Whole School News
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Friday 18 September 2026 Year 2 patterns and BeeBots! This week we have been focusing on giving instructions in computing. The Bee-Bots proved perfect for this. The children worked in pairs to programme in where they wanted them to go, changing their instructions accordingly. We saw lots of teamwork, resilience and giggles!
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Friday 18 September 2026 Mathematicians flexibly partitioning This week the children took on the challenge of flexibly partitioning numbers up to 1,000. This can be tricky to understand when children are used to partitioning in hundreds, tens and ones. They were told that each part could have a mixture of hundreds, tens and ones and that the number would still be the same! They had a great time drawing on the tables and working with their partner!
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Thursday 17 September 2026 Y4: Canopic Creations! What a fantastic few afternoons of art we have had in Year 4! As part of our current art unit, the children travelled back in time to explore the fascinating world of Egyptian pottery. Our challenge was to create our own canopic jars from clay while considering our enquiry question: What can pottery tell us about the past?
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Thursday 17 September 2026 First Forest School Year 3 and 4 had a fantastic first Forest School session!
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Wednesday 16 September 2026 BLP, Buddies and BLUEY!? This afternoon, we continued our PSHE learning by brushing up on our Learning Powers. We reintroduced Ninja Nutmeg, Captain Shelby, Sir Owlington and Agent Buzzbee to the class, unpicking what they represent and how important it is to follow in their footsteps when completing learning tasks.When we develop our ability to be resilient, reflective, resourceful and reciprocal, we are truly prepared for learning!In order to put the children's Learning Powers to the test, we split them into four groups, with each group focusing on a different area. Four children were chosen to dress up as the characters to really hammer home the purpose of each task. Here is what each group got up to...ResilienceIn Captain Shelby's group, the children were shown a path drawn in chalk on the playground. They were then blindfolded and partnered up with someone who had to direct them safely to the end. The catch? If they stepped on the line or outside of it, they had to go all the way back to the beg
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Wednesday 16 September 2026 From Fins to Feet: Exploring Animals and Humans We have been busy little scientists in Year 1, as we have started our exciting new science learning all about animals and humans!
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Tuesday 15 September 2026 🏑 Pass, Move, Support!
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Tuesday 15 September 2026 Exploring COOL time (Choose our own learning)
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Tuesday 15 September 2026 📖 What Can You See? Our reading session began with a rather unusual challenge today! On the board were just three words: The Magic Box.
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Monday 14 September 2026 Scientists at work! Last week, the children of Year 3 began their Animals including humans science topic. Whilst learning about the importance of bones and muscles the children conducted an investigation which asked "Can you throw further if you have longer arms?"
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Friday 11 September 2026 School Life What an amazing first week we have had in Reception! We are so incredibly proud of how well the children have settled into school life and all the wonderful learning they have already done.
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Friday 11 September 2026 Monochromatic Art! We have had a lovely arty afternoon today! This week we have been learning all about monochromatic art. We all made a collage using shades of black, grey and white. They are now on display in the classroom, so feel free to poke your heads in and have a look!
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Friday 11 September 2026 Skipping into the Weekend!
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Friday 11 September 2026 A Little Fox, A Lot of Imagination!
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Thursday 10 September 2026 Stepping into Mary Jackson’s Shoes
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Thursday 10 September 2026 🚌 All Aboard the Naughty Bus! Tickets please! 🎟️
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Wednesday 9 September 2026 We are READY, RESPECTFUL and SAFE! Lights, camera, PSHE!This afternoon, Year 6 explored three very important words that sit at the heart of everything we do in school: READY, RESPECTFUL and SAFE!We began by thinking about what our school rules actually look like in action. Being READY means being prepared to learn, listening carefully and always trying our best. We discussed how our body language can show that we are ready too. Good eye contact, attentive listening and our brilliant ‘Give Me Five' are all simple ways to show that our brains are switched on and we are ready to go!Next came RESPECTFUL. We talked about showing kindness to everyone, treating people equally and remembering that respect can be shown in lots of little ways. Using good manners, listening when somebody else is speaking and taking care of equipment and resources all matter. We also discussed the responsibility our Year 6 pupils have as the oldest children in the school, particularly when it comes to looking out for, supporting and setti
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Tuesday 8 September 2026 MARSH SPORTS FESTIVAL!!! Bringing together around 12 sports clubs from the community for 1 BIG event. They'll be a BBQ from Weymouth & Portland Lions Club, supported by Westham Community Group with music, and a chance to spend multiple 15-20min rounds, trying out something new.It's FREE for both adults and kids to experience a sport, meet local coaches - seeing if you might find that one sport that sets off the spark for a life long love of energy and activity.The festival is for anyone that might be interested in a new sport, activity, or just wants to find a social group with healthy benefits.How exciting!
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Tuesday 8 September 2026 Drumming Sensations! We're very lucky to have the incredible David Hackett visit us twice per week for 1:1 drum lessons. David is a very experienced drummer, having spent his entire working life performing, recording and teaching not just the drum kit but percussion too. Perhaps you've seen him playing his congas at The Boat Cafe Bar? We're always so impressed with the incredible results David gets out of his pupils - each and everyone of them gain an admirable skill from it. Here is a highly entertaining video showcasing of all of David's pupils that he lovingly made himself. If your child is interested in Drum lessons, keep an eye out for the letter which will go out very soon. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KfX2S2fKGVMkkTy8DO1G0RXHfdsodzpy/view
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Monday 7 September 2026 🚨 TOP SECRET: YEAR 5 MISSION UNDERWAY! 🚨 Year 5 have blasted off into their writing this week after receiving some VERY exciting news… we have officially been recruited by NASA! 🚀👩🚀👨🚀