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A massive thank you to our colleagues in the Formal Pathway – Michelle Crampton, Valerie Barlow, Sophie Chandler & David Henley for facilitating their class’s participation in voting in the BCP UK Youth Parliament elections. Classes Brownsea, Portland, Arne & Pergins all voted in an online election in February. This is an annual event, with […]
Read moreToday we joined the nation in celebrating World Book Day. Our school day was filled with lots of exciting activities celebrating reading for pleasure. The day kicked off with a fancy dress parade. Staff and students dressed as their favourite literary characters and lots of effort went into some brilliant costumes. Our reading swaps were […]
Read moreClass Portland and Brownsea made a start on their ‘Trashion Show’ costume today with the students using their maths skills to make the different elements. Measuring, shape recognition and sorting all played a part. Meanwhile class Furzey have been counting and using shapes in their lesson, selecting shapes to put the finishing touches on their […]
Read moreToday for Maths Week, Class Furzey have been focusing on buttons. So many key Maths skills can be exercised by working with everyday items. The students have been sorting different buttons into groups, and working on colour recognition before organising them from largest to smallest and identifying which groups have more. These activities strengthen the […]
Read moreDuring their Maths session today, Class Furzey measured different lengths of ribbon to make a skirt out of recycled materials for their ‘trashion’ show outfit. The students discussed relative sizes, and what might be too big or too small. They then tried out the different sizes for the best fit. To add the finishing touches […]
Read moreA blustery day today but students from class Kingston enjoyed the afternoon sunshine with a sock hunt on the woodland walk. The activity was part of this year’s Maths Week, with the theme of ‘Dress to Impress’. Once found, the students sorted, matched and paired the socks in line with the core themes of the […]
Read moreMaths Week 2024 is taking place next week. We believe passionately that maths is for everyone and the purpose of Maths Week is to raise the profile of mathematics and to build self-confidence and skills in this vital subject area. Most important of all is that our students enjoy the Maths they are doing and […]
Read moreOur new house system was officially launched on the 8th February as we came together to work in groups across the school. A range of activities took place to promote the ethos of the system, togetherness, collaboration, competition and fun. This morning the classes were each given a themed task, which included painting and poetry […]
Read moreA very special guest popped into school today, the one and only Spiderman! Spidey (AKA Wayne) joined us to talk to the students in class Kimmeridge about their brand new superhero achievement board. It was also a great opportunity for him to meet a few other students on his short tour around school with visit […]
Read moreLast Friday we hosted a ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’ in support of the Dorset Children’s Foundation’s Big Bear Campaign. The DCF, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, have launched the campaign to help cover the cost of the services they provide for local disabled children. They currently have over 550 local disabled children on […]
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