Peter Pan comes to St Andrew'sWe had a great afternoon with M & M production Peter Pans. Thanks to the PTA and parents for funding this fantastic afternoon enjoyed by all
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Our School PrayerOak Class have been learning the signing for our school prayer so that they can teach the rest of the school
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What Christmas Means to Me photosMore super photos from Anna Taylor, Rubblestone photography . Enjoy
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Children Around the World photosCheck out the photos of the KS1 production. Very many thanks to Anna Taylor, Rubblestone photography , for the super photos.
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Country Dancing ClubThis is the culmination of the Autumn's term country dancing club
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Visit to the Science MuseumThanks to funds kindly donated by Dorset ASSET from the Alice Cooper Dean Trust, we were able to take a group of children from Years 4, 5 and 6 to London for the day to visit the fabulous science museum. Have a look at the pictures to get a flavour of what we did. The children had a wonderful day. Thanks also to our new governor, Emma Harris, who came with us for the day and took part in the launchpad science show. A great day was had by all and the traffic conditions led us home earlier than anticipated!
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PTA Christmas Community FairDidn't we have a fabulous time at the PTA Christmas fair and we raised over £1200 too. Many thanks to one and all for all your fabulous efforts. Thanks to Anna Taylor for the phoptos.
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Leeson Week Showing AssemblyWe shared our experiences of Leeson with the rest of the school and our mums and dads. enjoy
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We support Children in NeedWe dressed up and did other things to raise money for Children in Need.
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Fantastic Fun at LeesonWe had a brilliant wee doing loads of things. Have a look at our photos.
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We had a gruesome time at the PTA Monster BallWow waht a fab Monster Ball, donut grabbing, dancing and all sorts of fun activities were enjoyed by one and all. Thanks PTA
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Aliens come to st AndrewsWe are going to make a science fiction film about the Olympic games through the years involving a time travelling alien asthe central character. We asked all the children to design an alien and we are very pleased to announce the winner = Eve from Ash Class with her alien jelly fingers. The judges tought al the designs were superb but especially liked Eve's because of its happy face, colour and the fact that it will be easy to animate when filming. Well done Eve. Click on Jelly Fingers to see the Runners' up.
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Country Child book reveiwsWe had a whole page write-up this term in the Country Child sharing our book reviews. Read some below
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Rave reviews fro King Hal himselfThis is what his Majesty had to say about us
YETMINSTER! Home to Yeti's. It is! Honest. Well, the Yetties actually, who if you're not entirely sure who they are, they're actually a sort of Happy Shopper version of The Wurzels, which is no great recommendation if you're a music lover. Well I was back at St Andrew's Junior School in this delightful little town/big village just over the border from Somerset into Dorset. I was last here back in September 2008 (see this blog for my rave review of the place!) and it was good to be back and welcomed by such lovely kind and friendly teachers. It was a biggish group - years 3, 4 and 5 combined for a total of about 90 kids, and they were fantastic! All but one of them had dressed up in brilliant Tudor costumes, some of which you could tell had been lovingly made by a member of their family. Great stuff. We had a fine morning, but stiflingly hot! This is supposed to be September for heaven's sake! I suppose it is God's way of letting us know that the cricket season is over. I was very grateful for a fan being supplied for me for the day which I constantly had running trying to stop me spontaneously combusting. I had a school dinner, and whilst waiting for this one of the dinner ladies came up and said "'Ere, is that padding or all you?" pointing at my stomach. Without waiting for an answer she poked me
The afternoon was great fun - but even hotter, and we then had the wee ones from year 2 come and join us for the final joust. It was another rollicking affair with some very closely fought contests, but finished with a win for... the Gentlemen again! This year it seems they're inseparable. Current score is:
GENTLEMEN 3 - 3 LADIES
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Tudor Day in KS2We had a fab day when King Hall visited the school. He talked about life in Tudor time, crimes and punishment and ended with a tournament.
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Messy Church AssemblyWe had another really enjoyable Messy Church Assembly led by Kay Wilson-White and friends. Enjoy the video - inspite of technical hitches. Messy Church will be at school again on Sunday 2nd October 3.00 - 5.00pm It is a free, fun filled afternoon giving families the chance to come together, get messy and learn more about the Christian faith in an environment suited to children.
