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Inspiring a Lifetime Love of Learning
Welcome
Our School
Cheselbourne Village School is a First School for children aged 4 - 9 years old, with a pre-school provision for children aged 3 up to school age. We are an active member of DASP- Dorchester Area Schools Partnership. We also hold a weekly parent & toddler group for younger children on Tuesday mornings in the village hall called Scarecrows.
Equality and Inclusion
Cheselbourne Village School wants everyone within our school to feel welcome, valued and included in the school community. We are committed to providing a fully accessible environment to enable this to happen. Our pupils are provided with high quality learning opportunities so that each child achieves all that they can. We want all our pupils to feel confident and have a positive view of themselves. We want our pupils with a disability to access all elements of school life, including school clubs, activities and trips. We recognise that we may have to do things a little differently to make this happen. We are committed to taking positive action in the spirit of the Equality Act 2010, by removing disadvantage faced by pupils with a disability and eliminating discrimination. We will ensure that through whole school training, all staff and governors will be aware of our duties to support children with disabilities, in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Scarecrows Toddler Group & Caterpillar Pre-School
Caterpillar Pre-School runs Mon and Friday (to link with Bumblebees preschool in Cheselbourne on Tues, Wed & Thurs) and is for children as soon as they turn 3 up until they are school age.
It is led by Miss Fiona McIntyre with support from Miss Claire Bagwell and overseen by EYFS teacher Mrs Mowlam.
Based in the Pod at the back of our wonderful, small village school it provides a well-resourced learning environment set up to provide exciting learning opportunities for your little ones.
We are a happy, caring and friendly school that can give your children an individual and unique start to their school experience. Best of all is the seamless transition we provide for your child’s move to Reception through their familiarisation of the school from their time spent at Caterpillar Preschool.
Find out more in our Caterpillar Welcome Pack 2017-18
Is based in the Village Hall across for the school and runs every Tuesday from 8:50 - 10:30am during Term Time. It run by a senior Teaching Assistant from the school, Mrs Penny Price and supported by Miss Fiona McIntyre.
Scarecrows is a fun and friendly group for adults, younger children and babies in our community. Each session involves plenty of play, games, craft activities, cookery, singing, snacks and cups of tea or coffee for the grown ups. It is a great way for children and parents to meet other families that they are likely to be at school with.
Butterfly Class - Early Years & Key Stage 1
Butterfly Class comprises of children from Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. This happy mixed-age class is taught by Mrs Jacquie Mowlam (Class Teacher), Miss Amy Gatrill (Teaching Assistant) and Miss McIntyre (Cover Supervisor).
September 2018 - BF Class Welcome Letter T1W2
For those due to start Reception in Sep 2018 - please see New Parent Meeting Powerpoint Summer 2018
Find out more about what they are learning - EYFS Butterfly Class Topic Web Aut 2018 and Butterfly Class Topic Web Autumn 18
Kingfisher Class - Key Stage 2
Kingfisher Class is made up of children from Year 3 & 4. They are lucky enough to be taught by two teachers Mrs Emma Collett (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday) and Mrs Mary See (Thursday & Friday).
September 2018- KF Welcome Back Letter T1W2
They have lots of fun in their learning, have a look at what they're learning about at the moment - KF Class Topic Web Aut 2018
Notice Board
Open Celebration Assembly this Friday 19th Oct 2:30pm in the Village Hall. All welcome to attend.
Why not book into Breakfast Club - CVS Breakfast Club 2018
Ongoing Notices:
Wear PE Kits to school on Friday mornings please. (Bring uniforms in your kit bag!)
GDPR:
Following the changes to Data Protection in May 2018 known as the GDPR please see General Data Protection Regulation May 2018 PRIVACY NOTICE CVS parents
School Closures:
Weather update: our school is always open unless listed on this page
2018 - 2019 School Dates:
Autumn Term 2018
Term 1 - Wednesday 5th September - Friday 19th October 2018
(HALF TERM - Mon 22nd Oct - Fri 26th Oct (INSET 3-Mon 29th Oct)
Term 2 - Tuesday 27th October - Friday 21st December 2018
(CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY - Mon 24th Dec - Fri 4th Jan 2019)
Spring Term 2019
Term 3 - Monday 7th January - Thursday 14th February (INSET 4-Fri 15th Feb)
(HALF TERM - Mon 18th Feb - Fri 22nd Feb)
Term 4 - Monday 25th February - Friday 5th April 2019
(EASTER HOLIDAY - Mon 8th Apr - Mon 22nd Apr)
Summer Term 2019
Term 5 - Tuesday 23rd April - Friday 24th May 2019
(HALF TERM - Mon 27th May - Fri 31st May (INSET 5-Mon 3rd Jun)
Term 6 - Tuesday 4th June - Tuesday 23rd July 2019
SUMMER HOLIDAYS!
