Dumpton Summer Review 2022

2022

Summer The

Term Review

For the first time in three years, we had a ‘normal’ Dumpton Summer Term - although I would have to say that ‘normal’ seems the most inadequate of adjectives for what has been the most jam-packed, joyful and remarkably fulfilling of terms.

A quick flick through the pages of this magazine will give you a taste of the wonderful array of activities that took place this term. The children - as ever - have grasped those opportunities with both hands, and whether it has been in the classroom, the sports pitches, the stage, or in the great outdoors, they have taken on every challenge with the bravest of hearts and the biggest of smiles. Watching them grow and develop before our eyes is such a pleasure to see.

My thanks also go to our wonderful staff. They may not feature in too many of the pictures here - but none of us ever take for granted how integral they are to all that takes place here at Dumpton.

Christian Saenger, Headmaster

Contents 1

Nursery

3

Prep

5

Celebrating our virtues

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4

6

7 8

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Pre Prep

A community state of mind : charity focus Scholarship Success Book Club

Term Dates

Old Dumptonian Reunion

A fond farewell

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ery #Bekind

Children strengthen their cor e with challenges in the Adventure Playground.

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ve made amazing Nursery children ha water confidence sed in progress and increa this summer term. ol po ng in the swimmi

Children made some beautiful flower crowns for May Day.

ational Yoga Nursery celebrated Intern ent and vem Day, learning about mo . ses rci exe breathing

nd and ildren understa Our Nursery ch . ns can label emotio

Pre of the summer term One of the highlights brilliant Pet Show. for Reception was the

Our Pre Prep corresponded with Streets Meadow residents at a local care home.

Year 1 enjoyed time together at MoorsValley this summer term.

Our Pre Prep learn and recognise emotions and practice our #bekind ethos. land. d to Round Is Year 2 voyage

Years 1 & 2 di scover Sandb anks

beach.

Pre Prep enjo yed community an engaging with our local d receiv from Streets M e letters by return eadow reside nts.

This Autumn Term we look forward to welcoming Miss Alice Fisher, who joins us from Godolphin Prep where she has been their Pre Prep teacher. Alice's creativity, enthusiasm and positivity shone through in what was a very competitive interview process, and we're delighted that she will join the growing Pre-Prep team as a key stage 1 teacher.

Year 2 discov ered Round Is land and the local wildlife.

Prep coming to Thank you to all the parents for did a dren support the day, and the chil . pets r thei all superb job showing off

Year 2 team building on Round Island.

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Island.

Pre prep building sandcastles and friendships in the sand at Sandbanks Beach.

Year 2 explored the natural environment on Round Island.

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Our Pre Prep enjoyed ice creams at the beach this summer term.

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enjoyed Our Pre Prep e beach. th at er th time toge

dge to discover Year 3 visited Kimmeri ence project. sci ir the of fossils as part

for in assembly ly presented elebrating d u ro p 5 r a Ye the week ‘C our theme of ifferences’. r Ou D

Year 6 experi enced time in North the most wonderful Devon chal themselves w ith outdoor ac lenging tivities along that glorious coastline.

Years 3 & 4 P rep children en jo Bushcraft an d camping ou yed t with Mr Bracken an d Mr Cox.

to Year 3 visited Etches Fossil Museum e. stlin coa ssic discover our Jura

Year 6 learnt some surfing skills in North Devon this summer term.

Year 7 conducted some Geography fieldwork in the New Forest this summer term.

Year 6 children made new friends at Skern Lodge this summer.

The famous Ye ar 8 Dumpton Programme w as a term full Leavers’ of making mem ories together activities, in their last school year at Dumpton.

PREP ted a 14 mile Year 7 children comple which they s; eck rb Pu e hike through th were given d an s ve sel em navigated th g after kin responsibility for loo aration ep pr t ea one another, all gr venture Ad ess ern ild W for the Scotland in early September.

Year 4 learnt bushcraft skills including filleting trout from Mere Farm and cooking with the fruits and vegetables from our Dumpton Allotment.

Year 5 enjoyed a successful summer of cricket.

Year 5 worked on maths problem solving and Mr Smith set the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge - well done to all those Prep children who won certificates in Silver and Gold.

Our Prep Sports Day was a huge success.

We were also proud that all the chil dren selected for the Junior and Senior Wessex Athletics championships represen ted the school brilliantly; and that we hav e had representation and Champions at the National Athletics Championship s.

Year 5 children worked hard on their moving and memorable performance of Oliver this term.

Year 6 enjoyed a range of activiti es in North Devon including surfing, climbing, mountain biking, rafting to nam e a few.

ography trip to Our Year 6 enjoyed a Ge st hand the Lulworth Cove to see fir ses which ces physical landform pro stline. coa sic shape our Juras

Year 7 practiced teamwork skil ls and took on responsibilities in Events, Performing Arts, Allotme nts, Gardening, Art Hub, as Form Pre fects, in the Library, Assembly Annouc ement, and as Eco Ambassadors

charity focus

A community state of mind

“

I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples Mother Teresa

Empathy

Creativity

Enthusiasm

Collaboration

Global Citizenship

Courage

Resilience

Celebrating our virtues

Scholarship success

Overall we are so proud to have secured 19 different scholarships this year, with record numbers of academic scholarships to Canford, as well as Sport, Drama and DT scholarships to schools like Bryanston, Clayesmore and BCS.

