Month: June 2019

Making Time for the Great Outdoors

28th June 19

What a pleasure it was to soak up the atmosphere at our final PMA event of the academic year last weekend as we reflected on the many wonderfully successful events they have organised over the past year. This team of volunteers, under the leadership of Mrs Bowyer, selflessly go out of their way to serve…

2019 Production: Mary Poppins Jr!

26th June 19

Fancy a Supercalifagilisticexpialidocious night out that’s as good as A Spoonful of Sugar? Then come along and join us for a night of magic and music, mirth and merriment as Prince’s Mead puts on its very own performances of Disney’s Mary Poppins JR. All your favourite characters and songs will Step in Time on Monday 8th and…

Headmaster’s Notes – Teamwork makes the dream work

21st June 19

We witnessed a wonderful celebration of sporting talent with our Sports Awards assembly in Friday Prayers this morning, recognising the very best of discipline, resilience, respect, leadership and, of course, teamwork that we have had the pleasure to observe throughout the academic year. Steve Jobs declared that “Great things in business are never done by…

Hampshire Life Magazine

16th June 19

  Headmaster, Mr Thacker was recently featured in Hampshire Life Magazine as one of Hampshire’s Leading Men in a series that celebrate both forward thinking Women and Men of Hampshire. View the feature here

Headmaster’s Notes – The Power of Community

14th June 19

It never ceases to amaze me what is achieved in one week at Prince’s Mead. On the musical front, thank you to our choir who entertained guests at the Bishop’s Tea Party at Wolvesey Palace. We have received so many positive comments from the Bishop and guests alike. Our Digital Leaders enjoyed a fantastic afternoon…

Headmaster’s Notes – Life is an adventure, not a package tour

7th June 19

A very warm welcome back from the half-term break. It has been an incredible week for our older children. Year 6 have enjoyed a week of water-based activities at Rockley and Year 5 have been deep in the forests of Oxfordshire; living off the land. Witnessing pupils around the campfire yesterday on their Bushcraft adventure…

Apple Inc & Prince’s Mead Coding Challenge

1st June 19

‘On Tuesday the whole of year six went to Apple in West Quay for a fun day of coding. We were lucky enough to trial the latest version of Swift Playground, a game building app. The aim of the app is to understand and build your coding skills by making you go through a series…

National Sailing Regatta School Win!

1st June 19

Congratulations must go to our fifteen Sailing Club sailors who achieved podium positions in the annual IAPS U11s National Sailing Regatta at the Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre.  Huge congratulations to the Zest team and Mr White! An excellent all-round sailing performance on a beautiful afternoon.