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Boys' Games - Weekly Summary (Week 5) - 21 February
The week preceding half term was no time to rest on one's laurels and with no less than 18 fixtures scheduled, it was certainly a busy end to the first half of term....
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F Form visit to St Andrew's Church, Fontmell Magna - 9 February
On a bright, sunny morning towards the end of January, F Form visited St Andrew's Church in Fontmell Magna. We were met by the Rev. Mark Perry who showed us the features of the outside of the church before going into the warm and exploring the inside....
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Boys' Games - Weekly Summary (Week 4) - 7 February
Another helter-skelter week of boys fixtures saw a whopping 27 matches of hockey, football and squash on offer. There was also the Senior Interhouse Gala on Thursday which saw the might of each house pitted against each other with Scott emerging as worthy winners....
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Rachel Smith: dragon boat racer and Atlantic rower - 6 February
In June, January always seems a long way away. However it was in June 2011 that I booked Rachel Smith to talk to us in January 2012. I was inspired by what I had heard and read about her and we were not disappointed when she arrived to talk to us all on Friday 27 January....
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A weekend of fun for Port Regis boarders - 6 February
There was great excitement at Port Regis with the arrival of snow on Saturday afternoon which prompted some pretty spectacular snow ball fun and games....
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Girls' Games - Weekly Summary (Week 4) - 6 February
Cross Country Running
On 28 January Hebe took part in the South of England Cross Country Championships in Brighton. A huge field of reportedly 300 runners attempted the challenging hilly course with Hebe finishing in 128th place, which is extremely impressive....
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SATIPS General Knowledge Challenge - 3 February
In this written competition, the best of our Under 13 and Under 11 pupils, on the strength of their last two school General Knowledge papers, competed on Thursday 2 February....
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Port Regis Debating Society - 3 February
Rosanna began with a long and detailed speech attacking the IPCC, the 'hockey-stick' graph and the scientists whose leaked emails suggested something sinister....
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Port Regis 1st XV Rugby Team unbeaten for 7th consecutive season - 31 January
The Port Regis 1st XV completed their 2011 rugby season unbeaten for a seventh consecutive season. Last year they were mentioned in Rugby World magazine for their impressive achievements and Mr Jones thinks that this year's team is right up there with the best of them....
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Wessex Champions! - 31 January
This splendid competition, played at Bryanston on 30 January, allowed us to pitch two teams against another ten, from seven different schools. Using the University Challenge format, complete with buzzers and electronic scoreboard, we faced starter questions and sets of three bonuses, with ten points per question....
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Girls' Games - Weekly Summary (Week 3) - 31 January
The week started with an impressive victory for the U9s against Salisbury Cathedral School, where the team won 10 goals to 1 and made an excellent start to their season....
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Boys' Games - Weekly Summary (Week 3) - 31 January
The week began with the junior teams hosting Warminster for some Foals, Mini Colts A and Mini Colts B football matches. Despite this being their first match of the season, all three teams played fantastic, passing football with the highlight being the Mini Colts As cracking 8-1 victory....
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Port Regis celebrates Chinese New Year - 26 January
Last weekend we celebrated the arrival of the Chinese New Year with a range of fun activities that included martial arts, dragon collages, making delicious fortune cookies and lion puppets....
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Boys' Games - Weekly Summary (Week 2) - 24 January
After a quiet first week of hockey, the season clicked into gear with a full Wednesday and Saturday programme of matches. The highlight was undoubtedly the 1st XI's momentous victory over traditional hockey powerhouse Millfield, by a remarkable 7-1 score line....
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Dr Patrick Ryan visits the C Forms - 24 January
The C forms were delighted by the visit of Storyteller, Dr Patrick Ryan. He amazed us all with his ability to tell stories without any notes. He had a very clear voice and he varied his pitch and used a wide range of expression....
