Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Reception - Leaf Hunt

  Fri 27 Sep 2024

  We ventured down into the Nature Reserve on a a hunt for leaves! And we found LOADS! We found big ones, small ones, spiky ones, long ones, short ones, wet ones, broken ones....the list is endless! 

   

  Lots of children were great at counting some of the leaves they found. 

   

  Well done Reception, you were super on your leaf hunt! Next week we are going to use some of the leaves in our classroom work.

  

• Year 1 - Nature Reserve

  Fri 27 Sep 2024 Mrs Ireland

  On Friday afternoon, we went to the nature reserve. We tried hard to make capital letters with natural objects. We used leaves, sticks and stones to create them. The curvy letters were challenging!!

  Which letters can you spot in the photos?

  

• Year Two - Art

  Fri 27 Sep 2024 Mrs Mutch

  The children have all settled well into the new year and are enjoying working collaboratively with their new classes. 

   

  In English, they have been busy reading stories set in a home. They have read the Tiger Who Came to Tea, Gorilla and Laura's Star. They have been using adjective to write descriptive sentences. Next week they will have a go at writing their own story. 

   

  The children have all enjoyed exploring habitats down in the nature reserve. This week they went looking for different types of spider webs. Thank you for providing them with the wellies so we can still go exploring when it is wet.

   

  In art we have been looking at Henri Rousseau and using watercolours to match colours in his artwork. 

  

• Year 3 - Maths, Mammoths, and Movement

  Fri 27 Sep 2024

  This week in English, we kicked off our instruction writing with a fun and imaginative task – washing our woolly mammoth! The children loved thinking through each step of the process, and it sparked some fantastic discussions.
  In maths, we moved on to a new unit on addition and subtraction. The children especially enjoyed playing "I am thinking of a number," a game that got them thinking carefully about how they would word their questions using the facts they have learned about numbers!
  Our science lesson focused on the process of soil separation. The children investigated how soils are made from a mix of stones, sand, clay and organic matter. They were hands-on with different soil samples and made some interesting discoveries!
  In PE, we continued developing our gymnastics skills, focusing this week on jumps and movement. The children have been showing great progress and enthusiasm as they build their confidence and coordination.
   

  

• Year 4 - music & DT!

  Fri 27 Sep 2024

  Year 4 have had a creative week! In music we enjoyed singing the fabulous Abba songs Mama Mia and Dancing Queen, and then played along using our glockenspiels.

   

  In science and DT, we explored electric circuits using batteries, bulbs, lights and buzzers. We explored the effect of extra batteries or outputs, and insulators and conductors. We will use our skills shortly to create our own torches to take home. 

  
  Well done to all the children for their super exploring! 

  

• Year 5 - 5T trip to WOEC

  Wed 25 Sep 2024

  This week, 5T visited Weymouth Outdoor Education Centre (WOEC) for a fun-filled day of kayaking, climbing and tunnelling. The intrepid adventurers sported super smiles all day, and they all worked together sensibly and collaboratively.

   

  The children impressed everyone with their positive attitude and sense of adventure; they were a credit to themselves and the school.

   

  Radipole is very proud of them.

  

• Reception - Party Day

  Mon 23 Sep 2024

  We had an absolute blast celebrating our class pets' 5th birthdays!

   

  Ezra the Elephant and Luca the Lion both turned 5, and what better way to celebrate than with some good old fashioned party games, singing and dancing. And what wonderful dance moves you all had!

   

  Sadly, there was a bit of a mix up with the cakes, but luckily the children were there to help us make sure that there were 5 candles on each cake. Good counting Reception!

   

  We were so impressed with how well the children joined in with the fun. They are sure to be exhausted after all their dancing!

  

• Year One - Beebots

  Fri 20 Sep 2024 Mrs I

  The children have had fun learning how to program beebots.  They had time to experiment and then we set them the challenge of trying to make their beebot travel in a square and a rectangle. It did take some of us a little time to work out how to do this but eventually we all were successful.

  Well done Year 1.  

  

• Year 3 - place value and soil

  Fri 20 Sep 2024

  This week in our maths sessions, we continued with our work on place value, partitioning numbers up to 1,000. The children enjoyed representing numbers in different ways, using base 10 and counters.

  Within our science lessons, we studied rocks, fossils, and soils. We collected soil samples from our outdoor area and investigated them using magnifying glasses. Afterwards, we set up a week long experiment using water and a dirt sample where we will investigate what happens throughout the week to the mixture.

   

  

• Year 6 - PE

  Wed 18 Sep 2024

  This term in PE, Year 6 are doing tennis outside and gymnastics inside. 

   

  During our tennis sessions we have been practising our back-hand. 

   

  During gymnastics we have been developing our hurdle step and our partner balances. 

   

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