VISIT BY GOOD KING HALWe spent the day with King Henry himself who told us all about the life and time of himself and his family. The best bits were learning about crime and punishment.
This is what he says about us!
Monday, September 15, 2008
St Andrew's Junior School, Yetminster
A brand new school today for me. I cannot even begin to remember the last time I had ever been to Yetminster - some good years ago that's for sure. But here I was! Now St Andrew's Junior is a delightful school and I was doing a full Tudor day with years 3, 4, 5 & 6 all in one! A grand total of about 90 children. And they were all such nice kids, in some quite spectacular costumes and full of enthusiasm and laughter. We had a great day!
The teachers were all delightful as well, including a very nice chap who had the good taste and sense to be a mad keen Manchester City fan like myself. I was very upset when the children voted that he should go in the stocks later on.
Yetminster is a beautiful big village/small town, and it also has a very nice village shop where I got my lunch from today. Then back to the afternoon we pushed on with the stocks session and were joined eventually by the rest of the infants who came in to watch the jousting tournament. Some of the little ones found the noise a bit much, but the rest of them joined in with gusto! It was a hard fought contest and it was the gents who finally snatched victory. So the ongoing score is now:
GENTLEMEN 2 - 1 LADIES
GOOD KING HAL
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VISITING BRASS QUARTET 2008We have been lucky enough to have a visit from a Brass Quartet who are touring around schools to inspire children and adults to take up a brass instrument…and wow did they inspire! The musicians were both charismatic and talented and the children loved the theatre that is brought to their playing of such tunes as Teddy Bears' Picnic, William Tell Overture and those Magnificent Men in their flying machines.
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LEAVERS' CHURCH SERVICE 2008We had a very moving Leavers' Assembly celebrating our Year 6's music talents and saying goodbye to them, Reverend Ringer who is stepping down as our Chair of Governors and Lucy Witcher, our Class 3 teacher who is moving on to pastures new. We wish them all the best luck in the world for their new ventures.
Click on the links below to listen to our year 6's musical prowess.You will need to wait a bit for them to load.
Bare Necessities played by Grace and Katherine
Edelweiss by Emily
drun piece by Jacob
Clarinet piece by Jessica
Rollerghoster sang by the School Choir
Piano piece played by Lizzie
Kumbaya by Class 6 musicians
This little heart of mine
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KS2 SPORTS DAYKS2 Sports Day finally took place on Monday 14th July 2008, having been postponed because of inclement weather. Can you guess which team won?
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ST ANDREW'S HAS TALENTTo end our very successful AFRICAN ARTS WEEK 2008 the children decided that they would like to raise money for school children in Africa and so organised ST ANDREW'S GOT TALENT. From Year 3 up to Year 6, each class voted for three acts to go through as finalists, 12 in all. They ranged from solo singers, to groups, dancers, drummers, flautists, mime artists and pogo stick bouncers. Click on Jake and view the slideshow of Acts.
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THE THWARTING OF BARON BOLLIGREW - CAST BMore pics. Click on the girls and then on SLIDESHOW to whizz through the pics. If you want to download a photo, make sure you expand it first before you right-click "Save as " or copy into Microsoft Word.
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THE THWARTING OF BARON BOLLIGREW - CAST AA fantastic play, "The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew", adapted for children by their teacher Phil Hall, was put on by Year 6. Click on the boys and then on SLIDESHOW to whizz through the pics.
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AFRICAN ARTS WEEK EXHIBITION FRON GHANAWe have been lucky enough to have a wonderful exhibition of Ghanain life which enriches the children's experience of AFRICA.
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YEAR 4 SCIENCE ENRICHMENT DAYYear 4 children from Thornford, Trent, County Primary, Buckland Newton and Bishops Caundle schools joined us for a science investigation day. We had a great day. The winning plane went more than 6 metres, powered by elastic bands only. Check out the pictures to see what a busy day we had.
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MID-SUMMER MADNESS JUNE 2008Inspite of our grim dank weather, the PTA's Mid-Summer Madness was a rip-roaring success with a superb climbing wall, numerous stalls and a delicious BBQ. Over £1200 was raised; many thanks to one and all for all your hard work.
Click on our damp Headteacher for more fun pics.
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YEAR 4 SCIENCE MUSEUM VISITThanks to some funding from the Dorset ASSET/VALTER trust, a group of Year 4 children had the opportunity to spend a day at the London Science museum. A great day was had by all.
