Castle Newnham
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Community - Opportunity - Respect - Excellence. Providing all-through education for ages 4-16.
Bedford, England
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Congratulations to our first ever group of pupils to be awarded GCSEs. We are proud of you all for making history in more ways than one and wish you all wonderful futures . You and your families have made such a great contribution to today’s successes. Thank you all.
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Key workers
@CastleNewnham
and children supporting other key workers in the NHS, care sectors and others.
#together
#thankyou
👏 👏 👏
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For as long as is needed we will:
Ensure key workers can still work
Provide a meal for children who need one
Provide and feed back on work to be done at home for all pupils
Offer a place of warmth, routine and safety to the most vulnerable
Support each other & our community
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A huge thank you & happy holidays to our dedicated staff, our supportive families & our wonderful pupils. It’s been tough at times but we’ve got through this as a team. School is so much more than classrooms & our warmth, solidarity & compassion as a community have shone! ☀️ 💕🌈
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School is not school until it’s filled with the sound of children’s voices and the sight of their happy faces. It’s so lovely to be back and to welcome pupils old and new
#newschoolyear
#20202021
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Two of our families have made incredibly generous donations to our school at this difficult time. One to help boost our free school meal hamper programme and the other for our nursery. Thank you from the bottom of our 💕
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Parents and families. Please be reassured that we have plans in place for closure and for keeping in touch with work etc. We will work with other local schools to assure care of the vulnerable and for much-needed health workers’ children. We’ll keep in touch.
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Dear parents. Your positive messages of encouragement are keeping us all going. Thank you so much!
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About 35 lunch hampers home delivered to families today by willing drivers
@Mr_JMills
and
@sdcarter_CN
More to go out on Weds then every Monday. Very positive feedback on the quality of the contents!
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Our own Mr Wesley (chef)
@woodlawcarvings
wins his category in
#shedoftheyear
#proudcolleaguesandpupils
http://t.co/8tWCgMqcgO
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Day one nearly done! So nice to have classrooms and playgrounds full of smiling children and young people again!
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Castle Newnham (both sites) will be closed tomorrow, Friday 2nd March, due to bad weather warnings and treacherous driving conditions.
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Day 1. Done! A few hiccups as we all get to grips with working in a totally different way but a tremendous effort made by staff and loads of support from parents. We can do this!
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We’ve had some wonderful and unusual landings on the school site this term. First a hot air balloon and today a beautiful swan!
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Open Evening was PACKED and such a buzz about the school. So much pride in our wonderfully warm and enthusiastic staff team and excellent pupil guides.
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Our community is coming together to support each other. We recognise our public duty to keep school open for as long as is safe & especially for those in essential jobs in the health service.We shall follow all local and national government advice and we are here for our children
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We will miss all of our children while social distancing & self isolation are taking place. We will be working hard to support them at home. It is CRUCIAL for public health that places are only taken up by parents whose job is ESSENTIAL in the fight against COVID19. Please share.
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The new Year 6 classroom looking great in the September sunshine. Looking forward to seeing all our pupils tomorrow. 90 new reception pupils,120 starting secondary for the first time and around 25 new pupils from other schools/towns/countries joining in Years 8-11. Welcome all!
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Perhaps enjoying the new role just a little too much?
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Just one more day of preparation for staff before we welcome all of our pupils back to school on Monday. We can’t wait to see you all
#newschoolyear
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So exciting to take ownership of our brand new sports hall today. Moving in and lessons start next week!
#brightfutures
#PE
#schoolsports
@LFarchitects
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All arrangements for reopening - times, safety measures, return to full uniform, attendance etc. will be communicated to parents in a letter going out on Monday 24th August. Thanks to all for your patience and understanding and can’t wait to see you all again soon.
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Farewell & thanks to Mr Balmbra as he retires after 7 yrs as Primary Head & vast career in education. Primary came together today to say thanks, sing & take part in competitions. With Mr Balmbra below: Mrs Wilkes (Principal) & Mrs Edwards (Deputy & the new Primary Head of School)
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The government advice is being updated all the time. We need to play our part in slowing the spread of the virus which is increasing exponentially. Please only make use of your allocated school place if your work is absolutely essential in the fight against COVID 19.
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Very best wishes to our first class of Y11 as you embark on sixth form college courses next week. You made history
@CastleNewnham
and you’ll be great assets to whichever is your chosen destination. Carry on being the warm, kind and hard-working young people we know you to be 🤗
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Delighted to welcome our 17 fantastic new trainee teachers this week via our partnership with
@uniofbeds
Check our website for details to apply for 2021. There’s no better profession
#getintoteaching
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We are missing all our children and families but loving the posts of your baking, writing, crafts, sports, ingenuity and fun in the sun. Keep them coming! It reminds us that we are all still connected and part of the same
@CastleNewnham
family. Stay safe everyone 💕 🌈
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Big shout out to our site teams. We could not do this without them. Amazing professionals 💕
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Fantastic. Thank you and thanks
@MarcusRashford
Inspired by
@MarcusRashford
we will be offering free pasta for lunch to children at La Rondine in Bedford during half-term.
