Newman School News
Here are some activities that younger children may be interested in during the summer holidays. Download PDF File Here Download PDF File Here
So for all of you who have been following the designing and manufacturing of Year 9 BTECs public seating project, the wait is over! The pupils have finally finished and a huge well done to everyone involved from the DT Team, the pupils have done really well and we hope they all enjoyed the process. I am sure we all agree that they have done an amaz...
You can use the following link if you wish to apply for Free Schools Meals. A clothing voucher is also available and there has been an increase in the amount t - Apply for free school meals and clothing vouchers | Cumbria County Council
As the Year 11 exam period draws to a close, we are going to introduce structured study leave for the remainder of the exam period. This will start on Wednesday 15th June where pupils who do not study History or Technology will be dismissed from school at 12:30 to continue their revision at home. Those that study history will be dismissed at 13:30 ...
The Year 10 and Year 12 PPE's start on Monday 6 June until Friday 1 July 2022. Pupils have been issued with timetables.
The Year 10 GCSE Geography Field Trip is on Monday 27 June. Letters have been emailed to parents/carers outlining details of the trip and payment can be made via iPay.
We would like to share the latest copy of Vodafone's Digital Parenting. This online magazine provides interesting information about how we can get the most out of technology but more importantly, how we can help our children to do this safely and responsibly. https://www.vodafone.co.uk/cs/groups/public/documents/document/vodafone_digital_parenting....
Announcing the Castlerigg Open Day!! // Sunday July 17th, 1pm to 5pm (Mass at 4pm). Come along, see Castlerigg, have a load of fun, and help us raise some money to help us in our work!World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 // August 2023 // We are delighted to launch the Lancaster package for Lisbon. Do you know anyone aged 18-25 who wants to go to Lisbon, se...
Cumbria's Holiday Activity and Food Easter programme has launched, offering hundreds of activities across Cumbria during the Easter school holidays, free for eligible Cumbrian young people. Please click here for details https://cumbria.gov.uk/childrensservices/childrenandfamilies/cfis/holidayactivity/holidayactivities.asp
We are holding a whole school careers fair in school on Friday 1 April. This is an opportunity for all pupils in all key stages to engage with a variety of employers; Further and Higher Education providers; and training providers.
In May the school has been offered the opportunity to run a Bikeability Level 3 Cycle training course for Year 7 & 8 pupils. This will be run by instructors from an organisation called Cyclewise. All those pupils who cycle to school are encouraged to take part by returning their letters (received via tutors) ASAP. The sessions will ta...
Well done to the Year 8 rugby team who played at Penrith RUFC on Monday in a county rugby competition. The boys played some excellent rugby and two emphatic victories against NTS B team (7 tries to 3) and Kirby Stephen (10 tries to 2) were reward for all the practice sessions. They then suffered defeat against Whitehaven academy before a...
The Year 10 online Parents' Evening is on Tuesday 29 March 2022 from 4.30 pm - 7.00pm.
A massive congratulations to the Year 7 girls football team on getting to the U12's City Schools final that will be held at Brunton Park (We hope). They played fantastically on Wednesday night and with goals from Ellie L, Chloe B and Charley R and fearless goal keeping from Jorja R, the girls drew against Morton and Caldew and beat Trinity, to get ...
Understandably some pupils have concerns about the war in the Ukraine. We have held assemblies or form time activities with the pupils to allay their fears. More information for parents can be found here. http://firstnews.co.uk/ukraine
Year 10 and 12 pupils have an opportunity to take part in five days of work experience during the Summer term. Letters have been sent home to parents/carers. If your child requires any help with organising a placement then please see Mrs Brookes or their form tutor.
On Thursday 6 January, Year 11 will take part in a Sixth Form and Further Education day. On the evening of the same day we will be holding our Sixth Form Open Evening from 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm.
As you may already know Pope Francis launched a 2-year worldwide Synod process on 10th October 2021 entitled: For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission. He has invited everyone to take part in a dialogue of listening and speaking under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This begins at the local level in our parishes and diocese. Betw...
On Wednesday 15 December Christmas Lunch will be served in the San Lorenzo Restaurant at a cost of £2.65. If your child would like lunch then please ensure there is sufficient funds on their account to cover this. On Thursday 16 December we are taking part in Christmas Jumper Day raising money for Save the Children. If pupils wish, they can substit...
The Autumn term ends for pupils on Thursday 16 December 2021. After lunch and registration pupils will be free to leave school at 1.05 pm. Spring term begins on Wednesday 5 January 2022 at 8.50 am for all pupils. Public Health guidance recommends that pupils continue to take lateral flow tests twice a week during the Christmas break, pup...
