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31 January 2019

Recently in Relationship Time, Y5 continued their exploration of the Gospel of Matthew by acting out some well known parables. Both classes enjoyed unpacking the stories and the children were full of ideas when discussing what each one meant. Here is one group acting out “The Parable of the Mustard Seed.”

31 January 2019

‘Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim’rous beastie… ‘ are not the usual sounds you hear from the mouths of our Year 4 pupils on a Friday morning. But on Robbie Burns Day, they were in full voice, trying to decipher and decode his wonderful poem, ‘To a Mouse’, and hear all about his celebrated status. Furthermore, some…

31 January 2019

The roar of the matador’s arena created the triumphant backdrop to our Lower School Film Night.  The children packed the school hall, armed with enthusiasm, popcorn and pizza, to cheer on our bovine hero against all the odds.  Yet another marvellous moment of Dolphin community spirit, was experienced by all present.

24 January 2019

On Friday evening it was a pleasure to welcome our Lower School pupils and their family members to school for Family Night. The children were so keen to be back in school, sharing their learning with their ‘special’ adult. Thank you to all the adults who came and participated wholeheartedly in the different activities. It…

24 January 2019

We were thrilled to see such an interested and dedicated group of new parents who joined us this morning for our ‘Get Ready for Reception’ session.  Mrs Keenan, Mr Woodcraft and Mrs Gates provided valuable insights, tips and encouragement for our up and coming families. We look forward to welcoming next year’s new Reception classes.

24 January 2019

Gathered in our church space, we hosted our Upper School Film Night this week. The children enjoyed a good dose of Hollywood magic, complete with terrific special effects, slapstick humour and heartfelt moments.  In all, it was a huge success; in fact, we doubled last year’s attendance numbers! Mr Popper’s Penguins was a perfectly pitched picture,…

24 January 2019

This week Year 2 have really enjoyed travelling back in time with Florence Nightingale. Miss Nightingale taught us about a time when cameras had only just been invented, manners and posture were of the utmost importance and diseases were spreading like wildfire. Florence gave us her top tips on keeping healthy which included good food,…

18 January 2019

Year 4 have been using scientific methods to actively investigate the properties of solids, liquids and gases this past week. They identified which could flow, which could retain their size or shape and which of these states of matter could be compressed – when squeezed with all the energy that a wee Year Four pupil can…

18 January 2019

In Reception this week we had some very exciting visitors! Pygmy hedgehogs, lizards, meerkats and a huge royal python. We found out how they move, what they like to eat (thankfully not little children…) and we even got to stroke and hold them all. As you can see from the photos we loved every minute…

6 December 2018

If you go into the woods today, you may spot a mouse nest! They have been carefully constructed by our eager Year Four ecologists as part of their investigative studies on Habitats. Inspired by an article shared in class, our hardy pupils braved the elements to locate the perfect spot to build a nest on…