Newman School News
We will be starting our Christmas Food Bank this week. Any pupils or staff who wish to help with the organisation of the collection, please see Miss Brough in the restaurant at breaktime. We would be grateful for any food donations and there is a collection point in the San Lorenzo Restaurant for pupils to drop off. Preferred items Cereal.Sou...
We are running a Christmas craft club on Wednesday's after school in A3, we will be making cards, wrapping paper and baubles. There will be Christmas music and mince pies too!
It has been a busy year in the LRC! To end the school year we have had a virtual author visit from Robert Muchamore, a very popular author of novels for young people. Here are a few pictures of the event. All students have taken away the first book to read over the summer. Spellbinding Book Club 2021 was a huge success within school this year...
With the summer holidays approaching it is really important to monitor your child's ICT use. See below for Vodafone's Digital Parenting magazine on social media. It contains some great advice for parents on how to help their children make good use of technology and concerns to look out for. https://www.flipsnack.com/FA7569CC5A8/dig...
Testing in school is now complete and the pupils have been given 2 boxes of tests to carry out at home, which will take them through until after the Easter break. Pupils have been advised to test twice weekly on Wednesdays and Sundays and record the results by following this link https://www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result . The process is v...
Lateral flow testing will take place for all pupils on Monday 8 March 2021. Letters with timings have been emailed home to all parent/carers. A copy of the letter can be found on our letters page.
If any members of staff, parents/carers or students have any concerns about the welfare of a student, or if you have any safeguarding queries, please contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead who will be in contact as soon as possible. Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs A McAree, Senior Assistant Headteacher:
Please could we politely ask you to remind your son/daughter if using the S67 bus to get on it at the school where designated buses are available at the end of the day for our pupils. Local residents need to use the 67 bus also and have not been able to get on it due to pupils walking down to the Scalegate Road bus stop.
Year 9 are invited to have a booster vaccination on Tuesday 4 February 2020. Letters have been sent home and we would be grateful if you could return the signed form back to school at your earliest convenience. It is highly recommended that your child has breakfast on that morning and that they wear a light tee-shirt under their sc...
On Tuesday 21 January 2020, Year 11 will be off timetable and taking part in a further education and sixth form day. Letters have been sent home to parents outlining the details of the day. Mrs Hoskins, Head of Sixth Form.
The Sixth Form Information Evening will take place on Tuesday 21 January from 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm.
The Spring term starts for all students on Tuesday 7 January 2020 at 8.50 am.
Thank you to everyone who brought in donations for the SVP food bank. The items were delivered earlier this week and gratefully received.
On Wednesday 11 and Wednesday 18 December, the ICT department will be running after school revision sessions in P5a to prepare for the R081 iMedia exam which takes place in January 2020. Mrs Herring, Head of Department.
In keeping with tradition, Mrs Tickell will be hosting Christmas Karaoke in the assembly hall on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 December 2019 during lunchtime. It is a ticket only event to sing or spectate and tickets will be on sale from Student Services from Monday next week and will be 50 pence. Please note that no food will be se...
We are still collecting donations for the SVP food bank and any items would be greatly received. Please drop them off at the school office. Thank you.
The Fire Brigade will be delivering road safety awareness training to our sixth form on Thursday 14 November 2019.
A group of Year 9 student's will be attending the Discover Uni Day at Newcastle University on Monday 18 November 2019.
The Year 7's have been practising their `disney themed' Spanglovision songs over the past few weeks and the final versions have been played in assembles all week. The staff and students have been voting for their winner and the votes will be counted and a winner announced after half term! Well done to 7ECN, CMM and ERL.
The first round of the Annual Rotary Club Youth Speaks competition will take place on Wednesday 16 October 2019. We are entering 2 teams into the competition this year.
