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After a successful celebration of the Holi Festival last year, Newlands children enjoyed participating in the event again on Wednesday 4th March 2026. This year we expanded the celebration from just Reception, to: Reception, the whole of KS1, our St. Mildred's Bay class and parents/ carers. All of the children were taught what the Holi festival is, and how this is celebrated by Hindu's all across the world. They learned about the story of Prahlad and how Hindu’s light a symbolic fire the day before the Holi Festival in celebration of Prahlad’s survival and how God Vishnu helped save him. After being taught about the Holi Festival, the children were then taught a Bollywood Style dance by Miss Warner. The children had to learn sequences of steps and move in time to the music. Miss Warner said “I am beyond impressed with how quickly the children picked up the steps, and were able to dance to the rhythm of the music. It was a joy to see the children having so much fun while learning the dance, and I couldn’t wait to show the parents.” Newlands children should be proud of their performance to the grown ups, after only an hour of learning, they danced incredibly well. After the performance, the eager children were extremely excited to begin the carnival of colour. The air was filled with a rainbow of colours, as the children frantically ran around the playground, searching for their friends and their grown ups to put powdered paint on. The playground was vibrant with colour and filled with smiles and laughter from both children and grown ups. We are very grateful for all those that were able to attend, and hope you had as much fun as we did. Mrs Farbrace commented “What a wonderful afternoon and celebration of the Holi Festival! It was a fantastic opportunity to bring diversity and inclusion into our school and community, and we appreciate the children’s grown ups sharing this experience with us. The children thoroughly enjoyed the celebration. More pictures can be found on our website: https://www.newlands-tkat.org/news-dates/news/item/39/holi-festival-2026
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Andrew from Action Your Potential is leading a powerful, helpful workshop on Thursday 26 March at 7:30pm. It is called "Keep Calm and Carry On," and is about how we help our children build resilience and bounce back from setbacks. Click the Zoom link below to sign up. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o29vZD0yQ_apKUoD_0RS-w#/registration For any questions, email Andrew at andrewwright@aypuk.com, children are welcome to attend the webinar too.
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Westbrook Bay had a World Book Day inspired by Mr Bowman's favourite childhood book, 'Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs'. The children all dressed up as dinosaurs and enjoyed taking part in a dinosaur treasure hunt! 🦖 In Literacy, the children wrote descriptions of who they were dressed up as for the day!
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Minnis Bay, have had a World Book Day themed week in their continuous provision. The children have built their own Fairytale Castle, with a ferocious dragon at the bottom, made some Hungry Caterpillars in the maths area, made three little pigs in the playdough area, and helped Tiddler and Elmer get their colour back by creating a collage with different coloured paper. What a great week! 📖
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Newlands Girls rugby team took part in a practice tournament last week. The team were excited to play in a match after working so hard in their after school club, they really embodied the Newlands values showing excellent Respect in all their games and persevering throughout the afternoon. Mrs. Clement is very proud of their effort and attitude. 🤩
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During last term's inset day, Mrs Musgrove delivered a CPD session for all staff around early reading in our school. The team had the opportunity to develop their RWI phonics knowledge by actively taking part in a speed sound session to deepen their understanding of how Newlands adopts RWI and all the extra layers we offer to our children. This gave scope for new and experienced staff to come together to ensure a shared vision of our delivery of phonics. It was lovely for staff to get so involved and for our RWI team to share their practice. Mrs Musgrove would like to thank all members of the RWI team at Newlands. Our shared passion for teaching children how to read is a credit to their progress, success, and towards developing that lifelong love of reading.
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Last term the Green Tree club brought their parents and the rest of the school together to celebrate their project towards the next Green tree award-Platinum award! The children worked together over the Autumn term to complete the project on woodland trails in our very own Forestry area. The children explored wildlife and nature in the area before selecting names for each area of the woodland area. We then used these names to map out our woodland trail. The last part of the project was to share our journey with the rest of the school community. Please enjoy watching our journey too. The Green Tree Club begins again on Thursday 26th February.
