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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

Belated photos of the PTA Christmas Fayre

Sorry, 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

Messy Church comes to St Andrew's

Kay 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.

messy church march 2011 bnc

Red Nose Day frolics

We 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

Eco Day crosses

To 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

Swimming Pool News

Last 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.

Arts for Arts sake

Our 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,

Red Nose Day Wake Up & Shake Up

As 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

red nose day wake up shake up

@Bristol fun - thanks to Boyle's Trust & PTA

We had a brill day at @ Bristol, thanks to our PTA and the Boyle's Trust for sponsoring our day

Fab PTA Family Fun Day

An 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

Yetminster Fair Dog Show

Our 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!

SOS Sink or Swim

S.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!!!

yetminster school pool

Messy Church Assembly

We 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

messy church assembly sept 2011

Tudor Day in KS2

We 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.

greensleves king hal a taste of king hal jousting tournament

Rave reviews fro King Hal himself

This 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