CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE – JUNE
At the end of every month each class teacher has a very difficult decision to face. They have to choose the one person from their class to receive a Certificate of Excellence. The person they choose has to consistently be the best that he or she can be. That could be in effort and attitude, achievement, behaviour or citizenship. Sometimes it can be very difficult deciding as all of the children at Newbridge seem to work so hard and behave so well!
The girls and boys with their names here this month deserve congratulating. It is not easy to be awarded a Certificate of Excellence and they have done extremely well.
Lower School
Elm - Poppy
Willow - Lewis
1H - Aleesha
1R - Lily
2B - Freya
2C - Zubair
Upper School
3B - Danielle
3H - Harvey
4P - William
4W - George
5C - Isobel
5PB - Harry
6A - Ella
6CS - Molly
6JS - Marlena
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 13/07/09:
Monday 13/07/09
ü Year 5 out – Setpoint at Hayesfield School
Tuesday 14/07/09
ü Year 5 Cricket Team – County Finals at Taunton 9.00am – 4.00pm
ü Year 4 out – Science at Oldfield School 12.30pm – 3.15pm
Wednesday 15/07/09
ü Year 4 Cricket Festival at Oldfield 12.30pm – 2.30pm
ü Basketball Match vs St Mary’s 3.30pm – 5.00pm
ü Year 6 Production at 7.00pm
Thursday 16/07/09
ü Reserve Upper School Sports Day
ü Year 6 Production at 7.00pm
Friday 17/07/09
ü Children to new classes
PLEASE NOTE
Owing to the bad weather last week Upper School Sports Day will now take place on Thursday 16th July.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Foundation Stage
Joel, Mannie
Years 3 and 4
Cameron, Thomas, Chloe, Joe
Years 5 and 6
Max, Lily, George, Joda, Millie
PPA Art
Joseph, Hannah
PPA PE
Rebekah, Max
PPA Music
Sinead, Amy
LIFECYCLE UK
Life Cycle UK is providing FREE Bikeability cycle training for children in Years 5 and 6. Bikeability is the new Cycling Proficiency for the 21st Century!
If you are interested please collect a letter and booking form from Mrs Miles in the School Office.
EMMANUEL SUNDAY SCHOOL
This Sunday 12th July – 9.30am. All Welcome! Emmanuel Church, Apsley Road
MUSIC CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY
On Wednesday 22nd July some of our talented musicians will be playing in assembly. The assembly will include orchestra, advanced and intermediate recorders, possibly blues band and some year 6 soloists. It will start at 2.00pm promptly in the Upper School Hall and any parents are invited to come along and watch. (Apologies for the incorrect day in last week’s Newsletter)
YEAR 4 CRICKET COACHING
Year 4 have enjoyed 5 weeks of some great cricket coaching. First we did some fielding and catching, then some batting skills and to finish we learnt how to bowl. Our coach, Stuart, taught us some fantastic tactics to help us remember our moves. Then we had two phenomenal games where the standard had clearly risen. We did a catching competition every time. A few people got to go to the cricket club with Tom Baker, but those people had a lot of fun anyway!! In a few weeks we can’t wait to have a cricket festival. We would like to give thanks to our coach Stuart and everyone who has supported us.
By Alice, Thomas and Faizan.
NPSA NEWS
Summer Fete – Saturday 11th July: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Tomorrow is the day and Newbridge School is the place! The party is about to begin!
Free Entry for all!
The children have done such a wonderful job of selling those raffle tickets that as a special thank you the entrance fee has been scrapped – so please come along and even if you can only pop in for half an hour, do come, it will be well worth your while!
A big well done!
We have been overwhelmed by the response to the raffle competition! All the children have taken part and thrown themselves into the task. Thank you so much for all your efforts! The exciting news of which year group has won the trip to Wagamamas will be announced next week in Assembly. Good luck and thank you!
Barbecue starts early!
For all of you who have so kindly agreed to give up your time and help run stalls or set up tomorrow morning we have decided to fire up the barbecue early so you can feed yourselves and your families at school without having to trek all the way home and back. So, hotdogs and beef burgers will be available for sale from 1.00pm.
Help still needed!
Gazebos still needed so if you have one we can borrow please bring it along and help us put it up. And if you have a sack-barrow you will be very welcome indeed! If you haven’t put your name down to help – don’t worry just come along! Help is always appreciated! The gate will be open from 10.00am.
In case of bad weather -
Rain or shine – the fete will still go on! We are lucky at Newbridge that we have so much indoor space and if it pours with rain, we will have to use every inch of it! Please come along and show your support because if it does rain we will need it all the more!
NPSA Committee Meeting – Monday 13th July at 7.30pm
Chelsea Café, Chelsea RoadThis is our final meeting this year! On the agenda are new roles next year (we are hoping to get more people involved at committee level) and next year’s dates. Please come along to this meeting with a difference - this one will take place at The Chelsea Café, Chelsea Road!
Discos – Yrs 1, 2, 3 and 4 - Monday 20th July
Yrs 5 and 6 - Thursday 23rd July
Help is needed to help run these popular events! If you are available, pop a note in the NPSA tray in reception or email us on npsa@hotmail.co.uk.
NPSA Coffee Morning – Friday 17th July: 9.00am - 11.00am Blue Room
Come along and join the fun at our last coffee morning of this school year! Not only will we have the usual home-baked biscuits and cookies on sale but this is your opportunity to meet the new intake of reception parents as we welcome them to the fold! Nearly new uniform will also be on sale and, as always, pre-schoolers are welcome and toys will be provided! Hot drinks 50p, biscuits and cookies 20p, squash free.
Thank you
We have so many people that we need to thank and we will have even more by the end of this week! So, thank you to all of you who have helped out at the various new intake events, the volunteer coffee mornings, assemblies, and Groundforce Day. It really is appreciated!
Friday, 10 July 2009
Monday, 6 July 2009
NEWSLETTER Issue: 6.05
BITS AND PIECES
Ø As a brilliant Arts Week draws to a close, there will be more information about what has been going on before the end of term.
Ø The new adventure trail will be opened at next Saturday’s Summer Fete and will be used by the children from Monday 13th July onwards. The equipment has been installed and now the Astroturf is being laid.
Ø A massive ‘thank you’ and ‘well done!’ to our Groundforce Day 3 team who achieved so much in just a few hours. The new pond has been completed in the Conservation Area, the wildflower meadow has been sown and the Spiritual Garden further developed. We will return after the summer hols!
PARENTS AND CARERS - PLEASE BE VIGILANT
Without wishing to raise undue alarm, I feel I should inform you that, recently, there have been three attempted abductions in the Bristol area. It seems sensible to share this information with you with the summer holidays imminent. Before the end of term we will be quietly reminding the children about dealing with strangers.
Mr Croker
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 06/07/09
Monday 08/07/09
ü Volunteer coffee morning 9.00-10.30 (Blue Room)
Tuesday 07/07/09
ü Upper School Sports Day
Wednesday 08/07/09
ü Volunteer coffee morning 9.00-10.30 (Blue Room)
Thursday 09/07/09
ü Reserve Upper School Sports Day
ü Lower School 6-a-side Football Tournament @ 3.30pm
Friday 10/07/09
ü MUFTI Day
ü Clubs Finish
ü Reports out to parents
ü Upper School 6-a-side Football Tournament @ 4.00pm
Saturday 11/07/09
ü Summer Fete: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
MAKING A DIFFERENCE … LAST CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!
No doubt you have seen the posters around the school and in the local community advertising two coffee mornings next week: Monday 6th July and Wednesday 8th July. Each one starts in the Blue Room at 9.00 and finishes around 10.30am. This will be a chance to celebrate all our existing volunteers and the fabulous work they do. It will also be an opportunity to welcome potential volunteers and outline our ambitious plans for the future which will benefit our children but also enable us to better serve the community. If you want to offer your help in any way, come along to one of the mornings!
THANK YOU ………
to everyone who donated old logo school uniform to the Ragbag Project! The sweatshirts are being laundered and parcelled up to send off to a children’s charity based in South Africa. Homestead is a charity for street children, who call in, have their first shower in months, a set of clean clothes and a meal, before they go back on the streets to try and find somewhere to sleep that night. Julian and Kirsty, who run the charity, also ask people to collect up the small sample soaps and shampoos. If anyone has a collection of these stashed away at home and would like to add them to the parcel, please see Hala Langan (Meg’s Mum 2B) asap.
WELL DONE!
Thank you to all the children from 1R who helped at last week’s Curriculum Evening. You did a fantastic job – well done!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Years 1 and 2
Paris, Fiona, Maddie
Years 3 and 4
Jacob, Isaac, Estiak, Ellie, Kate, Sam
Years 5 and 6
Nathan, Ben, Elliot, Ava, Ella, Jacob, Sydney, Ben
PPA Art
Freya, Hannah, Julian, Isabella
PPA PE
Harry, Molly, Elliot, Sydney
PPA Music
Emelia, Martha, Marlena
MUSIC CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY
On Wednesday 22nd July some of our talented musicians will be playing in assembly. The assembly will include orchestra, advanced and intermediate recorders, possibly blues band and some year 6 soloists. It will start at 2.00pm promptly in the Upper School Hall and any parents are invited to come along and watch.
UPPER SCHOOL HEALTHY TUCK SHOP
As part of Healthy Schools and in association with Rachel Grimstead and Nicola Lucas from the Chelsea Road Greengrocers, we will be providing a Healthy Tuck Shop in the Upper School. We will be having a three week trial and the tuck shop will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays during morning break starting on 6th July, outside the Crush Hall.
CREAM TEAS
The Teaching Assistants are hosting their popular cream teas again this year at the Summer Fete. This will take place in the Blue Room and teas can be ordered in advance to avoid disappointment. The teas cost £1.50 for 2 scones, jam, cream and a cup of tea. Advance orders can be sent to the Office between now and 10th July.
HELPERS WANTED - For the Year 6 Production on: Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th July.
If you can help apply face paints, help children dress in their costumes or serve drinks in the interval then we’d love to hear from you!
Please write a note addressed to the year 6 teachers with the time you are available and the area that you’d like to help in.
Many thanks, Miss Simpson (6CS)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: NEWBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL 6-a-SIDE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENTS
LOWER SCHOOL – Thursday 9th July - The tournament will start at 3.30pm and will be finished by 5.00pm. It is open to teams consisting of 7 players (6-a-side + 1 sub). We will be running 1 tournament for Rec/Year 1 and 1 tournament for Year 2 at the same time, so please make up your team with children from those year groups. The entry cost is £2.00 per player (£14.00 per team) payable on the day. All proceeds will go to the NPSA. It is important that each team has a parent as Team Manager. Please return the completed entry form in an envelope marked Lower School Football to the NPSA tray in the Office by Tuesday 7th July.
UPPER SCHOOL – Friday 10th July – Registration will be at 3.35pm and the first round will start at 4.00pm. Presentations will be at 6.00pm. Each team must have an adult as Manager and they will be responsible for the team on the day, helping to organise the teams, collecting the subs and dealing with any minor injuries that occur. Please be at school for 3.45pm. Entry fee is £2.00 per player to be paid at registration on the day. Please return completed entry forms in an envelope marked Upper School Football to Mr Cumpson by Monday 6th July.
PUPIL PARLIAMENT
On Monday 29th June, Hannah (3H) and Joseph (4W) went to Bath Spa University to take part in a Pupil Parliament. It was the first of its kind. When we got there we went to the theatre and we got split into four groups. Newbridge were in Twiverton 101 with a number of other schools and one by one we went up and presented our ideas to the other schools. Once all the schools had presented their ideas each person had to vote on who they thought should present their ideas in the theatre later on and Newbridge were voted through. When we presented our ideas in the big theatre sadly we didn’t get voted in. The idea that was voted highest was a very good idea, so although it wasn’t our idea we were very pleased. We would like to thank Mr Cumpson for taking us.
By Joseph
(‘This is a first for Newbridge and all Bath Schools. The Council, in conjunction with the University, are hoping to hold two of these children’s parliaments a year so that our children’s voice is heard and acted upon. Well done to Joseph, Hannah and Mr Cumpson on being such fantastic representatives!’ Mr Croker)
TAG RUGBY REPORT
On Saturday 27th June Newbridge Tag Rugby team went to the Recreation Ground to play rugby. In the morning we played lots of warm ups with Paulton Juniors and in the afternoon we played matches. We played St Mary’s first and we won, then we played St Nicholas Primary which we also won. For our last match we played Saltford but sadly we lost 7-6. We were supposed to play one more match against St Phillip’s but we ran out of time. If we had won that we would have come top of our group. It was the end of the tournament and we won 2 games.
