Governor Visit to Year 5

Had a good visit to Year 5 on the last but one day of the Spring Term.  Did a bit of one on one reading listening and then a mixture of maths (Fractions) and physical education before lunch.  Quite a range of abilities within the class, but all the children were making a contribution and there was clear evidence or progress having been made throughout the lesson, which was good to see.
Spent the afternoon preparing for the Friends of School Easter Festival, which a large number of children and parents attended after school and great fun was had by all.
 
Trevor Keep

Enterprise Week

I went into School this Thursday to chat to Years 3 and 5 about my job and share some of what I do at work.  Also got some time with years 1 and 6 too, so a busy day.  I never cease to be amazed at the way some of their little minds work and the great questions they come up with.  A really enjoyable day for me personally and hopefully I have sparked a bit of interest amongst some of them for engineering as a future career option.
Got to see their morning assembly too, which included a talk from a lady from the Dorset Waste Partnership - a great little presentation by her, which the children were fully engaged in. 
 

16th January 2015 Year 1 Celebration Assembly

In the Celebration Assembly today Year 1 showed all the work they had been busy doing since start of term. They have learnt about homes from the past and especially homes and experiences in Victorian times. The whole class

had been on a visit to the Priests House Museum in Wimborne and enjoyed it very much with lots of hands-on activities and learning about how different life was in those times. The kitchen was a favourite room, the first group of children helping to light the range and other groups cooking biscuits and making lemonade. The playroom was visited and very old toys handled, the rooms of the Museum looked at which were packed with items the Victorian family would have used every day and then into the Victorian classroom. The experience there was very different to school today and all the children agreed they were very happy to be at Blandford St Mary school.  An excellent, informative assembly and a big thank you to Year 1 for a yummy slice of Victoria sponge cake !

 

Anne Davies-Hutton