Co-curricular Opportunities
Portsmouth High Prep School has a reputation for commitment to academic excellence and encouraging girls to be creative, independent and ambitious. This ethos is supported through our co-curricular programme.
Our girls are given the opportunity to take part in a wide range of activities which are held during lunch breaks, before and after school. This booklet outlines the extensive range of enrichment and co-curricular activities on offer this term.
Broadening Horizons
Participation in co-curricular activities plays an important part of school life and we strongly encourage all our girls to participate in one or more of the activities on offer.
Encouraging Team Spirit and Social Skills
Learning to be a team player is an essential life skill and many cocurricular activities, from singing in a choir to playing hockey, require working together as a team and relating to peers in a social way.
Teaching Time Management
Portsmouth High Prep School’s cocurricular activities require pupils to organise their time so that they can participate in activities and succeed in school, whilst still finding time to eat and rest.
Building Confidence
When given opportunities to learn and excel in an activity, pupils build self-confidence, which in turn benefits them in all aspects of their life, including both academic and social settings.
We recognise the importance and value of both the academic curriculum and co-curricular activities in developing a wide range of skills and attributes in an individual. We want to ensure that our girls are well prepared for life outside of school. At PHS we encourage participation, and hope that the girls will have a great deal of fun too.
Mr Graeme Oliver Head of Enrichment
Co-curricular Activities Programme
We look forward to our new activities programme starting Wednesday 23 April and we hope that your daughter will take advantage of the great variety of clubs on offer both during and after school. The activities will run throughout the term, unless otherwise specified. Homework Club and Aftercare will be available from the first day of term.
Most after school activities will be charged at £6.00 per session. There are some exceptions to this, for example horse riding and cookery, where an outside provider is used.
After school activities begin at 3.40pm and end at 4.40pm. Aftercare will serve a snack and then run until 6.00pm at no additional charge if prebooked.
The school will need to know that your daughter will be attending Aftercare by 2.00pm at the latest on any given day. If a pupil is not booked in or out by this time, you will incur a £10 charge.
Please note that there is also a standing charge of £10 for after 6.00pm collection.
Please see the activities programme listed on the following pages. Log onto myEVOLVE.online and book your daughters’ activities. Activities are all allocated on a first come first serve basis. Waiting lists are available for most activities.
If you are paying by credit or debit card, please complete payment using myEVOLVE. For all other methods of payment, your myEVOLVE account will be credited when the payment is received.
You can still pay by childcare vouchers, cash and BACS. Please book online using myEVOLVE without using the credit/debit card facility. When sending or transferring a payment, please clearly reference your daughter’s name and chosen activities.
Should payment not be received in 5 working days, your daughter’s space will be made available for booking.
Clubs support the academic curriculum and develop life skills and at PHS we offer exciting clubs that will support your child’s interests both in and out of school life. We pride ourselves on helping girls to generate, reveal, develop and share talents.
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Key Dates for this term...
Tuesday 1 April - Booking opens on myEVOLVE at 6pm for activities that incur a fee.
Wednesday 23 April - Term starts - Co-curricular activities commence.
Wednesday 30 April - Athletics competition
Monday 5 May - Bank holiday
Thursday 22 May - Friday 23 May - Y6 at the Living Museum
Monday 26 May – Friday 30 May - Half term.
Monday 9 June - Friday 13 June - Y5 Watersports Week (not Wednesday).
Wednesday 18 June - Prep School Sports Day (YR – Y6).
Friday 20 June - Y6 performance (6:30-7:30pm).
Thursday 26 June - Families Day - no after school activities.
Week commencing 7 July - Autumn term co-curricular club booklet issued.
Thursday 8 July - Y6 Tea (5pm) and Awards evening (6pm).
Thursday 10 July - Last day of term - finish at 12.15pm - no lunchtime and after school clubs or activities.
