Pumpkin Competition Results!
Please see below for photos of the super entries (back table) and winners (front bench) of the Pumpkin Competition.
Many thanks to our local village judge for picking the best entries.
Category Archives: General School News
Autumn arrives
Autumn is upon us and the children performed a wonderful series of poems, songs and readings for our Harvest Festival celebration. We also juiced the remaining apples from our Discovery Area. Litton were very confident in telling us all about how their red combine harvester worked and how they made it out of boxes and… Continue Reading
Summer!
Dear all, It has been wonderful to have such amazing weather for our first weeks back – we thought we’d share some pictures of what the children have been getting up to! Swimming The pool is wonderfully warm (30 degrees) and inviting this week! Bravo to Litton for taking to the water so happily and… Continue Reading
Gardening Club
World Wildlife Fund
Dear parents, Thank you for all your kind donations for our wear it wild day, the children’s outfits are great and we have raised around £140 for WWF. Below you can see the picture of our giraffe which we nearly managed to fill with 1p’s, 2p’s and 5p’s. Thank you all. Kind regards, Sam White Continue Reading
Tutankhamun Trip
Bredy enjoyed a great trip to see the Tutankhamun exhibition in Dorchester as part of their Egyptians history topic this term. Seeing artefacts up close and by listening to their guide they were able to better understand the material culture of this incredible part of history! Continue Reading
Easter!
Litton and Chesil have been doing some wonderful work on the Easter story – acting out all the main parts and explaining what each station means to us now. Continue Reading
World Book Day
Thorner’s celebrated World Book Day in style on Thursday with an array of wonderful costumes and a fantastic book swap shop! Continue Reading
Valentines Disco
A fantastic evening was had by all at the Valentines Disco at the end of term! Continue Reading
Science Day
A huge thank you to the TSA for paying for Wonderlab who visited the school today. The whole school was treated to an amazing range of rocket based experiments – with explosions galore and even a rocket powered car. After the hour long show, the children went off into groups to design and… Continue Reading
Thorner’s Nativity Christmas 2022
Netball Team
Well done to everyone in the Thorner’s Netball Team who played today in very blustery conditions in the Bridport Tournament! Great enthusiasm, attitude and support. Some brilliant team play and a couple of amazing goals! Results: 1st = Thorners 2nd = St Catherines 3rd = St. Marys =5th = BPS/Powerstock 6th = Loders Thorners now go on to represent the… Continue Reading
Colmer’s Hill Run
Our Cross Country team competed in the Colmer’s Hill Run this weekend and all were fantastic. It was an incredibly muddy course but all made it round and well done to the boys who came third overall and to Henry who finished 3rd in his race! Almost all of.our runners were Yr 5 or younger… Continue Reading
Colyton Success!
Congratulations to Ludo Busby and Seb Marks in yr 6 who have both been offered places at Colyton Grammar School for September 2023. Both boys have worked incredibly hard both at home and in school, at our 11+ Club on Friday mornings, in order to prepare for the 11+ exam and should be incredibly proud… Continue Reading
Armistice Day
The children held a special assembly outside today at 11am to mark the anniversary of the armistice of 1918. They decorated the school with poppies of different colours and recited poems from Sassoon and Brooke. The old bell was rung at 11am and the children observed a minute’s silence to pay our respects to all… Continue Reading
Village Show
The children took part in the Litton Cheney Variety Performance (in aid of Dementia UK) at the weekend and delighted the audience with performances of songs from well-known shows from the West End. They sang hits from Matilda, Bugsy Malone and Oliver! A wonderful show and thank you to Patricia Gates for organising such a… Continue Reading
Bovington Tank Museum Trip
Eggardon went for a wonderful trip to Bovington Tank Museum this week to support their work on the First World War. As well as the Trench Experience session the children saw the development of the tank through replicas and real examples from the Western Front. They finished off proceedings by singing “Keep the Home Fires… Continue Reading
Woodchip delivery
The children were delighted to see a huge delivery of woodchip arrive on the school field today – ready for the Discovery Area Working Day on Sunday – thank you to all involved! Mr Sitch Continue Reading
Assemblies
We have been fortunate to have good enough weather to hold some of our recent assemblies outside on the field and in our wildlife Discovery Area. It has been lovely to sit, reflect, listen and pray in such a beautiful space and listen to the sounds of the Valley all around us. We hope to… Continue Reading
Jubilee Celebrations
A huge thank you from everyone at Thorner’s to all of those in the village who organised so much across the whole Jubilee week and weekend. it really was a magical last day of school and I’m sure so much of it will live long in the memory of the children. We started by attending… Continue Reading
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