Newman School News
HPV vaccinations will be taking place in school on Wednesday 26 April 2023. This is the first vaccination for Year 8 and the 2nd vaccination for Year 9 pupils. Consent forms have been sent to families. If you require another copy please contact the school office.
The Spring term ends on Friday 31 March 2023 and the Summer term begins for all pupils on Monday 17 April 2023.
On Tuesday 28 March 2023 there will be a Guided Choices Evening held in school on from 4.30 pm – 7.00 pm. During the course of this evening there will be a brief talk in the San Lorenzo restaurant at 4.45 pm. This talk will also be repeated at 5.45 pm. Departments will also have staff and subject information available where you will have the o...
The Year 10 Online Parents' Evening is on Tuesday 14 March 2023 from 4.30 - 7.00 pm.
Our pupils will be taking part in the Shakespeare Schools Festival on Wednesday 8 March at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick. Tickets are available here https://www.theatrebythelake.com/event/coram-shakespeare-schools-festival/
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 half term holiday is from Monday 20 February until Friday 24 February 2023. All pupils will return to school on Monday 27 February 2023.
To celebrate Science week, a group of Year 8 pupils will visit the Glasgow Science Centre for the day on Thursday 2 March 2023..
As a requirement of the GCSE Geography course, our Year 11 pupils will be visiting Silloth to collect data as part of a fieldwork visit.
On Thursday 2 February St John Henry Newman Catholic School are attending the County School Gymnastic Championships at Carlisle Gymnastics Club. We have entered multiple teams and individuals with a mix of both male and female pupils. The pupils will compete on floor exercise and vault, they have been practicing twice a week and have work...
In the fortnight commencing Monday 30 January 2023, pupils in Year 11 and Year 13 will be sitting PPE exams in most of their subjects. Pupils will be issued with individual timetables for this fortnight detailing the time of these assessments. Staff have informed pupils of what they are going to be tested on, and details of this can be found on Cla...
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...
Year 9 DTP & Men ACWY vaccinations (to include Year 10 and 11 catch-ups) will be taking place on Monday 30 January 2023.
On Thursday 26 January and Friday 27 January 2023, as part of our Religious Education studies, we will be taking the whole of Year 7 to attend a retreat at Castlerigg Manor near Keswick. This trip is an important part of the curriculum and will give pupils time to reflect in beautiful surroundings. Letters have been emailed to parents an...
Spring term begins on Wednesday 4 January 2023 at 8.50 am for all pupils.
The Year 9 Online Parents' Evening is taking place on Tuesday 29 November 2022 from 4.30 pm - 7.00 pm. Appointments can now be made via our online platform `school cloud'. Please see our letters page for details.
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...
Nasal Flu Vaccination consent forms have been given out to all pupils in Years 7-9. Please sign and ask your child to return the form to Student Services.
