Our snowy schoolIt was a tad parky this week.
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We are St Andrew's
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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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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'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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PTA Sponsored BounceWhat a lovely way to raise money for our PTA and have loads of fun
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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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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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KS2 Sports AfternoonWe had a fantastic sporty afternoon, click on Sam to see our slideshow.
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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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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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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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...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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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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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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We had fun at the PTA Spooky DiscoA good time was had by all at tthe brilliant Spooky Disco
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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 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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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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A Christmas Recipe Dress RehearsalAcorn, Holly and Oaks Classes are dressed up and ready to go....
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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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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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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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