Farewell and Thank You to……..
Constanza Taylor (Elm), Martine Hastings (2B), Louise Troszok (4P) and Caroline Sharples (5C) who finish their final PGCE placement (Bath Spa University) with us next Thursday. All four have become very much part of the Newbridge Team and that speaks volumes for the impact they have made here. Constanza travels a fair distance to take up her first teaching post at a school in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Martine will be teaching slightly more locally at St Mary’s while Louise has been appointed to a school in Greenwich. Last but not least, Caroline will be teaching MFL at Norton Hill Secondary School. Our very best wishes and gratitude go with them for the future.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 22/06/09
Tuesday 23/06/09
- 2B Assembly @ 2.40pm
Wednesday 24/06/09
- Year 1 visit to Westonbirt Arboretum
- Bath Schools’ Brass Day with concert at 2.30pm
Thursday 25/06/09
- Class/Leavers’/Team Photos
- New Reception Welcome Evening
- 7-a-side Football Competition @ St Martins Garden Primary: 9.00am – 12.15pm
Friday 26/06/09
- INSET Day – School closed to children
Saturday 27/06/09
- Year 3 & 4 Tag Rugby Festival at Bath Rec. 10.00am – 3.00pm
IMPORTANT - CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
You may already be a voluntary helper in our school. You may be thinking about it. You may know someone in the community who would like to help in school. This message is for all of you. Come along to one of our coffee mornings on Monday 6th July or Wednesday 8th July, or register an interest at the office if you cannot make those dates (FAO: Tony Day), to find out if you can support our children and whether we can support you!
WELL DONE TO…….
Ø The Year 6 children who performed in ‘The Witches’ at the Egg Theatre last weekend. This was a collaborative venture with Southdown Juniors and Hayesfield Secondary School and the first time we have been involved in this venture. Congratulations girls and boys!
Ø All our Year 5 and 6 tour guides during this week’s Open Day. Record numbers came through our doors and extra reinforcements had to be called! It comes as no surprise that they all did the school proud. The Visitors’ Book is crammed with compliments about them and the school.
Ø The Year 3 and 6 children who were involved at the Techlink project held at the University of Bath last week. While the Year 6 team of Sydney, Joda, Tom, Emily and Finlay were building very fast cars and testing them against other schools, the Year 3 team of William, Ben, Jenny, Abigail, Indie and Luke were giving a brilliant presentation to a large audience about their CAD CAM project using 2D Design.
Ø .. and thank you to everyone who came to our book sale in Class 1R. We raised £31.32 for the school.
ABLE, GIFTED AND TALENTED SURVEY
I am reviewing the school’s provision for able, gifted and talented children and would like the views of the school community. With this newsletter I have attached a survey and would be grateful if you would spend five minutes to complete it. The information collected will effect decisions towards future provision. Please return to the office by Friday 26th June.
Thank you. Mr Hempleman.
PLEASE NOTE
- Curriculum Overviews go out today to our parents & carers
- Groundforce Day (3) is on tomorrow. All welcome to help make our environment even better for our children!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Foundation Stage
Ella, Joe, Edie
Years 1 and 2
Grace, Todd, Tommy, Chloe, Ethan, Hugo
Years 3 and 4
Naomi, Megha, Will, Lily
Years 5 and 6
Jack, Isabella, Joda, Callum
PPA Art
Annie
PPA PE
Maddi, Isabel
PPA Music
Meghanne, Natasha
YEAR 5 KWIK CRICKET TOURNAMENT
On Tuesday 9th June Newbridge A team went to the Sulis Club to play a Year 5 Kwik Cricket Tournament. The team got off to a great start by thrashing Trinity with a massive 58 run victory. The next game was against St Michaels. We won that with a great batting performance from Tom and Callum. Our next game was against St Phillips. Their last pair almost took glory away from us but great bowling and fielding meant we snatched a 15 run victory. The next game we played was a real toughie. Our new tactic nearly cost us dearly but some great last pair batting by the two Izzy’s, including a powerful 4 hit by Izzy L, meant we just got away with the poor tactics and we won. That meant we won the group stage and were in the cup semi-finals. In the semi-finals our game was against Moorlands. Tom opened the bowling and got a hat trick on the first 3 balls and set us on our way. More wickets from Jack and Olli meant they only got 206 (you start on 200 and lose 5 runs for every wicket.) Tom’s dramatic switch shot for 6 ended the innings. We had won our semi-final and were through to the Final!!! We were against the team which had won the title 4 years running, Bathwick St Mary’s. We unfortunately only scored 218 and lost the final. We were disappointed but we held our heads high. We will represent the school in the County Finals in July. We would like to thank Mr Cumpson for organising the day and all the parents who came and supported us. (‘Congratulations to our cricketers & Mr Cumpson. Good luck in the final! A brilliant article too.’ Mr Croker)
GIRLS’ CRICKET TOURNAMENT
Well done to those girls who took part in the BANES Cricket Tournament on Tuesday 16th June. We had a wonderful afternoon, with all 17 girls playing some great cricket. We took an A and B team, with each team playing games against St Stephen’s. Kingswood, Paragon, St Andrew’s and St Michael’s. The A team won 3 out of their 4 games whilst the B team won 2 and lost 2. In the play-offs our B team came 5th overall and the A team came 4th, losing by only 8 runs! All the girls behaved superbly and encouraged their team mates all afternoon. As one of our parents commented “the enthusiasm is a joy to see”.