We'll also be handing out some free pastries
See details below
#endchildfoodpoverty
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So many parents offering help. Thank you. We have a few ideas and will send out a list of suggestions as soon as we can. What a wonderful community!
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Thank you to our children and families from us all for the many wonderful gifts, cards and thank yous. It means such a lot after such a long and arduous year that we have the support and friendship our our brilliant school community. Have a lovely summer everyone! ☀️ 😍💕
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We wish all of our pupils, families and staff a very happy holiday. Thank you to parents for your very generous gifts and for the lovely messages in your cards and letters expressing appreciation for our hardworking and dedicated staff. We value those comments so much
#holidays
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Lovely idea from our community. People are putting rainbows in their window to let our school staff know they’re in their thoughts while we don’t see their children for a while. Thank you so much! We appreciate it!
🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈
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A warm welcome back to all our staff and pupils today and a very happy new year!
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Twitter followers - please encourage all parents to check twitter as the most immediate source of updates (can also be done from the website). We will link our Facebook page to the twitter feed so those who prefer Facebook can get the updates more quickly.
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Lovely to receive a card and cake for our staff today from Isabelle, Matilda and Esmé! Thank you so much.
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Today we welcomed 90 new reception children, 90 children moving from South Site to North Site, 120 children into secondary Y7 & 21 additional pupils wanting to join our secondary school in other year groups! Well done to our staff & existing pupils for the wonderful warm welcome
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So happy to receive a care package from Bedfordcarepackages
@gmail
.com. So lovely to have our staff recognised in this way as well as the other key workers we are supporting! 💕
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Lots of staff in school today and building changes nearly ready! Bring on the new school year! Pupils all back on Wednesday. Looking forward to welcoming new staff and pupils. Great excitement!
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Thank you to all the parents who’ve brought in sweet treats and cakes etc to the South Site for staff working in school. We really appreciate it!
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Now that our Year 6 pupils have their end-of-year reports and SATs results it’s great to announce that the school’s overall KS2 results are some of the best we’ve had with grammar, punctuation & spelling astonishingly high. Tribute to hard work and great teaching.
#brightfutures
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New classroom block taking shape! Estimated completion by October half term
#brightfutures
#onejourney
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Please see our Facebook post for the latest information for primary pupils regarding January opening. We are prioritising safety at this very tough time for our families and staff
@DaveTheMayor
@BedfordVann
@YasinForBedford
@JamesEValentine
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So proud of Esme for her amazing award! Well done in your performance in last year’s ‘We Will Rock You!’
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It’s been a bumper year
@CastleNewnham
for sports (🏆 🏆) the arts 🎭, support for charities, visiting authors (thanks
@RogansBooks
), outdoor ed &, yes, terrific SATs & other exam results with nearly 90% ending primary at or above nat std in GPS. Well done to all!
#brightfutures
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It’s GCSE results day. A huge well done to all of our magnificent Y11 pupils and the staff who’ve taught and supported them over the years. Every qualification is thoroughly deserved. We wish you all the very best for whatever comes next and will be cheering you all on. 💕😍
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We are very proud of our students today on some fantastic GCSE results. This group of young people have impressed us with their resilience and enthusiasm for learning in spite of their route to GCSE having been far less than straightforward. Huge congratulations to you all!
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Thanks to all the wonderful staff, pupils, parents, footballers and special guests for making our Open Morning such a brilliant success.
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Y1 and Y6 have had a great 2 weeks! Thank you to all our staff. Wonderful job! Next up...Y10! First group at 10:00 Monday morning. Thanks to
@bakedbymissC
for leaving nothing to chance in the planning. We can’t wait to see you! Reception and Y4 to follow next week.
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Thank you to our incredibly dedicated DofE team whose weekends are regularly taken up camping and hiking expeditions. Such commitment! You are all really appreciated
@DofE
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Brilliant thank you
On behalf of the
#Muslim
community of
#Bedford
we'll be providing 50 food packs to kick-start the week ahead for families.
🗓 Sun 25 Oct 2020
🕑 2:00pm - 4:00pm
🏛 Tavistock Community Centre, Bedford MK40 2SX
Please follow
#Covid19
rules.
#EndChildFoodPoverty
#FreeSchoolMeals
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Our
@CastleNewPTA
are simply the best! Thank you for all our treats and for caring so much for our community 💕💕
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As we reach the end of the school year thanks go to all our families and pupils for their enthusiasm and support and to our staff for their inspirational commitment and dedication. We wish our whole school community a very happy holiday.
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Well done to our families for taking advice on staying at home where at all possible. More news later today on arrangements for the rest of the week. Keep safe!
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Looking forward to welcoming all of our primary pupils and Year 7 tomorrow, Y11 on Tuesday and Years 8,9,10 on Wednesday. School uniform is back by popular demand and we’re raring to go with the 2021-2022 school year. See you all soon!
#BacktoSchool2021
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Our staff deserved a treat!
