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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

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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

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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!