Alenbourn School pupils visit Normandy

June 15, 2015, 4:28 am

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Allenbourn Middle School in Wimborne has just taken part in its 32nd pupil exchange with the Collège Victor Hugo in Sourdeval, Normandy. Pupils stayed with their penfriends' families and attended lessons as well as going on excursions to places of local interest such as La Cité de la Mer, a goat farm, a pottery and a biscuit factory. Each year a group of students from France come to stay with host families in Wimborne, and then the Allenbourn pupils return for a week, getting a...

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West Moors pupils beat out that rhythm on a drum

June 16, 2015, 4:32 am

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Pupils at West Moors Middle School have been learning about the wider world.Funding from East Dorset District Council, Talbot Village Trust and the Dorset Education Fund has enabled global education charity DEED to bring cultural experiences to the school.The Year 5 pupils learned about the clothes, school, home life and the environment of Ghana.Cheikh, the African drumming teacher taught Year 5 classes loud and catchy rhythms on the drums and Lucy Hayter included an African dance activity.For...

Eight year old Jake Cross wins Ferndown In Bloom poster...

June 20, 2015, 5:02 am

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Jake Cross, aged eight, from Ferndown has won the Ferndown In Bloom poster competition in which there was over 300 entries from pupils from the areas' first and junior schools. Jane Glover, Ferndown In Bloom's Schools Liaison Volunteer and Matt Hill, General Manager of Haskins Garden Centre, presented the Haskins £100 gift card prize to Jake and Environment/Science Coordinator Varsha Roche at Parley First School. Jane said that Jake's entry was judged by the committee as the best poster...

Blandford area schools' moving tribute to Gallipoli heroes

June 22, 2015, 4:30 am

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The Choir of Clare College Cambridge and pupils and students of nine Blandford schools presented a moving tribute on Sunday in Blandford Parish Church to the artists and poets who fought at Gallipoli in June 1915.The concert and presentation, in support of the church's Cupola Project for the restoration of the 18th century Grade I listed building, was part of the Heritage Lottery funded Gallipoli Music Memorial, a series of events nationwide conceived by Nick Peacey, great-nephew of William...

Award winning author, Ali Sparkes, launches Clayesmore Prep...

June 23, 2015, 1:22 am

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When award winning children's author, Ali Sparkes, hosted an exciting book launch at Clayesmore Prep School, it wasn't for one of her own all-action novels but for the unveiling of a professionally bound anthology of written work by pupils from Years Five and Six.This delightful collection of poetry, prose and colour illustrations, entitled 'Then and Now', features a marvellous mix of written and artistic work. Emotive poems focusing on the theme of 'then and now' sit alongside snippets of...

17 PHOTOS from the Science Week which took place at St Mary's...

June 23, 2015, 1:29 am

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Science Week at St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Poole

June 23, 2015, 1:41 am

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Children and staff from St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Poole, have been involved in an amazing Science week. The children learnt about animal and plant habitats, as well as working on exciting projects to improve their school outside environment.The children enjoyed learning about ants to tarantulas, and ponds to heathlands. They transformed the woodland areas and pond areas in the school into incredible learning spaces, as well as creating an attractive butterfly garden at the front of...

Allenbourn School pupils visit Westminster

June 26, 2015, 7:24 am

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Year 7 pupils from Allenbourn Middle School in Wimborne have visited The Houses of Parliament. They watched both the House of Commons and the House of Lords in action and had a session with the Parliament Education Service. The group, led by teacher Jane Jackson, explored Westminster and had their photo taken with Big Ben. They were met by their local MP, the Conservative Michael Tomlinson, one of the new intake of MPs since May's general election. Mr Tomlinson had visited Allenbourn, with the...

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Allenbourn and West Moors middle schools swap staff

June 30, 2015, 12:41 am

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A new headteacher will join Allenbourn Middle School in Wimborne in September. Cindy Pritchard is currently headteacher at West Moors Middle School, where she has been for five years, both as deputy and as head since 2013.At the same time, Allenbourn's current acting head, James Rielly, will be moving to West Moors on a year's secondment as acting head teacher. For that period Katie Ashcroft will act as deputy head and Helen Wemyss as assistant head at Allenbourn. Sharon Eldridge, chairman of...

Dumpton class of 2015 achieve scholarships

June 30, 2015, 5:20 am

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Year 8 pupils of Dumpton School, Wimborne have achieved an amazing 24 scholarships to local senior schools, including Canford, Bryanston, Clayesmore and Millfield and Talbot Heath. These included academic,sport, drama, music, design technology and all-rounder awards, and a record 12 scholarships to Canford. Headmaster Andrew Browning said: "Once again we are delighted to see all the hard work of the pupils and teachers paying dividends and they should all be quietly proud of their...