By Rhys 3H
(‘ Our squad of twelve Year 3 and 4 players were amazing. With only two practice sessions under their belts they went on to play at least as well as the Lions! They played with great spirit and togetherness which was matched by the support from all our fantastic supporters. It was a pleasure to spend the day with them all.’ Mr Croker)
NPSA NEWS – Summer Fete Special
Newbridge Summer Fete – Saturday 11th July 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Summer is upon us and the fete is fast approaching and hopefully the good weather will continue! It should be a great day, what with the competitions, cream teas, bouncy castle obstacle course, barbecue, magician, penalty shootout, events and all the other fantastic stalls! It should also be an affordable afternoon as we have kept the prices low with most games priced at 20 pence and lots of free activities such as Bryan the Magician and all the events and displays!
Now, to the important bit! This is the event, more than any other, which needs the support of the whole school to be successful. And, I am afraid that we are yet again going to ask you to donate your goods and time! Thank you to all who have already volunteered to help run a stall but we still have some stalls yet to find an owner! Here is a list:
Treasure Map
Lose your Marbles
Flying Saucers
The Egg Game
Face paints
New books
If you are able to volunteer by yourself or with a group of families, then please pop a note in the NPSA tray, email npsa@hotmail.co.uk. If you are put off because you do not know what these games are – don’t be! They are all set up and ready to run and all very straightforward! So, please come forward!
We also need an army of helpers on the Friday before the fete to help label up the tombolas, wrap the lucky dip etc. If you can help, please come along to the Blue Room on the morning of Friday the 10th July.
As you are aware without all your kind donations, events like the Summer Fete could not happen – so please keep them coming in!
Here is a list of what each year group is being asked to contribute:
Years 2, 4 and 6 – Sweetie Jars (You should find these in your book-bags next week. Please fill them! No nuts please.)
Years 1, 3 and 5 – Chocolate for the Chocolate Tombola (No nuts please.)
Reception – Plain scones or a jar of strawberry jam (This would be a great contribution for our cream teas! Home made or shop bought! No nuts please.)
In addition, Friday 10th July is Mufti Day and in exchange for wearing mufti we are asking the whole school to bring a tombola prize for the adult tombola. For example, a bottle of wine, an alcoholic beverage, some nice olive oil, a box of chocolates, some special biscuits, a particularly nice chutney etc.
So, where do you have to bring all these goodies? Well, we would like you to bring them in on Friday the 10th July – the day before the fete and bring them to the Blue Room. If you do not drop-off on a Friday then bring them in anytime next week and leave them in reception.
I would also like to put out an appeal for any toys or books you are getting rid of. If they are in good condition, please bring them to school any time next week and there will be a box waiting to receive them outside reception. They will find a good home on the second-hand stall at the fete! Both adult and children’s books gratefully received!
Thank you in advance for all your kind donations. In a week when the builders have started work on the adventure play trail, it really shows how much good your kind support does. Bringing in goodies and volunteering to run stalls really does make a difference to our children’s education!
Ø As a brilliant Arts Week draws to a close, there will be more information about what has been going on before the end of term.
Ø The new adventure trail will be opened at next Saturday’s Summer Fete and will be used by the children from Monday 13th July onwards. The equipment has been installed and now the Astroturf is being laid.
Ø A massive ‘thank you’ and ‘well done!’ to our Groundforce Day 3 team who achieved so much in just a few hours. The new pond has been completed in the Conservation Area, the wildflower meadow has been sown and the Spiritual Garden further developed. We will return after the summer hols!
PARENTS AND CARERS - PLEASE BE VIGILANT
Without wishing to raise undue alarm, I feel I should inform you that, recently, there have been three attempted abductions in the Bristol area. It seems sensible to share this information with you with the summer holidays imminent. Before the end of term we will be quietly reminding the children about dealing with strangers.
Mr Croker
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 06/07/09
Monday 08/07/09
ü Volunteer coffee morning 9.00-10.30 (Blue Room)
Tuesday 07/07/09
ü Upper School Sports Day
Wednesday 08/07/09
ü Volunteer coffee morning 9.00-10.30 (Blue Room)
Thursday 09/07/09
ü Reserve Upper School Sports Day
ü Lower School 6-a-side Football Tournament @ 3.30pm
Friday 10/07/09
ü MUFTI Day
ü Clubs Finish
ü Reports out to parents
ü Upper School 6-a-side Football Tournament @ 4.00pm
Saturday 11/07/09
ü Summer Fete: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
MAKING A DIFFERENCE … LAST CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!
No doubt you have seen the posters around the school and in the local community advertising two coffee mornings next week: Monday 6th July and Wednesday 8th July. Each one starts in the Blue Room at 9.00 and finishes around 10.30am. This will be a chance to celebrate all our existing volunteers and the fabulous work they do. It will also be an opportunity to welcome potential volunteers and outline our ambitious plans for the future which will benefit our children but also enable us to better serve the community. If you want to offer your help in any way, come along to one of the mornings!
THANK YOU ………
to everyone who donated old logo school uniform to the Ragbag Project! The sweatshirts are being laundered and parcelled up to send off to a children’s charity based in South Africa. Homestead is a charity for street children, who call in, have their first shower in months, a set of clean clothes and a meal, before they go back on the streets to try and find somewhere to sleep that night. Julian and Kirsty, who run the charity, also ask people to collect up the small sample soaps and shampoos. If anyone has a collection of these stashed away at home and would like to add them to the parcel, please see Hala Langan (Meg’s Mum 2B) asap.
WELL DONE!
Thank you to all the children from 1R who helped at last week’s Curriculum Evening. You did a fantastic job – well done!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Years 1 and 2
Paris, Fiona, Maddie
Years 3 and 4
Jacob, Isaac, Estiak, Ellie, Kate, Sam
Years 5 and 6
Nathan, Ben, Elliot, Ava, Ella, Jacob, Sydney, Ben
PPA Art
Freya, Hannah, Julian, Isabella
PPA PE
Harry, Molly, Elliot, Sydney
PPA Music
Emelia, Martha, Marlena
MUSIC CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY
On Wednesday 22nd July some of our talented musicians will be playing in assembly. The assembly will include orchestra, advanced and intermediate recorders, possibly blues band and some year 6 soloists. It will start at 2.00pm promptly in the Upper School Hall and any parents are invited to come along and watch.
UPPER SCHOOL HEALTHY TUCK SHOP
As part of Healthy Schools and in association with Rachel Grimstead and Nicola Lucas from the Chelsea Road Greengrocers, we will be providing a Healthy Tuck Shop in the Upper School. We will be having a three week trial and the tuck shop will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays during morning break starting on 6th July, outside the Crush Hall.
CREAM TEAS
The Teaching Assistants are hosting their popular cream teas again this year at the Summer Fete. This will take place in the Blue Room and teas can be ordered in advance to avoid disappointment. The teas cost £1.50 for 2 scones, jam, cream and a cup of tea. Advance orders can be sent to the Office between now and 10th July.
HELPERS WANTED - For the Year 6 Production on: Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th July.
If you can help apply face paints, help children dress in their costumes or serve drinks in the interval then we’d love to hear from you!
Please write a note addressed to the year 6 teachers with the time you are available and the area that you’d like to help in.
Many thanks, Miss Simpson (6CS)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: NEWBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL 6-a-SIDE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENTS
LOWER SCHOOL – Thursday 9th July - The tournament will start at 3.30pm and will be finished by 5.00pm. It is open to teams consisting of 7 players (6-a-side + 1 sub). We will be running 1 tournament for Rec/Year 1 and 1 tournament for Year 2 at the same time, so please make up your team with children from those year groups. The entry cost is £2.00 per player (£14.00 per team) payable on the day. All proceeds will go to the NPSA. It is important that each team has a parent as Team Manager. Please return the completed entry form in an envelope marked Lower School Football to the NPSA tray in the Office by Tuesday 7th July.
UPPER SCHOOL – Friday 10th July – Registration will be at 3.35pm and the first round will start at 4.00pm. Presentations will be at 6.00pm. Each team must have an adult as Manager and they will be responsible for the team on the day, helping to organise the teams, collecting the subs and dealing with any minor injuries that occur. Please be at school for 3.45pm. Entry fee is £2.00 per player to be paid at registration on the day. Please return completed entry forms in an envelope marked Upper School Football to Mr Cumpson by Monday 6th July.
PUPIL PARLIAMENT
On Monday 29th June, Hannah (3H) and Joseph (4W) went to Bath Spa University to take part in a Pupil Parliament. It was the first of its kind. When we got there we went to the theatre and we got split into four groups. Newbridge were in Twiverton 101 with a number of other schools and one by one we went up and presented our ideas to the other schools. Once all the schools had presented their ideas each person had to vote on who they thought should present their ideas in the theatre later on and Newbridge were voted through. When we presented our ideas in the big theatre sadly we didn’t get voted in. The idea that was voted highest was a very good idea, so although it wasn’t our idea we were very pleased. We would like to thank Mr Cumpson for taking us.
By Joseph
(‘This is a first for Newbridge and all Bath Schools. The Council, in conjunction with the University, are hoping to hold two of these children’s parliaments a year so that our children’s voice is heard and acted upon. Well done to Joseph, Hannah and Mr Cumpson on being such fantastic representatives!’ Mr Croker)
TAG RUGBY REPORT
On Saturday 27th June Newbridge Tag Rugby team went to the Recreation Ground to play rugby. In the morning we played lots of warm ups with Paulton Juniors and in the afternoon we played matches. We played St Mary’s first and we won, then we played St Nicholas Primary which we also won. For our last match we played Saltford but sadly we lost 7-6. We were supposed to play one more match against St Phillip’s but we ran out of time. If we had won that we would have come top of our group. It was the end of the tournament and we won 2 games.
By Rhys 3H
(‘ Our squad of twelve Year 3 and 4 players were amazing. With only two practice sessions under their belts they went on to play at least as well as the Lions! They played with great spirit and togetherness which was matched by the support from all our fantastic supporters. It was a pleasure to spend the day with them all.’ Mr Croker)
NPSA NEWS – Summer Fete Special
Newbridge Summer Fete – Saturday 11th July 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Summer is upon us and the fete is fast approaching and hopefully the good weather will continue! It should be a great day, what with the competitions, cream teas, bouncy castle obstacle course, barbecue, magician, penalty shootout, events and all the other fantastic stalls! It should also be an affordable afternoon as we have kept the prices low with most games priced at 20 pence and lots of free activities such as Bryan the Magician and all the events and displays!
Now, to the important bit! This is the event, more than any other, which needs the support of the whole school to be successful. And, I am afraid that we are yet again going to ask you to donate your goods and time! Thank you to all who have already volunteered to help run a stall but we still have some stalls yet to find an owner! Here is a list:
Treasure Map
Lose your Marbles
Flying Saucers
The Egg Game
Face paints
New books
If you are able to volunteer by yourself or with a group of families, then please pop a note in the NPSA tray, email npsa@hotmail.co.uk. If you are put off because you do not know what these games are – don’t be! They are all set up and ready to run and all very straightforward! So, please come forward!
We also need an army of helpers on the Friday before the fete to help label up the tombolas, wrap the lucky dip etc. If you can help, please come along to the Blue Room on the morning of Friday the 10th July.
As you are aware without all your kind donations, events like the Summer Fete could not happen – so please keep them coming in!
Here is a list of what each year group is being asked to contribute:
Years 2, 4 and 6 – Sweetie Jars (You should find these in your book-bags next week. Please fill them! No nuts please.)
Years 1, 3 and 5 – Chocolate for the Chocolate Tombola (No nuts please.)
Reception – Plain scones or a jar of strawberry jam (This would be a great contribution for our cream teas! Home made or shop bought! No nuts please.)
In addition, Friday 10th July is Mufti Day and in exchange for wearing mufti we are asking the whole school to bring a tombola prize for the adult tombola. For example, a bottle of wine, an alcoholic beverage, some nice olive oil, a box of chocolates, some special biscuits, a particularly nice chutney etc.
So, where do you have to bring all these goodies? Well, we would like you to bring them in on Friday the 10th July – the day before the fete and bring them to the Blue Room. If you do not drop-off on a Friday then bring them in anytime next week and leave them in reception.
I would also like to put out an appeal for any toys or books you are getting rid of. If they are in good condition, please bring them to school any time next week and there will be a box waiting to receive them outside reception. They will find a good home on the second-hand stall at the fete! Both adult and children’s books gratefully received!
Thank you in advance for all your kind donations. In a week when the builders have started work on the adventure play trail, it really shows how much good your kind support does. Bringing in goodies and volunteering to run stalls really does make a difference to our children’s education!
Friday, 19 June 2009
NEWSLETTER Issue: 6.03
Farewell and Thank You to……..
