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 Monday 9 September 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 pre booked.
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
Tuesday 3 September - Term starts - Crèche and Homework Club are available.
Thursday 5 September - Booking opens on myEVOLVE at 6pm.
Monday 9 September - Co-curricular activities commence.
Tuesday 1 October (4:00-6:00pm) - Teacher parent meetings (AL) - Activities from external providers only (drama and musical theatre and yoga). Aftercare and Homework Club are available.
Thursday 3 October (4:00-6:00pm) - Teacher parent meetings (MZ) - Activities from external providers only. Aftercare and Prep Club are available.
Monday 21 October - Friday 1 November - Half term.
October 19 - 20 - Great South Run
Friday 6 December - No badminton club due to the Bannell sports hall being out of action.
Week commencing 11 December - Spring term co-curricular club booklet issued. Booking on myEVOLVE opens Tuesday 12 December at 6.00pm.
Friday 13 December - Last day of term - finish at 3:40pm - no after school activities.
Booking opens on myEVOLVE at 6.00pm on Thursday 5 September
Monday
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
Illustration Club - led by Miss Preston. Come and be creative and learn the skills of illustration. Each week you will take on a different theme e.g. posters, book illustrations, songs and poetry designs. We will also explore the work of famous illustrators. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y5 - Y6 10
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 £72 (£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
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
Lego Club run by Mrs Fabre De La Grange. Making 3D creations using Lego. 12.45pm - 1.15pm R - Y3
Mah-Jong - Learn and play the 100 year old traditional Chinese game. Run by Mr Bromfield. 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y3 - Y6
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
Drama and Musical Theatre - led by Integr8. Dance, sing and learn exciting theatre skills each week. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y1 - Y6
(£6 per session)
Yoga - led by Ms Waters. Relax, stretch and unwind with your fellow class mates. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y3 - Y6 £72 (£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)
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
Mini Mathletes Club run by Mrs Michou. Fun maths activities for all. 12.45pm - 1.15pm R - Y2 N/A
Story Time - run by Mrs Newcombe. A reading club for everyone who loves books. 12.45pm - 1.15pm R - Y2 12 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
Dance and Acrobatics - run by Integr8. A fun mix of teamwork, dancing, aerobics and fitness. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y1 - Y4 £72 (£6 per session)
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 £78 (£6.50 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 Y5 and Y6 take place on a Wednesday
Thursday
Activity
Before school care - breakfast served from 7.30am - 7.50am. 7.30am - 8.15am All N/A
Play Rehearsal. run by Dr Barrett. Actors will be notified of attendance. 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y6 N/A
Busy Fingers - Run by Mrs Bresser, improving Fine Motor Skills, hand-eye coordination, and muscle development within the hands and fingers whist having fun. 12.25pm - 12.55pm R - Y2 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 Y1 - Y2 & Y4- Y6 12 max
£78 (£6.50 per session
Football – professional coaching from Portsmouth City Ladies Football Club. 3.40pm - 4.40pm Y4 - Y6 £24 (£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 Y1 - Y4 £72
(£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 Y5 - Y6 £72 (£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
Before school care - breakfast served from 7.30am - 7.50am. 7.30am - 8.15am
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
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
Play Rehearsal. Actors will be notified of attendance. 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y6 N/A
Pom Pom - run by Mrs Parrott. Creative fun for the younger crafters. 12.45pm - 1.15pm Y3 - Y6
Eco Explorers - You are never too young to be environmentally aware, this eco club will try to make Dovercourt a greener place. Run by Mrs Irvine-Capel in Reception Classroom. 12.45pm - 1.15pm R - Y2
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 No club 13 Dec Y3 – Y6 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 No club 13 Dec Y3 – Y6 £66 (£6 per session)
Badminton Club - coached by Mr Williams. This takes place in the senior school sports hall. 3.40pm - 4.50pm No club 6 Dec and 13 Dec Y3 - Y6 £60.50 (£5.50 per session)
Hockey - coached by Mr Marshallsay. For all players working towards improving their game. 3.40pm - 4.40pm No club 13 Dec 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.
Southsea Park Run
Fun and fitness
Please come and join your school friends and Mr Oliver most Saturday mornings during term time at 9am.
It is free to participate in this 5k run, starting from the South Parade Pier, near Canoe Lake. No age limit, so open to all. Do come and join us.
Please email G.Oliver@por. gdst.net if you plan to attend. Please ensure