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General Knowledge Quiz - 24 January
The General Knowledge Quiz at the start of every term is a great way to focus our Senior Children's brains back into academic life at Port Regis and congratulations to the following pupils for the highest scores in their respective forms:
C Form
CF Harry
CH William and Wilf
CJ Peter and Harriet
CM Simon and Alex
This term's C Form joint champions are William and Peter....
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Welcoming the Year of the Dragon - 23 January
On the eve of Chinese New Year we had a celebratory lunch in Shaftesbury. Nineteen pupils from China, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand were joined by those learning Mandarin for a delicious meal....
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2011-12 Autumn Term |
Boys' Games - weekly summary (Week 12) - 6 December
The final week of fixtures saw a mouth-watering 23 fixtures on offer with the carrot of matches versus Millfield, the perfect motivation to bring the season to a close....
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Pre-Prep recognised nationally at 'Annual Roots and Shoots' Awards - 2 December
It was with great pride that Mr Pope (Port Regis' Head Groundsman) and Mrs Ailsa Boardman Hirst (Headmistress of the Port Regis Pre-Prep & Nursery) took four Year 2 children to London on Thursday, 1st December for the 'Annual Roots and Shoots Awards' held at the Zoological Society at London Zoo....
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Boys' Games - weekly summary (week 11) - 29 November
With the rugby season reaching its zenith, there was a feast of matches on both Wednesday and Saturday.
The 2nd XV hosted a tri-angular set of matches with All Hallows 1st XV and SCS 1st XV visiting on Wednesday....
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X Factor...a new star is born! - 28 November
Our annual talent competition (styled on X Factor) for our A & B form boarders took place on Friday 25th November and was once again a huge success....
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Marilyn Brocklehurst's Book Fair - 28 November
Marilyn's Termly Book Fair was a terrific success. Michael Morpurgo's Shadow was very popular, as was Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle, Jacqueline Wilson's Sapphire Battersea and Mr Gum....
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Girls' Games - weekly summary (week 10) - 22 November
The girls have had a quieter few weeks on the Hockey front, but for two busy Wednesdays. Before the exeat weekend they played a block fixture against Taunton School who proved to be very worthy opposition at all ages....
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Boys' Games - weekly summary (week 10) - 22 November
With the Exeat Weekend as a motivational factor, the boys enjoyed a full and varied set of matches on Wednesday afternoon. Most of the matches were against Chafyn Grove and there were some excellent performances put in against our 'local derby' opposition....
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Port Regis hosts National IAPS Gymnastics Championships - 17 November
Port Regis was delighted to play host to the National IAPS Gymnastics Championships last weekend (12 & 13 November). There were 140 competitors from thirteen schools including the British school of Netherlands and Brussels....
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The Crystal Palace - 16 November
"One thousand, eight hundred and fifty one feet long" declares Curator Keeneye (Caspar) as he painstakingly measures out the length of the Crystal Palace, "And it was built in 1851!"
Indeed, the real Crystal Palace, although it was the largest building in the world, took only five months to build....
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Boys' Games - weekly summary - 15 November
One of the highlights of the week was the hosting of the Dubai Exiles Rugby team who once again toured England and chose Port Regis as their base. The Colts A took on the best that Dubai could offer and, after a cagey opening few minutes, ran out 42-7 victors....
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Summer Holiday Literature Quiz - results - 14 November
The B and C Forms were asked to hand their answers to the Summer Holiday Literature Quiz 2011 questions into Miss Marshall at the start of this term....
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Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes - 14 November
The Samaritan's Purse charity were delighted by the large number of Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes they collected from the school today, which amounted to just under 150 shoeboxes....
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Port Regis' top five cricketers - 9 November
Port Regis' top five cricketers (Greg, Tommy, Hugo, Jonnie and Oli) were selected to attend an elite cricket masterclass training session at Sherborne School with the well-known top professional cricketer and Hampshire County Cricket Club Captain and England Lions player Jimmy Adams (photographed with the boys below)....
