NEWSLETTER Issue: 2.01

HOT OFF THE PRESS!
- We have received a big 'THANK YOU' from the RUH for the £455 we raised on Ted's Big Day Out. All proceeds are going towards building a new neonatal intensive care unit. Well done Newbridge Primary!

- On mufti day, next Friday 21st November, the children are asked to dress for the School Calendar photographs being taken that day, according to the month they are born in, and not in the colours of the Indian flag as originally requested. Please see 'NPSA News' on the last page for further details and below for a guide:

January – Winter - Bring, hats, scarves and gloves
February – St Valentine’s - Wear red tops and bring along something heart-shaped if possible, or a rose
March – Spring - Wear dark trousers/skirts and white tops, flowers to be provided
April – April Showers - Bring wellies or boots, raincoats and colourful umbrellas
May – Music - Wear jeans or denim skirts and black or grey tops
June – Teddy Bear’s Picnic - Wear pink or brown tops and bring two teddies
July – Sports - Wear sports gear – any kit e.g. running, dancing, gym, football, cricket, props to be provided
August – Beach Holiday - Wear light blue t-shirts and bring buckets and spades, beach balls or snorkels
September – Autumn Leaves - Bring wellies/boots and raincoats and, if possible, a bag of dried leaves
October – Hallowe’en - Wear dark trousers/skirts, orange or yellow tops and bring pumpkins, lanterns or broomsticks
November – Remembrance - Wear dark trousers/skirts and dark tops, and bring poppies
December – Carol singing - Wear jeans, green tops, bring tinsel or baubles

Thank you for your help and support in this – it should be a very special calendar!

- Classes 5C and 5PB will be having a joint class assembly on Friday 30th January 2009, to which all families from those classes are invited. It will start at 2.15pm. In the original calendar, class 5PB had their assembly planned for Friday 16th January – this is now cancelled.

- For those planning holidays well in advance, we can confirm that the official start date for the academic year 2009/2010 is Tuesday 1st September 2009. However, we will be having two INSET days on the Tuesday and the Wednesday so our start of term will be Thursday 3rd September 2009.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 17/11/08:
Monday 17/11/08
- NPSA coffee morning 9.00am to 10.00am – Blue Room
- School Council meeting 1.30pm
Tuesday 18/11/08
- 2.45pm Elm assembly
- Year 2 technology group at Hayesfield am
- 7 a side football @ the Sulis Club pm
Wednesday 19/11/08
- Year 5 group to Oldfield am – thinking skills
- 2C to Oldfield am – multiskills
- Y6 playground leaders' training
Friday 21/11/08
- Mufti day, calendar photos and staff cake sale

FRIDAY 21st NOVEMBER
Staff Cake Sale at 3.15pm in the Blue Room. On the same day we will be having a Mufti day (see opposite). The proceeds of both events will go towards Miss Simpson's and Miss Wells' teacher study visit to India.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING 'STARS OF THE WEEK'
Foundation Stage
Poppy, Daisy, Leon, Callum
Years 1 and 2
Jack, Talal, Polly, Oli, Ben, Rafferty, Tommy
Years 3 and 4
Lauren, Emily, Annie, Will
Years 5 and 6
Megan, Guy, Ava, Molly
PPA Drama
Lucy
PPA Art
Tim
PPA PE
Beatrice, Isaac
PPA Music
William, Caitlin

CELEBRATING WRITING
Dear family
I miss you so much. How are you? I have just arrived in Britain. It is soaking wet, however it is extremely cold. The centurion was even angrier than a beaming lion. I felt so annoyed and tired on the way to Britain. Training was very tough. The centurion was shouting like mad but it was quite fun during the training. The centurion gave us three minutes rest. When we finished we made some bread and lentil stew. My hands were all gooey and sticky. It was very hard work.

Mum, Dad, the testudo training was fun but it was very squashy and dark. It was hard though. We practised throwing rocks and spears.

This is the exciting but scary war! We marched to the hill forts in a testudo. When we got to the hill forts the crazy, naked, blue Celts threw spears and rocks at us but we stayed in a testudo. It felt like thunder striking on my shield, but when they were in a testudo they broke up and we won! We killed all the Celts.

Before I come back from Britain I have to eat my bread and lentil stew. Yum! I hope I come home soon, bye from Faisal.

By Faisal - 3H

MUSIC CD
You should have received a letter today about yesterday’s recoding of our own CD. Please remember orders need to be in by Friday 21st November. Thank you.

CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE – OCTOBER
At the end of every month each class teacher has a very difficult decision to face. They have to choose the one person from their class to receive a Certificate of Excellence. The person they choose has to consistently be the best that he or she can be. That could be in effort and attitude, achievement, behaviour or citizenship. Sometimes it can be very difficult deciding as all of the children at Newbridge seem to work so hard and behave so well!

The girls and boys with their names here this month deserve congratulating. It is not easy to be awarded a Certificate of Excellence and they have done extremely well.

Lower School
Elm - Sebastian, Willow - Ruby, 1H - Ruby, 1R - Edgar, 2B - Poppy, 2C - Sumayyah
Upper School
3B - Ben, 3H - Lucy, 4P - Elle, 4W - Anna, 5C - Angus, 5PB - Edward, 6A - Amelia, 6CS - Grace, 6JS - Thea

NEWBRIDGE CHOIR
Hark the Newbridge Angels Sing
On Thursday we recorded our own Newbridge music CD! The school hall became a recording studio. I sang in the school choir, singing ‘Happy Day’ from Sister Act, 'Happy Ending' by Mika and 'It'’s a Magical Christmas'. I also sang in the Blues Band's 'Newbridge Christmas Blues'. It was scary to start with but once I'd got into it I enjoyed it.

