| Mortimer Primary School |
| Excellence for all |
| Parent Update – 23.1.23 |
| Dear parents/carers,
It has been a fast paced start to the new term! We have been delighted to see so many parents in school to meet new staff and hear from the senior leaders. There is still time to sign up for the 2nd Meet the Head & SLT meeting this Thursday at 5pm. (Sign up here https://schoolforms.uk/T/FB3Ln9Kyv50i6jtL3X) A specific communication will be with you, on Tuesday 24th Jan, regarding teacher strike action. Please can I draw your attention to the following: School Uniform & PE Kit As a school we have noted that some children are not in the appropriate school uniform this term. We allow stud earrings only and ask that footwear is dark, preferably black. There is no requirement to wear uniform with the school logo. Clothes in the correct colours are also readily available at most supermarkets and high street stores. We operate indoor and outdoor PE lessons to ensure we fully cover the curriculum. For outdoor lessons, we ask pupils to have outdoor trainers, jumper/tracksuit top, joggers/tracksuit bottoms and socks. Socks are especially important if your child wears tights to school. PE kit should be in school all week. We also ask that shoulder length or longer hair be tied back, whilst earrings are removed by the child for PE lessons. Information about our agreed uniform and PE kit can be found at https://mortimerprimary.co.uk/school-uniform-2/ Drinks in school The love for the drink ‘Prime’ continues to attract children. Whilst we are happy to see children wanting to stay hydrated, we do ask that children use bottles, for their water, that have a sports cap rather than bringing bottles of Prime or other such drinks to school. Smart Watches Christmas has been very kind to some children and we have seen an increase in the number of KS2 pupils wearing Apple and other smart watches. Please can we ask that parents alter the settings of the watches to ensure that notifications, messages and updates are not received during the school day. This must also include the use of any camera function. If you have any questions about any of these matters, then we would be happy to answer them. Many thanks for your support Mr Bennett Head Teacher |
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
Our termly calendar as sent via email.
What a delight it was to finish my first week as Head Teacher being grilled by the House Captains and Vice-Captains.
They brought some excellent questions which showed how much they care about their school. They asked questions about toilets, tuck shops and timetables for activities to name but a few.
I left with a list of things to think about and a lot of respect for this group of children.
I look forward to speaking to them again soon with some updates about their questions.
Mr Bennett
Dear parents/carers,
The Healthy Minds Team are hosting a free, virtual session focusing on the term ‘mental health’ and its importance. Please read the following attachment for further details of the event!
| Mortimer Primary School |
| Excellence for all |
| Meet the Head Teacher & SLT – 13.1.23 |
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Dear parents/carers,
We have reached the end of a very busy but positive week! I am hoping that Friday the 13th is going to be kind to me in my first week as Head Teacher…
I am both hugely proud and immensely excited to lead this fantastic school, whilst working with you the parents. To mark this new start, I am organising a meeting for parents to attend and meet both myself and my senior leadership team.
This will be an opportunity to learn a little more about your new head teacher, my plans for the school and chat with the senior leaders.
We are offering two sessions:
Friday 20th January @ 9am
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Thursday 26th January @ 5pm
Please let us know you will be attending by completing the following form:
Have a lovely weekend and thank you for your support
Mr Bennett
Head Teacher
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
South Tyneside Council is now hosting a weekly junior park run at North Marine Park, South Shields for children and young people aged 4 to 14 and their families. Our first event took place last Sunday with 61 runners taking part!!
This free 2k event will be held every Sunday and works towards the Council’s ambition of keeping people well and healthy throughout their lives while having fun.
More information can be found here.
| Mortimer Primary School |
| Excellence for all |
| Meet the Teacher – 11.1.23 |
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Dear parents/carers,
What: Meet the Teacher
When: Monday 16th January 3:30pm
Where: School Hall
We warmly invite you to meet the new teachers who have joined our team in January. This will be a short meeting to put a name to a face and find out a little about your child’s new teacher. All three new teachers will be at the meeting.
Please let us know you will be attending by completing this quick form. https://forms.gle/a8XXWf2XGi1mgyUN7
We fully recognise that changing teachers mid way through the year is not perfect. However, we are extremely pleased to have Miss Souffi, Miss Shirlow and Miss Dowse join our school and we want to create a positive relationship with you the parents from the start.
Please enter via the the hall door entrance once the Reception teachers have dismissed all of the children. This entrance is next to the nursery.
We look forward to seeing you then!
Mr Bennett
Head Teacher
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
| Mortimer Primary School |
| Excellence for all |
| NOS New Devices – 23.12.22 |
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Dear parents/carers,
Christmas time can bring lots of wonderful new pieces of technology into our homes.
Attached is a handy guide from NOS (National Online Safety) about setting up new devices for parents.
Have a wonderful and safe online Christmas!
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
Once again Y6 have completed their annual ‘reverse advent calendar’ and collected many items for the charity STARCH with works with asylum seekers and refugees within South Tyneside.
Margaret Gregg, who has worked for the charity for 17 years, visited school to receive the donations and to talk to the children about the work that they do. She told the children about how they are supporting Ukrainian families at this time.
They will always greatly receive any donations of household items, clothes and toys and are based at Living Waters Church, Alice Street, Laygate South Shields, NE33 5PB.