Thursday 5 September - at 6.00pm Booking on myEvolve opens
Booking opens on myEVOLVE at 6.00pm on Tuesday 1 April
Monday Activity
Before school care - breakfast served from 7.30am - 7.50am. 7.30am - 8.15am All N/A
Chamber Choir - led by Mrs Hill. 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y4 - Y6 N/A Little Voices - Mrs Parrott. This is a fun singing group will be attended by all of Y1-Y3. 12.45pm - 1.15pm R - Y3 N/A
Netball Shooting - grab a ball and practise your shooting skills. Post and ball available every lunch time. Self led. 12.45pm - 1.15pm All N/A
Prep School Orchestra - led by Mrs Hill. This club is open to all pupils learning to play an instrument. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y3 - Y6 N/A
Taekwondo - run by Master Steve Graham. Training for grading and self defence. Pick up from the senior school. 3.40pm - 5.00pm Y5 - Y6 £60 (£6 per session)
Homework Club - a quiet place to get on with homework. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y3 - Y6 N/A
Crèche (session 1) 3.40pm - 4.40pm PS - Y2 N/A
Crèche/Aftercare (session 2) - includes a fruit and biscuit snack. 4.40pm - 6.00pm All N/A
Tuesday Activity
Before school care - breakfast served from 7.30am - 7.50am. 7.30am - 8.15am All N/A
Creative Colouring and Drawing Club - Run by Mrs Nelson. A relaxed way to enjoy your lunchtime. 12.25pm - 12.55pm R - Y2 14 max N/A
Curiosity Club - Invite only. Run by Mr Bromfield 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y3 - Y6 12 max N/A
Cricket Club - Run by Miss Hall (Sports surface). 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y3 - Y6 N/A
Netball Shooting - grab a ball and practise your shooting skills. Post and ball available every lunch time. Self led. 12.45pm - 1.15pm All N/A
Cookery - led by Mrs Hitchman. For all budding junior chefs and bakers. All ingredients are included. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y1 - Y6 12 max £65 (£6.50 per session)
Drama and Musical Theatre - led by Integr8. Dance, sing and learn exciting theatre skills each week. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y1 - Y6 £60 (£6 per session)
Yoga - led by Ms Waters. Relax, stretch and unwind with your fellow class mates. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y3 - Y6 £60 (£6 per session)
Homework Club - a quiet place to get on with homework. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y3 - Y6 N/A
Crèche (session 1) 3.40pm - 4.40pm PS - Y2 N/A
Crèche/Aftercare (session 2) - includes a fruit and biscuit snack. 4.40pm - 6.00pm All N/A
Wednesday
Activity
Before school care - breakfast served from 7.30am - 7.50am. 7.30am - 8.15am All N/A
Climbing Club - led by Mrs Cells. Takes place in the senior sports hall. 7.30am - 8.15am Y4 - Y6 8 max
£36 (£3 per session)
Ball Skills - run by Mrs De La Grange. Improving coordination and movement whilst having fun. 12.45pm - 1.15pm R - Y2 N/A
Creative Computing - Led by Miss Watson. At our computing club students will learn how to be creative on the computer from creating new code to animated films. 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y3 - Y6 16 max N/A
Netball Shooting - grab a ball and practice your shooting skills. Post and ball available every lunch time. Self led. 12.45pm - 1.15pm All N/A
Dance and Acrobatics - run by Integr8. A fun mix of teamwork, dancing, aerobics and fitness. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y1 - Y4
Prep School Tennis Academy - a group who love tennis and think that being sporty is as cool as it is healthy. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y1 - Y4
Athletics Club - Run by our specialist athletics coach Mr Kierran Lakeland and PE staff, with a variety of disciplines each week.
