| Mortimer Primary School |
| Excellence for all |
| The Week Ahead – 13.11.22 |
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Dear parents/carers,
We hope you’ve enjoyed your weekend and are ready for another exciting week.
Just a quick reminder:
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Monday 14th Nov – Anti-Bullying week
We start with Odd Socks Day on Monday! Go crazy with colour or mix up those patterns!
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Monday is also our first Parents’ Evening night. If you haven’t booked already, slots will reopen on Tuesday ready for Monday 21.11.22. Please access the school via the main entrance. There is a handy map below if you need to know where your child’s classroom is. Please help us in keeping to the 10 minute slots. If you need to speak to the teacher further then additional meetings can be made. Thank you. |
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Friday 18.11.22 – Children In Need Children can come to school in their pyjamas or Children in Need T-Shirts to help raise funds for charity. Please add your voluntary donation via Parent Pay. Parents: Walking your child to school in your pyjamas, will be acceptable for this day only! |
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Friday 18.11.22 – 5GB Parent Assembly Please join us for a 9am start in the school hall. |
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
| Mortimer Primary School |
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| 2ES Assembly – 8.11.22 |
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Dear parents/carers of 2ES,
The 2ES Parent Assembly was originally scheduled for Friday 2nd December 9am. Unfortunately, we need to cancel this date and reschedule.
We will let you know at the earliest opportunity when the new date will be, however we do know that this will now be next year in 2023.
Apologies for any inconvenience that this causes and we appreciate your understanding.
Yours sincerely
Mr Bennett
Deputy Head
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
| Mortimer Primary School |
| Excellence for all |
| Latest News – 6.11.22 |
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Dear parents/carers,
It really is starting to get very busy in school with lots going on before we hit December.
The week ahead
After last weeks cancelled Monday night Girls’ Football – we are glad to say that it will be on tomorrow. Year 6 will have experts from The Word visiting on Tuesday to take them deeper into ICT. On Friday, 6AS and Mrs Stelling will lead us through another exciting parent assembly, we will see you for a 9am start.
Things to tell you about…
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| Parents’ Evening
We continue to use Teachers 2 Parents to allow you to book your parent’s evening appointments online. The link to book will be sent out at 7pm – Monday 7th November 2022 A separate link for parents with children in Nursery will be sent at 7:10pm on the same day. Emails have been sent to all parents. Full details https://mortimerprimary.co.uk/parents-evening-booking/ |
| Children In Need – Friday 18th November
To mark Children In Need 2022 we will be holding a pyjama day on Friday 18.11.22. Donations for Children In Need can be made via Parent Pay. |
| WOW – Walk to School Challenge
Well done Mortimer! The results of the Autumn WOW Walk of Fame Challenge are in! Mortimer Primary School topped the local leader board for South Tyneside and finished 40th on the national leader board (for England)! There were more than 900 schools taking part so congratulations to all of the pupils who took part, what a fantastic achievement! WOW is a pupil-led initiative where children self-report how they get to school every day using the interactive WOW Travel Tracker. If they travel sustainably (walk/wheel, cycle or scoot) once a week for a month, they get rewarded with a badge. It’s that easy! On average, WOW schools see a 30% REDUCTION IN CAR JOURNEYS taken to the school gate and a 23% INCREASE IN WALKING RATES. |
| Maths Week England – starts Monday 14th November
We’re celebrating Maths Week England by taking part in a friendly times tables (and division) competition. The competition runs from 07:30 GMT Monday 14th November to 19:30 GMT Wednesday 16th November. It’s all done online via play.ttrockstars.com. Children can play in any game mode with every correct answer to a multiplication or division question, earning themselves, their class and the school a point. The Times Tables Rock Stars platform will calculate the class average (the number of correct answers per pupil in the class who play during the competition hours, subject to a daily 60-minute limit (see below)). Winning classes in the school and in the competition as a whole will be the ones with the highest average. To support player wellbeing, there is a daily time limit of 60-minutes per player. In other words, each player can earn competition points for up to 60-minutes between 07:30 GMT and 19:30 GMT on 07:30 GMT Monday 14th November to 19:30 GMT Wednesday 16th November. Once the player goes beyond 60-minutes of play on that day, they will still earn coins but will no longer earn points towards the competition. In the spirit of the competition, please don’t play on their behalf but by all means encourage and support them to the extent that it doesn’t cause high stress levels or impact on family plans. |
