NEWSLETTER Issue: 6.06

CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE – JUNE
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 - Poppy
Willow - Lewis
1H - Aleesha
1R - Lily
2B - Freya
2C - Zubair
Upper School
3B - Danielle
3H - Harvey
4P - William
4W - George
5C - Isobel
5PB - Harry
6A - Ella
6CS - Molly
6JS - Marlena

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 13/07/09:
Monday 13/07/09
ü Year 5 out – Setpoint at Hayesfield School
Tuesday 14/07/09
ü Year 5 Cricket Team – County Finals at Taunton 9.00am – 4.00pm
ü Year 4 out – Science at Oldfield School 12.30pm – 3.15pm
Wednesday 15/07/09
ü Year 4 Cricket Festival at Oldfield 12.30pm – 2.30pm
ü Basketball Match vs St Mary’s 3.30pm – 5.00pm
ü Year 6 Production at 7.00pm
Thursday 16/07/09
ü Reserve Upper School Sports Day
ü Year 6 Production at 7.00pm
Friday 17/07/09
ü Children to new classes

PLEASE NOTE
Owing to the bad weather last week Upper School Sports Day will now take place on Thursday 16th July.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Foundation Stage
Joel, Mannie
Years 3 and 4
Cameron, Thomas, Chloe, Joe
Years 5 and 6
Max, Lily, George, Joda, Millie
PPA Art
Joseph, Hannah
PPA PE
Rebekah, Max
PPA Music
Sinead, Amy

LIFECYCLE UK
Life Cycle UK is providing FREE Bikeability cycle training for children in Years 5 and 6. Bikeability is the new Cycling Proficiency for the 21st Century!
If you are interested please collect a letter and booking form from Mrs Miles in the School Office.

EMMANUEL SUNDAY SCHOOL
This Sunday 12th July – 9.30am. All Welcome! Emmanuel Church, Apsley Road

MUSIC CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY
On Wednesday 22nd July some of our talented musicians will be playing in assembly. The assembly will include orchestra, advanced and intermediate recorders, possibly blues band and some year 6 soloists. It will start at 2.00pm promptly in the Upper School Hall and any parents are invited to come along and watch. (Apologies for the incorrect day in last week’s Newsletter)

YEAR 4 CRICKET COACHING
Year 4 have enjoyed 5 weeks of some great cricket coaching. First we did some fielding and catching, then some batting skills and to finish we learnt how to bowl. Our coach, Stuart, taught us some fantastic tactics to help us remember our moves. Then we had two phenomenal games where the standard had clearly risen. We did a catching competition every time. A few people got to go to the cricket club with Tom Baker, but those people had a lot of fun anyway!! In a few weeks we can’t wait to have a cricket festival. We would like to give thanks to our coach Stuart and everyone who has supported us.
By Alice, Thomas and Faizan.

NPSA NEWS
Summer Fete – Saturday 11th July: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Tomorrow is the day and Newbridge School is the place! The party is about to begin!
Free Entry for all!
The children have done such a wonderful job of selling those raffle tickets that as a special thank you the entrance fee has been scrapped – so please come along and even if you can only pop in for half an hour, do come, it will be well worth your while!
A big well done!
We have been overwhelmed by the response to the raffle competition! All the children have taken part and thrown themselves into the task. Thank you so much for all your efforts! The exciting news of which year group has won the trip to Wagamamas will be announced next week in Assembly. Good luck and thank you!
Barbecue starts early!
For all of you who have so kindly agreed to give up your time and help run stalls or set up tomorrow morning we have decided to fire up the barbecue early so you can feed yourselves and your families at school without having to trek all the way home and back. So, hotdogs and beef burgers will be available for sale from 1.00pm.
Help still needed!
Gazebos still needed so if you have one we can borrow please bring it along and help us put it up. And if you have a sack-barrow you will be very welcome indeed! If you haven’t put your name down to help – don’t worry just come along! Help is always appreciated! The gate will be open from 10.00am.
In case of bad weather -
Rain or shine – the fete will still go on! We are lucky at Newbridge that we have so much indoor space and if it pours with rain, we will have to use every inch of it! Please come along and show your support because if it does rain we will need it all the more!
NPSA Committee Meeting – Monday 13th July at 7.30pm
Chelsea Café, Chelsea RoadThis is our final meeting this year! On the agenda are new roles next year (we are hoping to get more people involved at committee level) and next year’s dates. Please come along to this meeting with a difference - this one will take place at The Chelsea Café, Chelsea Road!
Discos – Yrs 1, 2, 3 and 4 - Monday 20th July
Yrs 5 and 6 - Thursday 23rd July
Help is needed to help run these popular events! If you are available, pop a note in the NPSA tray in reception or email us on npsa@hotmail.co.uk.
NPSA Coffee Morning – Friday 17th July: 9.00am - 11.00am Blue Room
Come along and join the fun at our last coffee morning of this school year! Not only will we have the usual home-baked biscuits and cookies on sale but this is your opportunity to meet the new intake of reception parents as we welcome them to the fold! Nearly new uniform will also be on sale and, as always, pre-schoolers are welcome and toys will be provided! Hot drinks 50p, biscuits and cookies 20p, squash free.
Thank you
We have so many people that we need to thank and we will have even more by the end of this week! So, thank you to all of you who have helped out at the various new intake events, the volunteer coffee mornings, assemblies, and Groundforce Day. It really is appreciated!