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25th October 2024

Whole School Newsletter - 25-10-2024

Friday 25th October 2024   Dear Parents and Carers,   We break up today for our first half-term and return to school on Monday 4th November.   Year 7 Welcome meetings Many thanks for all our Year 7 Parents and Carers who attended our Welcome meetings on Monday. We met with most of our families and our Form

18th October 2024

Whole School Newsletter - 18-10-2024

Friday 18th October 2024   Dear Parents and Carers, Year 5 and Year 6 Open Evening On Monday, we held our Year 5 & Year 6 Open Evening. This included presentations from our Year 7 Rise Up Reps who were on hand, along with a number of other students and staff, to answer questions and support. It was lovely to see our next cohorts of stud

11th October 2024

Whole School Newsletter - 11-10-2024

Friday 11th October 2024   Dear Parents and Carers,   Teaching and Learning Teaching and Learning is the core of our school. Everything we are doing to try and improve the culture at Newport High School is to ensure that our students become ambitious, confident young people who can express themselves with clarity and have the skills and

4th October 2024

Whole School Newsletter - 04-10-2024

Friday 27th September 2023   Dear Parents and Carers,   Support with Maths for parents and carers Welsh Government are of

2nd October 2024

Year 10 Welcome Evening

Dear Parent/Carer   Year 10 Welcome Evening on Thursday 10th October   I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to our Year 10 welcome evening on Thursday 10th October. Year 10 is the most important school year so far in your child’s education as they prepare to sit their GCSE exams and make decisions about their future post-16. Therefore,

27th September 2024

Whole School Newsletter - 27-09-2024

Friday 27th September 2023   Dear Parents and Carers, New after school bike club at Newport High School We started our new bike club this week which 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 s

20th September 2024

Whole School Newsletter - 20-09-2024

Dear Parents and Carers,   New after school bike club at Newport High School We will be starting our new bike club next week on Wednesday 25th September, 3pm-4pm. 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

13th September 2024

Whole School Newsletter - 13-09-2024

Friday 13th September 2023   Dear Parents and Carers,   New after school bike club at Newport High School I am pleased t

6th September 2024

Whole School Newsletter - 06-09-2024

Friday 6th September 2023   Dear Parents and Carers, I hope everyone had a great summer break. It has been fantastic to welcome all our students back to school. Most of our students have returned to school in correct school uniform, looking very smart and on time! I would like to thank all our parents and carers for your support with this.  

Whole School Newsletter - 19-07-2024

Friday 19th July 2024   Dear Parents and Carers, Firstly, I would like to thank you all for your support over this academic year. We know how important it is to work collaboratively with our families and I am extremely grateful to you for your commitment to ensuring your children achieve their very best. A six-week break is a long time to be away from learning so I w

GCSE Geography - Pen y Fan

On Thursday 11th July, our Year 10 GCSE Geography students climbed to the summit of Pen Y Fan as part of their coursework activities. A great effort from everyone, plenty of tired legs on Friday morning....

Whole School Newsletter - 12-07-2024

  Friday 12th July 2024 Dear Parents and Carers, The themes of this week have been equality and resilience. Helping our students to become more resilient is a key part of ensuring they become independent.  Mobile Phone free school Most students have adapted really well to our new mobile phone policy which is having a significant impact a

AS and A Level Results Day

Dear Parent / Carer   AS and A Level Results Day is Thursday 15th August   The school will be open for students to collect their results from 9am to 11am on Thursday 15th August. We are really looking forward to seeing all our students on this exciting day.   Students will have the opportunity to talk to staff

GCSE Results Day

GCSE Results Day is Thursday 22nd August   The school will be open for students to collect their results from 9am to 11am on Thursday 22nd August. We are really looking forward to seeing all our students on this exciting day.   Students will have the opportunity to talk to staff and friends, receive any suppor

Whole School Newsletter 05-07-2024

  Friday 5th July 2024   Dear Parents and Carers, It has been lovely over the last couple of weeks to return to in person assemblies. During the exam period all our assemblies took place on Teams but now they are finished we can hold assemblies in the main hall. The themes of this week have been integrity and the value of mistakes. Mobile Phone f

Art & Photography Exhibition 2024

To view our online Art & Photography Exhibition for 2024, click here.

Whole School Newsletter - 28-06-2024

Friday 28th June 2024   Dear Parents and Carers, The themes of this week have been commitment and Windrush. Windrush Day takes place on 22nd June each year to mark the anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948. According to records, the ship was carrying 1,027 passengers, 802 of whom gave their last country of residence as somewhere in the Car

Whole School Newsletter - 21-06-2024

Friday 21st June 2024   Dear Parents and Carers, The themes of this week have been equality and being safe and part of our assembly this week was looking at the dangers of vaping. There have been a number of serious medical cases in the news recently, including the shocking case of a 17 year old whose heart nearly stopped beating before undergoing five and a half hours of surgery to re

Whole School Newsletter - 14-06-2024

  Friday 14th June 2024   Dear Parents and Carers, The theme of this week has been integrity and being honest.   Mobile Phone free school I would like to thank all parents and carers for their support with our new policy on mobile phones. From the time students enter the building until they leave, they are no longer

Whole School Newsletter - 07-06-2024

Dear Parents and Carers, I hope everyone had a lovely half-term break. The theme of this week has been commitment. At NHS by commitment, we mean;    We always give 100%. We strive to support each other and work as a team. We never give up and have the skills and strength to persevere with even the hardest work.

