Cranborne CEFirst School and Nursery

A massive well done to our amazing Eco Council pupils who spent today collecting litter along the river. Your hard work helps keep our beautiful countryside clean and safe and it makes a real difference to the wildlife that depends on our river every day. Let's all do our part to keep our local environment clean and rubbishfree. Small actions add up to big change

Thank You for an Amazing Cranborne Duck Race! What a fantastic day we had at the Cranborne Duck Race! The school and PFA would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came along, cheered, splashed, and supported the event. Your enthusiasm and community spirit made it such a fun and memorable occasion. A big well done to all our winners those ducks were speedy! We're already looking forward to next year's Duck Race and can't wait to make it even bigger and better. Thank you once again for your wonderful support!

What a lovely afternoon in Crane class. We've been learning in history about how the Nile was crucial to the Ancient Egyptians, and how shaduf cranes were used to lift water from the river to irrigate crops. It was such a central feature of the civilisation and enabled Egypt to grow, feed the country and ultimately become a strong and successful civilisation. This afternoon we used classroom equipment to have a go at making model Shadufs to see if we could lever paper clips. The children were so inventive!

The countdown is on the Cranborne Duck Race is nearly here, and even more incredible local businesses have stepped forward with generous prize donations! A huge thank you to: The Verwood Hub Crane Valley Golf Club Jo Jo Blooms Payless West Moors Individuality Swimming Jungle Play City Forge Motors Glitter Girls And that's just the beginning. We're also grateful to: The Tank Museum Book & Bucket Cheese Forzza Rock Reef Moors Valley Railway The Albion Cranborne Garden Centre Thai Kitchen Wolvercroft Garden Centre La Fosse The Churchill Arms ...along with many other fantastic supporters who've helped bring this event to life. Family Fun All Day! Enjoy a brilliant mix of activities, including: Face painting Glitter tattoos Fun games and challenges A bouncy castle for the kids We'd also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Irving and Sons, whose ongoing backing plays a huge part in making events like this possible. Don't miss the BBQ, featuring delicious local venison burgers generously provided by the Gascogne Estate. We're gearing up for a fantastic sunny day full of fun, prizes, and great local support. We can't wait to welcome you!

Another residential completed... Cranes just got off the coach tired but happy! Goodbye Hooke Court...see you again next year!

Mrs Faithfull and I love the team-building and problem solving session at the end of our second day... it's lovely to see what the children can accomplish when they work together. Both randomly mixed teams scored over 20 points for communicating with each other, being creative, caring and calm. Well done Cranes! Mrs Lawford

We've been learning about Sir Isaac Newton's laws of physics, forces and space on our Y4 residential. In our teams we are making our rockets and naming them.

A few snaps from our gorgeous residential campfire last night with our instructors Kirsty and Stella. We sang songs and learned new ones, told stories and shared jokes. To open our fire, we made wishes and scattered bay leaves on the flames. What a lovely way to close our first day!

Good morning from Hooke Court! Day 2 will involve team building and making rockets. For now we are eating breakfast, the weather is dry with blue skies and we are happy to be here!

Soon time for dinner, time to explore the grounds, play footie and take a few photos on our lovely residential... we are all safe and well and having a lovely time!

Later today we had a team building engineering challenge, using poles of wood and ropes. We learned how to build secure structures and transport medicines on a rescue mission across the moat! The weather is beautiful, it is idyllic here and we are all safe and well!

It is such a pleasure to spend another two days at Hooke court in West Dorset. What a wonderful adventurous day on day one of our residential! Kayaking and learning how to manoeuvre on the water, playing games to score a goal....

Last week, the Wrens and Fledglings enjoyed a beautiful walk through the Bluebell Woods. The children engaged with nature, explored the woodland environment, and shared a wonderful outdoor learning experience. The photos from the day are truly lovely and capture the moment perfectly!

Our Creative Club kicked off on Tuesday and the children had an amazing time making beautiful bracelets. Their creativity was shining all afternoon! We can't wait for next Tuesday's session we'll be diving into Rock Painting, and it's going to be brilliant.

What a wonderful morning for our Bluebell Walk! The children loved their walk up to Burwood, taking in the beautiful views across Cranborne and enjoying the stunning carpet of bluebells. Such a lovely way to explore our local countryside together.