Dumpton School Spring Review

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Ter m Review

I hope flic king through the pages of this lovely review of our Spr ing Ter m g ives a sense of the incredibly var ied and wholesome lives that our pupils lead at Dumpton From some record-breaking academic sc holar ship results, to more National Finalists (well done to the U13 Boys Hoc key team and our super Swim Squad), to the perfor ming ar ts br illiance of the Spr ing Spectacular and our Senior production of Mary Poppins, it has been a most busy, but most successful ter m We also hosted our fir st ever ‘Dumpton Talks Week’ - with nearly 150 of you joining us across the week for a ser ies of talks from exper ts about issues relevant to br ing ing up c hildren in what is becoming an ever more complicated moder n world.

But perhaps my highlight of the ter m was our inspirational Global Citizenship Day I was so proud of our pupils, but also proud that we as a sc hool are putting Global Citizenship at the hear t of our education We fir mly believe that c hildren will benefit from under standing their place in the wider world, and from nur tur ing a desire to help suppor t our planet and all the people who live on it. Not only does this g ive them a sense of agenc y, pur pose and fulfilment in the

face of some of these global c hallenges (after all, as we know, the best antidote to wor rying about something is to feel like you are doing something about it!), but I tr uly believe we are helping them g row into the c hangemaker s and innovator s of a future where our economy is likely to be dr iven by sustainability and environmental issues As US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken recently said: ‘the Green Economy is the future’ - and I hope we are g iving the pupils at Dumpton a significant headstar t in this regard.

It’s incredibly energ ising spending time with your c hildren, and seeing how deter minedly and positively they enact the sc hool’s ‘Be Kind and Aim High’ values in all that they do here at Dumpton. Whatever doom and gloom you might read and see in the news, I can promise you this: if the pupils at Dumpton are anything to go by, our planet is in the safest of hands.

Christian Saenger, Headmaster

Whatever the weather Nursery get outside and make the most of our allotments and school grounds.

N u r s e r y

The Bluebells class took part in a block project organised by Dorset Council, involving building models every day for the whole of the spring term.

Nursery children enjoyed baking Easter biscuits this term with Mrs Brown.

Children enjoyed eating the Easter treats they made in Food Technology.

y aginative fairy play outside despite the spring showers.

The children learnt how to work as a team playing parachute games

The Dandelions at Forest School made pictures, poking flowers through holes in cardboard.

Children explored the construction area in the Nursery garden.

Swimming is part of the weekly timetable for Nursery children.

The children were proud to show our Reception teacher their lion drawings.

Everyone rehearsed for the

As part of our work on ‘Transport’ we sat on the school bus and sang ‘TheWheels on the Bus’ to the driver as he drove us around the school grounds.

The children enjoyed planting cress outdoors in the sunshine.

Mr Cox brought the Dumpton chicks to visit.

Nursery develop ball skills and coordination in a games class.

Spring Spectacular with bunny ears on.

Year 1 worked on a ‘MyVoice Matters’ project as part of whole school mental health awareness week.

Year 2 learnt about Invasion Day and celebrated Australia with talks from parents who have lived there.

Reception children re-enacted some parts of their favourite story book in character, as part of World Book Day.

1 children spotted snowdrops on a field trip to Kingston Lac y House and Gardens.

Year 1 created some fantastic ice sculptures using flowers and leaves.

Year 2 learnt all about the life cycle of chicks with Mr Cox.

Year 1 built their own greenhouses in Science.

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Reception wrote messages in a bottle about saving our oceans, as part of Global Citizenship Day.

Pre-Prep learnt how to carefully handle the Dumpton chicks with Mr Cox.

Year 2 played cricket together in games as part of learning all about Australia.

Reception learnt all about the Post Office this term.

Year 2 dressed up in character for their Greek Day this term.

Year 2 learnt all about characters from Greek mythology.

Year 2 created some original aboriginal art as part of their celebration of Australian culture

Year 1 created Olympic medals in Bronze, Silver and Gold whilst learning all about the Olympic Games this term.

Year 2 cooked recipes from around the globe for World Food Day.

Year 2 enjoyed a lovely Easter Egg Hunt together.

Year 2 loved finding all the eggs this Easter in the Adventure Playground.