Constanza Taylor (Elm), Martine Hastings (2B), Louise Troszok (4P) and Caroline Sharples (5C) who finish their final PGCE placement (Bath Spa University) with us next Thursday. All four have become very much part of the Newbridge Team and that speaks volumes for the impact they have made here. Constanza travels a fair distance to take up her first teaching post at a school in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Martine will be teaching slightly more locally at St Mary’s while Louise has been appointed to a school in Greenwich. Last but not least, Caroline will be teaching MFL at Norton Hill Secondary School. Our very best wishes and gratitude go with them for the future.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 22/06/09
Tuesday 23/06/09
- 2B Assembly @ 2.40pm
Wednesday 24/06/09
- Year 1 visit to Westonbirt Arboretum
- Bath Schools’ Brass Day with concert at 2.30pm
Thursday 25/06/09
- Class/Leavers’/Team Photos
- New Reception Welcome Evening
- 7-a-side Football Competition @ St Martins Garden Primary: 9.00am – 12.15pm
Friday 26/06/09
- INSET Day – School closed to children
Saturday 27/06/09
- Year 3 & 4 Tag Rugby Festival at Bath Rec. 10.00am – 3.00pm
IMPORTANT - CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
You may already be a voluntary helper in our school. You may be thinking about it. You may know someone in the community who would like to help in school. This message is for all of you. Come along to one of our coffee mornings on Monday 6th July or Wednesday 8th July, or register an interest at the office if you cannot make those dates (FAO: Tony Day), to find out if you can support our children and whether we can support you!
WELL DONE TO…….
Ø The Year 6 children who performed in ‘The Witches’ at the Egg Theatre last weekend. This was a collaborative venture with Southdown Juniors and Hayesfield Secondary School and the first time we have been involved in this venture. Congratulations girls and boys!
Ø All our Year 5 and 6 tour guides during this week’s Open Day. Record numbers came through our doors and extra reinforcements had to be called! It comes as no surprise that they all did the school proud. The Visitors’ Book is crammed with compliments about them and the school.
Ø The Year 3 and 6 children who were involved at the Techlink project held at the University of Bath last week. While the Year 6 team of Sydney, Joda, Tom, Emily and Finlay were building very fast cars and testing them against other schools, the Year 3 team of William, Ben, Jenny, Abigail, Indie and Luke were giving a brilliant presentation to a large audience about their CAD CAM project using 2D Design.
Ø .. and thank you to everyone who came to our book sale in Class 1R. We raised £31.32 for the school.
ABLE, GIFTED AND TALENTED SURVEY
I am reviewing the school’s provision for able, gifted and talented children and would like the views of the school community. With this newsletter I have attached a survey and would be grateful if you would spend five minutes to complete it. The information collected will effect decisions towards future provision. Please return to the office by Friday 26th June.
Thank you. Mr Hempleman.
PLEASE NOTE
- Curriculum Overviews go out today to our parents & carers
- Groundforce Day (3) is on tomorrow. All welcome to help make our environment even better for our children!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Foundation Stage
Ella, Joe, Edie
Years 1 and 2
Grace, Todd, Tommy, Chloe, Ethan, Hugo
Years 3 and 4
Naomi, Megha, Will, Lily
Years 5 and 6
Jack, Isabella, Joda, Callum
PPA Art
Annie
PPA PE
Maddi, Isabel
PPA Music
Meghanne, Natasha
YEAR 5 KWIK CRICKET TOURNAMENT
On Tuesday 9th June Newbridge A team went to the Sulis Club to play a Year 5 Kwik Cricket Tournament. The team got off to a great start by thrashing Trinity with a massive 58 run victory. The next game was against St Michaels. We won that with a great batting performance from Tom and Callum. Our next game was against St Phillips. Their last pair almost took glory away from us but great bowling and fielding meant we snatched a 15 run victory. The next game we played was a real toughie. Our new tactic nearly cost us dearly but some great last pair batting by the two Izzy’s, including a powerful 4 hit by Izzy L, meant we just got away with the poor tactics and we won. That meant we won the group stage and were in the cup semi-finals. In the semi-finals our game was against Moorlands. Tom opened the bowling and got a hat trick on the first 3 balls and set us on our way. More wickets from Jack and Olli meant they only got 206 (you start on 200 and lose 5 runs for every wicket.) Tom’s dramatic switch shot for 6 ended the innings. We had won our semi-final and were through to the Final!!! We were against the team which had won the title 4 years running, Bathwick St Mary’s. We unfortunately only scored 218 and lost the final. We were disappointed but we held our heads high. We will represent the school in the County Finals in July. We would like to thank Mr Cumpson for organising the day and all the parents who came and supported us. (‘Congratulations to our cricketers & Mr Cumpson. Good luck in the final! A brilliant article too.’ Mr Croker)
GIRLS’ CRICKET TOURNAMENT
Well done to those girls who took part in the BANES Cricket Tournament on Tuesday 16th June. We had a wonderful afternoon, with all 17 girls playing some great cricket. We took an A and B team, with each team playing games against St Stephen’s. Kingswood, Paragon, St Andrew’s and St Michael’s. The A team won 3 out of their 4 games whilst the B team won 2 and lost 2. In the play-offs our B team came 5th overall and the A team came 4th, losing by only 8 runs! All the girls behaved superbly and encouraged their team mates all afternoon. As one of our parents commented “the enthusiasm is a joy to see”.
Well done everybody, yet again I was incredibly proud of your behaviour, organisation and support for each other. Thanks also to all those parents who help transport the girls to the venue. A special thank you to Mrs Marshall who was team manager for the A team! Mrs Bartlett.
(‘Well done, girls, for demonstrating the right approach on and off the field. Thank you too to Mrs Bartlett, Mrs Marshall and our drivers.’ Mr Croker)
ART WEEK UPDATE – HELP NEEDED!
We are very excited about the projects that the children will be working on during Art Week – 29th June – 3rd July, and with so much going on we really need some extra help with two particular activities. You don’t need to be artistic!
We need a team of CRB checked parents to work with small groups of Lower School children to support their painting of the Lower School mural. If you are available any time during Art Week we would be very pleased to hear from you.
In addition, two of our parent artists are working with the Year 6 children producing a mural in the Upper School. This is a big project and they would really appreciate some adult help with this.
If you are at all available to assist with either of these projects then please pass your name to Miss Higginbotham or Mr Baigent, or speak to Carol Hinton or Jane Callan. We would be really grateful for any help! Many thanks, Anna Higginbotham and Paulo Baigent.
BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL FREE SUMMER ART AND CRAFT TASTERS
The Community Learning Service are running FREE Summer Art and Craft Tasters on Tuesday 7th July at City of Bath Football Club, Twerton, Bath. The two hour Workshops will run from 9.45am -11.45am and 12.15pm - 2.15pm. Learners can stay the whole day (bring a packed lunch) and enjoy 2 workshops (morning and afternoon) or book onto a morning or afternoon workshop only.
Choose from: Create a Felt Pot or Chinese Brush Painting or Decorative Gift/Trinket Boxes.
Further details can be posted on request. Please arrive at 9.30am to enrol onto morning workshops or at 12.30pm for the afternoon workshops. Booking is essential for all workshops (if you turn up on the day without booking we cannot guarantee you a place). Please ring Naomi 01225 39836.
NPSA NEWS
Newbridge Summer Fete – Saturday July 11th: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Preparations for the fair are well under way and we are pleased to announce that as well as an events ring and a competition tent - there will be a magician, a bouncy castle obstacle course, a penalty shoot-out, cream teas and hopefully Mr Croker in the stocks (if we can find the stocks)! We also have the most amazing raffle prizes this year. It should be a fun-packed day! Volunteers are starting to come forward, but we still need people to run the following stalls:
- Splat the rat
- Hook a duck and frog game
- Treasure map
- Lucky dip
- Lose your marbles
- Flying saucers
- The egg game
- Guess the number of sweets in a jar
- Ice cream
- Adults tombola
- Soft drinks and water
- Face paints
- Barbecue
If you would like to take any of these on, then please fill in the slip below and return it to the NPSA tray in reception as soon as possible. Please feel free to volunteer on your own or with a team of families. You will need to be at the school in time to set up, run and clear up on the day of the fair. We really are in need of volunteers so please come forward and help us reach our £3000 target for the adventure playground and have some fun at the same time!
We still need gazebos (hopefully for shade on the field), and it would be great if you could bring these to the summer fair and put them up for us! We also need to find some stocks - or is there anyone out there who can make some?
If you can help please pop a note in the NPSA tray in reception or send an email to npsa@hotmail.co.uk. Thank you!
Groundforce Day – Saturday 20th June: 9.00am – 1.00pm
Just a quick reminder that any cakes or biscuits you fancy bringing along on Groundforce Day would be very welcome indeed! There will also be sausages in rolls available for the reasonable price of £1 plus a free drink!
Ice-creams
These will be on sale after school from Friday 19th June - every Friday until the end of term! So bring your money and make your way to the field!
Constanza Taylor (Elm), Martine Hastings (2B), Louise Troszok (4P) and Caroline Sharples (5C) who finish their final PGCE placement (Bath Spa University) with us next Thursday. All four have become very much part of the Newbridge Team and that speaks volumes for the impact they have made here. Constanza travels a fair distance to take up her first teaching post at a school in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Martine will be teaching slightly more locally at St Mary’s while Louise has been appointed to a school in Greenwich. Last but not least, Caroline will be teaching MFL at Norton Hill Secondary School. Our very best wishes and gratitude go with them for the future.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 22/06/09
Tuesday 23/06/09
- 2B Assembly @ 2.40pm
Wednesday 24/06/09
- Year 1 visit to Westonbirt Arboretum
- Bath Schools’ Brass Day with concert at 2.30pm
Thursday 25/06/09
- Class/Leavers’/Team Photos
- New Reception Welcome Evening
- 7-a-side Football Competition @ St Martins Garden Primary: 9.00am – 12.15pm
Friday 26/06/09
- INSET Day – School closed to children
Saturday 27/06/09
- Year 3 & 4 Tag Rugby Festival at Bath Rec. 10.00am – 3.00pm
IMPORTANT - CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
You may already be a voluntary helper in our school. You may be thinking about it. You may know someone in the community who would like to help in school. This message is for all of you. Come along to one of our coffee mornings on Monday 6th July or Wednesday 8th July, or register an interest at the office if you cannot make those dates (FAO: Tony Day), to find out if you can support our children and whether we can support you!
WELL DONE TO…….
Ø The Year 6 children who performed in ‘The Witches’ at the Egg Theatre last weekend. This was a collaborative venture with Southdown Juniors and Hayesfield Secondary School and the first time we have been involved in this venture. Congratulations girls and boys!
Ø All our Year 5 and 6 tour guides during this week’s Open Day. Record numbers came through our doors and extra reinforcements had to be called! It comes as no surprise that they all did the school proud. The Visitors’ Book is crammed with compliments about them and the school.
Ø The Year 3 and 6 children who were involved at the Techlink project held at the University of Bath last week. While the Year 6 team of Sydney, Joda, Tom, Emily and Finlay were building very fast cars and testing them against other schools, the Year 3 team of William, Ben, Jenny, Abigail, Indie and Luke were giving a brilliant presentation to a large audience about their CAD CAM project using 2D Design.
Ø .. and thank you to everyone who came to our book sale in Class 1R. We raised £31.32 for the school.
ABLE, GIFTED AND TALENTED SURVEY
I am reviewing the school’s provision for able, gifted and talented children and would like the views of the school community. With this newsletter I have attached a survey and would be grateful if you would spend five minutes to complete it. The information collected will effect decisions towards future provision. Please return to the office by Friday 26th June.
Thank you. Mr Hempleman.
PLEASE NOTE
- Curriculum Overviews go out today to our parents & carers
- Groundforce Day (3) is on tomorrow. All welcome to help make our environment even better for our children!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Foundation Stage
Ella, Joe, Edie
Years 1 and 2
Grace, Todd, Tommy, Chloe, Ethan, Hugo
Years 3 and 4
Naomi, Megha, Will, Lily
Years 5 and 6
Jack, Isabella, Joda, Callum
PPA Art
Annie
PPA PE
Maddi, Isabel
PPA Music
Meghanne, Natasha
YEAR 5 KWIK CRICKET TOURNAMENT
On Tuesday 9th June Newbridge A team went to the Sulis Club to play a Year 5 Kwik Cricket Tournament. The team got off to a great start by thrashing Trinity with a massive 58 run victory. The next game was against St Michaels. We won that with a great batting performance from Tom and Callum. Our next game was against St Phillips. Their last pair almost took glory away from us but great bowling and fielding meant we snatched a 15 run victory. The next game we played was a real toughie. Our new tactic nearly cost us dearly but some great last pair batting by the two Izzy’s, including a powerful 4 hit by Izzy L, meant we just got away with the poor tactics and we won. That meant we won the group stage and were in the cup semi-finals. In the semi-finals our game was against Moorlands. Tom opened the bowling and got a hat trick on the first 3 balls and set us on our way. More wickets from Jack and Olli meant they only got 206 (you start on 200 and lose 5 runs for every wicket.) Tom’s dramatic switch shot for 6 ended the innings. We had won our semi-final and were through to the Final!!! We were against the team which had won the title 4 years running, Bathwick St Mary’s. We unfortunately only scored 218 and lost the final. We were disappointed but we held our heads high. We will represent the school in the County Finals in July. We would like to thank Mr Cumpson for organising the day and all the parents who came and supported us. (‘Congratulations to our cricketers & Mr Cumpson. Good luck in the final! A brilliant article too.’ Mr Croker)
GIRLS’ CRICKET TOURNAMENT
Well done to those girls who took part in the BANES Cricket Tournament on Tuesday 16th June. We had a wonderful afternoon, with all 17 girls playing some great cricket. We took an A and B team, with each team playing games against St Stephen’s. Kingswood, Paragon, St Andrew’s and St Michael’s. The A team won 3 out of their 4 games whilst the B team won 2 and lost 2. In the play-offs our B team came 5th overall and the A team came 4th, losing by only 8 runs! All the girls behaved superbly and encouraged their team mates all afternoon. As one of our parents commented “the enthusiasm is a joy to see”.
