CAKE SALE TODAY....

CAKE SALE TODAY.....

We are having a cake sale today after school in aid of Cancer Research, please come and enjoy our homemade selection of cakes.

This is in memory of our lovely colleague Katrina Green.

Home Learning Activity (week of Monday 1st July)

For their home learning activity this week I have asked the children to have a think about what they might like to do (-say, act out, sing, dance, perform, etc) in our Class Assembly. I have suggested that they write down their ideas so that we can plan the assembly together next week.
I have also suggested that we might include some thoughts about how we could make the World a better place. So I have asked them to complete one of the following statements:

"We could make the World a better place if we...."

" If I ruled the World I would....."

Just another reminder that the date for our Class Assembly is now Friday 12th July (9.20am) 

DM

POWSA Social

Hi there guys,
Just to let you know that the next POWSA meeting is being held on the 9th July at 19:45 at the new Wagamama restaurant in Brewery square. New faces are always welcome.  We are a small group of committed parents and teachers who enjoy raising money for our school and children, and without all your help and support this just wouldn't happen.  However, our core group is getting smaller and smaller and as a consequence recent events have been much harder to organise and run.  Therefore we would ask you to seriously consider coming along to the next meeting, ask your questions, find out what its all about and see if becoming a POWSA member is something you would like to do.  There is no expectation on your time, we wont sign you up to do anything, we just ask you come along, meet us and enjoy a nice meal.  If you do fancy coming would you be kind enough to let a POWSA member know, or leave your name with the school office, just so we can ensure a big enough table.
Hope to see you there!

Change of date for Year 3 Class Assembly

Dear Parents,
I am very sorry if this causes any inconvenience to you, but unfortunately I need to change the date of the Year 3 Class Assembly. This will now take place a week later that previously scheduled and will therefore be on Friday 12th July (at the same time of 9.20 a.m.)
This is because I need to attend a family funeral.
Thank you,
Duncan MacBean

Home Learning (week of 24th June) -Design a Mascot

Home Learning Activity Year 3 Week of 24^th June

It has been brought to my attention that the Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is running competition for school children in Dorchester.

The competition is to design a mascot that children can identify with for the hospital to use on their “Children’s Services Webpage”.

I thought that this might be a nice “home learning” activity for the children in Year 3 this week:

The children can paint, draw, or photograph, or use an Art programme on the computer to create their mascots.

Bring the work in to school as usual and I will send the children’s work as entries to the competition.

Thank you

Duncan MacBean

No choir or orchestra this week...

Just to remind all that this Thurs 20th June there will be no choir or orchestra as I am out of school for the day. We will be rehearsing though on Tues 25th June ready for the concert so keep practising!

Mrs Mewett

Musical Soiree

Musical Soiree

This is a short reminder of our Musical Soiree taking place on Tuesday

25th June at 6.00pm at the Dorchester Middle School.

We moved the venue as we have exceeded our school’s capacity! Please also

recall that the performance is not suitable for small children to attend.

Finally, I am assuming that all children are taking part unless you have

informed the office or me?!  If your child would like to be involved and has lessons outside of school then please also see me!

As this is the sole concert of the year

expectations are that all children learning music at the school would

endeavour to be there. Thank you! Mrs Mewett

Mr F's thoughts on Home Learning in Year 3!

Mr F was so impressed when he looked at Year 3 's Home Learning about the Vikings! Keep it up for the rest of this term!

Home Learning - week of Mon 17th June- "Food to the Table"

"Food to the Table"

The children are finding out about things that people have for breakfast. They are considering where things are grown and what happens to them before they arrive on the breakfast table, for example shipping, processing, slaughtering, refining, packaging, drying, bottling, transporting – depending on the food/drink.

The children need to think of some more examples and continue the table that they have started at school.

Thank you for your help,             

Duncan MacBean

Home Learning- (Week of 10th June) British Rivers

"Home Learning" this week:
I have given the children a map and asked them to find the names of some British Rivers.

DM

End of Year Assessments

The children may mention to you that we have doing some "tests" this week.
These annual assessments help us to monitor progress. We are administering these tests in a very gentle and friendly way and hopefully the children will not feel worried by the process. However,because of the need to guage their independent ability, it might feel awkward to some of them that we are not "helping" and "supporting" them in the ways that we normally do.
Please do let us know if you become aware of your child feeling anxious about the assessment process.

Thank you

Duncan MacBean