Year 3 explored magnetic fields in Science this term.

Some Year 8 pupils hosted a fundraising evening for charity with staff.

Year 6 enjoyed cooking on the outdoor classroom fire for Pancake Day.

Year 6 enjoyed some time in the sunshine with the Dumpton chicks.

All Prep school pupils took part in the annual House Singing Competition this term.

Senior Prep school girls played Netball together this term.

Year 8 helped Pre-Prep classes with reading and maths

Senior Prep School boys played Hockey together this term.

Year 8 observed a dramatic practical with dry ice in Science.

Year 5 got into the 1980’s spirit with the whole school for the House Singing Competition.

Year 6 had an interesting Science practical dissecting the heart and lungs.

Year 4 tried to teach the chicks to act like parrots.

Year 3 solemnly swear they are up to no good.

Year 5 collaborated in Food Technology lessons this term.

Year 8 made and tested choice chambers for detritivores with a Science practical this term.

Year 7 pupils made an effort with book character fancy dress for World Book Day.

Year 5 enjoyed practical Science this term.

The whole school got into the spirit of World Book Day.

Meet our Cater ing Team

A word from Steph Jones Cater ing Manager at Dumpton

Suc h a lot has c hanged in the 36 year s I have been at Dumpton; circa 100 pupils, with a major ity being boarder s and staff of around 40 We were responsible for 3 meals and snac ks 7 days a week then, 1 meal and a snac k for 300 pupils and 100 staff today. We have always tr ied to keep the favour ites on the menu – Bolognese, Roasts, Fishy Fr iday to name a few. The difference in this era compared to 1988 is that the menus are nutr itionally c hec ked by a dietician to confir m we offer a wide range of foods and also meet the Sc hool Standards. What has not c hanged, is the enthusiasm for foods the c hildren have Whilst the pupils like traditional puddings there is a definite swing towards fresh fr uit with the odd “treat day”. Smoothies always go down well and

when possible we minimise the use of sugar and use natural honey or apple juice instead.Yoghur t Bar is another favour ite, fresh raspber r ies and strawber r ies with perhaps a cr umble or flapjac k spr inkled makes a tasty desser t c hoice. Matc h teas are a favour ite par t of the week for Parents and c hildren alike The Cater ing depar tment always enjoy ter mly themes; from Chr istmas to Easter, themed foods to matc h a play or our Family After noon. Occasionally we get involved with fancy dress to matc h – whic h the c hildren always enjoy Our Cater ing team of 11 have a wealth of exper ience in cater ing; we work together to constantly improve our offer ing, including listening to the c hildren when they ask if they could have a cer tain dish to try.

Dumpton Fr iends

Let us introduce you to some of the wonderful volunteering parents.

RACHEL WOLFENDEN has served the Dumpton Community as Chair of Dumpton Friends for the past two years. During her time she has organised many successful events and fundraised to help with pupils’ chosen charities. Rachel is stepping down at the end of this academic year. Rachel has Bear in Year 6 and Coco in Year 4 and Lola in Reception.

KATE BOXER-MISSEN is kindly taking over from Rachel as Chair for September 2024.

Kate has Tristan in Year 4, and twins Sienna and Lucas in Reception.

ANTHONY SWIFT kindly remains as the Dumpton Friends Treasurer and Quiz Master and has Felicity in Year 2.

If you would like to be involved with our fr iendly parents as par t of the Dumpton Fr iends committee, for a par ticular event or just general help please do get in touc h with Kate on email fr iends@dumpton.com to find out more

We are grateful to Dumpton Friends for organising the annual Easter Egg Hunt and other events

Dumpton Talks

We were delighted to host a series of talks at Dumpton this Spring Term. Fantastic visiting speakers provided insight on different elements of parenting and shared wisdom about how best to bring up our children in a modern world. All the talks were so well received and we know all those who attended took away some useful tools to consider when raising our children.

In a full week of talks we enjoyed time with Melissa Clinton, Head of Wellbeing at Canford Sc hool speaking to us about creating and maintaining good habits, with a par ticular focus on sleep habits

We explored the world of tec h with Har r iet Per rett, Assistant Head (Middle Year s) at Clayesmore Sc hool. ‘Bored and br illiant:free the mind from technology to ignite creativity’ Har r iet shared how Clayesmore approac h this ever-c hang ing landscape for Pre-Prep through to teenage year s.