We are looking forward to performing live in the Christmas Concert on Tuesday 16th December. The choir are performing in the Abbey on Wednesday 17th December too! By Poppy - 6A

PETER PAN PLAYGROUP
Weston Methodist Church Hall, Kennington Road, Bath BA1 3EA
This thriving local Pre-School requires a Pre-School Assistant. Initially for 3 sessions (9 hours) per week between 9.00am and 3.00pm. Salary £7.00 per hour.

You will ideally have experience of working with young children and hold a NVQ 3 in Child Care and Education.

Please call 01225 481259 (Tuesday – Friday/9.00am – 3.00pm) for an application form. Closing Date 18th November 2008

BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET
FREE FESTIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS WORKSHOPS – for adults over 19 years with few or no qualifications. The workshops can help increase confidence and give you the opportunity to learn something new!
Odd Down Community Centre: 1st and 8th December (1.00 – 3.00pm) – Festive Table Decoration
Bath City Football Club: 10th December (10.00am – 12.00pm) – Chinese Brush Painting and 17th December (10.00am – 12.00pm) Oriental Festive Cards
To book your place please contact Naomi Stone, Community Learning Service
Tel: 01225 396836 or email Naomi_stone@bathnes.gov.uk

NPSA NEWS
Table Top Sale – Saturday 15th November 10.30am – 12.30pm Main Hall
As you can see our first ever Table Top Sale is tomorrow and we need you to ensure that it is a success! So please come along and bring a friend or two or three and shop 'til you drop in the knowledge that it is not going to cost you an arm and a leg! And, once you are all shopped out, why not enjoy a coffee and a cake before making your way home with your shopping! By the way, both the main gate and the Newbridge Hill Gate will be open to make it easier to transport your goodies home! Entrance £1 and children are free! So, come and support your school and grab a bargain at the same time!
To those of you (all three!) who have very kindly volunteered to bake cakes, please bring them to the kitchen in the Blue Room tomorrow morning after 9.30am but before 10.30pm. Anyone else out there who fancies baking tonight, please do the same!

Coffee Morning – Monday 17th November 9.00am – 10.00am in the Blue Room
Just to remind you that our first coffee morning is on Monday and we would love to see as many of you as possible. Toddlers are welcome and there will be toys! Hot drinks and cakes will be available at 50 pence. Please come along and join in the fun!

Christmas Fair – Thursday 4th December from 5.00pm – 7.00pm
The Christmas Fair is fast approaching so put the date in your diaries because it is not to be missed! The good news is that those careless elves have located Santa’s Grotto (with the help of a very kind teaching assistant)! So, panic ye not, Santa has his grotto back and the elves have been forgiven!
For the first time this year, we are introducing a 'Wrap a present for someone special' Stall. This will be run by the parents, carers and children of year 6. It involves children entering a classroom, without their parents or carers, where they will be helped to select and wrap a present with which to surprise someone they love. To this end, we would like to ask you to donate a small present for this stall. It should be something which is suitable for a mum, dad or carer. Bring it to the main reception next week where there will be a box awaiting your donations. We would also be grateful for any sheets or rolls of Christmas wrapping paper you could spare us! So, thank you in advance for your continuing generosity!

Newbridge Primary School Calendar 2009
As was mentioned in last week's NPSA News, our school is producing its very own calendar starring each and every child! The children will be featured in the month in which they have their birthday. So, if your child was born in June, he/she will have their photo taken with all the other children who have June birthdays. To make the calendar more interesting we have decided to give each month a seasonal theme, as set out in the list below.
January – Winter - Bring, hats, scarves and gloves
February – St Valentine’s - Wear red tops and bring along something heart-shaped if possible, or a rose
March – Spring - Wear dark trousers/skirts and white tops, flowers to be provided
April – April Showers - Bring wellies or boots, raincoats and colourful umbrellas
May – Music - Wear jeans or denim skirts and black or grey tops
June – Teddy Bear’s Picnic - Wear pink or brown tops and bring two teddies
July – Sports - Wear sports gear – any kit e.g. running, dancing, gym, football, cricket, props to be provided
August – Beach Holiday - Wear light blue t-shirts and bring buckets and spades, beach balls or snorkels
September – Autumn Leaves - Bring wellies/boots and raincoats and, if possible, a bag of dried leaves
October – Hallowe’en - Wear dark trousers/skirts, orange or yellow tops and bring pumpkins, lanterns or broomsticks
November – Remembrance - Wear dark trousers/skirts and dark tops, and bring poppies
December – Carol singing - Wear jeans, green tops, bring tinsel or baubles

So, dress your children according to their birth month on Friday the 21st of November – Mufti Day.

For those of you who wish to purchase a calendar, we will be taking orders at the Christmas Fair and you will receive them before the end of the term, so you will be able to give them as presents!
A big thank you goes out to those who have agreed to sponsor the calendar and, also, to those who have volunteered to help out on the 21st November. Extra help is always appreciated, so if you wish to help, just pop a note in our brand new bright red NPSA letter box in the main reception or, alternatively, send an email to npsa@hotmail.co.uk.