Parent Zone
To all our fantastic parents, we would like to encourage you to become our partners in your child's education. Your involvement both in our school & your children's journey through it is integral to helping your child develop a lifetime passion for learning. We have an 'open door' approach to education and we hope you will feel welcome to visit us. Your child's teacher is always glad to discuss points about your child's education and welfare with you.
Friends (CSF)
Newsletters
Uniform
School Meals
Attendance
Breakfast Club
Clubs
DASP Music
Parent Communication
Gallery
Friends (CSF)
Welcome to the Friends of Cheselbourne Village School!
We are a group of parents, family, friends & staff of the school who get together to raise money for the school and organise enriching events for the children, families and local community. We would love you to get involved in whatever capacity you are able, our meetings are fun, social and informal!
We normally raise about £3,000 per year - which we are very proud of considering we are such a small school! This money is spent on a variety of things including; equipment for the school, school trips (both educational & fun), swimming and much more.
Current Friends representatives;
Chair - Donna
Treasurer - Nerys
Secretary - Lucy
Yr 4 -
Yr 3 -
Yr 2 -
Yr 1 -
Yr R -
Previous Events Include:
Halloween Disco, Easter Bingo, Big Barn Night, Christmas Fair
Please keep an eye on the website calendar to find out the date of our next meeting and future CSF events!
Newsletters
Uniform
Please find below our full school uniform list. We believe that the children should take pride in their appearance and always come to school looking smartly dressed in the correct uniform. All of the Cheselbourne uniform is available to buy at Tesco's (link below) or in our second hand school uniform shop. We may also be able to provide help to any families who need support buying their child's uniform, if this is the case, please chat to Mrs White.
Cheselbourne School Uniform List
- Cheselbourne Logo Sweatshirt
- White shirt or polo shirt
- Grey school trousers, skirt or pinafore
- Black shoes with flat heels and nonslip soles (not trainers)
- Grey, Navy or White Socks or Tights
Summer Options
- Grey shorts
- Blue & White Gingham Dress
PE Uniform (to be kept in school in a draw string bag)
- Pale Blue Polo Shirt
- Navy Blue Shorts or Skirt
- Navy Blue Sweatshirt & Tracksuit bottoms (if needed for colder weather & clubs)
- Trainers or Plimsoles
Hair & Jewellery
All hair should be neat & tidy for school. Long hair (for safety and hygiene) should be tied up please.
For the safety of all children, the only jewellery allowed in school is a small stud earring. Children will be asked to remove these for PE lessons.
School Meals
We are proud to be a Healthy School! At lunchtimes we encourage children to eat healthily, with polite table manners and learn valuable social skills whilst eating together. If your child has a packed lunch, please support us by sending them in with a healthy, nutritious lunch that does not contain any unhealthy food or sugary treats.
Our Hot School Meals are provided by Local Food Links.
Universal Infant Free School Meals
Since September 2014 the Government has financed a hot school meal for every pupil in Reception, Year 1 & Year 2.
Free School Meals
If you are eligible for free school meals, we would like to encourage you to register even if your child is currently in Reception, Year 1 or Yr 2. Our school is eligible to receive additional Pupil Premium benefits for each child that registers. These may include; Free Uniform, Additional Tuition, Free School Meals continuation in Yr 3 & Yr 4, Support with School Clubs, Music Lessons etc.
Milk Scheme
Children who are younger than 5 years old qualify for Free School Milk and this will be provided by the school to drink at morning breaktime. Children older than 5 can still have milk but there will be a charge for this. Please see Mrs White in the School office.