Well done everybody, yet again I was incredibly proud of your behaviour, organisation and support for each other. Thanks also to all those parents who help transport the girls to the venue. A special thank you to Mrs Marshall who was team manager for the A team! Mrs Bartlett.
(‘Well done, girls, for demonstrating the right approach on and off the field. Thank you too to Mrs Bartlett, Mrs Marshall and our drivers.’ Mr Croker)
ART WEEK UPDATE – HELP NEEDED!
We are very excited about the projects that the children will be working on during Art Week – 29th June – 3rd July, and with so much going on we really need some extra help with two particular activities. You don’t need to be artistic!
We need a team of CRB checked parents to work with small groups of Lower School children to support their painting of the Lower School mural. If you are available any time during Art Week we would be very pleased to hear from you.
In addition, two of our parent artists are working with the Year 6 children producing a mural in the Upper School. This is a big project and they would really appreciate some adult help with this.
If you are at all available to assist with either of these projects then please pass your name to Miss Higginbotham or Mr Baigent, or speak to Carol Hinton or Jane Callan. We would be really grateful for any help! Many thanks, Anna Higginbotham and Paulo Baigent.
BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL FREE SUMMER ART AND CRAFT TASTERS
The Community Learning Service are running FREE Summer Art and Craft Tasters on Tuesday 7th July at City of Bath Football Club, Twerton, Bath. The two hour Workshops will run from 9.45am -11.45am and 12.15pm - 2.15pm. Learners can stay the whole day (bring a packed lunch) and enjoy 2 workshops (morning and afternoon) or book onto a morning or afternoon workshop only.
Choose from: Create a Felt Pot or Chinese Brush Painting or Decorative Gift/Trinket Boxes.
Further details can be posted on request. Please arrive at 9.30am to enrol onto morning workshops or at 12.30pm for the afternoon workshops. Booking is essential for all workshops (if you turn up on the day without booking we cannot guarantee you a place). Please ring Naomi 01225 39836.
NPSA NEWS
Newbridge Summer Fete – Saturday July 11th: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Preparations for the fair are well under way and we are pleased to announce that as well as an events ring and a competition tent - there will be a magician, a bouncy castle obstacle course, a penalty shoot-out, cream teas and hopefully Mr Croker in the stocks (if we can find the stocks)! We also have the most amazing raffle prizes this year. It should be a fun-packed day! Volunteers are starting to come forward, but we still need people to run the following stalls:
- Splat the rat
- Hook a duck and frog game
- Treasure map
- Lucky dip
- Lose your marbles
- Flying saucers
- The egg game
- Guess the number of sweets in a jar
- Ice cream
- Adults tombola
- Soft drinks and water
- Face paints
- Barbecue
If you would like to take any of these on, then please fill in the slip below and return it to the NPSA tray in reception as soon as possible. Please feel free to volunteer on your own or with a team of families. You will need to be at the school in time to set up, run and clear up on the day of the fair. We really are in need of volunteers so please come forward and help us reach our £3000 target for the adventure playground and have some fun at the same time!
We still need gazebos (hopefully for shade on the field), and it would be great if you could bring these to the summer fair and put them up for us! We also need to find some stocks - or is there anyone out there who can make some?
If you can help please pop a note in the NPSA tray in reception or send an email to npsa@hotmail.co.uk. Thank you!
Groundforce Day – Saturday 20th June: 9.00am – 1.00pm
Just a quick reminder that any cakes or biscuits you fancy bringing along on Groundforce Day would be very welcome indeed! There will also be sausages in rolls available for the reasonable price of £1 plus a free drink!
Ice-creams
These will be on sale after school from Friday 19th June - every Friday until the end of term! So bring your money and make your way to the field!
