Keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment.

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• An update from Y6 at Osmington Bay

  Tue 17 Oct 2023 Mrs Mellor

  What a start we have had to our adventure...

  A safe journey down to Osmington (despite Mrs Bloomfield's singing!) was followed by moving into our chalets. A quick tour of the site our first visit to 'Little Wembley' where we played football and made sand sculptures.

  Dinner went down well and everyone ate something (good news parents!). Then a fairly first good night's sleep for all.

  Today has been full on with a full breakfast and many activities including: Survivor, Problem Solving, Climbing Wall, Vertical Challenge and Jacob's Ladder.

  The children are really making us proud and having a go at things they would never dream of. Here are a few photos of what we have been up to. (Please don't worry if you don't see your child in these, they are just a selection to get you started and we will continue to add photos as the week goes on.)

  

• Y6 Residential - Osmington Bay

  Mon 16 Oct 2023 Mrs Mellor

  Our Year 6 children are off on a residential to Osmington Bay this week where they will be challenging themselves to reach great heights and overcome their fears! They will also be studying the Jurassic Coastline in readiness for their next learning challenge.

  Y6 parents/carers - keep an eye out here for updates across the week. We will also use MarvellousMe to message you to let you know they are all OK!

• Year 2 Scooter Training Fun!

  Fri 06 Oct 2023 Mr Harris

  Our Year 2 children had a fantastic experience recently when they joined a Scooter Training Workshop. They all had the chance to improve their scooter and road safety skills whilst enjoying challenges and disco music! They really impressed the team with their focus, determination and scooter safety skills.

  Well done Year 2!

  

• Year R 2024 Open Morning

  Tue 19 Sep 2023

  Do you have a child due to start YR in Sept 2024? Children born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 are able to start school in the school year beginning September 2024. Applications for school places for September 2024 opened on Monday 4 September 2023 and will close on 15 January 2024.

   

  We are holding a special Open Morning on Wednesday 11th October (9.30am-11am) for prospective Year R parents to come and see the school in action, to visit our Year R classrooms and meet key staff who will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Please contact the school office to book your place: info@newlandsprimary.co.uk or phone 02380 773363.

  

• Trauma and Attachment Aware Educational Settings Status!

  Thu 14 Sep 2023 Mrs Mellor

  Following all the hard work from senior leaders and our staff, I am pleased to confirm Newlands have achieved Trauma and Attachment Aware Educational Settings Status!

   

  

• Newsletter 1 Autumn 23

  Thu 14 Sep 2023 Mrs Mellor

  Please click on the link for our latest newsletter:

   

  Newsletter 1 Autumn 23

• Newsletter 11 - Summer end of term

  Thu 20 Jul 2023 Mrs Mellor

  Please click on the link for our final newsletter of the year.

   

  Newsletter 11

• A View Through A Window Competition

  Mon 26 Jun 2023

  This half term, we have been running a drawing competition with Darcy Construction where the children have been challenged to draw a view through to our construction site. The children have excitedly been checking on the building progress through the windows in the safety wall!

  Today, Phil the Site Manager at Darcy's, came in to lead an assembly and to present £30 book vouchers to our two winners!

  

• Newsletter 10

  Mon 26 Jun 2023 Mrs Mellor

  Please click here for our latest newsletter:

   

  Newsletter 10

• Global Day

  Fri 23 Jun 2023 Mrs Jones

  Refugee Week & Global Day at Newlands

  This week is Refugee Week.  It is an international initiative, which celebrates the contributions of refugees and people seeking sanctuary in order to challenge negative stereotypes and create a space where refugees can be seen and heard beyond their experience of displacement. The theme of this year’s week is Compassion. 

  To coincide with this, we held our Global Day on Wednesday.  The purpose of this day was to develop the children’s Global Citizenship skills, learning more about different countries around the world as well as developing their empathy and understanding of people who have had to flee their country and seek safety elsewhere. In school, we learned about the culture of different countries including some food tasting sessions, Art sessions and many more exciting activities. Years 1 to 6 also had a visit from SWVG – a group which works with asylum seekers and refugees in Southampton; whilst Year 5 also had a visit from a person with lived experience of fleeing to Southampton for safety from Uganda. We held an after school Art group for 3 weeks this half term which involved making the most amazing sculptures based on the theme of Compassion. Finally, you will all have received a message via Marvellous Me about the second edition of our Newlands Global Family Book. We look forward to seeing your contributions in school.

   

  Global Ambassadors Update: Thank you for all the entries to create Sanctuary Area signs. This area is on hold at the moment , due to the current building work and the hope that we will be able to secure funding to develop the entire area for both children and parents as a permanent, improved Sanctuary Area.  Watch this space!