If the success of the last Messy Church is anything to go by please book early on 01935 872600/873726 to avoid disappointment .Everyone is welcome but kids remember to bring
a grown up (if only to get them messy….)
We look forward to seeing you there!
Anne Reason and Kay Wilson-White
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SOS Sink or SwimS.O.S - SINK OR SWIM
The Yetminster Pool Committee needs your help. We are through to the second round of a funding application submitted to NatWest during the Summer holidays. 'The Community Force' project run by NatWest is designed for giving to local communities and organistions. If we receive enough votes from you, we could scoop up to £6000 towards the renovation of the pool.
Have a look at our promotional video on YouTube by searching for YetminsterPool at www.YouTube.com. For information on how to get involved and support our project, look at our new Facebook page - St Andrew's School Pool. Here you will find information on how to vote for the particular campaign. VOTING STARTS ON THE 26TH SEPTEMBER. If you think you will use our pool or are just a fan of our cause, we would love your support.
Click on the link
* Look at http://communityforce.natwest.com - there is a fund for local Cricket Grounds too!!!
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Yetminster Fair Dog ShowOur headteacher, Paul Miller, was head judge of the Yetminster Fair Dog Show which raised over £100 for our Wriggle Valley Pre-School. Check our photos to see all our waggy tail friends and their dogs!
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Fab PTA Family Fun DayAn excellent afternoon was had by all; hog roast, human fruit machine (the best ever), bouncy castle and lots of crafty things. Check out Anna Taylor's fab photos
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@Bristol fun - thanks to Boyle's Trust & PTAWe had a brill day at @ Bristol, thanks to our PTA and the Boyle's Trust for sponsoring our day
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Red Nose Day Wake Up & Shake UpAs part of our healthy routine each class leads a morning routing to give us a good start to the day. On this particular day our mums and dads, dressed in a plethora of red, led our Wake Up & Shake Up to raise funds for Red Nose Day. Enjoy
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Arts for Arts sakeOur termly focus in the Spring term was Art and more specifically looking at different artist through art & design, literacy, ICT and humanities. We had our first ever Arts afternoon where KS2 shared their learning with our mums & dads. We showed them Chestnut's Seurat pontillism including a special window design of "la tour Eiffel", Willow's powerpoints on famous artist and Ash's Klee fish and ceramic "Trees of Life". I was a lovely afternoon and one to be repeated,
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Swimming Pool NewsLast year the school's swimming pool was only used a handful of times. With this in mind, a Swimming Pool Committee has been formed to try and rejuvenate the pool to a standard where it can be made the most of. We've had a local swimming pool company come and have a look at it and give us a quote for the works required. The quote covers, amongst other things, a fresh lick of paint, some new pipe work and changing it over to a salt chlorinator (the salt chlorinator produces chlorine gas from the chloride in the water, which in turn sanitises the water. It is kinder to the bather's skin and less harmful to the environment. We will still need to test and record the water and the pH will still need to be adjusted in the usual way, but the daily maintenance is made simpler and easier to complete.) Most importantly it includes heating the pool. This, in theory, would enable the pool to be used from May half term to October half term each year! We would also aim to open the pool to families during the summer holidays. All of this, however, comes at a price - £10000. It is a lot of money, but it is a long term investment. We hope to get local businesses involved for the initial outlay, but it is also going to need a lot of parent power! Please come along to a coffee morning - Friday 6th May, 8.45am where we will discuss in detail what we'd like to do and where you can express any concerns or give us some helpful ideas. Hope to see you there.
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Eco Day crossesTo help us celebrate our faith within the classroom each class made a cross for their reflection time - mostly from eco friendly materials.
