Dear parent / carer As part of the Woodland Trust ‘free trees for school’s’ initiative, we have received a large number of trees to plant on our school site. Planting trees in school can make a positive difference to our children and the whole community because: Green spaces improve physical and mental health Trees and…
Read MorePlease click on the link below to view an important letter from Northumbria Healthcare NHS regarding the flu nasal spray. Thank you Important Letter from Northumbria Healthcare NHS regarding the flu nasal spray
Read MoreDear parent / carer I would like to make you aware that from 1st April 2020, there will be a slight increase in fees for Out of School Club (OOSC) sessions. We have aimed to keep our fees as low as possible and are still very competitive with other local childcare providers. The new prices…
Read MoreDear parents / carers, As a part of our current topic ‘The Tudors’ we will be visiting the North Shields Low Lights Museum. The children will take part in different workshops during the day, including a tour of the Fish Quay where they will learn about its history and look at Tudor maps of the…
Read MoreThe whole school (Nursery to Year 6) will be raising money for Children in Need on Friday 15th November 2019, children can come to school wearing pyjamas and bring in a £1 donation for the Children in Need charity. Children need to be dressed sensibly and warmly, dressed for a cold day (wear their pyjamas…
Read MoreNorth of the Tyne Athletics Network (NOTAN) are hosting a Commemorative Fun Run in North Shields town centre on Sunday 17th November 2019. NOTAN are hoping you may be able to support the event by encouraging local children to get involved. The event is targeted at non-affiliated athletes from Riverside, Chirton and Collingwood wards. The…
Read MoreDear parents / carers Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are still experiencing an issue with our school kitchen. As a temporary measure, food will be cooked off site by our cook and transported to school for service. Unfortunately, this means we are still not able to offer the full menu usually available. Tomorrow,…
Read MoreIf your child is interested in playing tennis there is a new mini tennis after school club on Wednesday evenings, 3.45pm – 4.45pm at John Spence High School. Please click on the link below for more information: Mini Tennis at John Spence High School Information Letter Mrs Cunningham
Read MoreThe first Staffing and Finance (S&F) committee meeting of the academic year took place last week. The committee meets half termly to review and address all issues of staffing and finance. Any relevant information and actions are fed back into the full governing body meetings. During the meeting we: Agreed the terms of reference for…
Read MoreDue to a fault with kitchen equipment there is no hot lunch tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd October 2019). We will serve sandwiches, crisps, salad and arctic roll or please provide a packed lunch for your child. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Read MoreIf you have a child in our nursery who is currently in our KEEP, please remember to renew your 30 hour code by 30th November 2019. Thank you.
Read MoreWe will be having an Operation Encompass The Next Steps – Parent drop in on Thursday 5th December 2019 at 8.30am. If you would like to come along and talk about any concerns you have please pop into the school office. Thank you
Read MoreIf your child would like to attend the FOKE Halloween Disco on Thursday 24th October 2019 you must first purchase a ticket from the school office AND then complete the safe collection online permission form below. Thank you FOKE Halloween Disco – Online Permission Form
Read MoreIf your child attends the Nursery and you would like to book a parents evening appointment, please click on the link below: Nursery/KEEP Parents Evening Online Booking Form If your child attends both the Nursery and the KEEP, please only book 1 appointment. You will see both Miss Owen and Mrs Henderson at the same…
Read MoreDear parent / carer After significant discussion in school with senior leaders and governors, as well as robust consultation with the Local Authority, we are changing our policy with regard to holidays taken during term time. All holidays taken from 1st January 2020 will be unauthorised unless there are exceptional circumstances. This will be assessed…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again….. Halloween disco is on THURSDAY 24TH OCTOBER. 🎃🎃 TICKETS GO ON SALE THURSDAY 17th OCTOBER from the school office. We would really appreciate volunteers to make this event as success. Please contact the school office if you can help set up, KS1 disco or KS2 disco. K Edward Primary will be…
Read MoreThere are still places available for our Out of School Half Term Halloween Acclivity week – Monday 29th October 2019 – Friday 1st November 2019. Booking for Out of School Club Club this October half term is now open in the School Gateway App with lots of exciting activities and a cinema trip! Just go to…
Read MoreThe first Premises and Pupil Safety (P&S) Committee meeting of the academic year took place last Friday. This committee meets termly to review and address all aspects of both premises and pupil safety, and any relevant information or actions is then fed back into the full governing body meeting. During today’s meeting we: – Agreed…
Read MoreDear Parent/Carer, The NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe programme is visiting our school to make sure our pupils have the knowledge and understanding they need to stay safe from abuse. I’m pleased to tell you that we will be working with the NSPCC, the UK’s leading children’s charity, who’ll be delivering their Speak out. Stay…
