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

• 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.

   

  

• Newtown Celebrates the Royal Wedding!

  Fri 18 May 2018

   

  Royal wedding fever has caught on in many places, including Newtown C of E Primary School!

   

  Students and staff arrived this morning dressed as Prince and Princesses, Kings and Queens, with other dressed very patriotically in red, white and blue to celebrate the wedding of HRH Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

   

  Donations to HRH Prince Harry and Meghan’s nominated wedding day charities totalled £219.45. Well done everyone!
  
  At lunch-time the whole school will take part in a street-party themed lunch on the playground with royal crown cookies for dessert! Pupils have made bunting, table mats and flags for the day as part of their art projects.

   

  Everyone at Newtown C of E Primary School is very excited and hope that it will be a very memorable day for everyone.

  

• Newtown is officially an outstandingly happy school!

  Thu 17 May 2018

   

  Throughout this academic year we have embarked on a project to improve positive attitudes within the school for our children, staff and parents. The project has enabled us to build on the good work already going on here at Newtown and to gain the status of being an ‘Outstandingly happy school’.  This has involved further embedding the language of our ethos values and learning behaviours so they become an integral part of all that we do.  

   

  We have also looked at having a positive mind set, where anything is possible and our children can achieve anything if they put their minds to.  This has been built around the analogy of being a ‘2%er’.  This involves being in the top 2% of people who are consistently upbeat and positive.  This can at times be hard work and take practice however, a ‘2%er’ is someone who is solution focussed, energetic and have a can do attitude, raising the level of optimism and energy in those around them. The analogy of a mood hover has also been introduced which involves someone who is stuck in a cycle of negativity, who like to moan, and suck out the energy of others around them. 

  
  Throughout the happiness project we have also developed our community links with the church, introduced our family worship, Head and Deputy lunch, developed links between the children across the school and improved the presentation of the school by introducing the ‘Golden Broom’.  A huge part of the project is to develop the well-being curriculum for all our children and staff which we intend to create a ripple of positivity throughout the community.

  
  The project will continue to evolve.  We are looking to further develop links with the Church by introducing
  pen-pals with year 5 and elderly members of the congregation, introduce a buddy system for new children and further develop pupil voice through their various roles and responsibilities.

  
  On Wednesday 16th May, Andy Cope the author of the book ‘Art of Being Brilliant’ returned to Newtown where the children presented our project and how far the school had come.  We are delighted that we were accredited with being an ‘Outstandingly Happy school’.  We are the first school in Hampshire to work with Andy Cope and are very happy to achieve this award.

  

• Young Pea Chef of the Year competition 2018

  Thu 17 May 2018

  We have received an email from The Young Pea Chef of the Year competition organisers, thanking us for our entries from Riley Fuller and Tom Turner, Year 1 Robins, Tyler-Jai Thomas, Year 2 Sparrows and Brodie Turner, Year 5 Badgers. They very much enjoyed reading them and said the presentation of Riley’s Vanilla and Lime Cake recipe was lovely!

  
   From the email we received - 

  "We would like to thank you for submitting your recipes, which were full of creativity, enthusiasm and delicious British peas! We have received hundreds of pea-inspired recipes from budding young chefs across the country and the creativity and quality of this year’s entries has been outstanding."

   

  All the recipes went through an intensive judging process, which included judges TV chef Rachel Green and experts from The British Growers Association, Fen Peas, The Ocado Foundation, Birds Eye and Greenyard Frozen. Unfortunately, none of our pupils were shortlisted this year however, we will be celebrating our entrants in this week's celebration assembly and presenting them each with a Newtown bookshop voucher.

   

  Well done!

• Further Rock Challenge Update

  Tue 24 Apr 2018

   

  In the event of us reaching the final tomorrow, children will need to bring a packed lunch and a packed tea into school tomorrow and children will then not need to be in school on Thursday until 10:45am.

   

  Further arrangements will be notified via the latest news section on the website this evening and to you directly upon collection of your children tonight.

   

  Thank you for your support.

