Come on NJS get behind the teams!

Thank you to Longford Hall who hosted a Year 3/4 Cricket Team in a tournament this week.  Mr Humphries took the team and commended how well they played.  The team won both of their games and scored well over a hundred runs in each game: excellent!

REMINDER: We are in school on Friday 18th July: this is the last day of the Summer Term.  We finish as usual at 3.15pm.

Children return to school on Wednesday 3rd September.

Remember term dates can be found here: https://newportjuniorschool.org.uk/home/termdates/

Please do check the term dates before you book trips and holidays!

Thursday 17th July is ‘2025 Leavers Day’ at NJS.

We will begin the day with a Leavers Service at St Nicholas’ Church beginning shortly after 9am.  The whole school will attend this event.  Year 6 parents (apologies we cannot accommodate parents from other year groups) are welcomed to attend however this is limited to 2 guests per child please.

We will return to school and the children will enjoy the option to have ‘Leavers Lunch’: a menu they have designed as a celebration of their time at NJS:

Main: NFC (Newport Fried Chicken) Southern Fried Chicken (vegetarian alternative offered), chips and sweet corn.

Pudding: Doughnuts, strawberries and melted chocolate.

During the afternoon the children will be allowed to have their NJS t shirt signed by members of our school family.  Please send them with pens for this: ‘Sharpie’s’ are ideal!

NJS are then hosting a Leavers Party for the Year 6 children 3.30-5.15pm.  Staff will be organising a wide range of activities for the children to enjoy and we will finish with some chips and an ice pop! Children should wear practical clothing for this party: trainers and comfortable clothes as some activities will be ‘sporty’!  If you are collecting your child please do so from the Y6 gate at 5.15pm.

On behalf of everyone at NJS we send our best wishes to our Year 6 children ahead of their forthcoming Secondary School transition days.

We are aware of Burton Borough, Haberdashers Adams and Newport Girls’ High transition days and these will be noted accordingly on the register.

If your child is attending a Secondary School not listed above please email njs.admin@taw.org.uk to confirm dates that your child will be visiting their new school for transition.

When your child is not attending a set transition day they are fully expected in NJS as usual.

Mrs Moody

NJS letter re Transition

Please find above a reminder of the letter issued earlier this half term outlining staffing and transition arrangements.

Years 3, 4 and 5 will arrive at NJS as usual on Monday morning.  They will register with their current class teacher and will then move to their new class groups for September.  They will spend the rest of the day in their new classroom with their new teacher.

At the end of the day the children will be dismissed by their new teacher from their new classroom!  Please note:

*CURRENT YEARS 2, 3 and 5 (September Year 3, Year 4 and Year 6) should be collected from the main playground.

*CURRENT YEAR 4 (September Year 5): should be collected through the Security Gates in front of the main office.

Please know we are here to help where there are queries, please ask for this support respectfully and we will support you to ensure the children are comfortable ahead of September.  We are really looking forward to Monday and a positive transition for our children.

Mrs Moody

Parents/Carers

End of year school reports will be sent home with your child on Tuesday.  The report will be in your child’s school bag, in a sealed envelope.

If you require an additional copy, for example where parents are not at the same address, please email njs.admin@taw.org.uk to make this arrangement.

NOTE FOR YEAR 6 FAMILIES: Many of your children are on Secondary Transition Days on Tuesday.  The reason we are issuing reports on this date is this is the date schools are issued with KS2 SAT results so we get these to you straight away.  If your child is not in school on Tuesday and you wish to collect the report please come to the school office between 3pm and 4pm when the report and results will be ready to collect.  If you do not collect the report it will be sent home with your child on their next day in NJS.

On Wednesday 9th July we are holding our annual Open Evening.  School will be open between 3.30 and 6pm.  You are welcomed to come into school, at a time convenient to you, to view your child’s books in their current classroom.  You may also use this as an opportunity to talk with your child’s current class teacher and to visit your child’s new classroom and introduce yourself to their new teacher for September.

Any queries please do contact a member of the team.

Mrs Moody