In Year 7 English this week, we have been starting to look at Propaganda posters, decide on the most persuasive and give reasons why.

Our first Equality and Diversity Enrichment Day is going well. Year 6 are fully involved in their House Sports: Ringball (S Africa), Kabaddi (India) and Pétanque (France) are in full flow!

Our Yr8’s are currently researching the many different languages spoken in the UK. A combination of using their Geography and Maths skills for this session!

As part of our Enrichment Day on Equality and Diversity, Year 5 have been experiencing different sports from around the world: Ringball (S Africa), Kabaddi (India) and Pétanque (France). These took the place of our usual inter-house sports!

Year 6 have been hard at work studying where in the world we might have relatives or family roots.

Our Yr8’s had great fun this afternoon during our Diversity Enrichment Day. They took part in a Japanese art session and had a go at origami and anime drawing.

Some of our Yr5 and Yr6 pupils taking part in the East Dorset Panathlon event this afternoon at Emmanuel Middle School. They work as a team and take part in a whole host of great activities and challenges.

Some more great action shots of our Year 5 and 6 pupils from this afternoon’s Panathlon event.

Some more action shots from the Panathlon event this afternoon. Everyone is having a great time!

A bit late, but well done to Jacob from year 7 who was the Hot Chocolate Friday winner last week. Well done Jacob.

He's back! Spreading festive fun already this week. Watch this space to find out where he has been hiding this week!

Well done to Joyce for being the Hot Chocolate Friday winner this week. Joyce has been doing amazing stuff in her French lessons.

Just some of the places that Jeremiah the Elf has been hiding this week. The children have enjoyed hunting for him. Who knows where he will be next week? Our Christmas Post Box is now up accepting cards by children for their friends. Please include surnames and TG's when posting.

Here are the end results of an evaporation experiment with our year 7's. Salt water solution collected via filtration the lesson prior.

This week I have been sorting out the post box, hiding in trees, following Mr Greedy around school and doing a spot of reading. I even kept a close eye on what all of the children had for their lunches. I wonder what I will do next week?? Jeremiah.

Year 7 distillation with salt water solution created through filtration.

What a week it has been! Our amazing children performed brilliantly on Monday to the whole school and also a packed church in the evening for the community. Well done to everyone involved in the Carol Service, including our talented staff choir!

Wednesday saw us all come together for our Christmas Meal. An amazing job by Miss Carden and Mrs Neame. Enjoyed by all, it was a fantastic meal and well received. It's fair to say that there were some tired children for the last lesson of the day!

Jeremiah continues to pop up around and about the school providing lots of fun for the children trying to find him each day. We do need to talk to him about 'Elf and Safety' though, as at times he has put himself into some pretty precarious places.

It's not all been festive fun though. We have continued to work just as hard in our lessons. Here are some great action shots from one of our trampolining lessons this week.