Newport High School
@NewportH Nov 6

Here is a link to the DARPL website and a blog that explains our journey at Newport High to becoming an anti-racist school. #darpl #theredcardwales https://t.co/B8rnBlHtHZ

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 23

Check out our Sept-Oct transition newsletter 2024-25 for lots of information on admissions, open evening and upcoming events ⬇️💛🖤 #riseuptransition pic.twitter.com/QoZB1li1Gw

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 21

Here is this weeks problem of the week, see Miss Charlton with the answer for a chance to win a prise pic.twitter.com/OAaG9mj5rY

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 21

Parents and carers have an opportunity to come along to a maths course we are running during school. @MissMiltonAHT @NewportH pic.twitter.com/lyrokHSe5E

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 21

What a great Wear Red Day we had. Our 6th form student leaders supported our students to raise £480 to help Show Racism The Red Card eradicate racism and create an Anti Racist Wales #theredcardwales #srtrc #WRD24 pic.twitter.com/qT42KnKWyw

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 18

Can’t wait to start my journey with bgc ❤️@NhsThrive @NewportH @MissMiltonAHT @AMCNewportHigh pic.twitter.com/P5vy4rzBYv

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 18

Here is our 1MM Mentee, Lucas Hoare, who says,'it has open doors, doors I never thought could bring me opportunities' as he reflects back in his experience in mentoring @NewportH. Thank you for such an inspiring speech. pic.twitter.com/utjgS7jq8d

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 16

Introducing…… Donkey, Shrek and Princess Fiona! @Transition_NHS @NewportH @CREATENewportHS #shrekthemusical pic.twitter.com/Fwj5wGJ2hx

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 14

The trip to Samorin World Cup 🇸🇰 was a great experience. Competing against the strongest opponents often provides the best lessons. 14th of 51 teams whilst captaining Great Britain 🇬🇧, a new GB team that will improve as the season progresses @NewportH @NhsThrive @Welsh_Fencing pic.twitter.com/zITOSSEcsU

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 14

What a fantastic evening for our Year 5/6 Open Evening! It was lovely to see so many pupils, parents and carers! I hope you enjoyed visiting our 6 Areas of Learning! #riseuptransition @NewportH pic.twitter.com/ycGwDP80G1

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 14

Blwyddyn 6 have been ‘tinkering’ with some digital art using Keynote and used lots of new digital skills this afternoon! Bendigedig! @EAS_Digital @ValueAddedEd #MPPSY6 pic.twitter.com/AFcH18XeF5

Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 10

Reading more reading better 💛 https://t.co/7y3AcHtDVz

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 10

Year 5/6 should have received their invites to our Open Evening on Monday 14th October, our Head Boy and Girl, our Rise Up Reps and all the staff and pupil volunteers can’t wait to welcome you to Newport High School next Monday 14th October from 4pm! #riseuptransition pic.twitter.com/2yn0dG9lgi

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 10

@edwards_jakki I hope so 🤞🏻 Here are the details pic.twitter.com/G09pbXbQyy

Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 10

@edwards_jakki every child in Year 5/6 at our cluster primaries has been given postcards today to bring home, sharing the details of the event. It is also available on our website. We also have a dedicated transition page @Transition_NHS Hope this helps

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 10

Huge thank you to @WRU_Thomas for welcoming us across with Year 8&9 this afternoon 🏉 50+ players playing from Y7-9 10+ rugby debuts 4 rugby leaders deployed 2 level 1 referees deployed @WRU_Community | @NewportH | @NewportHAcademy | @NhsThrive | @MrStaniforth pic.twitter.com/Bu6AdrbAV6

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 1

An hour to spare so popped along to @dragonsrfc EPP in Newport. Fantastic, well run session by all coaches involved👏🏽👏🏽 📍 Next stop, @RugbyKnights for a session with the U12s @NewportH | @NewportHAcademy | @WRU_Community | @MrStaniforth pic.twitter.com/49VS309X5t

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Newport High School
@NewportH Oct 1

Assisted dunking or lineout lifting?👀 The boys finding different ways to score a basket as they left their shooting ability in bed this morning🤦🏽‍♂️😂 @WRU_Community | @NewportH | @NewportHAcademy | @NhsThrive | @MrStaniforth pic.twitter.com/8fjyU6eYCS

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Newport High School
@NewportH Sep 28

Great result for the Yr 8 boys in the Welsh cup beating a good @Croesype team 7-2. Felipe x4, yousef x1, mole x1 and pigeon x1. MOM was Felipe. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 well in boys. @NhsThrive @NewportH pic.twitter.com/E4zBH6zP3M

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Newport High School
@NewportH Sep 25

Delighted with selection to Team GB 🇬🇧 for the European Cadet Circuit events in Warsaw 🇵🇱 Samorin 🇸🇰 Gothenburg 🇸🇪 & Nuremberg 🇩🇪 I’ve prepared very well, so I’m ready for the start of the international season - first stop Warsaw on Saturday @NewportH @NhsThrive @britishfencing pic.twitter.com/Bsi23oRFgJ

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