Wearable technology! Is it safe for children?
Published 12/03/25
What is wearable technology and is it safe for children?
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Read MoreFODS - Mother day Shop
Published 11/03/25On Thursday 27th & Friday 28th March, FODS will be hosting our annual Mother's Day Shop. Children will be able to pick a gift of their choice during one of these days at school. To be included, please make a payment of £2 via gate
Read MoreMothers Day donations - Non uniform day
Published 11/03/25Friday 21st March, non-uniform day in exchange for a donation to the Mother's Day Shop 🌸 Please see the poster for all the info! Thank you from FODS for your donations.
Read MoreNHS Education Wellbeing Service - Ramadan
Published 07/03/25NHS Education Wellbeing Service - Ramadan
Read MoreWorld Book Day 2025
Published 07/03/25This week we celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 6th March 2025.
Read MoreQuiz club news!
Published 05/03/25Quiz Club Success - Twelve children proudly represented Dorchester Primary School in a general knowledge quiz!
Read MoreGuess the sweets in the jar!
Published 28/02/25How many sweets do you think there are in this jar? If you think you know the answer, bring in £1 next week, and Hazel and some of our Oasis children will offer you a list of numbers to choose from (100 - 650) and the winning number, or closest to it, will win the entire jar! You can enter as many times as you like and will cost £1 per entry. The money is being raised to by some new sensory resources for the Oasis classes.
Read MoreFaith and Culture Ambassador's Ramadan Assembly
Published 28/02/25Our Faith and Culture ambassadors delivered an informative and delightful assembly to the children in KS1 and had several parents come along to watch also. Perfectly timed since Ramadan begins for Muslims today! The ambassadors spoke clearly and confidently after a few practices together, and were keen to also share what it means to be a faith and culture ambassador at Dorchester, and in Naya's words, 'I like being a Faith and Culture ambassador because I like to celebrate the school's diversity."
Read MorePupil Leadership News
Published 14/02/25Faith Ambassadors Meeting The Faith and Culture ambassadors met this week to practise their Ramadan assembly which will be taking place on Thursday 27th February at 2.45pm in the assembly hall. If your child is one of these ambassadors, then we wa
Read MoreSpring Teatime Concert
Published 14/02/25We had a sensational afternoon on Thursday with a some wonderful performances from children of all ages.
Special thanks to all those who sang in the Junior and Infants choirs, as well as to their teachers Mrs Cucharo, Mrs Wyman and Mrs Rich for all the rehearsals leading up to the big performances.
More thanks as well to all those who played in the recorder group, and of course thanks to Mrs Bell and also Mrs Cucharo for their coaching and playing. Of course, a very special congratulations to all individual performers too: Astrid (Y1), Scarlett (Y6), Ethan (Year 5), Pavlo (Y6), Nuwaira (Y6) and Haim (Y5). Scarlett and Nuwaira, beautiful singing. Astrid, Pavlo and Haim, lovely piano playing, and Ethan some very loud and super drumming!
The afternoon was a pleasure to watch and be a part of and is such a nice way to take us through to the half term break with the gift of music and performance. Last of all, thanks to all those who supported by coming along to watch!
Read MoreMusic and Mental Health Ambassadors
Published 07/02/25Our Music and Mental Health Ambassadors met this week, see what they got up to!
Read MoreJLT Fundraising for British Heart Foundation
Published 31/01/25Juliette, Clarice and Jason were raising money for the British Heart Foundation this afternoon, as a part of a JLT initiative to raise funds for the chosen charity. It was Juliette's idea to sell her homemade bracelets, and Jason and Clarice were also helping with some of the making too. All three of them were well-prepared and organised and managed to sell several this afternoon! They will be selling them outside the assembly hall again next Friday 7th February too, so remember your coins - £1.50 for one or £2.50 for two bracelets! Well done again team!