- Acorn Clas - lego
- Holly Class - twigs
- Oak Class - oak chops
- Chestnut Class - wire
- Ash Class - clay
- Willow Class - willow twigs
Well done everyone
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Red Nose Day frolicsWe had a super day which started off with a bang as loads of mums and dads dressed up to take our Wake up & Shake up. Thanks to Anna Taylor for the photos. Enjoy them
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Messy Church comes to St Andrew'sKay introduced to a really fun way to worship which involves lots of messy stuff, games, stories from the bible and singing. Their next Messy Church is at Leigh Village Hall on Sunday 10th April 3.00 - 5.00pm. Ring Anne Reason 873726 for more info or give your name into the Benefice office 872600.
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Belated photos of the PTA Christmas FayreSorry, just found these on my camera and thought they were too good not to put on. We raised nearly £1200 at this really enjoyable event: face painting, Santa's grotto, choir singing and lots of other stalls. In addition to this every child in the school create a Christmas gift - clay models, salt dough reindeer, painted ceramic mugs,bowls and plates. Check out our photos
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Morning Has Broken...Our latest whole school masterpiece. We based our artwork on the beautiful hymn, Morning has Broken
- Willow Class created a stunning multicoloured heading for the board
- Ash Class were fascinated by the gargoyles and hunky punks around the outside of the church and so created 3D papier mache models
- Chestnut class made garden bird pictures using pastels
- Oak Class made beautiful tissue wildflowers
- Oak Class created chicks and nests and
- last but by no means least, Acorn finished the artwork off withh green handprint leaves
Gorgeous
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Jolly time at the Valentine's DiscoWe had a great time bopping, scoffing and decorating Valentine's biscuits kindly donated by Puddings and Pies.
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Oh what fun we had at...Books at BedtimeA lovely evening with ten stories going on simultaneously. Over 100 children came dressed in their pjs with their cuddlies and enjoyed listening to stories such as the Mousehole cat, dancing giraffes, Peter Pan and my personal favourite "the Mole who knew it was none of his Business. The evening was finished off with hot chocolate and cookies and a group story from our headteacher, Paul Miller - cool pyjamas!
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Oak and Holly enjoy a Victorian dayAs a follow up to our visit to Scaplens Court, we have a super Victorian day where we experienced life at a Victorian School; we played outdoor and indoor games, had Victorian lessons and did drill.
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Oak and Holly classes visit Scaplen's CourtWe had a very interesting visit to Scaplen's Court learning about how the Victorians lived. Have a look at our photos
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Five Gold Rings in KS2We have just put on our Christmas play, Five Gold Rings, which was enjoyed by one and all. Enjoy our photos
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Christmas Party time in St Andrew'sWow didn't we have a fabulous party day. We made party hats in the morning, all 180 (including teachers) sat down to a delicious Christmas lunch followed by Christmas karoake, dvds and snowflake making. A fab day was had by all. Check out our photos.
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A Christmas Recipe Dress RehearsalAcorn, Holly and Oaks Classes are dressed up and ready to go....
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St Andrew's youngsters past and present perform Romeo and JulietThe Junior Wriggle Valley Players put on a fantastic and ambitious rendition of Romeo and Juliet, a musical romance, set in London in 2010, where two families, the Capulets and the Montagues are at war. There is racial tension because the Capulet family is of Hindu origin and the Montagues are of Western descent. The Mayoress of London tries to calm the situation. The rest, as they say, is history. Popeye and the Pixies played splendidly chosen musical numbers throughout the play.
The majority of the cast are either present St Andrew's children from Year 3 to 6 or past youngsters who are now at the Gryphon up to Year 10. The Shakesperian masterpiece was rewriiten for the Juniors by Matt and Annabel's mum, Sylvie Lord who also directed it and it was produced by the Juniors' Director and Ben and Josh's mum Caroline Hart. Well done to one and all.
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We support CHILDREN IN NEED an d raised over £200We had a fab day dressing up in spotty clothes and learning all about Children in Need. It made us realise just how fortunate we are. Willow class organised a cake sale, guess the number of sweets in a jar and an after school tea party.We raised £215 - well done to everyone.