Well done everybody, yet again I was incredibly proud of your behaviour, organisation and support for each other. Thanks also to all those parents who help transport the girls to the venue. A special thank you to Mrs Marshall who was team manager for the A team! Mrs Bartlett.
(‘Well done, girls, for demonstrating the right approach on and off the field. Thank you too to Mrs Bartlett, Mrs Marshall and our drivers.’ Mr Croker)
ART WEEK UPDATE – HELP NEEDED!
We are very excited about the projects that the children will be working on during Art Week – 29th June – 3rd July, and with so much going on we really need some extra help with two particular activities. You don’t need to be artistic!
We need a team of CRB checked parents to work with small groups of Lower School children to support their painting of the Lower School mural. If you are available any time during Art Week we would be very pleased to hear from you.
In addition, two of our parent artists are working with the Year 6 children producing a mural in the Upper School. This is a big project and they would really appreciate some adult help with this.
If you are at all available to assist with either of these projects then please pass your name to Miss Higginbotham or Mr Baigent, or speak to Carol Hinton or Jane Callan. We would be really grateful for any help! Many thanks, Anna Higginbotham and Paulo Baigent.
BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL FREE SUMMER ART AND CRAFT TASTERS
The Community Learning Service are running FREE Summer Art and Craft Tasters on Tuesday 7th July at City of Bath Football Club, Twerton, Bath. The two hour Workshops will run from 9.45am -11.45am and 12.15pm - 2.15pm. Learners can stay the whole day (bring a packed lunch) and enjoy 2 workshops (morning and afternoon) or book onto a morning or afternoon workshop only.
Choose from: Create a Felt Pot or Chinese Brush Painting or Decorative Gift/Trinket Boxes.
Further details can be posted on request. Please arrive at 9.30am to enrol onto morning workshops or at 12.30pm for the afternoon workshops. Booking is essential for all workshops (if you turn up on the day without booking we cannot guarantee you a place). Please ring Naomi 01225 39836.
NPSA NEWS
Newbridge Summer Fete – Saturday July 11th: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Preparations for the fair are well under way and we are pleased to announce that as well as an events ring and a competition tent - there will be a magician, a bouncy castle obstacle course, a penalty shoot-out, cream teas and hopefully Mr Croker in the stocks (if we can find the stocks)! We also have the most amazing raffle prizes this year. It should be a fun-packed day! Volunteers are starting to come forward, but we still need people to run the following stalls:
- Splat the rat
- Hook a duck and frog game
- Treasure map
- Lucky dip
- Lose your marbles
- Flying saucers
- The egg game
- Guess the number of sweets in a jar
- Ice cream
- Adults tombola
- Soft drinks and water
- Face paints
- Barbecue
If you would like to take any of these on, then please fill in the slip below and return it to the NPSA tray in reception as soon as possible. Please feel free to volunteer on your own or with a team of families. You will need to be at the school in time to set up, run and clear up on the day of the fair. We really are in need of volunteers so please come forward and help us reach our £3000 target for the adventure playground and have some fun at the same time!
We still need gazebos (hopefully for shade on the field), and it would be great if you could bring these to the summer fair and put them up for us! We also need to find some stocks - or is there anyone out there who can make some?
If you can help please pop a note in the NPSA tray in reception or send an email to npsa@hotmail.co.uk. Thank you!
Groundforce Day – Saturday 20th June: 9.00am – 1.00pm
Just a quick reminder that any cakes or biscuits you fancy bringing along on Groundforce Day would be very welcome indeed! There will also be sausages in rolls available for the reasonable price of £1 plus a free drink!
Ice-creams
These will be on sale after school from Friday 19th June - every Friday until the end of term! So bring your money and make your way to the field!
Friday, 12 June 2009
NEWSLETTER Issue: 6.02
HEAD’S VIEW
It is that time of year when we are putting our plans in place for the next academic year and, with that in mind, I would like to let you know details of classes and teachers for September. You will notice that Mrs Phillips is not on that list. That is because she has been appointed, with effect from September, to a teaching post at Box Primary School. Mrs Phillips will be a member of the management team and this is a great opportunity for her to make the most of her skills and expertise. More will be said about Mrs Phillips later in the term but I just want to say that we will be losing a very talented and committed teacher and a very important member of our team. I am sure you will all join me in offering our congratulations to her.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 15/06/09
Tuesday 16/06/09
- Open Afternoon (all parents & carers welcome): 1.30pm – 2.30pm (refreshments in Blue Room 2.00pm onwards)
- Girls’ Cricket Tournament: 1.00pm – 4.30pm
Thursday 18/06/09
- Curriculum Information Evening for all parents and carers on Literacy @ 6.30pm
Friday 19/06/09
- Chess match vs King Edward’s (home) 3.45pm – 5.30pm
Saturday 20/06/09
- Groundforce Day 3 – the final one this year! 9.00am – 1.00pm
HOMEWORK! MY LEARNING FOLDERS
The children will be bringing their ‘My Learning’ folders home for this weekend. Can you please help them celebrate their learning outside school by recording in some way. It could be about anything from tying shoelaces to baking a cake! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ensure these folders are returned on Monday. Thank you.
LITERACY WEEK
Literacy Week has been a great success and enjoyed by all – children and staff! Thank you to everyone who has helped in any way; to staff and students, to Lesley Waters and her team of helpers for organising the hot chocolate at Book at Bedtime, to the School Association for funding Storybox Theatre, to Ishbel Tovey for helping run the Book Fair and last but not least, to the children for joining in with such enthusiasm! Many thanks, Di Rhodes.
(‘We would also like to thank Mrs Rhodes for organising an excellent week. She has put a lot of hard work into this to make it so memorable and enjoyable for us all.’ Mr Croker)
LOST
Green cap with camouflage lining and neck flap, labelled. Please hand in to the office if found. Thank you.
THANK YOU!
The Kitchen staff and Breakfast Club staff would like to thank Mr Andy Lawrence, dad of Isha in Willow class, for donating and delivering a freezer this week. We have been looking for one for a long time. This will be a great help for lots of different things.
CONGRATULATIONS
Well done to Sydney who has achieved a place at the Regional Multi-Skill Academy. She is one of only eight pupils to make it through from BANES so it is a great achievement.
DO YOU HAVE COMPASSION, INTEGRITY AND COMMON SENSE?
Would you like to make a contribution to the community in Bath and Wansdyke?
WOULD YOU CONSIDER BECOMING A MAGISTRATE?
This is your opportunity.
Bath and Wansdyke Magistrates’Court, The Law Courts, North Parade Road, Bath
Interested? Come and see for yourself at one of our Open Mornings between Monday 29th June and Wednesday 1st July from 9.30am onwards to observe courts in session and discuss matters of interest with local Magistrates.
Alternatively you can come to our Open Evening on Thursday 2nd July 2009 between 6.00pm and 7.00pm.
To register your interest in coming to one of the Open Events and/or to request an application form please contact:
Ann Kibby at The Law Courts, North Parade Road, Bath BA1 5AF
Email: ann.kibby@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 01225 476702
Closing date for completed applications – 30th September 2009.
For further information about becoming a magistrate and an application form please visit www.direct.gov.uk/magistrates
LITERACY CURRICULUM EVENING – THURSDAY 18th JUNE – 6.30pm in UPPER SCHOOL HALL
We are now able to offer an additional workshop at the Curriculum Evening. If you would like to change you choice please return the slip at the bottom on this Newsletter. Thank you.
NPSA NEWS
Newbridge Summer Fete – Saturday July 11th 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Preparations for the fair are well under way and we are pleased to announce that as well as an events ring and a competition tent - there will be a magician, a bouncy castle obstacle course, a penalty shoot-out, cream teas and Mr Croker in the stocks! It should be a fun-packed day! Here is a list of stalls we are also hoping to run at this year’s fair:
- Splat the rat
- Hook a duck and the frog game
- Treasure map
- Lucky dip
- Tattoos
- Lose your marbles
- Flying saucers
- The egg game
- Guess the number of sweets in a jar
- Ice cream
- Adults tombola
- Chocolate tombola
- Soft drinks and water
- Creepy crawly face paints
- Barbecue
If you would like to take any of these on, then please fill in the slip below and return it to the NPSA tray in reception as soon as possible. Please feel free to volunteer on your own or with a team of families. You will need to be at the school in time to set up, run and clear up on the day of the fair. We really are in need of volunteers so please come forward and help us reach our £3000 target for the adventure playground and have some fun at the same time! We are particularly in need of families to run the barbecue. It would be great if, say, a team of fathers (or mothers for that matter!) could get together, bring along their barbecues and cook up a feast!
Summer Fair Poster Competition
We are thrilled to announce that Elise Preedy from 1H has won the poster competition. You will all be able to see what a fantastic job she has done when the posters go up around the school and in the community! Well done Elise!
A special mention must go to our runner-up, Isobel Parker Year 5, who also came up with a fantastic design!
Wanted!
Four things this week!
- Does anyone out there have a sewing machine they no longer need which they would be willing to donate to the school? It would make making costumes for our up-coming productions much easier!
- If you have a CD player you no longer need the school would be very grateful!
- Gazebos and party tents. It would be great if you could bring these to the summer fair and put them up for us!
- Ice boxes – Thanks to Susan Whitehead we now have a freezer to store ice-creams in! Thank you! But it would be great if we could get hold of a few ice boxes to take the ice-creams onto the field in!
If you can help please pop a note in the NPSA tray in reception or send an email to npsa@hotmail.co.uk. Thank you!
Ice-creams
These will be on sale after school from Friday 19th June - every Friday until the end of term! So bring your money and make your way to the field!
It is that time of year when we are putting our plans in place for the next academic year and, with that in mind, I would like to let you know details of classes and teachers for September. You will notice that Mrs Phillips is not on that list. That is because she has been appointed, with effect from September, to a teaching post at Box Primary School. Mrs Phillips will be a member of the management team and this is a great opportunity for her to make the most of her skills and expertise. More will be said about Mrs Phillips later in the term but I just want to say that we will be losing a very talented and committed teacher and a very important member of our team. I am sure you will all join me in offering our congratulations to her.
Please see below for September 2009 classes and please be aware that none of the classes will be reshuffled this year.
Foundation Stage - Mrs Harrison (Phase Leader) - Elm
Foundation Stage - Mrs Hansard/Mrs O'Gara - Willow
Year 1 - Ms Rhodes - (current Willow class) - 1R
Year 1 - Miss Barratt - (current Elm class) - 1B
Year 2 - Miss Higginbotham (Phase Leader) - (current 1R) - 2H
Year 2 - Ms Card - (current 1H) - 2C
Year 3 - Mrs Bradley - (current 2C) - 3B
Year 3 - Miss Simpson - (current 2B) - 3S
Year 4 - Ms Palmer (Phase Leader)/Mrs Bateman - (current 3H) - 4PB
Year 4 - Mr Cumpson - (current 3B) - 4C
Year 5 - Miss Wells - (current 4P) - 4W
Year 5 - Miss Amies - (current 4W) - 4A
Year 6 - Mr Hempleman (Phase Leader) - (current 5C) - 6H
Year 6 - Miss Skyner - (current 5PB) - 6S
IMPORTANT - CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
You may already be a voluntary helper in our school. You may be thinking about it. You may know someone in the community who would like to help in school. This message is for all of you. Please see the attached newsletter to find out what is going on.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 15/06/09
Tuesday 16/06/09
- Open Afternoon (all parents & carers welcome): 1.30pm – 2.30pm (refreshments in Blue Room 2.00pm onwards)
- Girls’ Cricket Tournament: 1.00pm – 4.30pm
Thursday 18/06/09
- Curriculum Information Evening for all parents and carers on Literacy @ 6.30pm
Friday 19/06/09
- Chess match vs King Edward’s (home) 3.45pm – 5.30pm
Saturday 20/06/09
- Groundforce Day 3 – the final one this year! 9.00am – 1.00pm
HOMEWORK! MY LEARNING FOLDERS
The children will be bringing their ‘My Learning’ folders home for this weekend. Can you please help them celebrate their learning outside school by recording in some way. It could be about anything from tying shoelaces to baking a cake! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ensure these folders are returned on Monday. Thank you.