• Rock Challenge Update

  Tue 24 Apr 2018

   

  We are second to perform today, which means our performance time is approximately 7pm.

   

  For those parents collecting children from the Guildhall, you may collect your child at the end of the first half but only in the interval. However, it is preferred that parents collect at the end of the show, after the awards have been announced, as the children will need to collect their award on-stage.

   

  Rock Challenge will be streaming the result live via Facebook. If you have Facebook account, you can access this via https://www.facebook.com/RockChallenge/

   

  If we are lucky enough to win a place in the final, we will notify all parents and families and send you the arrangements as soon as possible.

• Hot Weather Reminder

  Fri 20 Apr 2018

   

  During the lovely weather we are experiencing at the moment, please could pupils remember their sun hats, water bottles and apply sun-cream to your child before arriving at school. 

  Thank you

• New Year R Pupils joining us in September 18

  Thu 19 Apr 2018

   

  We are excited & delighted to welcome our new Year R pupils and their families, starting in September 2018 to our Welcome Event on Wednesday 25th April at 5:30pm and to the many events that will take place between now and September to ensure you and your child feel relaxed, excited and happy about beginning your school journey with us here at Newtown C of E Primary School.

   

  New Year R Pupils Parents’ Evening – Wednesday 25th April 2018 at 5:30pm

  All families will be invited to a parents’ evening, where you will meet Mrs Howlett, Headteacher and the Early Years teachers and staff. Information will be given out at this event to help your child start school smoothly in September. Free food tasters will also be given out from the Kitchen Team so you and child can start to experience our delicious meals served at school lunchtimes! 

  Refreshments and a free creche will be provided. 

   

  After school drop-in sessions – May 2018 
  Parents and children will be invited to pop in for short periods of time after school to continue to meet staff and get familiar with the classroom, the dates for these drop in sessions are as follows:

  • Wednesday 2nd May 3pm-3.30pm
  • Wednesday 9th May 3pm-3.30pm
  • Wednesday 16th May 3pm-3.30pm
  • Wednesday 23rd May 3pm-3.30pm

   

  Stay and Play – June 2018 
  Children are invited to attend stay and play sessions through-out June. Sessions are an hour long and take place either in the mornings or afternoons. Parents can book these sessions at the Parents’ Evening in April or via the school reception. Pizza and cookies will also be served. The dates for these sessions are as follows:

  • Wednesday 6th June 1:30pm - 2:20pm
  • Friday 15th June 9:30am - 10.30am
  • Thursday 21st June 1:30pm - 2:20pm (Pizza and cookies will be served from 1.15pm so come early!)
  • Wednesday 27th June 9:30am - 10:30am (Pizza and cookies will be served afterward from 10:45am)

   

  Home visits – week commencing 2nd July 2018
  Your child’s class teacher will visit your home this week, to get to know your child and their family; their likes and dislikes and talk in more detail about what to expect in September.

   

  Stay and Play Finale – Friday 13th July 2018 at 1.30pm
  At the last Stay and Play session, parents can leave children in the classroom, to experience an hour of independent play. All parents are warmly encouraged to have coffee and cake with the Headteacher and School Governors in the library.

• Year 5 praised for good behaviour

  Thu 19 Apr 2018

  Year 5 visited the Spinnaker Tower yesterday and were treated to clear views across Portsmouth and Gosport. The trip resulted in not only Year 5 having a fantastic day, but also earnt the praise from members of the public. The class teachers received several comments on how polite and respectful the children were.

   

  Positive feedback like this has a huge impact on the children, the staff and the school as a whole. Well done to Year 5 for extending our school values throughout the community and keep up the positive attitude and behaviour. 

• PTA Fundraising Total So Far!

  Wed 28 Mar 2018

  Thanks to the amazing efforts of the PTA and all supporters of Newtown C of E Primary School, the PTA has already raised a massive £1,904.38 up to and including the Easter Egg Hunt.

   

  Thank you so much to all involved. For more information on future fundraising events please see the PTA pages on this website, under the community section.