Frome Valley CE First School News Feed - News

Year 1 science

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:29:54 GMT

Skateboarding club is back

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:17:49 GMT

What an amazing experience!

Open the Book collective worship

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:43:07 GMT

Thank you to the Open the Book team for their marvellous dramatisation of the Nativity Bible story.

UK Parliament Week

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:16:12 GMT

We have started our UK Parliament Week with an assembly led by the Frome Valley School Council. Ask your child to tell you what else they have been doing during this national celebration.

Tag Rugby Festival

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:37:43 GMT

What a great day at the Tag Rugby Festival alongside other schools!

Year 4 Forest School

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 14:45:08 GMT

Year 4 Forest School this week.

Year 3 Trip to Dorchester Museum

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:52:03 GMT

It was an amazing day!

Sports Day 2025

Fri, 4 Jul 2025 16:18:33 GMT

What a fun filled day we had for sports day!

Year 1 and Year 2 Rock Reef

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:04:05 GMT

Year 1 and Year 2 had an amazing time at Rock Reef in Bournemouth!

May Day Celebrations

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:05:56 GMT

The sun shone for our annual May Day celebrations!

Year 3 and Year 4 Sailing

Wed, 21 May 2025 16:58:55 GMT

Year 3 and Year 4 had an incredible time sailing!

Year 1 and Year 2 trip to Swanage

Thu, 15 May 2025 12:01:23 GMT

Year 1 and 2 trip to Swanage

Cakes for Apes Thanks

Fri, 2 May 2025 12:43:40 GMT

Year 2 raised £148.05 for International Animal Rescue Cakes for Apes

Year 1 start Forest School

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:03:46 GMT

Year 1 started Forest School this week.

Year 4 HOOKE COURT 2025

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:08:14 GMT

Year 4's three day adventure at Hooke Court!

Snow Day!

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:16:42 GMT

There was great excitement at Frome Valley First School on Thursday 21st November when it snowed!

Remembrance Sunday Service

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:18:19 GMT

On Sunday 10th November, Miss Thorp and two children from Year 4 represented the school at Crossway's Remembrance Sunday service.

Tag Rugby Festival

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:06:54 GMT

On Thursday 7th November, eight Year 3 and Year 4 children took part in a tag rugby festival at Dorchester Rugby Club alongside other schools from the Weymouth and Dorchester area.

Year 1 & 2 Author Visit

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:46:40 GMT

On Thursday 17th October, Year 1 and 2 attended the Dorchester Schools Literacy Festival.

Year 1 Visit to the Dorchester Food Bank

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:12:14 GMT

On Friday 11th October, Year 1 visited the Food Bank in the Dorchester Dorford Centre as they delivered our Harvest donations to the Food Bank.

Reception Active Citizens: Gardening

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:30:38 GMT

On 3rd July, Reception visited Crossways Court (housing care for retired people) as part of their Active Citizens work.

Frome Valley Mock Elections - July 2024

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:08:48 GMT

With the general election taking place on 4.7.24, Frome Valley First School decided to hold its own mock elections as part of our British Values work.

Sports Day - June 2024

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 11:53:36 GMT

On 19th June, all children across the school took part in our annual sports day. KS1 and Reception had their sports day in the morning and KS2 (Years 3&4) had their sports day in the afternoon.

May Day - May 2024

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 11:54:51 GMT

On an afternoon at the end of May, we held our annual May Day. This included each class dancing at least 2 traditional dances as well as dances for family members to join in with too.

Miles for Mosaic: April 2024

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 11:57:59 GMT

It was a great privilege for Frome Valley First School to be part of the Dorchester Schools Miles for Mosaic fundraising event. Many schools in the Dorchester area have used the services of the charity Mosaic to support children in their school with bereavement. Overall, 13 schools supported this event.

Neurodiversity Days: Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:26:21 GMT

As part of our equality plan for 2022-2026, we wanted to focus on neurodiversity with our pupils to increase their understanding of this. We spent two days this academic year thinking about neurodiversity.

Tag Rugby Festival: MARCH 2024

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:01:06 GMT

On Thursday 14^th March, eight Year 3 and Year 4 children took part in a tag rugby festival at Dorchester Rugby Club alongside other schools from the Weymouth and Dorchester area.

World Book Day and Stories at Six: March 2024

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:27:55 GMT

To celebrate World Book Day, all the children came to school dressed in their favourite book character.

Skateboarding and Scooters: Spring Term 2024

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:27:24 GMT

As part of our Sports Funding, we arranged for our children to experience skateboarding and scooter lessons. The children were very excited!

Science Week: February 2024

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:24:50 GMT

Every academic year, we hold two special school weeks when we are off timetable and immersed in a particular subject or theme. This year, it was all things science!

Christingle at St Aldhelm Church: December 2023

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:09:31 GMT

The school took part in the annual Christingle Service at St Aldhelm Church on 8th December 2023.

Carols by Candlelight: December 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:48:01 GMT

Our annual Carols By Candlelight service took place on the 7th December 2023.

Multi-skills Festival: October 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:55:15 GMT

At the end of October, three Year 3s and three Year 4s took part in a multi-skills festival held at Sunninghill School.

Music Week: October 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:34:35 GMT

The whole school spent an excellent week off timetable as we focused on all things musical!

Dorchester Schools Literacy Festival: October 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:39:06 GMT

As part of the Dorchester Schools Literacy Festival, Year 1 & 2 visited Thomas Hardye School to hear from the author and illustrator Neal Layton. This was an exciting opportunity to hear from Neal Layton about the process of writing and illustrating a children's picture book.

Harvest Festival: October 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:58:54 GMT

This year, we celebrated Harvest with all things singing! Each class performed a song as we worked through the alphabet and how each letter of the alphabet was linked to Harvest!

We asked for donations to Dorchester Food Bank for our Harvest Festival then, as part of their Active Citizenship focus, our Year 1 pupils took these donations to the Food Bank themselves so they could learn more about how the Food Bank works.

Eco Schools Green Flag day: July 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:22:28 GMT

At the end of term, we celebrated achieving our Eco Schools Green Flag once more. Well done to all the Eco Schools Committee and Mrs Schoorens for all your hard work throughout the year.

We celebrated this achievement by inviting parents into school for a special Eco Schools picnic and for everyone to watch as we raised our new Eco School Green Flag.

Summer Music Concerts: July 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:04:05 GMT

At Frome Valley First School, we place a lot of emphasis on children learning to play musical instruments, particularly tuned musical instruments.

The School Play: July 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:13:55 GMT

Frome Valley First School is always so proud to present its annual school play production. This is a whole school play where every child takes part on the stage and every member of staff is involved from directing the play and writing the script, to creating all the props, to making all the costumes and creating all the dances!

This year’s play was based on Beauty & the Beast.

Unusual Visitors: July 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:08:32 GMT

At Frome Valley First School, the children collect Dojo points for demonstrating good behaviour, our school values and being a good citizen etc... They can cash in their dojos for various rewards. For 250 points, they can bring in their pet for the afternoon to show everyone.

Helper's Tea Party: July 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:30:28 GMT

Each year, the School Council proudly organise a tea party to say a huge THANK YOU to all the volunteers that have helped in the school during the current academic year.

This includes:

parents and other family members that have helped with school trips
the PTFA
our school Governors
the local church community
volunteers that listen to children read
volunteers that help in the classroom

The King's COronation: May 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:19:28 GMT

To celebrate the King's Coronation, the school spent a day off timetable.

RNLI Assembly: April 2023

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:26:14 GMT

On Wednesday 26th April, the RNLI came to school for a special assembly on staying safe near the sea. This is particularly important due to us living near the coast.