February 2018

Chwefror

WELSH PHRASES

Oren - Orange

Du - Black

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus

- Happy St David’s

Day

RIGHTS

RESPECTING SCHOOL -

To learn and use their

language and customs.

Portfield News

Newyddion Portfield

Welcome to the February Newsletter.

On Monday 12th February Portfield School hosted the ERW DigiMeet. We had over 80

attendees who came to find out more about the Digital Competence Framework.

The Bronze and Silver Duke

of Edinburgh participants

working towards their

volunteering section, by

planting trees at Brandy

Brook Caravan Site with

the Pembrokeshire

National Park Ranger, Ian

Meopham.

The brilliant Duke of Edinburgh participants and staff of Portfield SchooI, Haverfordwest had a chance to thank

Valero for their fantastic support in helping to further develop the Duke of Edinburgh programme at the

school. D of E Wales were delighted to present Will James, Valero with their Gold Associate Supporter

Take Part….. For a Healthy Heart Due to inclement weather the Woolly Hat Walk did not take place as planned, however the classes still

enjoyed socialising and eating marvellous cakes. The walk will be rescheduled for after half term.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who has donated so far towards installing a Defibrillator at Portfield School!

Upper 1 and Upper 2’s Coffee Mornings were a great success!

The parents enjoyed seeing the children in their classroom

setting, and catching up over a cuppa and cakes made by the

children.

Upper 5 have been

using the eye gaze

to create pictures

about Wales and

play musical

instruments during

Lower 4 have been busy

exploring the world of

minibeasts and animals that you

could find in the garden as part

of the class topic.

Lower 7 visited St David's Cathedral for their

Welsh Heritage project. They visited the

Cathedral, the Bishop’s Palace and the Chapel of

St Non, then had lunch at Oriel Y Parc.

Lower 6 have been very busy - having fun in music with Mrs Jurd, engaging in

Numicon with Miss Williams and enjoying Sensory Stories in the Sensory Room.

Easter Raffle

£1 a strip!

Some of the lovely

prizes to be won.

Congratulations to all classes who have achieved over the school target of 93.5%!

Dates for your diary

Thursday 1st March St David’s Day

Thursday 8th March 9.30-11.30am Friends of Portfield School

Meeting

Friday 9th March World Book Day

Wednesday 14th March Portfield Careers Fayre

Thursday 29th March Easter Services and Last Day of

Lower 1 Lower 2 Lower 3 Lower 4 Lower 5 Lower 6 Lower 7 Y Porth

79.78% 97.28% 90.81% 94.12% 94.77% 86.93% 88.97% 96.69%

Upper 1 Upper 2 Upper 3 Upper 4 Upper 5 Sixth

Form 1

Sixth

Form 2

Taskers 1 Taskers

2

95.29% 94.12% 94.39% 96.57% 89.50% 98.74% 89.82% 96.83% 89.41%

School Attendance — January 2018

The Thursday Animation Option group having

been busy planning, designing, filming and

editing their stop motion animation films.