Seatown Class
Seatown class is the home for Year 5 and 6 pupils and is led by Key Stage 2 teacher, Mrs Jo Cleden, supported by the highly experienced Mrs Merritt. The classroom is aptly located at the top of the school in a beautiful new classroom created as part of the school rebuild in 2011.
In Seatown class, pupils are encouraged to take even more responsibility for their own learning in readiness for secondary school.  Pupils in Years 5 and 6 often take on formal ‘Sports Leaders’ roles the the Bronze Sports Ambassador team, are Play Leaders at break times and mentors for the lower school. They balance preparation for end of year exams with a wide curriculum, including: sports competitions, curriculum-linked trips and the ever-popular annual sailing experience!
Recent Learning
Quadkids 13.6.23
It was a hot, hot day as the year 5s and 6s from local schools gathered together for an afternoon of competition. Quadkids involves pupils competing in 4 disciplines: sprint, long distance run, throwing and jumping. [gallery...
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...
Sailing 2023
It was perfect weather for a morning on the water. Some of Seatown had been before but it didn't stop the nerves and the excitement. We got ourselves kitted out and headed for the boats. [gallery...
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...
RAF STEM Glider Challenge March 2023
Ks2 enjoyed a virtual STEM glider challenge. We watched a video showing the many different types of jobs engineers can be involved in and the skills that they need: teamwork, problem solving, creativity, innovation, communication skills. Did you know that engineers...
Seatown and World Book Day March 2nd 2023
Books and stories are fantastic! That's the message we want to share with you all. Although World Book Day was just one day, we have really enjoyed books and stories in many ways over the past week. We began by listening to an audio book during each daily mindfulness...
The Man Who Walked Between The Towers
As part of our literacy work, we have recently been studying a wonderful book by Mordicai Gerstein called The Man Who Walked Between The Towers. It is based on a true story about a tightrope walker, Philippe Petit. Was he remarkable, reckless or responsible?...
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...
Christmas Party 2022
We had a lot of fun on the last day of term. KS2 enjoyed a party together. Pass the Parcel: Each layer had an activity to complete........here's a bit of air guitar!! The hat game was fun too.... [gallery...
Father Christmas at Powerstock
We had a special visitor this afternoon........
Seatown’s gymnastic finale!
After half a term of very hard work, learning elements of gymnastics, we produced routines in small groups. Have a look to see what we achieved. We're rather proud of ourselves! https://youtu.be/6UDvt6_4Dc8
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...
Paper Clay Greek Masks
Today, Seatown explored a new medium in art ... Â paper clay. Paul Cleden, a local artist, spent the day with us and helped us explore faces. We learnt the proportions and positions of features of a face. We also looked at masks that would have been used in Ancient...
Shire Hall Visit – The Tolpuddle Martyrs
Part of our Ancient Greece unit has looked at democracy and how states have been/are ruled. We made a link with our own country and how we are governed, particularly focusing on how the justice system works. Our visit to Shire Hall in Dorchester showed how the system...
Jabberwocky
Seatown had fun with the Jabberwocky poem by Lewis Carroll. We can recite it. Watch below to see our performance in the celebration assembly. We enjoyed exploring portmanteau in our guided reading session before we created our own poems in the Jabberwocky...
Gymnastics
We thought we'd show you a snippet of what we have been doing in gymnastics so far this half term. Our fitness and flexibility are being demonstrated in these pictures and we are working on our accuracy in our rolls making sure we keep our limbs strong and follow...
Marble Run DT project
Today we completed our constructions of our marble runs. We worked in our teams to try and apply our cardboard joining and bending techniques. At the same time, we needed to make the marble run as slowly as possible through the construction. What we found was...
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...
Hobbies Day
We had lots of fun learning about each others' hobbies and interests as part of our Flourish 360º. We heard about a wide range of different hobbies that we all do. These ranged from building computer to caring for injured animals, to embroidery, gardening, running,...
Colmers Hill Fun Run November 2022
On a beautiful, bright November Saturday, 12 pupils from Seatown descended on Colmers Hill, Symondsbury for the annual fun run - the first scheduled at its normal time of the year after the pandemic disruption. The girls ran 1st. [gallery...
Marble runs – our 1st attempts!
We began a DT project, exploring how to make different paper/card joins and to explore the physics of how to make a successful marble run. These were the result of our first...
Netball Tournament November 2022
On a very blustery day, the netball tournament took place at Colfox School. We were all very excited and some of us had never represented our school in a sports tournament before. We played a series of matches using the Hi5 netball rotation which meant we had to...
The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares 3rd October 2022
After an initial think about what books we like reading and why we like reading, we pooled our ideas about what a story needs. Then we began suggesting ideas for characters, their wishes and a challenge that they had. We voted for our favourites before we began some...
Welcome to Seatown Class 2022
What a fantastic first week in school! We have all settled in together and looking forward to being the best that we can be. Here’s our first display that shares all about us, who we are and what we are like inside and out!
Leavers’ Service 22.7.22
A day that Year 6s will never forget was their last day at school. A mixture of emotions - sadness, pride, excitement and gratitude - was what dominated the day. It began with signing of T shirts that they had tie dyed as part of a design technology project. Parents...
Leavers’ Service 22.7.22
A day that Year 6s will never forget was their last day at school. A mixture of emotions - sadness, pride, excitement and gratitude - was what dominated the day. It began with signing of T shirts that they had tie dyed as part of a design technology project. Parents...
Leavers’ Service 22.7.22
A day that Year 6s will never forget was their last day at school. A mixture of emotions - sadness, pride, excitement and gratitude - was what dominated the day. It began with signing of T shirts that they had tie dyed as part of a design technology project. Parents...