Tony Pulis, for mer Premier ship football manager and player gave an inspir ing talk about life before and after professional spor t and how impor tant it is to cultivate good behaviour s and work ethic to ac hieve your dreams

We had some practical and insightful strateg ies from Dr Alisha Azzopardi on motivating and foster ing resilience with our c hildren, and how to recognise how our own upbr ing ing affects our approac h to parenting

Dr Preetpal S Bachra, Deputy Head - Pupil Development at Bryanston gave an extremely interesting talk on ‘Parenting Tweens and Teens’, with par ticular focus on identifying pressures for our c hildren and how to navigate the sc hool year s ahead.

I couldn’t be prouder of both casts! So much hard work, collaboration and dedication on show; practically perfect in every way!

N A T A L I E WA R D E Perfor ming Ar ts

Putting on a show like this requires such a huge amount of collaboration from staff and pupils alike, and what a team they all were! This was such a fun show to put on and it was such fun to recreate such a classic .

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S A R A H O A K E S Director of Perfor ming Ar ts, Head of RSE & PSHE

Scholar ships 2024

James

Canford Music Scholarship and Canford Academic Scholarship

Maya Canford Academic Scholarship

Tilly Bryanston Sports Scholarship and Canford Sports Scholarship

Frederick Bryanston Performing Arts Scholarship

Samuel Bryanston All Rounder Scholarship

Amelia Clayesmore Sports Scholarship

Marni Bryanston Sports Scholarship

Austin Canford Music Scholarship

Alexander Canford Academic Scholarship

William Bryanston Sports Scholarship

GeorginaBryanston Sports Scholarship

Zach Millfield Sports Scholarship

Rafferty Bryanston Sports Scholarship

Sabela Canford Academic Scholarship

Indiana Canford Sports Scholarship

Sofie Canford Academic Scholarship

Global Citizenship Day

Dumpton’s annual Global Citizenship Day br ings the whole sc hool together to make sustainability a pr ior ity, with eac h year g roup shar ing their exper iences

This year, pupils have planted a new copse of trees in Tar rant Monkton, par ticipated in Surfer s Against Sewage’s Million Mile beac h clean in Bour nemouth, worked with Wimbor ne Council to clean up public recreation spaces and suppor ted volunteer s at Wimbor ne Community Garden, lear ning the value of locally produced food.

This year ’ s theme was Br ight New World, inspired by the book by Cindy Forde. Her refreshingly optimistic workshop, empowered pupils to imag ine a future world where humans have managed global c hallenges successfully She really encouraged the c hildren to have a voice and it was suc h a pr ivilege to benefit from her insight and incredibly positive energy We were also delighted to welcome local endurance swimmer, ocean activist and founder of Project Planet Ear th, Oly Rush, who tr uly inspired Pre-Prep with his love of the ocean and concer n for its health

Margo Cox, Head of Global Citizenship, Head of Geography

Staff Changes

Tim Harrison

Dumpton Bus Driver

We welcome Tim to our Dumpton Bus Dr iver team. Tony Adams

Dumpton Bus Driver

We say goodbye to Tony who drove our Blandford route, and wish him well for the future

We are deeply sad to share that we have lost Steven Bearwood, a member of our Domestic Housekeeping Team; we send our deepest condolences to his f amily

Ter m Dates 2024/25

Autumn Ter m 2024

Monday 2 September: Staff INSET

Tuesday 3 September: Staff INSET

Wednesday 4 September: Ter m Star ts

Thur sday 24 October to Fr iday 1 November: Half Ter m

Wednesday 18 December: Ter m Ends

Spr ing Ter m 2025

Monday 6 Januar y: Staff INSET

Tuesday 7 Januar y – Fr iday 28 Marc h: Spr ing Ter m

Monday 17 Febr uar y – Fr iday 21 Febr uar y: Half Ter m

Monday 31 Marc h – Tuesday 22 Apr il: Easter Holiday

Monday 31 Marc h – Fr iday 4 Apr il: Easter Holiday Club

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