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Supporting the children of Wideopen to be amazed, be brave, be original and be bold.
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Mrs Gemma Robertson - Acting Headteacher
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Transition
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The children had their transition week this week, where they spent time with their new teacher. They all had lots of fun getting to know their new classroom and the staff who are going to be working with them in September.
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Meet the Teacher
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As part of transition week, families got the chance to come and meet their child's new teacher and see their new classroom. Although it was very hot, it was lovely to see so many of you in school.
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Treat Afternoon
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On Thursday, the children had a treat afternoon where they took part in a range of fun activities, either at Lockey Park or in Forest School. We all had lots of fun and we certainly enjoyed the treats!
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Summer Fayre
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Wow! What a fantastic Summer Fayre we've had. Thank you to everyone who came and a huge thank you to the GFPTA for organising such a brilliant event for our community.
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Trips
Last week, Year 2 went on a trip down to the Quayside to learn all about our bridges as part of their learning on 'The Great Fire of London'.They then returned to school to continue the fun in Forest School. Year 3 went on a trip to Cullercoats Bay, where they enjoyed everything the beach has to offer, including a bag of chips each.
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It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later!
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It's time to say goodbye to our amazing Year 6 children. We are all very proud of each an every one of them and we wish them lots of luck for secondary school. Remember to come back and visit - remember it's not goodbye, it's see you later!
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Have a lovely summer holidays and we look forward to seeing you all back in school in September!
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Eating at Asda during the school holidays
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To help tackle hunger at a time where the cost-of-living is higher than ever, all children aged 16 and under can access a hot or cold meal for £1 at Asda from 25th July-4th September.
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Asda has announced that in a bid to keep children fed over the holidays, they'll be able to get a meal at a local store cafe seven days a week, with no minimum adult spend requirement.
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Visit Seven Stories this summer!
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Seven Stories have holiday activities for children in receipt of free school meals (aged 4 to 16 years and attending Newcastle schools) four days a week for the first four weeks of the summer holidays, including an exploration of our galleries, an outdoor story trail and a free healthy lunch:
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Monday 25th July
Tuesday 26th July
Thursday 28th July
Friday 29th July
Monday 1st August
Tuesday 2nd August
Thursday 4th August
Friday 5th August
Monday 8th August
Tuesday 9th August
Thursday 11th August
Friday 12th August
Monday 15th August
Tuesday 16th August
Thursday 18th August
Friday 19th August
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Date reminders
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21st July: INSET day for staff. School closed to all pupils - summer holiday begins
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5th & 6th September: INSET day for staff. School closed to all pupils
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7th September: Start of Autumn term for all pupils
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Newcastle City Council have planned a number of fun days that will be taking place over the summer for families in receipt of Free School Meals:
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Year 4 & 5 Girl's Football
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Last week, some of our Year 4 & 5 girls took part in a football tournament at Cochrane Park. They had great fun playing against a number of different North Tyneside schools. Well done girls!
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GFPTA
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A huge thank you to our wonderful GFPTA, who work tirelessly to put on fantastic events for our children and community.
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The Star Awards
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Huge congratulations to Alfie, who was a finalist at the NTLT Star Awards. He was nominated for and chosen to be in the final of the 'Useful and Kind Award.' Well done Alfie, we are so proud of you.
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Follow us!
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Each class has its own twitter account where you will find regular updates about your child's classwork.
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