For the last three weeks of the summer term, our Portico Art and Design Festival travelled between our Portico schools, Friars Primary School, Hamstel Infant School, Hamstel Junior School, Porters Grange Primary School and West Leigh Junior School. Each school carefully displayed its work on stands, which were then transported by minibus between the different locations. Although this is not the first time the event has taken place, it had been recently suspended because of

This week our celebration assembly had a special French theme due to our French week across the school. In KS1, our awards were given for such brilliant reasons as working hard to make their learning better, taking on extra homework, using perseverance and independence, pushing themselves to take extra challenges, fabulous DT skills, brilliant letter writing, learning French words and creating French inspired artwork in the style of the artist, Monet. In KS2 it was an equally

With our Year 6 children at their residential weeks and one Year 4 class doing Bike ability, it seemed the perfect opportunity to get the remaining classes across the school together for a combined celebration assembly. We heard how the teachers across Years 1 – 5 had awarded certificates for a great range of reasons. In Year 1 - for brilliant thoughtful reflection on their time in Year 1, using great scientific vocabulary, amazing times table work and for being a constant ro

What a busy day we had today! After a short mini bus ride, we arrived at Southend Pier, ready to walk the mile and a quarter to the end. Some of the children felt a little nervous about doing this, but they all felt a sense of achievement at reaching the end having stopped to wave at the train and spot crabs and cod fish on the way. At the end of the pier we visited the RNLI lifeboat station and got a fascinating insight into the brilliant work that they do to save people’s l

Another good night at the hostel, another fab breakfast and another day packed full of activities. A change from walking today as we were on the Tissington Trail cycling on mountain bikes. The Tissington Trail is a disused railway line that has been turned into a cycle path. It was fantastic! We cycled for over an hour in one direction before turning and cycling back. The afternoon was spent at Chatsworth. Oh my goodness… what an amazing place. The gardens and house are simpl