On Thursday 28th February, The Book People will be bringing their bus to Cranborne. The bus will be parked in our school car park from 1pm until 6pm and will be open for parents of children from CMS as well as parents from Cranborne First School, other local feeder schools and local residents. 
It coincides  with Parents'  Evening for children at CMS and parents from Cranborne First are welcome to wander up at school pick-up time.

Children at CMS will be given the opportunity to visit the bus during the afternoon if they wish to do so.

The bus will be stocked with a wide range of books and it's a great way to fill up your bookshelves and support our English department at the same time.
Please click on the picture to follow the link to their website and see the range of books they stock at massively reduced prices.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Over forty key stage 3 pupils attended the Shine Health and Wellbeing event held at Bournemouth Pavilion on Monday 11th February. Shine is a registered charity working to promote physical and mental health in teenage girls aged between 11-14. Please click on the link below to find out more about the charity:
www.shineproject.org.uk 

​The girls were greeted by a welcome committee wearing bright pink t-shirts and handing out tote bags containing a variety of 'goodies' of which the Lush soap bars were favourite! They all took their seats and settled down to listen to their motivational speaker, Hayley Barnard. One of the most innovative projects Hayley has spearheaded was the Lease Plan Women's Arctic Challenge. For this, Hayley co-led a team of women on a traverse of Baffin Island, which lies within the arctic circle. The all-female team was successful despite facing a huge arctic storm for the first 5 days and living in tents at minus 40 degrees celsius.  
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Bob has completed his first leg of 12 miles on the rowing machine today. He already has blisters on his hands and is feeling the pain. I have suggested that he has an ice bath tonight! Luckily, Bob says he has youth on his side and is raring to go for tomorrow. 

Thank you to all who have made kind donations so far - I will let you know the final amount that we raise.

Our wonderful caretaker, Bob Bracken, is undertaking a rowing challenge as part of his fundraising for Greatwood – a charity that cares for retired racehorses and helps children and young people with special educational needs through interaction with the horses in a safe and caring environment.
 
Bob rides out for a local racehorse trainer and has worked with horses for most of his life. He is aiming to raise £3000 to take part in the Greatwood Charity Race, which will take place in March 2019 at Newbury Racecourse. We would love to do our part in helping him towards achieving his goal.
 
Bob is going to be undertaking the impressive challenge of rowing 60 miles (the distance from Cranborne Middle School to Newbury Race Course) over the five days from 11th to 15th February. The event will take place on the school stage over lunchtime, meaning our pupils can encourage and cheer Bob on. We are also hoping that a local radio station will cover the end of the challenge on the Friday.
 
However, we are also hoping you are able to support Bob in one of two ways. Firstly, you could send in the reply slip we sent with a letter earlier this week, with a pledge to the charity of the amount you are able to donate. Alternatively, it would be a great way to get rid of that change that mysteriously gathers around the house as Bob will have donation buckets on the stage while he is doing the rowing. 

Year 6 are currently working on their OAA (Outdoor and Adventurous Activities) unit of work in PE. We have challenged all groups to decide what makes a good team then pit themselves against one another in solving various problems in the fastest time. They particularly enjoyed the Boys Versus Girls challenges, demonstrating that there is more than one way to find a solution! See photographs below:

BBC Radio 2 has launched this year's 500 Words competition and we'd like as many of you as possible to enter.
We're running our own competition this year alongside the BBC one. Your stories can be about ANYTHING  just as long as they don't go over 500 words. With Epraise points and our new Epraise Writer's Award up for grabs, as well as book tokens and the chance to see the winning stories published on the school website, you'd be mad not to enter. So, grab your pens, laptops and tablets and start dreaming up some stories.  

• Entries should be handed in to Mrs Eadie in Room 14 no later than Friday 8th March. 
• There will be two categories: Y5-6  and Y7-8 so make sure you make it clear which year you're in.

Why not enter your story into the BBC competition as well as the Cranborne one? All the details are on the BBC 2 website or you can watch this clip to give you some more ideas. 

Good luck, everyone. ​

Numbers were drawn by a pupil of CMS in assembly today on a random number generator.

The winners are:

H.Rose (#3) £25

S.Steal (#1) £50

J.Gould (#31) £75

If you wish to sign up to The Cranborne Lotto to raise money for the school's new lockers then see below for details of how to.
Set up a standing order on the 9th of each month for £5.
Payable to the CMS PTA
Sort code: 30-97-08
Account Number: 60754816
Ref: Your name

If preferable, you can send £5 before the 9th of each month to the office with a cover note.
When you have signed up, you will receive an email giving you a number for the draw.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Bedford at rbedford@cranbornemid.dorset.sch.uk

Since before Christmas, Year 8 have been working in small groups to produce competition entries for a national competition launched by the NHS called, 'Step into the NHS':
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Pupils were tasked with researching different careers within the NHS and producing a job description and job advertisement that would appeal to young people and encourage them to think about a career in the NHS. Below are just a few of the amazing efforts that our pupils produced...

​www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/schools

Please click on the link below to see a great website designed by two year 8 pupils about dramatherapy:
​abigaildeeks1.wixsite.com/dramatherapy

Most people can't wait for that final bell to ring on a Friday afternoon, to go home, put their feet up and relax in front of a warm fire... BUT NOT THESE LOT! Cardio Tennis was back on Friday and after lots of food and chocolate were indulged over a long Christmas break, the first session back was never going to be easy. Mr Moseley put these pupils through their paces with various exercise stations to complete in between playing games of tennis against other pupils. 

It was great to see so many students wanting to improve both their tennis skills and also their fitness. Many students returned to the club with some new faces starting the club this term which is great to see. Here is a short clip of the students working hard and enjoying the first session back of Cardio Tennis. 

On Friday 18th January, a mixed team of Yr5&6 boys represented Cranborne Middle School in the AFC Bournemouth community trust six-a-side tournament at Littledown. A total of 7 schools took part in the event, with the teams being split into two different groups. The format of the groups were a round robin with the winning team from each group going through to play each other in a playoff. The winning team will then represent their school in the finals day in February with the chance to represent Bournemouth in the Premier League Primary Starts School tournament which is held at Molyneux, home to Premier League outfit Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The boys did extremely well, winning, drawing and losing one game each. The group was very tight with Cranborne finishing 2nd only on goal difference. It is worth noting that multiple coaches who were running the event, along with Mr Moseley ad Mr Phelps expressed how impressed they were with the boys' performance with local scouts keeping a keen eye on the slick football that they demonstrated. 

Well done gentlemen.