Whole School News

Wednesday 29 April 2026 Fossil Fun with Mini Professors! This week we were lucky enough to have another visit from Mini Professors.
Tuesday 28 April 2026 Air Hockey Madness Takes Over the Hall Air Hockey Madness Takes Over the HallWhat a way to kick off our very first Summer Sports Club of the term!The hall was transformed into something truly spectacular. Tables and benches lined the space, two goals stood ready at either end, and suddenly… we had a giant air hockey arena! The excitement was buzzing before we had even started.To warm up, children worked with a partner to pass the puck, getting a feel for the speed and sharpening their reactions. Then came the big moment. Teams were formed. The Greens. The Blues. The Yellows. The competition was on!With a 6-a-side format and ‘winner stays on' in play, things quickly became fast, frantic, and fiercely competitive. The puck zipped across the hall at lightning speed as players dived, defended, and celebrated every goal. Cheers echoed, teamwork shone, and determination was everywhere you looked.And most importantly… it was SUPER FUN!Time seemed to fly faster than the puck itself as we carefully co
Monday 27 April 2026 A House That Moves and a Story That Stays Last week in Book Talk, we explored a wonderfully unusual story, The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson. From the very first mention of the title, the children were intrigued and eager to discover more.The story follows Marinka, a young girl who lives with her grandmother on the edge of the world. Her grandmother has an important and mysterious role, guiding the dead through the gate into the afterlife. However, their home is far from ordinary. Without warning, it can rise up on its chicken legs and move on to a new, often desolate location. Because of this constant moving, Marinka finds herself isolated and without friends, longing for a more normal life among the living.After reading the prologue together, the children put their comprehension skills to the test by answering questions and discussing their first impressions of the story. They then moved on to a creative task, sketching the house and labelling it with descriptions taken directly from the text. This was a fantast
Friday 24 April 2026 Y2 20th April We have had a really busy week in Y2. Our maths has been focusing on fractions and finding a whole number when we are only given one part. This has taken a lot of determination and resilience as it is not an easy concept to pick up first time round. The children had an extra day of practicing their new fractions skills today, using counters while drawing how many equal groups they needed. The penny is definitely beginning to drop for lots of them now! We are really proud of the excellent attitude of this class. They are such a supportive cohort of children and really take pleasure in each other's successes.
Friday 24 April 2026 24.4.26- Star Assembly & Bench of Glory! We started this week by celebrating many out of school achievements from the previous week. Just look at how many we had this week!
Friday 24 April 2026 Cloud Tea Monkeys! This week the children were introduced to a new book called Cloud Tea Monkey by Mal Peet & Elspeth Graham with beautiful illustrations by Juan Wijngaard. Our first lesson on Monday was to give each pair of children 5 tea bags to sniff! They had to write down words to describe each tea bag i.e. spicy, fresh, like strawberries etc.
Thursday 23 April 2026 Y6: We Heart Biology! Wow, what an extremely fascinating and highly hands-on finish to our science unit! In this unit, through diagrams, explanations, exercise investigations, research, posters and presentations, Year 6 have investigated the following 'sticky knowledge' questions:
Wednesday 22 April 2026 Poetry, Passion and a Perfect Performance This morning, Year 5 stepped into the salty sea air and made their way not to Southill Primary, but back to Weymouth Pavilion for their third performance. After two Shakespeare productions, it was time for poetry, and excitement was high as we watched these seasoned performers take to the stage once more.On World Book Day, we were lucky to welcome published poet and rapper Alex Wharton, who shared that his favourite poet is Benjamin Zephaniah. Inspired by this, we chose one of Zephaniah's poems and from the very first reading, we knew it was the perfect fit.What followed was truly unforgettable. The children performed with incredible expression, passion and unity. Their energy filled the room and their confidence shone through every line. It may not have been a competition, but if any school deserved a mic drop moment, it would be The Mighty SPS.I could not be prouder of what they achieved.A huge thank you to Mr Frampton, who cycled to the pavilion to capture photos of the performance.
Tuesday 21 April 2026 A Stormy Morning with Professor Lee🌩️🌪️
Monday 20 April 2026 The Rainforest...
Monday 20 April 2026 Gotta Catch This Club Every Week Breaktime will never be the same again. Today marked the official debut of Pokémon Club and it was nothing short of super effective. Trainers from Years 3 to 6 made their way to the Year 5 classroom, ready to battle, trade and share their love for all things Pokémon.The room quickly filled with excitement as cards were carefully placed, admired and discussed like rare finds in a Pokédex. Some trainers focused on making fair trades, weighing up their options like seasoned Gym Leaders. Others were deep in conversation about their favourite Pokémon or their proudest card pull, with stories that could rival any journey through Kanto.One of the biggest moments of the session came thanks to the generosity of Boss Miniatures, who gifted us two battle decks. Featuring none other than Pikachu and the mighty Charizard! We cannot wait to use the battle decks! While there were no Elite Four battles just yet, the club was full of laughter, creativity and
Sunday 19 April 2026 Headteacher Blog - Week Beginning 20 April 2026 What an exciting week we had! The school was buzzing with energy as children returned to new learning, new focus texts, and the start of fresh units of learning in one of our foundation subjects. It's wonderful to see the enthusiasm our pupils bring to their learning.
Friday 17 April 2026 Counting, Catching and Keeping Active: A Maths-Filled PE Afternoon Year 1 had a truly brilliant afternoon in PE today, and we were incredibly lucky to enjoy it in the beautiful sunshine!
Friday 17 April 2026 Germs We had fun today exploring why hand hygiene is so important. We used glitter to represent germs and then passed the 'germs' around by shaking hands with each other. The children were soon all sparkly little germ carriers!
Friday 17 April 2026 Year 4 Get Energised!⚡ This term in Year 4, we've been sparking curiosity (and a lot of excitement!) as we explored the electrifying world of electricity. From building circuits to testing mysterious materials, the classroom has been buzzing with discovery.
Friday 17 April 2026 🏺 “Digging Up Drama: Year 4’s Mystery Unearthed!” 🏺 This week, Year 4 transformed into a team of brilliant archaeologists as we embarked on our very own classroom dig and what a discovery it was!
Friday 17 April 2026 Celebrating Our Stars at Southill Primary- 17.4.26 What a fantastic week we've had at Southill Primary! Our celebration assembly was a wonderful opportunity to recognise the amazing achievements of our pupils and celebrate all the brilliant learning that's been taking place across the school.
Friday 17 April 2026 Hoop There It Is!
Friday 17 April 2026 Y6: Springtime Sprinting! Summer term is upon us, which can only mean one thing when it comes to PE: We're counting down the days until Sports Week! That means that this term, leading up to that exciting and fun time, Year 6 will be focusing on their mixed athletics skills. Today, led by Sophie, they did a great session on sprinting. After the all important dynamic stretches, they did interval training in which they would walk, jog, sprint then rest, repeating this activity multiple times.
Thursday 16 April 2026 A Glowing Performance from Team Southill