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Our vicar tells us about his trip to SudanRev. Simon Brignall gave a fascinating assembly, telling us about his travels to Sudan. He took with him pencil, pens and dictionaries which the children gave to their counterparts in Sudanese schools. Have a look at his photos
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We had fun at the PTA Spooky DiscoA good time was had by all at tthe brilliant Spooky Disco
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Wednesday Club in St Andrew'sAs part of our Christian ethos, we are lucky enough to have a special club for our children, where the we come together in prayer and worship to show GOD'S LOVE through JESUS. We encourage everyone to grow in their daily lives through faith, tolerance, love, joy and action.
This takes place on a Wednesday afternoon and is run by our vicar, Reverend Simon Brignall and Mrs Reason along with other parents and members of our Christian community. Click on the Reverend for our slideshow.
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ArtsMark Gold celebrationsWe had a lovely day at the Lighthouse Theatre, Poole celebrating our magnificent achievement of ArtsMark Gold. Jessie and Lewis made a super powerpoint show of our most enjoyable day.
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...and so we face the final curtain, good bye Mr WilliamsWe have had an emotional few days saying goodbye to not only our year 6, Willow Class but also to our super headteacher Steve Williams who has been our head for 16 years.Click on the video to see his leaving presentation and on the link to see the children's comments about him and feelings about leaving. Have your tissues ready!
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PTA Summer Family FayreWe had a fantastic summer fayre with the weather being kind to us until the end. There were so many old girls and boys who came to say good bye to our retiring headteacher, Steve Williams who is leaving us this July. He was presented with a a caricature of himself as a leaving present, put in the stocks and showered with water. There were loads of activities going on - splat the rat, coconut shy, sumo wrestling, horse rides, face painting, a delicious hog roast to name but a few. Egg tossing proved to be very popular with many a competitor splatted with egg. Thanks to all our helpers, all parents,children and old pupils for their support and especially to the PTA for there wonderful organisation - we had a fab time. Click on Steve to see the photos.
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PTA Design a Vegetable Creature masterpiecesWe had a wonderful array of vegetable creatures entered into our competition. Definitely spoilt for choice. Thank you to all the entrants.
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Another fun sports' afternoon - KS1We had lots of fun participating in a circus of activities; we really love the parachute games and the bouncy space hoppers. Have a look at our slideshow.
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KS2 Sports AfternoonWe had a fantastic sporty afternoon, click on Sam to see our slideshow.
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Willow Class have a fabulous field trip on PortlandWe had a fantastic few days staying in Boscawen House, Portland and rock hopping, sailing, kayaking and generally having a brill time. Have a look at our slideshow.
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I'd like to be under the sea - monster hall displayWe have all been working hard to contribute to our new summer display. Willow Class - mermaids, Neptune, wrecks and
the Yellow submarine, Ash Class - squid, starfish, deep sea fish, Chestnut Class - nautical flag and lighthouse, Oak Class - patterned abstract fish, Holly Class - monster killer whale, Acorn Class - rainbow fish.
What do the flags say? Use the key, click on the display tom decipher the nautical code.
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PTA Sponsored BounceWhat a lovely way to raise money for our PTA and have loads of fun
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PTA's Easter EggstravaganzaDidn't we have a fabulous Easter Egg Hunt and lunch which we shared with the local community of Yetminster. The weather was kind, the Easter Eggs plentiful and the lunch delicious. Click on the happy snaps to seeing us enjoying ourselves and watch our slideshow. Thanks to all the PTA for putting on such an enjoyable event.
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World Book Day 2010We celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as our favourite character and sharing our favourite books with each other
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PTA Valentine's DiscoDidn't we have fun at our Valentine's Day Disco - we danced, decorated Valentine's biscuit, were tattooed (not really) and generally had loads of fun.
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We are St Andrew's
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Our snowy schoolIt was a tad parky this week.
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Oliver's cast B stole the showOur last night night of school plays saw Ash and Willow classes's Cast B performing a splendid rendition of Oliver. Click on Fagin's boys to see our slide show. Alternatively watch our powerpoint presentation below.
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A Dancing Christmas PartyChestnut, Oak, Holly and Acorn Classes put on a spectacular show which was enjoyed by one and all. Click on Santa and his helpers to watch our slideshow. Alternatively watch our powerpoint presentation below.
