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

• Year 6- Kandinsky

  Thu 22 Sep 2022

  This term in art, Year 6 are exploring art notes. As part of the topic, we looked at the work of Kandinsky and created an artist study. Take a look... 

  

• Year 2 - progress

  Thu 22 Sep 2022 FProbert

  Year 2

  Another busy week in Year 2. The children are really starting to make progress in lots of areas. They are settling into their daily routines, and can get themselves organised and ready to work much more quickly. They are trying so very, very hard to change for PE as quickly as they can, and whilst some challenges remain, we are very proud of the progress they have made. Tying shoes and top buttons are their main challenge, so any support at home will be great.

   

  This week, the children have been working on partitioning of numbers in Maths. The photo shows how they are investigating different ways to partition a 2-digit number.

   

  

• Outdoor Learning in Reception

  Thu 22 Sep 2022 H Mullins

  The children are settling into school very well, and are really enjoying our outdoor area. This is where some of our ‘COOL’  time (choosing our own learning) takes place. 

   

  Making new friends whilst exploring and learning together is magical. 

  Building, creating, problem solving and making are going on. New language is being spoken, and physical development is also happening! Phew, we are so busy!

  

• Year 5 - Persuasive Writing

  Thu 22 Sep 2022

  In our English lessons, the children have been planning and writing a persuasive text to encourage a family audience to visit Dorset.

   

  The children have used a range of persuasive techniques to sell our wonderful county, including amazing adjectives, alliteration, rhetorical questions, exclamations and commands.

   

  We can’t wait to show you their work at October’s parents’ evenings.

  

• Year 2 - Inside and Out

  Tue 20 Sep 2022 FProbert

  Year 2 have had another super working week both inside and out of the classroom. We have had some fun outside where we had our first games session. We learned that we need good hand-eye coordination to catch and throw the balls, bean-bags and quoits. We also had a wonderful time in the Nature Reserve – we cannot wait to go again next week.

  In class, we started our Science topic on Habitats and have already looked at how animals are suited to their habitat. We know that all habitats need to provide 3 things:  food, shelter, and a safe place to raise their young. We will continue to investigate these habitats over the next few weeks. Maybe over the weekend the children can explore local habitats. We are excited to be learning songs ready for Harvest time – we are rather good at singing!

  

• Year 4 - Exciting Electricity

  Fri 16 Sep 2022

  This week, as part of our science topic on electricity, we made our own working circuits with components such as lights and buzzers. It was great fun! In our maths sessions, we continued to develop our knowledge of place value, and in our English lessons, we wrote a character description of the monster, Grendel (from our class reading book, ‘Beowulf’).

  

• Year One- Julia Donaldson

  Thu 15 Sep 2022 Mrs Ireland

  This week, we have been reading and writing about some of Julia Donaldson's books. We explored role playing the character of the old lady from the 'A Squash and a Squeeze', made stick man from play dough and labelled pictures using the sounds they know. 

  We have been writing some tricky words in chalk and have had some fun reading a range of books to the children.

  Do you have any Julia Donaldson books at home?

  

• Year 5 - Brilliant Schools

  Thu 15 Sep 2022

  The children in Year 5 were incredibly lucky to have a stimulating session with 'Art of Brilliance' on Wednesday morning. 

   

  The team at 'Art of Brilliance' supports schools in developing positive psychology amongst the children and staff. Their focus is on having a positive attitude, developing resilience and an awareness of the impact of our attitudes on others.

   

  The children reflected maturely on these issues, and they are looking forward to further sessions in the coming weeks and months.

  

• More PGL! All weather action!

  Tue 13 Sep 2022 Year 6

  We've had an amazing second day at PGL - loads of fun doing brilliant activities and awesome food as well. The rain hasn't spoiled a thing. We're very proud of the children and having a brilliant time!

  

• Year 6 at PGL

  Mon 12 Sep 2022 Year 6

  We're having a brilliant time at PGL! We've just finished a lovely dinner and everyone's playing on the playground now. 

  We've already conquered some fears - much bravery and encouragement from the children cheering each other on. Some of the archery skills got to be pretty formidable by the time the sessions finished too...

  Lots to look forward to tomorrow - canoeing, the GIANT swing, and breakfast and lunch and dinner!

  The first night away from home can sometimes be daunting but everyone loves their rooms and fingers crossed everyone will be so tired they'll just fall asleep as soon as it's lights out tonight... We can live in hope!