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Last term, Minnis Bay were given a home learning project to create dream catchers. The children worked creatively to design their own dream catchers using any materials. While the children were making their dream catchers, they were asked to think about what dreams they have, how they can develop attributes like a superhero and how they can look after themselves. The class expressed some extraordinary dreams. Charlie said "I would like to have a boat where you can look at things and places from the top and underneath with a telescope." Dot said, "I would like to be a dentist, to help people". We also had some incredible positive affirmations from the class. Ellis said "I am strong, I am brave." Miss Warner and Mrs Haworth have loved seeing all of the class's amazing dream catchers, and the photos that have been uploaded onto Tapestry. It has been wonderful to allow the children to present their creations to the class, and learn more about their aspirations! 😍
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❗️Thanet Lifeguard Club – Rookie Lifeguard Programme❗️ Thanet Lifeguard Club is offering spaces on its popular Rookie Lifeguard Programme, designed for young people who want to build confidence in the water while learning essential lifesaving and water‑safety skills. The programme is fun, engaging, and suitable for all abilities. Children will learn: 📍Water safety awareness 📍Basic rescue techniques 📍Personal survival skills 📍Teamwork and confidence in the pool If you would like more information or to register your child, please contact Thanet Lifeguard Club at mail@thanetlifeguardclub.com
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🎉 4th Ramsgate East Brownies (who meet at Newlands on a Friday evening) are turning 100 this year! 🎉 …and we’d love to welcome some new faces to celebrate with us. We currently have spaces available for girls aged 7–10. If your child enjoys crafts, games, earning badges, outdoor adventures, learning new skills, and making brilliant new friends, Brownies is a fantastic place to be 💛 ✅ How to join / register interest: Parents and carers can register via Girlguiding here: https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-for-parents/register-a-child Enter your postcode and look for: “4th Ramsgate East Brownies”. If you know a family who might be interested, feel free to tag them or share this post — we’d be so grateful! 🌈✨ #Brownies #Girlguiding #Ramsgate #AfterSchoolClubs #KidsActivities #100Years #4thRamsgateEastBrownies
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Kent Fostering and Supported Homes are looking for new carers and hosts to join their outstanding fostering community and help care for some of Kent’s most vulnerable children and young people. As part of their team, carers and hosts receive excellent support, high-quality training, and the opportunity to make a lasting, positive difference in a child’s life. To learn more, visit their website https://www.kentfostering.co.uk/ It’s never too late to give a child a second chance to shine and become the person they’re meant to be. To speak to one of their advisors please call 03000 420 002 or fill in the online enquiry form here: https://contact.lafosteringse.org.uk/lareferral/kent
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After a successful celebration of the Holi Festival last year, Newlands children enjoyed participating in the event again on Wednesday 4th March 2026. This year we expanded the celebration from just Reception, to: Reception, the whole of KS1, our St. Mildred's Bay class and parents/ carers. All of the children were taught what the Holi festival is, and how this is celebrated by Hindu's all across the world. They learned about the story of Prahlad and how Hindu’s light a symbolic fire the day before the Holi Festival in celebration of Prahlad’s survival and how God Vishnu helped save him. After being taught about the Holi Festival, the children were then taught a Bollywood Style dance by Miss Warner. The children had to learn sequences of steps and move in time to the music. Miss Warner said “I am beyond impressed with how quickly the children picked up the steps, and were able to dance to the rhythm of the music. It was a joy to see the children having so much fun while learning the dance, and I couldn’t wait to show the parents.” Newlands children should be proud of their performance to the grown ups, after only an hour of learning, they danced incredibly well. After the performance, the eager children were extremely excited to begin the carnival of colour. The air was filled with a rainbow of colours, as the children frantically ran around the playground, searching for their friends and their grown ups to put powdered paint on. The playground was vibrant with colour and filled with smiles and laughter from both children and grown ups. We are very grateful for all those that were able to attend, and hope you had as much fun as we did. Mrs Farbrace commented “What a wonderful afternoon and celebration of the Holi Festival! It was a fantastic opportunity to bring diversity and inclusion into our school and community, and we appreciate the children’s grown ups sharing this experience with us. The children thoroughly enjoyed the celebration. More pictures can be found on our website: https://www.newlands-tkat.org/news-dates/news/item/39/holi-festival-2026
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Andrew from Action Your Potential is leading a powerful, helpful workshop on Thursday 26 March at 7:30pm. It is called "Keep Calm and Carry On," and is about how we help our children build resilience and bounce back from setbacks. Click the Zoom link below to sign up. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o29vZD0yQ_apKUoD_0RS-w#/registration For any questions, email Andrew at andrewwright@aypuk.com, children are welcome to attend the webinar too.
