Dorchester Middle School

On Monday, Mrs Ray went to New Barn Field Centre ahead of our residential in March. It was great to see the owner Matthew again and to see some of the his new residents! March will be here before we know it! Exciting!

Today, 5D showed what fabulous scientists they are when investigating solubility. Magnificent team work, excellent experimenting and impressive concluding were evident throughout the lesson. Well done 5D!

It was the turn of Key Stage Two to participate in the Interhouse Spelling Bee today. The teams were brilliant and worked well together. Well done to LeBron who snatched victory from the jaws of the other teams!

We are looking for volunteers to help support our Year 6 pupils during SATS week in May. It is of upmost importance that the process runs smoothly and that every pupil feels confident and supported. Your involvement will make a real difference in helping us to achieve this. Even if you can only spare a short amount of time on one or more dates your help would be very much appreciated. No previous experience is necessary - we will provide clear guidance and training - volunteers will need to be available on one of the following dates for training. Please note: if you have said you are available to help, a form will be sent to you in due course to book your training session. Tuesday 14th April 2026 2.45pm - 3.30pm Thursday 16th April 2026 4.00pm - 5.00pm Please follow the link to complete a short form to share your availability https://forms.office.com/e/XaPYA0LgdK out form; further details will then be sent out in due course. Thank you for considering this opportunity. Warm regards Dorchester Middle School'

Some more pictures from our fantastic Parliament day yesterday!

Oh my word! Massive congratulations to the brilliant WINNER of the DOMVS Story House competition - our very own Rokaya! This is an incredible achievement and we are so proud of you! Huge congratulations must also go to the other fabulous DMS children who took part - you are all winners in our eyes!

Student council trip Jan 2026! Houses of Parliament and science Museum finishing with a Macdonalds! Could the day have been better?!

London Science museum fun!

Well we've had an incredible tour around the Houses of Parliament and then learned the power of petitions and how they can change laws in our workshop! When then pitched out petitions to our MP Edward Morello and got to ask him questions about his role!

All arrived safely at the Houses of Parliament!

A little Snippet from our very first Matilda rehearsal!

Well it was our first Performing Arts club this year! Straight into learning ' Matilda'! Pupils learnt about the characters to audition for, did some reading of parts, sang a song and started learning a dance routine! All in the space of 75 minutes! All 96 pupils seemed to have a good time!!