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Posted on May 25, 2022 by Mrs Millington

Extended School Day

Dear Parents/Carers,

The recently published Department for Education White Paper sets out the governmental expectation that all state funded schools will be offering a minimum of a 32.5 hour week for all children. The expectation is that this will be met as soon as possible.

As you know we put forward a proposal that we are confident would be the least disruptive to parents and of course, the most favoured as far as children’s learning is concerned.

We understand that we are stuck between a rock and a hard place as we cannot put into action something that will please everyone. If we bring forward the start time, some parents will find that tricky and if we extended the end of the day some parents will find that tricky. We have looked carefully at the small number of responses we had and shared those with our Governors. We all know that children learn best when they are fresh in the mornings and less so when perhaps they are tired in the afternoons. As we already open the doors at 840 am and the majority of children are in at this time, we felt this would be the most favoured option for our school.

We are bringing this into action from Monday 6th June straight after half term. We will follow this pattern:

  • 8.30 a.m. Open gates
  • 8.35 a.m. Open classroom doors
  • 8.40 a.m. Take the registers

Teachers already use this 8.40 am until 9.00 am slot to deliver intervention and ‘catch up’ activities. They are planning on developing this use of time from the beginning of the half term, in accordance with having a full class ready to learn at this time.

Like with any change, we are expecting a few teething issues that we will adapt to over time. We are lucky that we have a Breakfast club and After School club in our school that already accommodates a very significant number of children.

Many thanks for your support.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Newdale Primary School and Nursery

Posted in School News, Email - Reception, Email - Year 1, Email - Year 2, Email - Year 3, Email - Year4, Email - Year 5, Email - Year 6, Weekly School Newsletter
Yesterday
Posted on May 25, 2022 by Mrs Western

Clubs after half term

The following clubs for after half term are now live on parentpay;

Monday- KS2 Football

Telford Gotta Dance (invite only)

Tuesday- KS1 Football

Gymnastics

Wednesday- Year 4-6 Badminton

Thursday- Rounders

Top Hat Performing Arts

Friday- Dodgeball

Mini medics (starting on Friday 17th June for 5 weeks)

*Please note KS1 football and gymnastics will not be running on Tuesday 28th June due to the summer fayre.

Posted in School News, Email - Year 1, Email - Year 2, Email - Year 3, Year 1 News, Email - Year4, Email - Year 5, Email - Year 6, Year 2 News, Weekly School Newsletter, Year 3 News, Year 4 News, Year 5 News, Year 6 News
2 days ago
Posted on May 24, 2022 by Mrs Millington

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal

Please click on the link below regarding a gift from Telford & Wrekin Council to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Telford and Wrekin Council letter Jubilee Medal to Parents

Posted in School News, Email - Reception, Email - Year 1, Email - Year 2, Email - Year 3, Email - Year4, Email - Year 5, Email - Year 6, Weekly School Newsletter
6 days ago
Posted on May 20, 2022 by Mrs Millington

Dress Down Day for Severn House

As a treat for winning the half term house points, Severn are having a dress down day on Wednesday 25th May 2022.

Posted in School News, Email - Reception, Email - Year 1, Email - Year 2, Email - Year 3, Email - Year4, Email - Year 5, Email - Year 6, Weekly School Newsletter
6 days ago
Posted on May 20, 2022 by Mrs Millington

Attendance Reminder

May 2022

Dear Parents/Carers,

Attendance reminder

As you know, being in school on time and every day is extremely important for all children in order that they receive the best possible start to their learning.  Your child’s attendance is vital to a successful education, as this is the foundation for lifelong learning. We have struggled overall with school attendance linked to Covid and more recently Chicken Pox. We are really hopeful that our attendance will now rise significantly, as we know how important it is for children to be in school on time and every day.

Did you know that a child having 90% attendance is the same as having one day off every two weeks? If their attendance drops to 80%, that is the same as having a day off every week. Lessons are planned in sequences and if a child misses a part of this sequence, they are at a disadvantage when it comes to committing that learning to long term memory.

Mrs Powell, Mrs Millington and I, monitor the attendance figures every three weeks along with our Education Welfare Officer.  We discuss all attendance below 95% and put actions in place to support children and families where we notice patterns in absence.