LITERACY WEEK
Literacy Week has been a great success and enjoyed by all – children and staff! Thank you to everyone who has helped in any way; to staff and students, to Lesley Waters and her team of helpers for organising the hot chocolate at Book at Bedtime, to the School Association for funding Storybox Theatre, to Ishbel Tovey for helping run the Book Fair and last but not least, to the children for joining in with such enthusiasm! Many thanks, Di Rhodes.
(‘We would also like to thank Mrs Rhodes for organising an excellent week. She has put a lot of hard work into this to make it so memorable and enjoyable for us all.’ Mr Croker)
LOST
Green cap with camouflage lining and neck flap, labelled. Please hand in to the office if found. Thank you.
THANK YOU!
The Kitchen staff and Breakfast Club staff would like to thank Mr Andy Lawrence, dad of Isha in Willow class, for donating and delivering a freezer this week. We have been looking for one for a long time. This will be a great help for lots of different things.
CONGRATULATIONS
Well done to Sydney who has achieved a place at the Regional Multi-Skill Academy. She is one of only eight pupils to make it through from BANES so it is a great achievement.
DO YOU HAVE COMPASSION, INTEGRITY AND COMMON SENSE?
Would you like to make a contribution to the community in Bath and Wansdyke?
WOULD YOU CONSIDER BECOMING A MAGISTRATE?
This is your opportunity.
Bath and Wansdyke Magistrates’Court, The Law Courts, North Parade Road, Bath
Interested? Come and see for yourself at one of our Open Mornings between Monday 29th June and Wednesday 1st July from 9.30am onwards to observe courts in session and discuss matters of interest with local Magistrates.
Alternatively you can come to our Open Evening on Thursday 2nd July 2009 between 6.00pm and 7.00pm.
To register your interest in coming to one of the Open Events and/or to request an application form please contact:
Ann Kibby at The Law Courts, North Parade Road, Bath BA1 5AF
Email: ann.kibby@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 01225 476702
Closing date for completed applications – 30th September 2009.
For further information about becoming a magistrate and an application form please visit www.direct.gov.uk/magistrates
LITERACY CURRICULUM EVENING – THURSDAY 18th JUNE – 6.30pm in UPPER SCHOOL HALL
We are now able to offer an additional workshop at the Curriculum Evening. If you would like to change you choice please return the slip at the bottom on this Newsletter. Thank you.
NPSA NEWS
Newbridge Summer Fete – Saturday July 11th 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Preparations for the fair are well under way and we are pleased to announce that as well as an events ring and a competition tent - there will be a magician, a bouncy castle obstacle course, a penalty shoot-out, cream teas and Mr Croker in the stocks! It should be a fun-packed day! Here is a list of stalls we are also hoping to run at this year’s fair:
- Splat the rat
- Hook a duck and the frog game
- Treasure map
- Lucky dip
- Tattoos
- Lose your marbles
- Flying saucers
- The egg game
- Guess the number of sweets in a jar
- Ice cream
- Adults tombola
- Chocolate tombola
- Soft drinks and water
- Creepy crawly face paints
- Barbecue
If you would like to take any of these on, then please fill in the slip below and return it to the NPSA tray in reception as soon as possible. Please feel free to volunteer on your own or with a team of families. You will need to be at the school in time to set up, run and clear up on the day of the fair. We really are in need of volunteers so please come forward and help us reach our £3000 target for the adventure playground and have some fun at the same time! We are particularly in need of families to run the barbecue. It would be great if, say, a team of fathers (or mothers for that matter!) could get together, bring along their barbecues and cook up a feast!
Summer Fair Poster Competition
We are thrilled to announce that Elise Preedy from 1H has won the poster competition. You will all be able to see what a fantastic job she has done when the posters go up around the school and in the community! Well done Elise!
A special mention must go to our runner-up, Isobel Parker Year 5, who also came up with a fantastic design!
Wanted!
Four things this week!
- Does anyone out there have a sewing machine they no longer need which they would be willing to donate to the school? It would make making costumes for our up-coming productions much easier!
- If you have a CD player you no longer need the school would be very grateful!
- Gazebos and party tents. It would be great if you could bring these to the summer fair and put them up for us!
- Ice boxes – Thanks to Susan Whitehead we now have a freezer to store ice-creams in! Thank you! But it would be great if we could get hold of a few ice boxes to take the ice-creams onto the field in!
If you can help please pop a note in the NPSA tray in reception or send an email to npsa@hotmail.co.uk. Thank you!
Ice-creams
These will be on sale after school from Friday 19th June - every Friday until the end of term! So bring your money and make your way to the field!
Friday, 5 June 2009
NEWSLETTER Issue: 6.01
HEAD’S VIEW
Welcome back after what I hope was a scorching half term break in every sense! This beautiful weather heralds the start of an exciting eight weeks leading up to the summer break with so much to look forward to. Our Year 6 children and staff team are currently in the Isle of Wight on their residential trip. They are having a wonderful time and representing our school in such a way that makes us feel proud to be a part of Newbridge Primary. They will all certainly sleep well this weekend!
Exciting news of the adventure / fitness trail to be built where the old Year 3 double mobile was situated……….work is due to start on our new trail the week beginning 22nd June and it is estimated that it will take two weeks to complete. We are moving fast on this so that our Year 6 children, in particular, have a chance to use it before they leave. Our children have had a say in the design and we are all really excited about the opportunities for play and exercise it will bring in the coming years. However, we are going ahead still needing £3000 and this is where we need every last penny from the Summer Fair and any fund raising leading up to it! Our superb NPSA and school community will, we are sure, make it happen so all your support for the activities outlined in the NPSA news at the end of this and every newsletter is much appreciated.
I hope the following words do not bring a premature end to the summer but here goes! We reminded the children earlier this week about the importance of wearing a hat in such strong sunshine as they have the option of playing on the field at lunchtime and there is not too much shade. We have said that, as regards the field, ‘no hat, no play’ so your help in ensuring that your child always has a hat available, as well as a water bottle, is appreciated. We have school hats for sale and they can be bought at the school office from Lesley Waters at 3.15pm. Please note later in this newsletter, some reminders about uniform and PE kit. Next week Literacy Week!
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 08/06/09
Literacy Week
Monday 08/06
- 9.30am Bel Mooney assembly (children’s author)
- NPSA Coffee Morning Lower School Hall 9.00 – 10.00
- NPSA Committee Meeting @ 7.30pm
Tuesday 09/06/09
- Book at Bedtime @ 6.30pm
- Year 5 Cricket Festival at the Sulis Club 10.00am – 4.00pm
Wednesday 10/06/09
- Storybox Theatre
Thursday 11/06/09
- Poetry Recitals
Friday 12/06/09
- Poetry Recitals
- Dress up as a book character
- Year 6 to see ‘The Witches’ at The Egg
Sunday 14/06/09
- Spiritual Garden & Conservation Area open as part of Weston Village Open Garden Event 1.00-5.30pm
LITERACY CURRICULUM EVENING – 18th JUNE 2009
We will be holding a curriculum evening on Thursday 18th June to inform you about recent developments in Literacy at Newbridge from Foundation Stage to Year 6. This will take place in the Upper School Hall from 6.30pm – 7.30pm. Peter Rolfe, an adviser from the Local Authority will be giving a talk on writing in KS2. There will also be a variety of workshops to choose from covering Letters and Sounds, Helping your Child at KS2 and Cursive Handwriting. There is a slip attached to this newsletter. We would be grateful if this could be returned to the School Office by Friday 12th June.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Foundation Stage
Ollie, Charley, Emily, Jodie
Years 1 and 2
Ella, Ruby, Andrea, Ethan, Maura
Years 3 and 4
Harry, Rhys, Elle, Ben
Years 5 and 6
Hannah, Charlie, Alayna
PPA Art
Rosie
PPA Drama
Olli, Meggie
PPA PE
Todd ,Alex, Charlie
PPA Music
Oliver
PE REMINDER
Please could you ensure that your children have the correct PE kit for this term:
Red T-shirt
Black shorts
Trainers/daps
It would be incredibly helpful if you could label everything (you would not believe the amount of lost property and the number of items without names on!) Your co-operation with this would be appreciated.
UPPER SCHOOL SPORTS DAY
Upper School Sports Day is on the calendar for Tuesday 7th July. A letter will be sent out later on in the term but I thought it would be a good time to remind you of House colours and therefore T-shirt colours children will need:
Eagles – Red
Owls – Yellow
Falcons – Green
Ospreys – Blue
SPORTING EVENT DATES
Tuesday 9th June – Year 5 Cricket Tournament: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Tuesday 16th June – Girls’ Cricket Festival: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Wednesday 1st July – Lower School Sports Morning: 9.15am – 10.30am
(Friday 3rd July – Reserve Lower School Sports Morning)
Tuesday 7th July – Upper School Sports Day: 9.30am – 3.15pm
(Thursday 9th July – Reserve Upper School Sports Day)
Wednesday 15th July – Year 4 Cricket Festival at Oldfield: 12.30pm – 2.30pm
UNIFORM REMINDERS
The vast majority of our children are beautifully turned out and reflect the standards we continually aspire to. However, we would like to remind our families of the following aspects of our uniform policy:
Socks must be grey or white (no sports socks).
Black shoes (or navy or black closed-toe sandals in summer) are to be worn in school.
No jewellery should be worn; only watches (Key Stage 2) and stud earrings are allowed.
Coloured nail varnish and cosmetics are not allowed in school.
Temporary tattoos or markings of any kind on arms etc are not allowed in school.
Hair longer than collar length should be tied back at appropriate times eg PE, Active Clubs, DT.
Thank you once again for your support.
NPSA NEWS
Coffee Morning - Monday 8th June - Lower School Hall: 8.50am-10.00am
Don’t forget to come along to the next coffee morning on Monday! (Please note change of venue). Not only will you be able to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee but homemade biscuits and cookies will be on sale! And unlike a coffee house, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg as hot drinks are on sale at 50 pence and the biscuits cost a mere 20 pence! You will also have a chance to purchase second hand uniform items from our stand of reasonably-priced goods or why not bring in a book and take part in our book exchange! Everyone is welcome and the more the merrier – so please come along and join the fun!
NPSA Committee Meeting – Monday 8th June - Blue Room: 7.30pm
If you have been to one of these meetings before – please come along and if you haven’t come along too! Our school association can only become stronger by more parents and carers getting involved – there is room for everyone! The meeting will begin at 7.30pm promptly.
Summer Fair - Saturday 11th July: 2.00pm - 4.30pm
A big thank you to all those children who entered the poster competition! We will be bringing you the results in next week’s newsletter! Your school needs you!
We thought it would be nice to try something new and get families involved more closely in the running of the fair. So how do you and your family fancy taking on a stall! This would involve setting up, manning and clearing up, so we suggest you share the task with another family or families depending on the stall. So, next week we will be publishing a list of the stalls and asking you to volunteer! Alternatively, if you have an idea for a stall which you feel confident that you could develop and run please let us know. Any ideas and help are always welcome!
Raffle
We are hoping to put together a really outstanding raffle this year with some great prizes but to do so we would really appreciate your help! So, if any of you can think of any prizes we can get our hands on, then please grab them for us! Or maybe you work for or run a business which could offer us a prize. If you do not wish to ask them yourselves give us the details and we will make the approach. The raffle tickets will be available in advance this year as well as on the day, giving you more of an opportunity to win those fabulous prizes!
Cake Sale
A big thank you to all of those who provided cakes for the sale at the end of the last term! And an equally big thank you to those who helped organize it! I am pleased to announce that we made an impressive £200!
(‘Thank you so much to the NPSA and all who organised and supported this and our other cake sales – we think you are brilliant!’ Mr Croker)
Welcome back after what I hope was a scorching half term break in every sense! This beautiful weather heralds the start of an exciting eight weeks leading up to the summer break with so much to look forward to. Our Year 6 children and staff team are currently in the Isle of Wight on their residential trip. They are having a wonderful time and representing our school in such a way that makes us feel proud to be a part of Newbridge Primary. They will all certainly sleep well this weekend!
Exciting news of the adventure / fitness trail to be built where the old Year 3 double mobile was situated……….work is due to start on our new trail the week beginning 22nd June and it is estimated that it will take two weeks to complete. We are moving fast on this so that our Year 6 children, in particular, have a chance to use it before they leave. Our children have had a say in the design and we are all really excited about the opportunities for play and exercise it will bring in the coming years. However, we are going ahead still needing £3000 and this is where we need every last penny from the Summer Fair and any fund raising leading up to it! Our superb NPSA and school community will, we are sure, make it happen so all your support for the activities outlined in the NPSA news at the end of this and every newsletter is much appreciated.
