Bride Valley Fledglings Pre-school meets at Thorners School, School House Lane, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9AU . Tel: +44 1308 482410. Opening Hours:

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School has got off to a great start and the new Reception class have settled in brilliantly. The usual mix of activities and trips are now underway with Forest School, Archery and Football coaching all starting this week alongside a new venture for us as a school; windsurfing! After a taster session in the summer for the older ones, I and a hardy bunch of 8-11 year olds, are venturing out onto the water at Portland for 6 lessons in how to windsurf. This it is hoped will compliment the summer sailing series we already undertake in the last half term at Portland and give everyone a new way to get out on the water! Many thanks to Tris Best and OTC at Portland for arranging this 6 week series for the children. In class we are tackling topics ranging from Mountains and Volcanoes, WW1 to Ancient Egypt as well as the usual diet of fractions, times tables, spellings and handwriting! Trips and activities include an upcoming visit from an Egyptian specialist, a trip to Winchester to watch Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful and lots of class cooking for everyone. After half term we will receive, thanks to support from Salisbury Diocese, a new set of 20 IPADs for the children which will enable us to extend their learning into new areas of computing such as animation, green screen films as well as music recording and editing which the children are very excited about! Mike Sitch - Headmaster