This term Southend diving club, based at Garons, visited Year 2 and 3 to identify potential diving talent. The children were asked to participate in a number of activities involving stretching and balancing. The children participated with great enthusiasm and impressed...
On Friday 29th March, Year 3 had some very special visitors arrive at Porters Grange… Snakes Alive!
Snakes Alive a local company which specialises in reptiles and amphibians, brought in a number of unique and fascinating creatures for the children to interact with. Chil...
During the Spring term the teachers in Year 3 through to Year 6 were on the lookout for the best spellers in their class. These children then took part in the Porters Grange Spelling Bee competition to find the best speller in each year group. It was a very close compe...
In Book Week we launched the FRED (Fathers Reading Every Day) programme to a group of nursery and EYFS parents. This involved the parents reading with their children every day for four weeks. They were encouraged to talk to their children about the books they were read...
What a fabulous time the children had during our ‘Learn to Ride’ week. All children enjoyed 3 sessions using balance and then pedal bikes with the Southend Learn to Ride instructors. The children amazed us with their commitment and drive to learning a new skill, with t...
On Thursday 28th March, I took a group of year 2 children to the Infant Music Festival. This year’s theme was ‘People’ and we had great fun singing about a variety of people including our families, friends and even a firefighter and the Music Man.
On 15th May Porters Grange celebrated Red Nose Day in style!
On the lead up to Red Nose Day with the help of some Year 5 pupils, the rest of the school generously bought hundreds of Red Noses to donate to this fantastic cause. The actual day saw everyone turning up to s...