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Girls' Games - weekly summary - 8 November
The girls have had a very busy week on the Hockey front starting with the U8s and U9s playing against Leweston. The U8s had a lovely game where the ball whizzed from end to end and all the girls were working very hard running around like dingbats with Mrs Taylor leaping around with excitement on the side line....
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Port Regis English Conference - 8 November
Sixty delegates attended the Port Regis English conference on Texts, Titles and Tips for Common Entrance English at 13+ with Andrew Hammond on Monday 7 November 2011....
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Boys' Games - weekly summary - 8 November
After a well deserved half-term the boys and staff took to the games pitches with real gusto. Monday saw the Foals enjoy a tag rugby match versus Leweston and the match end up in a pulsating deadlock at 7-all....
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An evening of fireworks at Port Regis - 8 November
What a fabulous evening we all enjoyed on Friday with the first ever Port Regis fireworks display. A team of busy organisers from the Friends of Port Regis, led by Suzannah Denness, worked tirelessly in preparation, and on the day dodged showers and inclement weather to set up the hog roast and other stalls to add to the evening's appeal....
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Classics Trip to Fishbourne - 8 November
On Monday 7th November four classics sets visited the Roman Palace at Fishbourne; Beta and B Red, who are about to meet the probable resident of the palace, King Togidubnus, in the stories of Book 2 of the Cambridge Latin Course; A Blue, who are studying Roman Britain as part of the Common Entrance Latin syllabus; and B Purple, who were particularly interested in looking at the magnificent mosaics, a topic in their course on "The Romans as Builders"....
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Old Port Regian Drinks - London - 4 November
Over 150 Old Port Regians gathered at the Lansdowne Club in London last night for the first of what we hope to be an London annual event. Former pupils from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and early 00s enjoyed a pink champagne and canapés reception during which old and sometimes forgotten friendships were renewed and new ones forged....
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C Form visit to the Mary Rose - 1 November
On 20 October, the C Form immersed themselves with enormous enthusiasm, resurfacing two hours later with a deeper knowledge, not only of the remarkable time capsule that is the Mary Rose, but also of the lives of the men who sailed and died on board in 1545....
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B Form Debate - 1 November
This motion allowed the B Forms plenty of breadth in their first debate and we heard a fine range of powerful arguments on both sides. Our eight speakers were thoroughly prepared and impressively confident, delivering their points fluently and with admirable clarity, and largely succeeding in holding their audience with their eyes....
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A Form Geography Fieldtrip - 20 October
The A Form descended on mass to Dorset's coastline on Thursday 20 October. All A Formers, including Alpha, visited Durdle Door Cove and the neighbouring beach, Man O War Cove....
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Boys' Games - weekly summary - 18 October
One of Port Regis' many strengths is its commitment to offering a huge number and variety of sports matches. It allows the children, across every age group and ability, the chance to participate and learn on one of the toughest school sporting circuits around....
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Twenty-Second National Directors of Studies Conference - 17 October
This took place at Port Regis on Friday 14 October and the day was much enjoyed and appreciated by all those who attended. This year's theme was "Maximising Support for our Special Needs pupils"....
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B Form History Outing to Buckler's Hard - 17 October
The B Forms had an excellent day at Buckler's Hard on 14th October, studying 18th century ship building in the impressive museum, and having a marvellous introduction to some of the social history of the period: the museum and the surviving village include some superb reconstructions, such as the interior of the New Inn, peopled with characters from the village and fully decked out as it would have been....
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St Michael's tourists left at 0900 - great time had by all - 14 October
The school's relationship with St Michael's School in Jersey goes back over thirty years and it was wonderful once again to host our friends from the Channel Islands....
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C Form trip to Salisbury Cathedral - 14 October
As part of their work on the Biblical creation stories, C Form visited Salisbury Cathedral. Small groups were given guided tours focusing on how the building reflected the Genesis stories, looking in particular at light, water, land, animals and humans....
