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Published 06/02/25
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Weekly Newsletter 31-01-25
Published 31/01/25Reward News
Congratulations to our first round of Golden Ticket winners.
We are so proud of you!We have updated our weekly celebration assembly and each class will now have a Golden Ticket winner.They will be awarded a Golden Sash to wear with pride and enjoy a range of privileges during the week - ending on a Friday with a trampolining trip!
We absolutely loved our first trampolining treat with our friends from CoopAcademy Woodslee and Co-op Academy Hillside.
We cannot wait to come together again next week with our next set of golden ticket winners!
This week at Co-op Academy Portland
A huge thank you to our Beehive parents for attending our meeting this week - it was so useful to listen to your questions - #ParentsVoicesMatter
Superstar
Huge well done to this little one who impressed her mum by practising her gymnastics skills that she has been learning outside of school.
Thanks for sharing the picture Toni - we love seeing what our children do outside of school.
Well done C we are proud of you 
Eco Club Kicks Off the Year with a Big Litter Pick!
🌳🚮 Eco Club is Back and Better Than Ever!
Our first litter pick of the year kicked off right in our own playground, and the Eco Club wasted no time diving in! We collected two big bags of rubbish from the depths of the playground.
Miss Barr & Miss Charlesworth are incredibly impressed with the Eco Club’s dedication and the fantastic job they’ve done! 🌟
Year 3 Gets Hands-On with Flower Dissections in Science! 🌸🔬
Year 3 was completely engrossed in their science lesson yesterday! 🌸 They dissected flowers and used complex vocabulary to label each part.
A big thank you to Miss Wiggins for sharing these amazing pictures! 🥰
Beehive Class Rewrites a Story: Their Version is Even Better! 🐝📖
Today, Beehive class worked together to create a story! Each student chose a section they enjoyed and rewrote it in their own words. 🐝 We think their version is even better than the original!
Community News
Celebrating Mrs. Shaw: 15 Years of Dedication and Support at Portland! ⭐️👏
Mrs Shaw received her long service award.
She has worked at Portland for just over 15 years. She has had many roles but you will currently find her supporting the Key stage 2 classes, mentoring children and providing 1 to 1 support.Mrs Shaw is a fantastic asset within #TeamPortland and a brilliant colleague too.Thank you for your hard work and dedication Mrs Shaw. We really appreciate you.
Support our “Ride and Rant” for Wirral Mind!
This Time to Talk Day, Co-op Academy Hillside, Portland and Woodslee are going all out to support mental health awareness with our “Ride and Rant” spinathon!
On Saturday, 8th February, a group of us will cycle non-stop for 6 hours at Bidston Council Gym to raise funds for Wirral Mind, an incredible charity supporting mental health in our community.The event kicks off with spin classes led by our fabulous school staff, followed by a team effort to keep the wheels turning. Together, we’ll tag-team to ensure at least one bike is spinning at all times and tally up our miles to see how far we can go.Exercise is a fantastic way to boost mental wellbeing, and this event is all about getting people moving, talking and supporting a cause that makes a real difference.Please donate to help us reach our goal and support Wirral Mind in their vital work. Every pound raised will help provide mental health resources and support to those who need it most.
Let’s cycle, chat, and make a difference together. Thank you for your generosity!
Here’s the link -
Dates for your Diary
January
Stay tuned for all the latest updates on our social media
March
Thursday 6th- World Book Day
Friday 25th- World Down Syndrome Awareness day
February
Friday 7th- school Spinathon
Saturday 8th- Staff Spinathon (donations to Wirral Mind via Go Fund me)
Friday 14th- school closes for half term
Monday 24th- school reopens
REWARDS
Improving attendance is everyone’s business. The barriers to accessing education are wide and complex, both within and beyond the school gates, and are often specific to individual pupils and families. At Co-op Academy Portland, we will do all we can to support your family and ensure our academy is safe, calm and a supportive environment for your child. Let’s celebrate everyone’s success together.
Class
Attendance
Year 1
97.33% 
Year 2
88.15% Year 3
93.62% Year 4
97.41% Year 5
89.68% Year 6
93% "Congratulations to Year 4 for the highest attendance this week!"
How can I improve my children’s attendance?
Follow NHS advice for any mild illnesses.
Promote good hand hygiene with your children.
Liaise with the Early Help team who will support you as a family.
Speak to your child’s teacher as a collaborative approach is essential
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Another fabulous opportunity to join our Woodslee family. We have a casual minibus driver job vacancy across all three primaries, would this be something you’re interested in?
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HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
Published 29/01/25
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Weekly Newsletter 24-01-25
Published 24/01/25Welcome to this week's newsletter
The first one in our new format, and we hope that you love it. Even better, you can now use the map button at the top right of the page to translate.
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Halloween Discos and Fireworks Fright Night
Published 08/11/24Our spectacular autumn celebrations!
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Bringing Smiles Across Generations: Students Share Special Moments with Care Home Residents
Published 09/10/24Beehive class have been visiting Oxton Grange care home in an intergenerational exchange. The pupils have loved chatting to and reading with the residents.
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Polly the Reading Dog at Portland
Published 28/08/24Therapy Dogs Nationwide provides therapy dogs and volunteers through their scheme "Paws and Read". This scheme allows children to read to a therapy dog. These dogs are gentle, non-judgemental, attentive and the perfect listeners. This scheme can help with self-esteem and behavioural problems, plus teaching children how to behave with dogs appropriately, and it also teaches them basic dog safety skills.
Polly the Reading Dog and her owner, Michael, have been visiting Portland and reading, in Years 1 and 2, during both the spring and summer terms.
Therapy Dogs Nationwide provide assessed and trained dogs for therapy visits to hospitals, nursing homes and other places, as well as the "Paws to Read" scheme in schools. https://tnd.og.uk/schools-2
Year 1 children told Miss Munnerley, our English/Reading Lead, that they love reading with Polly "as she's a good listener". Mrs Smith, their class teacher, said that 23 out of 26 children loved reading with Polly and looked forward to her weekly visits.
Deborah Zaher, Regional Community Development Manager, who organised for Polly and Michael to visit Portland said, "Reading to a friendly and calm therapy dog helps children to feel more confident about their reading, as they know that whatever they say Polly will listen and not correct them, happily accepting and listening to them. The pressure to read things correctly is taken off the children, and they feel more at ease. We are extremely grateful to Polly, Michael and Therapy Dogs Nationwide for this wonderful opportunity."
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Year 1 Visit The Loud Library
Published 17/07/24In July 2024, Year 1 pupils went on a special trip to the Loud Library at North Birkenhead Development Trust - St James Centre.
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Building resilience in young people with The Lemonade Project
Published 10/07/24Co-op Academy Portland recently received wellbeing and resilience sessions from The Hive Youth Zone, in Birkenhead!
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A round-up of our recent news and events
Published 14/06/24We like to keep the community updated with our latest news over on Facebook. Here's a round-up of some recent activities from the first few weeks of June 2024.
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A Message from Mrs Peace
Published 19/07/23Please click the button below for Mrs Peace’s letter.
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Our Week in Pictures (w/c 30th)
Published 03/02/23Another amazing week at Portland!
We told you about our Time to Talk Coffee Morning!
Pupils from Year 4 and 5 attended the Fundamentals Festival and had a great time.
Our Pathfinders Project went down a scary path with Year 6!
Oak class embarked on a Jungle Safari this week!
Year 5 got to meet some Tranmere Rovers superstars to talk about mental health1
Our first gymnastics session was a hit!
We were very grateful to Lisa, who gave great advice about mental health.