Following the fantastic experience year 4 have had with Relax Kids, we are happy to sign post parents to the ‘Wellbeing Warriors’ starting on the 28th July! See photo for details.
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| Latest News – 29.6.22 |
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Dear all,
The term is quickly disappearing and July is just around the corner!
Check out what’s been happening and the come back of the Funerama!
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| Mrs Grant and Mr Mackay It is with much sadness (but happiness for them) we announce the retirement of two long standing members of the Mortimer teaching team.
At the end of term, we will say our final good byes to Mrs Grant (3JG) and Mr Mackay (5PM). By the time we close for the summer holidays, Mr Mackay will have worked at Mortimer for 27 years and nearly 7 months. Mrs Grant, has been teaching at Mortimer for 33 years and nearly 11 months! Both amazing servants to the school and the pupils that have been in their classrooms! We are sure that you join us in wishing them the very best health and happiness in their retirement plans. Therefore, we get to say congratulations to Miss Bone and Mrs Gibson as they take up teaching positions with us from September. Welcome to Mortimer! |
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| Fire serviceWe had a special visitor in school on Friday. Firefighter Little from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service delivered a talk to our Key Stage 2 pupils on the topic of fire safety and associated implications of anti-social behaviour.
This was an excellent opportunity which informed our pupils of how they could keep themselves and others safe in and around the home, especially as the summer break approaches. Keeping our pupils safe, in school and in the wider community, is always our top priority. As discussed in our session today, if you are concerned about anti-social behaviour you can report it anonymously. The Fire Service can also keep you and your family safe by installing fire alarms free of charge. Please see below for details. A huge thank you to Firefighter Little and the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service’s Education and Prevention Department. To anonymously report anti-social behaviour – CrimeStoppers Freephone 0800555111 To request free smoke alarms for your home – South Shields Community Fire Station 0191 4441827 |
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| Sun cream
As we are now in the British summer, we ask that children have access to a water bottle they can fill up, a sun hat and apply a layer of suncream before coming to school. We ask children not to bring suncream into school. Thank you |
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| School Direct Success!
Congratulations are in order for our School Direct cohort of 2021/22. All four trainees have completed the course and gained Qualified Teacher Status after a year training across our partner schools. We wish them well for their future teaching careers. Well done ladies. |
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| Parking
We ask that parents again consider their parking choices. Local residents are complaining of cars being parked across drive ways and preventing access to properties. In the nicer weather, please park and stride to avoid unsuitable parking choices. Thank you for your understanding. |
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Y3/4/5 House T-shirts
We will again be offering house T-Shirts ordering. Once we have prices, we will share this with parents of years 3, 4 and 5. We hope turn around we return for September. |
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| Chorister Experience
Newcastle Cathedral Chorister Experience are organising a Chorister Experience afternoon on Sunday 3rd July. To find out more about becoming a Newcastle Cathedral Chorister they are offering a free Newcastle Cathedral Chorister Experience on Sunday 3rd July. This is a special opportunity for children in Years 2-6 and their parents to come to the Cathedral and get some small sense of what it’s like to be part of this elite team of young musicians. Participants in the Newcastle Cathedral Chorister Experience will meet, warm up, and rehearse with the choristers, and will join the Cathedral Choir in singing a special service at 4pm, to which parents and families of the participants are all warmly invited. Click here to book your place: |
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| Funarama
Our Summer Funerama is making its come back on Friday 15th July! Starting after school on the KS2 yard. More details to follow! |
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| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
Summer Reading Newsletter 2022
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| Police Visit – 13.6.22 |
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Good morning,
we were delighted to welcome Northumbria Police into school today. They spoke to year 4 and year 5 pupils around the issue of bullying and how we can prevent it.
Types of hate crime were discussed at an appropriate level and the team, including local PC Steve, visited classes afterwards to answer any questions.
During the assembly, pupils were shown a thought provoking video about bullying a burger and bullying a child, with more people complaining about their burger than a child being bullied in a fast food restaurant.
Whilst a challenging topic, the children were keen to engage and answer the questions. There were even some interesting comments and questions back to the police team!
This was a great addition to the Kidsafe work that we already use to help keep all children safe.
Mr Bennett
Deputy Head Teacher
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| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
Crossing Patrols Update 9.6.22
King George Road/Harton Lane
Has been covered for many months with a mobile patrol and recently a new starter is there being trained.
There is no school crossing patrol at Sunderland Road/Cauldwell Roundabout as the patrol retired at the end of May.
The authority are trying to recruit at this location but until they have a replacement member of staff it will not be covered. Parents are reminded that there is a pelican crossing less than 80 meters up the road.
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| School Photos – 7.6.22 |
| Dear Parent/Carer,
Individual photos Our school photographer will be taking photographs on Thursday 9th June. For organisational purposes, every child will be photographed from nursery to year 6. There is no need to requirement to let us know that you would like your child’s photo taking. Family photos We have received notification from the photographers today that they are able to take sibling/family photos on the same day. To request a sibling/family photo, please complete the Google form below, detailing the siblings to be included. https://forms.gle/agTGJTnFjHpBzmTs7 We appreciate the late notice of this but have only been told today. Many thanks |
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| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
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| Latest Dates – 7.6.22 |
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Good morning,
we hope you had an enjoyable bank holiday weekend! We are well into the summer term now and these next seven weeks will fly by.
Please find below some key events over this half term. We will continue to inform you of other dates as they are confirmed.
Thanks for you continuing support.
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Tuesday 7th
* RSE parent meeting
2:30pm for Reception to Year 6 parents
Thursday 9th
* School Photos
Official photographers will be in taking individual and sibling photos. (see additional communications for more info)
* 1CS take part in an OAA Festival
Monday 13th
* Parent meeting about supporting your child to lead healthy, active lifestyles.
