Monday 15th July saw the last big performance event of the year at ALNS; Performing Arts Evening. The evening celebrated the best of performance talent showcasing Music, Drama and Dance and a short collaborative performance with 28 Chinese students that had been working with us. The evening kicked off with a video of this year’s […]
Dear Parents, As we come to the end of the 2018-19 academic year, I look back with a sense of immense pride on another amazingly successful year. Even after 21 years at Admiral Lord Nelson School I remain astounded by how much we achieve together as a result of the strong working relationships that exist […]
On Tuesday 9th July ALNS was proud to lead the way in helping to plan the first ever Portsmouth Arts Network Festival. The festival aimed to bring together art work and performances from as many schools in the city as possible to celebrate young peoples voices in Portsmouth. 7 schools created performances which went on […]
The Nautical Training Corps offers a broad range of activities during evenings and weekends for cadets to learn new skills and to have fun.
Friday 12th July is our next PD Day. Students will be taking part in the following days: Year 7: Trip to Boulogne (please check letters for times) or if in school they will be taking part in Bastille Day. Year 8: STEM Day in school Year 9: Duke of Edinburgh Day – please ensure students […]
Arsha and Erin joined Mrs Wise, Mr Fenner and Mrs Holness on Friday for the last Hot Chocolate of the school year! They were nominated for their participation and commitment to the ALNS Girls Football Team!
On Friday 28th June, 17 Year 8 and 9 students took part on the You Speak Portsmouth-wide debate finals at Portsmouth University. The students had all taken part in an intensive 2 days training course to learn the skills of debating and had the chance to put this to the test. The students worked in […]
On Saturday March 9th 2019 a group of Year 9 Challenge Club students took part in the Hampshire Magistrates Mock Trial in Southampton Crown Court. The performance by our Defence and Prosecution lawyers, our 3 magistrates, our legal adviser and usher and our very credible witnesses and defendant was highly commended by the Magistrates and […]
On Tuesday 11th June, 31 Year 8 students were invited to the Winchester Science Centre by The University of Southampton to evaluate their latest exhibit. We were very lucky as we were the only secondary school to be invited. During the visit we worked with researchers from The University of Southampton to explore why transistors […]
On Thursday 13th June all of the students from Mr Wisbey’s Year 8 Science set brought in their homework about the rock cycle and the structure of the Earth. Some students made models showing the 4 layers of the Earth; some created volcanoes that erupted and others made cake to share with the class. As […]
At Admiral Lord Nelson School we are aware that keeping our children hydrated will aid them to perform at their very best throughout the school day. As a result, we decided to invest in watercoolers from AquAid. Our unique relationship with AquAid has also given our school the opportunity to help those less fortunate than ourselves. This means that […]
On Friday 21st June we headed to London to the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair for the TES Awards 2019. As a school we were hugely honored to be shortlisted for two awards and we all felt privileged just to be there. We were delighted to actually win one of the awards for the Creative […]
We welcomed Lauren, Lucy, Elly and Liv today for Hot Chocolate Friday! They were nominated for their commitment to the ALNS girls Football Team!
As many parents like to plan ahead we felt it was important to send out details of the changes to our uniform, following our referendum earlier in the year, along with a reminder of our on-going uniform expectations. We have worked hard to ensure that standards in this area remain high and indeed, the vast […]
Dear Parents You are warmly invited to a celebration evening of The Gambia Project your child has been taking part in this term. It is on Thursday 20th June at 6.30pm in the Drama studio. We will have performances of drama, dance and music as well as displays of students’ work. There will also be […]
This week Mrs Wise and Mr Fenner were joined by Harry and Samuel for Hot Chocolate Friday! Both students were nominated for the extra-curricular sporting activities that they take part in outside of school.
The remaining few weeks of this year are as busy as ever for the Performance team with lots of opportunities for students to be involved and for friends and family to see them perform: 25th June – Portsmouth Music Festival at the Guildhall Portsmouth 28th June – “You Speak” The Big Debate Competition 3rd July […]