Tomorrow, we will be holding our Green to be Clean event in school. This has been spearheaded by one of our Year 6 children who feels very passionately about helping those in need of access to clean water.

We are asking children to wear green mufti and to contribute with a voluntary donation (we suggest a minimum of £1) which will all be donated to Water Aid – a charity that help to provide access to clean water across the globe.

At 3.15pm, there will also be a selection of cakes on sale on the main yard which have been baked by some of our Global Avengers, as well as some staff and parents. If your child wanted to bring in any homemade cakes, please feel free to do so!

We are really looking forward to raising money for this charity and allowing the children an opportunity to make a difference to the world around them. An assembly will be held in the morning which will give more information about why we are supporting Water Aid.

A reminder for 6J and half of 6M children that they will attending the photography workshop tomorrow. Children are to wear forest clothing and comfortable footwear as we will be walking to and from the deer park.

Children will be back at school in time to eat lunch as normal.

Many thanks.

We hope that you have all had a wonderful half term break.  Please can class 6B and half of 6M (the children know which half) remember to come to school on Tuesday dressed in forest school clothes.  We will be walking to Chetwynd Deer Park in the afternoon.  The children will have lunch as normal and will be back before the end of the day.

Many thanks,

Year 6

Y6 Chetwynd Park Letter

Please see the letter above which contains information related to a Yr 6 visit to Chetwynd Deer Park for a photography workshop.

As this is within the local area, and within school time, we do not need you to sign up online, but would like to make you aware of the visit taking place. The letter contains information about dates, timings, clothing and activities.

If you have any questions, please speak to a member of the Yr 6 team.

After earning 10 class starts since September, 6J will be having their reward afternoon on Friday 23rd May!

This is in recognition of their hard work and effort as a whole class. Some light refreshments will be provided to the children. If you have concerns around allergies, you are welcome to bring in a small snack/drink to have in the afternoon, otherwise they will be provided for you.

I am very proud of our Year 6 cohort this week for their efforts in their SAT assessments.  The children have shown exceptional resilience and hard work and have at all times tried their very best: well done to them all.

Thank you to families for supporting the children and NJS: we appreciate you working with us to ensure your children are prepared and feel comfortable during this week.

I can assure you the teaching and support staff at NJS have worked tirelessly to prepare the children for their end of Key Stage assessments and to ensure they feel as confident and comfortable as possible this week.  I am incredibly grateful to them all for the support they give to NJS children.

Thank you to the catering team for early starts this week to prepare breakfast for the children!  I hope this has been enjoyed by the children.  We have been proud to offer breakfast club in the mornings and enjoyable activities such as Beech’s Base in the afternoons to prioritise the wellbeing of our children as always.

SATS are over but learning is not!  I have reminded the children today that we still have lots to do!  Key Stage 2 writing assessments are still to be completed and our broad curriculum continues to ensure the children are Secondary ready for September.

There is also lots to look forward to, we are passionate at NJS about marking the end of the children’s Junior School Journey.  We have Alton Towers, London residential, Crucial Crew, Deer Park Photography Workshops, Sports Day, Galas and Leavers Day to come.

We have introduced the children today to our Secondary Transition behaviour reward system. This is explained below.  We hope you will support NJS in this to support the children to prepare for Secondary expectations.

The children have been delighted to receive their Leavers Hoodies this morning!  I would like to express my thanks to the PTA who have funded these hoodies, they work tirelessly to ensure we can fund these for our children.   Children have been asked:

*Not to wear their hood up at any time.

*To look after their hoodie, it is their responsibility.

*Not to wear it when it is hot.. they will get too warm!

(PLEASE NOTE: the supplier has had an issue with printing and the names in the 25 are not correct.  The supplier has apologised and will be replacing all of the hoodies for corrected ones within the next two weeks)

Year 6 can wear their hoodie to school in place of their green jumper/cardigan.  Please do keep hold of a green jumper/cardigan as there may be the odd occasion they need one.

Thank you, as always for your ongoing support.

Mrs M

We have been asked to share details of an event organised by a Y6 parent.

The deadline to secure a ticket for this event is the 31st May.

Please note this is not an event associated with Newport CE Junior School.

Just a reminder, we are hosting a SEND coffee afternoon on Wednesday 14th May at 1.45pm. The educational psychologist team for our area will be joining us for your questions.