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Cogden RE: Gospel – Good News in Action

Cogden RE: Gospel – Good News in Action

Cogden Class studied Gospel stories and saw how Christians live out compassion and kindness today. They planned questions, collected notes, and wrote recounts of our experience using fronted adverbials and powerful noun phrases. They finished by reflecting on how we...

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Cogen DT Unit: Brilliant Bridges!

Cogen DT Unit: Brilliant Bridges!

Cogden Class explored how to design and build strong bridges. They tested joining techniques, created their own designs, and built bridges that could hold weight! Finally, they wrote evaluations to reflect on...

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Cogden Science Unit: Animals Including Humans!

Cogden Science Unit: Animals Including Humans!

Cogden Class have been investigating the fascinating world of Animals Including Humans! Through exciting experiments, hands-on activities, and creative writing, the children explored how nutrition, skeletons, and muscles...

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Cogden Art Unit: Exploring Pattern

Cogden Art Unit: Exploring Pattern

Cogden Class explored the art of pattern. We designed motifs, created prints, and wrote posters to share what we learned. Have a look our beautiful patterns and informative posters!

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Cogden History: Anglo-Saxons

Cogden History: Anglo-Saxons

Cogden Class have been learning about the Anglo-Saxons and their way of life. They imagined what it was like to live in an Anglo-Saxon village and wrote stories about raids and adventures. Children used their knowledge to write an exciting historical story set in...

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Cogden Science Unit: Forces and Magnets

Cogden Science Unit: Forces and Magnets

Cogden Class have been investigating the invisible forces that make things move! We explored pushes, pulls, friction, and magnetism through exciting experiments. Then we used our scientific discoveries to inspire poetry, writing...

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Cogden Art Unit: Storytelling Through Drawing

Cogden Art Unit: Storytelling Through Drawing

Cogden Class have been exploring how pictures can tell stories! We started by looking at how artists use drawings to share ideas, then created our own characters and settings. We planned and drew story sequences using concertina books and comic strips, adding detail...

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Cogden French Unit: All Around Town

Cogden French Unit: All Around Town

In this unit, Cogden pupils explored French language and culture through the theme of towns and cities. Pupils learned to name major French cities, describe places in a town, count to 100, and give their address in French. Along the way, they developed their use of...

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Cogden RE Unit: Hanukkah – The Festival of Lights

Cogden RE Unit: Hanukkah – The Festival of Lights

Week beginning 15/9/25 Cogden pupils explored the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, learning about its origins, traditions, and significance. Pupils began by identifying key symbols such as the menorah and dreidel, and understanding the story of the Maccabees and the...

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Cogden Class PSHE Unit: Relationships and Safety

Cogden Class PSHE Unit: Relationships and Safety

Week Beginning 8/9/25 For their first unit of the year, Cogden Class explored how to stay safe, manage risk, and build respectful relationships. Starting with basic safety rules and identifying trusted adults, pupils progressed to recognising peer pressure, responding...

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Cogden Science: Living Things and their Habitats

Cogden Science: Living Things and their Habitats

Week Beginning 23/6/25 The Living Things and Their Habitats unit gave Cogden Class a hands-on, inquiry-driven experience into the diversity of life and the environments that support it. Year 3 and 4 pupils began by grouping and...

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KS2 Sports Day 2025

KS2 Sports Day 2025

What a fantastic afternoon! We were privileged to enjoy a wonderful afternoon of competition and fun under clear blue skies. Weir Field was the perfect setting for our Sports Day. From sack races to sprints, a middle distance event to an obstacle course and finally to...

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Cogden French: All About Me

Cogden French: All About Me

Week Beginning 16/6/25 The All About Me unit brought French to life for Cogden Class, giving Year 3 and 4 pupils a fun and practical introduction to the language through movement, music, and creativity. From following classroom instructions to naming body parts and...

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Cogden RE: Sikhism – Guru Nanak

Cogden RE: Sikhism – Guru Nanak

Week Beginning 9/6/25 The Sikhism: Guru Nanak unit offered Cogden Class a meaningful exploration of faith, equality, and compassion through the life and teachings of Guru Nanak. Year 3 and Year 4 pupils began by...

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Cogden PSHE: Growing and Changing – Coping

Cogden PSHE: Growing and Changing – Coping

Week Beginning: 2/6/25 This PSHE unit gave Cogden Class a powerful toolkit for navigating emotions, change, and personal growth. Through diary writing, group discussions, and reflective activities, Year 3 and Year 4 pupils explored how to recognise and manage...

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Cogden RE: Christianity – Creation

Cogden RE: Christianity – Creation

WB 19/5/25 The Christianity: Creation unit offered Cogden Class a reflective and creative exploration of the natural world through the lens of faith. Year 3 and Year 4 pupils began by immersing themselves in...

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Cogden History Unit: The Romans

Cogden History Unit: The Romans

21st April - 2nd May The "Romans" unit for Cogden Class, immersed Year 3 and Year 4 students in Roman history while enhancing their narrative writing skills. Students explored key concepts such as the...

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Cogden Narrative: Journey

Cogden Narrative: Journey

Week Beginning 17/3/25 The pupils of Cogden Class have just completed an exciting narrative unit inspired by the enchanting picture book Journey by Aaron Becker. Throughout this unit, pupils honed their skills in using inverted commas and crafting engaging dialogues....

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Codgen Science: Plants

Codgen Science: Plants

Week beginning 10/3/25 Cogden have been delving into the fascinating world of plants. Building on their previous knowledge from Year 2, where they learnt about the basic parts of plants and their functions, students have expanded their understanding by identifying and...

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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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Cogden Class Travel Brochures Extravaganza

Cogden Class Travel Brochures Extravaganza

Weeks Beginning: 24th February and 3rd March During our Geography unit, Cogden pupils explored the dynamic changes in their local environment, learning to identify and describe both natural and human-induced changes. They observed and recorded these changes,...

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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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Exploring Art and Poetry: A Journey with Monet and Matisse

Exploring Art and Poetry: A Journey with Monet and Matisse

In their recent Art unit, Cogden pupils have been delving into the vibrant worlds of Monet and Matisse. The pupils explored the unique techniques and styles of these iconic artists, creating their own masterpieces inspired by Monet's impressionistic brushstrokes and...

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Cogden: Rosh Hashana Learning Journey

Cogden: Rosh Hashana Learning Journey

Week Beginning: 27th January 2025 This week, our pupils in Cogden have embarked on an enriching exploration of the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah. Through this cultural journey, they have not only gained a deeper understanding of this significant celebration but...

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Guide dogs visit

Guide dogs visit

This afternoon, we had a visit from the guide dog charity. We were introduced to 7 dogs and their trainers, as well as Geoff, who is visually impaired and who brought along his own guide dog, Pringle. We heard how important a guide dog is for someone who is unable to...

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Inflatable golf!

Inflatable golf!

Having enjoyed a term of golf in the spring, we thought it would be fun to end the work with a bit of inflatable golf! On an unusually sunny afternoon, all of KS2 enjoyed playing the course in groups and as individuals. Various challenges were set and lots of fun was...

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Cogden’s Violin Concert 21.3.24

For the last 10 weeks, Cogden Class have been learning how to play the violin with Mrs Ely as part of Dorset Music Service's provision in schools. We had so much fun learning how to hold the violin, the bow, how to bow and pluck. We hope you are impressed with our...

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