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24th September 2021Mr Bennett
Mortimer Primary School
Excellence for all
Latest News – 24.9.21
Dear parents/carers,

Where have the last 3 weeks gone?

School life is picking up quickly and now singing is filling our hall again! There is plenty to tell you about…

  1. School car park
  2. Parents’ Evening Booking
  3. Facebook changes
  4. Reading Newsletter
  5. Harvest Festival
  6. Dates for the Diary
  7. Year 6 SATs 2022
  8. Wild Challenge

 

  1. School car park

We are still working through a few teething troubles and are continuing the closure of the car park. Please spare a few minutes to give your views on the car park via our questionnaire https://forms.gle/7sTenoybPR2jCQ4k8 The car park will remain closed until we can assess the results of the questionnaire.

  1. Parents’ Evening Booking

For our October parent meetings (Mon 11th & Mon 18th October) parents will be able to book their appointment times with their child’s class teacher. A link will be sent out via email and text. Parents will then be able to decide on the time and day they see the class teacher. All appointments will take place in school face to face. Further info will follow early next week.

  1. Facebook changes

As a school we moving away from our closed Facebook group onto an open Facebook page. Please like the new page https://www.facebook.com/Mortimer-Primary-School-273525164461401

We now use Facebook as an information sharing platform only.  

  1. Reading Newsletter

Mrs Douglas has been busy again…check out the very first reading newsletter (As attached) and all that is happening.

Also check out our 1st Reading Champions of the year! https://mortimerprimary.co.uk/reading-champions/

  1. Harvest Festival

We will be holding the Harvest Festival for our children in the Infant and Junior classes on the morning of Thursday 7th October.

Following the service food parcels, made up from Harvest donations which are displayed at the Harvest Festival, will be distributed to local senior citizens, and local food banks and charities.

We hope that each child in our Nursery and Infant classes (EYFS/KS1) could bring in a small quantity of either FRESH PRODUCE (fruit, vegetables, etc) or TINNED OR PACKET PRODUCE.  It would be very helpful if these gifts were brought into school on Monday 4th, Tuesday 5th or Wednesday 6th.

Our junior children (KS2) will be asked to make a donation, proceeds of which will be used to help a good cause overseas. It would be very helpful if these donations were brought into school on Monday 4th, Tuesday 5th or Wednesday 6th.

  1. Dates for the Diary

Parent Assemblies

Friday 1st October – 2SK Mrs Keighery

Friday 8th October – 6KM Mrs Mackay

Friday 15th October – 4AS Mrs Stelling

Friday 22nd October – 3JDa Mrs Davidson

 

Other events

Monday 11th October – Parents’ Evening #1, Flu nasal vaccination & Year 6 Bikeabilty

Monday 18th October – Parents’ Evening #2 & Year 6 Bikeabilty

Friday 22nd October – School closes for half term

 

You can see all dates across the year at https://mortimerprimary.co.uk/school-calendar/

 

  1. Year 6 SATs 2022

The key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 9 May to Thursday 12 May 2022. We ask that you support the school by not booking holidays for this period.

 

  1. Wild Challenge

Check out our latest success at https://mortimerprimary.co.uk/gold-certificate-in-the-rspbs-wild-challenge/

 Have a lovely weekend!

 

 
Phone: 0191 455 4504
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk

 

Reading Champions!

24th September 2021Mr Bennett

A huge congratulations to our first Reading Champions of the academic year! These children were chosen by their class teachers for demonstrating outstanding effort in their reading this month. Each child was given a bookmark and one very lucky individual won the prize draw, taking home a £10 voucher to spend on books of their choice. A massive well done to all of our Reading Champions – what a fabulous start to the year!

School Admissions 2022

22nd September 2021Mr Bennett
Mortimer Primary School
Excellence for all
School Admissions – 22.9.21
Dear parents/carers,
If you have children who will be eligible to start school in September 2022 or are transitioning to Year 7 in 2022, please see the following links to apply online.

Primary school admissions

Closing date Monday 17th January 2022

Secondary school admissions

Closing date Monday 1st November 2021

 
Phone: 0191 455 4504
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk

Cauliflower Christmas Project

17th September 2021Mr Bennett

Dear Parents/Carers

This term, Reception-Y6 have decided to participate in the ‘Cauliflower Christmas Project’.  The project aims to encourage pupils’ creativity and design skills whilst also raising funds for our school.

Your child has been creating his/her own design for a Christmas card that can be professionally printed to produce a pack of 12 cards with envelopes.  There is also the option of ordering other products such as gift labels and mugs.  Not only would it be very exciting for your child to see his/her work as a finished printed product, the cards themselves are great for sending a more personal greeting to friends and family at Christmas!

Card packs can be ordered on https://xmas.cauliflowergroup.co.uk using your child’s unique code and the school code (found in your child’s artwork pack).  You will need to register for an account with the group in order to do this.  You must then complete the paper order form with your child’s artwork.  Please complete this clearly as this information will be used on the back of your child’s cards.  You can share your child’s unique code with others in your family if they want to place online orders with their design.  Online orders must be completed and artwork returned to each child’s class teacher to school by 18th October.

Yours sincerely

Mrs G. Cunningham

Head Teacher

Support for Parents

16th September 2021Mr Bennett

Please see the following information which may be of interest:

  1. Mental Health Parent and Carer Peer Support Group
  2. Family Information Leaflet
  3. Andy’s Man Club

 

1.Mental Health Parent and Carer Peer Support Group

Download (PDF, 437KB)

 

2. Family Information Leaflet

Download (PDF, 413KB)

 

3. Andy’s Man Club

A male peer support groups, ran by Andy’s Man Club. The details of where the groups are being held can be seen on the flyer and within the link (St James’ Park in Newcastle and Sunderland too). There are also videos which tells the stories of some group members and how they came to join the group.

School Admissions 2022

13th September 2021Mr Bennett
Mortimer Primary School
Excellence for all
School Admissions 2022 – 13.9.21
Good morning all

From today parents can apply for the following:

  • Placement in Reception for September 2022 – Children with date of birth 01.09.17 – 31.08.18
  • Placement in Year 7 for September 2022 – Children currently in Year 6 of a Primary school.
Please see the attached file for more info.

RECEPTION ADMISSIONS

If your school has a nursery attached, information letters will be handed delivered in the coming days which are to be given out to parents. It is important to obtain signatures from parents to confirm they have received this document and are aware of the requirement to fill in an application form.

SECONDARY ADMISSIONS

Letters will be posted out in the coming days to parents directly to inform them of the need to apply for a Year 7 placement for next September. Letters will be sent to all Year 6 parents.

*Families living outside of the South Tyneside borough will need to apply directly to their own home local authority.

CLOSING DATES

Secondary – Monday 1 November 2021 at 4.30pm

Primary, Infant and Junior – Monday 17 January 2022 at 4.30pm

Download (PDF, 302KB)

 
Phone: 0191 455 4504
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk