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Our PE assembly

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...

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Joseph and his amazing coat.

Joseph and his amazing coat.

We told the story of Joseph and his amazing coat (and brothers!) in our assembly today - Etta was a fantastic Joesph and the "brothers" ad-libbed the story to perfection!  We all learnt about saying sorry and putting things right as good friends. [gallery...

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Welcome to Seatown Class 2022

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!

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Leavers’ Service 22.7.22

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...

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Leavers’ Service 22.7.22

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...

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Leavers’ Service 22.7.22

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...

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Farm Visit

Farm Visit

After our visit to the farm we returned to school and made some presentations. Please have a look at them below.  As they are large files they may take a bit of time to load.

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Seatown Memories

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...

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KS2 Sports Day July 6th 2022

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...

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Salisbury Leavers’ Service

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...

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Using Scratch

Using Scratch

We had fun presenting our names on Scratch today.  We investigated sounds, background, sizing, effects and colour all through coding. Zoom in to read the names! 

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Moving Up Morning 2022

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...

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Quad kids 28.6.22

Quad kids 28.6.22

On a blustery June afternoon children were selected to compete in the athletics competition at Colfox School. 4 boys and 4 girls made up the team. They took part in some running… Some throwing and jumping…… And then we waited for the results. Congratulations, Phoebe!...

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Belle, the ex-police dog

Belle, the ex-police dog

Cogden had a fluffy visitor this week in the form of Belle! She is an ex police dog and belongs to our governor Wendy and is very good at listening to children read! They all had fun reading aloud to a very patient Belle who was interested in everything from Harry...

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Science – Micro-organisms

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…

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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…

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Quadkids interschool competition

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...

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Sports Day KS 1 2022

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...

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KS2 trip to Exeter mosque

KS2 trip to Exeter mosque

After our visit to the cathedral, we walked to the other end of the city to visit the mosque. It was a fascinating contrast to the cathedral. Before we entered the building, the girls covered their heads with a headscarf as a mark of respect to the Muslim god, Allah....

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KS2 trip to Exeter mosque

KS2 trip to Exeter mosque

After our visit to the cathedral, we walked to the other end of the city to visit the mosque. It was a fascinating contrast to the cathedral. Before we entered the building, the girls covered their heads with a headscarf as a mark of respect to the Muslim god, Allah....

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KS2 trip to Exeter Cathedral

KS2 trip to Exeter Cathedral

We spent a wonderful day on Monday 13th June 2022. On a lovely, warm summer’s day we began our visit at the Cathedral. We began with a look at the outside, noticing the statues of kings and saints. We heard about the gruesome story of St Bartholemew and why St Peter...

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More French…

We began the day with a welcome song https://youtu.be/SlQI2s6IKkw We enjoyed singing some French songs at the end of the day.

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French Day 10th June 2022

French Day 10th June 2022

We were excited to welcome back Mrs Mundy to school and spend a day with us learning French, speaking and listening to stories and learning a bit about French food culture. We began with a welcome song, learning how to say ‘hello’ to others....

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Cogden French day

Cogden French day

We enjoyed learning new songs, stories and eating lovely French pastries! Merci Madame Mundy! Cogden enjoyed taking part in Aboie Georges, singing some new game songs and using their conversational French to ask for pastries. They enjoyed du pain au chocolate, du pain...

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Preparing for the Platinum Jubilee tea party

Preparing for the Platinum Jubilee tea party

As the whole village and parents and other family members had been invited to our Jubilee celebrations, it was time to get baking. Kyla brought her expertise and skills to the kitchen and this is what happened…….. And of course, we needed to make Jubilee themed...

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Platinum Jubilee Tea Party May 26th 2022

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...

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Platinum Jubilee Tea Party May 26th 2022

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...

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Platinum Jubilee Tea Party May 26th 2022

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...

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Crochet Worms

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!

