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Cogden Geography: How can we live more sustainably?
Cogden Class have been exploring one of the most important questions of our time: How can we live more sustainably? Through hands-on investigations, lively discussions, and creative projects, the children have...
Seatown have been learning about what causes floods through mapwork, the effect of flooding on residents in Allerford in Somerset and the different types of flood defence that can be put in place (hard and soft engineering). As we worked through the unit, we explored...
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...
It was a very short week for Seatown's French unit this week due to our residential trip. But we have learnt phrases centered around where we live. We have learnt to say simple sentences such as which town or village we live in; different amenities and what we...
RE – Yom Kippur
This week saw Seatown learn about the Jewish festival Yom Kippur, the most holy of their festival days. As we learnt about the reasons behind the Day of Atonement and the traditions that are followed by Jews,...
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...
PSHE: Relationships and Safety
Our first week of the new school year has been lovely as the class resets with a new combination of pupils. As we get to know each other and support each other, we have been writing diary entries based on our learning about...
Seatown Power Project Autumn 1 2025
Burton Class Power Project Autumn 1 25
Cogden Autumn 1 2025 Power Project
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...
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...
Light
This week, Seatown Class have been studying what light is and how it behaves. Our goal has been to create fact file style writing that specifically includes semi-colons written correctly. We played a jigsaw game to practise where...
A Joyful Afternoon of Sport for Key Stage 1 and Reception
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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...
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...
Powerstock School’s Garden Shines at Open Gardens Weekend
This past weekend, visitors to Powerstock Open Gardens were treated to a truly special sight - the stunning garden at Powerstock School. Bursting with colour, creativity, and care, it’s no wonder many believe it to be the best school garden in all of Dorset! A...
Le francais et Seatown Classe
Salut! This past week, we have been learning to speak French, learning key vocabulary, sentence and grammar structures and exploring some French style handwriting. We learnt about colour and body parts and had fun recreating and drawing...
Poetry Slam 2025
This year, 9 pupils from Seatown, attended the 3rd poetry slam event held by the school's collaboration. Seven schools took part in sharing a variety of poems and performing them in a variety of ways. Martin Maudsley, a local poet, led the session, sharing poems that...
Hummanism – a non-religious belief
Seatown enjoyed learning about a belief that we haven't looked at before - Humanism. Our learning journey looked like this: We began by thinking about what a worldview is and what influences each of us. [gallery...
