Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Equalities Week - Loyd Durham visit

  Tue 26 Jun 2018

  This week has been Equalities Week and Year 2 have been learning about diversity in sport. After learning about the Paralympic and Invictus games, we were visited by Loyd Durham, a keen local runner who had an operation to remove the lower part of his right leg following a bike accident. 

   

  Loyd told us all about his recovery and physio since his operation 21 weeks ago, and how he is now running again. Loyd competed in the Gosport Golden Mile this year and last weekend he competed in a triathlon! The children loved seeing his medals and listening to Loyd talk about his aspirations for the future. The children were very impressed that Loyd is hoping to compete in the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. 

  
  Loyd showed us his special new blade which he will soon use for running to make him run ever faster. The children enjoyed asking him lots of questions about it and were very inspired by his motivation and optimism.

   

  Thank you Loyd for coming to visit us and good luck!

  

• Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week

  Fri 22 Jun 2018

  This week is national Cystic Fibrosis Week. Newtown C of E Primary School participated in 'Wear Yellow Day' on the 22nd June to raise awareness for people across the UK affected by cystic fibrosis.

   

  Cystic fibrosis is a life-shortening genetic condition affecting more than 10,800 people in the UK. One in 25 people carry the faulty gene that causes the condition, usually without even knowing. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the only UK-wide charity fighting for a life unlimited by cystic fibrosis by investing in research to tackle the condition and campaigning for life-changing medicines to one day beat it for good.

  

• Sports Day

  Tue 19 Jun 2018

  On Tuesday we had a perfect summer’s day for our annual Sports Day. It was lovely to see so many parents, guardians and friends there to cheer on the children.

   

  Groups of children from mixed houses competed in various games such as sprint, penalty shootout, skipping and hockey skills. The winning house was Beech with a whopping 3197 points! Second place went to Elm with 2492, third place was Oak with 2430 and finally, Chestnut with 2314 points.

   

  Well done to everyone who took part, including the adults in our parent/teacher race.