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

• Year 5 - Weymouth Pavilion Poetry Performance

  Fri 02 May 2025

  On Wednesday 30th April, our talented pupils took to the stage at Weymouth Pavilion to perform Thomas Hardy’s The Darkling Thrush – and what a performance it was!

   

  With confidence, expression, and a real sense of drama, the children brought Hardy’s haunting winter poem to life in front of a delighted audience. Their understanding of the poem’s themes shone through, and their clear voices and thoughtful delivery made it a truly memorable moment.

   

  But the highlight for many was the original rap the children created about Thomas Hardy himself! With clever rhymes and catchy rhythms, they shared facts about Hardy’s life and work in a fun and engaging way.

   

  We are incredibly proud of all the children who took part. Their hard work, creativity, and teamwork were on full display, and they represented our school brilliantly. A huge thank you to those of you who came along to support the event – and to Weymouth Pavilion for hosting such a special occasion.

  

• Year 3- Newspapers and Flower Power!

  Fri 02 May 2025

  This week, we began learning many of the skills we needed to write our newspaper report on the mysterious flying creature Mr Hargreaves spotted on his way to school last Tuesday.  We worked on using adverbials of time, a mixed range of sentences and direct speech to add eyewitness quotes. In our science lessons, we started an experiment to see which liquids plants really need to keep them alive and to help them grow. We gave one water, another salt water and the final one milk. You can see our results so far from the photograph.

  

• Reception - Water Water Everywhere

  Fri 02 May 2025

  Water! We have had a super sunny week and the children have had a great time playing outside in the water. 

   

  It is so lovely to make the most of all the water-play facilities we have in our outdoor area. Lots of pouring, measuring, experimenting and mess!

  

• Year One- DT Super Sliders

  Thu 01 May 2025 Mrs Ireland

  On Thursday, our enthusiastic Year 1 children embarked on an exciting journey into the world of moving mechanisms. This hands-on exploration allowed them to delve into a variety of books and pictures that featured fascinating moving parts.

  The children were thrilled to discover how different mechanisms work. They carefully examined each book and picture, identifying the elements that made them move.

  Inspired by the classic tale of 'The Gingerbread Man', the children made their own sliding mechanisms.

  Over the next few weeks, Year 1 will continue to explore various moving mechanisms. Each session will build on their previous experiences, culminating in the children designing and making their own moving pictures. We are excited to see their creativity and skills flourish as they bring their imaginative ideas to life.

  Stay tuned for more updates on Year 1's journey into the world of moving mechanisms. We can't wait to share their amazing creations with you!

  

• NASH cup semi-finalists!

  Tue 29 Apr 2025

  After qualifying for the semi-finals, the team narrowly missed the finals on penalties!  

  

• NASH cup WINNERS!!!

  Tue 29 Apr 2025

  After finishing first in the group stages, winning the semi final 1-0 and then winning the final 2-0, Radipole boys are the official NASH cup winners of 2025!!! 

  

• Year 3 - Measuring and a Mysterious Creature

  Fri 25 Apr 2025 Mr Taylor

  Wow, what a start to the new term!
  This week, the children began learning about measuring capacity and volume in millilitres, which led to a fun, if slightly messy, lesson involving water and containers from around the classroom! The children loved getting hands-on with their learning and testing out their estimation skills.
  In art, we explored different shading techniques, experimenting with pencils to create light, shadow, and texture. The children really got stuck in and produced some fantastic results!
  But the most extraordinary moment of the week came on Wednesday morning...
  Mr Hargreaves arrived at school with incredible news, he had spotted a mysterious creature on his way to work! It had enormous, scaly wings, a long tail that shimmered in the morning light, and it let out a deep, echoing roar as it soared high through the sky. Although it was far in the air, it cast a huge shadow over the road below. Mr Hargreaves couldn’t believe his eyes, and even managed to capture video evidence to show the children. Gasps filled the classroom as the footage played.
  Just when we thought it couldn’t get any more dramatic, Mr Hathaway and Mrs McCann rushed in to share what they had seen too. Both were shaken and amazed by the sighting of the soaring creature overhead.
  The children were absolutely hooked. This unbelievable encounter launched our new English unit on newspaper reports, because of course, a mysterious sighting like this deserves to make the front page!
   

  

• Year 6 - Science

  Fri 25 Apr 2025

  This half term, Year 6 are learning about Animals and Living Things in Science. We began classifying living things this week! We're looking forward to exploring this topic this half term. 

  

• Year 5 - gym lesson

  Fri 25 Apr 2025

  For indoor P.E. this week, the children in year 5 got to experience the school’s gym equipment.

   

  From climbing to jumping and from vaulting to balancing, the children demonstrated a range of gymnastics skills. As well as showing their abilities on a range of different equipment, they also worked together really well to support each other.

   

  They all did a fantastic job.

  

• Year 4 - coasts, decimals and possessive apostrophes!

  Fri 25 Apr 2025

  Year 4 made a super start to the summer term after their Easter break. In geography, we have started our topic on Coasts by looking at lots of pictures of different coastal features, asking questions and labelling pictures with our new vocabulary. 

   

  In maths, we have been working on tenths and hundredths in our decimal work, and recognising the equivalence with our fractions knowledge:  1/10 = 0.1 = 0.10 = 1 out of 10 = 10 out of 100. We have been multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100 using the place value sliders to help us.  

   

  In English, we have been working on our neat, joined up handwriting and spelling contractions. We have also been tackling the tricky subject of apostrophes for possession using singular and plural nouns: Dave's coat (singular), all the birds' nests (plural).

   

  Well done for a great start back :-)