Friday, 19 June 2009
Friday, 12 June 2009
NEWSLETTER Issue: 6.02
HEAD’S VIEW
It is that time of year when we are putting our plans in place for the next academic year and, with that in mind, I would like to let you know details of classes and teachers for September. You will notice that Mrs Phillips is not on that list. That is because she has been appointed, with effect from September, to a teaching post at Box Primary School. Mrs Phillips will be a member of the management team and this is a great opportunity for her to make the most of her skills and expertise. More will be said about Mrs Phillips later in the term but I just want to say that we will be losing a very talented and committed teacher and a very important member of our team. I am sure you will all join me in offering our congratulations to her.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 15/06/09
Tuesday 16/06/09
- Open Afternoon (all parents & carers welcome): 1.30pm – 2.30pm (refreshments in Blue Room 2.00pm onwards)
- Girls’ Cricket Tournament: 1.00pm – 4.30pm
Thursday 18/06/09
- Curriculum Information Evening for all parents and carers on Literacy @ 6.30pm
Friday 19/06/09
- Chess match vs King Edward’s (home) 3.45pm – 5.30pm
Saturday 20/06/09
- Groundforce Day 3 – the final one this year! 9.00am – 1.00pm
HOMEWORK! MY LEARNING FOLDERS
The children will be bringing their ‘My Learning’ folders home for this weekend. Can you please help them celebrate their learning outside school by recording in some way. It could be about anything from tying shoelaces to baking a cake! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ensure these folders are returned on Monday. Thank you.
LITERACY WEEK
Literacy Week has been a great success and enjoyed by all – children and staff! Thank you to everyone who has helped in any way; to staff and students, to Lesley Waters and her team of helpers for organising the hot chocolate at Book at Bedtime, to the School Association for funding Storybox Theatre, to Ishbel Tovey for helping run the Book Fair and last but not least, to the children for joining in with such enthusiasm! Many thanks, Di Rhodes.
(‘We would also like to thank Mrs Rhodes for organising an excellent week. She has put a lot of hard work into this to make it so memorable and enjoyable for us all.’ Mr Croker)
LOST
Green cap with camouflage lining and neck flap, labelled. Please hand in to the office if found. Thank you.
THANK YOU!
The Kitchen staff and Breakfast Club staff would like to thank Mr Andy Lawrence, dad of Isha in Willow class, for donating and delivering a freezer this week. We have been looking for one for a long time. This will be a great help for lots of different things.
CONGRATULATIONS
Well done to Sydney who has achieved a place at the Regional Multi-Skill Academy. She is one of only eight pupils to make it through from BANES so it is a great achievement.
DO YOU HAVE COMPASSION, INTEGRITY AND COMMON SENSE?
Would you like to make a contribution to the community in Bath and Wansdyke?
WOULD YOU CONSIDER BECOMING A MAGISTRATE?
This is your opportunity.
Bath and Wansdyke Magistrates’Court, The Law Courts, North Parade Road, Bath
Interested? Come and see for yourself at one of our Open Mornings between Monday 29th June and Wednesday 1st July from 9.30am onwards to observe courts in session and discuss matters of interest with local Magistrates.
Alternatively you can come to our Open Evening on Thursday 2nd July 2009 between 6.00pm and 7.00pm.
To register your interest in coming to one of the Open Events and/or to request an application form please contact:
Ann Kibby at The Law Courts, North Parade Road, Bath BA1 5AF
Email: ann.kibby@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 01225 476702
Closing date for completed applications – 30th September 2009.
For further information about becoming a magistrate and an application form please visit www.direct.gov.uk/magistrates
LITERACY CURRICULUM EVENING – THURSDAY 18th JUNE – 6.30pm in UPPER SCHOOL HALL
We are now able to offer an additional workshop at the Curriculum Evening. If you would like to change you choice please return the slip at the bottom on this Newsletter. Thank you.
NPSA NEWS
Newbridge Summer Fete – Saturday July 11th 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Preparations for the fair are well under way and we are pleased to announce that as well as an events ring and a competition tent - there will be a magician, a bouncy castle obstacle course, a penalty shoot-out, cream teas and Mr Croker in the stocks! It should be a fun-packed day! Here is a list of stalls we are also hoping to run at this year’s fair:
- Splat the rat
- Hook a duck and the frog game
- Treasure map
- Lucky dip
- Tattoos
- Lose your marbles
- Flying saucers
- The egg game
- Guess the number of sweets in a jar
- Ice cream
- Adults tombola
- Chocolate tombola
- Soft drinks and water
- Creepy crawly face paints
- Barbecue
If you would like to take any of these on, then please fill in the slip below and return it to the NPSA tray in reception as soon as possible. Please feel free to volunteer on your own or with a team of families. You will need to be at the school in time to set up, run and clear up on the day of the fair. We really are in need of volunteers so please come forward and help us reach our £3000 target for the adventure playground and have some fun at the same time! We are particularly in need of families to run the barbecue. It would be great if, say, a team of fathers (or mothers for that matter!) could get together, bring along their barbecues and cook up a feast!
