We are delighted to announce two wonderful pieces of news following the Newport Show last weekend.

Michal a year 6 pupil won the overall prize for his Newspaper articles from the Rotary Club, he won a trophy.  The finalists for the newspapers for our school were Tallulah, Emily J and Elijah who won a medal.

Congratulations to all year 6 pupils who took part.

Apple Bobbing Success

We have also been informed this week that as a school we have won the apple bobbing competition, thank you all who took part I know that Miss Mac and Mrs Mac were supporting this event during the day.  The prize from the Jupiter Group is £100 for PE equipment and a month’s free supply of fruit.  We look forward to receiving this prize when we return after the summer holidays.

Yesterday was a lovely afternoon for the school disco with children and teachers enjoying dancing and the foam!

A massive thanks to the PTFA for organising and the teachers (and Miss Mac who was on standby for any first aid needs) for supporting this event!

Miss Staniforth

Dear Parents/Guardians

It’s that time of year where we are thinking about transition and what’s happening next year!

We have two ‘Move Up’ days – Monday and Tuesday next week (8th and 9th July), whereby your child will spend the day in their new class.  We will have many Year 6s visiting their new schools and our new Reception pupils will be joining us for Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon.

Our classes for September will be as follows:

Year 6: Mrs Hughes-Harvey and Mrs Greenhead

Year 5: Mrs Branagh and Mrs Kaur

Year 4: Miss Drake

Year 3: Mrs Wickett

Year 2: Miss Farthing

Year 1: Mrs Oakes

Reception: Mrs Johnson

You may have spotted that Mrs Kay’s name is not on the list!  We are so sad that she will be leaving us at the end of term, but absolutely delighted for her that she has achieved another goal in her career path.  Lucky new school!

We also look forward to Mrs Branagh’s return to us. 🙂

Our Key Stage 2 classrooms will have a re-shuffle too, to accommodate class numbers.

Our staff are only too pleased to talk to you if you have any queries.

Kind regards,

Mrs Beale

It’s been a busy week in school!

On Tuesday the Year 6 rounders team represented the school at the School Sports Games in Shrewsbury.  Well done to all children who went and to Mrs Mac and Mrs Rutter who supported.

On Wednesday our Year 6 children visited the Severn Valley Railway for their evacuees day.

On Thursday all children and staff enjoyed the Team Building Day, thanks to everyone who helped organise the day!

Today our Reception children have enjoyed a trip to the Exotic Pet Zoo.

Plenty more fun planned for next week with Sport Day on Wednesday!

Miss Staniforth

Message from Jupiter Group:

Hello Newport parents – we Jupiter Group are doing an apple bobbing competition at Newport Show this year, children who take part get the apple they’ve bobbed to eat, and a plastic coin to pop into a coin slot that represents their school – the school with the most coins at the end of the show day WINS a months free fruit for their school and £100 worth of sports equipment of their choice. 

Please help support our school whilst at the Newport Show and pop along to take part in the competition.

Miss Staniforth

During Good Mentions Assembly we showed off the wonderful certificates we have earned from our pyjama day in the spring term.

From the money we raised as a school we have been able to sponsor 12 children in India, they are now able to attend school for a whole year.  This is a wonderful achievement and shows such compassion and generosity from the whole school community.

Well done to the Mini Vinnies and of course Deacon David for all you hard work!

Their Summer Term project is community based, the children will be singing at Newport Cottage Care Centre date to follow.

This week we have welcomed a new face to the office, Miss Broome will be working alongside Miss Foster in the office.  I am sure that you will all offer her a warm welcome.

Mrs Sandhar has been working in KS1 as a teaching assistant and leaves us today, we thank her for the support she has given to the children and wish her good luck as she moves on.

Mrs Evans will join the KS1 teaching assistant team on Monday.

Dear parents,

Your child has a place on our Carnival Float this Saturday 8th June.

Please find the most essential information you need:

* Congregate at Shuker Fields from no earlier than 11.30am and no later than 12.00pm.

* Note road and parking information from Carnival Committee below.

* Send a snack and drink with child, (Disposable wrappers only please).

* There should be toilet facilities at Shuker Fields before the float leaves.

* Children and adults on the float must be in Victorian or suitable clothing.

* Supervise your own child until SSPP carnival float supervisory adults/teachers say they will take over.

* Floats leave at 1.00pm from Shuker Fields. Children cannot leave or join the float midway.

* Children will disembark floats at approximately 1.45/2.00pm in Lower Bar, Please come to collect your child there.

* Award ceremony is 2.30pm in Lower Bar

* There will be 3 teachers onboard the float along with 6 parent volunteers to ensure your children’s safety and wellbeing.

* Only those children on stage in town have a pre-arrangement to be walking alongside as our official bucket collectors.

* Please note as per the school’s letter to parents, children could be photographed or videoed by crowd members or journalists for newspapers and private use. We cannot be responsible or control this media.

Please note: The following information from Newport Carnival Committee regarding Newport roads and parking.

On Saturday 8th June, only floats will be admitted into the Audley Avenue area, NO CARS ALLOWED!! Shuker field is the new location of where we will congregate for everyone who is taking part in the parade.

Please note due to safety regulations no vehicles other than actual floats will be allowed in the Audley Avenue area where the floats will be congregating, roads will be blocked off.
Drop offs can be made at the car park for Shuker field off The Broadway – postcode ref TF10 7NS
SOME STREETS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC – Please allow adequate time as on Carnival day it gets very busy! Please observe the road closure signs and don’t enter an area which is closed, being restricted for floats.

ALL PARTICIPANTS INITIALLY WILL BE DIRECTED TO A SAFE AREA AWAY FROM MOVING VEHICLES (SHUKER FIELD) – ONLY BEING ALLOWED TO RENDEZVOUS WITH THEIR FLOATS AFTER BEING DIRECTED BY THE MARSHALLS.

We hope to have a splendid float and give your children a fabulous fun day. Thank you

Regards

Olivia Woods