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Journey-Burton Class narrative
Burton class loved the story of Journey. We did drama when there were two or more characters, we learnt about using speech bubbles and inverted commas. On the final few days we wrote about what happened next.
Dressing up as a book charcter Assembly
We all enjoyed dressing up as a character from a book- we had Mary Poppins, Harry Potter, Little Red Riding Hood and a wolf, a boy in a dress, Goldilocks, Billionaire boy and Thing 1 and Thing 2 to name a few! Well done to everyone involved in organising such...
Come to Kampong Ayer
Burton class wrote persuasive brochures about Kampong Ayer- the biggest water village in the world!
More World Book Day 2025!
We enjoyed dressing up as our favourite book characters! And still on a book theme, our Book Nook is ready to use!
World Book Day 2025
We began this year's World Book Day with a book tournament - The Battle of the Books! Each key stage were read pairs of books. Pupils then voted for their favourite book which then went into round 2. Eventually one book emerged as the winner..... [gallery...
Visit from a printmaker
To round off our art printing unit, the school welcomed Paul Cleden, a local artist. He was able to share his printmaking work with us and explain the process from initial ideas to the finished artwork. Here are some of his prints... [gallery...
Burton: Printing and poetry writing
Burton Class printed using their hands, shells, plasticine and foam boards. The children worked with paint and printing ink and created lots of different prints. We then chose the subject of trees to write poetry. The year groups worked together to draft their poem...
Diwali
Burton class enjoyed learning all about Diwali. The learnt about Rangoli patterns, the story of Rama and Sita and light defeating darkness. At the end of the week we wrote to Meena, a family friend of one of the children in Burton Class. The children are...
Forest school-making beads, measuring shadows and making instruments
EYFS & KS1 Sports Day
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Making patterns with Reception Class
The reception children enjoyed making patterns-although it was a little windy for the leaves!
Forest school-tying knots and making Elder beads
Year 2 children had fun this week learning to tie knots and making Elder beads. The children showed great determination and patience in learning to tie the pieces of wool (little worms) that they found to make a long worm. They then worked as a team to tie them all...
Forest school in February
Sock puppets
Burton class enjoyed designing and creating a sock puppet.
A present for the baby …December 2023
Burton Class enjoyed performing their Christmas Play 'A present for the baby.'Â Â We hope that you enjoy watching these short videos. https://youtu.be/jLDy12EcxZQ https://youtu.be/kX47F1z2coo https://youtu.be/JIxPuaNmKdI https://youtu.be/JIxPuaNmKdI...
Christmas continues at Powerstock
This morning we enjoyed making Christingles together. We learnt that the idea began in Germany over 300 years ago when the bishop felt that people were forgetting the true meaning of Christmas. If you don't know, ask one of the children! [gallery...
‘I Feel Like Dancing!’
Last week, we celebrated dance in our school. First we enjoyed KS1's after school dance club work....... And then we enjoyed the Seatown girls who had been working on a cheerleading dance at break times - initiated by themselves. ...
Carol Singing in Bucky Doo Square
Christmas is fast approaching so half the school gathered in Bucky Doo Square to entertain the crowds with some carol singing. And then we were on! Enjoy! And there's nothing quite like a hotdog after...
Goodbye, Mrs Greenham, Goodbye, Mrs Seal!
Today we held our Leavers' assembly for 2 very special ladies - Mrs Greenham and Mrs Seal, who have been a part of our special Powerstock family for 8 and 20 years respectively. Each class had fun contributing in their own individual ways. And of course the personal...
Here are some photos of our dress rehearsal today. The children were all fantastic and everyone is so excited to show you our 2023 play Peter Pan.
Sports day 2023
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Counting to 100
Reception class and year one had fun counting and sorting their 100 objects- 10 sets of ten.
Phone box revamp!
The school council had a very messy afternoon today when they scrubbed and cleaned the village phone box. The Parish Council have given the school permission to use the box but it needed a serious clean up! Kyla provided the...
forest school and enjoying the sunny weather
Burton class all had great fun in the sun in the last week of...
Goodbye, Mrs Moss!
Yesterday we said a sad farewell to Mrs Moss who has worked as our governor, Chair of Governors and office staff member. She has so many skills that have benefitted our school. Jo, we will definitely miss you!
Lifeguards and Water Safety Assembly 25.4.23
This morning our assembly welcomed Harry and Christian, 2 lifeguards from West Bay into our school. They shared with us how we can stay safe when we are at the beach. Read the captions to find out what we learnt. [gallery...
Year 1 and reception class classroom activities
Year 1 and reception children enjoy a range of activities each day including painting, making jigsaws, free writing sentence writing and reading.
Reception forest school 23-2-23
The reception boys had fun in forest school. First we we spotted signs of spring in Cogden garden, where we found lots of snowdrops and daffodils growing. We then...
Year 1 forest school 9-2-23
The year 1 children enjoyed learning how to use a potato peeler safely by sitting correctly and being aware of their blood bubble around them. Â Then they had fun using their imagination building a den and making birthday party food. They worked together as a team to...
Burton class children using a potato peeler in forest school
The children enjoyed using potato peelers and small blades to peel and get thin slices of carrot.  We learnt about tool safety and the children all learnt to sit in the safety position, with arms braced on our knees.  We learnt about our ‘blood bubble’ which is our 2...
Wonderstruck Science Day
On Friday 27th January 2023, the whole school were treated to a whole day of science. We had opportunities to explore forces and motion and gained a glimpse into the questioning minds of scientists. It began with a show that had us gripped as we discovered:  how we...
Father Christmas at Powerstock
We had a special visitor this afternoon........
Our Christmas Play 2022-The Big Little Nativity
Burton Class worked so hard learning the words to all of the songs and learning their lines in...
Bridport Christmas Cheer!
On Wednesday 7th December, over half of the school (34 students) joined together in Bucky Doo Square to sing Christmas carols. We sang 3 songs: We 3 Kings - a traditional Christian song; The 12 Days of Christmas - a traditional secular song and Mary's Boy Child - a...
Sports For Champions
Today, Pierre Henry Fontaine a former team GB basketball player visited our school to encourage and inspire us - not just in sport but in our attitudes to the many aspects of life we all experience. He began by sharing some information about his training, diet and...
Children in Need 2022
We all turned up to school in spotty attire as we got involved in Children in Need 2022. The theme was spots and during an assembly we had the opportunity to be 'spotacular' for 1 minute and take the spotlight, sharing our own talents. [gallery...
Bridport Museum Trip
Burton Class enjoyed their trip to Bridport Museum and Library on 9th November 2022. Â The children took part in three activities including rope making, a look around the museum and a discussion about the paintings in the Art gallery. Â We learnt all about the lives of...
Our PE assembly
We wanted to share what we have been doing in PE this half term with our parents at our celebration assembly on Friday 14th October. KS1 were the first to show us what they had been doing…. https://youtu.be/oFp5VL_LjVs https://youtu.be/9Iy5M2wNA9c Then Seatown Class...
Hoodwinked…2