Hoodwinked…2
Farm Visit
After our visit to the farm we returned to school and made some presentations. Please have a look at them below. Â As they are large files they may take a bit of time to load.
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
Seatown Memories
https://youtu.be/bLsI8Xk164k https://youtu.be/P6vJjKUrhPI https://youtu.be/4QwFvNJ7emk https://youtu.be/NZYV_ef5AlM https://youtu.be/XYyRi_x3vIY https://youtu.be/D2u0n5pBxEA https://youtu.be/wxKPoolmJYw https://youtu.be/9Tbu4DAe_pI https://youtu.be/svBBYii1dUQ...
KS2 Sports Day July 6th 2022
After a reschedule due to the weather, the KS2 sports day got underway with a series of races. The egg and potato races…. The sack race… Skipping… And the flat race…. All watched by a supportive crowd of parents and other family members. Then came the team games The...
Salisbury Leavers’ Service
We set off on a train to Salisbury to enjoy a leaving service. Salisbury Cathedral is an amazing place to be We enjoyed lunch in the beautiful grounds Then into the cathedral for a drama called God’s Planet. And then it was time to return home. A wonderful, special...
Moving Up Morning 2022
Seatown Class looked different this morning as we got used to a new combination of pupils. We played a game, sharing what we had in common with others in the class and demonstrated how connected we all are with string. Some of us felt anxious and worried about a new...
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.
Science – Micro-organisms
We have been looking at how living things are classified using the Linnaeus system. Today we looked at one branch known as organisms. After learning about what different types there are, we designed our own using modelling clay…
Quadkids interschool competition
On a hot Tuesday, June 14th 2022, 8 Year 5 and 6s took part in an athletics event. It involved running, sprinting, throwing and jumping. The running proved to be tough in the heat. https://youtu.be/Wuz7U4SWHK4 https://youtu.be/Ohw5TM2-568 https://youtu.be/r26GB9gHxV0...
Last Day of term 2023 – Christmas continues
Seatown enjoyed the last day of term with a Christmas party like no other! The first game involved the 2 teams to 'move across the snow' in their sleigh. Which sleigh had the best tracks and could travel the fastest? The snow then needed 'shovelling' to clear a path...
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...
Christmas has begun!
It's the 1st December and Christmas is beginning to seep in round the edges of our school day!!! Seatown enjoyed making decorations organised and led by the PSA. Â
Climbing update! 28.11.23
After 4 weeks of climbing, we have all been able to improve and make progress. It may be that we are feeling more confident, more prepared to have a go, or that we can reach the top of a wall or even come first in a challenge (either traversing or climbing up)....
MyBnk
This week has started with a very different feel. We welcomed Debbie and Gerard to Seatown and worked with them on a series of lessons about money and finances. We began thinking about habits, what makes a good habit and how we can try to make good choices. We learnt...
Netball Tournament 7th November 2023
After another rescheduled tournament due to poor weather, Tuesday afternoon was calm and sunny. We took the largest cohort possible (a team of 9) and every single person played a match. We had worked hard in our class lessons and had some extra practice at break and...
Our local Railway – a History and Geography focus.
On the 3rd November 2023, Seatown Class visited Bridport to explore how the railway developed and the impact it had on the town and nearby West Bay. We began by recording and mapping the buildings in the main streets. This proved tricky to record without tables and...
Climbing – Pupil Voice in PE
At the beginning of the new school year, everyone completed a PE questionnaire that asked pupils what they thought of PE and what improvements could be made. Many voices suggested trying out climbing as a new sport to try. So, we listened and arranged some climbing...
A visit from the Benedetti Foundation
On the 11th October, KS2 hosted a visit from the Nicola Benedetti Foundation. This gave us all an opportunity to meet people who are so passionate about music, learn some skills from them and listen to their compositions on instruments we had never seen before being...
Seatown joins the Dorset Coding Day October 2023
For the first time, we decided to participate in the Dorset Coding Day. The aim was to enjoy learning about coding and how it plays such an important part of our everyday lives. We heard from Dorset employees who have coded robots to save people on the beach or create...
Dash Day September 2023
On a beautiful late summer's day, the school spent the day thinking about our dash - the symbol found between birth and death dates but represents a whole lifetime. We were reminded by Mrs Moss, one of our governors about our school vision, ethos and values and how...
Year 6 Leavers’ Service 21.7.23
Friday was a sad day for us all as we said goodbye to 12 Year 6s. We had a service in the church where we listened to their final speeches reflecting on their time in school. https://youtu.be/eMrDbmEUeBg We thought about our Salisbury Service remembering how we...
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.
Salisbury Leavers’ Service 5.7.23
As time at Powerstock draws to a close, Y6 visited Salisbury Cathedral to mark this significant turning point in their lives. Some had never travelled by train before, so it was a day full of firsts. We enjoyed the cathedral...
KS2 Sports Day 30th June 2023
Despite the beautiful weather we had all June, Sports Day was the wet one!! Amidst occasional mizzle, we set out, determined to be the best that we could be. Individual races began with the 'Potato and Spoon' which proved to be trickier than we thought. [gallery...
Swimming Gala 27th June 2023
For the 1st time in over a decade, Powerstock decided to enter the local swimming gala organised by Primary Sports and Education. It involved a number of schools across a large area of West Dorset and we were nervous! But, one of our school values is perseverance and...
Move Up Morning 2023
It was that time of year when we started to think about our new year groups and classes for September. The Powerstock 'Move Up Morning' meant lots of excitement and anticipation. In Seatown we began with a team building activity - The Centipede Walk. [gallery...
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