Priory School Official

Parent/Carer Forum Meeting tonight in the School Library 6pm-7pm. All parents & carers are very welcome. We hope to see you there.

What an inspiring day 150 Priory pupils had yesterday taking part in the Solutions for the Planet Big Ideas STEM challenge day. Teams had to come up with ideas to tackle climate change or invent sustainable solutions to environmental issues, then design, brand and explain their concepts to the whole room. Ideas will then be shortlisted to go forward for regional and hopefully national finals. #STEM

Thank you to the staff of Stansted Park for hosting our Yr 11 Leisure & Tourism groups this week. What a beautiful learning space these students had for the day!

Friday's trip to Parliament was very inspiring. The groups had a tour through the Houses of Commons and Lords, had a Q&A session with Lord Haslehurst, then took part in a workshop at the education center where they were asked to create their own political parties and manifestos which they presented to each other and voted on. Some very common themes the students felt passionate about - the environment, lowering the voting age to 16, increasing government funding for education and tackling homelessness. Time afterwards for a walk across the Thames and sightseeing.

There are still spaces on the kickboxing course taking place on Fridays after school in the lower gym. If students are interested, please speak to Miss Jordan

A reminder to parents & carers of Yr 11 & Yr 7 students that you can book appointments online to the upcoming parents evenings. Yr 11 parents evening is this Wednesday (22nd), and Yr 7 parents evening is next Wednesday 29th. To book appointments please click the link below and complete the details requested. https://priorysouthsea.parentseveningsyst em.co.uk/

Wonderful science workshop yesterday run by Priory Science staff at Craneswater Junior School. The group were experimenting with acids and alkalis to create test tube rainbows with great success. Next weeks workshop will be looking at organs of the body.

A reminder for all parents & carers of Yr 10 students that the booking system is open for you to make appointments for parents evening on 15th January. To book your appointments please use the following link to access the booking system: https://priorysouthsea.parentseveningsyst em.co.uk/

Students have today raised over £900 for the Tom Prince Osteosarcoma Research Fund and also collected in a huge amount of food, treats, essentials and toiletries for the Portsmouth Food Bank. Wishing everyone a joyful holiday. Seasons Greetings!

Thank you to everyone who came and watched the Priory Annual Dance Shows this week. As always the dancers were fantastic and all of the hours of preparation paid off with a truly wonderful show. Lots more pictures will go up after Christmas.

A reminder that school closes at 12:30 on Friday 20th December. It is also a non school uniform day and students are requested to donate £1 towards the Tom Prince Osteosarcoma Research Fund. Wishing all students, parents and carers a lovely festive break. Spring term begins on Monday 6th January.

Priory's vocal blast choir were out spreading festive joy today singing at Shearwater Care Home in Portsmouth. Lots of christmas tunes and some favourite pop sing along classics as well.

The first of this years Priory Dance Shows is today at 4.30. There is another show at 7.30, and two more shows at the same times tomorrow. We hope you can make it along to watch this wonderful annual production.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Climate Hustings at Priory last weekend. We were happy to offer our facilities for free for the event and are very grateful for the donations received from those who attended which totalled £100. This money will be given to the Tom Prince Osteosarcoma Research Fund. Portsmouth Climate Alliance Stephen Morgan Gerald Vernon-Jackson

After the Christmas break, Priory and GYM01 will be offering Kickboxing as part of the extra-curricular programme on Fridays after school. This club is open to all students of all abilities. If interested, please collect an application form from Miss Jordan