Teachers and support staff Co-op Academy Hillside, Co-op Academy Woodslee and Co-op Academy Portland joined forces for a non-stop spinathon on Saturday 8th February. Together, they cycled for 1474 miles - the same distance as cycling to Naples!
Congratulations to our first round of Golden Ticket winners.
We are so proud of you!
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
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An end of term drinks/snacks/games treat with Mr Leathers for those in EYFS
Wow!!! Today, this incredible trio traveled to Angel Square in Manchester to represent our academy at the Trust’s annual #SpellingBee2025. 🐝 A huge congratulations to #TeamMedlock for their victory, but we couldn’t be prouder of our little bees! Representing our school is a key part of our #Portland50 – well done for being both brave and brilliant! 🐝
🙂 F2 hosted Stay and Play for our parents and carers today, even on one of #TeamPortland’s busiest days!
🙂 A big thank you to everyone who stayed and joined in.
Today, children and staff have been celebrating numbers and showing our love of maths by dressing for digits as part of #NSPCCNumberDay.
📚 Maple Class had a wonderful visit to our local library at the St. James Centre this afternoon. 🪪 We activated our class library card, and every child took a book home!
🎓 A big thank you to Diane, the librarian, for teaching us how to find books using book plates and the Dewey Decimal System!
👏 The staff at the centre were impressed by our children's exceptional behaviour in the community
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🩵💙🩵 As part of our Intergenerational Program, Beehive and friends visited @OxtonGrange care home today.
💙🩵💙 We had a wonderful time learning more about our friends there, discovering their likes, and having meaningful chats with their relatives.
🩵💙🩵 We got creative with Valentine’s-inspired art, enjoyed parachute games, and absolutely loved playing pass the balloon! (Stay tuned for some videos!)
💙🩵💙 A big thank you to Mrs. Smith, Miss Smith, and Mr. Leathers for making these visits happen regularly.
🩵💙🩵 It’s such a privilege to spend time with everyone at Oxton Grange, and this has quickly become the monthly trip everyone looks forward to!"
Maple Class had a fantastic time celebrating Chinese New Year!
🐲 They explored the story behind the celebration and learned about modern-day festivities.
🐲 The children loved watching the dragon dances and had fun mimicking the movements themselves!
A huge thank you to Miss Lewis, our Community Pioneer, for all her hard work today, ensuring every class and staff member was informed about today’s #TimeToTalk event. She emphasized the importance of speaking up—whether it's with friends, family, colleagues, neighbours, or professionals.
😍 Even though Miss Lewis is with us only on Fridays, she’s an invaluable asset to #TeamPortland. Mrs. Smith has truly enjoyed planning events and collaborating with her—they make the perfect team. #SucceedTogether 🩵
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 -
February
Friday 7th- school Spinathon
Saturday 8th- Staff Spinathon (donations to Wirral Mind via Go Fund me)
Wed 12th - Valentines Disco
Friday 14th- school closes for half term
Monday 24th- school reopens
March
Thursday 6th- World Book Day
Friday 25th- World Down Syndrome Awareness day
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 |
92%  |
|
Year 2 |
97.78% |
|
Year 3 |
93.79% |
|
Year 4 |
95.42% |
|
Year 5 |
96.13% |
|
Year 6 |
92% |
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
If your child is absent from school, you must inform the school office by 9am of the reason for absence.
You will meet our newest member of the office team Nina. Please give her a great big Portland welcome!
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!
A huge thank you to our Beehive parents for attending our meeting this week - it was so useful to listen to your questions - #ParentsVoicesMatter
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 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 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! 🥰
Today, Beehive 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!
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.
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 -
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
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% |
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
Our spectacular autumn celebrations!
Beehive class have been visiting Oxton Grange care home in an intergenerational exchange. The pupils have loved chatting to and reading with the residents.
Therapy 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."
In July 2024, Year 1 pupils went on a special trip to the Loud Library at North Birkenhead Development Trust - St James Centre.
Co-op Academy Portland recently received wellbeing and resilience sessions from The Hive Youth Zone, in Birkenhead!
We 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.
