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

Please click a headline to read more.

• Carols by Candlelight at St Peter's Church

  Mon 12 Oct 2015 Mrs Mellor
  We were delighted to hold our Carols by Candlelight Service at St Peter's Church. The choir were fantastic! We also said a sad goodbye to Rev Debbie who has been a much respected governor at our school. Thanks to all of the many parents and family friends who attended to support the event.

  

• Ahoy There Shipmates!

  Fri 09 Oct 2015 Miss Beckenkrager

  Year 1 pirate crews were joined by some very special grown-up shipmates when their mums, dads and carers came in to help build their pirate ships! The children had been busy designing their ships during the morning to make sure they planned their ideas ready for the workers!

  Thanks to everyone who came along to help out.

  

• School Council Elections 2015

  Fri 25 Sep 2015
  Our annual School Council Elections have taken place. We were really impressed with the quality of the candidates election speeches and poster campaigns. Results will be announced in Merit Assembly next week.

  

• Rights Respecting Schools Award

  Mon 07 Sep 2015
  We are delighted to announce that we are working towards becoming a UNICEF Rights Respecting School.

  The Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) recognises achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at the heart of a school’s planning, policies, practice and ethos.

  A rights-respecting school not only teaches about children’s rights but also models rights and respect in all its relationships: between teachers / adults and pupils, between adults and between pupils.

  It also helps our children understand and appreciate that we are global citizens living in a wider world with different communities and lifestyles.

  The rights we have decided to really focus on this year are:

   

  Article 12 - Right to respect the views of the child

   

  Article 24 - Right to be healthy and safe

   

  Article 28 - Right to an education

  

• 2015 HOUSE CHAMPIONS

  Fri 17 Jul 2015 Mr Harris

  CONGRATULATIONS

  2015 HOUSE CHAMPIONS

  ***VIRTUS***

  final scores

  1st: 5508pts VIRTUS

  2nd: 5419 Sophia

  3rd: 4989 Audacia

  4th: 4754 Celeritas

  

• Year 6 Prom 2015

  Thu 16 Jul 2015

  The red carpet was rolled out tonight for our super Year 6 pupils who are about to move on to secondary education. We are so proud of our Year 6's who have achieved so much.

  Tonight was a celebration and they dressed up in style for a wonderful evening of dancing eating and having fun.

  Many thanks to Miss Legg, Mrs Bloomfield and Mrs Williams who have done so much to pre pare these special children and to Mrs Parnell and so many of the staff who have helped to prepare everything for this evening.

   

  

• Federation Sports Day RESULT

  Wed 15 Jul 2015 Mr Harris

  Newlands took part in the annual Federation Sports Event. This year 6 schools and 7 teams competed for the Shield:

  Fairisle A

  Fairisle B

  Redbridge

  Tanners Brook

  Mansel Park

  Oakwood

  Newlands

   

  Newlands worked hard all day with our yr 1/2 team winning many of the different events. Showing we have an excellent group of young sports people coming through Newlands.

   

  Our yr 3/4, and 2 x 5/6 Teams also competed really well and were successful in beating other schools to gain valuable points.

   

  The Sprints at the end saw some nail biting finishes. Catherine from Yr 2 won the girls yr 1/2 Sprint and Skye from yr 6 drew to claim joint 1st in the girls yr 5/6 Sprint.

   

  The final results saw Newlands finish in 2ND only 80 pts behind Oakwood. CONGRATULATIONS to all athletes who competed. It was a great day and a fantastic result.

   

  

• Cinderella Rockerfeller

  Tue 14 Jul 2015

  Year 6 are performing their Cinderella play to parents this afternoon. If it is as good as yesterday's dress rehearsal performed to the school, it should be a real treat.

  One thing is for sure, you will see some of our pupils in a completely new light!

  

• French Cafe

  Wed 08 Jul 2015

  Today the teachers were served delicious French food, served by the waiters and waitresses of year 6.

  As it was a French Café, only French was spoken by the waiters and staff had to brush up their holiday French to request their orders.

  Once again, many thanks to Mrs Healey and all the other adults and children who made this annual event such a success.

  

• Year 6 travel to Isle of Wight

  Tue 07 Jul 2015

  Children from Year 6 had an exciting day visiting the Isle of Wight.

  Despite forecasts of heavy rain we wee eating our lunch at Carisbrooke Castle in the blazing sun.

  After walking the ramparts and admiring the view from the tower, we made our way to Ryde beach, again we were blessed with blue skies and with the bonus of looking at big storm clouds over the mainland at Portsmouth!

  Paddling and beach games were played before returning to school on the late afternoon ferry.

   

  More photos can be seen on the Year 6 class pages.