holds A Consultation to Increase Age Intake
Harvest Donations for the Trussell Trust
Welcome to Rushall School Service for Mrs Ward
Thankyou to all of the children, parents, staff, governors, friends, and Diocese members who joined us at our service to welcome our new Head Teacher Sarah Ward!
Reverend Jennifer led lovely Ascension Day readings and prayers, there was beautiful singing by the children, and all of the congregation joined in promises to help and support Mrs Ward as she embarks upon her new journey with us.
It was a very happy day!