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22 November 2018

On Monday, the Year 3 Rubies embarked on an historical adventure. Whilst tidying the church, we stumbled upon two very old map and we decided that it would be worth notifying a nearby museum to see if any of their experts would be able to make sense of them. We were astonished to receive a visit…

20 November 2018

Going from strength to strength, Dolphin School jumped up to 39th place in this year’s Sunday Times Top 100 Prep Schools list! Although we know that academic results are not the only measure of an excellent school, it is rewarding to know that our pupils flourish in all areas.  

15 November 2018

During Relationship time throughout Peace Week, Year 6 made felt poppies and decorated inspirational colouring-in sheets on peace along with carefully chosen Bible verses which helped to create an in-depth ‘peaceful’ experience overall.   A group of Year 5 and 6 children chose to bless our community by painting peace pebbles. They took their time…

15 November 2018

Year 5 had a wonderful time honing their sewing skills making felt poppies for Remembrance Day.   During Peace Week, Year 5 had the opportunity to create their own poppies. The children enjoyed working with a variety of materials, helping each other and spending time thinking about the meaning behind poppies.   Year 5 enjoyed…

15 November 2018

The pupils in 4CR had turns to disrupt the learning taking place in their classroom. They recorded words to describe how their minds felt and displayed them in the cracks of their shattered portraits. The next day, the pupils wrote poems of peace and published these on plasters to mend their broken minds – if…

15 November 2018

During Relationship Time in Year 3 Rubies, we designed and painted wind chimes using the vibrant colours seen in Autumn. Their tinkling sounds in the gentle breeze are very soothing. During morning break on Wednesday, Years 3 and 4 were invited to enjoy “Painting, Peace and Praise”. We used watercolours to create beautiful patterns, bring…

15 November 2018

This week, Year 2 have made doves to remind us that they are a symbol of the Holy Spirit and of Peace. We have also taken time to compose our own prayers and pray for places in the world experiencing conflict and war. The children came up with very thoughtful and caring ideas which have…

15 November 2018

Year 1 learnt a poem in Peace Week: I can change the world with my own two hands, Make a better place with my own two hands, Make a kinder place with my own two hands. They thought of ways they could use their hands to do this. Here are some of the ideas they…

15 November 2018

During Peace week we thought about why we celebrate Remembrance Day and made a poster using some Remembrance Day images. We also drew pictures of how we can be peacemakers on raindrops because we want peace to rain down.

12 November 2018

Year 5 have been studying chromatography. The word chromatography is derived from the Greek meaning colour and writing.