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Journey-Burton Class narrative

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.

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Dressing up as a book charcter Assembly

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...

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World Book Day 2025

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...

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Visit from a printmaker

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...

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Burton: Printing and poetry writing

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...

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Diwali

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...

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EYFS & KS1 Sports Day

EYFS & KS1 Sports Day

  https://youtu.be/5H61ab9BNA8 https://youtu.be/fpLJ9KF-J84 https://youtu.be/FrhbE8S6BPM https://youtu.be/XEQbs_3kmtE https://youtu.be/MFGP8CVoKbI

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Forest school-tying knots and making Elder beads

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...

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A present for the baby …December 2023

A present for the baby …December 2023

Burton Class enjoyed performing their Christmas Play 'A present for the baby.'   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...

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Christmas continues at Powerstock

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...

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‘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.          ...

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Carol Singing in Bucky Doo Square

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...

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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...

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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.

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Counting to 100

Counting to 100

Reception class and year one had fun counting and sorting their 100 objects- 10 sets of ten.

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Phone box revamp!

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...

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Goodbye, Mrs Moss!

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!

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Lifeguards and Water Safety Assembly 25.4.23

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...

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Reception forest school 23-2-23

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...

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Year 1 forest school 9-2-23

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.  Then they had fun using their imagination building a den and making birthday party food. They worked together as a team to...

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Burton class children using a potato peeler in forest school

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...

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Wonderstruck Science Day

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...

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Bridport Christmas Cheer!

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...

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Sports For Champions

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...

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Children in Need 2022

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...

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Bridport Museum Trip

Bridport Museum Trip

Burton Class enjoyed their trip to Bridport Museum and Library on 9th November 2022.  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.  We learnt all about the lives of...

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Our PE assembly

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...

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