- Purbrook Junior School
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motto = Learning Together, working together, growing together!
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street = Aldermoor Road East
city =Portsmouth
county =Hampshire
country =England flagicon|England
postcode = PO7 5NQ
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staff = App. 40 staff members
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gender = Mixed
lower_age = 7
upper_age = 11
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colours = Red and Yellow
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website = http://www.purbrook-jun.hants.sch.uk/Purbrook Junior School is a mixed Junior
Community School maintained byHampshire County Council , situated betweenPortsmouth andWaterlooville inHampshire . The school teaches around 385 pupils aged between 7 - 11 years of age.The school shares land with Purbrook Infant School, a
infant school located next to the school.There are four years in the school, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6.
chool campus
There are 3 classrooms for each year. There is a Lower School (Year 3 & Year 4) and a Upper School (Year 5 & Year 6). There is an
ICT suite in both the Lower and Upper School areas. They are located in the middle with the classrooms on the outside.Located in the Upper School is a Medical Room and
toilets . In the Lower School is aSpecial Needs room known as The Hodan Room and toilets.In between both the Upper and Lower School areas is,
Reception ,Library ,Offices , Staffroom, School Hall, School mealsKitchen , Disabled Toilet,Changing Rooms , Music Store, Teacher Cloakrooms and an Art Room.There is a large school field and a large
playground with bench areas and Year 6 Area.port
The school give the pupils a variety of sports to do, during lunchtime, in
Physical Education (PE) Lessons and after school. These include:*
Football
*Netball
*Hockey
*Basketball
*Tag Rugby
*Cross Country
*Athletics (track and field) Other sports that are organised by teachers are:
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Ballroom & Salsa
*Cricket
*Tennis
*Swimming PJSA
The PJSA - Purbrook Junior Support Association is a group of adults (mainly parents) who organise events for the pupils of the school. Some of the events they are known for are:
*May Fair - Year 6 Pupils produce and make there own stalls along with stalls made by staff
*X Factor - Same process as the actual show, except teachers and parents (including headteacher) are judges
*Christmas Fair - Parents andSouth Downs College students help run all stalls - includesfancy dress andchoir singing
*Cinema Nights - Located in School Hall, Fancy Dress and raffle, watch a variety of films
*Discos - Two discos on one night, lower and upper schoolThe current chairman is Angela Gibbs, she will be leaving in July, 2008 after 5 years due to children leaving the school and moving onto
Secondary School .Policies
There are a number of policies that the school have. These are:
*Acts Of Worship
*Behaviour andDiscipline
*Bullying
*Engagement of Externalvisitors
*Equal Oppurtunities and Anti -Racism
*Home Learning
*Sex &Relationship Education
*Teaching and Learning
*PSHE and Citizenship
*Drug Education
*Child Protection
*Racial Equality
*Special Educational Needs
*Spiritual and Moral Development
*Inclusion
*DrinkingWater BottlesAims
Purbrook Junior School aim to:
*Ensure that every child matters
*Ensure that all voices are listened to
*Encourage respect for each other, the environment and foster links with the wider community
*Develop spiritual and moral awareness, and an understanding of cultures and societies
*Provide a happy, secure and purposeful environment which encourages children to develop a sense of ownership and pride in their school
*Help children develop confidence, high self-esteem and a positive, enthusiastic attitude to life
*Use effective and stimulating teaching to encourage all children to reach their potential and develop enquiring minds
*Create a learning environment where expectations and standards are consistently high
*Empower children to make decisions, respond to choices and to take an active part in their own development and learning
*Encourage teamwork
*Challenge children to try new experiences without the fear of failureExternal links
* [http://www.purbrook-jun.hants.sch.uk/ Official Website]
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