School News
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
Update on today…
Morning
Following my email earlier I am emailing to thank everyone for their support this morning.
The fire service attended NJS due to a concern in the Swimming Pool Plant Room this morning, there was no issue in the swimming pool room itself. The Fire Service and NJS team acted with caution, and I would like to reassure you that all students and staff are safe, and the incident was quickly concluded. As always, the safety and wellbeing of our students and staff is top priority and all necessary protocols were followed to ensure everyone’s safety.
To clarify: the only reason for the road closure was due to the volume of traffic on Avenue Road this morning and cars parked opposite school gates which meant the Fire Service could not access the site.
Following the advice from the fire service, children continued with their assembly in the hall on arrival this morning and then returned to classrooms. They have enjoyed their breaktime and the rest of the day will run as normal.
I am incredibly grateful to the Fire Service for their support, to the school staff for their excellent response and to those parents who were supportive of us in doing as we asked this morning.
If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Mrs Moody
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