Shillingstone's Forum School students are runners-up at...

July 11, 2015, 12:16 am

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Six students and five members of staff from Cambian, The Forum School at Shillingstone, attended the annual Schools Countryside Adventure Competition Day at Longford Castle Estate.They set off in the minibuses with their collage, Bug World display, a specially grown bulb of garlic, together with a pea and garlic risotto and a watercress and garlic dip.After setting the display up in the marquee, the first stop was the ferrets. The students had the opportunity to stroke the ferrets and ask...

Semley School pupils' Race for Life

July 13, 2015, 11:17 pm

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Despite the hot weather pupils from Semley Primary School, aged between four and 11 years old, completed laps of the school grounds to raise money to help support Cancer Research UK's fight against cancer.The school has raised a fantastic total of £1393.50

Milborne Port pupils' delight at Rotary funding for pool

July 14, 2015, 12:51 am

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Pupils of Milborne Port Primary School are delighted that their community swimming pool is once again heated thanks to a grant from Sherborne Rotarians.The pool suffered a blow during the terrific storms of 2013 when the original polytunnel enclosure was destroyed. Since then the pool committee has worked tirelessly to raise funds for a new enclosure. To make the pool usable in the short term the committee decided to use some of the funds raised to obtain a suitable heat retention cover so that...

10 top tips to stop parents from overspending this summer holiday

July 16, 2015, 1:26 am

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A local charity is hoping to help prevent parents from overspending during the long school holidays.The East Dorset Christians Against Poverty (CAP) debt centre says it sees many families slip into the red during the summer. It wants to remind families about free or low-cost activities that won't put family finances at risk.East Dorset debt centre Manager Pam Ansell said: "When the weather is good, the options are more obvious but when it's wet, you have to be more inventive and it helps to...

Broadchalke children take to the stage

July 17, 2015, 12:00 am

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Broadchalke was one of 16 primary schools who have taken to the stage at Salisbury Playhouse as part of the Beginners Please project.Over the last 10 months hundreds of children have visited the theatre to watch a show, have a backstage tour and learn more about Salisbury Playhouse. They have also enjoyed creative workshops which have helped them to devise their own productions.Over the summer term the children have rehearsed at Salisbury Playhouse before performing their productions in The...

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Mosaic depicts life of Sturminster Marshall school and village

July 17, 2015, 12:44 am

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Sturminster Marshall First School has a piece of artwork which will be admired by people for generations to come.Staff and pupils have completed a mosaic which has been installed next to the entrance of their school. Every member of the school community, from the youngest child in reception class to Mrs Tomkins the headteacher, has been involved in the designing and making of the colourful glass mosaic which is over four metres long. Each class took a different theme to show how their school is...

New cycleway in Blandford

July 20, 2015, 3:39 am

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Starting today Monday 20th July and lasting for around six weeks, Dorset County Council will be widening the footway from St Leonards Avenue, along Black Lane to Downside Close in Blandford to upgrade the route into a shared use cycleway and footpath.This will connect to the cycleway from Damory Court Street to the junction of Wimborne Road with St Leonards Avenue, which was completed in 2014, and further improve access to the town centre and Archbishop Wake Primary School. Councillor Barrie...

Clayesmore and Durweston make French connection

July 21, 2015, 12:05 am

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Clayesmore shared their love of languages when Year 5 & 6 pupils from Durweston Primary School took part in a French themed morning at the school. Their Gallic adventure began when Clayesmore teacher, Mr Didier, delivered a French lesson at Durweston - providing just a soupçon of what was to come.The following day the Durweston gang arrived at Clayesmore for a further French class that focused on what the children enjoy doing in their free time – topped off with a jolly French...

Shaftesbury Primary School's sad farewell

July 21, 2015, 1:07 am

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Shaftesbury Primary School had a busy end to the term.The Year 6 leavers celebrated their time at the school with an excellent adaptation of Hansel & Gretel, followed by a disco and an emotional final assembly.The School has also said a sad farewell to long standing senior lunchtime supervisor Mrs Heather Tucker who is hanging up her apron after more than 27 years service and hoping to enjoy more time in her lovely garden. She will be missed by the staff and the children.

Poole Grammar Boys Design for School Life wins award

July 21, 2015, 1:53 am

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If a school was an island surrounded by water, how would it survive? If a classroom was built deep under the school playing field, how would the pupils breathe? These were just two of the questions pupils at three Dorset secondary schools faced over the last 10 weeks, in a project designed to put them on the path to careers in Science and Engineering. Year 7, 8 and 9 pupils from Poole Grammar School, Bournemouth School for Girls and Queen Elizabeth's School, Wimborne, came together at the...