Summer Fair Poster Competition
We are thrilled to announce that Elise Preedy from 1H has won the poster competition. You will all be able to see what a fantastic job she has done when the posters go up around the school and in the community! Well done Elise!
A special mention must go to our runner-up, Isobel Parker Year 5, who also came up with a fantastic design!
Wanted!
Four things this week!
- Does anyone out there have a sewing machine they no longer need which they would be willing to donate to the school? It would make making costumes for our up-coming productions much easier!
- If you have a CD player you no longer need the school would be very grateful!
- Gazebos and party tents. It would be great if you could bring these to the summer fair and put them up for us!
- Ice boxes – Thanks to Susan Whitehead we now have a freezer to store ice-creams in! Thank you! But it would be great if we could get hold of a few ice boxes to take the ice-creams onto the field in!
If you can help please pop a note in the NPSA tray in reception or send an email to npsa@hotmail.co.uk. Thank you!
Ice-creams
These will be on sale after school from Friday 19th June - every Friday until the end of term! So bring your money and make your way to the field!
It is that time of year when we are putting our plans in place for the next academic year and, with that in mind, I would like to let you know details of classes and teachers for September. You will notice that Mrs Phillips is not on that list. That is because she has been appointed, with effect from September, to a teaching post at Box Primary School. Mrs Phillips will be a member of the management team and this is a great opportunity for her to make the most of her skills and expertise. More will be said about Mrs Phillips later in the term but I just want to say that we will be losing a very talented and committed teacher and a very important member of our team. I am sure you will all join me in offering our congratulations to her.
Please see below for September 2009 classes and please be aware that none of the classes will be reshuffled this year.
Foundation Stage - Mrs Harrison (Phase Leader) - Elm
Foundation Stage - Mrs Hansard/Mrs O'Gara - Willow
Year 1 - Ms Rhodes - (current Willow class) - 1R
Year 1 - Miss Barratt - (current Elm class) - 1B
Year 2 - Miss Higginbotham (Phase Leader) - (current 1R) - 2H
Year 2 - Ms Card - (current 1H) - 2C
Year 3 - Mrs Bradley - (current 2C) - 3B
Year 3 - Miss Simpson - (current 2B) - 3S
Year 4 - Ms Palmer (Phase Leader)/Mrs Bateman - (current 3H) - 4PB
Year 4 - Mr Cumpson - (current 3B) - 4C
Year 5 - Miss Wells - (current 4P) - 4W
Year 5 - Miss Amies - (current 4W) - 4A
Year 6 - Mr Hempleman (Phase Leader) - (current 5C) - 6H
Year 6 - Miss Skyner - (current 5PB) - 6S
IMPORTANT - CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
You may already be a voluntary helper in our school. You may be thinking about it. You may know someone in the community who would like to help in school. This message is for all of you. Please see the attached newsletter to find out what is going on.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 15/06/09
Tuesday 16/06/09
- Open Afternoon (all parents & carers welcome): 1.30pm – 2.30pm (refreshments in Blue Room 2.00pm onwards)
- Girls’ Cricket Tournament: 1.00pm – 4.30pm
Thursday 18/06/09
- Curriculum Information Evening for all parents and carers on Literacy @ 6.30pm
Friday 19/06/09
- Chess match vs King Edward’s (home) 3.45pm – 5.30pm
Saturday 20/06/09
- Groundforce Day 3 – the final one this year! 9.00am – 1.00pm
HOMEWORK! MY LEARNING FOLDERS
The children will be bringing their ‘My Learning’ folders home for this weekend. Can you please help them celebrate their learning outside school by recording in some way. It could be about anything from tying shoelaces to baking a cake! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ensure these folders are returned on Monday. Thank you.
LITERACY WEEK
Literacy Week has been a great success and enjoyed by all – children and staff! Thank you to everyone who has helped in any way; to staff and students, to Lesley Waters and her team of helpers for organising the hot chocolate at Book at Bedtime, to the School Association for funding Storybox Theatre, to Ishbel Tovey for helping run the Book Fair and last but not least, to the children for joining in with such enthusiasm! Many thanks, Di Rhodes.
(‘We would also like to thank Mrs Rhodes for organising an excellent week. She has put a lot of hard work into this to make it so memorable and enjoyable for us all.’ Mr Croker)
LOST
Green cap with camouflage lining and neck flap, labelled. Please hand in to the office if found. Thank you.