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Ash and Willow Classes' Cast A perform OliverThe children of Ash and Willow Classes have been rehearsing hard which paid off in the first performance on Tuesday 8th December with Cast A. All parents and friends really enjoyed the performance with superb acting and rousing singing.
Click on our bevvy of beauties for more photos or alternatively have look at the powerpoint below.
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Santa's Grotto calendars & diaries make ideal Christmas presentsWe took some lovely photos of the children and their families in Santa's Grotto. Click on Santa and Charlotte and watch the slideshow. If you would like any of these, or any other photos of your children on our website, put onto a calendar or diary, contact Sandra in the office. The laminated calendars are £2 each, 2 for £3 or 5 for £5 and the diaries and £3 each or 2 for £5.
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Lots of fun at the PTA Christmas FayreWe all had loads of fun at our fayre. Each child made a Christmas craft creation. There were games, raffles, lovely food and a wonderful performance by the choir and instrumentalists. Thanks to everyone for making it a great event.
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Victorian Day in KS2 & the Florence Day in KS1We had a lovely living history day being Vitorians: understanding Brunel, celebrating a Victorian Christmas & exploring what it was like to be a soldier or nurse in the Crimean War. Isambard Kindom Brunel, aka Steve Manning, came to share his Victorian knowledge with us.We all took part in Victorian class rules with drill, inspections and lots of handwriting.
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Armistice Day 2009Four children from Year 6, Willow Class, Callum, Kim, Scott & Kitty, laid a wreath at this year's Remembrance Day service, 91 years after the end of the Great War.
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Leavers' Church Service, Party & Assembly, 2009We had a very moving Leavers' Church Service, followed by the Leavers' Assembly. Click on the links below to watch snippets of YEAR 6's special day. We say goodbye to them and to Phil Hall & Tess O'Rourke. We will miss you all and wish you well for the future.
If you want to download any of these videos just right-click, click "Save Target as" and then save it onto your computer.
We are Year 6 from the Leavers' Assembly - "Stand by Me" - Year 6 with the choir - Year 6 - "Give a Little Love" from Bugsy Malone - "Song of Erin" by Nathaniel - "I like the Flowers" - the choir - "Lord of the Dance" - year 5 bellringers - "minuet" - by Sophie on the flute - "Lazy Days" - all - "Believe in Yourself - by Year 3 teacher, leaver Tess O'Rourke - "Our onward journey" - by leaver year 6 teacher, Phil Hall - A taste of Year 6 Leavers' party
To listen to the audio files below, click on the arrows:
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Classes Chestnut & Oak enjoy a trip to Upton HeathAs part of this term's work in Geography and Science has been about improving the environment and plants, we decided to go to Upton Heath near Poole. Dorset Heathland is rarer than tropical rainforests!
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We all celebrated Darwin's 200th BirthdayTo celebrate Darwin's 200th birthday, schools up and down the country received a pack from Kew gardens and the Welcome trust. We spent the day exploring, collecting, investigating and discovering.
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EXPRESSIVE ARTS DAY IN YEAR 6SCITT trainees Holly Varndell, James Rich, Amy Rutherford, Abby Spain and Rachel Anderson organised an Expressive Arts Day with Year 6 focusing on our community. They created some fantastic street art, wrote and performed a dance and a rap. Click on the link below to see the results of our creativity.
our expressive arts
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Girls' Football at SherborneOur Year 6 girls excelled and surprised themselves as they finished joint third in this tournament. Everyone played well and enjoyed themselves. Well done! 'high fives' all around
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Yr 3 and 4 Boys' Football TournamentOur boys did really well to finish third in their group. Next year in 2010 we may go one step further.
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EASTER PRAISE 2009We enjoyed a very uplifting Easter service conducted by Bishop George in our beautiful local church of St Andrews, with fantastic singing from the school choir, bell ringing by Year 5 and instrument playing.
Click on the links below to enjoy our Easter Praise.
Thank You For Loving Me- School Choir - video
Lord of the Dance - Year 5 bell ringers - video
Scarborough Fayre - by our guitarists - video
Life is a Wonderful Thing - School Choir - video
If you want to save any of these onto your computer, right click on the link and click on "Save Target As"
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NETBALLERS & FOOTBALLERs in BRYANSTON TOURNAMENT APRIL 2009Our sportsmen took part in the Bryanston tournament. Click on Callum to look at the netball team and click on the link below to get a flavour of the day.
