Clubs
Clubs provide children with a fantastic opportunity to enrich and enhance their learning experiences. We offer a range of clubs, which allow children to follow their interests, or experience something for the first time.
All clubs are booked via Arbor on a 'first come, first served' basis.
Booking Club Places
Registering a child for a club using the Arbor app or the Parent Portal is a simple process. Please note, if it is your first time logging into the Parent Portal, you will need to confirm the child’s date of birth before being granted access.
Spring Term 2023-2024
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H&H Held at NEWPORT SCHOOL | Health and Happiness is a multi-sports club with the opportunity to take part in a number different sports inc. Dodgeball, Yoga, Boxing, Volleyball etc. Everyone involved will be keeping fit and having fun trying out new skills | MON PM | Y3-4 | Mr Nelson |
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Kung Fu Held at NEWPORT SCHOOL | Kung Fu is a complete system of studying the mind, body and breath. This club Children learn discipline and respect, while also improving their coordination, balance, posture and concentration. The East London Hung Gar coach has been running Kung Fu club at Newport School for the last 3 years now. Is a very popular and fun club. Please note that this is a non-contact sport. | TUE PM | 3-6 | East London Hung Gar coach |
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Chess Club Held at NEWPORT SCHOOL | Children can learn to play a game of strategy using critical thinking. This will provide children with problem skills and enrich their analytical thinking. | TUE PM | 5-6 | Mr. Coke
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Greek Language Held at NEWPORT SCHOOL | You are in Greece for the holidays and you want to order food but no one speaks English! What do you do? Fancy learning a new language in a more fun way? Greek will be taught in a fun and relaxed way that will prevent you from going hungry! | TUE PM | 1-4 | Ms. Tsoumari
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Dance Club Held at NEWPORT SCHOOL | The art of dance helps teach a child to focus, creativity, and discipline, all in which are mandatory in any area of education. Social Benefits- Dance improves sensitivity, understanding, appreciation, and consideration for others, both for their similarities and differences. Wee Movers Founded by Fiona Campbell, Wee Movers offers playful, energetic children’s dance and yoga classes in east London and beyond. Combining contemporary dance with yoga, the classes are a fun introduction to movement where children are encouraged to explore and express themselves in a warm and supportive environment. Sessions include a warm-up to music, gentle stretches, storytelling and adventures, imagery, games, dance techniques and lots of opportunities for children to create their own movement. | WED PM | 3-4 | Wee Movers Teacher |
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Drama club Held at NEWPORT SCHOOL | Drama is often combined with music and dance. We encourage children to take ‘safe risks’ through rehearsal and performance, which brings out a willingness to take on new challenges. At the end of each term the children have an opportunity to show their work to parents in a showcase. Boo Theatre Company lead this club. | WED PM | 1-3 | Boo theatre Teacher |
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Cricket Club Held at NEWPORT SCHOOL | Playing cricket is the perfect way to make friends and learn new skills. Develops gross motor skills Gross motor skills are those that involve large muscle groups, such as walking, running, and throwing & catching a ball, and they have an impact on things like your child’s coordination and balance. Increases fitness All that running around not only helps keep your child’s weight at a healthy level, but it’s also good for their heart and lungs. What’s more, the range of different activities we do at Cricket tots helps strengthen growing bones and muscles. Builds self-confidence Learning new skills is always a source of great pride for young children. Not only will learning core cricket skills build their confidence, you’ll also see their self-esteem visibly grow as they master all the smaller steps needed to get them there. | WED PM | 4-6 | Capital Cricket Coach |
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Senior Choir Held at NEWPORT SCHOOL | The hall is alive with music! Choir club is a fun place to lose yourself in song. Our Music teacher, Ms. Porter helps you learn how to control your voice and blend voices as part of a group to perform a variety of songs. Choir club will involve singing together as a group, exploring a variety of musical genres whilst building vocal technique, harmonising in 2 or 3 parts, expanding our confidence, and lead to performance opportunities. | WED PM | 4-6 |
Ms. Porter
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Dance Mindfulness Held at NEWPORT SCHOOL | Truefitt Collective are partnered with The Institute for Creative Mindfulness and exclusively deliver Dancing Mindfulness workshops to Primary Schools in the UK. Artistic Director, Kasia Truefitt has undertaken training with Dr Jamie Marich in London and Los Angeles and Truefitt Collective have partnered with the Institute to exclusively offer Dancing Mindfulness to Primary Schools in the UK. In our Dancing Mindfulness clubs, children learn and practice Mindfulness skills that can be used in everyday life, while also engaging in creative dance as a means of introducing, experiencing, and deepening their understanding of Mindfulness. The aim is to teach children about mindfulness and movement exercises that help reduce stress and anxiety and give them tools to understand and manage their emotions. | THU PM | 1-2 | Truefitt Collective teacher |
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Drama club Held at NEWPORT SCHOOL | Drama is often combined with music and dance. We encourage children to take ‘safe risks’ through rehearsal and performance, which brings out a willingness to take on new challenges. At the end of each term the children have an opportunity to show their work to parents in a showcase. Boo Theatre Company lead this club. | FRI PM | 4-6 | Boo theatre Teacher
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Art Club | Come along to Art club where you will have the opportunity to complete drawing activities, painting, model making and printing. This club is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn new skills with your friends and develop your creative ideas! | Tuesday | Reception -Year 2 | Cathy Reynolds
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Multi Sports | Do you enjoy keeping fit, active and learning new skills? Come along to a multi-sports club where you can enjoy team games and learn new skills. | Tuesday | Year 4-6 | Brandon (sports coach) |
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Multi Sports | Do you enjoy keeping fit, active and learning new skills? Come along to a multi-sports club where you can enjoy team games and learn new skills. | Wednesday | Year 1-3 | Mr Brandon (sports coach)
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Zentangle Club | Do you enjoy creating beautiful images? Come and join our zentangle club! We will draw patterns to make pictures. This club is great for improving your focus and concentration skills. Zentangle is a relaxing way to express yourself! | Thursday | Years 3-6 | Miss Raimonda |
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Lunch time club | Come and join Busy Hands! This club is the place to enjoy colouring, threading, painting and many other activities that will develop your fine motor and artistic skills. | Wednesday 12:30- 1pm | Y1 & 2 | Ms Henry
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Sewing club | Come along to the sewing club! Here you will learn how to make different types of stitches and develop your sewing techniques. We will start off by making bookmarks using felt material. This club develops your concentration, creativity and fine motor skills. | Wednesday | Year 4-6 | Ms Mwason
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