Newington Community Primary School

Ambition, Achievement, Aspiration On Friday the 20th November 2015, Logan Sandwell, Sam-

uel Thompson and Joshua Thompson attended a Thanet Dis-

trict Presentation evening with 70 other Beavers, Cubs and

Scouts for their Chief Scout Award, This is the highest

award a scout can achieve in their section of scouting. Logan

and Samuel achieved their Bronze award for Beavers and

Joshua achieved his Silver award for Cubs. To attain their

awards all boys have to complete all of their sections chal-

lenge badges, complete a personal challenge and complete

nights away on camp. They were presented their awards by

the Deputy Mayors of Margate, Broad-

stairs and Ramsgate.

Nursery Outing - Nursery had an ex-

citing trip to St Peters Church! We in-

vestigated the grounds, read the Christ-

mas Story and sang with the Choir!

The children behaved beautifully and

truly showed how amazing the pupils of

Newington are. We asked lots of ques-

tions about what we could see and

Pauline, the church verger, answered all

of them! We also enjoyed our journey on

the mini bus

where we sang our Nativity songs along the way.'

Grace Johnson - A very big thank you to Grace Johnson in Year

4, who has been working in support of the charity: ‘Operation

Christmas Child’. Over the last few weeks, she has been working in-

credibly hard to make a difference to the lives of less fortunate

children around the world by collecting gifts, which she has packed

into shoeboxes. All the shoeboxes have now been filled and are on

their way around the world to help bring joy to young children at

Christmas. A special thank you also, to all the children in school, who

brought in gifts to help Grace in her cause.

Mrs Andrews

Four years ago we started a mission which has reached fruition this week. We embarked on a

programme which teaches children to read in a systematic way. It is called Read, Write Inc.

and I know that your children will have told you all

about it. However, any scheme is only as good as the

people who teach it. After four years the number of

children who are able to decode words in year one

has risen from 27% up to 91% this year. As a result

of this we have been awarded the Read, Write Inc. Model school status, which means we are

able to teach the rest of the world how to teach phonics. Huge congratulations should be of-

fered to Mrs Sandy, for her drive, inspiration and passion in ensuring the children achieve

their very best, as well as the rest of the staff who teach phonics for their awe inspiring

teaching, day in day out. Well done to all of you.

Zappar - The Christmas performance season is very nearly upon us! To help your child learn

the words to their songs we have created a very fancy way to get you involved.

Those of you that follow our Facebook page will know that Zappar is the future; all you have to

do is download the App from the App or Play Stores and scan the code.

All of the songs will magically appear for you to sing along with and help your little one learn

the words.

Each code will be posted on our Facebook page and a paper version will be available in the of-

fice upon request.

If you have any technical questions please ask Mr Beech.

Reception Classes Visit - As part of their topic of 'Kings, Queens and Castles' this term,

Reception have been to visit a very special building.

After finding out about castles and special events,

the children expressed an interest in churches and of

course, Christmas. St. Nicholas at Wade welcomed us

with a tour, a special Christmas story and Christmas

treats. The children had a wonderful time and enjoyed

every minute

Newington Community Primary School

Princess Margaret Avenue, Ramsgate, Kent. CT12 6HX

Tel: (01843) 593412 Fax: (01843) 850323

Headteacher: Mr. C. Stokes. M.A. B.Ed

Ambition, Achievement, Aspiration

Dear Parents,

We now enter the most special time in the school year when there is an air of excitement and

celebration, however we do not relent one jot in our pursuit of children achieving their best.

Maths and Literacy continue to take place every day and will do so until the end of the term.

I hope that you will agree that our entrance hall and Main hall look quite stunning with the dec-

orations that the children have put together in order to make us all feel Christmassy. I love

the fact that every child will have contributed to making our school look so amazing and in do-

ing so, making our school such a special place for us all to work and learn.

Our Choir, expertly conducted by Mr Eldred, took part in a Carol Competition organised by a

local radio station, Seaside Radio. You can listen to the Carol performed by the children by go-

ing to their website at www.seaside-radio.co.uk and then voting for Newington’s Choir. I hope

as many of you as possible will do this and please pass on to

friends and family and encourage them to do likewise

The community element of the title in the school name is

immensely important to me. For a community (or family) to

thrive they need to have a common goal, which is, in our

case, ensuring every child achieves their social and academ-

ic potential. However, an intensely warming feeling comes

from belonging to a community; shared aims, strong and

lasting bonds and an essence of oneness. Christmas is unde-

niably a time when we can come together as families, in

whatever make up that may be. In order to foster that

feeling within our community Mr Eldred has planned a can-

dle-lit carol concert for families, Governors, and staff, at

3.30pm on the 17th December, in the playground with the

stage. It will only last 30 minutes or so, but will be a chance for all of us to join in communion,

with a spirit of togetherness, whilst enjoying that feeling of community. I hope you will all be

able to join us.

Year 5/6 Basketball Tournament

This Kent Schools event took place on Friday 20th November where our

team came up against 3 other schools to compete for a place in the

qualifier. The tournament saw the team take on Upton, St Saviours and

Bromstone where they pushed hard to overcome challenging oppo-

nents. As the tournament progressed the team started to find their

stride and worked well together to gain possession and push forward.

Well done to the following pupils who took part:- Ryan Anscombe, Alfie

Webb, Oscar Murphy, Angel-Louise Merryweather, Paige Shepherd,

Frankie Stroud, Bradley Thompson-Rowlands and Mason Hunt.

Year 3/4 Sportshall Athletics

On Saturday 21st November our year 3/4 Sportshall athletics team took

to Ursuline College to compete against 11 other schools from around

Thanet. The event hosts 6 track events and 6 field events which takes

place across the day. Each school competing to gain their best result

and score high to achieve overall winners. Experiencing new athletic events our team worked tirelessly to

demonstrate their skill and determination to achieve. Thank you to all the parents who came to support the

team and made it possible for the children to compete. Well done to the following pupils:- Kate Stevens, Ro-

sie Hammond, Poppy Morris, Romeo Johnson, Adam Sen, Nicholas Bradfield, Khian Hammond, Kizzie Hay-

wood, Annelyse Nicholson, Katie Webb, Jayleigh Power, Lexi McGrath, Bobby Farley, Zak Hammond, Alfie

Walton, Lucas Stroud, Joshua McKew, and Evan Cable.

Upcoming events

Wednesday 2nd December – Dodgeball Tournament

6th Ramsgate Sea Scout Group

Did you know that the Scout Association welcomes boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 14? Does your child enjoy fun and adventure whilst making new friends and learning new skills? If so, come and join our friendly Group at Ramsgate Harbour.

Beavers, for children aged 6 – 8 years old, meet on Friday from 5.15 p.m. to 6.15 p.m.

Cubs, for children aged 8 – 11 years old, meet on Monday from 6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.

Scouts, for children aged 11 - 14½ years old, meet on Friday from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.

If you would like to find out more contact Jill Large, Group Scout Leader, on Jill@large4213.freeserve.co.uk or visit us during the above times at 2nd Floor above the Sailor’s Church at Ramsgate Harbour.

If you receive a Token Text on a Fri-day, congratulate your child, if not, ask them why not!!

CHRISTMAS FAYRE - Friday 4th December at 1.30pm, please join us!

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Christmas Performances

Nursery – 10th December

Reception – 9th December

Year 1 – 7th December

Year 2 – 8th December

Year 3 – 10th December

Year 4- 11th December

Year 5 – 14th December

Year 6 – 15th December

Years R – 6 all 10.00am