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Last week eight children from Year 4 (Honor Whitehand, Harry Hipkiss, Isabelle Keeling, Max Norman, Liana McGrail, Zinnia Hassan, Isaac Steele and William Graham) competed against other Year 4 teams from 16 Primary schools in Christchurch and Bournemouth. They took part in individual Freestyle, Breaststroke and Backstroke races and then combined to create two relay…

Last week our Year 6 class enjoyed an exciting week at the Marwell Activity Centre.   They had an amazing time and the children all had fun trying many  new activities. During the week, they rode quad bikes, paddled canoes, jumped onto a trapeze, experienced the high ropes course, tackled the assault course, left their…

Well done to those children who participated, despite the weather, in Quadkids last Wednesday.  This competition involves 18 schools and approximately 500 children, making it the largest event of its kind in Dorset. What a fabulous opportunity for our children. Not only does this event develop their athletic skills, but also allows them time to…

Mrs Haworth reports: Yesterday, the Year 5 children, Mrs Howe, Mrs Leversha, Mr Haworth and myself had a wonderful day. We were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to visit the Houses of Parliament. Through the contacts Mrs Howe made on the training course she was invited to last year, she was able to arrange…

At the end of the term, Talbot House held ‘180 Challenge Week’, in support of First News’ Cambodia 500 campaign. First News is a weekly newspaper especially written for young people.  The campaign they are running is for 500 schools or families to sponsor a child in Cambodia for one year.  Cambodia is one of…

Year 2 had a fabulous day at the Beaulieu Motor Museum as part of their topic on ‘Transport’. They saw many examples of transport through the ages and loved telling us all about Bluebird’s top speed (403mph), the Penny Farthing’s two differently sized wheels, the car shaped like an orange and how they travelled through…

Our Year 5 and Year 6 children recently went to London to visit Kidzania, and what an incredible day they had!  Kidzania is a ‘town’ run by children, where they have the opportunity to work in different jobs and earn Kidzania money. Throughout the day, they were able to choose from being cabin crew, learning…

On Tuesday, representatives from Years 5 and 6 played in the Bournemouth Schools’ Tag Rugby tournament at Meyrick Park.  A great, if very muddy, day was had by all and by all accounts the children had a wonderful time, played very well and most importantly, once again, demonstrated impeccable sportsmanship.  A match report follws below,…

Our Year 6 children had an amazing day stepping back in time to the Victorian era. They spent the day at the Poole Museum and experienced what life would have been life for a workhouse child trying to get employment in a kitchen of a large house. They learnt recipes off by heart and had…

Netball match report by Arabella Ozanne. On Wednesday 3rd February, 8 year 6s went to a netball tournament at BSG.  There were 20 teams and we played 4 matches.  We were looking forward to wearing our new netball kit but unfortunately it was freezing! Our first game we won 1-0, and the next game we…