School Life

Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Year 5/6 Friendly Football Festival

  Wed 12 Nov 2014
  A great team of Year 5/6 Boys visited Plymstock School to spend the afternoon meeting children from other schools, whilst playing some friendly football games. They had a great time, even in the rain!

  

• Vacancy - Clerk to Governors

  Fri 07 Nov 2014
  We currently have a vacancy for a permanent part-time Clerk to the Governing Body. Please contact the school for more information.

• Change 4 Life Festival

  Thu 06 Nov 2014
  A selection of our KS2 children visited Plymstock School for a fabulous Change 4 Life Multi Skills Festival. They took part in a range of different activities aimed at engaging children in new and unusual sports. They had a brilliant time and loved being taught by some of the secondary school leaders.

  

• Rocket Man!

  Mon 03 Nov 2014
  Over the next two days the 'Rocket Man' is visiting Pomphlett to help with our scientific knowledge of how air helps objects to move. Every class is taking part in both a show and workshop. It's brilliant!

  

• Cracking Cross Country Season So Far!

  Mon 03 Nov 2014
  Our Cross Country season started back on Thursday October 2nd when our team of 41 (!) runners ventured over to Coombe Dean school. This year the races have be opened up into two age group categories with children running in either the Year 3/4 or 5/6 races for boys and girls.

   

  For the Year 3/4 children this was their first experience of competitive cross country, and the children did us proud over the mile long course. In a field of 70 children we were very impressed to have all our girls back in the top 40, with Jessie (Y3) coming in 5th place and Aimee (Y4) achieving an amazing 2nd place! In the boys race there was another super effort with Ben, Javier and Luke (Y4) all coming in the top 20.

   

  The Year 5/6 children were competing against an even larger field of 90 children. The girls showed outstanding perseverance over the longer course, with Molly (Y6) achieving 7th place and Indie (Y6) coming in 6th. In the boys race both Hardiman brothers finished in the top 20, with William securing 4th place!

   

  During the following week we ventured to a very wet and muddy Plymbridge Woods for the second race. Again there were some superb performances from our Year 3/4s, with Aimee coming 4th and Jessie pipping her to the 3rd place medal! The Y3/4 boys were against a stronger competition, with Ben and Javier still coming in the top 30. Special mention must go to Darrell (Y4) for showing amazing sportsmanship by helping and encouraging a boy from another school around the course at detriment to his own position.

   

  The Y5/6 team had been culled by ill health but still managed to see Molly, Indie and Maya (Y6) achieve top 20 positions and Leah (Y5) only just missing out in 22nd, while Zac (Y6) came in 4th place for the boys.

   

  Then on 23rd October we took a selected team of 22 to the Plymouth Schools event at Staddiscombe. The field was suitably muddy and the course suitably long for the citywide event! Our Y3/4 boys performed brilliantly with special mention to Ethan (Y3) achieving 11th and Ben (Y4) coming in 9th place. The girls then took over with an outstanding team effort with all girls coming in the top 30 runners. The hard fought rivalry and superb endurance of our girls led to Aimee achieving 2nd place and Jessie a fantastic 1st in the City! The girls team had stormed to TEAM GOLD against some very strong competition and this has led them to qualify for the Devon Y3/4 cross country event at the Winter School Games in Paignton in March! A feat we have never achieved before and that we are incredibly proud of!

   

  In the older age group, competition was fierce but again our girls team achieved superb top 30 positions, including Leah (16th), Maya (14th), Molly (12th) and Indie (10th). This led them to TEAM SILVER, another superb achievement! Finally the boys took to the course with our top 4 runners coming in the top 12!! Including Tom and Aiden from Y6 coming in 12th and 7th place respectively. This put Zac in Bronze medal position and William achieving the Gold! These superb achievements led to our boys also winning TEAM GOLD!

   

  We are so proud of everyone who has run in all of the races and really showed the true meaning of Pomphlett perseverance! Many thanks must also go to Mr Spamer who has been training and run with them in all weathers! Also to all the parents who have provided transport and support at all the races, without you we would not be able to enter these events! We look forward to the next stage of the season in January! WELL DONE TEAM!

  

• Parent Governor Election

  Wed 15 Oct 2014
  The election to fill the Parent Governor vacancy is now on! Parents need to make sure they return their ballot forms (one vote per parent) to school by noon on Thursday 23rd October. The result will be published afterwards.

• Starting School 2015 Guide

  Fri 12 Sep 2014
  Dear Parents

  We have uploaded the Starting School 2015 Guide, you can find this under Newsletters.

• Autumn Menu 2014

  Thu 11 Sep 2014
  Dear Parents

  A copy of The Autumn Menu 2014 will be sent home with your child today.
  You are able to view it under Newsletters.
  
  Many thanks
  School Office

• Start of Term

  Thu 04 Sep 2014
  The Autumn Term begins on Monday 8th September for children. Staff have been busy in school already preparing for the start of term and we're looking forward to welcoming our existing children and parents back, along with our new Foundation class children who will be starting on Monday too.

• Terrific Tag Rugby!

  Fri 23 May 2014
  On Wednesday our Year 6 Tag Rugby Team ventured up to Marjons for the annual citywide event. We scored some superb tries and had a fabulous day in the sunshine with the team making it all the way through to the quarter finals! Well done to everyone, you did us proud!