Sunday, 18 June 2017

Rays of sunshine

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Before I start, I would like to wish all the Year Five Dads a very Happy Father's Day! I am not being Year Five-ist am I?

Anyway, this is the week that saw Year Five sitting our first ever GL Assessments which links with what the children did at the end of Year Four in their First Schools. The children have been fabulous and taken it all in their stride, well done Year Five.

Let's see what else we have been up to:

Rowan Cottage



On Wednesday, Mrs White and I took our ten Pupil Voice Representatives to Age Concern's Rowan Cottage, a day centre for the elderly residents of the town. Every year, we raise money for them as they are one of the specific charities supported by Year Five.


We were given a tour of Rowan Cottage and were told about all the services that they provide. We then met a few of the members of the Social Club which was the highlight of the day.









We have been asked to raise funds for art materials so, as a result of this, we will be holding a Non Uniform Day on Friday 7th July. We will also be holding a cake sale - more details to follow.

It was a really good morning and our Pupil Voice Representatives were fabulous - thank you, you were a real credit to our school.

Worth a Mention Children


Huge congratulations to this week's Worth a Mention Children (WAMs) who are up on the board for such a terrific range of reasons. Well done 5PC for representing us so positively at Safewise, that's so good to read.
Well done one and all.

Mirror, mirror on the wall.

So, there I was trying to explain how mirrors work when I had a sudden brain wave!  
Danny is the ray of light and he is (not literally) hitting the mirror.


The mirror is my husband's London Marathon space blanket from many years ago. I always knew it worth hanging onto these things as you never know when you will need them!



Blossoming nicely

Meanwhile, back in 5AD, they are whizzing on with their Green Plants topic.



Isn't Mrs Daniel's drawing coming along nicely? I can actually tell what it is...! 

Staying Safe

There is no doubt that what happened to Grenfell Tower in London was horrific and made our recent to Safewise even more important. We are thankful for and admire the work of the Emergency Services, in particular the Fire Service.


William brought in the Fireman's helmet that he possesses to show us what our fire brigade have to wear. It was jolly heavy but really well designed.

Who knows, one day William might become a fully qualified Fire Fighter. Watch this space...



Well, that's it for this week. I hope that you have a fabulous week and that the sun continues to shine, well, it is summer after all!

See you next week and don't forget to keep those comments coming. Amelie received 2 credits for her recent comment so it will definitely be worth your while!

Mrs Ray

(who still can't believe she met the Olympian Dame Katherine Grainger when she called in to see the Year Six Kwik Cricketers at Bryanston School on Friday!)

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Saturday, 10 June 2017

Still all in one piece!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

In typical Year Five fashion, we were 'back to business' from the moment the children stepped through the door on Monday morning! The definite highlight of our week has been the trip to Safewise in Weymouth. As you know, each class went on a different day and every single human that went had a fabulous time as you will see below... 

Staying Safe

What a fabulous trip! I was so impressed with the whole package from beginning to end. We were made to feel extremely welcome and the wealth of knowledge that we came away with was second to none.

Here are the pictures from 5ER's visit on the Monday.






















Now, the staff and helpers might not know this, but Safewise have been busy posting the pictures of us on social media all week and boy, have they captured some cracking moments. So, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, here are the responsible adults in your life on mobility scooters...



















Best. Pictures. Ever.

Now, as you are aware, Safewise have been running a quiz all week where the class with the highest percentage were the overall Champions of  the week.


Huge congratulations to 5AD who narrowly beat 5KD. In our defense, 5ER were the first ones to take part in the quiz!

Safewise were really impressed with our children - they really did do us proud. This is what they posted on social media following our visits...


Well done to all of the Year 5 children from Dorchester Middle School. You were a credit to yourselves, your school and your families. Congratulations on all of your quiz scores, you all got a really good score in both quizzes and should be very proud of the work you did 

Well done and thank you to everyone who came and supported the trip but most importantly, thank you to the children for representing our school so positively - thank you.

Dollytastic!


Here is our lovely Dolly! She only went and took part in the DASP PE Inclusion Festival recently and ended up being pride of place in the Dorset Echo!


You looked as though you had a fabulous time Dolly! Maybe you could tell us more in the comments section?
Well done young lady!

Worth a Mention Children


A huge 'well done' and congratulations to this week's Worth a Mention Children. Another impressive set of reasons for your names to be emblazoned on our board.



Well, that's it for this week. I hope you all have a good week and I will look forward to seeing you back here next week. The comments from you seem to have dried up a bit. Please remember that you will be given at least one citizenship credit for making a comment - so what are you waiting for?

Mrs Ray

(who has been planning an evacuation route and routine for our house - I love Safewise!)

By the way - I hope you all had a good half term? I went to see The Next Step in Bournemouth and look who I bumped into...




I have only just recovered from the screaming and loud music! I am now officially middle-aged!


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