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Westbrook Bay had a World Book Day inspired by Mr Bowman's favourite childhood book, 'Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs'. The children all dressed up as dinosaurs and enjoyed taking part in a dinosaur treasure hunt! 🦖 In Literacy, the children wrote descriptions of who they were dressed up as for the day!
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Newlands Girls rugby team took part in a practice tournament last week. The team were excited to play in a match after working so hard in their after school club, they really embodied the Newlands values showing excellent Respect in all their games and persevering throughout the afternoon. Mrs. Clement is very proud of their effort and attitude. 🤩
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During last term's inset day, Mrs Musgrove delivered a CPD session for all staff around early reading in our school. The team had the opportunity to develop their RWI phonics knowledge by actively taking part in a speed sound session to deepen their understanding of how Newlands adopts RWI and all the extra layers we offer to our children. This gave scope for new and experienced staff to come together to ensure a shared vision of our delivery of phonics. It was lovely for staff to get so involved and for our RWI team to share their practice. Mrs Musgrove would like to thank all members of the RWI team at Newlands. Our shared passion for teaching children how to read is a credit to their progress, success, and towards developing that lifelong love of reading.
@newlandsprimaryschoolramsgate
Last term the Green Tree club brought their parents and the rest of the school together to celebrate their project towards the next Green tree award-Platinum award! The children worked together over the Autumn term to complete the project on woodland trails in our very own Forestry area. The children explored wildlife and nature in the area before selecting names for each area of the woodland area. We then used these names to map out our woodland trail. The last part of the project was to share our journey with the rest of the school community. Please enjoy watching our journey too. The Green Tree Club begins again on Thursday 26th February.
@newlandsprimaryschoolramsgate
Last term, Minnis Bay were given a home learning project to create dream catchers. The children worked creatively to design their own dream catchers using any materials. While the children were making their dream catchers, they were asked to think about what dreams they have, how they can develop attributes like a superhero and how they can look after themselves. The class expressed some extraordinary dreams. Charlie said "I would like to have a boat where you can look at things and places from the top and underneath with a telescope." Dot said, "I would like to be a dentist, to help people". We also had some incredible positive affirmations from the class. Ellis said "I am strong, I am brave." Miss Warner and Mrs Haworth have loved seeing all of the class's amazing dream catchers, and the photos that have been uploaded onto Tapestry. It has been wonderful to allow the children to present their creations to the class, and learn more about their aspirations! 😍 More photos are available on our Facebook page.
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Kent Fostering and Supported Homes are looking for new carers and hosts to join their outstanding fostering community and help care for some of Kent’s most vulnerable children and young people. As part of their team, carers and hosts receive excellent support, high-quality training, and the opportunity to make a lasting, positive difference in a child’s life. To learn more, visit their website https://www.kentfostering.co.uk/ It’s never too late to give a child a second chance to shine and become the person they’re meant to be. To speak to one of their advisors please call 03000 420 002 or fill in the online enquiry form here: https://contact.lafosteringse.org.uk/lareferral/kent
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Muddy Good Fun: Goldilocks & the Bears Included with all standard Farm Park tickets from 14–22 February This February half-term, step into a muddy, magical fairy-tale adventure at Quex Adventure Farm Park with our brand-new Muddy Good Fun: Goldilocks & the Bears Sensory Play & Explore Adventure. Designed for curious little explorers and big imaginations, this fairytale experience is the perfect family day out, packed with hands-on fun, storytelling and plenty of bear-themed magic. What’s included? * Sensory & messy play experiences * The Goldilocks Bear Activity Trail in the woods * Meet Goldilocks and the Bear * Story Corner storytelling sessions * Teddy Bear Picnic fun And that’s not all… enjoy full access to the Farm Park play areas and animals, all included with your visit. So grab your wellies, bring your favourite teddy and get ready for a half-term full of muddy memories, laughter and fairy-tale fun. Tickets can be booked online here https://www.quexadventurefarmpark.com/
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