20 May 2006 - Prince Rock Primary School
Prince Rock Primary School wins the lottery!Prince Rock Primary School has recently been awarded a £5000 awards for all National Lottery grant to develop computer skills in both the school and the Prince Rock Community. We will be using some of the money to buy a portable suite of brand new laptops and some of the money to provide after school clubs and training opportunities for parents and members of the local community. The brilliant news for the children at school is that we will have 15 brand new laptops for classroom use in our infant classrooms by the start of September. More details on the training opportunities for parents and residents to follow in due course!
Year 6 documentary to be shown on the BBC !
Our year 6 children have spent the last 2 weeks working
with journalists, camera crews and broadcasters from the
BBC making a film comparing the local area now to the 1950's. It has been an amazing experience for the children and the results will be shown at the TR2 obstacle race festival on Saturday 3rd June and on BBC Spotlight Programme on
Friday June 2nd. Well done year 6!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2006/05/31/prince_rock_tv_feature.shtml
Visitors
Every week various people come to our school to talk to or work with the children. This year we have been asking them to comment on their visit in our school visitors book which we keep at reception. We have been reading out some of the comments we?ve received in our school assemblies and also sharing them with staff and governors. We thought you might like to see some of them too.
23/3/06 - "Thank you for inviting me to your assembly. The children were so attentive and interested and the staff were very welcoming too." Edna Crago St Johns Ambulance
6/4/06 "I was very impressed by all the children and staff at Prince Rock School. The children were exceptionally well behaved and attentive." Amanda Bluegrass Journalist BBC TV
27/4/06 "It is always a pleasure to visit the school " Val Garland - School nurse
24/5/06 "What a joy to see such beautiful art work and displays around the school. Your students are a real credit to Prince Rock" Tania Chapman Lipson Community College
Parent survey results
In the table below we have published the results of our recent parent survey. They are listed as percentages. Thank you for taking the time to tell us your views.
Strongly agree Agree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don?t know
My child is happy in school 50 41 7 1 1
My child is making good progress in school 47 57 2 0
The general standard of behaviour in the school is good 29 64 5 1 1
My child gets the right amount of homework 29 60 8 1 0
The teaching is good 51 44 1 1 3
The school expects my child to work hard and achieve his or her best 40 60 0 0 0
The school is helping my child to become mature and responsible
43 53 3 1 0
I am kept well informed about how my child is getting on in school (parent teacher meetings / reports etc)
40 52 3 5 0
I am satisfied with the information I receive about what is going on in the school (newsletter / letters etc)
44 52 3 5 1
I would feel comfortable about approaching the school with questions or a problem 46 48 4 2 0
The school works closely with parents 46 45 6 3 0
The school is well led and managed 47 47 6 3 0
The school provides an interesting range of extra curricular clubs and activities outside lessons 50 46 4 0 0
I like having the opportunity to come in to school to watch my child perform in class assemblies 60 38 0 1 1
Prince Rock Primary school summer term attendance figures
Attendance
24th April
1st May
18th May
15th May
Class R
92.4 % 92.6 % 87.8%
73.3%
Class 1
96.1 % 90.8 % 95.9% 91.0%
Class 2
92.2 % 94.4 % 100.0%
(OUR FIRST ONE THIS YEAR!) 93.1%
Class 3
98.3 % 95.2 % 97.5 % 94.6%
Class 4
97.8 % 97.1 % 97.0 % 98.2%
Class 5
95.8 % 91.4 % 93.8 % 95.9%
Class 6
98.9 % 97.0 % 99.0 % 96.7%
Whole school attendance
96.0 % 94.0 % 95.7 % 92.5%
Cricket
A group of our year 5 children braved the wind and the rain on Tuesday 23rd May to play in a cricket tournament at Plympton. The children scored lots of runs and took lots of wickets and they played really well.
Miss Evans got really wet
but they all had a great time!
Parent survey winners
The winners of the parent survey draw were the parents of Kiera , and Sam , both children are in Year 3. They won prizes of wine and chocolates, congratulations and thank you to all of the parents who returned the survey.
Date Time Event Location
Monday 5th June 8.50 Children return to school after half term
Tuesday 6th June pm Year 5 and 6 at a cricket tournament Plympton
Thursday 8th June pm Some Year 5 and 6 at a hockey tournament Marjons
Friday 9th June pm Some Year 5 and 6 at a hockey tournament Marjons
Friday 9th June 9.15 Year 5 class assembly School hall
Wednesday 14th June All day Year 5 trip to Plymouth Dome
Friday 16th June 9.15 Year 4 class assembly School hall
Friday 16th June am Year 5 children and parents to Sonic Postcards presentation Royal William Yard
Friday 16th June pm Girls cricket tournament Plympton
Friday 16th June pm Mixed year 4, 4 and 6 girls and boys football tournament ?
Thursday22nd June am Sports Day Tot Hill
Friday 23rd June 3.30 Reports sent home to parents
Thursday 13th July All day Year R, 1 and 2 visit to Wembury beach
Friday 14th July 9.15 Year 3 class assembly School hall
Friday 21st July All day Saltram picnic
Tuesday 25th July pm Year 6 leavers show School hall
Wednesday 26th July 3.30 School closes For the summer holidays
Wednesday 6th Sept Children return after the summer holidays
PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Stop Press
Prince Rock Primary School gains Plymouth?s prestigious ?Inclusion Kite mark?.
