Whole School Newsletter - 22-11-2024
BackFriday 22nd November 2024
Sixth Form Open Evening
We are incredibly proud of our successful Sixth Form at Newport High School. We are holding an open evening next Thursday, the 28th November, from 5pm until 6.30pm, for parents and carers of students in Year 11. This is a great opportunity to come into school and find out more about life in the Sixth Form and the courses we offer.
I look forward to seeing as many Year 11 parents as possible at this important event.
School meals price increase from January 2025
Our school meal provider Chartwells has informed the council that the cost of all school meals will be rising from the start of the new term in 2025.
From January, school meals in most of Newport’s secondary schools will be increasing by 18 pence per meal, from £2.95 to £3.13. The increase will affect pupils at Newport High School who do not receive free school meals.
We recognise this will be an added financial pressure on parents and carers and would encourage them to check whether they might be entitled to free school meals at www.newport.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-meals/free-school-meals
It is also worth noting that families who are eligible for free school meals can also apply for additional help with other school costs.
You can find out more at https://www.newport.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-meals/free-school-meals
If you are not in receipt of Free School Meals but think you are eligible and would like any help in accessing, please let us know so we can help.
Parental Forums
Working closely with our families is an essential element of ensuring that our students make progress. To support this, we are continuing to run both our on-line Parental Forum and our Parental drop-in sessions.
These are not parent/student meetings to discuss specific queries but an opportunity to meet with myself so you can raise broader issues about the school. The dates of the next parental forums are as follows:
- On-line parental forum – Thursday 5th December on Teams at 5pm
- In person parental forum – Friday 13th December in school at 10am
If you are interested in attending either of these meetings, please email info@newporthigh.co.uk stating which session you would like to attend.
Parking
Just a reminder please that no-one should be parking on double yellow lines or in any restricted parking areas. This includes the loading bay in front of our services area.
Social Media
Please can I urge all parents who have an issue or concern about school to contact us directly to discuss. This will give us the opportunity to try to resolve the issue.
If you have any concerns, please email us on: info@newporthigh.co.uk
Punctuality to school and lessons.
Please can you reinforce the importance of punctuality and work with us to support your children.
New after school bike club at Newport High School
Our new bike club meets every Wednesday from 3pm to 4pm in the main yard behind the canteen. This new initiative is being led by Mr Jones, in collaboration with Momentwm. If there are any families who have not signed up but are interested in joining, please email info@newporthigh.co.uk with the heading “Bike Club” in the title. You do not need to have your own bike or helmet to come along as we can provide these. The group is open to students and their parents or carers from Newport High School.
Uniform and equipment
A small number of students still do not have school bags. Bags are important as students need to carry their equipment and timetables around during the day. Also, as we are now a mobile phone free school, they need somewhere secure to store their phones during school hours. If anyone has any issues with uniform or equipment, please let us know so we can work with you to support.
Inset days and Term dates – 2023/2024
The remaining INSET days (when school is closed to students for staff training) for this year are as follows:
- Monday 25th November 2024
- Friday 7th March 2024
- Friday 27th June 2024
- Monday 30th June 2024
- Monday 21st July 2024
We finish the Autumn term on Friday 20th December and return for the start of the Spring term on Monday 6th January 2025.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your continued support over the term.
With kind regards
Mrs Lee