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• 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.

• Trees for Dorset

  Thu 21 Nov 2013
  On Thursday Abbey Class will be going on a walk with the ‘Trees for Dorset’ project – they will be identifying trees by their leaves and bark.  The Year 4 children will be planting their trees in memory of their time here.
   
  Please can all children have wellies and waterproofs in school and wear trousers please.

• Inter Multi Skills at DMS

  Tue 19 Nov 2013
  4 children from Trendle Class, Silas, Ruth, Millie and Max took part in the Inter Multi Skills Competition at Dorchester Middle School on Tuesday morning. They started off with a pep talk from Mr Dailey and then went and competed in 6 activities, these included how many times could they bounce a ball on a spot, moving 10 objects from hoop to hoop, throwing bean bags into a bucket, rolling a gym ball across the hall, stepping across a ladder and how many times could they fall and get up on a soft mat. We challenged local DASP schools using their skills and determination, finishing 5th out of 7 (only 15 points from 3rd place though!) Finally they played some team games led by the DMS Sports Leaders which was very noisy but hugely entertaining! They did the school and themselves proud and all of them had massive smiles on their faces at the end. A massive thank you to Mrs Horsington who kindly transported the children to and from School.

  

• Tag Rugby Tournament

  Thu 14 Nov 2013
  Our first ever tournament of the year started with Tag Rugby at the Dorchester Rugby Club, on arriving in the sunshine they were first introduced to team building games with DMS Team leaders running 6 stations, consisting of throwing, catching, dodging, tackling, stamina and speed. Then being cheered on by our spectators (Mums and Dads) we began playing our matches.

  

• Mr Vann is Collectively Considering...

  Sat 09 Nov 2013
  ‘The secret killer of innovation is shame. You can’t measure it, but it is there.  That deep fear we all have of being wrong, of being belittled and of feeling less than, is what stops us taking the very risks required to move our organisations forward.’

  
  Brene Brown.

• Greek Week

  Sat 26 Oct 2013
  We will be having a ‘Greek’ week on our return from Half Term.   The children will be cooking and tasting Greek Food, studying Myths and Fables, learning Greek dancing, comparing Ancient to Modern Greece, undertaking Greek art and crafts and having their own Olympic games.
   
  Please can all children dress up as Ancient Greeks on Tuesday 5th November please – in tunics and Laurel wreaths!

• Extreme Reading Challenge (ROAR)

  Sat 26 Oct 2013
  We are always thinking of ways to inspire and encourage the children to improve and develop their reading skills.  Linked to this, at half term, we are setting an Extreme Reading Challenge for the children and parents in order to Raise Our Attainment in Reading (ROAR)!
   
  We would like to see who can find the most unusual and daring place to carry out their reading.  To record these adventurous moments, we are sending the children home with two recording sheets.  There is a space on them for a photo and then we would love to know the title of the book, and why you chose this particular place.
   
  We look forward to sharing your experiences, which we will display on our ROAR board in the corridor for everyone to view.

• FA Football Skills

  Fri 18 Oct 2013
  FA football
   
  The children have thoroughly enjoyed and embraced these last 6 weeks of football sessions with the FA’s Andy Harris. They have learnt which different parts of the foot you can kick a ball with, dribbling, how to dodge a defender and learnt when to kick the ball ahead of you when there is space. They have visited Dinosaur Island, Football Mountain and have even been into space where they were astronauts visiting planets in their spaceships. Both Mrs Price and Miss Nottley have seen the children getting more confident each week, working co-operatively with each other and communicating their different and inventive ideas as the weeks progressed. We were proud of both their behaviour and willing to learn attitude, they really are a credit to our School. Thank you to all the parents who came to the workshop and watched the children. Also a huge thank you to Andy, even the children who said at the start they didn’t want to play football ended up running around with huge smiles on their faces, you inspired them all!