Love Wisdom TruthDOLPHIN SCHOOL
Located in the heart of the Northcote Road, Clapham Junction, we are a school brimming with life, love and learning.
The School is built on values such as individuality, relationships, moral compass, and respect. Dolphin School is unashamedly a family school and we work tirelessly within our community to provide a broad and diverse educational experience – pupils live and breathe a sense of school ownership that binds the Dolphin community in a way that I have rarely seen before.
World Book Day at Dolphin School
World Book Day at Dolphin was a truly magical celebration of reading, creativity and storytelling.
We were absolutely thrilled to welcome the wonderfully imaginative children’s author Abi Elphinstone, who travelled all the way from Scotland to inspire our young readers and writers. Abi shared brilliant tips for crafting adventurous stories — encouraging pupils to create bold, believable characters and build worlds brimming with danger, mystery and heart.
She also gave us a glimpse into the inspiration behind Ember Spark, sparking excitement across the school and leaving many budding authors eager to put pen to paper.
Moments like these remind us that stories connect us, transport us and inspire us — and at Dolphin, the adventure is always just beginning.
A huge thank you to the POD Fund for sponsoring this special author visit, and to @chocolitsw4 for sourcing Abi’s wonderful books. What a marvellous reading community we have!
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We left Carroty Wood as the rain started pouring. The previous days have been lovely weather so we cannot complain.
We started today off by learning a new version of rock paper scissors. Ask us whether we remember how to play!
Our next task of the day was packing up and tidying up the cabin which has been our home for the past three days. Some of the girls rooms needed a lot more tidying as there were clothes all over the floor making it a maze to get to their beds.
This morning we took part in TDT (Team Development Tasks). For these tasks we had to use problem solving and communication skills to find solutions. We worked in groups of 8 to complete a number of challenges including getting a ball through a maze, transporting a ball between buckets and crossing a crocodile infested swamp using stepping stones. The instructors were shocked that we were Year 4 as they said we completed the tasks a lot quicker than older children they have previously taught!
We hid from the rain as we ate our lunch, sharing our favourite memories from the past couple of days. We also shared our jokes (some were not very funny!) After lunch we climbed back on the minibuses. We all felt very tired as we headed back to school but have had such a wonderful time!
GOODBYE CARROTY WOODS.
By Year 4
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As we write this, we are sitting by our camp fire roasting delicious marshmallows. The fire mesmerised everyone, and we all listened carefully as Annabel, Matilda and Sisi read a bit of Land of Roar.
We woke up bright and early in the morning at about 7:00 after a good night’s sleep. Our first fun activity was den building, but some of us weren’t prepared for the water proof check on our man-made shelters! We had to collect sticks, leaves and moss in the forest and use these resources to build our own shelters. These shelters were then tested to see how storm proof they were. Each team sat in the shelter and it was shaken and water was poured onto it. Otis enjoyed the activity and said “Most of us got wet but I think Jude was the most wet!”
After a quick change of clothes we got back to the activities going to the high ropes. Some of us felt nervous but we persevered through to the end. We climbed higher than the tree tops! Ariyah and Arabella said “We all faced our fears but at the same time had fun”.
After a delicious lunch in the sunshine we were ready for the next adventure, pedal karting. Matilda mentioned “The pedal karting was exhausting but very fun”.
Even though we were tired we all couldn’t resist using the swimming pool. We really enjoyed jumping into the pool and pretending to surf on the foam squares. We thought that over everything the swimming was the best!
Now time for our s’mores!
By Annabel, Flora, Emily and Lottie
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