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Tuesday was French Day and the children had a really fabulous time. They enjoyed learning French songs, playing traditional French games and practising their French vocabulary. The highlight of the day was our whole school picnic where we all got to taste a range of different foods traditionally associated with France. We enjoyed cheeses, baguette,…

The children in Year 1 went on a school trip to Portland Bill to visit the lighthouse as part of their topic. They had a fantastic time and really enjoyed finding out about  the purposes of lighthouses, how they work and how this compares to the past.

Year 5 went on the train to London to visit the Houses of Parliament. We had a wonderful time comparing the House of Lords and the House of Commons and even visiting the visitors’ gallery in both. With preparations well underway for the upcoming General Election it was an exciting time to visit the home…

  The School Choir braved the cold at Kingston Lacy to sing Christmas Carols in the courtyard. The setting was magical and the children sang beautifully making everyone there feel very festive. They received many compliments from members of the public, as well as from all of the parents and grandparents who were able to…

The children in Science Club have had a fantastic term enjoying a range of hands-on Science experiments. Science is very popular at THPS and the children in this over-subscribed club have had lots of fun doing all sorts of fantastic activities. Amongst other things, they have enjoyed producing pictures using electrical circuits, creating non utonium…

Year 5 and 6 have been studying the Tudors and as part of their learning they went on a visit to the newly reopened Mary Rose in Portsmouth. They had a fabulous day! They participated in workshops and had the opportunity to try on Tudor clothing and categorise artefacts. They planned a French naval invasion…

This morning we marked Remembrance Day with a minute of silence. The whole school community gathered in the playground. Year 6 recited ‘In Flanders Field’ by John McCrae and Mrs Bentley marked the silence by playing the Last Post. It was very touching to see our children stand so respectfully and remember those to whom…

Representatives of Years 5 and 6 were chosen to attend the Bronze Ambassador Sports Leadership training scheme. The day gave the children an enjoyable experience of the sort of responsibilities and activities they would need to undertake to be good leaders and ambassadors for THPS. They had a fantastic day and played many exciting invasion and team building…

This week, you have really demonstrated the incredible generosity of our school community. Today, we welcomed teddies and other soft toys of various shapes and sizes into school in support of Children In Need. Not only was it a great way to add our support to this very worthwhile cause, but we all had great…

We had great fun celebrating our first ever Autumn Festival! This is what our Year 6 children had to say: The whole school dressed up in costume, or in Autumn colours.   We had a costume parade. Kindergarten went first and the rest of the school followed. When all of the children had sat down, the…