<![CDATA[News Feed - Latest News - Rushey Mead Primary School]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fpid%3D15%26amp%3Bnid%3D2   ]]> Juniper Education Content Management System (CMS) Version: 4.5 (junipereducation.org) Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:21:10 GMT Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:21:10 GMT <![CDATA[ Our new Nursery area! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1467 We are pleased to reveal our brand new Nursery Outdoor Area! Craig from 'Off Key Art' used his artistic skills to decorate our wall with a range of images relating to the areas that the children enjoy outside. 

]]> Wed, 2 Sep 2026 09:08:10 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1467 <![CDATA[ Clean Air Day ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1437 Mr Southall has been leading a range of Sports activities on Magnus Road including 'Curby' 'Football Tennis' and 'Tri-Golf.' ⚽️⛳️ The road has been closed to everyone all day in order to highlight the issues with air pollution as part of #cleanairday2025 ! #leicester

]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:32:13 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1437 <![CDATA[ Our first Sports Day of the year! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1433 Children in the Early Years, Bonsai Class and Key Stage One have thoroughly enjoyed their Sports Day today and have tried really hard at all the activities. The Green team won overall, but everyone tried their best! 

]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:26:00 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1433 <![CDATA[ Year 6 trip to West Midlands Safari Park ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1425 Our Year 6 children had a fantastic time at the West Midlands Safari Park yesterday for their end-of-year school trip. Here are some photos of the magnificent animals that the children were able to see during the day. 

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:23:12 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1425 <![CDATA[ Steve Skidmore visits Year 5! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1423 Our Year 5 children thoroughly enjoyed meeting local author Steve Skidmore. The children engaged in role-play activities and had a hilarious time! The children were able to buy some of Steve's books and get them signed at the end of the session too. Thank you Steve for inspiring us to be authors of the future!

]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:21:10 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1423 <![CDATA[ Our Community room ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1420 Our Community room is back open and being used by the children again! After the severe flood damage that happened in September everything is brand new and looking fresh! Well done to Mrs Sheerin for making the space look so inviting! ☕️📚🧸

]]> Fri, 23 May 2025 10:45:49 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1420 <![CDATA[ School Mental Health Award ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1419 We are pleased to announce that we have achieved the School Mental Health Award from the Carnegie School of Education. Not only that but we have achieved Gold! Well done to our staff and pupils who worked hard towards achieving this! 🏆

]]> Fri, 23 May 2025 09:58:07 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1419 <![CDATA[ Cresswell Crags ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1418 Here are some of the beautiful surroundings of Cresswell Crags where our Year 3 children have been enjoying their school trip this week.  🌳

]]> Fri, 23 May 2025 09:57:15 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1418 <![CDATA[ Escape from Pompeii! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1405 Our Year 3 children have been learning about their story 'Escape from Pompeii' in their English lessons. The children have learnt about Volcanoes in Science to support them in understanding why the disaster happened. Well done Year 3! 🌋🇮🇹

]]> Thu, 6 Mar 2025 13:18:30 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1405 <![CDATA[ Clean Up! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1404 Our Year 2 children have been busy learning about Plastic Pollution as part of their story 'Clean Up.' The children wrote about the feelings that the animals in the story would feel. They also wrote about how we can help the plastic problem. Fantastic work Year 2! 🏖️🐢🐙

]]> Thu, 6 Mar 2025 13:16:25 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1404 <![CDATA[ Starry Night! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1403 Our Nursery Children have been busy learning about their story 'Starry Night.' The children have created some fantastic cityscapes and have developed their cutting and counting skills using scissors. Well done Reception! ⭐️🏙️🌙

]]> Thu, 6 Mar 2025 13:13:32 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1403 <![CDATA[ Number bonds! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1402 Our Reception children have been busy learning about their Number bonds. The children have created their own garden of number bond facts with lots of little insects crawling around the grass. Well done Reception! 🐛🦋🐞

]]> Thu, 6 Mar 2025 12:56:26 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1402 <![CDATA[ Happy Diwali! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1390 Happy Diwali to all of our pupils, parents and staff! Have a wonderful time with your families and friends! 🪔🎇

]]> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:34:00 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1390 <![CDATA[ Eggscellent! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1388 Our Nursery children have been learning about their new story 'Egg.' The children created their own decorated eggs based on the story. Aren't they fantastic! 

]]> Wed, 9 Oct 2024 08:23:26 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1388 <![CDATA[ The First Slodge! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1387 In Year 2, the children learnt about the story 'The First Slodge'. The children learnt about sharing and caring for each other as part of the story's themes. Their artwork and writing is fantastic! Well done Year 2!

]]> Wed, 9 Oct 2024 08:20:39 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1387 <![CDATA[ Little People Big Dreams ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1386 In Year 2 we have been learning about significant individuals. The children enjoyed learning about different people including Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks and Greta Thunberg. At the end of the topic the children created their own front covers for the Little People Big Dreams series of books. Well done Year 2 they are amazing!