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Forthcoming Events - National Conference for Director of Studies - 13 October
The Twenty-Second Annual Conference for preparatory school directors of studies, heads, deputies and other academic leaders will take place at Port Regis on Friday 14 October 2011....
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Mick Jonas completes his fifth Great North Run - 13 October
Mick Jonas, Port Regis' Director of Studies, completed his fifth Great North Run (half-marathon from Newcastle to South Shields) on Sunday 18th September in comfortably under two hours, in spite of a dodgy hamstring playing up in the latter stages....
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'A Taste of Dahl' - Lower School visit by Anthony Pedley - 12 October
On Friday 7th October, Anthony Pedley visited the Lower School and performed 'A Taste of Dahl' show. The wonderfully behaved Lower School children were enthralled by Anthony's lively presentation and with one look at the stage, where a huge selection of Roald Dahl's books was on display, they realised that they were in for a tasty treat....
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Beta Charity Assembly - 12 October
On Wednesday 12th October, Beta gave a Charity Assembly. The form split into three groups and impressive presentations were given on behalf of three charities chosen, namely Unicef, Beat Breast Cancer UK and Sense....
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Girls' Games - weekly summary - 12 October
It has been an excellent week on the Hockey pitch for the girls' teams with some tough fixtures against Dumpton and Knighton House. All teams have been working very hard in training, which is beginning to pay off as their individual skills, fitness and team tactics all come together....
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Boys' Games - weekly summary - 11 October
The big news of the week was undoubtedly the 1st VI's Football triumph at the IAPS South of England Tournament. Port Regis' pre-eminence in 6-a-side football is underlined by the fact that this is now the 3rd time in six years that they have qualified for the National Finals and the 2nd time that they have done so as champions....
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A Form Debate - 11 October
Following what might perhaps be described as an unremarkable party conference season, in which a school student won as much praise as the nation's senior politicians, the Port Regis debate on Friday 7th October was a model of professionalism, showing that there is certainly hope for the future!
This really was an excellent debate....
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Football - Boys win South of England IAPS Six-a-Side Championships - 10 October
On Saturday, 8th October, Adam, Hugo, Oli, Tommy, Arthur, Jonnie, Jaime and Greg all played superbly to win the prestigious and challenging South of England IAPS Six-a-Side Championships tournament at Elstree School in Berkshire....
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Rugby World Cup Fever Hits Prichard - 10 October
The Rugby World Cup came alive at Port Regis with the Prichard boys making the most of the Quarterfinal stage and getting up early to watch the Ireland v Wales match on television....
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Children's author Gillian Cross visits the D Forms - 7 October
The D forms were, once again, captivated by Gillian's words of literary wisdom. She educated and entertained us all for an hour, and among many other things, talked about the many different methods writers use to begin a story....
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Victorian Day for E Forms - 7 October
As part of their History topic of the term, the E Forms came to school dressed in period clothes and travelled to Salisbury for a Victorian Day. Before lunch, they experienced life in the workhouse and classroom and the afternoon was spent playing Victorian games, looking at artefacts and making cards....
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Roman Villa Excavated! - 7 October
Rockbourne Villa was recently excavated by a team of D Form archaeologists. Nothing was left unturned as all the secrets that had remained hidden for thousands of years were uncovered....
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Girls' Games - weekly summary - 4 October
The girls had a quieter week last week with a much needed exeat on Saturday, which resulted in no Saturday fixtures; however Wednesday was busy, particularly for the U11A team who represented the school in the Port Regis U11 Hockey tournament....
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Boys' Games - weekly summary - 4 October
The week got off to a good start with the Juniors in action with Rugby matches against Warminster. The Mini Colts A team performed very well in recording a comprehensive victory whilst the Foals were also victorious in their first ever match....
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Girls' Games - weekly summary - 27 September
The girls have had a very exciting week on the sporting fields and a large number of pupils have represented the school in fixtures in a variety of sporting disciplines....