THANK YOU!
The Kitchen staff and Breakfast Club staff would like to thank Mr Andy Lawrence, dad of Isha in Willow class, for donating and delivering a freezer this week. We have been looking for one for a long time. This will be a great help for lots of different things.
CONGRATULATIONS
Well done to Sydney who has achieved a place at the Regional Multi-Skill Academy. She is one of only eight pupils to make it through from BANES so it is a great achievement.
DO YOU HAVE COMPASSION, INTEGRITY AND COMMON SENSE?
Would you like to make a contribution to the community in Bath and Wansdyke?
WOULD YOU CONSIDER BECOMING A MAGISTRATE?
This is your opportunity.
Bath and Wansdyke Magistrates’Court, The Law Courts, North Parade Road, Bath
Interested? Come and see for yourself at one of our Open Mornings between Monday 29th June and Wednesday 1st July from 9.30am onwards to observe courts in session and discuss matters of interest with local Magistrates.
Alternatively you can come to our Open Evening on Thursday 2nd July 2009 between 6.00pm and 7.00pm.
To register your interest in coming to one of the Open Events and/or to request an application form please contact:
Ann Kibby at The Law Courts, North Parade Road, Bath BA1 5AF
Email: ann.kibby@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 01225 476702
Closing date for completed applications – 30th September 2009.
For further information about becoming a magistrate and an application form please visit www.direct.gov.uk/magistrates
LITERACY CURRICULUM EVENING – THURSDAY 18th JUNE – 6.30pm in UPPER SCHOOL HALL
We are now able to offer an additional workshop at the Curriculum Evening. If you would like to change you choice please return the slip at the bottom on this Newsletter. Thank you.
NPSA NEWS
Newbridge Summer Fete – Saturday July 11th 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Preparations for the fair are well under way and we are pleased to announce that as well as an events ring and a competition tent - there will be a magician, a bouncy castle obstacle course, a penalty shoot-out, cream teas and Mr Croker in the stocks! It should be a fun-packed day! Here is a list of stalls we are also hoping to run at this year’s fair:
- Splat the rat
- Hook a duck and the frog game
- Treasure map
- Lucky dip
- Tattoos
- Lose your marbles
- Flying saucers
- The egg game
- Guess the number of sweets in a jar
- Ice cream
- Adults tombola
- Chocolate tombola
- Soft drinks and water
- Creepy crawly face paints
- Barbecue
If you would like to take any of these on, then please fill in the slip below and return it to the NPSA tray in reception as soon as possible. Please feel free to volunteer on your own or with a team of families. You will need to be at the school in time to set up, run and clear up on the day of the fair. We really are in need of volunteers so please come forward and help us reach our £3000 target for the adventure playground and have some fun at the same time! We are particularly in need of families to run the barbecue. It would be great if, say, a team of fathers (or mothers for that matter!) could get together, bring along their barbecues and cook up a feast!
Summer Fair Poster Competition
We are thrilled to announce that Elise Preedy from 1H has won the poster competition. You will all be able to see what a fantastic job she has done when the posters go up around the school and in the community! Well done Elise!
A special mention must go to our runner-up, Isobel Parker Year 5, who also came up with a fantastic design!
Wanted!
Four things this week!
- Does anyone out there have a sewing machine they no longer need which they would be willing to donate to the school? It would make making costumes for our up-coming productions much easier!
- If you have a CD player you no longer need the school would be very grateful!
- Gazebos and party tents. It would be great if you could bring these to the summer fair and put them up for us!
- Ice boxes – Thanks to Susan Whitehead we now have a freezer to store ice-creams in! Thank you! But it would be great if we could get hold of a few ice boxes to take the ice-creams onto the field in!
If you can help please pop a note in the NPSA tray in reception or send an email to npsa@hotmail.co.uk. Thank you!
Ice-creams
These will be on sale after school from Friday 19th June - every Friday until the end of term! So bring your money and make your way to the field!
Friday, 5 June 2009
NEWSLETTER Issue: 6.01
HEAD’S VIEW
Welcome back after what I hope was a scorching half term break in every sense! This beautiful weather heralds the start of an exciting eight weeks leading up to the summer break with so much to look forward to. Our Year 6 children and staff team are currently in the Isle of Wight on their residential trip. They are having a wonderful time and representing our school in such a way that makes us feel proud to be a part of Newbridge Primary. They will all certainly sleep well this weekend!
