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

• Finalist of BEST SCHOOL, in The News We Can Do It! awards

  Wed 28 Nov 2018

   

  We are delighted to announce that we have been nominated for BEST SCHOOL in The News 'We Can Do It Awards' . This award will be judged by a panel and the winner announced at the evening on 3rd December.

   

  In addition, all nominees across all categories have a chance to win the Reader's Choice Award. This is an extra award, and the only category where the public can vote. Please vote for us to win this award, you only have until 11.59pm on November 29th. Here is how you can vote:

   

  READERS CHOICE AWARD: Vote now for the winner of the Readers’ Choice Award! All of our finalists can be voted for and the name with the highest number of votes will be announced as our Readers’ Choice winner during the special awards ceremony.

   

  Voting ends at 11.59 on November 29th. VOTE BY TEXT: Simply text, PEN followed by a space and the word WCDI along with the three digit voting code of the person / group you are voting for to 85100 (eg PEN WCDI 016 ). Voting by text costs £1.50p per vote plus one standard network rate message. Don’t forget the spaces! You can vote as often as you like before the text line closes at 11.59pm Thursday 29th November 2018.

   

  The Newtown CE Primary Code is 016 
  So vote: PEN WCDI 016 (don't forget the spaces!) to 85100

   

  Read more at: https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/wecandoit/vote/

  

• BBC Children in Need

  Fri 16 Nov 2018

   

  We have had a wonderful day at school, raising over £300 for Children in Need.

   

  We even had a visit from Pudsey himself.

   

  Thank you to everyone who has donated to the appeal.

  

• Winners of the Eco-Schools Bronze Award

  Tue 13 Nov 2018

   

  We are delighted to be able to announce that Newtown C of E Primary School has been awarded the Eco Schools Bronze Award in recognition of the school's achievements in working towards sustainable lifestyles. 

   

  In order to achieve the bronze standard, the Eco club have formed an Eco-Council, taken an Eco Collective Worship, created an action plan that the school will work through, conducted an environmental review of the school, monitor the energy usage of the school and promote recycling to our school community.

   

  A great deal of work has gone into achieving this award and the whole school is extremely proud! Well done Eco Club and the Eco Warriors!

  

• Anti-bullying and E-safety week

  Tue 13 Nov 2018

   

  It is Anti-Bullying Week and E-Safety Week here at Newtown C of E Primary School.

   

  Don't forget, tonight is the E-Safety Top Tips workshop for parents between 3.15pm-3.30pm. Tea and Coffee will be provided.

   

  Learn about how to keep your children safe online and receive top tips from Miss Radford

   

  We look forward to seeing you all there!

  

• Stay and Play

  Tue 13 Nov 2018

   

  Calling all pre-schoolers, toddlers and parents!

   

  Our weekly Stay and Play session is open tomorrow from 9.15am.

   

  Laptops will be available for you to be able to complete your child's application to join our school in September 2019.

   

  We look forward to seeing you!

  

• Vote for us to win £4000!

  Mon 05 Nov 2018

   

  We are delighted to be able to announce that Newtown C of E Primary School's "Newtown Can Cook Project" is a project that Tesco customers can now vote for, to receive up to £4000!

   

  Throughout November and December, each Tesco customer will receive a blue token to vote for a project to receive the grant.

   

  Please can we ask all parents and supporters to vote for Newtown when you shop at Gosport Tesco branches over the next two months, to enable children and the local community to have a kitchen and DT area to be able to learn to cook and access healthy meal ideas!

   

  Thank you!

  

• Remembrance Day Service

  Thu 01 Nov 2018

   

  We would like to invite all parents and friends of Newtown C of E Primary to attend our Remembrance Day Service at 2pm on Friday 9th November at Christ Church, Stoke Road.

  

• Applications are now OPEN!

  Thu 01 Nov 2018

   

  Applications are now open for your child to start at our wonderful school in September 2019.

   

  Please visit https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/admissions and apply for your child's place at Newtown C of E Primary School.

   

  If you would like to tour the school and visit the Early Years setting, please contact the school office as more dates have been added throughout November!

  

• World War 1 Poetry

  Thu 01 Nov 2018

   

  Year 4 have been busy creating wonderful poetry in their English lessons this morning to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of World War 1. Here a two examples of some of the exceptional and thought-provoking poems which year 4 pupils have written for their project which marks the centenary of World War 1: