Your views are important to us

Please give us your views on the school by following the link to the Ofsted Parent View on our website. It will only take you a few minutes! For direct link click here: http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/parent-view-results/survey/result/10060/current

FANTASTIC NEWS!

I am delighted to confirm that our school film 'Running Blind' has been selected to be screened at the Co-operative Film Festival 2012. Congratulations! The organisers of the Film Festival are currently in the process of creating a programme for the festival and a letter confirming the date and time of our screening (Thursday 1st November or Friday 2nd November) will follow in due course. For more information about the Co-operative Film Festival 2012 please visit: http://www.co-operative.coop/filmfestival/About-the-Festival/. For more information about 'Running Blind' see our previous Blog post at: http://pow-office.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/film-premiere-big-success.html and to watch the film click here: http://pow-office.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/our-paralympic-inspired-film-watch-it.html

Current focus in assemblies

This week and next we are focusing upon the idea of PEACE in our assemblies. We have explored the idea of finding moments of calm and quiet so that we can relax and think about the important things in life. Mrs Birbeck read the lovely story "Peace at last". Mr Farrington talked about his way of finding peace by walking in the countryside, picking blackberries and introduced the children to St Francis of Assissi.

Listen back to our pupils on Wessex FM!

Every morning this week Wessex FM are playing clips from pupils at the Prince of Wales First School as part of their Breakfast Show feature 'School Report'. This is currently going out each morning on Wessex FM at 6.30am and 8.30am (after the news). If you have missed the first two days, you can now listen back at: http://www.wessexfm.com/school-report.php. For more information about the pupils visit to Wessex FM, check out the Digital Leader Blog at: http://www.dl-pow.blogspot.co.uk/

'Running Blind' inspired film.

CLICK THIS BLOG TITLE TO SEE 'The Missing Kite' made at home by Sophie. This film is clearly inspired by "Running Blind', the film made by pupils at the Prince of Wales First School.

On Wessex FM next week!

On Monday 10th September, 2012, seven digital leaders from the Prince of Wales First School, went on a special trip to Wessex FM to meet Breakfast Show DJ James O'Neill. We enjoyed a tour of the studio as well as taking part in a new feature for James' show which will start on Monday 17th September and run all week at 6.30am and 8.30am. We hope you will all be able to listen in and would love to read your comments on our work in the comment section of our Blog at: http://dl-pow.blogspot.co.uk/.

Assemblies and Harvest

Last week and this week in our assemblies we have been focusing upon the Paralympic value of COURAGE. We have thought about what courage might mean for us: overcoming problems and overcoming fears, helping others in need, standing up for what is right. We have used stories (from the Paralympics, Daniel in the lion's den, David and Goliath and St George and the dragon) to get across these ideas. COURAGE will also be the theme for our Harvest Celebrations on Friday 5th October (more details to follow)

WE LOVE A GOOD COMMENT!

We love it when we log in and see that a comment has been made on our blogs! It shows you are reading them and encourages all of us to write more! All comments made on the class blogs, through the school website, can also be read out to the classes during carpet time...which the children love! To make a comment simply click the blog title on the school website and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Fill in the comment box with your comment and sign in with one of several account options or just add your comment as a guest by selecting ‘name/url’. To publish your comment, click ‘publish’. Any questions, please see Mr. Spracklen.

'Running Blind' to be shown in ICCI 360 Cinema

We are excited to announce that our Paralympic inspired film 'Running Blind' will be shown tomorrow (05/09/12) from 3-4.30pm as well as on Saturday (08/09/12) and Sunday (09/09/12) in the ICCI 360 Cinema in Weymouth. The ICCI 360 Cinema is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad and more information about the cinema can be found at this link - http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/icci360.

Further information about our film can be seen below:

We have made our own animated film to celebrate a year of Paralympic activities in our school and we are now really proud to share it with the world! Inspired by blind footballer David Clark and ex-pupil and former Paralympic medallist Mark Newton, we have created Running Blind a Paralympic story with an agricultural twist featuring an angry bull, a Dorset farmer and the Team GB Paralympic training camp at Maiden Castle. Children across the school worked with a team of artists to write, draw, animate, voice and direct the three minute film which is being screened during London 2012 Paralympic Games. Blind goalscorer David Clarke faces the challenge of his life as he prepares for the Games. Players are baffled when a lost match ball is mysteriously heard moving around the pre-games venue at Maiden Castle.

With the help of other Paralympians, sharp-eyed schoolchildren help solve the riddle but getting that ball back takes all of the blind striker’s extraordinary skills. Project producer and drama therapist Sharon Hayden said the children had come up with some wonderful story ideas. “Through drama sessions and working with our scriptwriting mentor, they have produced a great story - and done it justice with some lovely drawing and animation. “We are incredibly grateful to funders First Light and West Dorset District Council who have given these children the opportunity to make something which will be seen by thousands of people.”

Assistant head Gary Spracklen said the experience had been one that would live with the children forever. “The team of artists from our production partner Nisbet Media have done a wonderful job and involved the whole school in this project. It has been extraordinary to see the different elements of the film come together.”

Running Blind is funded by the Lottery through the BFI's First Light initiative.

Film:

Making of film:  

Parent Information Sessions

There will be information sessions for parents in the school hall from 9.00 to 9.30am as follows: Reception: Friday 14th September, Year 4: Monday 17th September, Year 3: Tuesday 18th September, Year 2: Wednesday 19th September and Year 1: Tuesday 20th September.