Burton Class
The classes in Powerstock School are named after Dorset beaches. Our class is named after Burton Bradstock beach and it includes Reception class as well as Year 1 and Year 2. Our teacher is Mrs Angela Oxenbury and she is assisted by Mrs Claire Merritt. Â
The classroom is divided into two sections, one for Reception Class and one for years 1 and 2. Â The classroom has a wealth of resources and activities for pupils and includes a role play area, a book corner and secure outdoor garden with water play stations and much more! Â
We have lots of colourful displays to help us to remember key spellings, our numbers to 100 and our phonics. We use lots of equipment to help us understand maths including numicon, base 10, 10 frames, money, bead strings and number lines.
The class follows the EYFS curriculum for Reception class and Key Stage 1 curriculum for Years 1 and 2.
Topic work is carried out over a two year rotation with Space always being a firm favourite with staff and pupils alike! Â
We are hardworking, caring and try to be kind towards each other. We enjoy working as a team to tidy the classroom and to be ready for the end of the day as well as supporting each other in our learning. Â
We understand that we come to school to learn and we try to help one another to ‘be the best that we can be!’
Recent Learning
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...
Inspirational Assembly on Possiblities and Inclusion
We had a wonderful visit from Bart Gee who really showed us how to turn challenge and difficulty into possibility. He showed us how from the age of four, when he was told he would never...
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!
Great Coronation Bake Off 3/5/23
'We held our Great Coronation Bake Off this week where each class had their instructions to come up with cake designs fit for a King! We had so many fantastic entries with a royal theme and these were then enjoyed with a cup of tea in true "street party" style. ...
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...
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
Hoodwinked, 2022!
A little taster of our school production ……. 1 day to go!
Check out our programme designs https://youtu.be/xyV_CG9Yh8o Have a listen to one of the songs https://youtu.be/bi31ZW0ZWWA
School Council
To thank the school council for their work this year (and a respond to a request!), governors brought in some delicious chocolate cake for their last meeting! Thank you governors - it was lovely.
Sports Day KS 1 2022
We had a wonderful afternoon of running, dribbling, hockey and hooping in the sunshine today! KS1 really tried their best in everything they did with a smile, showing what good sports they are! Parents enjoyed the beautiful gardens belonging to Dr Davies...
Art Morning
The class had great fun and improved their art skills in our whole school Art morning.Â
Whole School Art Morning
We had a whole school Art morning on Thursday. Every class worked on their observational drawing skills. Drawing fruit and vegetables has a long history. The children looked at the works of famous artists such as Caravaggio, Cezanne and Duncanson to inspire them. Huge...
A bit of French
We had a whole school French Day run by Mrs Mundy. Here we are singing a welcome song…. https://youtu.be/SlQI2s6IKkw
Platinum Jubilee Tea Party May 26th 2022
This year marks a ‘once in a lifetime’ anniversary - the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. She has sat on the throne for 70 years and dedicated her whole life to serving our country. To celebrate such a magnificent milestone, we decided to do a little something for our...
Crochet Worms
Mrs Oxenbury crocheted these "worms" for Reception class to measure! They took cubes and carefully placed them along the worms and were delighted to share how long they each were!
Our Easter Journey morning Wednesday 6th April 2022
With some restrictions due to the pandemic still in place, we approached our Easter celebrations in a slightly different way. The aim was to focus on aspects of Easter in a variety of creative ways including: using our environment giving opportunities for personal...
Natural pictures in forest school 28-4-22
Solidarity with Ukraine
Today the whole school dressed up in blue and yellow - the colours of the Ukrainian flag - to show our support for the whole Ukrainian community and demonstrate some of our school values, notably compassion and generosity. We spent time thinking about the positive...
Sketching features of a church
As we haven’t been in church for so long, we thought we would take our sketch books up there and do some observational drawings. We have learnt the special names for the font, the lectern, a stained glass window and the pulpit. The children have produced some...
numbers to 100…..our favourite activity
Burton class love to order the carpet tiles to 100. It takes lots of working together and preparing the sets of numbers by looking at the tens and creating 10 piles of numbers. They then love to order them down the corridor.
Ash Wednesday 2nd March 2022
In our collective worship today, we learnt about Ash Wednesday marking the beginning of Lent. The ashes symbolize both death and repentance. During this period, Christians show repentance and mourning for their sins, because they believe Christ died for them. Rev...
Class charters
We wrote our class charters thinking about our Rights and Responsibilities. Year 1 and 2. Reception class
Computer Art
Burton class have been busy creating computer art, using iPads to colour, draw and manipulate images.
Our Singing Assembly
Have a look at our singing in assembly!
Darby the Safer Internet Dog
Mrs Greenham's dog Darby came into school today for a visit! He is the hero in our "Darby the Safer Internet Dog" story to help children stay safe online. Have a look at the assembly on here: Darby.
Noticeboard
Have a look at our Remote Learning Assemblies!
