Fishbourne Primary School News Feed - Past News

Making the World a Better place

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:08:20 GMT

Olivia raised nearly £200 from her cake sale yesterday, to raise valuable funds for those impacted by the typhoons and earthquake in the Philippines.

Fossil Hunting

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:35:00 GMT

Chameleon class loved meeting Fossil Hunting Enthusiast, Jimmy Upton, today as part of their learning!

Winners of Football Tournament!

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:22:45 GMT

Our incredible Year 3/4 boys football team showed amazing sportsmanship and skill at the West Sussex West Football Tournament.

staff Sponsored Climb!

Thu, 4 Sep 2025 14:11:47 GMT

There is only one you in this great big world... make it a better place.

Sit Up Straight, Please!

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:36:26 GMT

Shark Class travelled back in time to the Victorian Era, when they visited the Weald and Down Museum as part of their History Learning.

Voyages of Discovery

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:30:18 GMT

Shark class had a wonderful morning working with Paul the History Man. They discovered what it meant to be an explorer, how they travelled and what they wanted to find.

Making the World A Better Place

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:47:43 GMT

In R.E Shark Class have been talking and learning about good deeds and how we can help each other. They decided that they would like to do their own 'Good Deed'

Swimming Gala

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:58:20 GMT

Our little fish did a wonderful job of representing our school and were amazing as always. Best of all, they were so encouraging and supportive of one another!

The Great Fire of London

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:28:53 GMT

Chameleons had a fabulous time re-enacting The Great Fire of London with The Rainbow Theatre Company.

Words of the year!

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:51:39 GMT

In our spring 2025 Thinking Circles, we identified a 'WORD OF THE YEAR' in each class to inspire and motivate us.

Cross Country

Mon, 3 Feb 2025 10:57:14 GMT

We were so SUPER-PROUD of our huge team of little fish who went off to represent Fishbourne at the cross country event at Bishop Luffa!

Hey Ewe! Nativity

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:42:27 GMT

Our reception and key stage 1 children performed an amazing Christmas production of Hey Ewe! this week to their families.

A Big Thank You..

Mon, 4 Nov 2024 14:13:43 GMT

We celebrated Harvest in school with a special service led by Mother Jess and and our newly formed Worship Team. Families were invited to bring donations of food to school on the day of our assembly, which we donated to Chichester District Foodbank.

Year 5 Residential

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:11:28 GMT

What an amazing few days the Hippos had on their first residential at CYE. Everyone showed great determination and embraced all of our learning behaviours whilst taking part in lots of fun activities.

year 6 residential

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:57:58 GMT

What an incredible week we had! We were blessed with wonderful weather, a taste of every season! Every single member of the Elephant family made us so very proud!

Sanctuary in Chichester

Fri, 5 Jul 2024 14:45:43 GMT

We were very lucky to have a visit from Sanctuary in Chichester today who talked to our little fish about the amazing work of the charity.

Lordington Lavender

Thu, 4 Jul 2024 09:44:46 GMT

Chameleon Class had a wonderful trip to Lordington Lavender where they enjoyed a tractor and trailer ride around the farm, stopping off to sample different crops such as wheat, barley or beans and learning about how they are grown and used.

The Power of Play

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:53:22 GMT

The work we have done on our EYFS play garden has transformed outdoor learning for our littlest fish….Just look at the play in this photo – the problem solving, the collaboration, the focus, the careful observations.

Trip to Marwell Zoo

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:06:59 GMT

Chameleon Class had a fantastic trip to Marwell Zoo yesterday as part of their Fur, Feathers and Scales Learning Experience.

The day the HIstory Man came to visit

Tue, 7 May 2024 13:46:31 GMT

Chameleon class have been learning about famous explorers, and today we had a visit by 'John' who sailed with Columbus!

Swimming for Fishbourne

Wed, 1 May 2024 14:29:32 GMT

We were so proud of our little fish who represented our school at the Primary Swimming Gala at the weekend.

fantastic Mr Fox!

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:05:28 GMT

We were so, SO proud of our Crocodile class who have worked incredibly hard to put together an amazing performance of Fantastic Mr Fox.

New KS1 Playground

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:50:49 GMT

Chameleon Class had a wonderful afternoon when they invited their parents to come and explore our wonderful new KS1 playground area.

Cross Country

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:12:08 GMT

This fabulous little group of fish represented our school beautifully at Cross Country at Bishop Luffa on a cold, sunny afternoon!

Year 6 Trip to London

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:32:37 GMT

Yesterday, Year 6 Penguins, visited The Royal Courts of Justice in London where they spent the afternoon in Court 63, one of the courts of appeal.

Rain Planter Project

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:22:46 GMT

We were really delighted to welcome Southern Water back to school this morning to complete the rain planter project with a small group of our children who had a great time planting up our brand new planter outside the craft room.