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Netball Tournament 25th May 2022

Netball Tournament 25th May 2022

After a very wet and blustery morning and a delayed arrival to Beaminster School, Powerstock’s netball team took part in a tournament against other local schools. It felt a little daunting at first. But then we got into the swing of it! We scored some goals Although...

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Manor Farm, North Poorton Visit

Manor Farm, North Poorton Visit

KS2 visited a local farm as part of our’Field to Plate’ topic. It was an opportunity to learn about some of the farm methods used and compare them to farming from 200 years ago. First we walked around the farm. We visited the sheep and learnt about how to care for...

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Freestyle Art

Freestyle Art

Cogden and Seatown enjoyed a free style art afternoon using themes and techniques of their choice. We have some budding artists who love this opportunity to express themselves and show some real talent!  

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Seatown Sailing 13.5.22

Seatown Sailing 13.5.22

After a week of tests, Seatown treated themselves to a well deserved morning on the water at the Andrew Simpson Sailing Academy, Weymouth. The weather was perfect - a sunny morning with a good breeze. https://youtu.be/lRab7DzUyVw A perfect day at the Sailing Academy....

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Our Easter Journey morning Wednesday 6th April 2022

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...

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Our Easter Journey morning Wednesday 6th April 2022

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...

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The PGL Abseiling Wall

The PGL Abseiling Wall

This challenge required trust and technique Learning how to jump against the wall with our feet. At times we felt quite nervous But the safety harness held us. There was nothing to fear. Take a look at some of our achievements. https://youtu.be/w2oe1n2KfZs...

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PGL Rifle Shooting

PGL Rifle Shooting

This was a new activity for us. We learnt about the air rifles and how to use the sight line to aim accurately at the target. We learnt what the different parts of the rifle were called and how to cock the barrel. Setting up the targets Setting up the targets Cocking...

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PGL Wacky Races

PGL Wacky Races

One of our evening events was 90 minutes of weird and wonderful races in teams. The first race was all about trying to throw as many shoes into hoops. This was followed by trying to build the tallest tower of shoes! https://youtu.be/W_bVOae02Nc Finally the race was on...

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The Trapeze at PGL

The Trapeze at PGL

This activity proved to be very challenging. It involved climbing up a pole to a platform before climbing onto it and jumping off it and hitting a buoy suspended nearby. Some of us felt very worried beforehand. If we weren’t climbing, we were learning to belay. This...

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The PGL Climbing Wall

The PGL Climbing Wall

Being one of our earlier challenges the wall looked daunting as we harnessed up and then warmed our bodies up with a game. And then we were off, with some of us finding the wall more of a challenge than others. Sometimes it was pretty scary and we needed the support...

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The PGL Low Ropes Course

The PGL Low Ropes Course

Although we felt this might have been an easy activity, we quickly realised that we need the support and trust of others. We began the session with a series of games to build our trust in each other. Could we possibly run through the line, trusting our friends to drop...

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The PGL Campfire

The PGL Campfire

The evening activity on the first night involved singing songs, listening to stories and even acting out parts of the story. https://youtu.be/axuK65Y1KbY https://youtu.be/S-_GZJXIMPY https://youtu.be/xxlRsUI8hCY

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PGL – Street Surfing

PGL – Street Surfing

This was a very tricky activity that began with none of us being able to step and balance on the board. However, an hour and a half later, many of us were able to travel some metres independently. It wasn’t as easy as we thought…. ……especially when we confused the...

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PGL – The Zip Wire!

PGL – The Zip Wire!

We began by learning how to put on a safety harness. A lot of team work and support was needed Grace was told to have ‘zombie’ arms Sometimes you needed brute strength to tighten the straps Not sure the instructor had nailed his technique! And then the exhilarating...

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Seatown’s PGL Adventure April 2022

Seatown’s PGL Adventure April 2022

Our residential, outdoor education trip took place after 2 years of lockdown and it was definitely worth waiting for! We stayed for 3 days at the Osmington Bay, Weymouth centre with the aim of working together as a strong team, supporting each other and stepping out...

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