Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Year 1/2 Cross Country

  Fri 19 Apr 2024

  This afternoon, Mr Squibb took some of our Otter Class children to Sherborne Preparatory School for a cross country event. Having been thoroughly warmed up by some Year 8 leaders, they participated in a 'relay' cross country race with each child running 500 metres before passing the baton to the next runner. Our Year 2s managed a very respectable 5th place and our Year 1 children came 2nd!

  Thank you so much to Sherborne Preparatory School for organising such an amazing event (and for the amazing cookies and hot chocolates afterwards!).

  

• Spring Walk

  Fri 15 Mar 2024

  We had a great morning on our Spring Walk! We saw all types of weather from beautiful sunshine to absolute downpours as we learned more about the challenges that face farmers because of our very wet winter and how we see this in the landscape that surrounds us. Thank you so much to the Casely family for leading the walk and to all of our amazing adult helpers!

  

• Wonderstruck Science

  Tue 05 Mar 2024

  We've had an AMAZING day with Peter from Wonderstruck as the whole school took part in different science activities. We started the day with a science show all about rockets and forces, which saw lots of bangs and explosions!

  The children then split into mixed-year groups to make air-powered cars where they had to think carefully about how to ensure that the vehicle was as aerodynamic as possible. After lunch, KS2 then worked on creating hovercrafts. They had to ensure that the air did not escape and work out some very complex circuitry to run both their propulsion and lift fans.

  Across the day, we were really impressed with the children's teamwork, resilience and how they could apply their scientific knowledge.

  

• Hockey tournament

  Fri 01 Mar 2024

  This afternoon, Miss Partridge took some of our Year 4 children to Sherborne Girls' for their annual hockey tournament. The children had to brave the cold and wet conditions (even playing through hail!) as they took on 9 other teams from the local area. We were delighted to see how the children grew from hardly playing hockey before to winning some of their games!

  

• Music for Miniatures

  Thu 08 Feb 2024

  As part of our Arts theme day, we were so lucky to welcome musicians from 'Music for Miniatures', who performed two 'Bubble Bach' concerts for us. The combined effect of Bach's music and bubbles was truly a magical experience, and there was intense listening along with  huge smiles, 'wows' and a tear or two in the hall as we all enjoyed the beautiful music and amazing bubbles.  

  

• Basketball tournament

  Wed 31 Jan 2024

  This afternoon, some of our Y6 children participated in the cluster basketball tournament. They played with huge smiles on their faces and faced some very strong opposition. We think we ended up in fourth place but were just very proud about how well we picked up the game and developed throughout the afternoon!

  

• Girls' Davison Cup Football

  Sun 28 Jan 2024

  Well done to our girls' football team who played in the North Dorset Davison Cup. In a very close game against Sherborne Primary, we ended up losing 2-1 but it was an incredibly close game with the final 7 or 8 minutes being played at a breakneck speed! We were also pleased to score our first goal this season and look forward to our next game against Bishops Caundle in a few weeks time!

  

• Dogs Trust Visit

  Sun 14 Jan 2024

  We were delighted to be joined by Vicky from Dogs Trust on Friday who taught us all about how to approach dogs and how to be safe around them. The whole school took part in an assembly before the classes completed workshops based around different themes. Ask your child about who they need to ask permission from and how before patting an unknown dog to see how much they can remember!

  

• Bugfest Visit

  Mon 04 Dec 2023

  We had an amazing morning with Nick from Bugfest. During our whole school session, we learned more about the amazing creatures that live in the world around us (some local; some not so much) and how they've changed over time. Some children also had a chance to hold some of the minibeasts, including some huge stick insects, cockroaches and millipedes.

  Year 6 then had an additional session to develop their work in science this term around evolution, inheritance and adaptation. They thought specifically about why animals behave in particular ways, why we find them in specific environments and how they have changed over time. They also had a bit longer to handle some of the different minibeasts

  

• DSAT 10th birthday celebrations

  Fri 01 Dec 2023

  We enjoyed bring our bears to school and decorating cakes to celebrate DSAT's 10th birthday.  Thank you DSAT for our birthday badges too!