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FUN FOOTBALLOur teams have been playing several tournaments which they have greatly enjoyed.
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RECORDER WORKSHOPA group of children were lucky enough to be taken by music coordinator, Mrs Alex Locke to an all day recorder worker. The day was invaluable experience for all the children. Listen to the recordings and watch the video below.
Recorder Workshop audio recording
Recorder workshop video
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RAISE1 exhibition of artwork in Sherborne HouseWe were very proud that artwork from our present Class 6 was exhibited to the public in Sherborne House this April. The artwork on show was a interesting "take" on a famous Cezanne masterpiece - le Chateau Noir - where each child produced a section of the painting using oil pastels. it looked magnificent. Well done Class 6
Paul Cezanne, beside Vincent van Gogh, was the most outstanding figure among the Post-Impressionists. In the sixties and early seventies of the 19th century Cezanne met Impressionists and created under their influence. But he quite quickly moved on from Impressionism. He was fascinated by colour, shape, form. Cezanne's art aimed to be both representational image and invention, objective and subjective, a moment and all eternity, and all this in harmonious equilibrium.
Cezanne, as the Cubism and abstract painting precursor, was the key figure in the transition from 19th -century to 20th-century art.
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OUR YOUNGEST ADDITION TO OUR SCHOOLLittle Abbie Mae Pitcher safely arrived on March 28th 2008, 10 days after Jackie temporarily hanging up her whiteboard pen. We wish Jackie, Mark and Abbie all the very best and no doubt will see you regularly.
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EASTER PRAISE AT ST ANDREW'sWe enjoyed a very uplifting Easter 2008 service, Reverend Ringer's last service with us as our parish priest. We performed a number of hymns for our Easter praise. Click on the links below to enjoy our songs.
Sing Out Our Easter Song
Hosanna sung by our Choir
Thank You For Loving Me with soloists Jessica and Tasia
The Year 6 Bells group playing Lord of the Dance
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WORLD BOOK DAY March 6th 2008We celebratede this world book day with all the chldren from Reception up to Year 4 dressing as their favourite character from a book. We even had a Freddie dressing up as his hero from the "39 steps"!
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BOOKS AT BEDTIMEA great Books at Bedtime was had by pupils and staff from Reception through Year 4.
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CROSS COUNTRYPictures of the recent 2008 Sherborne Championships.
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Roman Baths TripHave a look at our workshop pictures!
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BOREDON BUSTERS HALF TERM FUNLower Covey Montessori Nursery, Yetminster, has been organising some half term fun for local children. They have been constructing dens in and around the Iron Age Hut in St Andrew's School grounds.
"We have been having such fun making our dens and telling stories AND eating bacon sandwiches".
The children have also organised games sessions on the playing fields and courts.
For further information contact the School (01935) 872430 or the nursery, Lower Covey Montessori Nursery School Lower Covey, Chapel Lane, Yetminster, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6LJ (South West) Phone: 01935 872544 Fax: 01935 872755
Click on our photo for more of us having fun.
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THE WALKING BUS AWARDSThose children and teachers who have braved all the weather our climate can throw at them and supported the "WALKING BUS" scheme, were rewarded with Bronze, Silver or Gold certificates and other goodies today. This initiative encourages pupils to join our WALKING BUS and save our planet by encouraging less cars on the road polluting our air.
The walk to school also "gives us lots of exercise and awakens our brains in the morning" and "we can hear the birds singing". Going home "we can chat to our friends". Love the orange beanies - a reward for all the Gold medallists. Can't bad! Go on give it a go - you too can contribute to saving our planet.
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TEAM THEME AWARDS 2008We were honoured by the a visit from the TEAM THEME lads who gave out our medals for last terms matches. Click on Oliver and you can see all of the winning teams and players.
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Science ClubWe have lots of fun doing experiments. We use everyday items and are amazed by some of the extraordinary things we can do with them!
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OUR RECEPTION CHILDREN'S AUTUMN PHOTOSTORYThe children in the Reception class have been learning to take photos and then make them into a Photostory. Click on the link below; it may take a few seconds to load but we hope you will enjoy watching their video about Autumn.
Reception's autumn diary
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Hosannah Rock 2007Reception, Yr 1 and Yr 2 really rocked this Christmas!
