Blanford St MaryChurch of England Primary School

What an amazing day celebrating World Book Day at school! The children came in wearing the most fantastic costumes- so many creative characters and wonderful ideas. It was incredible to see the effort everyone put into bringing their favourite stories to life. A huge well done to all the children (and families!) for the brilliant costumes and imagination. We loved seeing them all! #primaryschool #education #dorsetschool #worldbookday #dressingup

Staff getting ready for World Book Day... "Right... give us a minute!" #primaryschool #worldbookday #dressingup #funreel

World Book Day Fun at School! Our school reel captured just how much fun the adults had dressing up for World Book Day! From Goldilocks and the Three Bears, to Paddington Bear, and even characters from Mr Men and Little Miss, the creativity was brilliant to see. A special mention has to go to our lovely Mrs Beaver, who had us all waiting in anticipation to see which book villain she would appear as this year... and she certainly didn't disappoint, arriving as Jafar from Aladdin! Huge well done to Miss West and Mr Osborne for making it such a fun and memorable day for everyone. What a fantastic celebration of books and stories for our children! #primaryschool #education #worldbookday #dressingup #schoolreel

World Book Day Competition entries for 'Create a Scene from a Book' have completely blown us away! The creativity, effort and imagination in every single entry was incredible. It was so hard to choose winners because they were all absolutely amazing. A huge thank you and well done to everyone who took part- you are all wonderful! #education #primaryschool #worldbookday #competition #welldone

Year 6, you have truly inspired us this Children's Mental Health Week We started by surrounding each other with kindness- writing positive affirmations around every single member of our class. Then came teamwork and perseverance as we worked together to complete a tricky puzzle. When it didn't quite fit, one wise child reminded us: "It's ok because not everything fits together perfectly to belong!" We ended the week by writing the most beautiful poems- from the perspective of our classroom itself. The pride, honesty and depth in your words... let's just say Miss West and Mrs Dolman didn't have a dry eye. So proud of our Year 6 family. #childrensmentalhealthweek #Year6 #positivity #education #proud

This week across our school we've been celebrating Children's Mental Health Week Our children have been exploring what makes them them~ sharing special books together, looking in mirrors and talking about what they love about themselves and creating their own "maps of belonging" to show where and with whom they feel safe, happy and valued. It's been a beautiful week of reflection, confidence building and connection because every child deserves to feel seen, heard and proud of who they are. #childrensmentalhealth #belonging #selfworth #primaryschool #together

Music bringing generations together Our choir had the joy of performing at Whitecliff Care Home yesterday. #education #singing #choir #community #childrensinging

For Children's Mental Health Week, every child created a paper version of themselves to show that we all belong in our school. From Year 6 all the way through to Reception, our corridor is filled with every unique, wonderful member of our school family. Can you spot your child? #primaryschool #mentalhealth #childrensmentalhealth #belonging #ourschool

From Art and English book to a finished piece proudly on display in KS1 Year 6 have written factual and descriptive explanation texts about a chosen animal, carefully researching and crafting their work. They then produced stunning artwork to accompany their writing. We are so proud of their creativity, effort and attention to detail. Their finished pieces are now on display to inspire our younger writers and artists across the school #education #primaryschool #writing #art #english

This week we are marking Children's Mental Health Week, focusing on the theme of Belonging. At our school, one of our core values is LOVE, rooted in the words: "Let all that you do be done in love." (1 Corinthians 16:14) We are so proud that so many of our children say they feel loved and that they truly belong here. Creating a safe, caring community where every child feels seen, valued and supported is at the heart of everything we do. When children feel they belong, they flourish. #childrensmentalhealth #belonging #schoolvalues #loveinaction #love @_place2be

POV: You've got a new content idea and at least one staff member is hyped Shoutout to Mrs Beaver (Promise everyone else loves it too! ) #schoolreel #funnyreel #socialsqueen #newidea #justforfun

Gentle reminder Parent & Carer Consultations are today and tomorrow after school. We look forward to seeing you! #primaryschool #consultations #reminder #seeyouthere #dorsetschool

Walking, talking and learning about our local area Real-life geography with Year 3! #education #geography #localarea #schooltrip #littleexplorer

Half of Year 6 had an amazing afternoon at Bryanston School Learning to climb, challenging themselves and having so much fun! Thank you for having us #education #climbing #climbingwall #challenge #primaryschool

Arithmetic scores rising Moves improving Year 6 understood the assignment Weekly dance party after their arithmetic test. Happy Friday everyone #primaryschool #danceparty #rewards #happyfriday #happychildren