11.10am - samosas arrive. 11.20am - this is all that is left 😂 Thank you for looking after us
@MrsRWilkes
much appreciated by us all at
@CastleNewnham
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Really looking forward to seeing our Y11 pupils tomorrow when they come to collect their GCSE results. All information is via the school website
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Thank you to the staff who gave up their weekend to accompany our silver DofE pupils to a very rainy and windy Derbyshire. Dedication personified!
#teachers
#character
#DofE
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So many of our parents have been doing this and it means the world to us. So motivating
#community
#together
#thankyou
If you’re a parent, drop your kid’s school a line to tell them they’re doing a good job. It’ll mean the world when they find it on Monday morning.
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Happy Christmas to all our children, families and staff and a happy new year.
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It’s the annual primary pantomime trip!
514 pupils and staff are at the
@RoyalDerngate
for SNOW WHITE! 🍎
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Who knew that replacement windows and doors could be so exciting? Design Tech block almost complete and looking much smarter.
@BedfordTweets
and
@BedfordVann
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Delighted over 90% of Y8 pupils staying with us for Y9 & beyond with others joining. Great credit to hard work and dedication of staff.
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First still photos from our production of The Railway Children.
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Any
#Bedford
businesses interested in helping to enhance our home-learning programme by donating unwanted but still usable laptops or other tech please get in touch. Not all families have access to suitable or sufficient IT in the case of further lockdown or quarantine 🤞🏻💕🤗💻
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Beautifully observed ballpoint drawing of a pineapple by a Y8 pupil now in the Principal’s office
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Another local initiative for children and families in Bedford over half term.
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@GayterJenni
on ITN today talking consulting with school colleagues in Copenhagen as we prepare for possible widening of access to other pupils in early June. Check the evening news for more on this!
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Watch this amazing time lapse record of our new modular classroom block being delivered & put in place
@LFarchitects
. Sports hall tomorrow!
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We’d like to thank all the very many Castle Newnham families for their lovely (often hand~made) gifts to staff & cards or emails with wonderful messages of appreciation & support. Each & every one makes a difference to our staff & their joy in teaching and supporting our children
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We are so delighted with the excellent start made by our our pupils this week, from reception right up to our first Year 11. It’s been a real pleasure to welcome everybody back.
#traditonalvalues
#brightfutures
#onejourney
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We have been nominated for 2017 Best Youth Production for The Railway Children following our success in the NODA awards last year of The Lion King. Can we make it 2 in a row? This production involved staff and pupils from both primary and secondary. We’re very proud of them all!
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Thank you to our whole community this year for your support and encouragement. We will miss our pupils over the summer but September will be a time for renewal and new opportunity. Take care everyone and have a great summer from all at Castle Newnham.
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We are very proud of Scarlett for her 2 Golds last weekend at Bedfordshire County Track and Field event. She recorded a personal best for both in 70m Hurdles and Long Jump. Well done Scarlett!
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Very proud to get our Duke of Edinburgh Award license in the post today. Let the adventure begin!
@MissABoston
@bakedbymissC
@MrCJPhillips
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Proud to be at the NODA
@nodatweets
awards in Stevenage. We have an individual winner (Esme for ‘We Will Rock You’) and our 4-16 Theatre Company nominated for best youth production
#exciting
#awards
#theatre
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SNOW UPDATE: we now know more about staff travel for tomorrow and we plan to be open as normal on the South Site (Nursery to Year 4) and open for Years 5 and 6 on the North Site. This will allow for safe supervision across both sites. Years 7,8,9 will not be in school.
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Delighted to have our new classrooms in use this week and to see the lovely Y6 artwork in the foyer.
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The
@CastleNewnham
news team enjoying a day out on reporting duties and checking out a VERY BIG airship!
#brightfutures
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Looking forward to the start of the new year 2019-2020! Staff development tomorrow and Tuesday and all our pupils back on Wednesday at the normal time.
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We’d like to encourage as many pupils and parents as possible to walk / cycle to school next week. As well as the usual health and environmental benefits there is also major congestion in the area due to Polhill Avenue roadworks.
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We will be open as normal tomorrow. We will take every sensible precaution to keep children out of direct sun, hydrated & as still as possible in the heat. We know that for many parents collecting early / finding childcare is not easy & children in school can be safely supervised
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We start the week with our Transition Days
Transitioning to the next year group is important to us, so we spend as much time on it as possible! Primary years will be ‘moving up’ to meet their new class teacher & we welcome our new, oversubscribed Y7 cohort to secondary
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Welcome back to all pupils, families and and staff for a great start to 2019.
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We love our shed made out of pallet wood and other upcycled items by North Site pupils and
@chefwesley18
in the Friday sessions. A uniquely peaceful and restorative area of the school.
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Looking forward to seeing our Y11 Class of 2022 tomorrow morning from 0800 as they collect their GCSE results. Staff will be on hand to offer advice and assistance on next steps where needed.
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So proud to hear about the
#courtesy
#cooperation
and
#commonsense
commented upon by all who met the
@CastleNewnham
skiers ⛷ in the French Alps. Traditional values on tour!
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We miss this place and all the people in it. Won’t it be lovely when we can all see each other again?
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So lovely to see the first Year 10 pupils on site this morning. Taller and with longer hair, smiling and happy to be back!
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