Well done Evelyn!
Evelyn recently held a bake sale to raise funds for a swimming camp in Spain in the Autumn and completed a sponsored swim with 27 other children with the aim to swim the equivalent of the 7 peaks (86,624 m). Between them all, they achieved 87,450m with Evelyn swimming 2000m in a 1-hour period which is just phenomenal for a 9-year-old and we are super proud. She raised £400 in total!
Additionally, she has spent the weekend at Stafford apex gala this weekend, returning with 4 medals. Whilst this is a wonderful achievement, the best part is that every race she entered, she has improved her personal best in!
Well done Evelyn!
Sarah 3M Raising Money
Here is Sarah from 3M – who has been working extremely hard to raise some money for a children’s charity. She chose to sell her old toys and sweets to anyone walking past her house. Sarah did really well and raised over £20! Well done Sarah a lovely, kind act!
Year 5/6 Girls Friendly
Well done to the year 5/6 girls football team who played an end of term friendly against SS Peter and Paul School yesterday. It was a warm one, so the game was divided into three lots of 10 minutes. By the end of the second ten, it was all square at 1-1 and someone mentioned penalties 🤣
However, in the last 10, SSPP scored 3 quick goals to end the game 4-1. Good luck to the year 6 girls, I hope they continue to play and enjoy their football at their new schools. Year 5’s I’ll see you next year!
Year 6 Leavers – Shropshire Star Edition
Just to let parents/carers know, class photos of Yr 6 will be appearing in a special edition of the Shropshire Star – Primary School Leavers on Monday 14th July 2025.
The attachment contains more information on this – including on how to pre-order your copy.
Only children who have parental permission for their image to be shared with the media will feature. If you would like to know more about this, please contact your child’s class teacher.
Newport CofE Primary School- Parent_Guardian Leavers
Rocksteady Concert!
NJS thoroughly enjoyed the end of term Rocksteady Concert held in school today!
Thanks to Tom and all of the Rocksteady team for all of their work enriching music at NJS this year.
Princess Trust
We are very proud of Ruby in Year 3 who has recently donated her hair and raised funds for the Princess Trust. Well done Ruby.
Sending our best wishes to Reverend Merry…
Our NJS family joined together on Wednesday morning to say thank you and good bye to Reverend Merry who is leaving our parish this weekend.
Merry has been a very valued member of our school community for 7 years.
Our Worship Leaders presented Rev Merry with cards that each class had made for her.
We send Rev Merry our best wishes to her and her family.
Newport Show Potatoes!
NJS have been busy growing a crop of potatoes over the last few weeks! Newport Show Committee organise an annual potato growing competition for the Newport schools and the results are announced in the schools marquee on show day!
Well done and thank you to everyone who helped with our entry this year. Photographed with the potatoes are Harry, Seth, Eva and Evelyn.
Visit the Schools Marquee on the 12th July to find out the results!
End of Year Reports
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
TRANSITION DAY: MONDAY 7TH JULY
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
Year 6 Transition Days…
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
Year 6 Leavers Day!
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.
Term Dates
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!
Trinity Church Holiday Club
Year 3/4 Cricket!
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!
Diary Dates 7th-11th July
Dinner Menu Change for Monday 7th July
On transition day the dinner menu has had a change. It will now be
Cottage Pie with creamed potatoes and Vegetables
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Chocolate Crunch