Last week a team of Local Authority officials and senior teachers from schools across the city visited our school to talk to a sample of parents, staff and children of Prince Rock Primary School to see if we really do everything possible for all the children in our care. The team were glowing in their praise of the school and unanimously recommended that we be officially recognised as a genuinely inclusive school. This is another fantastic achievement for Prince Rock Primary School and one we should be truly proud of. Well done and thank you to everyone involved.
Every week various people come to our school to talk to or work with the children. This year we have been asking them to comment on their visit in our school visitors book which we keep at reception. We have been reading out some of the comments we?ve received in our school assemblies and also sharing them with staff and governors. We thought you might like to see some of them too.
23/3/06 - "Thank you for inviting me to your assembly. The children were so attentive and interested and the staff were very welcoming too." Edna Crago St Johns Ambulance
6/4/06 "I was very impressed by all the children and staff at Prince Rock School. The children were exceptionally well behaved and attentive." Amanda Bluegrass Journalist BBC TV
27/4/06 "It is always a pleasure to visit the school " Val Garland - School nurse
24/5/06 "What a joy to see such beautiful art work and displays around the school. Your students are a real credit to Prince Rock" Tania Chapman Lipson Community College
Parent survey results
In the table below we have published the results of our recent parent survey. They are listed as percentages. Thank you for taking the time to tell us your views.
Strongly agree Agree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don?t know
My child is happy in school 50 41 7 1 1
My child is making good progress in school 47 57 2 0
The general standard of behaviour in the school is good 29 64 5 1 1
My child gets the right amount of homework 29 60 8 1 0
The teaching is good 51 44 1 1 3
The school expects my child to work hard and achieve his or her best 40 60 0 0 0
The school is helping my child to become mature and responsible
43 53 3 1 0
I am kept well informed about how my child is getting on in school (parent teacher meetings / reports etc)
40 52 3 5 0
I am satisfied with the information I receive about what is going on in the school (newsletter / letters etc)
44 52 3 5 1
I would feel comfortable about approaching the school with questions or a problem 46 48 4 2 0
The school works closely with parents 46 45 6 3 0
The school is well led and managed 47 47 6 3 0
The school provides an interesting range of extra curricular clubs and activities outside lessons 50 46 4 0 0
I like having the opportunity to come in to school to watch my child perform in class assemblies 60 38 0 1 1
Prince Rock Primary school summer term attendance figures
Attendance
24th April
1st May
18th May
15th May
Class R
92.4 % 92.6 % 87.8%
73.3%
Class 1
96.1 % 90.8 % 95.9% 91.0%
Class 2
92.2 % 94.4 % 100.0%
(OUR FIRST ONE THIS YEAR!) 93.1%
Class 3
98.3 % 95.2 % 97.5 % 94.6%
Class 4
97.8 % 97.1 % 97.0 % 98.2%
Class 5
95.8 % 91.4 % 93.8 % 95.9%
Class 6
98.9 % 97.0 % 99.0 % 96.7%
Whole school attendance
96.0 % 94.0 % 95.7 % 92.5%
Cricket
A group of our year 5 children braved the wind and the rain on Tuesday 23rd May to play in a cricket tournament at Plympton. The children scored lots of runs and took lots of wickets and they played really well.
Miss Evans got really wet
but they all had a great time!
Parent survey winners
The winners of the parent survey draw were the parents of Kiera , and Sam , both children are in Year 3. They won prizes of wine and chocolates, congratulations and thank you to all of the parents who returned the survey.
Date Time Event Location
Monday 5th June 8.50 Children return to school after half term
Tuesday 6th June pm Year 5 and 6 at a cricket tournament Plympton
Thursday 8th June pm Some Year 5 and 6 at a hockey tournament Marjons
Friday 9th June pm Some Year 5 and 6 at a hockey tournament Marjons
Friday 9th June 9.15 Year 5 class assembly School hall
Wednesday 14th June All day Year 5 trip to Plymouth Dome
Friday 16th June 9.15 Year 4 class assembly School hall
Friday 16th June am Year 5 children and parents to Sonic Postcards presentation Royal William Yard
Friday 16th June pm Girls cricket tournament Plympton
Friday 16th June pm Mixed year 4, 4 and 6 girls and boys football tournament ?
Thursday22nd June am Sports Day Tot Hill
Friday 23rd June 3.30 Reports sent home to parents
Thursday 13th July All day Year R, 1 and 2 visit to Wembury beach
Friday 14th July 9.15 Year 3 class assembly School hall
Friday 21st July All day Saltram picnic
Tuesday 25th July pm Year 6 leavers show School hall
Wednesday 26th July 3.30 School closes For the summer holidays
Wednesday 6th Sept Children return after the summer holidays
PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Stop Press
Prince Rock Primary School gains Plymouth?s prestigious ?Inclusion Kite mark?.
Last week a team of Local Authority officials and senior teachers from schools across the city visited our school to talk to a sample of parents, staff and children of Prince Rock Primary School to see if we really do everything possible for all the children in our care. The team were glowing in their praise of the school and unanimously recommended that we be officially recognised as a genuinely inclusive school. This is another fantastic achievement for Prince Rock Primary School and one we should be truly proud of. Well done and thank you to everyone involved.