By Headmaster on
09/07/2010 14:02
It has been a particularly busy end of term: in the last two weeks, we have been treated to Mrs Dodd’s excellent production of Guys and Dolls, starring Rachel Barnes, Amelia Brady, Ben Smith and Harry Ellis; we have enjoyed a sun-filled Sports Day, where several records were broken and Bannister came out victorious. The day was rounded off with our inaugural outdoor rock concert, Rendcombury, which was attended by over 400 pupils and parents. Forty-eight third and fourth formers have just returned from a four day field trip to the battlefields of The Somme and Ypres, led by Mrs Kinson. So all in all, a busy end to a busy year.
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By Admissions on
08/07/2010 15:12
RENDCOMBURY 2010
Rendcomb's outdoor music festival, Rendcombury 2010 took place on a warm and sunny evening on the last weekend of the Summer Term. Following on from the annual Sports Day, parents and pupils enjoyed a BBQ, Pimms, Strawberries and cream and entertainment from pupil bands who performed on a "festival style" portable stage. For most the performers, this was their first experience of a large but very appreciative audience. In addition to the music, stalls and activities kept everyone amused and the evening was rounded off with the Maxwell Street Blues Band who had everybody dancing on and around the stage. The whole event was organised as a charity event to raise money for Lords Meade Vocational College in Uganda, a school for orphans whose parents have died from AIDS.
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By Nursery on
14/06/2010 13:44
 The Nursery went to visit Pam & Eric Dukes at Rendcomb village Post Office to post a letter. The children all watched the letter being weighed and then having the stamps stuck on to it. The children all enjoyed watching the letter go into the bag to wait for the postman to collect later.
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By Junior on
10/06/2010 07:35
 On Thursday 10th June the Otters all took part in ‘Around the World Day’. Everyone dressed up in clothes from different countries and we held a special assembly in which all the children talked about their wonderful outfits. Each child had their own Otters’ passport which was stamped as they ‘visited’ and learnt about different countries throughout the day. The children experienced a range of activities including: an African Gumboot dance workshop, English folk dancing, South American Mardi Gras mask making, Austrailian aboriginal artwork, African safari silhouette paintings,Amazon rainforest collages, and learning French and German songs with Mr Colls. We enjoyed a picnic lunch and tasted food from around the world. A fun day was had by all.
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By Admissions on
09/06/2010 09:32
90 Years On : Founder’s Day Celebrations at Rendcomb College
Rendcomb College celebrated its ninety birthday with a celebratory Founder’s
Day programme attended by well over 500 guests, including trustees,
governors, parents, staff and pupils.
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By Admissions on
02/06/2010 11:38
Delia Rich and Toby Channer (Year 10) recently completed The Winston's Wish Ultimate Abseil. This involved the challen ge to "take on the tower" by abseiling down one of Gloucestershire’s most iconic landmarks – the Eagle Tower
in the heart of Cheltenham. Standing at a goosebump-giving 168 feet
tall, Eagle Tower allows anyone at its summit to see for miles across
the town and beyond into the Cotswolds. The participants had to pledge to raise money for charity and we are pleased to report that Delia and Toby raised £600 and £150 for the charity. Well done to them both for a tremendous achievement.
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By Admissions on
23/05/2010 22:41
Lucy Kernon represented the school at the Stonar Inter-Schools One Day
Event Championships on her horse Midnight Delight II. In the sweltering heat, Lucy was the last competitor of the day and achieved an impressive dressage score of 32.5. She also had a clear round cross-country but had an unfortunate refusal in the show-jumping arena.
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By Nursery on
21/05/2010 10:06
 The Nursery children have been looking after tadpoles in the classroom. We have been watching them grow into frogs and learning about how to take care of them. We all went for a walk down to the lake to set the frogs free. The children have really enjoyed watching the changes from frogspawn, to tadpoles , to frogs.
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By Junior on
20/05/2010 14:37
 On a glorious Thursday morning, J2 set off for a creative day at the Brewery Arts centre in Cirencester. The children had the opportunity to use several different looms to make a colourful assortment of weaves. During our visit, the children spent some time in a gallery discovering the wonderful world of silk and even had a go on a very large loom.
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By Junior on
18/05/2010 15:28
 On May 18th three staff and twenty pupils set off to explore the coastline of Portishead, Clevedon and Weston-Super-Mare. As the pupils have been studying "Coasts" within their Geography lessons it was a perfect trip to see first hand the topics discussed within class.
We were fortunate that the weather was fantastic and the Bristol Channel was calm. The three different places held their own beauty and many pupils said they would visit again with their parents.
The highlights of the trip included the trek around Poet's Walk in Clevedon, the new marina in Portishead and lunch onthe clean golden sand of Weston's huge (deserted) beach but definitely at the top of everyone's list had to be the big surprise at the end of the day. We all took a ride on the gigantic observation wheel on Weston sea front followed by an ice-cream!
Many pupils remarked that it was the best school trip ever and they certainly learnt a huge amount.
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