My aim was for the children to raise £36 pounds so we could sponsor one turtle, you have totally smashed that target! Meadow 1 have raised about £3oo!! Can you believe it. This is far more than I could ever have imagined and I can’t thank you enough. Please pass on thanks to other family members and friends who have contributed. I am just finalising how best to use this money and am waiting to hear back from the WWF. I am hoping for a sponsership that continues throughout the children’s time at Damers and may also include other animals that link to their future areas of learning.

I am very excited to see you all again in school on Wednesday morning for Stay and Den Build! When you drop off on Wednesday you can come with your child into the classroom and have the chance to look at some of the work they have done this year. Once you have had a look at the books we will go outside to Den Build! Can’t wait!!

This week we had two superstars in Meadow 1! Congratulations! Don’t they look pleased with themselves!!

The children are enjoying finding out about wild flowers and are starting to learn some of their names. Last week we found lots of them in the school grounds and enjoyed sketching and painting them whilst listening to some lovely music.

We had a fantastic trip this morning and once again the Meadow 1 children were super stars! Thank you to all who were able to help. Your lovely children learnt so much from Miles King who is a wild flower expert. They also collected buttercup seeds and scattered them on the Great Field as they walked back to school. I am sure they will all sleep well tonight!

We were super proud of Meadow 1 on sports day! I didn’t take many photos but you may have spotted Miss Barnes who was our photographer on the day! Her photos will be on the website soon for you all.

We have the first of three trips on Friday and I am very keen to get some volunteers to help. We will be visitng Poundbury Hillfort with Miles King who is a wildflower expert. The weather looks good and it is such a great trip. If you can help please let me know on the gate or email me at year1@damers.dorset.sch.uk

On Friday morning the children in Meadow 1 got their whole class reward for being amazing…again!! We visited the park in groups of ten and enjoyed having it all to ourselves for lovely play! We are so lucky to have this on our doorstep!

Last week the teachers and a small group of year 1 children worked with a Food Tech teacher from the Thomas Hardy School. She showed us how to make some delicious orange shortbread. We made enough to bring back to class and share!

If you would like the recipe then please click on the link below.

https://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/recipes/cereals/orange-shortbread/

Forms will be coming home by the end of the week. Next week we will be spending time on Thursday and Friday making these very cute turtles!