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Free Uniform and Food Vouchers
Tue 28 Jun 2022If your child is entitled to pupil premium within school we will be issuing your annual uniform voucher by the end of this week.
If your child is entitled to Free School Meals your vouchers will be sent directly from Eden Red over the summer holidays.
These will be sent as 6 individual vouchers for £15 each. They will start on w/c 11th July -
Children's Mental Health
Wed 22 Jun 2022Children's mental health supporters Place2be have a great web page for parents. Parentingsmart. This has 43 topics with articles ranging from anxiety, resilience, trouble sleeping, relationships, transition to high school, bereavement and many more. This is suitable for children aged 4-11. This can be found at -
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SEND Coffee and Catch Up
Wed 22 Jun 2022I will be holding a Coffee and Catch Up session for parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) on Friday 1st July- 9am until 10am.
This will be an opportunity for us to meet informally, share experiences, offer support and look ahead to how we can develop these meetings further next year.
I hope that you will be able to join us.
Warm regards,
Debbie Brown -
Sports Day
Wed 22 Jun 2022Sports Day
With Sports Day fast approaching next week, we have decided that the children can come into school on Sports Day wearing their team colours. This still needs to be suitable sports kit, but it can be in the colours of your child's team.
The team colours are red, blue, yellow or green.
This is optional so please do not feel the need to go out and buy brand new sports kit in the colour of your child's team.
Your child should know their team colour as they wear their coloured lanyard regularly in school. If they are still unsure they can ask their class teacher.
Sports Day will be held on Tuesday 28th June.
9:15 - 11:15 for KS2
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An overview of what's been happening in school this week
Fri 17 Jun 2022I hope this curriculum newsletter finds you all well in the sunshine. Our whole school attendance last week was 94.8%, which is below our whole school target of 97%. Well done to Mr Causon’s class who had a fantastic 99.3% attendance. Last half term’s highest attendance goes to Miss Hunt’s class – well done to all of you.
This week, we have been very busy with our learning and have enjoyed receiving our Gold certificates in assemblies.
Mini Meteorites have been busy getting close to our natural world this week. We have completed lots of different activities including; cloud gazing, bare feet walking, bug hunting and more. What shapes can you see in the clouds over the weekend? With Sunday in mind, we have been thinking about people we love and the reasons why.
Early Years have been learning the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. We have also hot-seated the troll and asked him lots of questions. Can you come up with any more at home? What would he say back? In Maths, we've been learning how to solve problems. We read the story of Mr Gumpy's Outing and then had to work out how many legs were inside the boat when different combinations of animals and people went aboard the boat.
Key Stage 1 have learnt the story of The Tiger Who Came to Tea in English, ready to change the tiger to a different character next week. We have thought really hard about using exciting words to describe how an animal moves. In the afternoons, we have learnt about different food and where it comes from.
Lower Juniors have been focusing their English learning on apostrophes this week – a tricky skill to master! They have been learning their model newspaper text – can they perform to you at home? In Topic, we have started our new theme, Traders and Raiders, and have looked at where the Saxons and Vikings come in history by placing them onto a timeline. Can they remember any dates?
Upper Juniors have been their finishing learning on the solar system and have produced a double page spread to showcase this. We are now beginning to explore light and shadows. Year 5 have represented Newlands at Heath Lane at a rounders event and they enjoyed a Jubilee lunch.
Children from year 2 upwards who access music lessons have performed for their parents and carers this week. They blew everyone away with their fantastic playing and were a credit to you all. -
Community Cafe
Tue 14 Jun 2022Earl Shilton Methodist Church are starting a family community cafe on Tuesday afternoons between 3pm and 4.30pm. This will be starting on Tuesday, June 21st. Due to the current rising cost of living affecting families there will be no charge for the cafe and in return the church are asking for donations only IF you are in a position to do so. They will be offering tea, coffee, sandwiches and snacks.
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Diary Dates for the end of term
Tue 14 Jun 2022We would like to share with you some diary dates for the end of term, where we are looking forward to welcoming you back into school. Please save the dates for -
Tuesday 28th June – Sports Day.
Key Stage 2 – a.m
Early Years and Key Stage 1 – p.m
Times to be confirmed.
Monday 4th July – KS2 Book Look afternoon 2:30pm.
Tuesday 5th July – EY and KS1 Book Look afternoon 2:30pm.
Come into school to look through your child’s book with them and celebrate all of their learning from the year. Weather permitting, we are hoping to host this on the field/playground – bring a picnic blanket if you can.
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PSHE - Summer Term 2 Update
Fri 27 May 2022Summer Term 2
Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE) curriculum update
A reminder that the Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE) curriculum at Newlands is taught on a 2-year rolling programme and focuses on four themes:
Myself and my relationships
Citizenship
Economic wellbeing
Healthy and Safer lifestyles
because ‘children and young people need to know how to be safe and healthy, and how to manage their academic, personal and social lives in a positive way.’ (Secretary of State)
The units which will be taught after half term (Year B, Summer Term 2) are:
EYFS - Healthy Lifestyles
Years 1-6 - Managing Change
Further information regarding the individual teaching frameworks can be found under the Curriculum and PSHE tabs on the school website, or via the following link:
https://www.newlands.leics.sch.uk/pshe/
Here you can see the questions and issues that will be considered during the teaching of the units, and may help enable you to prompt discussions with your child at home should you wish to do so, or to answer any further questions they may have. -
No Outsiders
Fri 27 May 2022No Outsiders
The ‘No Outsiders’ programme has been introduced into school through assemblies during this half term. It promotes an ethos of respect, equality, inclusion and tolerance, and aims to prepare children for life in modern Britain. It will help to equip children for their future lives, where diversity is understood and there is no fear of difference.
This programme sits alongside our current PSHE curriculum. It aims to assist us to deliver our provision in accordance with Ofsted guidance, ensuring that we are successful in promoting:
• Equality of opportunity so that all pupils can thrive together, understanding that difference is a positive, not a negative, and that individual characteristics make people unique.
• An inclusive environment that meets the needs of all pupils, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. -
Sun Cream & Water Bottles
Mon 16 May 2022As the weather is starting to warm up, please make sure your child is prepared with a sun hat, sun cream and a water bottle.
The 'once-a-day' type of sun cream is preferable as then children will not need to reapply the cream whilst at school. If you do send sun cream into school, please check the ingredients. There have been reports recently that some Nivea creams contain almond oil. As we are a nut free school, this type of cream cannot be sent into school as it may cause a severe reaction in some children or adults.
Please make sure sun cream, sun hats and water bottles are named.
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