Not only do we monitor individual children’s attendance, but we also look at the attendance of each class in our school. Last week the class who received 100% attendance received a treat at breaktime.  We are going to bring back more recognition of good attendance during assemblies now that we are able to be together in the hall again. The classes with the highest attendance will be announced in assembly and we will report the figures on our webpage. If a child is in school for 100% of the school year, they will be rewarded with a treat. We very much appreciate that sometimes children must miss school for a medical appointment that cannot be made out of school time. We also appreciate that sickness cannot be helped.

Please ensure that you make all reasonable efforts to send your child into school. Sometimes you might suspect that your child is slightly under the weather, but well enough to come to school. That is fine, as staff will monitor very carefully and if necessary can administer medication and call later on in the day. Clearly, there are some illnesses that mean there is no choice other than keeping them off for the day. The office staff are more than happy to discuss any queries you have.

It is important to remind you the law states that: “The parent of every child of statutory school age is compelled by law to ensure such a child attends school unless there is a reasonable excuse for non-attendance.  Failure to do so may result in legal action being taken against you”.

Thank you in advance for your continued support in helping us do the best we can for your children.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Posted in School News, Email - Reception, Email - Year 1, Email - Year 2, Email - Year 3, Email - Year4, Email - Year 5, Email - Year 6, Weekly School Newsletter
6 days ago
Posted on May 20, 2022 by Mrs Western

Arthog update

They have just set off from Arthog. We have no idea as to what traffic will be like, so cannot give a precise time of arrival at this time.

We will update again at 2.30pm by which time we should have more of a clear idea.

 

Posted in School News, Email - Year 6, Year 6 News
8 days ago
Posted on May 18, 2022 by Mrs Western

Arthog Photo’s

Lots more photo’s are being added directly onto Facebook as and when school receive them. On Facebook, search for Newdale Primary School.

Posted in School News, Email - Year 6, Weekly School Newsletter, Year 6 News
9 days ago
Posted on May 17, 2022 by Mrs Western

Day 1 at Arthog

Year 6 are having a great time at Arthog and thoroughly enjoyed their first day of

activities.

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Posted in School News, Email - Year 6, Weekly School Newsletter, Year 6 News
16 days ago
Posted on May 10, 2022 by Mrs Western

Vaccinations for 5-11 year olds

Posted in School News, Email - Reception, Reception News, Email - Year 1, Email - Year 2, Email - Year 3, Email - Year4, Year 1 News, Email - Year 5, Email - Year 6, Year 2 News, Year 3 News, Year 4 News, Year 5 News, Year 6 News
20 days ago
Posted on May 6, 2022 by Mrs Western

Proposed changes to the structure of the school day

6.5.22

Dear Parents/Carers,

As you know, Newdale’s official start time is currently 9:00 am. Anyone arriving after this time is classified as late. However, we have encouraged children into school at 8:40 am for many years now and the vast majority of children are in school at this time to complete early work.

I wrote to you on April 1st outlining the Government message that all schools need to offer a minimum of 32.5 hours schooling for all children. It was suggested in this proposal that the official start time for all children in school becomes 8:40 am rather than this being an optional time. Therefore, anyone arriving after this time would subsequently be classified as late.

The consultation period ended today, and I can now share the responses we had.

Thank you to the 6 parents who responded to this proposal. Most responses were very positive about the change: it had no impact on them because their children are already in school at 8:40am every day. In addition, it would mean they have less stress in getting to work on time. A few parents wanted more information about gate opening and classroom door opening times (see below) and one grandparent commented that their early routine was stressful already without having to accommodate a 20 minute earlier start.

This is one of those decisions we must make that simply cannot please everyone. If we looked at extending the school day after 3:10, we would cut short what we know is optimal learning time in the morning: children are fresher and more able to grasp learning than they are at the tail end of the day. We do also have parents who would struggle with school pick ups linked to having multiple schools to get to.

We are lucky in that we do have wraparound care on offer, and we are looking to extend this if we can.  

Based on the responses we received and ultimately the impact that a change would have on children’s learning, the Governors and I have made the decision that we will move to the proposed time change from Monday 6th June (straight after half term).

Clarification of new opening times:

Gates will open at 8:30 am

Classroom doors will open at 8:35 am

Registers will be taken at 8:40 am

Home time will remain as 3:10 pm

 

We thank you for your support.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Posted in School News, Email - Reception, Email - Year 1, Reception News, Email - Year 2, Email - Year 3, Year 1 News, Email - Year4, Email - Year 5, Email - Year 6, Year 2 News, Weekly School Newsletter, Year 3 News, Year 4 News, Year 5 News, Year 6 News

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