Book Club

We are grateful to our local independent book shop Gullivers 47 High St,Wimborne BH21 1HS for offering Dumpton parents discount and recommended reading with Dumpton Friends Book Club meeting termly.

Recommended summer reading includes

A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm

Edward Chisholm’s spellbinding memoir of his time as a Parisian waiter takes you below the surface of one of the most iconic cities in the world and right into its glorious underbelly. He inhabits a world of inhuman hours, snatched sleep and dive bars; scraping by on coffee, bread and cigarettes, often under sadistic managers, with a wage so low you’re fighting your colleagues for tips. Colleagues - including thieves, narcissists, exLegionnaires, paperless immigrants, wannabe actors and drug dealers - who are the closest thing to family that you’ve got.

The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

For an unwanted orphan who grows into an unmarriageable young woman, there is no place at all for her in a traditional English manor. But from the day that a whale washes up on the beach at the Chilcombe estate in Dorset, and twelve-year-old Cristabel plants her flag and claims it as her own, she is determined to do things differently. With her step-parents blithely distracted by their endless party guests, Cristabel and her siblings, Flossie and Digby, scratch together an education from the plays they read in their freezing attic, drunken conversations eavesdropped through oak-panelled doors, and the esoteric lessons of Maudie their maid. But as the children grow to adulthood and war approaches, jolting their lives on to very different tracks, it becomes clear that the roles they are expected to play are no longer those they want. As they find themselves drawn into the conflict, they must each find a way to write their own story...

For Children A Beginner’s Guide to Ruling the Galaxy by David Solomons. A brilliantly

funny story of what happens when a galactic princess moves in next door and almost brings about the end of the world. Exciting new fiction from the bestselling, award-winning author of My

Brother is a Superhero. Gavin’s got a new neighbour and she’s really annoying. Niki follows him everywhere, bosses him about, and doesn’t care that her parents will obliterate Earth with their galactic warships if she doesn’t stop running away from them. Can Niki and Gavin sort out the alien despots (aka Mum and Dad) and save the planet? Possibly. Will they become friends along the way?

Doubtful...

The House on the Edge by Alex Cotter (set on the Jurassic Coast)

Where has Faith’s dad gone? Why has he left his family living in an old house perched on a crumbling cliff top? A crack has appeared in the cliff and Faith watches anxiously as it gets bigger and bigger each day... Her brother is obsessed with the sea ghosts he claims live in the basement, and when he disappears as well, Faith starts to believe in the ghosts too. Can she find her brother and bring her father back before everything she cares about falls into the pitiless sea below?

The Good Bear by Sara Lean

It’s the Christmas holidays and Thea is looking forward to spending them with her father. She can tell him all about her plans to become a writer, and maybe he’ll buy her the typewriter she’s been dreaming of. But when Thea arrives in snowy Norway, everything feels . . . wrong. Her father is as distant as ever and now she has to share him with his new family: his girlfriend Inge and her children. Then Thea makes a surprising discovery. Deep in the snowy woods by the house, is a bear. He’s scared and hungry and he desperately needs Thea’s help. When the town hears about a bear living in the woods, Bear’s life is in even greater danger.

Term Dates 2023

Autumn Term 2022 Friday 2 September: SMT Meetings Monday 5 September: Staff INSET / Early Years New Pupils ‘Meet & Greet’ Tuesday 6 September: Staff INSET / New Pupils Tea (Y1 & Above) Term Starts: Wednesday 7 September Term Ends: Friday 16 December Half Term: Thursday 20 to Friday 28 October Spring Term 2023 Wednesday 4 January: Staff INSET Term Starts: Thursday 5 January Term Ends: Friday 24 March Half Term: Monday 13 to Friday 17 February Easter Holiday Club: Monday 27 to Friday 31 March

Summer Term 2023 Monday 17 April: Staff INSET Term Starts: Tuesday 18 April Term Ends: Friday 7 July Early May Bank Holiday: Monday 1 May Half Term: Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June Summer Holiday Club: Monday 10 July to Friday 21 July

A fond farewell

We say goodbye to Mr Price as he retires from teaching

Certain teachers remain etched into the memories of all those they taught.

Mr Price is one of those. For 15 years, Mr Price was an inspirational Head of History, and made an enormous contribution to the sporting life of the school, as well as being a caring, conscientious form tutor. Prep Schools live and breathe based on the efforts of teachers like Mr Price, and he will be sorely missed.

We wish him all the very best for his retirement.

Christian Saenger - Headmaster

Deans Grove House, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7AF 01202 883818 . www.dumpton.com @dumpton_school

Images by PaulWest Photography This programme is sustainably printed by Shelleys of Sherborne and is 100% recyclable