Exciting news of the adventure / fitness trail to be built where the old Year 3 double mobile was situated……….work is due to start on our new trail the week beginning 22nd June and it is estimated that it will take two weeks to complete. We are moving fast on this so that our Year 6 children, in particular, have a chance to use it before they leave. Our children have had a say in the design and we are all really excited about the opportunities for play and exercise it will bring in the coming years. However, we are going ahead still needing £3000 and this is where we need every last penny from the Summer Fair and any fund raising leading up to it! Our superb NPSA and school community will, we are sure, make it happen so all your support for the activities outlined in the NPSA news at the end of this and every newsletter is much appreciated.
I hope the following words do not bring a premature end to the summer but here goes! We reminded the children earlier this week about the importance of wearing a hat in such strong sunshine as they have the option of playing on the field at lunchtime and there is not too much shade. We have said that, as regards the field, ‘no hat, no play’ so your help in ensuring that your child always has a hat available, as well as a water bottle, is appreciated. We have school hats for sale and they can be bought at the school office from Lesley Waters at 3.15pm. Please note later in this newsletter, some reminders about uniform and PE kit. Next week Literacy Week!
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 08/06/09
Literacy Week
Monday 08/06
- 9.30am Bel Mooney assembly (children’s author)
- NPSA Coffee Morning Lower School Hall 9.00 – 10.00
- NPSA Committee Meeting @ 7.30pm
Tuesday 09/06/09
- Book at Bedtime @ 6.30pm
- Year 5 Cricket Festival at the Sulis Club 10.00am – 4.00pm
Wednesday 10/06/09
- Storybox Theatre
Thursday 11/06/09
- Poetry Recitals
Friday 12/06/09
- Poetry Recitals
- Dress up as a book character
- Year 6 to see ‘The Witches’ at The Egg
Sunday 14/06/09
- Spiritual Garden & Conservation Area open as part of Weston Village Open Garden Event 1.00-5.30pm
LITERACY CURRICULUM EVENING – 18th JUNE 2009
We will be holding a curriculum evening on Thursday 18th June to inform you about recent developments in Literacy at Newbridge from Foundation Stage to Year 6. This will take place in the Upper School Hall from 6.30pm – 7.30pm. Peter Rolfe, an adviser from the Local Authority will be giving a talk on writing in KS2. There will also be a variety of workshops to choose from covering Letters and Sounds, Helping your Child at KS2 and Cursive Handwriting. There is a slip attached to this newsletter. We would be grateful if this could be returned to the School Office by Friday 12th June.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Foundation Stage
Ollie, Charley, Emily, Jodie
Years 1 and 2
Ella, Ruby, Andrea, Ethan, Maura
Years 3 and 4
Harry, Rhys, Elle, Ben
Years 5 and 6
Hannah, Charlie, Alayna
PPA Art
Rosie
PPA Drama
Olli, Meggie
PPA PE
Todd ,Alex, Charlie
PPA Music
Oliver
PE REMINDER
Please could you ensure that your children have the correct PE kit for this term:
Red T-shirt
Black shorts
Trainers/daps
It would be incredibly helpful if you could label everything (you would not believe the amount of lost property and the number of items without names on!) Your co-operation with this would be appreciated.
UPPER SCHOOL SPORTS DAY
Upper School Sports Day is on the calendar for Tuesday 7th July. A letter will be sent out later on in the term but I thought it would be a good time to remind you of House colours and therefore T-shirt colours children will need:
Eagles – Red
Owls – Yellow
Falcons – Green
Ospreys – Blue
SPORTING EVENT DATES
Tuesday 9th June – Year 5 Cricket Tournament: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Tuesday 16th June – Girls’ Cricket Festival: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Wednesday 1st July – Lower School Sports Morning: 9.15am – 10.30am
(Friday 3rd July – Reserve Lower School Sports Morning)
Tuesday 7th July – Upper School Sports Day: 9.30am – 3.15pm
(Thursday 9th July – Reserve Upper School Sports Day)
Wednesday 15th July – Year 4 Cricket Festival at Oldfield: 12.30pm – 2.30pm
UNIFORM REMINDERS
The vast majority of our children are beautifully turned out and reflect the standards we continually aspire to. However, we would like to remind our families of the following aspects of our uniform policy:
Socks must be grey or white (no sports socks).
Black shoes (or navy or black closed-toe sandals in summer) are to be worn in school.
No jewellery should be worn; only watches (Key Stage 2) and stud earrings are allowed.
Coloured nail varnish and cosmetics are not allowed in school.
Temporary tattoos or markings of any kind on arms etc are not allowed in school.
Hair longer than collar length should be tied back at appropriate times eg PE, Active Clubs, DT.
Thank you once again for your support.