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Boys' Games - weekly summary - 27 September
Following on from last weekend's successful hosting of the Port Regis Colts Rugby Tournament, Wednesday saw some 160 visiting players and parents watch the U10 and U9 Port Regis Rugby Festivals....
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BIG WEEKEND boarders' outing to Thorpe Park - 27 September
Two coaches full of boarders made the most of the Autumnal sunshine and headed to Thorpe Park for an action-packed Sunday of fun. The day was all part of the "Big Weekend" which had already seen a boys and girls movie night complete with popcorn and fizzy drinks the night before....
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General Knowledge Quiz - 15 September
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Mick Jonas' Great North Run - 14 September
I will be taking part in the Great North Run (The World's Biggest Half-Marathon: Newcastle to South Shields) on Sunday 18 September to raise money for The National Autistic Society....
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Alpha Factor Gymnastics Competition (Melksham) - 12 September
Anna, Shannon and Jessica, three of the Port Regis gymnasts, competed with great success in the Alpha Factor Gymnastics Competition in Melksham on Friday 9 September and Saturday 10 September....
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Port Regis Gymnastics Club return from Malta as winners - 11 September
The Port Regis Gymnastics Club returned as winners from a week's trip to Tarxien in Malta to take part in an International Gymnastics Competition.
Ten gymnasts from the Port Regis Club competed in Competition C, aged between seven and 13 years, against the Federation of Jordan, the National Maltese Team as well as Clubs from Scotland, Northern Ireland, England, Sweden and Germany....
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2010-11 Summer Term |
100% success for Common Entrance & 29 Scholarships & Awards - 11 July
Port Regis' Annual Prizegiving on Friday 8 July marked the end of the Summer Term and the end of an era for 89 Year 8 pupils, who now move on to their senior schools....
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Port Regis Challenge - House General Knowledge Competition - 6 July
Bursting with another year's knowledge, fingers twitching eagerly over buzzers, the house teams of A, B and C formers prepared in the Farrington Music School for Round 1....
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C Form Poetry Recitation - 5 July
The final of the C Form Poetry Recitation, judged by Mr Faulkner, included many poems about animals. The poets chosen included Kit Wright, Alan Brownjohn and Hilaire Belloc....
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Marilyn Brocklehurst's Book Fair - 4 July
Marilyn's Termly Book Fair was, once again, a great success. The children really liked the wide range of books available, covering fiction and non-fiction for all ages from F Form to A Form....
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Worzel Gummidge - Leavers' Production - 4 July
The Leavers' production of "Worzel Gummidge" was a great success and a review by a Year 6 class indicates the quality of the show and the enjoyment it gave to the audience....
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Female Stunt Co-ordinator and Fight Arranger visits Port Regis - 29 June
Exams were over, expeditions expedited and the musical was in production providing us with the ideal opportunity to treat the school to a lecture, which captured the imaginations of both great and small....
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The Port Regis Serpent - Sculpture in the Park 2011 - 20 June
The map of Port Regis needs updating: the legend "Here be serpents" should be added to the wooded area north of Bob's Pond! In this "out of bounds" area, eight boys have constructed a 39m long timber serpent....
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How to Engage and Challenge the Gifted Child in English - 16 June
Port Regis hosted an excellent conference for 45 delegates from prep and senior schools on Wednesday 15 June 2011.
The conference was led by Andrew Hammond, founder of Teaching iPS and experienced Deputy Head, Director of Studies and Head of English....
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Grandparents' Day at Port Regis - 13 June
The wet weather and the impromptu fire alarm were not enough to detract from the happy atmosphere on Grandparents’ Day, when we invited all our children's grandparents into the school for a celebration of performances and displays....
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Port Rejects Cricket vs Sandpipers of Sandroyd - 8 June
Port Rejects - 166/5 off 20 oversSandpipers - 146/3 off 20 oversResult - Won by 20 runsThe Port Rejects made the short drive to Tollard Royal to renew the friendly rivalry with the Sandpipers....