Netballers & Footballers at at the Bryanston tournament
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PIRATE DAY & OPENING OF THE AGILITY TRAILWe had a very welcome guest to open our AGILITY TRAIL on Friday 13th February, Pirate RINGER, OOOH AAAR. All the children had a lovely day singing pirate songs and doing pirate things. Click on the link below to listen to our pirate song.
PIRATE SONG
PIRATE PHOTOS
0r click on the PIRATE SHIP and then on slideshow to see all our photos.
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FANTASTIC NEW AGILITY TRAILThe immediate excitement of 2009 is the construction of our long awaited Agility Trail. All the funds raised by the PTA in the various activities they stoically organise, fairs, quizzes etc, over the last few years have been put into this project. This, together with a very generous donation from Westland in Yeovil, has been matched by school funds.
All along the journey, the children via the School Council, have been consulted as to the specific elements they would actually like to see in their Agility Trail. Their ideas were transferred into a plan from which, using Peter Hunt from the Toy Barn in Sherborne, as our consultant, we were able to commission exactly what we wanted. The supplier Home Front from Salisbury then constructed the play trail in mid-January. The Trail will include an imaginative play element - "the ship" designed with KS1 children in mind with bridges, cargo nets, slides, climbing wall and sails to give shade on those hot summers' days (do you remember those from your youth?). What will be lovely about this is that this area can also be used as an outdoor classroom in the warmer months.
In addition, the rest of the trail, which will keep the older children entertained for hours, will comprise: climbing and monkey bars, wobble and spring beams, traverse and rock walls, rope walk, climbing trees and stepping stones. What is also fantastic is that the whole trail is constructed onto all weather safety matting which means that the children will be able to access the trail from the playground without traipsing through the muddy field. Just another item to add to our list of ensuring we are a Healthy School.
CLICK ON THE PIRATE SHIP AND THEN ON THE SLIDESHOW TO VIEW YEARS 3 & 4 ENJOYING THEMSELVES.
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CINDERELLA ROCKERFELLAYears 4, 5 and 6 put on a fantastic production of Cinderella Rockerfella. Click on the stars to the right to see our slideshow of stars or click on the link below to see a musical version.
Cinderella Rockerfella the stars slideshow
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OUR 2008 PTA CHRISTMAS FAYREWe have been enjoying ourselves and raising funds at our PTA CHRISTMAS FAYRE. Click on the photo to see the beautiful crafts we have been making. Click on the links below to listen to our Christmas music.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer sung by the choir
Mish and Alex Locke playing Jingle Bells on their saxophones
Sophie playing We Wish You a Merry Christmas on her flute
Jingle Bells sung and played by the Choir and instramentalists
Good King Wenceslas played by Year 5 bell ringers
Merry Christmas sung and played by the choir and band
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THE UNVEILING OF OUR AFRICAN MOSAICFinally our African mosaic is finished and we had its unveiling by Bishop George and our African Arts Week sponsors, Rob Fox, from Porter Dodson, Solicitors and Advisors. It was a lovely occasion and enjoyed by all.
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A Better WorldOur new display in the hall takes the words of our school song "Wake up each day... with happy hearts ..and make a better world for you" and illustrates them in the most technicolour artwork. Certainly something to cheer you up each morning.
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TAG RUGBY 17th October 2008On Friday 17th October two teams from St Andrew's competed in the Sherborne Tag Rugby tournament at the Terraces, Sherborne.
After breathtaking performances both Yr 5 and Yr 6 teams were triumphant and brought back the trophies and medals. They received their medals in assembly on Monday 20th.
Enjoy looking at nour fantastic pictures from our winning teams.
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CLASS 5 HAVE FUN AT LEESONOnce again Class 5 had a fantastic week at Leeson House, Langton Matravers. The week comprised walking, sand dune investigation, orienteering, natural art, steam train trip, delicious food, a visit to Arne nature reserve and a visit to a stone quarry.
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