New Milton First Class 2020

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STARTING school is an important milestone for every child, not to mention their parents. That’s why the New Milton Advertiser & Lymington Times has sent our photographers out and about across our circulation area to capture those magic moments for all to treasure for years to come. In this special, bumper, 60-page First Class souvenir supplement, you’ll find pictures of more than a thousand pupils from 40 local schools as they take their first steps on the education ladder. If you would like to buy your own copies of pictures in this publication taken by our photographers, call the A&T’s front office on 01425 613384. Pictures by Steve West and Chris Balcombe (Excluding Durlston Court, Moyles Court, Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Primary School, St. Michael & All Angels Lyndhurst, South Baddesley, Walhampton School)

To purchase a digital copy of the photographs in this publication please call our office on 01425 613384 Photos cost £5.00 each. Most credit and debit cards are accepted.

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Ballard Reception – Anna’s Story

Here are a fewof the things our Reception pupils have toldus they love: • Learning to read the words in books • That there is lots of sport and that the PE teachers are fantastic • Exploring the woods and walking in themud at Forest School • Using boxes tomake 3D junkmodels • Playing with new friends • Being dinosaurs, “Next break I’mgoing to be a giganotosaurus.” • Reading to the teachers • When the older children come to visit • Merlin (the School dog). As well as focusing on the all-important building blocks of reading, writing and an understanding of numbers, teachers strive to instil a love of learning; engaging pupils in many ways. Forest School, ‘GoldenTime’andanextensiverangeofafter-school activities encourage even the youngest pupils to problem-solve, explore and make decisions. Pupilsmove up through the School with resilience, a growing self-awareness and a can-do attitude. Ballard’s sense of community and family nurtures happy and confident children who succeed at Ballard in an immeasurable number of ways; no wonder they love coming to School so much. From Reception upwards, pupils are taught by a mixture of year group and subject specialist teachers. They are also mentored by older pupils; building bonds throughout the School. This, alongside fantastic facilities, ensuresBallardpupils have the best possible start on their educational journey.

Ballard is an award-winning, ‘excellent &outstanding’ (ISI &OFSTED) school for pupils fromNursery toGCSE. With a thriving, nurturing community, it offers an holistic educationwithin 34 acres of beautiful grounds.

Anna joinedBallard in Reception this year and has said, “I love everythingabout thewhole place.” Fromwritingandmaths toPEandForestSchool, there isawealthofopportunities.Herparentsareequally happy: “We have been delighted at how quickly our children have settled into life at Ballard, which has clearly been a very welcoming environment. Both Anna and Leo (Year 2) are raring to go in the morning, enjoying every day at school, and are making the most of the many activities on offer. We can see that a verywell-rounded educationawaits them.”

For details of howto joinour thriving School, please call LynseyDavis, our Registrar, on 01425 626900 or visitwww.ballardschool.co.uk