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Netball Tournament
Fri 27 Jun 2014
Some of the Year 3 & 4's took place in the netball tournament at Winterbourne
Valley School on Saturday 28th July.
Despite a poor weather forecast, it turned into a beautiful and very hot
day.

The tournament was well attended with 6 teams taking place.

Cerne got off to a slow start but as each match progressed the team work
increased and the standard of netball improved, with some great marking and
shooting.

Hannah and Freya made an effective team in defence against difficult opponents
and Toby and Thomas worked well as goal scorers.

The constant change of positions gave the children a great opportunity to play
all five positions but did cause the watching supporters a moment of worry when
Angus who had just played goal shooter and was now goal keeper very nearly
scored an "own" goal.

The team won 2 matches, drew 1 and lost 2 - losing out to the teams who came
first and second overall.

The whole group thoroughly enjoyed their afternoon and they all played to the
best of their abilities, showing how co-operative they could be and being conscientious.
Charminster Football Tournament
Fri 27 Jun 2014
Charminster Football Tournament

Once again all the children were eager to play and we had difficulty picking our team, those who were chosen played with the same sportsmanship and fairness that we see every time from our children. Our first game was against Manor Park, the early exchanges saw Daniel showing good hands in his area and Katie showing her attacking skills and going close with 2 shots that had ricochet off the defenders. Next was Broadmayne and after a spectacular goal that rifled into the net from Toby we looked like we may have a well earned victory, only for it to be snatched away in the dying moments for another draw, 1-1. Third up was our close rivals Winterbourne, this was a much tighter game with Thomas marshalling the defense well with Eden and us thoroughly deserving the 0-0 draw. Our last game was up against the strongest team in our half, Angus was magnificent in goal keeping them down to only 2 goals, and he was helped by excellent defending from Archie and the whole team, George nearly scoring with a jinx down the wing going past 3 players to putting the ball just wide of the post. We would like to thank all parents who came to cheer on the team, especially Martha and Silas who were our mascots. Once again all the “C’s” were shown throughout by everyone, you made us proud again!
Sports Day on Wednesday
Wed 25 Jun 2014
We look forward to seeing many of you at Sports Day on Wednesday. We are asking children to wear tops the same colour as their school team please.

Giant Class – please can you bring in one of your Dad’s shirts for the Obstacle race.
Abbey and Giant Class Butterfly Walk on Tuesday
Tue 17 Jun 2014
Abbey Class will be having their Butterfly Walk on Tuesday morning and Giant Class will be going in the afternoon.

It is really important that children are dressed appropriately for this walk as there is a threat of TICS – the children need to WEAR LONG TROUSERS WITH LONG SOCKS TO TUCK OVER THE TROUSERS AND SUITABLE WALKING SHOES OR BOOTS. They will need sunhats, sun cream, drinks and a snack.
Gaudier Ensemble rehearsal invitation.
Thu 12 Jun 2014

We are very honoured to have been invited to watch a rehearsal of the Gaudier Ensemble, in preparation for the Cerne Abbas Music Festival, at 11 am in the Church on Thursday. They also have some students from the London Philharmonic Orchestra who are going to come into school and give a wind instrument demonstration for the children.
Kwik Cricket!
Thu 12 Jun 2014
Year 1/2 took part in a Kwik Cricket festival at DMS organised by Mr Brown, when we arrived we were split up and took part in different stations, these included catching, throwing, co-ordination and agility and they were run by year DMS sports leaders. After this we played mini Kwik Cricket games, our first game was against Damers which we lost narrowly, next we played Prince of Wales and with our confidence taken from the first game and learning some new tactics, we fielded really well and used out throwing practice to keep them to a low score, then batted well to win the game. Our final game was from our close rivals Winterbourne Abbas, the batting was exceptional from both teams and very competitive but we managed to win this game too and eventually came second, a huge cheer from our kids when they heard this made the day and all of them were co-operative, conscientious and most of all very confident! We all left totally exhausted but with smiles on our faces. The children then wrote about the day and said they felt nervous at the start, had made new friends, said it was a lot of fun and it was the best day ever!
Carnival Week
Mon 09 Jun 2014
Next week is Carnival week the capture for our topic for the whole school this half term. We have a South American Carnival Dance Day planned for Tuesday and a Samba Drumming Day on Friday.

We are inviting parents to come up to the Village Hall at 2.30 pm to see Abbey Class performing the Salsa, Trendle Class the Mambo and Giant Class the Cha Cha.

Abbey Class will be performing on Monday in the ‘DASP World Cup Anthems’ singing project at St Osmunds. They will travel by coach and rehearse during the morning in readiness for the concert at 1 pm. All children will require a PACKED LUNCH that day in a disposable bag. Many thanks. We do hope to see many parents there.
Farewell Year 4 - off to Carey Camp!
Tue 03 Jun 2014
We hope Year 4 will enjoy their time at Carey Camp with Mr Vann and Miss Clifford and look forward to welcoming them back on Friday, with the collection time as normal at 3:15pm for all children.
Forest School for Year 3
Tue 03 Jun 2014
Please remember to bring in a pair of wellies and rain coat for the children in Year 3 tomorrow. The children are allowed to come in their own clothes for Forest School.