Whole School News
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Wednesday 24 June 2026 Shading, Sketching and Collaboration🗻 This half term, Year 1 have been busy exploring drawing and developing their artistic skills. We have been practising different shading techniques and learning how the pressure we apply to our pencils can change the appearance of our drawings. The children discovered that pressing their pencils harder creates darker lines, while using a lighter touch produces much softer, lighter shades. They enjoyed experimenting with these techniques and seeing the different effects they could create.
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Tuesday 23 June 2026 Football Facts and World Cup Wonders To mark England's second group-stage match, the children have been exploring everything to do with the FIFA World Cup. They have researched its rich history, the value of the famous trophy, incredible statistics and some truly astonishing records, including one recently broken by Lionel Messi.Using a range of handouts and online sources, the children uncovered a host of fascinating facts which I am sure they will be keen to share with you. They discovered that Brazil is the only nation to have won the World Cup five times. They also learned about Pickles, the dog who famously found the World Cup trophy after it had been stolen in 1966.The children were particularly interested to learn that the 2026 FIFA World Cup is the biggest in the tournament's history, featuring 48 teams. It is also the first World Cup to be hosted across three different countries: the United States, Mexico and Canada.The children thoroughly enjoyed writing about this historic and iconic competition. Perhaps they w
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Tuesday 23 June 2026 Runner beans and inventions!
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Friday 19 June 2026 Izzy Gizmo and Inventions! What a week of excitement, problem-solving and creativity we have had in Reception!
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Friday 19 June 2026 Running RIOT at Fitness Friday Gorgeous conditions for Running Riot today. Children were tasked with completing as many laps of the school playground and trim trail equipment as possible before the bell rang to denote the start of the school day.A huge thanks to Matt who took charge whilst I was at a cricket tournament, well done to the Ambassadors who were donning their black t-shirts and preparing the course and, as always, a special thanks to Mr. Frampton for the photos which ensure we can look back fondly on all these magical moments here at Southill.
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Friday 19 June 2026 A Crackin' Day of Cricket! Today was the Year 6 Boys' Cricket Competition at Redlands, organised by Weymouth Cricket Club. However, we had a bit of a problem... nearly all of Year 6 were in St Ives! Rather than not attending – which simply isn't an option for Southill Primary – we arrived with just two Year 6 pupils and six Year 5 pupils, ready to give it our all.
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Friday 19 June 2026 Headteacher blog I've just returned from our Year 6 residential trip to St Ives in Cornwall and I'm reflecting on what a truly special week it has been.
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Thursday 18 June 2026 St Ives Day 4 As we come to the end of the fourth and final day of one of the best residential visits we've had the pleasure to organise and attend, I can only reflect on what an incredibly special class this is. All week, they have given every activity their fullest engagement and effort. They have been cheerful, polite and respectful at all times, remaining organised and attentive.
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Thursday 18 June 2026 Firefighters to the Rescue in Year 1! 🚒 🚒🧑🏻🚒🧯
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Wednesday 17 June 2026 Y6: St Ives Day 3 Surf's up! Today was the big beach day, something that our pupils have been greatly looking forward to. After another good night's sleep (we can't believe how well the night times are going!) the kids served themselves breakfast and got packed and ready for a day at the beach. St Ives Surf school is excellent - the instructors are friendly, experienced and great with the kids. While they were instructing half of the class at a time, the rest of the pupils were body-boarding and playing beach games. We spent the entire day on the beach, eating our packed lunch while fending off those thug-like St Ives Seagulls... they make Weymouth seagulls seem like Christmas robins!
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Wednesday 17 June 2026 Great Fire of London Day! What a day!
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Tuesday 16 June 2026 Y6: St Ives Day 2 Yesterday was a very long and tiring day for Year 6, so when we planned the itinerary, we thought it would be perfect to follow it with a relaxing and cultured art day. What a lovely day it has been! This class truly is a class of great culture.
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Tuesday 16 June 2026 Self-Care Stormbreak - We are ONE with nature! This afternoon, after a busy and brilliant cricket lesson, the children got their creative juices flowing during a self-care Stormbreak session.
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Monday 15 June 2026 Y6: St Ives Day 1
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Monday 15 June 2026 The floor is lava…for balloons 🎈 🎈
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Monday 15 June 2026 Amazing artefacts - but where are they from? To kick off our new book The Thames and Tide Club, I gave the children a selection of different artefacts. They do not know (yet) where they came from, who they belong to, what some of them are used for as I have not yet revealed the title of our new book!
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Monday 15 June 2026 Skip 2B Fit... ARE YOU READY!? Another cracking Fitness Friday was packed with fitness goals, magical music and skipping superstars. Our Bronze Ambassadors were out in force throughout the morning, helping others and showing everyone the ropes.
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Friday 12 June 2026 Saving the Planet from the Varmints! 🌱 Our Secret Society of Gardeners is Growing! 🌱
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Friday 12 June 2026 Bee researchers in Year 3 auto_fix_highWrite with our AI TextWizardHide this prompt
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Friday 12 June 2026 Headteacher's Blog What a busy and exciting week at Southill Primary! From growing gardens to historical fires, beach adventures to artistic creations, our pupils have shown just how brilliant they are. Here's what's been happening across the school.