Attendance
Breakfast Club
We are proud to be able to offer a daily Breakfast Club for children who need to be dropped off early. The Breakfast club is run by Miss Claire Bagwell and is available either as a one-off or on a regular weekly booking. The breakfast club includes a tasty & healthy breakfast plus various activities to keep the children entertained and readied for the day ahead - we hear great feedback from the children who attend!
Every week day 7.45am - 8.45am £5 per child/per day
To book please click here - CVS Breakfast Club 2018
Clubs
After School Clubs - Autumn Term 2018
Mon - Fri - Breakfast Club, 7:45 - 8:45am
Mon - No Club (School Staff Meeting)
Tues - Football, 3:20-4:15pm
Wed - Netball, 3:20-4:15
Thurs - Wild Art, 3:20-4:30 (Pick-up from Village Hall please.)
Fri - Multi-Sports, 3:20-4:15
DASP Music
Our school is a member of DASP. This group comprises thirteen first schools, three middle schools, one special & one upper school. There are many benefits to your child being a DASP citizen, one of which is access to DASP music lessons held at school during the school day. Lessons are offered for a variety of instruments and start at £4 for a group lesson or £5.50 for an individual lesson. If you are interested in any of the below lessons please get in touch with Sandy for more information or click on the link below.
Instruments
Violin, Cello, Recorder, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Cornet, Trumpet, Tenor Horn, Euphonium, Ukulele, Acoustic Guitar, Drumkit, Orchestral Percussion, Keyboard, Classical Piano, Jazz Piano, Singing
Parent Communication
You are partners in the education of your child and we want you to be as involved as possible! We would love to hear from you. There is always be a member of staff available to speak to at the beginning or end of the school day and you can also contact the school via email if you need office@cheselbourne.dorset.sch.uk.
We sincerely hope that you and your child will be happy at Cheselbourne. If you do have any concerns or things that you would like to discuss, please get in touch with the Headteacher so that these can be resolved as swiftly as possible. If you feel your concern is not solved then we have a Complaints Policy.
Parent View
Parents can make a difference to our school by posting your comments on what we do well on the Parent View website. This is an OFSTED website and views of parents are used to inform inspection decisions.
Gallery
Proud of our school
Cheselbourne School - first to see Dippy the Dinosaur in Dorchester Museum
Interviewed by the BBC
End of Year Trip to Lyme Regis 
Record Breaking - Cheselbourne's Largest Cupcake Cake to celebrate the Royal Wedding
Trip to see Dippy
Learning in our lovely gardern 
Making Roundhouses as part of our learning about the Celts
Fun Learning - Strong Structures
Fun Learning - with water
Art Lessons- painting 'el fresco'
Pop-Up Museum fun
Creative Learning
Our own Music
Brilliant Brass Lessons
Trip to Nothe Fort, Weymouth
Making dens on Hooke Court Residential Trip
Fun PE with Mr Daile
School Production July 2018
Our lovely school in it's beautiful rural setting
Snowy Cheselbourne
Sports Day
World Book Day
The Wizard of Oz, School Production Summer 2017 
Pupil Zone
At Cheselbourne we are Caring, Considerate, Communicative, Courteous, Co-Operative, Conscientious & Confident!
School Day
Community
Topic Webs
Home Learning
School Houses
Green Team
Cheselbourne Student Voice
Clubs
Links & Games
Our School Garden
School Day
The school day starts at 8.45am. Please be in school in good time for the start of the morning session. Say goodbye to your parents or carers in the playground.
7.45am - 8.45am - Breakfast Club
8.45am - 9am - Settling in activities or Wake & Shake
9am - 10.30am - Morning Lessons
10.30am - 10.45am - Break time (& snack for KS1)
10.30 - 12pm - Morning Lessons
12pm - 1pm - Lunch followed by Break time
1pm - 3.15pm - Afternoon Lessons (2pm Break for Early Years and KS1)
3.15pm - End of the School Day
3.20pm - 4.15pm - After School Clubs (4:30pm finish for Art Club)
There is an Act of Worship each day with a chance for the whole school to be together. Each daily assembly has a different theme:
Mondays - New Week Assembly, led by the Headteacher.
Tuesdays - PSHE, School Council or Green Team Assembly, led by a teacher.
Wednesdays - Faith Assembly, led by either visitor or teacher, learning about Christianity and other world faiths.
Thursdays - Singing Assembly
Friday - Celebration Assembly, a chance to celebrate all the good things from the week!