I hope the following words do not bring a premature end to the summer but here goes! We reminded the children earlier this week about the importance of wearing a hat in such strong sunshine as they have the option of playing on the field at lunchtime and there is not too much shade. We have said that, as regards the field, ‘no hat, no play’ so your help in ensuring that your child always has a hat available, as well as a water bottle, is appreciated. We have school hats for sale and they can be bought at the school office from Lesley Waters at 3.15pm. Please note later in this newsletter, some reminders about uniform and PE kit. Next week Literacy Week!
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 08/06/09
Literacy Week
Monday 08/06
- 9.30am Bel Mooney assembly (children’s author)
- NPSA Coffee Morning Lower School Hall 9.00 – 10.00
- NPSA Committee Meeting @ 7.30pm
Tuesday 09/06/09
- Book at Bedtime @ 6.30pm
- Year 5 Cricket Festival at the Sulis Club 10.00am – 4.00pm
Wednesday 10/06/09
- Storybox Theatre
Thursday 11/06/09
- Poetry Recitals
Friday 12/06/09
- Poetry Recitals
- Dress up as a book character
- Year 6 to see ‘The Witches’ at The Egg
Sunday 14/06/09
- Spiritual Garden & Conservation Area open as part of Weston Village Open Garden Event 1.00-5.30pm
LITERACY CURRICULUM EVENING – 18th JUNE 2009
We will be holding a curriculum evening on Thursday 18th June to inform you about recent developments in Literacy at Newbridge from Foundation Stage to Year 6. This will take place in the Upper School Hall from 6.30pm – 7.30pm. Peter Rolfe, an adviser from the Local Authority will be giving a talk on writing in KS2. There will also be a variety of workshops to choose from covering Letters and Sounds, Helping your Child at KS2 and Cursive Handwriting. There is a slip attached to this newsletter. We would be grateful if this could be returned to the School Office by Friday 12th June.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Foundation Stage
Ollie, Charley, Emily, Jodie
Years 1 and 2
Ella, Ruby, Andrea, Ethan, Maura
Years 3 and 4
Harry, Rhys, Elle, Ben
Years 5 and 6
Hannah, Charlie, Alayna
PPA Art
Rosie
PPA Drama
Olli, Meggie
PPA PE
Todd ,Alex, Charlie
PPA Music
Oliver
PE REMINDER
Please could you ensure that your children have the correct PE kit for this term:
Red T-shirt
Black shorts
Trainers/daps
It would be incredibly helpful if you could label everything (you would not believe the amount of lost property and the number of items without names on!) Your co-operation with this would be appreciated.
UPPER SCHOOL SPORTS DAY
Upper School Sports Day is on the calendar for Tuesday 7th July. A letter will be sent out later on in the term but I thought it would be a good time to remind you of House colours and therefore T-shirt colours children will need:
Eagles – Red
Owls – Yellow
Falcons – Green
Ospreys – Blue
SPORTING EVENT DATES
Tuesday 9th June – Year 5 Cricket Tournament: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Tuesday 16th June – Girls’ Cricket Festival: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Wednesday 1st July – Lower School Sports Morning: 9.15am – 10.30am
(Friday 3rd July – Reserve Lower School Sports Morning)
Tuesday 7th July – Upper School Sports Day: 9.30am – 3.15pm
(Thursday 9th July – Reserve Upper School Sports Day)
Wednesday 15th July – Year 4 Cricket Festival at Oldfield: 12.30pm – 2.30pm
UNIFORM REMINDERS
The vast majority of our children are beautifully turned out and reflect the standards we continually aspire to. However, we would like to remind our families of the following aspects of our uniform policy:
Socks must be grey or white (no sports socks).
Black shoes (or navy or black closed-toe sandals in summer) are to be worn in school.
No jewellery should be worn; only watches (Key Stage 2) and stud earrings are allowed.
Coloured nail varnish and cosmetics are not allowed in school.
Temporary tattoos or markings of any kind on arms etc are not allowed in school.
Hair longer than collar length should be tied back at appropriate times eg PE, Active Clubs, DT.
Thank you once again for your support.
NPSA NEWS
Coffee Morning - Monday 8th June - Lower School Hall: 8.50am-10.00am
Don’t forget to come along to the next coffee morning on Monday! (Please note change of venue). Not only will you be able to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee but homemade biscuits and cookies will be on sale! And unlike a coffee house, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg as hot drinks are on sale at 50 pence and the biscuits cost a mere 20 pence! You will also have a chance to purchase second hand uniform items from our stand of reasonably-priced goods or why not bring in a book and take part in our book exchange! Everyone is welcome and the more the merrier – so please come along and join the fun!
NPSA Committee Meeting – Monday 8th June - Blue Room: 7.30pm
If you have been to one of these meetings before – please come along and if you haven’t come along too! Our school association can only become stronger by more parents and carers getting involved – there is room for everyone! The meeting will begin at 7.30pm promptly.
Summer Fair - Saturday 11th July: 2.00pm - 4.30pm
A big thank you to all those children who entered the poster competition! We will be bringing you the results in next week’s newsletter! Your school needs you!
We thought it would be nice to try something new and get families involved more closely in the running of the fair. So how do you and your family fancy taking on a stall! This would involve setting up, manning and clearing up, so we suggest you share the task with another family or families depending on the stall. So, next week we will be publishing a list of the stalls and asking you to volunteer! Alternatively, if you have an idea for a stall which you feel confident that you could develop and run please let us know. Any ideas and help are always welcome!
Raffle
We are hoping to put together a really outstanding raffle this year with some great prizes but to do so we would really appreciate your help! So, if any of you can think of any prizes we can get our hands on, then please grab them for us! Or maybe you work for or run a business which could offer us a prize. If you do not wish to ask them yourselves give us the details and we will make the approach. The raffle tickets will be available in advance this year as well as on the day, giving you more of an opportunity to win those fabulous prizes!
Cake Sale
A big thank you to all of those who provided cakes for the sale at the end of the last term! And an equally big thank you to those who helped organize it! I am pleased to announce that we made an impressive £200!
(‘Thank you so much to the NPSA and all who organised and supported this and our other cake sales – we think you are brilliant!’ Mr Croker)
Friday, 22 May 2009
NEWSLETTER Issue: 5.05
HEAD’S VIEW
Half term is here after a very fast five weeks! The last two weeks have seen Year 6 SATs take place, with Year 2 SATs taking place over a longer period. Our other children, from Year 1 upwards, have also had their assessments so that we can track their progress and ensure we are meeting their needs. As well as ongoing teacher assessment, we carry out these more formal assessments every six months throughout the children’s time at Newbridge and the outcomes of these very much inform the Reports coming out to you later this term. As you know, the future of Year 6 SATs in their current format is uncertain but what is certain is the attitude of the vast majority of our children towards their learning. We are so impressed with their desire to do their very best and we cannot ask for more than that! Huge credit goes to all the staff too for leaving no stone unturned to help the children be the best that they can be.
Sadly, we say farewell to Adam (2B) and Andrea (1H) who move to Peasedown St John Primary and Longwell Green Primary respectively. They both live quite a long way from our school and it will be so much easier for them and their families now. Both are delightful children and we will miss them very much, as we do Thomas (4W) who left us very recently and is settling in well at the Paragon. We wish them all the very best in the future.
You will find attached the first Governor Newsletter in our brief history! This newsletter will come out three or four times a year and is a step towards achieving our aim of bringing the governors and school community closer together. We hope you enjoy it and well done to Victoria Janseunne, our Chair of Governors, for making it happen.
I hope you all have an excellent half term break. For my part, I am hoping to do a spot of camping with the family …..fingers crossed for that heatwave!
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 01/06/09
Monday 01/06/09
- Start of Term 6
- Year 6 residential trip to Isle of Wight
- Year 2 ‘Invasion’ Week (induction in KS2)
Tuesday 02/06/09
- No Blues Band or Keyboard lessons
Friday 05/06/09
- Curriculum Overview out to Parents
LITERACY WEEK: Monday 8th – Friday 12th June
Literacy week is fast approaching. Just a couple of dates for your diary:
· Tuesday 9th June – Book at Bedtime
· Friday 12th June – Dress up as a Book Character
The Book Fair will be running from Monday 8th to Thursday 11th. I would be really grateful for any parents who could run the fair. This involves unlocking the book cases and selling books for about half an hour at the end of the school day. If you can help please sign and return the slip attached to Ms Rhodes, via the School Office, by Wednesday 3rd June.
Please bring any unwanted Nearly New Books into school after the holiday. IR are hosting a book sale after school on Tuesday 9th June, as part of Book Week. Thank you. Mrs Rhodes.
WESTON VILLAGE OPEN GARDEN EVENT
Our Spiritual Garden and the Conservation Area are open for the public to see on Sunday 14th June between 1.00pm and 5.30pm. For the first time we are taking part in the Weston Village Open Garden Event and we are one of a number of gardens open for viewing (Mrs Rixson’s is another one!). Entry to all the gardens costs £5 on the day or £4 in advance. We have programmes on sale in the office and all proceeds go towards Dorothy House hospice. If you are able to take part, that would be great and if you can help, for at least part of the day, by manning the gates that would be equally great! Please let us know if you are able to help.
ATTENTION YEAR 6!
We are leaving for the Isle of Wight on Monday 1st June at 9.00am. Please arrive early, especially those with medicines.
Remember: Packed lunch, Water bottle, Backpack and your Suitcase!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Foundation Stage
Jamarnye, Isaac
Years 1 and 2
Anna, Phoebe, Max
Years 3 and 4
Maddi, Sam
Years 5 and 6
Lawrie, Poppy, Bryony, Sh’Niele
PPA Drama
Lucas, Joda
PPA Art
Sophie
PPA PE
Charlie, William, Naomi, Jay
PPA Music
Michael, Rhys, Julian
NEWBRIDGE SCHOOL HATS
Protect your children from the sun in an official school hat. Two styles available: Baseball cap with detachable neck flap - £4
Beanie (all round brim) - £5
both embroidered with the school logo
On sale after half term outside the office at 3.15pm each day. All profits to NPSA
LOST
Boys trainers, size 4F, blue and silver, Bootleg brand from Clarks.
Black school trousers, white shirt and black school shoes in red Power Rangers PE bag.
Red reversible fleece school jacket.
CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE
At the end of every month each class teacher has a very difficult decision to face. They have to choose the one person from their class to receive a Certificate of Excellence. The person they choose has to consistently be the best that he or she can be. That could be in effort and attitude, achievement, behaviour or citizenship. Sometimes it can be very difficult deciding as all of the children at Newbridge seem to work so hard and behave so well!
The girls and boys with their names here this month deserve congratulating. It is not easy to be awarded a Certificate of Excellence and they have done extremely well.
Lower School
Elm - Olivia
Willow - Isha
1H - Alfie
1R - Zoe
2B - Meg
2C - Jackson
Upper School
3B - Elizabeth
3H - Beatrice
4P - Sophie
4W - Olivia
5C - Sophia
5PB - Beth
6A - Joda
6CS - Finlay
6JS - Ava
PERIPATETIC MUSIC LESSONS
The deadline for showing an interest in learning one of the musical instruments at school from September was today. During the first two weeks back after half-term the peripatetic staff will be testing those children interested to see if they like the instrument and if they are able to play it. The teachers will be taking children out on the following days:
Monday - drums, guitars
Tuesday - brass
Wednesday - cellos
Thursday - violins
Friday - flutes
If there are any children who would like to start to learn an instrument from September, who have missed the deadline, then please notify the office before the relevant day, as shown above. Once the children have been tested, all children will be sent a letter to inform of fees and confirmation of lessons to be carried out.
Keyboard lessons are taught separately by Mrs Houston. There is currently a waiting list for lessons and so Mrs Houston will let all children know when there are spaces available.
If you have any other queries about peripatetic music lessons please see me as soon as possible. Miss Amies
DINNER MONEY
All dinners must be taken on a weekly basis. The cost of dinners is £9.25 per week. Please send the money in on a Monday morning, in an envelope with your child’s name and class on it. All cheques to be made payable to B&NES please.
Dinner money for the coming term is as follows:
June - 21 days @ £1.85 = £38.85 - £9.25 for Year 6 - IOW
July - 18 days @ £1.85 = £33.30
TOTAL - £72.15
LOWER SCHOOL FRUIT SCHEME
There is no fruit supplied on the first day back after the half-term holiday. Please feel free to send your child with a piece of fruit for this one day. The fruit supply returns to normal on the Tuesday. Thank you to all the parents and carers who help with this scheme. Cheers, Dawn. (‘..and a huge ‘thank you’ to Mrs Worthington and the team from the school – definitely unsung heroes and heroines!’ Mr Croker)
ORIENTEERING – Family friendly event
Bristol Orienteering Klub (BOK) and Avon Schools Orienteering welcome beginners and experienced navigators of all ages to try orienteering on Sunday 7th June 2009 at Greyfield Wood Farm, High Littleton BS39 6YE, off the A39 in High Littleton at ST 645585 along Greyfield Road. Arrive between 10.00am and 12 noon.