Read MoreDear parent / carer Our main school contact number is changing. This is because BT are withdrawing the line we currently operate on. Please continue to contact school on our existing number until you receive a text to confirm that the new number has come into effect. This will be at some point on Thursday…
Read MoreDear parents / carers Following feedback from parents, we have decided to open Out of School Club on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd January only. Please note that we may have to cancel the above dates if we do not receive enough bookings. If you would like your child to attend the club, please book…
Read MoreIn the first Full Governing Body (FGB) meeting of this academic year we have worked alongside the Headteacher to support the strategic direction of the school for the coming 12 months. We have agreed a strategic plan and have set milestones for us as Governors, which enable us to monitor the progress of the strategic…
Read MoreDear parent / carer We are currently having some technical difficulties with our School Gateway App. Following a software update released by the provider yesterday, links are not operating properly within the App. Unfortunately, the provider has advised that they are unable to issue a fix for a number of weeks. Until the fix is…
Read MorePlease click on the links below to view a copy of the Class Newsletters for Autumn Term 2019: The KEEP Class Newsletters – Autumn Term 2019 Nursery Newsletter – Autumn Term 2019 Reception Newsletter – Autumn Term 2019 Year 1 Class Newsletter – Autumn Term 2019 Year 2 Class Newsletter – Autumn Term 2019 Year…
Read MoreBooking for Out of School Club Club this October half term is now open in the School Gateway App with lots of exciting activities and a cinema trip! Just go to ‘OOSC Holiday Club’ to book and pay for your chosen sessions. As with our term time club, you will need to pay for these sessions…
Read MoreWe would like to make you aware of an exciting new opportunity brought to you in partnership with North Shields Juniors AFC, Tyne Metropolitan College and Northumberland FA for girls aged 5 – 11 to access fun and friendly girls’ only football sessions which are being held at John Spence Community High School. Please click…
Read MoreReception to Year 6 Parents Evening – Monday 7th October 2019 or Monday 21st October 2019 Please enter your details and select an appointment time. You will need to enter a valid address when completing this form, you will then receive an email confirming your appointment time. Please only book one appointment per child online.…
Read MoreAll the Year 6 children have been invited to a Challenge Day at John Spence Community High School on Friday 20th September 2019. Please complete the online permission form below: John Spence Challenge Day (Year 6) Online Permission Form
Read MorePlease click on the link below to view a copy of the King Edward Primary School Advance Diary Dates for Autumn Term 2019: Advance Diary Dates Autumn 2019
Read MoreAll Year 6 Parents/Carers Online applications are now open to apply for Year 6 place for September 2020, please click on the link: http://bit.ly/2kDBXLH to apply online. Deadline to apply for a High School place is Wednesday 31st October 2019
Read MoreAll Nursery Parents/Carers Online applications are now open on the North Tyneside Council website to apply for Reception place for September 2020, please click on the link: http://bit.ly/2kDBXLH to apply online. Deadline to apply for a Reception place is Wednesday 15th January 2020.
Read MorePlease click on the link below to view a copy of an important staffing letter for Class 3M. Thank you Staffing Letter – Class 3M – September 2019
Read MoreDear Parent/Carer We are looking at which days our Out of School Club will be open for childcare this Christmas holiday. We are currently considering the possibility of opening on the following dates: Monday 23rd December Tuesday 24th December (morning only) Thursday 2nd January Friday 3rd January If you would like to use the club…
Read MoreWe are collecting the Aldi’s Kit for Schools promotion stickers, spend £30 in store and get a sticker to stick on our wall chart at school. Once we have collected 300 stickers and added them to our chart we will receive a free sports kit for our school and will also be entered into their…
Read MoreDear Parent / Carer Following some parental requests, we are very happy to allow early collection of children to attend the Tour of Britain Cycle Race later today. We expressed an interest to the Council in taking children from school, but the Council were unable to tell us before the summer holidays which ‘viewing spot’…
Read MorePlease click on the link below to view a copy of our Operation Encompass and Operation Encompass: The Next Steps Operation Encompass Letter to Parents/Carers – September 2019
Read MoreIf you would like your child to have school milk you will need to register your child with Cool Milk. You can register through their website by visiting coolmilk.com or you can speak to one of their Customer Service Team on 0844 854 2913 Monday to Friday, 8.00am – 5.00pm. All children in school receive…
Read MoreParents/Carers If you are collecting children from school on Monday 9th September 2019 please be aware of road closures near school due to the Tour of Britain Cycle Race, please click on link: http://bit.ly/2kjPdoM for more information. Thank you
Read MoreWe had 2 unclaimed raffle prizes, we have asked a random child picked out 2 tickets, winners are: PINK 246 – 250 – Davantis £20.00 Voucher PINK 601 – 605 – Wine and Chocolates Please hand your winning ticket into the school office to collect your prize. Source: www.kingedwardprimary.org.uk
Read MoreWhole School (including Nursery) – Non-Uniform Day & Toy Day We are having a whole school Non-Uniform Day / Toy Day on Friday 19th July 2019 (no contributions needed for this day). Children can bring an age appropriate toy to play with in school on this day, sorry no tablets or mobile phones. We advise…
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