Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School

Happy holidays to everyone in the Newlaithes community! It’s been a long term but after 15 weeks everyone needs a well-earned rest. Thank you on behalf of staff for all the gifts, cards and messages! They are hugely appreciated. It’s been a pleasure updating you on social media for the last 4 years and sharing some of the amazing things we do. I’m handing over the reins now but thank you again to everyone. I will get back to everyone who has contacted me over the coming days. Love Mr Rowney

Year 6 had a wonderful party this week. They really are amazing role models for the rest of school. They had a great time playing games in the hall and a hotly contested sprout rolling competition! Is there some illegal ‘sprout tampering’ going on in these pictures? 💃🕺🎄🎅⛄️

Year 5 had a blast at their Christmas party this week! 🎄🤶☃️🎶💃🕺

Check out some of the amazing work Year 6 have produced this half term in their geography unit learning about different biomes.

Year 3 have loved their PE dance unit in the small hall about witches and wizards. Here are Juniper delivering their final performance to Year 1! 🧙

What a magical night we had at St. Margaret’s Church last night for the KS2 Carol concert. Mrs Darlison and the staff did an amazing job with the children ensuring their singing was delightful. The Year 6 readers were fabulous and the instrumentalists did a marvellous job. It may have been the busiest one ever and we appreciate all your support and kind comments. It was especially lovely to see Mrs Blacoe in the audience. 🎄🎶💜⛪️😊

Year 1 finished our week of performances with a brilliant show: Children of the World. Their singing was incredible as they took us around the globe learning about Christmas traditions. 🎶🎵🎤🇨🇳🇵🇱🇺🇸🇦🇺🇲🇼🇮🇪🎄

Excited for our Key Stage 2 Carol Concert rehearsal at St. Margaret’s this afternoon! ⛪️🎶🎤🎸🥁🪈🎷💜

Last football fixture of 2025! A 6-2 win for the Year 5s in the preliminary round of the cup. Great team performance with contributions from everyone. I’m sure 2026 will bring lots more sporting opportunities and success for the pupils of Newlaithes. 💜👏🏼⚽️

Year 2 did an amazing job performing Lights, Camel, Action. The children were all fabulous. Thank you to the staff who did a brilliant job to make this possible!

It’s show week! What an incredible job Reception did with their performances of Babushka! We are very proud of them all and very grateful for the time and effort the staff have put into the production!

Beech class had a wonderful time with the residents of Horsforth Manor this week. Christmas joy for everyone. Sadly, due to illness Hawthorn and the Year 5 choir were unable to attend but we hope to share more experiences like this with the local community in the future.