Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Year 3 - music

  Thu 29 Feb 2024

  We have started to learn new notes and songs on the glockenspiel this week. We’ve split into parts and have really improved on the timing and accuracy of our beating! Well done year 3! 

  

• Year 6 - Basketball

  Thu 29 Feb 2024

  Due to another soggy Wednesday afternoon, we had a consecutive  session inside with Emily and Joe. Everyone developed their dribbling skills by pushing the ball down. In the end, we played a game of basketball bench ball - everyone was encouraged to dribble the ball as well as passing. 

  

• Year 5 - History Timeline

  Thu 29 Feb 2024

  As part of this term's history topic on crime and punishment in the local area, and following up from our visit to Shire Hall in Dorchester, the children created their own historical timeline.

   

  Children were challenged to put a range of famous events, eras and people into chronological order, revising concepts such as BC and AD. 

   

  They all did a fantastic job, impressing us with their historical knowledge.

  

• Year One - The Handa Stories

  Mon 26 Feb 2024 Mrs I

  Over the past couple of weeks, we have been working on 'The Handa' books written by Eileen Brown. This week we tasted all the fruit Handa collected in her basket and have retold the story using adjectives and joining sentences together using 'and'.

  Some of us had a really good go at rewriting the story in our own booklets.

  We are looking forward to Book Week next week, especially Thursday when he are going to dress up and recite a poem of our choice.

  Even the teachers are going to dress up!!

  

• Bedtime stories In Year 1

  Fri 23 Feb 2024 Mrs Ireland

  We had a marvelous evening with Lizzie our story teller. She told a fabulous story about 'Carrot the Rabbit'. It was great to see so many children attend and it was lovely to see them in their pyjamas. 

  They certainly liked coming back to school in the evening and thoroughly enjoyed the hot chocolate and biscuits.

  It was a wonderful way to promote reading.

   

  

• Bedtime stories night in Reception

  Thu 22 Feb 2024 Mullins

  Our bedtime story night was a huge success. The children and staff had such a lovely time. Mrs Mullins, Miss Hardy, Mrs McCann, Mrs Hilton, Mrs House, Mrs McCarthy, Miss Hallam and Mrs Bartlett were all ready to read stories and serve hot chocolate and biscuits. 

  The children were all snuggled up and a few almost fell asleep! 

  

• Year 5 - Shire Hall

  Thu 22 Feb 2024

  Year 5 have had a wonderful trip to Shire Hall this week as part of our Crime and Punishment topic in History this half term. The children had a brilliant time learning about Elijah Upjohn, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and acting out a real case in the court room! Well done, Year 5. 

  

• Year 6 - Geography and PE

  Thu 22 Feb 2024

  As part of our geography topic on migration, the children develop their atlas skills by locating countries and cities within Europe. 

   

  The start of our basketball topic saw a rather wet session, so the children developed their basketball skills with a bench ball tournament. 

  

• Year 3&4 bedtime stories!

  Fri 09 Feb 2024

  Years 3&4 had a lovely bedtime story evening this week, complete with hot chocolate and a biscuit and we enjoyed some tales from a visiting story teller. Keep enjoying those lovely bedtime stories in the evenings, they are such a great way to relax and unwind before going to sleep. Have a lovely half term everyone :-) 

  

• Year 6 - Writing

  Fri 09 Feb 2024

  Year 6 have been really busy with their writing this term. They have produce a Greek myth based on Theseus and the Minotaur and a biography on the life of Charles Darwin. Working exceptionally hard, they have used a range of Year 6 writing features, parenthesis, colons to introduce a list, semi colons to separate two main clauses, elipses as well as making purposeful language choices. Have a look at their wonderful work...