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Governors: Farewell & Hello
I am very grateful for the support of our Board of Governors. I am conscious of the increasing demands of their role as they volunteer their own time and expertise for the school; no more so than the Chair of the Board. The relationship between a Head and Chair is an important one, particularly so…
Friday Prayers & Celebrations 2019-2020
Every Friday in the Sports Hall at 8.35am, the whole school comes together for to celebrate the children and their achievements including all the teachers and staff and our special guests. We often have visiting speakers, entertainment arranged with the children and special talks. In the Michaelmas term we will be meeting Naomi House, our…
Year 6 Legacy Charity Announced
Nominated Charity for 2019 / 2020 Thank you to everyone who proposed charities for us to support next year. A shortlist was sent to the school council. After much deliberation the school council decided upon Naomi house and Jacks Place. The proceeds of the termly cake sales and easy fundraising will again be donated to…
Headmaster’s Notes – The best memories are the ones made together
The penultimate week of term is always one of assorted emotions and our Speech Day and Sports Day this week have brought them to the fore. There was certainly happiness and pride as we celebrated all the achievements of the past year in our Speech Day event but there is also a hint of sadness…
Making Time for the Great Outdoors
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!
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
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
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
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
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…