Young Voices 2024

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:28:18 GMT

We have had such an exciting start to the spring term with our Young Voices choir going off to sing at the 02 Arena in London at the end of last week!

Flight of Doves

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:52:39 GMT

It all started with a little idea… a moment of inspiration in Chichester Cathedral where someone saw something that touched them… they welcomed that idea and gave it space to grow…

The Lost Words

Wed, 1 Nov 2023 14:56:55 GMT

We have had the most amazing day at school today! We are midway through our first whole school learning experience of the year – The Lost Words.

Autumnal Craft Stay and Play

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:16:35 GMT

Chameleon Class had their Autumnal Craft Stay and Play yesterday. We had a very busy classroom with lots of parents, grandparents and siblings creating beautiful leaf pictures.

Rainforest Run

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:08:38 GMT

Hippo class have raised nearly £600 for Operation Ocelot as part of the World Land Trust’s campaign to save the Atlantic Forest in Brazil!

Trip to Staunton Country Park

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:22:07 GMT

Today Hippo class are on an exciting trip to Staunton Country Park learning all about the plants and animals of the rainforest, how they are endangered and what we can do to help.

New Outdoor Area

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:15:32 GMT

We had a busy morning in the outdoor area. The guys from Coastal Inspired made a corner unit for storage, put up three boards (then painted to become blackboards) a mini climbing/den frame and a blank sign (ready for when we have a name for the area!).

Welcoming the wonderful Ed Vere!

Thu, 5 Oct 2023 13:35:09 GMT

We were so thrilled to welcome Ed Vere to school to come and inspire our youngest writers and illustrators! He spent the afternoon with us, sharing his fabulous new book, The Artist, and making our children roar with laughter!

CYE visit Hippo Class

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:05:04 GMT

We were lucky to have an amazing team from CYE visit our Hippo class yesterday. They encouraged us to work together as a team to conquer the challenges they set us.

CYE Residential

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:49:47 GMT

Elephant Class had the most beautiful stay at CYE filled with laughter, sunshine and lots of fun in the sea.

Forest School Day

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:21:25 GMT

Today we have been enjoying our annual Forest School Day with Chichester Forest School. This event is very kindly supported by Gareth’s Legacy (you can read more about this on our school website).

Cricket County Finals!

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:59:10 GMT

On Monday, the Year 3 /4 children travelled all the way to Blackstone Cricket Ground in Henfield to take part in the County Finals!

Trip to Marwell Zoo

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 10:14:15 GMT

Cheetah Class had an amazing school trip to Marwell Zoo on Friday as part of their latest learning experience, Fur, Feathers and Scales.

Sports Day

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:45:09 GMT

All the children had a fantastic morning in the lovely sunshine taking part in lots of sporting events.

Years 3 & 4 Cricket Tournament

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:41:25 GMT

Congratulations to the Year 3 and 4 cricket team who won the Chichester and Bognor Area Cricket Tournament. They all played amazingly well and showed fantastic teamwork.

Mummified Oranges!

Fri, 9 Jun 2023 13:42:09 GMT

Hippo class mummified some oranges when we were learning about Ancient Egypt back in March. Today we unwrapped the bandages to discover what had happened. It was a success!

Our little fish go swimming!

Mon, 22 May 2023 10:19:06 GMT

We were so proud to see a team of little fish representing our school at the Cormorants Swimming Gala on Saturday evening. They swam their hearts out and supported each other with such kindness and care.

Voyages of Discovery

Wed, 10 May 2023 14:11:51 GMT

Yesterday Cheetah Class came to school dressed as Explorers, in preparation for our visit from the amazing History Man, Paul Ullson.

Communion

Tue, 9 May 2023 11:22:44 GMT

On Friday afternoon our Penguin class headed off to the church and met Jess to learn more about the symbolism associated with communion.

Coronation Celebration

Wed, 3 May 2023 15:22:03 GMT

To mark the Coronation of King Charles III we celebrated this afternoon by having a royal red, white and blue themed street party in the glorious sunshine.

science based learning experience

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:48:45 GMT

Huge thanks to Chichester College who hooked us into our learning about the heart! We carried out dissection on a lamb's heart, learning about the anatomy and function of each part.

Easter

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:18:51 GMT

This morning we have enjoyed a wonderful Easter service led by Jess with contributions from our Worship Team and school choir. It was such a special occasion and the children were so engaged and inspired by the service.

God and the Big Bang

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 13:17:50 GMT

The God and the Big Bang team spent the whole day in Fishbourne school challenging Year 5 and Year 6 to think about the creation of our world and universe.

Where My Wellies Take Me…

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:37:51 GMT

We have been enjoying the most amazing geography whole school learning experience!