Firstly please can I thank all of the families who have shown overwhelming support to the school community over the last couple of weeks: it has meant such a lot.  Thank you also to everyone who has arranged to collect their children on Tuesday: we know this has likely caused inconvenience to you but please know how much it means that we have enabled staff to pay their respects to a much loved colleague.

On Tuesday please collect your child from their usual collection place at 12pm.

Please can we ask that on Tuesday our families DO NOT park on Avenue Road: we need to keep the road clear for the funeral procession to enable us to pay our respects. We have requested the presence of officials to support us with this but really appreciate your cooperation.

It was suggested, by some children at NJS, that the children are provided with a green ribbon (like those we wore at Young Voices) that they can wear next week.  Of course they don’t have to but we will provide them with a ribbon they can choose to wear.

If you have indicated that you and your child will pay respects on Avenue Road outside NJS around 12.45pm your child will leave school with a small green flag (they will have been given the opportunity to write a message on their flag if they wish to).  We are suggesting that as the funeral procession approaches this be a quiet moment of reflection.  As the funeral procession comes to a stop outside NJS we would encourage a round of applause as a thank you to Mrs Green for all she has done, over so many years, for our school family.  The children can of course also wave their flags.  (These are the same flags we have used at Young Voices over several years and are of course a very relevant colour!).

Many families have asked about contributions in memory of Mrs Green: the family have asked for donations to Macmillan Cancer Support.  If you would like to make a donation these can be brought in a sealed envelope to the school office: the funeral directors are kindly asking for cash donations only.

If your child would benefit from any support please do contact a member of the team at NJS: grief is hard and we have trained staff and many child friendly resources available in school that will help children to understand how they are feeling.

Once again thank you all so very much for your support.

Mrs M

Spring Newsletter 1 (9/1/26) Notification

Please find a link to this weeks newsletter

https://newportjuniorschool.org.uk/newsletters/spring-week-1-9-1-26/

Hope you enjoyed the snow!

Mr M x

Partial closure letter

Please log on to ParentPay by the end of Sunday (11th January) to confirm your ability to collect your child at 12pm on the 20th January.

Thank you for your support.

Parents and Carers of children attending Young Voices on the 7th January/Wednesday:

Mrs Green led our school choir for 20+ years and attended every Young Voices concert since it started… we are doing this to make her proud.  We will be providing the children with a green ribbon to wear on their t shirt (as suggested supportively by parents) to show our respect to Mrs Green: we will also send some home with your children if you are in the audience and would like to wear one.

It was also suggested children could bring their NJSFest bucket hats!  They are green and bright and will help you to spot us.  Please send this in with your child if you have theirs or can borrow one, we will try to have some spares too.

On the day….

• Children to attend for school in uniform.
• Children can have a school meal for lunch or need to bring a packed lunch.
• Children will be given their white Young Voices t shirt before we leave school to wear for the event.
• Children to have their NJSFest bucket hat with them if they can.
• We will be leaving school at 12.15pm.
• Please can children bring a bag containing their school things for the morning to leave in school and a bag to take to the arena with their packed tea, water and coat in. We don’t want to be carrying around too many bags!
• ALL children MUST bring a packed tea to eat at the BP Pulse Arena.  Please also pack them plenty of water to last the afternoon and evening.
• If you are in the audience for the event NJS will have our banner with us and we will be waving green flags!
• The concert will be taking place 7pm-8.45pm.  Please ensure you have indicated on ParentPay whether you will be collecting your child from the collection point at the arena or from school at 10pm.  If you are collecting your child at 10pm please be prompt.

Any queries please contact Mrs Moody or Mrs Wheat.

Huge thanks to Mrs Moody, Mrs Wheat, Mrs Stanley and Mrs Henderson who will be accompanying the choir for this visit.

We hope you have had a lovely break with family and friends.

We are looking forward to seeing the children back in school tomorrow.

The forecast this week is cold and snow showers will potentially continue: please send your child to school with their winter coat, gloves and hat as we will go out to play when possible.

You may wish to consider sending your child to school in old shoes/wellies/walking boots if there is snow underfoot.  Please have their school shoes in their school bag to change into.