Radipole Primary School
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Year 3 - volleyball, netball and fractions!
Fri 13 Mar 2026Year 3 have had another busy week - netball, volleyball, fractions in maths, persuasive writing in English, nutrition and food groups in science, Romans in history - phew! Well done to the children for their super effort and ideas.
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Year 4 - Play Practice and Maths
Fri 13 Mar 2026This week, we have spent time practising our play. We are really looking forward to performing it! In English, we have been focusing on narrative writing where the children have explored different descriptive features based on their Reading Spine text 'The Firework Makers Daughter'. In Maths, the children have been exploring fractions and looking at mixed numbers and improper fractions.
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Year Two - compass directions
Fri 13 Mar 2026This week, we have been listening to a range of African tales. The children loved discovering animals with missing features and using their imaginations to think about how those features might have appeared.
We talked about animals such as giraffes, zebras and elephants, and came up with our own creative ideas. This has inspired us to start planning our very own “How the…?” tales. Some children are already excited to write stories like:
- How the Giraffe Got His Long Neck
- How the Zebra Got His Stripes
- How the Elephant Got His Trunk
In geography, we have continued our learning about the country of Kenya. A highlight of the week was hearing all about the teacher’s recent trip to our link school, Munga Primary School.
The children were especially excited to learn about the child our year group is sponsoring. We will be finding out even more about her school and daily life next week, which everyone is really looking forward to.
In Nature Time, we have been practising using geographical vocabulary to give clear directions. The children enjoyed using words such as:
- North, South, East, West
- Forwards, backwards, left, right
We also used a compass. The children loved exploring how it worked and using it to help guide their directions.
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Year One - Birds and Pond Dipping
Wed 11 Mar 2026This week, the children have been exploring different categories of animals, and they’ve had a wonderful time getting hands-on with nature.
They did a pond dipping activity in the school’s (slightly overgrown!) pond. Despite the wild setting, the children discovered several exciting creatures, including some large, slimy newts and speedy little water fleas.
They went bird watching and learnt how important it is to stay quiet and still when observing wildlife. They also took part in an orienteering-style challenge to find pictures of different birds hidden around the grounds. To finish off, the children made their own small bird feeders, which they proudly hung up for the birds to enjoy.
It was a fun outdoor activity and the children absolutely loved getting outside!
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Year 6 - Basketball
Tue 10 Mar 2026Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed exploring basketball this half term in outdoor PE. We have been very impressed with their sportsmanship too. Well done!
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Year 4 - girls' football skills day
Tue 10 Mar 2026Some Year 4 girls took part in a wonderful, 'Let Girls Play!' football skills day at Budmouth last week.
Led by students from Budmouth under the supervision of their PE staff, the girls experienced 10 different skills games in the morning, and some mini matches after lunch.
Well done to all the girls for getting stuck in and trying something new, you were all brilliant!
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Year 4 - World Book Week and Play Practice
Fri 06 Mar 2026What a super exciting week! The children have enjoyed lots of activities to do with World Book Week including: creating a class book depicting a traditional tale; creating bunting for the reading cafe; reading with younger children in the school; having a catwalk of our marvellous T-Shirts and listening to teachers read at lunchtimes. The children looked amazing in their T-Shirt creations. We have also taken play practice up a notch this week, as we had our first rehearsal in the hall. The children have done well learning their lines and song lyrics.
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Year Two - World Book Week and Smoothie Making
Thu 05 Mar 2026What an exciting week we’ve had in Year Two! This week, the children had a fantastic time designing and making their very own smoothies. They carefully chose their favourite fruits and then got busy chopping, peeling, and blending their ingredients. The room smelled delicious, and the children were so proud of the colourful creations they produced. Best of all—they tasted amazing!
In English, we built on this experience by writing clear, detailed instructions for making our smoothies. The children confidently used all the key features of instructional writing that we’ve been learning about, including bossy verbs, commas in lists, and numbered steps. Their writing was brilliant!
Throughout the week we also enjoyed lots of wonderful World Book Day activities. One highlight was creating our very own class book based on a traditional tale. Everyone worked together beautifully, and the finished book looked fantastic.
We also made colourful story bunting inspired by our class tale. Seeing it displayed in the hall was exciting—the children were so proud of their hard work.
On Thursday, we had great fun sharing our traditional tale T-shirts. The hall turned into a mini catwalk as some child showed off their design. We loved learning about all the different traditional tales.
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Year 3 Roman Day!
Wed 04 Mar 2026Year 3 had a fabulous 'hook' day at the start of their history topic about the Romans! We welcomed visitors from Weymouth Heritage centre who shared lots of fantastic artefacts and information. We enjoyed making salt dough mosaics, painting shields, and marching in formation like a Roman legion! Well done the children for joining in so well and we look forward to learning lots more in our topic this half term.
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Year 5/6 Football Tournament
Mon 02 Mar 2026WOW what a tournament!
The team played amazingly throughout the day. Keep their heads up, approaching each game positively and always putting in 100% effort. After 130 minutes of football, the boys won 10 games, drew 2 and lost one. They were only 2 points behind the winners!
Well done to all involved.