]]> Wed, 9 Oct 2024 08:13:50 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1386 <![CDATA[ My Princess Boy! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1385 Our Year 6 children have been busy learning about the story 'My Princess Boy.' The children were learning about this story as part of their work on No Outsiders. The children understood that everyone is different and that is what makes us special. They created word clouds to represent our school and how welcoming it is. Well done Year 6!

]]> Wed, 9 Oct 2024 08:10:12 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1385 <![CDATA[ Elmer! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1384 Our Year 1 children have been busy learning about Elmer! The children learnt about how they are similar and different from each other, just like Elmer in the story! Well done Year 1!

]]> Wed, 9 Oct 2024 08:06:54 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1384 <![CDATA[ Mixed! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1383 Our Year 3 children have been busy! They have been learning about the book 'Mixed.' The children learnt about the book and its themes such as understanding, love and acceptance and these ideas make the world a better place. The children then created their own pictures and drawings to represent the story. 

]]> Wed, 9 Oct 2024 08:01:52 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1383 <![CDATA[ Who is significant in History? ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1377 Our Year 2 children have been learning about Significant Individuals in History. 

They thought about who might be the most significant individual in History and who might be the least. They then had to sort and organise the people into a diamond and justify their reasons why they thought people were significant to society and history or not. Well done Year 2!

]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:26:56 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1377 <![CDATA[ Welcome back! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1376 Welcome back to all of our pupils, parents and staff!

]]> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:21:32 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1376 <![CDATA[ Summer Holidays! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1375 Happy Summer holidays to all of our pupils, parents and staff! We look forward to seeing you all again on Tuesday 27th August! 🌞

]]> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:22:02 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1375 <![CDATA[ Harper's news! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1369 Our therapy dog Harper made national news this week! 🐕Some of our children and Miss Jackson were interviewed regarding school therapy dogs. 

]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:57:27 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1369 <![CDATA[ Sketching in the allotment! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1368 Our Year 1 children have been busy in the allotment over the last few weeks! The children have planted sunflowers and marigolds but they have also explored the allotment and sketched some of the plants as part of their Science lessons! 🌻🪴✏️

]]> Tue, 21 May 2024 13:16:01 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1368 <![CDATA[ Our latest Ofsted inspection ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1367 Dear Parent / Carer,

I am delighted to inform you that following our recent Ofsted inspection on Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th April 2024, our school continues to be rated as a 'Good' school. This achievement reflects all the dedication and hard work of our entire school community. 

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages.  

I would like to thank all of our parents / carers for your help, support and cooperation. Your involvement and encouragement play a crucial role in maintaining the high standards of education and care we provide.

Together, we will continue to strive for excellence and ensure that our children receive the best possible learning experience.

Please find attached the school's Ofsted report or alternatively, click on the link below: 

 

Rushey Mead Primary School - Ofsted Report April 2024

]]> Tue, 21 May 2024 12:34:10 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1367 <![CDATA[ Bank Holiday Weekend! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1360 Have a fantastic Bank Holiday Weekend!

]]> Wed, 8 May 2024 08:39:22 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1360 <![CDATA[ Colour Dash postponed! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1359 Today's Sponsored Colour Dash has been postponed due to the heavy rain!

]]> Fri, 3 May 2024 15:53:20 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1359 <![CDATA[ World Book Day! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1349 We have had a fantastic World Book Day at school today! Mr Odedra provided some children with prizes for the best dressed book characters in each class! It was really interesting to guess which books and characters were being represented! 📚

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:33:14 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1349 <![CDATA[ What did Pudding Lane look like during the fire? ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1348 Today the children in Year 1 were learning about what Pudding Lane looked like after the fire. The buildings caught on fire because they were made of wood and the wind helped spread the fire quickly! 🔥

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:30:12 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1348 <![CDATA[ What did Pudding Lane look like before the fire? ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1347 Our Year 1 children have been learning about the Great Fire of London in their History lessons this week. The children were learning about what Pudding Lane looked like before the fire and they have created their own representations of the buildings from the time. Well done! 🛖

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:28:04 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1347 <![CDATA[ Fire! Fire! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1346 Our Year 1 children have been learning about the Great Fire of London in their History lessons this week. The children were learning about what Pudding Lane looked like before the fire and they have created their own representations of the buildings from the time. Well done! 🛖🔥

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:23:16 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1346 <![CDATA[ Parallel Athletics event ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1345 On Tuesday there was a Parallel Sportshall Athletics event ran by Inspire Together. We took 8 children who had a great time competing against 18 other schools from across Leicester. The children really enjoyed the competitive events and the fun races which followed! Well done everyone!

