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• Forest School

  Fri 10 Jan 2014
  Forest School sessions are planned for Abbey Class on Monday and Trendle Class on Thursday.
  Abbey Class will be using tools to make weather monitoring equipment on Monday and have an all-weather option of using the village hall if necessary.
  
  Trendle Class are due to be shelter building on Thursday which will be weather dependent.  The session will be postponed if gales over 40 mph are forecast.  Thinking positively, please dress children in plenty of layers of warm clothing with an outer water-proof layer.  Ideal footwear is either insulated walking boots or wellies with thermal socks.

• Love of Reading Week

  Thu 09 Jan 2014
  All the children had a wonderful week with so many exciting activities and learning opportunities linked in to reading. We really do love to read at Cerne! An action packed week, organised brilliantly by Mrs Bishop, so a huge thank you to her!
  
  Go to your child's Class Pages and read their blog to find out more!

• Sponsored walk

  Thu 09 Jan 2014
  The School Council have organised a ‘Sponsored 5 laps of the School’ playing field on Thursday 9th January 2014 to support ‘The Steve Charles – Help a Friend Fund’.  Chalky (the teddy bear) plus his owner Al Murray will be joining the children in their sponsored laps.  The next day they both fly out to start their climb of Kilimanjaro – they will be sending us video footage of their ascent.
  
  Please do ask family and friends to support this very worthwhile charity that is dedicated to helping local people.  

• Mr Vann is Christmas'y' Considering...

  Thu 19 Dec 2013
  'An artist was painting a winter landscape.  He painted the ground beneath a blanket of snow, with pine trees their limbs capped in white.  Then, with a few deft strokes of his brush, night fell on the canvas and the entire scene was covered with semi-darkness.  A grim log cabin was barely visible in the shadows.  Finally, the artist dipped his brush in the yellow paint of his pallet, and carefully added to one of the cabin windows the warm glow of a lamp.  As he finished the painting the gold rays of the lamp reflected happily on the fresh snow.  The lonely light totally changed the tone of the picture, replacing the gloomy chilled night with a warm and secure homestead.

   

  What happened on that canvas happened two thousand years ago on the world's canvas.  A tiny baby came into a grim and dark world, shining light across the barren landscape – a light that still invites men to come into the warmth of God’s grace and find there peace, and hope, and love. 

  Realizing that… 

   

   

   God is in control and will fill your Christmas with peace,

   God can and will fill your Christmas with hope,

   God cares and will fill your Christmas with love.'
  
  David Zimmerman
  
  God Bless all the families and children of Cerne Abbas this Christmas Holiday. Rest well and stay safe.
  Mr Vann.

• Nativity Performances

  Tue 17 Dec 2013
  We are looking forward to seeing you all at our Nativity performances at the Church on Tuesday at 2 pm and Wednesday at 6 pm.
  
  Please can we respectfully remind you of our School Policy that any photographs taken at school events are for personal family use only and on no account should they appear on internet sites eg Facebook, or in the public domain if they portray any children other than your own.  Internet Safety is a huge concern for everyone.

• Children's Christmas Meal

  Fri 13 Dec 2013
  We are all so looking forward to the Christmas Lunch on Friday next week in the village hall, organised by Janine Ryan and her band of helpers.  We really do appreciate all the hard work that this event takes.
  
  Party clothes will be the order of the day please.  We are asking for a donation of £5 per child to cover the cost of the meal and the visit from ‘You Know Who’ on the last day of term.

• Abbey Class, Science Day

  Tue 10 Dec 2013
  Abbey Class have the wonderful opportunity of spending a day exploring Science at Dorchester Middle School on Tuesday.  They will be doing experiments and discovering all sorts of new aspects of science.
   
  The children will be travelling by coach at approximately 9.15 am and return in time for close of school.  Please can all children have a packed lunch on this day!

• Cerne Valley Christmas Festival

  Sat 07 Dec 2013
  Following the wonderful success of last year, we are asking that the children participate again this year.  The plan is to meet outside the Church at 3.45 pm in order to start singing outside the church at 4 pm.  All children must be accompanied by their parents but Miss Cook will be present to encourage their singing.  The children have been practicing all the songs.  The Christmas lights will be turned on a 4 pm outside the church and there will be over 30 stalls to browse through.

• Mr Vann is Collectively Considering...

  Fri 06 Dec 2013
  

• Pyjama Day

  Fri 29 Nov 2013
  We are asking all the children to participate in a Pyjama day next Friday in exchange for Adult tombola prizes for the Christmas Fashion Show and Bazaar on Wednesday 11th December.

   
  We are asking for bottles of wine, chocolates, Christmas Crackers etc.