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F Form trip to Shaftesbury Abbey - 7 June
The F Form enjoyed a fantastic trip to Shaftesbury Abbey and armed with audio guides and quiz sheets, the children went back in time to AD888 to discover the Abbey's history and why it looks as it does today....
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F Form lay siege to Wardour Castle - 3 June
The might of the F Form lay siege to Wardour Castle and left it in ruins as they claimed it back for the Royalists. No room in the Castle was left unturned, as the F Form went in search of the hard facts about the Castle's history....
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Beta Scientist Competition - 2 June
Every year the English and Science departments combine forces and set the top Year 7 class the challenge of researching a scientist and presenting a persuasive argument about why the scientist of their choice should appear on the back of an international bank note....
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SATIPS Poetry Competition 2011 - 2 June
We were delighted to hear that we had won the SATIPS Poetry Competition 2011. This is our fifth time in the last seven years. The judge was Dr Luke Kennard, poet and lecturer in Creative Writing at The University of Birmingham....
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Young Samurai author visits B and C Forms - 26 May
B and C Forms were treated to an action-packed session when they met Chris Bradford, author of the Young Samurai books. Chris was dressed in Samurai uniform and told us about his characters and his interest in martial arts....
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C Form Trip to Bournemouth Reform Synagogue - 26 May
On Thursday 5th May C Form visited the Bournemouth Reform Synagogue as follow up to work on Judaism. On arrival we were met by David, our excellent guide, and all the boys put on 'kippahs' (skull caps) as it is traditional for men to cover their heads....
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B Form Persuasive Talks - 26 May
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Goddess Minerva pleased with F Form offering - 20 May
The F Form enjoyed a wonderful outing to the Roman Baths in Bath, where they found out what it was like to be a Roman in Britain. The children were able to wear togas, make mosaics and find out about different artefacts…including an ear wax spoon and a tongue scrapper....
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Mobile Phones & Wireless Networks - 19 May
A Council of Europe committee has recently reported on the evidence for possible harmful effects of the electromagnetic radiation produced by mobile phones and wireless networks....
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Workshop and concert with Millfield School - 16 May
Five extremely talented string players from Millfield School combined with our string quartet for a workshop and short concert on Thursday 5th May. Clive Hughes, head of strings at Millfield, joined James and Eleanor (violin), Rachel (viola), and Dabin and Olivia (cello) for a performance of the second movement from Brahms' String Sextet....
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CM trip to Bryanston to meet Carol Ann Duffy - 16 May
Brenda Marshall's C Form class was delighted to be invited to Bryanston to meet Carol Ann Duffy. The day started with two workshops from English teachers at Bryanston based on Carol's poems....
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Port Regis Swing Band - 12 May
Port Regis Swing Band took part in Clayesmore's Picnic in the Park on Friday 6th May.
The Swing Band's performances of 'Tequila' and 'Superstition' was met with huge applause and the Band joined over a hundred other prep school children for a grand finale of the theme from 'The Pink Panther' and an arrangement of the James Bond film, featuring our own Adam (Alto Saxophone) as one of the soloists....
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General Knowledge - 9 May
The Termly General Knowledge Quiz is only open to B and C Formers in the summer.
Congratulations to the highest scorers in the B Forms:
BL: Leo
BM: Adam
BR: George and Christie
Beta: Tom, Arthur, Rupert and George
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Royal Wedding celebrations - 2 May
Wedding fever spread to all corners of Port Regis on Friday 29 April, with teachers, groundsmen and catering staff all contributing to an unforgettable day....
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Townsend-Warner History Prize - 2 May
In the national prep schools Townsend-Warner History Prize, it was splendid to see four of our pupils amongst the top two hundred, as only the best candidates in the country are entered - some 750 of them....
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B Form Play - Skellig - 28 April
The end of the Lent term saw B Form's challenging production of 'Skellig' by David Almond. Set in the North of England the story follows Michael and his family during a particularly turbulent period of their lives....
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