Cost – Juniors £2-3 (accompanying adult free) Adult courses from £5.50.
More information see www.bristolorienteering.org.uk
NPSA News
Disco
Great fun was had by all of those who attended last Friday’s disco which raised a very respectable £450 towards the playground equipment for the Upper School. I would like to thank Steph Massie, Lisa Lansdown and Andy Lawrence for organising the event, Stewart Taylor for supplying the drinks(which certainly helped get people on the dance floor) and Kelvin Rogers for helping him run the bar. Thank you to the class reps for selling the tickets and to Nigel Lansdown, Richard Burton, Anna Whitson and Julian Massie for turning the hall into a disco venue! And, finally, a big thank you to Paulo Baigent for the music and everyone who came along and danced late into the night!
Summer Fete – Saturday July 11th: 2.00pm - 4.30pm
Make sure this date is in your diaries and keep it free as your children will not thank you if you miss this one! Like the Christmas Fair it will, however, need a whole army of volunteers to make it happen! And that is where you come in! Over the next six weeks we will be bombarding you with requests for help, cakes, prizes and all sorts of other things! We are planning to have an events ring with dance and music displays by the children, a competition tent (more details below), cream teas, a barbecue and a variety of stalls including skittles and a coconut shy. We are also hoping to be able to feature all sorts of crafts but that will all depend on your help…
We also need to borrow gazebos, a coconut shy, a Punch and Judy and we need to find the stocks which we know are out there somewhere! If you have any of these, please get in touch with NPSA as soon as possible.
Competition Entries – Summer Fete 2009
We have decided to feature a competition tent in this year’s fair so here are the categories:
Picture A4 size -Theme – summer - Preschool, Infants and Juniors.
Miniature garden – Family entry
Egg-box model - Infants and Juniors
Photograph Black and white or colour -Theme – My favourite place - Primary, Secondary and Adults
Mad Hatters - Decorated hat - Infants and Juniors
Collection in a jam jar – Preschool, Infants and Juniors
Decorated cupcake - Infants, Junior, Adults
Prizes will be given and there will be a charge of 50 pence for each entry. Entry forms will be available nearer the date. So, start working on those competition entries!
Design the Summer Fete Poster
Can't wait until July? Please enter our design a poster competition for the Summer Fete - entries to be in colour on A4 and pictures only (no text). Entries to be placed in the box in Main Reception by 5th July.
Half term is here after a very fast five weeks! The last two weeks have seen Year 6 SATs take place, with Year 2 SATs taking place over a longer period. Our other children, from Year 1 upwards, have also had their assessments so that we can track their progress and ensure we are meeting their needs. As well as ongoing teacher assessment, we carry out these more formal assessments every six months throughout the children’s time at Newbridge and the outcomes of these very much inform the Reports coming out to you later this term. As you know, the future of Year 6 SATs in their current format is uncertain but what is certain is the attitude of the vast majority of our children towards their learning. We are so impressed with their desire to do their very best and we cannot ask for more than that! Huge credit goes to all the staff too for leaving no stone unturned to help the children be the best that they can be.
Sadly, we say farewell to Adam (2B) and Andrea (1H) who move to Peasedown St John Primary and Longwell Green Primary respectively. They both live quite a long way from our school and it will be so much easier for them and their families now. Both are delightful children and we will miss them very much, as we do Thomas (4W) who left us very recently and is settling in well at the Paragon. We wish them all the very best in the future.
You will find attached the first Governor Newsletter in our brief history! This newsletter will come out three or four times a year and is a step towards achieving our aim of bringing the governors and school community closer together. We hope you enjoy it and well done to Victoria Janseunne, our Chair of Governors, for making it happen.
I hope you all have an excellent half term break. For my part, I am hoping to do a spot of camping with the family …..fingers crossed for that heatwave!
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 01/06/09
Monday 01/06/09
- Start of Term 6
- Year 6 residential trip to Isle of Wight
- Year 2 ‘Invasion’ Week (induction in KS2)
Tuesday 02/06/09
- No Blues Band or Keyboard lessons
Friday 05/06/09
- Curriculum Overview out to Parents
LITERACY WEEK: Monday 8th – Friday 12th June
Literacy week is fast approaching. Just a couple of dates for your diary:
· Tuesday 9th June – Book at Bedtime
· Friday 12th June – Dress up as a Book Character
The Book Fair will be running from Monday 8th to Thursday 11th. I would be really grateful for any parents who could run the fair. This involves unlocking the book cases and selling books for about half an hour at the end of the school day. If you can help please sign and return the slip attached to Ms Rhodes, via the School Office, by Wednesday 3rd June.
Please bring any unwanted Nearly New Books into school after the holiday. IR are hosting a book sale after school on Tuesday 9th June, as part of Book Week. Thank you. Mrs Rhodes.
WESTON VILLAGE OPEN GARDEN EVENT
Our Spiritual Garden and the Conservation Area are open for the public to see on Sunday 14th June between 1.00pm and 5.30pm. For the first time we are taking part in the Weston Village Open Garden Event and we are one of a number of gardens open for viewing (Mrs Rixson’s is another one!). Entry to all the gardens costs £5 on the day or £4 in advance. We have programmes on sale in the office and all proceeds go towards Dorothy House hospice. If you are able to take part, that would be great and if you can help, for at least part of the day, by manning the gates that would be equally great! Please let us know if you are able to help.
ATTENTION YEAR 6!
We are leaving for the Isle of Wight on Monday 1st June at 9.00am. Please arrive early, especially those with medicines.
Remember: Packed lunch, Water bottle, Backpack and your Suitcase!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ‘STARS OF THE WEEK’
Foundation Stage
Jamarnye, Isaac
Years 1 and 2
Anna, Phoebe, Max
Years 3 and 4
Maddi, Sam
Years 5 and 6
Lawrie, Poppy, Bryony, Sh’Niele
PPA Drama
Lucas, Joda
PPA Art
Sophie
PPA PE
Charlie, William, Naomi, Jay
PPA Music
Michael, Rhys, Julian
NEWBRIDGE SCHOOL HATS
Protect your children from the sun in an official school hat. Two styles available: Baseball cap with detachable neck flap - £4
Beanie (all round brim) - £5
both embroidered with the school logo
On sale after half term outside the office at 3.15pm each day. All profits to NPSA
LOST
Boys trainers, size 4F, blue and silver, Bootleg brand from Clarks.
Black school trousers, white shirt and black school shoes in red Power Rangers PE bag.
Red reversible fleece school jacket.
CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE
At the end of every month each class teacher has a very difficult decision to face. They have to choose the one person from their class to receive a Certificate of Excellence. The person they choose has to consistently be the best that he or she can be. That could be in effort and attitude, achievement, behaviour or citizenship. Sometimes it can be very difficult deciding as all of the children at Newbridge seem to work so hard and behave so well!
The girls and boys with their names here this month deserve congratulating. It is not easy to be awarded a Certificate of Excellence and they have done extremely well.
Lower School
Elm - Olivia
Willow - Isha
1H - Alfie
1R - Zoe
2B - Meg
2C - Jackson
Upper School
3B - Elizabeth
3H - Beatrice
4P - Sophie
4W - Olivia
5C - Sophia
5PB - Beth
6A - Joda
6CS - Finlay
6JS - Ava
PERIPATETIC MUSIC LESSONS
The deadline for showing an interest in learning one of the musical instruments at school from September was today. During the first two weeks back after half-term the peripatetic staff will be testing those children interested to see if they like the instrument and if they are able to play it. The teachers will be taking children out on the following days:
Monday - drums, guitars
Tuesday - brass
Wednesday - cellos
Thursday - violins
Friday - flutes
If there are any children who would like to start to learn an instrument from September, who have missed the deadline, then please notify the office before the relevant day, as shown above. Once the children have been tested, all children will be sent a letter to inform of fees and confirmation of lessons to be carried out.
Keyboard lessons are taught separately by Mrs Houston. There is currently a waiting list for lessons and so Mrs Houston will let all children know when there are spaces available.
If you have any other queries about peripatetic music lessons please see me as soon as possible. Miss Amies
DINNER MONEY
All dinners must be taken on a weekly basis. The cost of dinners is £9.25 per week. Please send the money in on a Monday morning, in an envelope with your child’s name and class on it. All cheques to be made payable to B&NES please.
Dinner money for the coming term is as follows:
June - 21 days @ £1.85 = £38.85 - £9.25 for Year 6 - IOW
July - 18 days @ £1.85 = £33.30
TOTAL - £72.15
LOWER SCHOOL FRUIT SCHEME
There is no fruit supplied on the first day back after the half-term holiday. Please feel free to send your child with a piece of fruit for this one day. The fruit supply returns to normal on the Tuesday. Thank you to all the parents and carers who help with this scheme. Cheers, Dawn. (‘..and a huge ‘thank you’ to Mrs Worthington and the team from the school – definitely unsung heroes and heroines!’ Mr Croker)
ORIENTEERING – Family friendly event
Bristol Orienteering Klub (BOK) and Avon Schools Orienteering welcome beginners and experienced navigators of all ages to try orienteering on Sunday 7th June 2009 at Greyfield Wood Farm, High Littleton BS39 6YE, off the A39 in High Littleton at ST 645585 along Greyfield Road. Arrive between 10.00am and 12 noon.
Cost – Juniors £2-3 (accompanying adult free) Adult courses from £5.50.
More information see www.bristolorienteering.org.uk
NPSA News
Disco
Great fun was had by all of those who attended last Friday’s disco which raised a very respectable £450 towards the playground equipment for the Upper School. I would like to thank Steph Massie, Lisa Lansdown and Andy Lawrence for organising the event, Stewart Taylor for supplying the drinks(which certainly helped get people on the dance floor) and Kelvin Rogers for helping him run the bar. Thank you to the class reps for selling the tickets and to Nigel Lansdown, Richard Burton, Anna Whitson and Julian Massie for turning the hall into a disco venue! And, finally, a big thank you to Paulo Baigent for the music and everyone who came along and danced late into the night!
Summer Fete – Saturday July 11th: 2.00pm - 4.30pm
Make sure this date is in your diaries and keep it free as your children will not thank you if you miss this one! Like the Christmas Fair it will, however, need a whole army of volunteers to make it happen! And that is where you come in! Over the next six weeks we will be bombarding you with requests for help, cakes, prizes and all sorts of other things! We are planning to have an events ring with dance and music displays by the children, a competition tent (more details below), cream teas, a barbecue and a variety of stalls including skittles and a coconut shy. We are also hoping to be able to feature all sorts of crafts but that will all depend on your help…
We also need to borrow gazebos, a coconut shy, a Punch and Judy and we need to find the stocks which we know are out there somewhere! If you have any of these, please get in touch with NPSA as soon as possible.
Competition Entries – Summer Fete 2009
We have decided to feature a competition tent in this year’s fair so here are the categories:
Picture A4 size -Theme – summer - Preschool, Infants and Juniors.
Miniature garden – Family entry
Egg-box model - Infants and Juniors
Photograph Black and white or colour -Theme – My favourite place - Primary, Secondary and Adults
Mad Hatters - Decorated hat - Infants and Juniors
Collection in a jam jar – Preschool, Infants and Juniors
Decorated cupcake - Infants, Junior, Adults
Prizes will be given and there will be a charge of 50 pence for each entry. Entry forms will be available nearer the date. So, start working on those competition entries!
Design the Summer Fete Poster
Can't wait until July? Please enter our design a poster competition for the Summer Fete - entries to be in colour on A4 and pictures only (no text). Entries to be placed in the box in Main Reception by 5th July.
Friday, 15 May 2009
NEWSLETTER Issue: 5.04
ARTS WEEK
Please see the attached letter from Miss Higginbotham and Mr Baigent about an Arts Week we are holding the week beginning 29th June. We have added this week to the original calendar. We are really excited by the art work that we see on a daily basis and we are looking forward to celebrating our children’s creativity and talents during that week. We have a number of very artistic parents too and their support for that week, as well as ongoing projects, such as art club and the upper school cloakroom mural, is greatly appreciated.