2:30pm for Reception to Year 6 parents
Friday 17th
* RGB Parent assembly
9am
* 5AM go Rock Pooling
Friday 24th
* 6RD Parent Assembly
9am
Monday 27th
* Year 5 head out on a costal visit
Wednesday 29th
* Parents meeting with Children new to Reception
10:30 & 2:15
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Friday 1st
* Year 6 visit Beamish
* 1KL Parent Assembly
Tuesday 5th
* 5HA go Rock pooling
Friday 8th
* Year 1 visit Whitehouse Farm
* RMP Parent Assembly
Friday 15th
* End of Year Reports will be sent to Nursery – Year 5 pupils
Monday 18th
* Year 6 End of Year Reports will be sent out
Wednesday 20th
* Year 6 Leavers Assembly
Thursday 21st
* Nursery visit Tweddle Farm
Friday 22nd
* School Closes for the Summer Holidays
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Check out your email from school with the link to a few of our photos!
It was a great day…
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| KS2 Success! – 17.5.22 |
| Dear all,
Monday morning’s assembly focused on celebrating the many achievements of our lovely KS2 children. We started by giving out certificates to the children who had entered the national ‘If I Were an Engineer’ competition. All children who entered achieved either passes, merits or distinctions and some were even shortlisted winners with distinction: well done to our budding engineers! A special Congratulations to Harriet and Ibrahim, both from Mr Douglas’s class, who have been chosen as the North East Y3 winners and have been invited to an awards ceremony on Monday 23rd May at the Discovery Museum! Congratulations to our Reading Champions! These KS2 children were nominated by their teachers for their exceptional effort in reading recently. One of our lucky nominees had their name picked out of a hat and is taking home a £10 voucher to spend on books of their choice. A huge well done to you all! Finally, Eva – from Miss Anderson’s class – showcased her dancing medals and trophies after being awarded First Place in the NCDTA North East Juvenile Tap Championship. What a fantastic achievement! Well done everyone!
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| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
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| Latest News… – 13.5.22 |
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Well Friday the 13th is here, but we hope only good things will be coming your way this today!
There’s lots to catch you up on.
1. Year 6 end of KS2 tests
2. Jubilee Banquet
3. Jubilee Celebrations
4. Memory Planter
5. SEND Parent Session
6. South Shields Fire Station Open Day
7. Harton Academy PE kit for September 2022
8. Keep Our Seas Plastic Free
9. Swimming Caps
10. Diary Dates
Have a great weekend…
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1. Year 6 end of KS2 tests
A massive well done to our year 6 pupils who have risen to the challenge and smashed this week! We couldn’t be prouder!
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2. Jubilee Banquet
On Thursday 26th May our school chef will be cooking a Jubilee Banquet. Your child will have the choice of a Buckingham Burger (burger in a bun), Platinum pasta (tomato pasta {v}) or Corgi Sausage Roll all served with sides and a pudding. You will have to order a hot meal on parent pay (this will not reflect the meal on offer) or if your child would prefer one of the sandwich options please choose one of those. |
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3. Jubilee Celebrations
School Jubilee Celebrations – Thursday, 26 May 2022 As part of our Jubilee celebrations, we will be holding a celebration day on Thursday, 26 May 2022. Each child is to bring in a plastic/plate of food to eat at a ‘street party’ on the afternoon. Each year group is learning about a decade of the Queen’s reign. We think it would be nice for the children to dress in appropriate clothing for their decade: Nursery and Reception – 2010’s Year 1 – 1960’s Year 2 – 1970’s Year 3 – 1980’s Year 4 – 1990’s Year 5 – 2000’s Year 6 – 1950’s |
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4. Memory Planter
We are currently creating a planter outside of school in memory of Robbie-Dean Elliott who sadly passed away last year. If you could please refrain from allowing children to climb on the planter and remove any of the items that are inside. Thank you |
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5. SEND Parent Session
SEND Parent/Carer Information Session – Tuesday 17th May 2:30 p.m.
Just a reminder that parents/carers of pupils with SEND are invited to attend the above session next week. The session will be delivered by Mrs Silvanus (SEND Coordinator) to all parents/carers and will take place in the hall. The session will run for around half an hour and will be finished in time to collect children. This session is a general overview of SEND provision here at Mortimer. Please note, details of individual children cannot be discussed in this group context. Mrs Silvanus looks forward to seeing you then. |
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6. South Shields Fire Station Open Day
South Shields Community Fire Station – Saturday 21st May 11am – 3pm Face painting, demonstrations and other activities. www.twfire.gov.uk |
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7. Harton Academy PE kit for September 2022
Harton Academy in September 2022
CURRENT YEAR 6 PARENTS – NEW PE KIT In September 2022, Harton Academy will be introducing a new PE kit for the new year 6 intake. The kit can be sourced from Bolam Sports, South Shields. Bolam Sports will be coming to the new intake evening in July, where children can be sized for the kit. Further information will be in the Transition booklet which will be sent out to parents later in the term. |
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8. Keep Our Seas Plastic Free
Well done to Mrs Miller and her lunchtime ‘Friends’ group who have done a magnificent job producing this display to raise awareness and promote the message of ‘Keep our sea plastic free’. Thank you to everyone across the school who has brought in plastic bottle top donations: your contribution means less plastic pollution in the sea!
We are now going to enter the artwork piece into a national Sealife competition in conjunction with World Ocean Day on Wednesday 8th June.
See the art work at https://mortimerprimary.co.uk/keep-our-seas-plastic-free/
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9. Swimming Caps
There has been a price increase from £2 to £2.50.
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10. Diary Dates
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