The Borough of Poole has a forum for parents and carers of children who attend Poole Schools’, this is known as ‘Poole Parents Voice’. These meetings are run by parents who chair and minute the meetings and also set their own agenda. This committee informs parents of current educational issues such as funding, examination results, new proposed policies and special educational needs.  Its aim is to ensure good two-way communication between parents/carers of school children and policy makers regarding education in Poole.

Broadstone Middle School is entitled to have two representatives on this committee.  If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact the school office either by telephone or e-communication.  We sincerely hope that we will be successful in obtaining volunteers.

The next meeting is to be held on Monday, 6^th February 2012 in the Committee Suite, Civic Centre between 7.15 pm and 8.30 pm.  Please contact the school office if you wish to see the agenda or further information on this forum.

Thank you

Mrs J Hattemore

Chair of Governors

We have recently received the following letter from Annette Brooke MP. Well done to BMS students!

Start the year off positively by joining a sports club at BMS! Please click on the links below to download fliers for 'Get Fit Kids Club', 'Years 7 & 8 Hockey Club' and 'Years 7 & 8 Netball Club'.

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GET FIT KIDS CLUB.pdf	[ ]	126 Kb
YEAR 7 8 GIRLS HOCKEY CLUB.pdf	[ ]	98 Kb
YEAR 7 8 NETBALL CLUB.pdf	[ ]	178 Kb

On Tuesday 29th November fundraising for the Samaritan's Purse at Broadstone Middle came to a close. In total, an amazing seventy-eight shoeboxes have been donated by parents, carers, children and staff. These have been collected by the Samaritans as part of Operation Christmas Child.

The Samaritans have been running Operation Christmas Child as a charity for the last 20 years. They deliver the shoebox gifts to children in areas such as Albania, Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Serbia and Romania and many, many others.

To get some idea of the vastness of this operation, a recent shipment (last Friday) took with it 16,000 shoeboxes and other aid-relief including medication, clothing, walking frames and wheel chairs. The shoeboxes from BMS will join a similar shipment planned for this coming Friday and are likely to go towards helping children in Belarus.

In addition, the huge shipping containers that deliver the shoeboxes to children have themselves been funded by donations. Once the container has been emptied it does not make the return journey back to the UK and is left as a sturdy metal shell. Windows are cut into the carcass providing a suitable area for a small classroom.

Broadstone Middle School is situated in the beautiful locality of Poole.

The school grounds are scattered with trees and rich in wildlife and the whole site is located alongside heathland which is used for cross-country running and environmental work.

Within the grounds we have five play areas including a field for hockey, football, rugby, athletics and rounders and a large multi-use games area for tennis, netball, basketball, hockey and other team games.

The hard court area was refurbished in 2004 through the government's New Opportunities Fund for tennis, netball, basketball, hockey and other team games. There is an artifical cricket wicket and jumping pits.