Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Athletics!

  Mon 24 Jun 2019

  On Friday 21st June, we took 30 children to the Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Athletics competition held at Budmouth College. All of the children performed and behaved really well - a credit to the school. 

  Nine of those children finished in the top three in their events, and have qualified for the County Championships being held this Friday in Bournemouth! 

  Long Jump - Eleanor and Andrea

  Hurdles - Hollie

  60 m sprint - Toby and Paige

  75 m sprint - Lois

  150 m - Thea and Lacey

  600 m - Anna

  Well done to these nine who go forward on Friday, and also to the rest of the children who represented us and demonstrated the St Andrews' Way in their attitude and behaviour. 

• Residential Trips

  Mon 24 Jun 2019

  Year 5 and Year 6 have just returned from their residential trips at Leeson House (Y5)  and Hill House (Y6). All of the children (and adults) had a superb time, and we were delighted to have such positive feedback from staff both at the two centres and other visiting schools regarding the behaviour and conduct of St Andrew's children. 

  For more information on the trips, please take a look at the relevant class pages! 

• Vision Week

  Sun 09 Jun 2019

  This week, classes have been exploring our vision (making a difference; for good, with each other, everyone, in our community) in more depth. Each pod took one aspect to work on and have enjoyed discussing and working on their understanding of the St Andrews Way. 

  Reception and Mulberry Bush 

  Our youngest pupils have been talking about making a difference 'for good'. They shared ideas of how they can make a positive difference, and came to school on Friday dressed as superheros - those who do good for others!  

  Key Stage One 

  KS1 this week has been exploring the element of 'with each other' using Proverbs 3:27-28 'Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Do not say to your neighbour, 'Go and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you' - when you have it with you.' 

  Discuss this proverb with your family.  What does it mean to you? Do you have different ideas of what this could mean? How do you show it?  How do you experience it? Can you explain it with simpler words?

  We have explored 'with each other', discussing how it could be shown and we have used the story of the Good Samaritan to help us understand it further. We enjoyed this animated version of the story: https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/clips/zcyr87h.

  Years 3 and 4

  Lower Key Stage Two have focused on what we mean when with the term 'everyone'. We started by exploring the bible story Cain and Abel and thought about the importance of including everyone. The children have been very creative and have created wonderful art pieces inspired by our Values and Vision. 

  Years 5 and 6

  This week we have been learning about our school vision 'Making a difference for good, with each other, everyone, in our community'. We have focused on the 'in our community' aspect and how this links to Ephesians 3:15 'from which every family in heaven an on earth takes it name.'

   

  The children learnt and talked about what a community is, what different communities there, how we feel in different communities and ways in which we could make a difference in our community. The rest of this half term we will be using Fridays to make a difference in our community. Keep checking for updates on this.

• KS1 castle visits

  Fri 07 Jun 2019
  Seahorses, Turtles and Stingrays had a fantastic time exploring @lulcastle this week