Community
Cheselbourne Village Hall
We are lucky to have the use of the newly refurbished Cheselbourne Village Hall and large adjoining field for our lunches, sports activities and events. Just across the road from the school it is an ideal space for a school hall.
The hall is also available to the rest of the local community or hire for events. To find out more visit http://cheselbournevillagehall.yolasite.com/ or contact Alison Wright on:
t- 07594 428738 / e- cheselbournevillagehall@gmail.com
Community Speedwatch
Many residents of Cheselbourne are concerned about the traffic passing through the village and therefore the Parish Council has set up a Community Speedwatch. A team of volunteers uses a radar device to check on the speed of vehicles within the 30 mph zone. Drivers who exceed the speed limit are reported to Dorset Police. The team also reports on drivers using their phones or not wearing seat belts.
Please drive carefully on your way to and from school; there are many blind bends and narrow passing places and the road has to be shared with pedestrians, horse riders and many large farm vehicles.
More information can be found here: https://www.communityspeedwatch.org/
Robin Maslin, our Local Authority Governor and Speedwatch Co-ordinator can be contacted via the school office or the Parish Council website: https://www.hugofox.com/community/cheselbourne-parish-council-7854/home
Topic Webs
Each Term the teachers prepare a Topic Web which we send home. This outlines the themes being taught and it is hoped that this will allow parents to support and reinforce the learning going on in school.
Here's what Kingfisher Class are up to this term: 
Here's what Butterfly Class are up to this term:
Home Learning
School Houses
We have 4 School Houses; Cherry, Copper Beach Sycamore & Willow
Each of you will have been allocated to a house, which you will stay in for your whole time at Cheselbourne. We encourage you to earn House Points for your House, these can be earned for hard work, helping others, achieving in any subject including PE etc. We count up the points each Friday in our Celebration Assembly and Houses are awarded rewards for their achievements along the way. Find out more - House Points
Green Team
The Green Team meet every Wednesday, led by Miss Gatrill and are aiming to become a 'Green Flag' School (We are already an Eco School!) The Green Team have created a Green Team Eco Code.
Use less energy
Save water
Help other people have enough food and water
Recycling is best
Look after wildlife
Grow plants in a pretty garden for bees, butterflies and people
GREEN IS GOOD
Cheselbourne Student Voice
Clubs
After School Clubs - Autumn Term 2018
Mon - Fri - Breakfast Club, 7:45 - 8:45am
Mon - No Club (School Staff Meeting)
Tues - Football, 3:20-4:15pm
Wed - Netball, 3:20-4:15
Thurs - Wild Art, 3:20-4:30 (Pick-up from Village Hall please.)
Fri - Multi-Sports, 3:20-4:15
Links & Games
Reading & Phonics Workshop Resources:
Maths & Literacy
Safer Internet 2018
Maths:
Our School Garden
Explore, Imagine, Play, Discover!
Wildlife & Nature are a big part of our school, we are lucky enough to be situated in a beautiful rural setting surrounded by nature. Whenever possible we try to get outdoors and explore and enjoy our surroundings whilst we are learning and this starts in our own school garden!
Calendar
Key Dates- September 2018
- 5th - Welcome Back to School, Start of Term 1 - Autumn 1st Half
- 12th - Parent e-safety session
- 18th - Parent 'Drop Off-Drop In'
- 26th - Macmillan Coffee Morning
- 26th - Parent Workshop 1 - Reading and Phonics at CVS
- October 2018
- 13th - Swimathon - 10:45am, Wareham
- 19th - End of Term 1 - Autumn 1st Half
- 19th - CSF Halloween Disco - 5:30pm, Cheselbourne Village Hall
- 30th - Start of Term 2 - Autumn 2nd Half
- November 2018
- 8th - Remembrance Service - 10:50am
- December 2018
- 12th - Christmas Service and CSF Christmas Craft Fair - 5:30pm, Milton Abbey
- 21st - End of Term 2 - Autumn 2nd Half
Contact
Prospectus
Admissions
- Cheselbourne Village School, Cheselbourne, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7NT
- 01258 837306
- Contact name: Mary See
- office@cheselbourne.dorset.sch.uk
- twitter.com/cheselbournevs
- www.facebook.com/Cheselbourne-Village-School-679896645714106/
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