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Wind in the WillowsWhat a fantastic show! Yrs 5 and 6 in top form Christmas 2007
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OUR PTA CHRISTMAS 2007 FAIRInspite of the incredibly inclement weather we had a super Christmas enjoyed by all. The children were treated to a visit by Santa plus a myriad of other activites such as games, chocolate fountain, bouncy castle etc. Thanks to all those who gave up their time to help with this worthwhile event, it was much appreciated. We raised over £1,000 towards our new play trail which is magnificent.
Click on the link below to hear our choir - it may take a minute or so to load but it is well worth the wait.
tasia
May we take this opportunity of wishing all parents, children and staff a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
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CLASS 3 & 4's'S VISIT TO A HINDU TEMPLEThis autumn we visited a Hindu temple in visit to learn all about the Hindu religion. Click on our picture to see what a fantastic day we had.
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We are St Andrews!Every child and adult in our school produced a portrait of themselves to create this magnificent Hall display. Aren't we a gorgeous lot - although I am a bit worried by the the"gruffalo" in the top right - can you spot who I mean?
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CLASS 5 ARE OFF TO LEESON HOUSEWaving Class 5 off to a very exciting week in Lesson House, Langton Matravers. Have a lovely time; wish we were coming with you!
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2007 LEAVERS' ASSEMBLYAt the Leavers' Assembly the current Year 6 were presented with their super YEAR BOOKS filled with fun photos and individual pupil info. These were funded by their business enterprise ventures namely a cake sale and making and selling TIE-DYE t SHIRTS. They were also given dictionaries kindly donated by the PTA.
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NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DESIGNClass 4, with ideas from all St Andrew's children, have made a model of some new play equipment for which we are hoping to raise funds.
LOOK UNDER THE Classes section - YEAR 4 CLASS 4 - Activities Gallery - TO VIEW OUR VIDEO CLIP.
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HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY to St Andrew's Primary SchoolThe threatening skies didn't dampen our spirits when Bishop Tim came to help us celebrate our birthday with Reverend Ringer and Mr Sheppard. We marked the day with a special service and the raising up of our new school flag. Thanks to the parish for donating the flag pole.
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THE GREAT SCHOOL RUN...... or was it the great school swim. The heavens opened as we all started the run but the stoic children and their teachers carried on regardless. Well done to everyone.
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WORKING WITH TRAINEE TEACHERSDuring the week we spent a morning with a group of student teachers. Children from Year 5 and 6 worked through a series of practicals to learn about gravity, electricity, absorption, bubbles and lots more. Look at the pictures to see all the Science going on!
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KEY STAGE TWO TRIP TO EXPLORE@BRISTOLAll children from classes 3,4,5 and 6 went to Explore @Bristol. A fun time was had by all and we learnt lots about light, shadow, magnetism, forces and much more. Go to Special events to read the children's views
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WORKING WITH THE GRYPHON STAFFOn Tuesday afternoon, four teachers from the Science department came to work with our children. We had a lot of fun making cones, planes, kites and spinners. All the staff and children enjoyed the afternoon and we hope to see them again soon.
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SCIENCE WEEK JUNE 18-22 2007This week the whole school are having fun with a science week. Keep a check on the website to see some of the things we've been up to.
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Celebrating Easter 2007Children, past and present, joined their parents and friends in a wonderful outdoor 'Good Friday' reflection.
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WINNERS IN THE SHERBORNE AREA PLATE TOURNAMENTWell done to our Year 6 for their superb playing in the Sherborne Area Plate Tournament. Thanks also to Mrs Payne (Coach) and to all the mums and dads for their support.
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Key Stage 1 Victorian DayThe infants had a super day discovering the pleasures of being in a Victorian school.
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CLASS 5 investigating the features of our villageIn Geography Class 5 are comparing the features of our local village, Yetminster with those of Swanage, a coastal town in Dorset which we will be visiting during our stay at Leeson House in March.
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Our Ceramic Nativity SceneSamuel (Year 3), Oliver (Year 4), Tom (Year 5), and Billy (Year 6) made this stunning nativity scene with Mrs Pepper to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
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Early ArriversHave a look at what we get up to before school!
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CHRISTMAS CARDSLook at our beautiful Christmas cards. These have been printed by Plausible Publishing and will look lovely on friends' and relations' mantle pieces. MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Sports' Days 2006A great time was had by all!