]]> Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:39:08 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1345 <![CDATA[ Bikeability ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1344 Our Year 5 children have thoroughly enjoyed their bikeability sessions this week. The children have been learning how to ride a bike safely as well as how to maintain a bike and ensure they wear a helmet when they go cycling! 🚲 Well done Year 5!

]]> Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:22:52 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1344 <![CDATA[ Spring term 2! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1343 Welcome back to all of our pupils, parents and staff. 

]]> Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:24:07 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1343 <![CDATA[ Happy Half Term! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1342 Happy Half Term to all of our pupils, parents and staff. 

School is now closed. 

]]> Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:24:40 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1342 <![CDATA[ Robots and Lego! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1341 Our Year 5 children and our Digital Leaders thoroughly enjoyed applying their problem solving skills in the STEM workshop yesterday with @hyetteducation and @DNEEkoSTEM  The children had to program the lego to move along a route on the floor mats. Well done everyone! 🤖⬆️⬇️

]]> Wed, 7 Feb 2024 09:40:22 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1341 <![CDATA[ STEM workshop with Hyett Education ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1340 Here are some more photos of our Year 5 children engaging in the STEM workshops with

@hyetteducation  and @DNEEkoSTEM  Thank you to Richard who really inspired the children in thinking of future careers in Technology! 🤖📱👨‍💻

]]> Wed, 7 Feb 2024 09:36:49 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1340 <![CDATA[ Year 5 STEM workshop! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1339 Our Year 5 children thoroughly enjoyed their STEM workshops yesterday with

@hyetteducation  and @DNEEkoSTEM  The children used their problem-solving skills and worked in small teams to build and code Lego robots! 🤖Well done everyone!

]]> Wed, 7 Feb 2024 09:34:19 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1339 <![CDATA[ The Warning Zone! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1338 Our Year 6 pupils thoroughly enjoyed their trip to 'The Warning Zone' earlier in the week. The children learnt lots about how to protect themselves online by playing interactive games and engaging in important discussions! Well done Year 6! 💻⚠️

]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2024 14:57:55 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1338 <![CDATA[ London Landmarks! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1337 Here are some more of our Year 1 children with their London landmarks. The children have been learning all about London as well as the United Kingdom in their recent Geography learning. For homework the children created their own 3D models of some of the London landmarks. Can you guess which landmarks they represent?

]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2024 14:54:16 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1337 <![CDATA[ London Landmarks! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1336 Our Year 1 children have been working hard during the Christmas holidays! The children have created a range of London landmarks in preparation for our Geography learning on the United Kingdom. 🇬🇧 The children used a range of materials for their landmarks!

]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:53:51 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1336 <![CDATA[ Happy New Year! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1335 Happy New Year to all of our pupils, parents and staff! 🎇We are looking forward to seeing everyone this morning ahead of a busy Spring Term! 🌼

]]> Tue, 9 Jan 2024 08:29:38 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1335 <![CDATA[ Stop-motion animation! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1334 Our Year 5 children have been learning about stop-motion animation in their Computing lessons. The children created their own animations using the ipad app 'Capcut' and they worked together in pairs to get their clay models to make subtle movements. 📱📹

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:55:11 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1334 <![CDATA[ The Wriggly Nativity! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1333 Well done to our children in Reception and Nursery who performed their 'Wriggly Nativity' last week. The children had been practicing hard for weeks and their singing was absolutely beautiful! Well done everybody!

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:50:56 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1333 <![CDATA[ Rock Steady Concert! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1332 The Rock Steady band performed their songs to the rest of the school last week. The children have been practicing hard with their singing and in playing their instruments and they were really proud to perform their songs to the rest of the school! Well done everyone!🎹🎶🧑‍🎤

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:49:07 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1332 <![CDATA[ Christmas Computing! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1331 Our Year 1 children have been creating their own Christmas themed Digital Art by using the ipads this week. The children have developed their skills on how to use an ipad for different purposes but also developed their drawing skills by using technology! 📱🎨

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:47:29 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1331 <![CDATA[ Our latest newsletter ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1330 Please find our latest newsletter below!

]]> Tue, 19 Dec 2023 07:39:32 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1330 <![CDATA[ Tag Rugby! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1329 Our Year 6 children enjoyed their Tag Rugby competition at Soar Valley College last week! 🏉The children worked really hard as a team and they were both ambitious and resilient which are our school character traits! Well done everyone!

]]> Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:00:40 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1329 <![CDATA[ Reading buddies! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1328 Our School council representatives joined Bonsai Class the other day for a reading session. The children selected a selection of books and read to each other. Everyone had a great time! 📚 Well done everyone!

]]> Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:59:13 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1328 <![CDATA[ Forest school fires! ]]> https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1327 The Year 1 and Year 3 children had a great time in their last forest school session. They had lots of fun toasting marshmallows! 🍢🔥They learnt about the importance of fire safety and they also learnt the 'respect position'. Well done everyone! ✌️

]]> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:44:12 GMT https://www.rusheymead-pri.co.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=1327