QUESTIONNAIRES
The feedback you provide in the questionnaires we send out is invaluable and genuinely informs our development planning for the future. We are also aware of questionnaire and survey ‘burnout’ and, with this in mind, we are moving to a two yearly cycle of the full parental questionnaire. We have your input from the last two years to inform our planning and the next one will be sent out in the summer of 2010. We are going to carry out a survey of pupil views this summer and will continue to alternate with the parental questionnaire in the coming years. Now, that’s not to say our parents and carers get off ‘scot free’! We do need your views on particular aspects of our development plan. A little while ago, for example, our Foundation Stage parents were asked for their views on the induction process and the feedback they gave us very much informed the current arrangements. There are two more short questionnaires coming out over the next six months. One is related to the transition process for children moving from one year to the next within the school. This review is being led by Mrs Bartlett and the other is our provision for the gifted, able and talented which is being led by Mr Hempleman. As always the time you take on these is appreciated and they do make a difference in the future.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 18/05/09
Monday 18/05/09
- Assessment week
Wednesday 20/05/09
- Year 2 visit to SS Great Britain
Thursday 21/05/09
- Arts Festival @ the Forum 7.00 – 8.30 (All Year 5 / some Year 4 & 6)
- Girls football tournament @ Christchurch School - 4.00pm
Friday 22/05/09
- ‘My Learning’ folders to go home
- Year 3 / 5 cake sale
- Closing date for Assistant Site Supervisor post
- HALF TERM HOLIDAY
SCHOOL FRENZY PROJECT
Newbridge, along with Southdown and Hayesfield schools, are working with the Egg Theatre to put on a production. Isaac, Elliot, Emma, Grace, Ava, Hannah, Hannah and Ben are the actors from our school and are acting out Roald Dahl’s book “The Witches”. Regular reports and up-dates on the production will be available on the school website.
WANTED
Good homes for 4 gorgeous baby dwarf hamsters. Ready immediately. Contact Lawrie 5PB or telephone 01225 422095.
CELEBRATING WRITING
Lily – 4W
One night Amir, who was the son of the richest Brahmin in town, was going home and he saw a small, tatty girl with no shoes. When he looked a bit closer he saw she was crying. So Amir decided to tip-toe over to her.
“What are you doing out here when you could be in your warm house?” he asked.
“My name is Tara, I am an orphan. I do not have a house that I can shelter in and I am very hungry.” The girl replied.
“My name is Amir. I will show you a field full of ripe yellow bananas, you can eat there” whispered Amir, so no-one would know that he was stealing. So Amir took her by the hand and showed her to the banana field. It was gorgeous, rows and rows of ripe, lush, yellow bananas, glinting in the soft moonlight.
After a big and delicious meal, Amir decided to sneak into the farmers house and get some water to wash it down.
“No”, shouted Tara as he walked towards the house, “he will catch you and beat you up”.
“He won’t” answered Amir.
So Tara went and hid behind a big green bush to see what would happen. Suddenly Amir came rushing out with the angry farmer chasing him. Soon enough he caught Amir and beat him with a stick. Slowly but cautiously he dragged himself over to where Tara was hiding.
“Ha, ha, ha” shouted Tara, “you got what you deserve”.
So Amir and Tara walked back to the Banyan tree.
Moral: Trust your friends.
Will – 4P
One day on a hot and humid farm in the forest, a man called Amit, selfish and greedy, lived in a small hut with his animals. He needed a water buffalo to plough his fields. He bought an extremely enormous buffalo. Amit took him to a field and cried to the buffalo, “Get a move on!” It went on like this for a couple of weeks, the buffalo felt tired and lonely.
Amit didn’t let any other people see the buffalo. One day, in the afternoon, the buffalo broke through the cage that he was captured in. Quickly, in the commotion, the buffalo charged over Amit. Amit died a few days later. Before he died he whispered, “I should have not been so selfish.” The end.
FOOTBALL REPORT
On Thursday 7th May Newbridge Football team played Paulton. We got off to a great start when Oscar played the ball to Joe who had a stunning shot which hit the cross bar. Jacob ran down the wing and got fouled and won a free kick and shot and the keeper hit it out and Joe headed it into the box. Paulton suddenly had a counter attack and Jake cleared it to Tom and he played a ball to Jacob but they cleared it. Jacob took the throw in and Joe headed it but the keeper saved it. In the second half Jacob and Joe had great pressure and they lost the ball. Jacob passed to Joe and he played a beautiful ball through to Harry and he slotted it in. Joe then passed the ball to Jacob and he smashed it but it hit the crossbar. Suddenly Paulton came back with two goals and Newbridge lost the match 2-1. We would like to thank Mr Cumpson and everyone else for supporting us. By Jacob, Joe and Max.
NPSA NEWS
Disco – Tonight – Lower School Hall: 8.00pm - 11.30pm
Tonight is the night that Friday Night Fever comes to Newbridge! If you have a ticket, we can’t wait to see you there! If you haven’t then do not fear, you can still turn up and get a ticket on the door! It should be a great night so please come along and support your school!
Cake Sale and Nearly New Uniform Sale- Lower School Hall: Friday 22nd May – 3.15pm
Parents and carers from years 3 and 5 will be receiving plates in their book bags which we would be very grateful if you could fill with cakes or biscuits, homemade or shop bought, big or small but please no nuts! If you could return them full of your delicious offerings to the kitchen of the Lower School Hall on the day of the sale, it would be very much appreciated! Anybody who would like to help set up, serve and clear up, please let your class rep know or, alternatively, just present yourself on the day. None of this would be possible without your help and generosity! And please don’t forget to come and buy the cakes after school! You will also have a chance to stock up on any uniform items you might need!
A Big Thank you!
I would just like to thank all those mothers from Elm who got together for a frock swap recently and raised a very useful £75 for the school. Thank you so much! And remember, if anyone else would like to hold a similar evening, packs are available from Reception.
Poster Competition
Calling all young artists! Have some fun this holiday and design a poster for this year’s Summer Fair! Posters can be painted or drawn but must be in colour and in A4 format. No text as this will be added later. Entry is encouraged from all years at the school from Reception through to Year 6. The theme of this year’s fair is Newbridge Summer Fete and we are hoping to create an old-fashioned feel to the day. The winning entrant will have their artwork turned into a poster which will be displayed all over Bath! So, get out your pens and paper, paints and brushes and be creative! All entries should be placed in a special competition box in Main Reception which will be there from Monday 1st June. The deadline is before registration on Friday 5th June. Thank you and Good Luck!
Please see the attached letter from Miss Higginbotham and Mr Baigent about an Arts Week we are holding the week beginning 29th June. We have added this week to the original calendar. We are really excited by the art work that we see on a daily basis and we are looking forward to celebrating our children’s creativity and talents during that week. We have a number of very artistic parents too and their support for that week, as well as ongoing projects, such as art club and the upper school cloakroom mural, is greatly appreciated.
QUESTIONNAIRES
The feedback you provide in the questionnaires we send out is invaluable and genuinely informs our development planning for the future. We are also aware of questionnaire and survey ‘burnout’ and, with this in mind, we are moving to a two yearly cycle of the full parental questionnaire. We have your input from the last two years to inform our planning and the next one will be sent out in the summer of 2010. We are going to carry out a survey of pupil views this summer and will continue to alternate with the parental questionnaire in the coming years. Now, that’s not to say our parents and carers get off ‘scot free’! We do need your views on particular aspects of our development plan. A little while ago, for example, our Foundation Stage parents were asked for their views on the induction process and the feedback they gave us very much informed the current arrangements. There are two more short questionnaires coming out over the next six months. One is related to the transition process for children moving from one year to the next within the school. This review is being led by Mrs Bartlett and the other is our provision for the gifted, able and talented which is being led by Mr Hempleman. As always the time you take on these is appreciated and they do make a difference in the future.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 18/05/09
Monday 18/05/09
- Assessment week
Wednesday 20/05/09
- Year 2 visit to SS Great Britain
Thursday 21/05/09
- Arts Festival @ the Forum 7.00 – 8.30 (All Year 5 / some Year 4 & 6)
- Girls football tournament @ Christchurch School - 4.00pm
Friday 22/05/09
- ‘My Learning’ folders to go home
- Year 3 / 5 cake sale
- Closing date for Assistant Site Supervisor post
- HALF TERM HOLIDAY
SCHOOL FRENZY PROJECT
Newbridge, along with Southdown and Hayesfield schools, are working with the Egg Theatre to put on a production. Isaac, Elliot, Emma, Grace, Ava, Hannah, Hannah and Ben are the actors from our school and are acting out Roald Dahl’s book “The Witches”. Regular reports and up-dates on the production will be available on the school website.
WANTED
Good homes for 4 gorgeous baby dwarf hamsters. Ready immediately. Contact Lawrie 5PB or telephone 01225 422095.
CELEBRATING WRITING
Lily – 4W
One night Amir, who was the son of the richest Brahmin in town, was going home and he saw a small, tatty girl with no shoes. When he looked a bit closer he saw she was crying. So Amir decided to tip-toe over to her.
“What are you doing out here when you could be in your warm house?” he asked.
“My name is Tara, I am an orphan. I do not have a house that I can shelter in and I am very hungry.” The girl replied.
“My name is Amir. I will show you a field full of ripe yellow bananas, you can eat there” whispered Amir, so no-one would know that he was stealing. So Amir took her by the hand and showed her to the banana field. It was gorgeous, rows and rows of ripe, lush, yellow bananas, glinting in the soft moonlight.
After a big and delicious meal, Amir decided to sneak into the farmers house and get some water to wash it down.
“No”, shouted Tara as he walked towards the house, “he will catch you and beat you up”.
“He won’t” answered Amir.
So Tara went and hid behind a big green bush to see what would happen. Suddenly Amir came rushing out with the angry farmer chasing him. Soon enough he caught Amir and beat him with a stick. Slowly but cautiously he dragged himself over to where Tara was hiding.
“Ha, ha, ha” shouted Tara, “you got what you deserve”.
So Amir and Tara walked back to the Banyan tree.
Moral: Trust your friends.
Will – 4P
One day on a hot and humid farm in the forest, a man called Amit, selfish and greedy, lived in a small hut with his animals. He needed a water buffalo to plough his fields. He bought an extremely enormous buffalo. Amit took him to a field and cried to the buffalo, “Get a move on!” It went on like this for a couple of weeks, the buffalo felt tired and lonely.
Amit didn’t let any other people see the buffalo. One day, in the afternoon, the buffalo broke through the cage that he was captured in. Quickly, in the commotion, the buffalo charged over Amit. Amit died a few days later. Before he died he whispered, “I should have not been so selfish.” The end.
FOOTBALL REPORT
On Thursday 7th May Newbridge Football team played Paulton. We got off to a great start when Oscar played the ball to Joe who had a stunning shot which hit the cross bar. Jacob ran down the wing and got fouled and won a free kick and shot and the keeper hit it out and Joe headed it into the box. Paulton suddenly had a counter attack and Jake cleared it to Tom and he played a ball to Jacob but they cleared it. Jacob took the throw in and Joe headed it but the keeper saved it. In the second half Jacob and Joe had great pressure and they lost the ball. Jacob passed to Joe and he played a beautiful ball through to Harry and he slotted it in. Joe then passed the ball to Jacob and he smashed it but it hit the crossbar. Suddenly Paulton came back with two goals and Newbridge lost the match 2-1. We would like to thank Mr Cumpson and everyone else for supporting us. By Jacob, Joe and Max.
NPSA NEWS
Disco – Tonight – Lower School Hall: 8.00pm - 11.30pm
Tonight is the night that Friday Night Fever comes to Newbridge! If you have a ticket, we can’t wait to see you there! If you haven’t then do not fear, you can still turn up and get a ticket on the door! It should be a great night so please come along and support your school!
Cake Sale and Nearly New Uniform Sale- Lower School Hall: Friday 22nd May – 3.15pm
Parents and carers from years 3 and 5 will be receiving plates in their book bags which we would be very grateful if you could fill with cakes or biscuits, homemade or shop bought, big or small but please no nuts! If you could return them full of your delicious offerings to the kitchen of the Lower School Hall on the day of the sale, it would be very much appreciated! Anybody who would like to help set up, serve and clear up, please let your class rep know or, alternatively, just present yourself on the day. None of this would be possible without your help and generosity! And please don’t forget to come and buy the cakes after school! You will also have a chance to stock up on any uniform items you might need!
A Big Thank you!
I would just like to thank all those mothers from Elm who got together for a frock swap recently and raised a very useful £75 for the school. Thank you so much! And remember, if anyone else would like to hold a similar evening, packs are available from Reception.
Poster Competition
Calling all young artists! Have some fun this holiday and design a poster for this year’s Summer Fair! Posters can be painted or drawn but must be in colour and in A4 format. No text as this will be added later. Entry is encouraged from all years at the school from Reception through to Year 6. The theme of this year’s fair is Newbridge Summer Fete and we are hoping to create an old-fashioned feel to the day. The winning entrant will have their artwork turned into a poster which will be displayed all over Bath! So, get out your pens and paper, paints and brushes and be creative! All entries should be placed in a special competition box in Main Reception which will be there from Monday 1st June. The deadline is before registration on Friday 5th June. Thank you and Good Luck!
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