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It's a Knockout is coming home!The 7th annual It's a Knockout was held this year at Thornford CE Primary School on Saturday 24th June 2006. The theme this year was famous films and our team led by our Captain Jackie Pitcher was representing the Sound of Music. Following six games of physical skill and mental intrigue we pipped all the other six schools to the post winning with a very healthy 48 points. And if that wasn't honour enough we will be hosting it next year eight years after its inception by our PTA at St Andrew's. Team members were Jackie and Mark Pitcher, Alex and Gavin Locke, Sam Willis, Vicky Brinsford (who also organised our super cheerleaders), Colin Hart and last but by no means least, Nick Clegg. Thank you to all team members, cheerleaders and supporters.
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Science Network Challenge DaySix children from Year 4 went to Sherborne Abbey primary school on Wednesday June 21st 2006 to take part in a science challenge day. There were children from both Sherborne schools, William Barnes, Stalbridge and ourselves. They had to make buggies powered by wind, elastic or balloons. Click to see all the pictures.
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Year 6/Staff Challenge Match April 2006The winning Year 6 Netball Team challenged the staff to a netball match. They were only just pipped to the winning post, the staff winning by 8 to 7. The year 6 team spokesman said " we were being kind to the staff and let them win by one goal". The teams were cheered on by Angela Hole in her rara skirt. The staff team admitted to being very puffed but they enjoyed and suprised themselves with their success.
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Netball Tournament Winners 2006Our netball "A" team had a superb win at this year's netball tournament held at the Gryphon school this April. We beat Abbey Primary, Thornford, Buckland Newton and Bishops Caundle in the knockout stages and Bradford Abbas in the final. Well done to one and all including our excellent coach Mrs Fiona Payne.
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Unbeaten NetballersOur brilliant netballers have been in outstanding form all Autumn. Click to see more pictures.
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Christmas Productions 2005All the parents and friends commented how wonderful all the children had been. Here are some photos of the characters in costume.
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Arts' WeekIn the summer term the whole school undertook an art week where we looked at art from around the world. One of the projects undertaken was to produce this wonderful animal alphabet. The children painted the animals in Celtic, aboriginal, cave and Japanese styles. The frieze can be viewed in our library.
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Remembrance Day 2005We were represented at the Remembrance Day Service by six Yr6 children whilst all the other pupils and staff observed a two minutes silence.
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Choir at the Christmas Fair 25th November 2005The wonderful soloists and strong choir singing was absolutely great. All the parents and staff enjoyed it so much.
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Leeson House Autumn 2005In October Class 5 visited Leeson House Outdoor Education Centre.
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Election May 2005The school held its very own election on May 5th.
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Corfe castle visit as part of Leeson week in March 2005The children had an enjoyable day at Corfe castle and had opportunities to dress in clothes from the past.
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World Book Day March 2005World Book Day was celebrated in many different ways at the school. Our very youngest children had a real 'ball' as their favourite story book characters.
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A fantastic month for our footballersMarch 2005 was a great month for all our teams.
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Books at Bedtime 26th January 2005What a lovely way to spend an evening! Thank you to all the staff involved and to the children of our Early Years' classes.
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Christmas 2004The children are all looking forward to the Christmas holidays and so are the staff!!!
In the run up to the break, there has been so much to do. It has been fun but oh so tiring!!
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Dress Rehearsals for Christmas Productions 6th Dec 2004A full day of rehearsals has left us all exhausted. How do children learn so many lines in so short a timespan?
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PTA Christmas Fair 26th November 2004Thanks to the fantastic work of the PTA committee led by Gill Clark and Jane Trower and your wonderful support, the Fair was a great success.
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Fruit and Vegetable Launch Day 24th November 2004The children of the school are now looking forward to 'healthier' mid morning breaks. We are also extending our break time to ensure plenty of fresh air and exercise.
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Work of the MonthSome of the splendid work done in our classes.
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Montacute House visit by Key Stage 2 pupils September 2004We all had a fantastic time at Montacute
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Remembrance Day 11th November 2004We were represented by four year six pupils at the Yetminster Remembrance gathering. We thank them very much for their excellent behaviour.
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Sporting Action 2004/5Over the season we will play a number of games against other schools. Click here to see your heroes in action.
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Sponsored Bounce November 2004We had a fantastic time doing our sponsored bounce. Thanks to Mr and Mrs Barfoot and to Mrs Neate Clegg who kept us all in order
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Iron Age construction 2nd - 5th November 2004The children have been hard at work during the past few days and are excitably building the school's very own Roundhouse. Helpers from the Ancient Technology Centre in Cranborne have been directing efforts and Mrs Willis and Mrs Pepper have been in attendance. Take a glance at their outstanding work.
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