| Anti-Bullying Week Starts Monday 14th November
Odd Socks Day marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week. It will take place on Monday 14th November. Odd Socks Day is designed to be fun! It’s an opportunity to encourage children to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique! There is no pressure to wear the latest fashion or to buy expensive costumes. All children have to do to take part is wear odd socks to school, it couldn’t be simpler! |
| Hospitality and Hope
Hospitality and Hope is a shop at Horsley Hill Square for those that may need some financial support. People have the chance to get £30 worth of food shopping once a week for just £4. No proof of benefits needed, it’s ran in good faith. If anyone wants to access this and need the help no questions asked, working people can get this too. Only proof to be shown is something with name and address to show they live within 2 miles of Horsely Hill. The shop is called: Your Community Shop, 6-7 Horsley Hill Square, NE34 7HE Mon, Wed, Fri 10am until 1pm no vouchers needed just £4 cash each time. |
| Remembrance Sunday
Poppies will continue to be on sale in school this week priced 50p each. |
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
| Mortimer Primary School |
| Excellence for all |
| Parents’ Evening Booking – 6.11.22 |
| Dear Parents/Guardians,
We continue to use Teachers 2 Parents to allow you to book your parent’s evening appointments online. The link to book will be sent out at 7pm – Monday 7th November 2022 A separate link for parents with children in Nursery will be sent at 7:10pm on the same day. Parents with children in Reception to Year 6, have two dates to select from: Monday 14th November Monday 21st November Nursery appointments will run slightly differently this year to provide a 10minute slot. We will send a link to your mobile phone or email address which will take you to our online booking system to select a time convenient for you. Please follow these simple steps to book your slot:
Make sure you book your parents evening ASAP to ensure you get the best time for you. https://support.eduspot.co.uk/guide/parents-evening-parent-guide/ Many thanks Mr Bennett Deputy Head Teacher |
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
| Mortimer Primary School |
| Excellence for all |
| New Head Teacher – 3.11.22 |
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Dear parents/carers,
The Governors and I are very pleased to announce that Mr Bennett, our current Deputy Head, will be taking over as Head Teacher of Mortimer Primary from January 2023.
I know he is looking forward to continuing to work with our pupils, staff and parents.
Congratulations Mr Bennett!
Mrs Cunningham
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
Well done to our Year 5 and 6 Girls’ Football Teams, who competed recently in their first tournament of this academic year.
We have two mixed ability teams, who took part in the South Tyneside Sports Girls’ League. They will face the challenge of two more tournaments this year to fight for the league champion position.
As ever, our girls gave a valiant performance and came away with some impressive results.
We were very proud of their conduct and even received praise of how fantastic their sportsmanship and their manners were from other schools.
Well done ladies!
Next games are scheduled for February.
| Mortimer Primary School |
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| Latest News & Dates – 27.10.22 |
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Dear parents/carers,
7 weeks have flown by and now Christmas feels just around the corner. Please find below some updates and date confirmations.
We reopen on Monday 31st October for 8 weeks and close at the end of Friday 23rd December!
Thanks for your continuing support.
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Poppies
‘Remembrance Sunday’ – Poppies will be going on sale in school after half term priced 50p each.
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Parents’ Evening
Autumn meetings will take place on Monday 14th and 21st November. Invitations to book your time slot will be sent out via email next week.
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Parent Assemblies
We’ve had some crackers already this term. Coming soon we have:
11.11.22 – 6AS Mrs Stelling
18.11.22 – 5GB Miss Beattie
25.11.22 – 4KA Mrs Allan
02.12.22 – 2ES Mrs Shaw
All start at 9am in the school hall.
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| Children in Need – Friday 18th November
A SPOTacular non-uniform day. An opportunity to contribute to the charity will be made available. |
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Anti-Bullying week – Mon 14th Nov to Fri 18th Nov. All activities for this will take place in school. |
| Christmas Dates 2022
Thursday 8th December
Monday 12th December
Tuesday 13th December
Tuesday 13th December
Wednesday 14th December
Thursday 15th December
Friday 16th December
Monday 19th December
Tuesday 20th December
Wednesday 21st December
Thursday 22nd December
Friday 23rd December
School reopens for Spring Term
Tuesday 10th January 2023
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