£66 (£6 per session)
£71.50 (£6.50 per session)
3.40pm - 5pm (5pm collection form HMS Temeraire or from aftercare from 5:15pm) Y5 - Y6 No charge this term
Homework Club - a quiet place to get on with homework. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y3 - Y6 N/A
Crèche (session 1) 3.40pm - 4.40pm PS - Y2 N/A
Crèche/Aftercare (session 2) - includes a fruit and biscuit snack. 4.40pm - 6.00pm All N/A
Please note that sports fixtures for Y5 and Y6 take place on a Wednesday
Before school care - breakfast served from 7.30am - 7.50am. 7.30am - 8.15am All N/A
Construction Club - Run by Mrs Bresser, improving creativity, hand-eye coordination, and problem solving using a verity of mediums to construct structures. 12.25pm - 12.55pm R - Y2 16 max N/A
Play Rehearsal - Actors will be notified of attendance. 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y6 N/A
Paper Craft Club - led by Mrs Robertson. Each week the girls will be making a new creation using different ways to craft paper. 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y3 - Y6 14 max N/A
Mindfulness led by Mrs Hill. This is an opportunity to improve your wellbeing through fun creative tasks. 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y3 - Y6 15 max N/A
Netball Shooting - grab a ball and practise your shooting skills. Post and ball available every lunch time. Self led. 12.45pm - 1.15pm All N/A
Cookery - led by Mrs Hitchman. For all budding junior chefs and bakers. All ingredients are included. 3.40pm - 4.50pm No club 26 Jun Y1 - Y2 & Y5- Y6 12 max £58.50 (£6.50 per session
Football – professional coaching from Portsmouth City Ladies Football Club. Please wear shin pads. 3.40pm - 4.40pm No club 26 Jun Y3 - Y6 £18 (£2 per session
Karate and Self-Defence - Led by Dr Z Shafi, Karate, (5th Dan black belt). Grading at the end of term.
3.40pm - 4.40pm No club 26 Jun Y1 - Y6 £54 (£6 per session)
Taekwondo - run by Master Steve Graham. Training for grading and self defence. Pick up from the Senior School. 3.40pm - 5.00pm No club 26 Jun Y5 - Y6 £54 (£6 per session
Homework Club - a quiet place to get on with homework. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y3 - Y6 N/A
Crèche (session 1) 3.40pm - 4.40pm PS - Y2 N/A
Crèche/Aftercare (session 2) - includes a fruit and biscuit snack. 4.40pm - 6.00pm All N/A
Please note that sports fixtures for Y3 and Y4 take place on a Thursday
Friday
Activity
Before school care - breakfast served from 7.30am - 7.50am. 7.30am - 8.15am All N/A
Climbing Club - led by Mrs Reynolds. A club improving co-ordination, strength and stamina whilst taking risks and a great way to start the day. This takes place in the senior school sports hall. 7.30am - 8.15am Y4 - Y6 8 max £30
Trampoline Club. coached by Mr Whitelock. This takes place in the senior school Bannell sports hall. Open to all in Y5 - Y6 and by invitation only for Y2 - Y4. 7.30am - 8.15am Y2 - Y6 10 max £60
Pom Pom - run by Mrs Parrott. Creative fun for the younger crafters. 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y3 - Y6 16 max N/A
Football – Inspired by the world cup? Then come to this fun coaching session to sharpen football skill and have a kickabout. Run by Mr Oliver. 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y3 – Y6 N/A
Gardening Club – You are never too young to be a gardener, this club will try to make Dovercourt a greener and more beautiful place. Run by Mrs Irvine-Capel. 12.45pm - 1.15pm R – Y2 N/A
Roller Skating Club – Run by Panther Skates. The weeks will alternate between roller hockey, roller games and roller disco. 3.40pm - 4.50pm Y3 – Y6 £60 (£6 per session)
Badminton Club - coached by Mr Williams. This takes place in the senior school sports hall. 3.40pm - 4.50pm Y3 - Y6 £60 (£6 per session)
Trampoline Club - coached by Mr Whitelock. This takes place in the senior school Bannell sports hall. 3.40pm - 4.50pm Y3 - Y6 12 max £60 (£6 per session)
Cricket - coached by Mr Marshallsay. For all players working towards improving their game. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y4 - Y6 N/A
Homework Club - a quiet place to get on with homework. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y3 - Y6 N/A
Crèche (session 1) 3.40pm - 4.40pm PS - Y2 N/A
Crèche/Aftercare (session 2) - includes a fruit and biscuit snack. 4.40pm - 6.00pm All N/A
Speech and Drama
We offer a range of creative and individual lessons in speech and drama which take place during the school day. Lessons take place during lunch breaks and the students work towards their LAMDA certificate. For further details, please contact Lynne Collinson at L.Collinson@por. gdst.net. For Year 3 and above.
Individual Music and Singing
Lessons take place during the school day and are on a rotational basis over twelve weeks. There are also a number of instruments available for hire to girls who have lessons at school. For further details please contact the school office at PrepReceptionist@por.gdst.net.
Please ensure that you record your daughter’s chosen activities in their homework diaries.
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