Weekly School Newsletter
Change to dinner menu
A notice from the kitchen about a change to the menu for next week. The changes are-
Tuesday 14th May – Chicken Nuggets
Thursday 16th May – Pizza
Yr 3 Edgmond Residential
Please find attached a flyer for the Edgmond residential – on this flyer you will find all the information needed for our 1 night stay, including kit list etc.
If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to get in touch
Mr M
ben.moody@taw.org.uk
NJS Online Safety Newsletter May 2024
Dear Parents and Carers,
Attached below is the latest edition of the NJS Online Safety Newsletter for May.
Online Safety Newsletter May 2024_Newport_
Online Safety Newsletter May 2024_Newport PDF
This month’s edition includes the following topics:
- Is being online affecting my child’s mental health?
- Smartphone free childhood – Smartphone Free Childhood is a parent-led movement whose mission is to protect children from the dangers of using smartphones too young. Click the link below for more:
Smartphone Free Childhood - WhatsApp ‘Groups’ warning – setting your child’s phone up correctly to protect them from being added to groups that show inappropriate contact.
- Digital Addiction – recognising signs and what to do about it.
- Misinformation Online – fact checking, how to spot misinformation and think critically about what you see online.
- Online Gaming safety tips for parents / carers of neurodivergent young people.
- Ofcom’s findings on encountering violent contact online – it starts at Primary School.
- Talking about Online Toxicity – how to approach this issue with your child.
That’s all for this month!
As always, any queries or concerns regarding Online Safety at NJS, or any of the above, please contact myself or Mrs Moody.
Kind regards,
Mr Butler
Year 6 Leavers….
Not long now until our fabulous Year 6 cohort move onto Secondary School, we will miss them and want to ensure they have fabulous memories to mark the end of their time at NJS.
You will be aware of all of the below, it’s just a reminder!
*Leavers Hoodies! Our hardworking PTA have raised enough to cover the cost of a leavers hoody for all Year 6 children. Huge thanks to them. These will be with your children after their SATS.
*Wednesday 22nd May: Alton Towers! Reminder this is a full day: 8.30am to be in school and returning to school around 6.30pm. Please ensure you check the newsletter for further updates on the arrangements!
*12th-14th June: London Residential! All children who have signed up to this should have received information from Mr Rotherham: again please do check the newsletters for any updated information. Those children who are not attending the residential we do expect you in school.
*Thursday 20th June: Year 6 Sports Day! Parents, family and friends welcome!
*Early July: induction days at Secondary Schools: these do vary by school so please ensure you have checked correspondence from your child’s next school.
*10th July 3.30-6pm: Open Night for any families who wish to come into school to look at children’s work and speak to any of the staff: all will be available.
*Thursday 18th July: Leavers Day!
9am: Leavers Service at St Nicholas’ Church: Year 6 parents are welcomed to attend.
Leavers Lunch: Year 6 will choose the menu for the school on this date!
Shirt signing! Children are welcomed to bring a shirt they would like signed by friends and school staff as a momento of their time at NJS.
3.15-5.30pm Leavers Party! Year 6 children and staff (no parents) invited to an end of Year 6 party. Children will be in groups and will move around a range of ‘sporting’ and ‘party’ activities ending with chip shop chips for tea! Children can bring a change of clothes for the leavers party but they should be practical.
*Friday 19th July: Last day at NJS.
Year 6 SATS: Next week….
YEAR 6 SATS: NEXT WEEK!
Your children have been working incredibly hard over the last few weeks (and in fact 4 years!) to prepare for their End of Key Stage 2 SATS. We are really proud of them all: for their hard work, resilience and motivation.
I just wanted to offer a few reminders ahead of next week and clarify a few things we have been asked:
ARRANGEMENTS FOR SAT WEEK
*The SAT workshop was held in February and I have attached the slides below as a reminder of what we covered so you have this information to hand should it be needed. I have also attached a letter for your attention.
In Summary:
* The timetable for next week:
MONDAY: Spelling, punctuation and grammar
TUESDAY: Reading
WEDNESDAY: Arithmetic and Maths Reasoning
THURSDAY: Maths Reasoning
*ALL children are expected in school ALL week. If any emergency circumstances arise that may impact on your child’s attendance please email nicola.moody@taw.org.uk and max.jones9@taw.org.uk as soon as you are able. If circumstances arise during the school day please telephone 01952 386600 and ask for Mrs Moody or Mr Jones. (You can of course use these email addresses and those of Mrs Bold and Mrs Kerr if you have any queries at all.)
*Breakfast Club (a definite highlight of SAT week!) will take place Monday-Thursday next week. Breakfast is served from 8am so we encourage children to arrive at this time. If you do need to drop your child earlier school will be open from 7.30am. The children should enter through the usual Year 6 gates and come straight into the hall with their bags.
*ALL equipment (stationery) is provided for the SATS so the children just need to bring their usual things for later in the day.
*Please send the children with a filled water bottle and an extra snack especially on Wednesday where lunch will be slightly later due to the DFE timetable asking the children to sit two papers on this date.
*Please ensure children have PE kits in school all week: no revision in the afternoons, as much PE and ‘downtime’ as we can!
Mrs M
Shropshire Plate Winners!!!
HUGE congratulations to our Year 5/6 Girls Football team who won 2-0 at The Croud Meadow making them the Shropshire Plate winners!
NJS are so very, very proud of all of this team and all they continue to achieve with the most impressive team spirit.
Thank you to parents for their support and to The Glasshouse Opticians for kit sponsorship.
We are incredibly grateful to Mrs Wood and Lily Wood for their commitment to girls football at NJS, they are amazing for all they have done to give these opportunities.
Advance notice of National attendance changes coming from September….
Attendance- Holiday’s in Term Time.
As you will be aware, the government has been focusing on improving attendance in schools after a notable decline post covid. As part of the new legislation, updates have been made around holidays in term time.
From August 2024, the fine for unauthorised school absences for 5 days or more across the country will be increasing to £80 if paid within 21 days, or £160 if paid within 28 days. This is a fine per parent, per child.
In the case of repeated fines, if a parent receives a second fine for the same child within any three-year period, this will be charged at the higher rate of £160.
Fines per parent will be capped to two fines within any three-year period. Once this limit has been reached, other action like a parenting order or prosecution will be considered.
If you’re prosecuted and attend court because your child hasn’t been attending school, you could get a fine of up to £2,500.
Money raised via fines is only used by the local authority to cover the costs of administering the system, and to fund attendance support (the school do not receive any income from holiday fines). Any extra money is returned to the government.
NJS will circulate additional communication ahead of the Summer Holidays and an updated Attendance Policy to reflect these changes. At this time we wanted to give you advance notice of these National changes.
Mrs Moody