NPSA NEWS
Coffee Morning - Monday 8th June - Lower School Hall: 8.50am-10.00am
Don’t forget to come along to the next coffee morning on Monday! (Please note change of venue). Not only will you be able to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee but homemade biscuits and cookies will be on sale! And unlike a coffee house, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg as hot drinks are on sale at 50 pence and the biscuits cost a mere 20 pence! You will also have a chance to purchase second hand uniform items from our stand of reasonably-priced goods or why not bring in a book and take part in our book exchange! Everyone is welcome and the more the merrier – so please come along and join the fun!
NPSA Committee Meeting – Monday 8th June - Blue Room: 7.30pm
If you have been to one of these meetings before – please come along and if you haven’t come along too! Our school association can only become stronger by more parents and carers getting involved – there is room for everyone! The meeting will begin at 7.30pm promptly.
Summer Fair - Saturday 11th July: 2.00pm - 4.30pm
A big thank you to all those children who entered the poster competition! We will be bringing you the results in next week’s newsletter! Your school needs you!
We thought it would be nice to try something new and get families involved more closely in the running of the fair. So how do you and your family fancy taking on a stall! This would involve setting up, manning and clearing up, so we suggest you share the task with another family or families depending on the stall. So, next week we will be publishing a list of the stalls and asking you to volunteer! Alternatively, if you have an idea for a stall which you feel confident that you could develop and run please let us know. Any ideas and help are always welcome!
Raffle
We are hoping to put together a really outstanding raffle this year with some great prizes but to do so we would really appreciate your help! So, if any of you can think of any prizes we can get our hands on, then please grab them for us! Or maybe you work for or run a business which could offer us a prize. If you do not wish to ask them yourselves give us the details and we will make the approach. The raffle tickets will be available in advance this year as well as on the day, giving you more of an opportunity to win those fabulous prizes!
Cake Sale
A big thank you to all of those who provided cakes for the sale at the end of the last term! And an equally big thank you to those who helped organize it! I am pleased to announce that we made an impressive £200!
(‘Thank you so much to the NPSA and all who organised and supported this and our other cake sales – we think you are brilliant!’ Mr Croker)
Welcome back after what I hope was a scorching half term break in every sense! This beautiful weather heralds the start of an exciting eight weeks leading up to the summer break with so much to look forward to. Our Year 6 children and staff team are currently in the Isle of Wight on their residential trip. They are having a wonderful time and representing our school in such a way that makes us feel proud to be a part of Newbridge Primary. They will all certainly sleep well this weekend!
Exciting news of the adventure / fitness trail to be built where the old Year 3 double mobile was situated……….work is due to start on our new trail the week beginning 22nd June and it is estimated that it will take two weeks to complete. We are moving fast on this so that our Year 6 children, in particular, have a chance to use it before they leave. Our children have had a say in the design and we are all really excited about the opportunities for play and exercise it will bring in the coming years. However, we are going ahead still needing £3000 and this is where we need every last penny from the Summer Fair and any fund raising leading up to it! Our superb NPSA and school community will, we are sure, make it happen so all your support for the activities outlined in the NPSA news at the end of this and every newsletter is much appreciated.
I hope the following words do not bring a premature end to the summer but here goes! We reminded the children earlier this week about the importance of wearing a hat in such strong sunshine as they have the option of playing on the field at lunchtime and there is not too much shade. We have said that, as regards the field, ‘no hat, no play’ so your help in ensuring that your child always has a hat available, as well as a water bottle, is appreciated. We have school hats for sale and they can be bought at the school office from Lesley Waters at 3.15pm. Please note later in this newsletter, some reminders about uniform and PE kit. Next week Literacy Week!
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 08/06/09
Literacy Week
Monday 08/06
- 9.30am Bel Mooney assembly (children’s author)
- NPSA Coffee Morning Lower School Hall 9.00 – 10.00
- NPSA Committee Meeting @ 7.30pm
Tuesday 09/06/09
- Book at Bedtime @ 6.30pm
- Year 5 Cricket Festival at the Sulis Club 10.00am – 4.00pm
Wednesday 10/06/09
- Storybox Theatre
Thursday 11/06/09
- Poetry Recitals
Friday 12/06/09
- Poetry Recitals
- Dress up as a book character
- Year 6 to see ‘The Witches’ at The Egg
Sunday 14/06/09
- Spiritual Garden & Conservation Area open as part of Weston Village Open Garden Event 1.00-5.30pm
LITERACY CURRICULUM EVENING – 18th JUNE 2009
We will be holding a curriculum evening on Thursday 18th June to inform you about recent developments in Literacy at Newbridge from Foundation Stage to Year 6. This will take place in the Upper School Hall from 6.30pm – 7.30pm. Peter Rolfe, an adviser from the Local Authority will be giving a talk on writing in KS2. There will also be a variety of workshops to choose from covering Letters and Sounds, Helping your Child at KS2 and Cursive Handwriting. There is a slip attached to this newsletter. We would be grateful if this could be returned to the School Office by Friday 12th June.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Foundation Stage
Ollie, Charley, Emily, Jodie
Years 1 and 2
Ella, Ruby, Andrea, Ethan, Maura
Years 3 and 4
Harry, Rhys, Elle, Ben
Years 5 and 6
Hannah, Charlie, Alayna
PPA Art
Rosie
PPA Drama
Olli, Meggie
PPA PE
Todd ,Alex, Charlie
PPA Music
Oliver
PE REMINDER
Please could you ensure that your children have the correct PE kit for this term:
Red T-shirt
Black shorts
Trainers/daps
It would be incredibly helpful if you could label everything (you would not believe the amount of lost property and the number of items without names on!) Your co-operation with this would be appreciated.
