2016/17 A DUMPTON YEAR A yearly review from Dumpton School Also Inside... Music News | Sporting News | Visiting Speakers | School Trips | Fundraising01 A DUMPTON YEAR Contents ‘You can if you think you can’ A DUMPTON YEAR There are few stories that illustrate the Dumpton A yearly review of the activities and achievements School motto better than Old Dumptonian Ore Oduba’s rise to fame. of both pupils and staff here at Dumpton School. The message during his visit to the school in Our School 02 the Summer Term was a very powerful one, Nursery and Pre-Prep 10 challenging the pupils to follow their dreams and Years 3-6 22 keep working hard, whatever the outcome. His Year 7 & 8 32 energy and enthusiasm for life were certainly very infectious and left each one of us with a spring in Sports 40 our step and a smile on our face. After his success in ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Ore said that he ‘was very lucky to go to a school where students were instilled with a will to succeed and given opportunities to be creative.’ Well done Ore, and a big ‘well done’ to all of the current Dumptonians who are making the very best Dumpton School of the opportunities before them. I hope you enjoy Deans Grove House reading all about their many achievements and Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7AF successes in this ‘Dumpton Year 2016-17.’ T 01202 883818 Who knows what they may achieve in the F 01202 848760 future? E [email protected] www.dumpton.com Best wishes Andrew Browning - Headmaster 01 A DUMPTON YEAR 01 A DUMPTON YEAR FoDS CHARITY ECO SCIENCE DAY ROTARIAN Our thanks to Peter Milne, from Target4Green, SHOEBOXES Christmas Fayre Thank you, once again, to everyone who This is the third time we have attempted a who spent the day with the Prep School children. contributed to this initiative. The boxes Christmas Fayre on this scale, with over 35 have been collected and are on their way stalls and sideshows in the Recital Room to orphanages in distant lands in time for and Assembly Hall, festive music in the Christmas. Music Courtyard, hot food, Santa’s Grotto, children’s workshops, and inflatable Laser MACMILLAN Quest, glitter tattoos, face-painting, a snow COFFEE MORNING machine, and more. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the Macmillan Coffee Morning in September. It was a great success, made possible by the many wonderful donations of cakes and baked goodies, and it raised DUMPTON FUNDRAISING DUMPTON over £340 for the Cancer Support Charity. The Dumpton staff also ran their own event CHARITY in school, raising further funds for the same important charity. CHILDREN IN NEED With such dedication A huge well done to everyone and commitment from involved in the Children in Need the FoDS team, it was afternoon in November. While Mr of course a resounding Moulton marshalled the troops, the whole event was driven by pupils success! from all levels in the school, putting A huge thank you to all of the FoDS their own ideas into practice. Thank team – yet another in the line of very THE SCHOOL’S ECO COUNCIL you for providing the 50p, 20p and 10p successful events under the stewardship of HOSTED A Peter spoke in Assembly and ran a series of workshops from Year pieces that fuelled the whole process. Many Chair, Sarah Schiel, and her indefatigable 3 through to Year 8 in celebration of our Eco Science Day. Topics thanks should also go to Dumpton parent committee. Thank you also to all the DELICIOUS included environmental issues, waste management and Sam Dean and her team, who took on the parents and pupils (including the Carol LUNCH & sustainable development, and pupils considered a range of case recycled toy stall and were kept very busy Singers) who supported the event. The studies from around the world. The school’s Eco Council hosted a throughout. The overall total raised was an final figure raised was an amazing ‘THINK-TANK’ delicious lunch and ‘think-tank’ with Mr Milne in the Front Hall to impressive £1,660. £2,700! discuss the part children can play in affecting change. 