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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...
Ekphrastic poetry
Ekphrastic poems are poems inspired by works of art. Here are some examples that we wrote during our monotype unit of work.
Monotypes
Seatown have been creating monoprints in art this week. We explored mark making using different media before exploring 4 different ways of creating prints. The first was by placing paper onto an ink bed. This was followed by taking 'ghost prints'...
Evolution and Inheritance
Seatown spent a week enjoying studying the science topic of evolution and inheritance. We found out about different theories held by people in the past and present. We discovered how we inherit some characteristics genetically but others are acquired due to...
Seatown: The Buddhist Festival of Vesak
Week Beginning 27th January 2025 This week, our pupils in Seatown have delved into the fascinating world of Buddhism, with a special focus on the festival of Vesak. This cultural exploration has not only enriched...
Seatown sail on a glorious day!
There was a beautiful mist hanging over the valleys on our journey to Portland but by the time we had arrived and were putting on our wetsuits for a sailing lesson, the sun had broken through making it a perfect day to be on the water. [gallery...
Forest School Challenge
As part of our outside learning over the past 2 weeks, we have been challenged to create a means of collecting and transporting water. We created a shadow, a method of collecting water that is still used today in places like Egypt. [gallery...
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...
PGL, Osmington 2024
On a very cold and windy April day, Seatown Class set off for their long awaited residential trip to PGL at Osmington Bay, Weymouth. Once we'd arrived, we began our activities - fencing and the zip wire. We played the...
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...
Pancake Races 2024
It may have been a bit later than Shrove Tuesday, but we like our traditions at Powerstock. You can eat a pancake at any time of the year and we did just that in the morning. And, why not have pancake races halfway through Lent?!! We had...
Seatown World Book Day 2024
Seatown thoroughly enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day this year. It was lovely to see children dress up in characters well-known as well as those less obvious. It shows how varied our reading material is. [gallery...
