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Key Stage 2 Sports Day
Fri 26 Jun 2015The rain stayed away and we had a fantastic day of family fun and sports. The children spent the morning doing a circuit of field events, throwing and jumping. They worked in house teams and all the children were all engaged in the activities.
After a family picnic lunch, the afternoon continued with running races for the four years. We witnessed some very close finishes and ather races where the winner made it all look effortless.
In the end the day's result was
Joint 3rd Audacia 1 and Virtus 2
2nd Sophia 1
Joint 1st Celeritas 2 and Sophia 2
On Monday KS1 have their sports day and the results of this will be added to today's scores.
Many thanks to Mr Harris and Mr Butterworth for superb organisation and delivery of such a fun day.
Also thanks to all the parents who turned out to support the children.
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Women in Engineering Day
Thu 18 Jun 2015As part of Women in Engineering Day, Selex - ES invited 20 of the girls from Year 6 and Year 5 to join them at their factory in Millbrook for an exciting day of engineering challenges.
Selex-ES produce a number of high tech pieces of equipment for defence and other organisations. They have a number of facilities in the UK and employ over 70000 people in this country alone.
After clearing security we were taken to the room where the children were given a number of challenges related to engineering and code cracking.
The code messages were quickly solved and then the girls embarked on the two practical challenges; Building a parachute and container for an egg and after lunch designing and building a balloon powered buggy.
As can be seen from the photos below, our pupils rose well to the challenges provided and came away with a positive impression of engineering as fun and interesting.
Many thanks to Amy and Selex SE for this wonderful opportunity.
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Southampton Athletics
Wed 10 Jun 2015Congratulations to the Newlands Primary School Athletics Team.
We competed against 17 other schools on Tuesday 9th June at the Sports Centre. We are yet to find out where we finished. However all pupils gave 100% and worked extremely hard.
We managed to get:
1 Gold:
Yr 4 Boys Rounders Ball throw
2 Silvers:
Yr 4 Girls 400m
Yr 3 Girls 60m
3 Bronzes:
Yr 4 Girls 60m
Yr 6 Boys 600m
Yr 6 Girls 150m
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NOW SHOWING - Our ECO Song and video
Mon 08 Jun 2015Our ECO song "I am The Earth" is a hit across the school. Mrs Orton has worked with all the Year groups to learn this really beautiful song. One morning Year 3 made this recording for us.
Click here to listen ------->
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Yr 5 Sail Away
Thu 04 Jun 201515 lucky year 5s have had the opportunity to experience sailing on the River Itchen. They have kitted up in wet suits, water proof jackets, buoyance aids and helmets and jumped in 2 person sail boats. They have learnt to steer and turn the boats through buoys and around each other. The pupils have loved the experience and have even featured in the echo as part of their article concerning ABP sailing in Southampton.
Read it here: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/12953414.Pupils_are_ready_to_make_a_splash/
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Year 3 dine out at French restaurant
Thu 21 May 2015This week Year 3 have been dining out at a proper French Restaurant; La Parisienne in Romsey.
Over the week, the children from Year 3 have had the opportunity to sample the delights of French Cuisine at this local restaurant. They samplesd traditional items such as croque monsieur, quiche Lorraire, baguette, sandwich jambon and frites.
The restaurant staff spoke to the children in French and the children were able to practice some of the French that they had previously learnt in class.
See more photos on the Year 3 Class page in the 'Children' section.
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Science Day
Mon 20 Apr 2015The whole school enjoyed a fantastic Science day organised by Miss Flagg. Have a look at what we got up to and if you look closely you may even spot some of our parents who came in to join us!
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Comic Relief / Red Nose Day
Tue 17 Mar 2015We had lots of fun to raise money for Red Nose Day by making our faces funny for money. Lots of the children also made donations to throw red paintballs at Mr Harris!
We have donated £255 and a further £400 through the sale of red noses!
Well done everyone!
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BIN IT TO WIN IT Winners
Mon 16 Mar 2015Children across Southampton were asked by the City Council to design a Character to represent Recycling In Southampton. Around 200 entries from Newlands alone were presented to the judges, and it was so exciting to hear that 2 of our designs in the 8 to 10 age group have been chosen. Evie Flynn's "Monkey" design was the winner and Paige Wing's "Bottle" was chosen as Runner-up. Evie's design was also the Overall Winner of the competition.
Evie and Paige, and their families, were invited to the Presentation Evening on 25th March, (Click to see awards ceremony) which was held in the restaurant area of IKEA, in the presence of the Right Worshipful Mayor of Southampton. We are all very proud of Evie and Paige.
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Newlands pupils perform at the Nuffield Theatre
Wed 11 Mar 2015The Head That Wears a Crown
Pupils from years 5 and 6 performed to a packed Nuffield Theatre on Wednesday 11th March as part of a long term project run by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).
Miss Legg and Mrs Bloomfield have been preparing the children for many months and the efforts of children and teachers paid off in a stunning performance in front of a paying audience in a professional theatre.
Newlands was one of only 7 schools in the Southampton area to work with the RSC on a production based on Henry IV and Henry V called “The Head That Wears a Crown”.
Our children put on a stunning performance and received some of the loudest applause at the end of the play. The parents who attended were so proud of their children.
It has been a wonderful opportunity working directly with members of the RSC. Many new skills have been developed. The children have gained so much from the experience and will have this as a memory to reflect on, probably for the rest of their lives.