03 A DUMPTON YEAR What a glorious afternoon! NEW DEVELOPMENTS Every part of the school was ‘LESSONS FROM open and thank you all for Mr Martin and his team were very busy with lots of important visiting as many displays, FIVE STAR KITCHENS THE DESERT’ projects over the Summer 2016 holidays. Amongst the many classrooms and outdoor activities Congratulations to Steph and her team guest speaker Marcus Smith general maintenance projects, the Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms as you could. To name just a few (again) for achieving another 5 star rating were totally refurbished, along with the Pre-Prep Hall and Pre- of the highlights, we strolled for her kitchens from the local food We were delighted to welcome Marcus Prep ICT Suite. Suggestions at the pupil-led Dumpton Parliament through the allotments hygiene inspectors. Smith to Dumpton in September and hear his have resulted in two more water-fountains, which are in constant and woodlands to see inspirational and motivational talk, 'Lessons use during the warm weather. In addition, the Library has been the Forest School, then from the Desert’. totally refurbished, and we have built a path for spectators along took the short walk to the length and breadth of the Tennis and Netball Courts. Finally, the the ponds and campsite, The InnerFight founder shares new (lower) field is ready for use. where Mrs Welch and Mr the life changing experiences Randle were cooking pizzas from his expeditions across by the fire. Mr Loe directed some of the world’s most artists upstairs in his garret, Mr unforgiving deserts. Jeremiah and his designers busied themselves in their workshop and F ODS DRAGONS’ DEN the scientists hosted an interactive display, looking at the science of In our assembly, Marcus took us on a food (weren’t the cakes impressive?). Meanwhile, Mr Ashworth was Well done to all the pupils who presented so journey to the edge of human limitations showing new and exciting developments in school computing and convincingly to the FoDS Dragons’ Den this and beyond, from trying and failing to deal Mrs Brown and her pupils in Food Technology prepared delicious year. After much consideration, the committee with crippling levels of physical and mental snacks for us to taste. The music performances were excellent too – supported the purchase of a 3D–printer for exhaustion in Oman’s Wahiba Sands, to we were treated to many individual performances as well as the Flute the ICT Department (Elliot Phillips and JJ overcoming these obstacles and finally Choir and the Saxonets. Hill, Year 7), along with two new wheel conquering the desert. And this was after barrows for the allotments (Millicent Curtis Marcus completed the Marathon des Thank you to everyone who took part in the afternoon, but and Jacob Palmer, Year 5) and a new traffic Sables 250km across the Sahara Desert - a really big thank you should go to Steph Jones and her team calming road sign for the car park, to be the world’s toughest footrace! Marcus in the kitchens – the afternoon tea was excellent – and Simon designed by the pupils (Lucy Stephenson, shared his secrets to building incredible Ward, Adam Hargreaves and Peter Dearlove on the grounds Year 6). At the same time, presentations for mental strength, dealing with failure and for their hard work in preparation for the afternoon. Thanks also to Google Virtual Reality viewers (Peter Tidd how his simple approach to goal setting will Thank you for supporting our India Mufti Day in May. It is one of our Mrs Watkiss who organised all the music. Congratulations to the and Megan Cox, Year 3) and LED Stage enable you to live an amazing life. Through most colourful days, with an array of outfits and a special curry from boys and the girls who beat their parents comfortably in the cricket Lighting (Angus Walker Year 8 and Alex his positivity, Marcus inspired the children Steph. Funds collected were sent to the Awake Mercy Children’s and rounders’ matches and well done to Natalie Steele and Henry Tulodziecki Year 7) were excellent, and and helped them to believe that anything Home in Tamil Nadu, where they will sponsor one destitute child Ward who won the Parent and Child Tennis Tournament. We hope definitely projects for the future. Thank you to is possible and that they can achieve their for a year, feeding, clothing and educating them, and effectively you enjoyed the afternoon! Dumpton parent Catherine Oliver (Year 1) dreams – ‘You can if you think you can.’ lifting them out of poverty. for chairing the event. 05 A DUMPTON YEAR ASH RANDALL We were delighted to welcome Ash Randall WORLD (no relation!) to the school in October who demonstrated his many football juggling BOOK DAY skills in the Prep School Assembly and then at Dumpton Harry Potters spent the day interacting with the pupils, including those in the Pre-Prep. He was It was a delight to see the school full of every book also present at the Inter-House Football character imaginable on World Book Day! From a Competition, which involved every boy and variety of Harry Potters to an array of Disney princesses, girl in the Prep School – they were Willy Wonka, Where’s Wally, Professor Dumbledore, able to apply a few of the skills Matilda and there was even a Fantastic Mister Fox Ash shared with us…! holding a real lamb – the imaginative costumes were a delight to see.