Due to the heavy snow overnight, school will be closed today.
Train to Teach "On the Job"
For further information please see our website www.pltsa.co.uk or contact Amy Tapscott atapscott@corsham-pri.wilts.sch.uk
Neston hockey team win the cluster tournament!
Congratulations to our hockey team who played and won seven matches in the festival at Corsham School on 24.01.19. They have made it through the county play offs sometime in March. Well done on your team work and resilience! Many thanks to Mrs Eggleton for accompanying you to the event and to all the parents and siblings who came to support!
Severe Weather Procedures
We are writing to remind you of the procedures in the event of snowy weather conditions.
Please listen to HEART Radio or Wiltshire Radio who will start announcing school closures from 6.45am. You can also go on the HEART FM website and click on NEWS and then SCHOOL CLOSURES and they give a very comprehensive list of Wiltshire School Closures.
You could also check the “Our News” page on our school website www.neston.wilts.sch.uk for information. Please do not rely on social media for an accurate update.
Please be assured that whilst every effort will be made to keep the school open, the safety of students and staff is of paramount importance during extreme weather conditions. Also, the majority of our teachers live in surrounding towns and may experience difficulties on minor roads. We will ensure you receive information as quickly as possible; you will also receive a text if the school is closed.
If you do not receive a text this is due to your mobile telephone numbers not being up-to-date on our school records.
Kind Regards
Pam Evans
Headteacher
NSPCC Number Day - 1st February 2019
We are delighted to be supporting the NSPCC by taking part in their Number Day on Friday 1 February 2019.
On Friday 1 February we will be using fun curriculum-based maths challenges designed by the NSPCC, Oxford University Press and Maths on Toast. To help raise money for the NSPCC, we are asking pupils to collect sponsorship / donations using the sponsor form which will be e-mailed separately. As well as this, we will also be taking part in Dress up for Digits, and pupils will be invited to wear an item of clothing with a number on it (football shirt, cap, netball shirt or even a onesie!). To help raise money for the NSPCC, we are asking for a suggested donation of £1, and we’d love everyone in the school to take part in this special event.
For full details please click here
For the Sponsorship Form, please click here
Happy New Year!
We look forward to welcoming the children back to school on Tuesday 8th January.
If your child requires a school dinner during the first week of term, please ensure that you have placed your order via ParentPay on 31st December 2018.
Burger Day - January 17th 2019
On Thursday 17th January, 2019, we are adding one of the children’s favourites; ‘Beef Burger’ to the menu for the day.
Meal Options will be:-
Beef Burger in a bun with chips, sweetcorn & baked beans
Vegetarian Burger in a bun with chips, sweetcorn & baked beans
Jacket Potato with various toppings
Dessert – A choice of fruit, yoghurt or doughnut
All children in Year 1, Year 2 and Reception will be provided a free meal on this day to encourage them to try a meal in school.
KS2 children can order a meal via ParentPay at a cost of £2.30
Alternatively, children can bring a home packed lunch.
Please ensure you have placed your order via ParentPay by Monday 7th January 2019
Christmas Dinner - 12th December
Our Christmas dinner will be held on Wednesday 12th December. Please ensure you login to your ParentPay account by midnight on 3rd December to place your order.
Christmas Disco - 6th December
Christmas Hamper Donations
Christmas Fair - 14th December
Neston footballers shine at tournament in new kit from Primary Stars!
Well done to all of our keen footballers who took part in a cluster tournament at Corsham School on 15.11.18! We had a Neston squad of 10 players and four more children who volunteered to play for Lypiatt School because they were short on numbers. Co captains William and James P did a super job of organising their team. Many thanks to Annett Eggleton who accompanied the players to the event!
Neston pupils compete in Prior Park Biathlon at Bath University for the first time
Five of the strongest swimmers and runners in Maple Class were delighted to compete against many other schools in the Bath area on 5.10.18. The new Pentathlon World Champ Jamie Cooke and World Team Silver medal winner Joe Choong were amongst the helpers at the University of Bath, where the event took place. Each of our U10 and U11 athletes had to run 800m on the track and swim 50m in the pool. They weren’t daunted by the strong competition and everyone gave a good performance. Darcey and Billy’s performances qualified them for the British Championships!
16 resilient Neston School runners compete at the 2nd Mid Wilts Primary Schools’ Cross Country Event
Many thanks to Mrs Eggleton and Kate for supervising our Y3/4 boys and girls and our Y5/6 boys and girls teams at Biddestone Sport Ground on the afternoon of 2.10.18. The junior teams ran 1.2km and the senior teams ran 1.6. Everyone tried their hardest and was a credit to Neston School. The stand out runners were: Holly who placed 8th in the Y3/4 girls race; Seb, who placed 7th in the year 3/4 boys race; Cerys who placed 7th in the Y5/6 girls race and, fastest of all, Olivia who placed 4th in the Y3/4 girls race!
Neston Netball team kicks off the School Games year!
Well done to the netball team who played a total of 5 matches against other schools in our cluster on 20.09.18 and 27.09.18. All of the games were very exciting - they won 3, drew one and lost one. Top goal scorer was James though … also scored crucial goals. All of the team tried out different positions and all of them gained in skill and knowledge from the experience. Cerys and Emily were super first time captains.
Children In Need
Children In Need 2018
We are pleased to be supporting BBC Children in Need this year. We will be holding a Mufti Day for £1 on Friday 16th November – the same day as the appeal show. You can wear spots, stripes or anything you like. BBC Children in Need currently support 2700 projects all across the UK, helping children facing a range of disadvantages, for example poverty and deprivation; disabled young people or children who have been the victims of abuse or neglect. More information about the charity and how donations are used in our local area can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
Remembrance Service
This week, we commemorated the end of World War 1 with a special assembly and lighting a candle of peace which we passed across our local schools. Lypiatt School came to us and lit our candle of peace and we passed this on to Corsham secondary school.
Corsham Churches Foodbank Thank You
Remembrance Sunday
Corsham Town Council are holding a commemoration of the centenary of the end of the First World War this Sunday 11th November.
