Newman School News
Parents of pupils in Year 6 will be asked to make their preference of secondary school by the end of October 2024.To help with this process we are holding tours of our school during September and October. If you missed our Open Evening in June or would like another look around, we would like to invite you to join us for a tour of th...
If you have a child in Year 5 and are in the process of choosing a secondary school for September 2025, we would like to invite you to take a look around our fantastic school. Our open evening is taking place on Thursday 27 June from 4.30 pm - 7.00 pm, where you will be able to have a look around the school. If you would like to attend the open eve...
Please find the link below to the Cumbria Holiday Activity and Food Programme. Active Cumbria are pleased to support Cumbria`s Holiday Activity and Food Programme. You can search a wide range of exciting activities running during the school holidays to find something that is right for your child. Many include physical activities and games to help k...
If you have a child in Year 5 and are in the process of choosing a secondary school for September 2024, we would like to invite you to take a look around our fantastic new school. We are holding an open evening for Year 5 parents on Thursday 29th June from 4.30 to 7.30pm. If you would prefer a more personalised visit, we are also offering som...
On Wednesday 17th May, 40 pupils from years 8-10 represented the school in the district athletics events. The junior boys' team were fantastic, finishing in 3rd place and the junior girls' team placed joint 4th. There were some individual success stories too. In Year 10, Tinotenda finished 2nd in the high jump; Vitali finished 3rd in the long jump ...
The National Education Union (NEU) has declared strike action, which will take place on Tuesday 28 February 2023. Pupils in Years 7, 8, 9 will be asked to do their work remotely during strike day, with online lessons provided by those teachers who are not striking. Pupils in Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 will come into school as usual, t...
The National Education Union (NEU) has declared strike action, which will take place on Wednesday 1st February 2023. Pupils in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 will be asked to do their work remotely during strike day, with online lessons provided by those teachers who are not striking . Pupils in Years 11, 12 and 13 will come into school as us...
Pupils in all Year groups are invited to create a piece of work or nominate a piece of work they have displayed on the Gallery of Fame in T6 for the competition. There are some great prizes on offer including drawing kits, sketch books and water colour set. For more information please see Miss Cook in the Art Department.
It's that time of year! Christmas Crafty club starts Wednesday 16th November. If you need some glitter and festive cheer this is the place for you! All welcome, staff and pupils. The club will run for the next six weeks. Come and learn some new crafting skills and get prepared for Christmas! Speak to Mrs Nichol for more information.
For their contribution to the year of charity, year 11 organised the recent tin drive. A total of 530 tins were collected, which will all be donated to the St Vincent de Paul Foodbank. Thank you to everyone who contributed, every tin will make a difference. The winning form, who will be invited for breakfast during Tuesday's tutor time is 9KAB...
Stocks of blood are critically low at this time. The NHS is appealing for existing donors to step up and new ones to come forward. Ring 0300 123 23 23 or visit www.blood.co.ukfor details.
As part of our Year of Charity we are holding a food bank drive over the next two weeks where we are kindly asking pupils to bring in items for food parcels which we will deliver over half term. One tin per pupil would make such a difference. There will be a free breakfast prize for the form who brings in the most tins. If you would like to b...
Following this week's assembly we are asking families and pupils to visit the Cafod website and to sign the petition to help to cancel the crippling debt that some developing countries are facing. Every hour of every day, the poorest people in the world give the richest people in the world $7 million (about £4 million). Even though we give "a...
Well done to Leah Johnston in Year 11 who after successful trials has been selected to represent Cumbria in football at Under 16 level.
Parents of Year 6 pupils will be asked to make their preference of secondary school by the end of October 2022. To support you in making this important decision, we would like to invite you to join us for a tour of our school with your child. Please contact 01228 404942 (ext 220) or email
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In May the school has been offered the opportunity to run a Bikeability Level 3 Cycle training course for Year 7 & 8 pupils. This will be run by instructors from an organisation called Cyclewise. All those pupils who cycle to school are encouraged to take part by returning their letters (received via tutors) ASAP. The sessions will ta...
Well done to the Year 8 rugby team who played at Penrith RUFC on Monday in a county rugby competition. The boys played some excellent rugby and two emphatic victories against NTS B team (7 tries to 3) and Kirby Stephen (10 tries to 2) were reward for all the practice sessions. They then suffered defeat against Whitehaven academy before a...
We will be starting our Christmas Food Bank this week. Any pupils or staff who wish to help with the organisation of the collection, please see Miss Brough in the restaurant at breaktime. We would be grateful for any food donations and there is a collection point in the San Lorenzo Restaurant for pupils to drop off. Preferred items Cereal.Sou...
