News from Rushbury School

The spring term was another busy time for pupils at Rushbury. For the parents and Friends of Rushbury School it also brought the annual muck lug. Fine weather during a Saturday in February and a Sunday in March accompanied tractors and trailers as they visited local villages and Church Stretton to deliver wheelbarrow and trailer loads of manure from a local dairy farm. The school is very grateful to the farmers who provided the manure, vehicles and equipment; to the administrators for organising the many deliveries and to the gardeners who support the Friends and school with their contributions including hot drinks and biscuits en route!  As ever it was an enjoyable time and great for meeting parents. 

The whole school visited Millbrook Primary School, Leegomery, Telford, followed by a trip to nearby Hadley High Street. This formed part of the “British Week” theme with children looking at various aspects of being British including the variety of school communities beyond rural Shropshire.

In December 2009 pupils visited Wenlock Edge and the National Trust (NT) to help plant trees as part of the United Nations Environment Programme: Billion Tree Campaign. Severe weather led to a postponement of a return trip in December 2010 and so in March pupils helped to extend the number of trees planted in the area. The school is most grateful for the support provided by the NT warden Alistair Heath.

The spring term had just finished when there were some changes in the organisation of the school’s leadership. Mrs Caroline Harding-Jack had to return to her school in Bridgnorth to take up the role of Headteacher following the sudden absence of the headteacher due to illness. We are very grateful to Mrs Harding-Jack for joining the school for two terms and particularly for planning and organising the developments at Rushbury School that include a new IT suite with laptop computers and a wireless internet system. The school’s library will undergo a substantial remodelling and the pupils will learn to use software to catalogue all of the books. There are further changes to the school planned including updating of the outdoor facilities. The aim with all of the changes has been to improve the learning environment for all pupils.

Rushbury School is now led by acting headteacher Mrs Di Malyon from Bridgnorth and we hope that she is able to settle into her new role quickly.

The recent school refurbishments have included changes to the Sycamore’s room which is part of the old school building (which is linked to the Wainwright Trust) and is used for assemblies and the dining room. This room has been used for meetings of the governing body, the School’s Friends organisation which raises money for school activities and the local parish council. After school activities have included various clubs and recently included hip hop (street) dancing!

Later this term we will be having our annual Open Day (July 13^th) and we welcome visitors to the School.