Whole School News
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Friday 21 November 2025 Celebration assembly roundup Our celebration assembly this afternoon was absolutely brilliant. We were thrilled to recognise and celebrate our mathematicians and Stormbreakers for their outstanding achievements this week.
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Friday 21 November 2025 Dissection and Reflection We have been having a cracking time in our ‘Living Things' science topic. As part of the KS2 curriculum the children are learning to identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants and to understand how plants grow and reproduce. On Wednesday they researched and created a labelled diagram of a flowering plant. They studied each feature closely and explained its job. For example the petals attract insects for pollination and the ovaries produce seeds that will one day become new plants. The children were very relieved to learn that plants do all this hard work without needing a packed lunch.
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Friday 21 November 2025 States of Matter In science we have been learning about States of Matter.
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Friday 21 November 2025 Cactus painting This week the children really took their time painting their cactus in bright, vibrant colours reminiscent of Mexico, the country which has inspired their Art this term. The children used primary colours to create secondary colours then used these colours to make their piece really stand out! There was lots of discussion about how much of one colour to put with another in order to get the shade they wanted. In the background I played Mexican music which made for an upbeat and jovial painting session.
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Friday 21 November 2025 Caroline's blog What a fantastic week we've had! Our school photographer visited on Thursday and captured some brilliant portraits of all our children. We'll let you know as soon as the photos are ready to view. It's always heartwarming when visitors comment on the positive atmosphere in our school and how wonderfully our children conduct themselves. A huge well done to everyone!
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Thursday 20 November 2025 Y6: Is It Sustainable? Since half term, Year 6 have been doing Geography as part of their afternoon learning. The topic has been sustainability, with a particular focus on plastic waste.
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Wednesday 19 November 2025 PE - ladybirds and butterflies
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Wednesday 19 November 2025 Eight Legs or Six? We Found Out! On Tuesday, it was an extra special day for Year 1—we were incredibly lucky to have a visit from a real-life professor! Professor Lee joined us to teach us all about spiders vs. butterflies, and the children were absolutely fascinated from start to finish.
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Tuesday 18 November 2025 Are you brave enough to look through the Viewer? In Book Talk we have been in awe of the wonderful book The Viewer by Shaun Tan. He is the same author who wrote The Lost Thing, which we are currently analysing in our writing lessons.
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Monday 17 November 2025 Undefeated and Unstoppable - Year 4 Shine at Dorchester Today our Year 4 pupils headed to Dorchester Rugby Club for an action packed tag rugby day. The morning was filled with exciting skills and drills that helped everyone get to grips with the game. The children learned how to pass with confidence, score a try, build a strong defensive wall and tackle their opponents safely and effectively.After a well earned lunch break the team were refreshed and ready to play. And what an afternoon it was. Here is how Southill got on:Prince of Wales 0 - 3 SouthillScorers: Josie 2, Bryce 1St Mary's Catholic First 1 - 6 SouthillScorers: Harry 3, Josie 2, Finn 1Winterborne Valley First School 0 - 4 SouthillScorers: Harry, Bryce 2, JosieSt Mary's Charminster 0 - 10 SouthillScorers: Finn 3, Stanley 4, Rosie W, Isabel, TheoFrome Valley 0 - 8 SouthillScorers: James, Edie, Luca, Finn, Josie 2, Harry 2Yes, you read that right. Southill won every single game. The team were unstoppable and every player scored at least one try. The Dorchester Rugby coaches were hu
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Friday 14 November 2025 Y6: Musical Rhymes for Anti Bullying Week This week was anti bullying week across the nation. In year 6 we all agreed that every second of every day should be for anti-bullying, however we learnt all about the importance of marking such an essential issue with a dedicated week in which can focus, reflect and work on changing the issues at hand.
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Friday 14 November 2025 New Pupil Parliament Candidates At Southill school we are in our second year of having a Pupil Parliament. The children last year did an amazing job of representing their class and making sure the ideas from their class were voiced at weekly meetings. Last week each class was able to vote for the candidate of their choice and each class now has two candidates to represent them, two children were even re-elected as they did such a good job last year!
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Friday 14 November 2025 Mexican inspired cactus sculptures We are nearing the end of our art unit on Mexican artists and the inspiration they take from their environment, weather and culture. This week the children loved designing their own cactus and then creating their sculpture from their design. They used the score technique to add reliefs to the side of their pots and slip (water with clay) as a bonding agent to make sure their joins were seamless. The children created a variety of different cactus including the hedgehog cactus, old man cactus, moon cactus and golden cactus. The sculptures look amazing and we are looking forward to painting them next week with bright, bold and vivid colours.
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Friday 14 November 2025 Caroline's blog Welcome to my review of another successful week at Southill Primary 😊
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Thursday 13 November 2025 Remembrance Day This week in Reception we've been busy problem-solvers! We've been working really hard on puzzles, and our absolute favourite was the space puzzle — we loved spotting all the planets and rockets! 🚀🪐
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Thursday 13 November 2025 RUNNING RIOT! The determination on display during Fitness Thursday was truly out of this world. Before the school day even began, children filled the top playground with energy and excitement as they took part in their morning exercise. We know that keeping active helps with concentration and makes us feel good, and the children certainly proved that.
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Thursday 13 November 2025 Design and Technology - Food that cares Over the past two weeks, Year 4 having been learning about Fairtrade, Eco-friendly and sustainable farming. We have thoroughly enjoyed designing our own chocolate bark and packaging before bringing them to life!
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Thursday 13 November 2025 Remembrance Day in Year 5 As part of our PSHE learning, we reflected on Remembrance Day and why it is important to remember those affected by war. We watched videos explaining the symbol of the poppy and listened to the poem “In Flanders Fields”, learning how poppies became a sign of remembrance, hope, and peace.
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Tuesday 11 November 2025 Super Socks and Super Stories! Yesterday, Year 1 had such a fun and busy day!
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Monday 10 November 2025 Odd Socks Day – Celebrating Uniqueness and Kindness Today our school was full of colour and creativity as children proudly wore their odd socks to mark Odd Socks Day, the launch of Anti-Bullying Week. The day served as a powerful reminder that it is perfectly okay to be different and that our differences should be celebrated rather than criticised or targeted.