The children had an amazing leavers assembly this morning and are sporting their lovely Newtown hoodies!

We arrived safe and sound and had an amazing first day. Fabulous behaviour and attitudes on display, along with courage, resilience and loads of encouragement from your mates. That’s what Braeside is all about.

Canoeing - wondering where the water is!

Having to rely on each other - trust is vital, and so are clear instructions - as many bold adventurers found out!

As many of you will be aware, we have been taking part in Chance to Shine, A Wiltshire cricket programme this term. Maple, Chestnut, Ash and Oak have all been learning cricket skills on Wednesdays. Each term, Chance to Shine choose one school and one teacher who has stood out for exemplary learning and development. You will be pleased to know that not only did Newtown win the school of the term but we also had the wonderful Miss Giddings winning teacher of the term!

Ali Goddard of Wiltshire Chance to Shine said:

Newtown Community Primary School have fully embraced the Chance to Shine Programme, with teachers & pupils alike getting involved.

The children have shown a willingness to learn & improve throughout the past 5 weeks & have also fully supported the playground leaders sessions.

Miss Giddings gets fully involved in her class sessions encouraging the children to get involved & challenge themselves where possible as well as promoting good teamwork.

As proud winners of teacher and school of the term, we have kindly received two full cricket sets to add to our PE equipment. Well done Newtown and well done Miss Giddings!

The children have had a wonderful first day, enjoying canoeing, leap of faith and a nightline activity.

We arrived safe and sound.  Fantastic day. Great behaviour and attitudes on display, along with courage, resilience and loads of encouragement from your mates. That’s what Braeside is all about.

On Wednesday, Ash and Chestnut participated in fantastic sessions called ‘Scootability’. These sessions were about teaching the children how to be safe on a scooter through thinking about their balance, control, and the ability to stop.

The children practised scooting in a line, stopping safely for a hazard such as an animal or a reversing car. They also practised how to approach a pedestrian on the pavement. The children learnt that they need to step off the scooter (hedge side not road side), walk towards the person, say excuse me and thank you. Our Newtown children were fantastic at this activity, showcasing their brilliant manners (as they always do anyway)!

Additionally, the children completed a range of activities about balance and control when going around obstacles. The children successfully avoided all the obstacles and thought carefully about turning their scooters on tight bends.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Ash class, and I know Chestnut class did a superb job outside too. Tina was very impressed with all the children. Everyone behaved beautifully, listened carefully, scooted sensibly, and importantly had a lot of fun! Well done years 3 and 4!