UPPER SCHOOL SPORTS DAY
Upper School Sports Day is on the calendar for Tuesday 7th July. A letter will be sent out later on in the term but I thought it would be a good time to remind you of House colours and therefore T-shirt colours children will need:
Eagles – Red
Owls – Yellow
Falcons – Green
Ospreys – Blue
SPORTING EVENT DATES
Tuesday 9th June – Year 5 Cricket Tournament: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Tuesday 16th June – Girls’ Cricket Festival: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Wednesday 1st July – Lower School Sports Morning: 9.15am – 10.30am
(Friday 3rd July – Reserve Lower School Sports Morning)
Tuesday 7th July – Upper School Sports Day: 9.30am – 3.15pm
(Thursday 9th July – Reserve Upper School Sports Day)
Wednesday 15th July – Year 4 Cricket Festival at Oldfield: 12.30pm – 2.30pm
UNIFORM REMINDERS
The vast majority of our children are beautifully turned out and reflect the standards we continually aspire to. However, we would like to remind our families of the following aspects of our uniform policy:
Socks must be grey or white (no sports socks).
Black shoes (or navy or black closed-toe sandals in summer) are to be worn in school.
No jewellery should be worn; only watches (Key Stage 2) and stud earrings are allowed.
Coloured nail varnish and cosmetics are not allowed in school.
Temporary tattoos or markings of any kind on arms etc are not allowed in school.
Hair longer than collar length should be tied back at appropriate times eg PE, Active Clubs, DT.
Thank you once again for your support.
NPSA NEWS
Coffee Morning - Monday 8th June - Lower School Hall: 8.50am-10.00am
Don’t forget to come along to the next coffee morning on Monday! (Please note change of venue). Not only will you be able to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee but homemade biscuits and cookies will be on sale! And unlike a coffee house, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg as hot drinks are on sale at 50 pence and the biscuits cost a mere 20 pence! You will also have a chance to purchase second hand uniform items from our stand of reasonably-priced goods or why not bring in a book and take part in our book exchange! Everyone is welcome and the more the merrier – so please come along and join the fun!
NPSA Committee Meeting – Monday 8th June - Blue Room: 7.30pm
If you have been to one of these meetings before – please come along and if you haven’t come along too! Our school association can only become stronger by more parents and carers getting involved – there is room for everyone! The meeting will begin at 7.30pm promptly.
Summer Fair - Saturday 11th July: 2.00pm - 4.30pm
A big thank you to all those children who entered the poster competition! We will be bringing you the results in next week’s newsletter! Your school needs you!
We thought it would be nice to try something new and get families involved more closely in the running of the fair. So how do you and your family fancy taking on a stall! This would involve setting up, manning and clearing up, so we suggest you share the task with another family or families depending on the stall. So, next week we will be publishing a list of the stalls and asking you to volunteer! Alternatively, if you have an idea for a stall which you feel confident that you could develop and run please let us know. Any ideas and help are always welcome!
Raffle
We are hoping to put together a really outstanding raffle this year with some great prizes but to do so we would really appreciate your help! So, if any of you can think of any prizes we can get our hands on, then please grab them for us! Or maybe you work for or run a business which could offer us a prize. If you do not wish to ask them yourselves give us the details and we will make the approach. The raffle tickets will be available in advance this year as well as on the day, giving you more of an opportunity to win those fabulous prizes!
Cake Sale
A big thank you to all of those who provided cakes for the sale at the end of the last term! And an equally big thank you to those who helped organize it! I am pleased to announce that we made an impressive £200!
(‘Thank you so much to the NPSA and all who organised and supported this and our other cake sales – we think you are brilliant!’ Mr Croker)
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