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• Our visit from 2 Muslims Ladies

  Mon 09 Feb 2026

  Today we had a visit from 2 Muslim ladies called Saima and Calleja. They told us about Ramadan and the 5 pillars of Isalm. The children also tried on head scarfs, prayer hats, jewellery. We also tried dates, which is the first food they eat after fasting at Ramadan and wrote our names in Arabic. The children were able to touch the Quran and a prayer mat. It was a very good learning experience.

  

• National Trust Day with local artist Sasha Constable

  Wed 14 Jan 2026

  The National Trust are in the process of buying the land around the Cerne Giant. They came into school to work alongside local artist Sasha Constable and an ecologist with our children. The day involved painting rare butterflies that have been seen around the giant, taking a walk to the giant, thinking about the hill, why it’s special and what habitats it hosts and making butterfly kites. The children’s work will be used as part of the consultation process where decisions will be made about what to do with the land. We are very excited to be helping at the start of this new exciting project.

  

• Remembrance Day

  Sun 16 Nov 2025

  Remembrance Day

  It was lovely to join our community with the 2 minutes silence on Remembrance Day. The children stood in silence whilst we remembered all those who have fought for our country. They were incredibly respectful and we were very proud to be part of this. Two children laid a wreath at the cenotaph.

   

  

• Harvest Festival

  Mon 20 Oct 2025

  We celebrated Harvest Festival in church with our families last week. Each class contributed a poem, prayers or songs. The Collective Worship Group concluded with a prayer and all of the children sang 'Everywhere Around Us' and 'We Plough the Fields'. We also collected food for Dorchester Foodbank.

  

• Official Grand Opening of our new Building

  Mon 07 Jul 2025

  This morning we had the Official Opening of our new LRC by HM Lord Lieutenant of Dorset. It was attended by the whole school, governors, parents, representatives from the Local Authority as well as the team of builders from the construction company who completed the build.
  Ollie, from Year 4, read aloud a special piece he had written about the new classroom and we had an address from the HM Lord Lieutenant. We then counted to 7 and the Lieutenant cut the red ribbon on the classroom door! It is very exciting that the new classroom is now officially open! We look forward to showing you all around.
  We're now looking forward to our official opening for members of the community tomorrow evening.

  

• Whole school trip to Crealy

  Sat 28 Jun 2025

  What an amazing time we had at Crealy in Devon.

  

• *New Family Zone* on PE Hub website

  Fri 02 May 2025

  Introducing Family Zone – Free PE Games for Home

  PE Hub have launched a New Family Zone, a completely free online resource filled with fun, simple PE games for families to enjoy at home.

  There are three categories to explore:

  Simple PE Games Problem-Solving Exercises Fun Family Fitness Sessions

  Designed to suit all homes and all families, Family Zone is a great way to help children stay active beyond school.   Click on link below and then hover over Family Zone drop down menu.   thepehub.co.uk

• Easter Bonnet Parade

  Sat 05 Apr 2025

  Yesterday we had our traditional Easter Bonnet parade around our village. Our parent group (FOCAS) paid for every child to make their own bonnet and at 2pm, in the sunshine and wind we paraded around the village. Jonathan, our vicar, joined us and at the end praised the effort of everyone. Dexter's Grandma knitted everyone a rabbit with a chocolate egg inside because we are all winners. It was a lovely end to the term.

  

• Author and Storyteller Chris Connaughton

  Fri 21 Mar 2025

  This morning we were visited by Chris Connaughton who is an actor, playwright, author and storyteller. Chris started the day with the whole school, telling us that when he was a child he was very shy but stories, acting and performing helped him to find his voice and to feel more confident. He taught us to take a deep breath and use big and loud voices when speaking or performing to a group.
  In our classroom, Chris told the story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' without a book or pictures. He told us his own version of the story, adding in extra details and his own ending where Granny was found hidden in the wardrobe and the wolf was scared away! He also retold the story of Rumpelstiltskin with the help of the children who joined in with the related refrains. The children love listening to Chris as he's so inspiring and engaging. He taught the children some tongue twisters which helped to warm up their voices. He inspired the children's imaginations and engaged them in his comical and exciting re-telling...their faces show it all! They loved every moment. Thank you, Chris!

   

   

   

  

• Pancake Day

  Mon 10 Mar 2025

  We had a lovely pancake celebration on Shrove Tuesday. All of the children made their batter for pancakes and then cooked their pancake. We put lemon and honey on them and they were delicious. We also took part in pancake races and flipping pancake competitions. It was such great fun. The sun shone on our fun afternoon which topped off the experience.