Radipole Primary School
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Year 1 - Swimming
Sun 15 Jun 2025We have been going swimming for several weeks now, and what a splash we’ve made!
The children have become so much more confident in the water. At first, some of us were a little nervous, but now we’re all smiling and having fun in the pool!
We’ve been working hard on kicking our legs the right way and trying our best to perfect our swimming strokes. Everyone is improving so much!
We have definitely had fun along the way! The sunny Fridays have made our swimming sessions even better – it’s always nice to jump into the pool when the sun is shining.
Well done, Year 1 swimmers! 🐬💦
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Printing Artwork- Year 5
Sat 14 Jun 2025Last week in art, the children were exploring the exciting world of printing! They began by carefully designing and arranging their prints, showing great precision and focus as they pointed and positioned their designs. It was lovely to see how confidently they worked through each step on their own, taking real pride in their creations.
Once everything was in place, the fun began — rolling paint over their designs. The children were incredibly independent throughout the process and showed such care with the tools and materials. They all produced fantastic pieces of art. They should be proud of their hard work and creativity! Well done, year 5!
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Year Two - pottery and recorders
Fri 13 Jun 2025This week the children have performed our recorder piece we have been learning this term. The children sang and played the recorder to a friendship song. They have learnt to play B and G on the recorder.
On Thursday the children enjoyed using clay to make a clay Weymouth clock. This is in preparation for our Love Where you Live Week. It was lovely to see the children working carefully to add the details.
In maths this week we have continued to tell the time to the nearest 5 minutes. The children are getting much better at this now, which is lovely to see.
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Year 4 - Leeson House trip
Fri 13 Jun 2025Year 4 had a super 3 days and 2 nights at Leeson House near Swanage this week. We visited Dancing Ledge, Corfe Castle and Langton Matravers, did some orienteering, team games and nature activities and enjoying sleeping over with our friends. Well done to everyone for being kind and brave :-)
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Year 6 - Love Where We Live Topic Book
Fri 13 Jun 2025In Year 6, we have been creating beautifully presented Love Where We Live topic books to add a series of different Maths, Writing, Art and ICT activities based on celebrating our wonderful town.
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Year One - Making Toast over a Fire
Sun 08 Jun 2025Last week, we had a great time in the nature reserve, learning how to toast bread over an open fire. Everyone discovered that using a really long stick made it much easier—and safer!
While small groups took turns at the fire, the others made lovely leaf bracelets using natural materials.
Even though the smoke got in our eyes and we didn’t smell our best by the end, we all had a brilliant afternoon full of fun and learning.
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Year 4- Biographies
Fri 06 Jun 2025This week, in our English sessions, we started a topic on biographies. First, we looked at a biography of Roald Dahl and highlighted the key features. Next, we wrote about our own lives in the third person and converted a biography of Boudicca from the present to the past tense. Finally, we used a story board of the life of Simon Cowell to practise using adverbials of time. We didn’t like it……..WE LOVED IT!
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Year 4 - Designers and creators
Fri 06 Jun 2025It has been a very busy for the Year 4 children who have been learning to sew different stitches, sew on buttons and poopers, all in preparation to designing and creating their own pencil cases.
They have done a brilliant job. It has certainly developed their fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are an essential skill taught right at the very beginning of their educational journey. They are essential for handwriting, cutting and drawing skills.
Sewing is a fabulous skill to be taught at any age. Why not have a go at home too?
Check out just a small selection of pencil cases made by 4P and 4B.
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Year 5 - Solar System Activity
Thu 05 Jun 2025This week, our Year 5 pupils took their science learning outdoors with an exciting activity on the school field to explore the vastness of our solar system. Using themselves as markers, the children recreated a scale model showing the relative distances of the planets from the Sun.
Starting at one end of the field, a group of pupils represented the Sun. From there, other groups spaced themselves out to represent each planet, from Mercury all the way to Neptune. The activity helped the children grasp just how spread out the planets really are—especially the outer ones like Uranus and Neptune, which ended up near the far edge of the field!
The children were amazed to see how close the inner planets are compared to the gas giants, and they enjoyed working together to measure and place each planet accurately. It was a fun, hands-on way to bring science to life and sparked lots of great questions and discussions.
This memorable experience not only deepened their understanding of space but also encouraged teamwork, curiosity, and a sense of wonder about the universe. Well done, Year 5! 🌍🚀🌞
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Year 2- An exciting first week back
Wed 04 Jun 2025This week, we've been mastering the skill of telling time, focusing on quarter to, quarter past, and five-minute intervals. The children have put in great effort, and their progress has been fantastic.
We also began our exciting new topic on Mary Anning. Working in groups, the children explored a variety of historical sources, sparking curiosity and enthusiasm as they discussed what they would like to learn more about.
In music, we've been playing the recorder. With enthusiasm and focus, the children have been practising the chords B, G, and A.
