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Welcome to Marshwood Church of England Primary Academy

We are a small school in rural West Dorset. We nurture all members of our school family to be happy, self-confident and supportive of one another. We want each person to flourish in their lives within school, the local community and beyond.

Peter Beare Head of Marshwood CE Primary Academy

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Dec 19, 2024

Pilsdon Class were invited to take part in an afternoon of music led by Mr Jevons at Axe Valley Academy. They were joined by children from other local primary and secondary schools and enjoyed an afternoon of song and music and also performed in front of a live audience. We are so proud of Pilsdon Class who performed with courage and pushed themselves out of their comfort zones. This small clip shows what they have achieved during their music lessons with Mrs Jevons in school, growing in confidence and working together as a team. Well done Pilsdon! @studyataxevalleyacademy

Dec 18, 2024

This week's #WakeUpWednesday guide is attached for you: The holiday season is fast approaching! 🎅 While we hope you’re excited to kick back, relax, and enjoy some well-earned rest with friends and family, it’s still vitally important that we do all we can to safeguard the children and young people in our care over the festive period 🎁 However, it can be tricky to know what specific steps we can take to ensure our winter break is as calm and risk-free as possible, which his why we’ve put together this week’s free guide. Check out our expert advice on keeping youngsters safe over the festive season ❄️🛡️

Dec 17, 2024

The Royal British Legion representative, Rosemary, kindly organised a school box of tokens for the children to purchase and wear to show their respect for Remembrance Day. This year, thanks to your support, we raised a fantastic £88.46 which added to the total of £2469.38 that Rosemary has collected locally. We are so proud to be part of the local community and it was an honour to take part in the Remembrance Service in the village.

Dec 12, 2024

Please find attached details of regular Family Help Advice Sessions which will take place in Bridport @dorsetcounciluk Bridport Family Hub. Please feel free to drop in, but it is recommended that you do contact them via email or phone to book a slot, and they can also offer support via these channels too. Do always let us know if there is anything that we can support you and your family with.

Dec 11, 2024

According to findings from the NHS, 1 in 5 children in England suffer from a probable mental health issue, with 420,000 treated for such problems every month. With such high numbers of young people in need of mental health support, it’s perhaps unsurprising that plenty of them have turned to using apps intended to help them through these kinds of challenges. #WakeUpWednesday

Dec 10, 2024

During our Harvest Festival we asked for donations to help support @bridportcommunitykitchen who provide a safe and welcoming place for all that need it. We are so grateful for the support you showed this cause, and thanks to your donations we passed to them a fantastic supply of food goods, over £100 in cash donations to go towards buying sleeping bags for the homeless and also a brand new sleeping bag kindly donated by a parent. Bev Thornton, who is a volunteer here at the school and works for the charity passes on a huge thank you for all of your help and support. https://bridportcommunitykitchen.org.uk/

Dec 9, 2024

Coneys class are enjoying their forest school sessions and have been enjoying the following activitites: - Learning about facts about foxes, and reciting fox poetry - Playing 'the sly fox' game - Creating a fox face with large Maple leaves and paint - Watching and listening to corn pop on the fire and then eating it with a sprinkle of sugar! - Creating hedgehogs using clay and natural materials - Playing hide and seek

Dec 6, 2024

Congratulations to this week's pupils of the week: Coneys - Tyler Lamberts - Rosie Pilsdon - Archie Well done to all three of you.

Dec 5, 2024

This week children from years 4, 5 and 6 took part in a basketball skills session at @woodroffeschooldorset run by Mr Snowling. The children enjoyed learning new skills and focused on dribbling, shooting, passing and defending. They were joined by other local primary schools, giving the children a fantastic enrichment in PE, spending time at another school and meeting and working together with other children.

Dec 3, 2024

To support their geography and history learning, Lamberts Class enjoyed a trip to West Bay to look at the physical and human developments along the coastline and to explore the history of the railways. We visited @westbaydiscoverycentre and the children enjoyed a tour, talk and video clip with information on how the coastline has evolved. The children enjoyed learning about jobs that the community had in the past and visiting the railway line. Thank you to @westbaydiscoverycentre for welcoming us and teaching us more about our topic work. Thank you also to the Marshwood Primary PFA for covering the cost of our entry to the centre.

Dec 2, 2024

We would like to say a huge thank you to those that came and helped us start to clear the school garden. We have been lucky enough to secure a grant from the council to complete some work on this garden making it a safe space for the children to be able to enjoy with a focus on this being a therapeutic space for children to enjoy. We will continue to keep you updated on the progress of this project and welcome your help and support making this a beautiful space for all to enjoy. If you do happen to know of any businesses that may be able to offer support with the redevelopment of this site please do let us know. @dorsetcounciluk #therapeuticgarden #outdoorlearning

Nov 29, 2024

Well done to our Marshwood Stars: Coneys: Lola, Silas, Imelda and Charlie Lamberts: I, C, Grace and Humphrey Pilsdon: Theo, Elsie, May and Edith

Nov 29, 2024

Congratulations to our pupils of the week: Coneys - Isla Lamberts - R Pilsdon - Felix Well done!

Nov 26, 2024

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide/school-anxiety-and-refusal/ #Findingoutwhatsgoingonforyourchild The link above offers support for any parents whose children struggle with anxiety, especially if your child sometimes finds it hard coming into school in the mornings. There are some great ideas to help parents initiate a constructive conversation with school about how we can all work together to help. Please do always speak to a member of staff if you have any worries or concerns, we are always here to help and support you and your child.

Nov 26, 2024

Nov 24, 2024

A reminder that school photos (individual and siblings in school) will take place tomorrow afternoon.

Nov 22, 2024

Congratulations to this week's pupils of the week: Coneys - Lola Lamberts - Nate Pilsdon - Harry Well done to all three of you!

Nov 21, 2024

This afternoon is quite a contrast to this morning during journeys to school and we do hope that those who were unable to make it into school are safe and well. The roads were certainly challenge this morning and we thank you for taking the time to contact the school if you were not able to make it in due to the driving conditions. The children have enjoyed today's snow day, they have had a delicious lunch cooked up by the staff and made a fantastic snowman on our playground, with the snow being a highlight to break times! You can see by the smiles that everyone has enjoyed themselves!

Nov 20, 2024

This half term, Coneys class are taking part in forest school each Wednesday afternoon. In the first two weeks we have observed and discussed the seasonal changes that Autumn brings. We have sung a variety of Autumn songs and played a fun game with fallen leaves. We have learnt about animals that hibernate such as hedgehogs and created our own hedgehog artwork using leaves from the forest floor. We have also learnt a hedgehog song. We have also been playing 'I spy fungi!" looking out for interesting fungi around the forest, ass well as toasting marshmallows on the camp fire to have smores which were enjoyed by all. #ForestSchool

Nov 19, 2024

In Lamberts we are learning about databases. We enjoyed playing a 'comparison cards' game a bit like 'Top Trumps' to learn about records, fields, and data. The following week, we compared how quickly we could filter and sort the data on our cards compared to doing it on the computers... The computers were the clear winner!

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