School News
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Party- rescheduled
Lawley & Overdale Parish Council have rescheduled the Queen Jubilee Family Party on the Green Open Space, Off Waterloo Road, Overdale (e.g., where the park is located), just down from the School.
It will now take place on Sunday 17th July 2022 between 11.00am – 15.00pm. There will be free buffet food and free children’s activities such as inflatables, face painting and traditional garden games, plus some music playing from the different decades.
Online Safety Top Tip – Parents guide to Twitch
Twitch is a livestreaming service which tends to focus on gaming. Users can publicly broadcast their gameplay and commentary online for other users to watch. It’s a community-driven platform where viewers can support their favourite streamers’ channels through PayPal donations, “Bits” and more. Each streamer or group creates their own community for fans to interact with each other. Twitch has more than 15 million daily active users and includes non-gaming topics such as music, cooking and art. Anyone can create a channel to livestream or watch videos.
In the guide, you’ll find tips on a number of potential risks such as inappropriate content, private chat rooms and strangers.
If you need more support or guidance with online safety please contact a staff member or send us an email newdale.primary@taw.org.uk
Art Day in Year 6
The theme for Art day this year was Art and Geography, celebrating artists from all around the world.
Year 6 had a brilliant Art day, celebrating the work of Katsushika Hokusai, with a particular focus on the Great Wave Off Kanagawa.
We began the day with some map work and researching Japan. We then explored and commented on his work, experimented with hot and cold colours, before creating our own final, chance to shine piece.
Can you spot any Telford landmarks hidden between the waves?
BBQ Family Lunch- Tuesday 19th July
BBQ Family Lunch is on Tuesday 19th July starting from 11.45am to 1pm.
Menu
Burger, wedges, beans and peas
Vegetarian option – Quorn burger
Vegan option- Vegan burger
Biscuit selection and cupcakes
Please log on to ParentPay to book and pay for meals. Meals need to be ordered no later than Tuesday 12th July. Meal tickets will be issued for booked meals when you arrive for the family lunch.
If a BBQ isn’t your favourite then why not join in by bringing your own healthy packed lunch!
It will also be a chance for your children to share the work that they are doing in class and show you around school.
We apologise in advance for any queues that may build up. Our kitchen team try their best to serve up as quickly as they can!
Please do join us!
Food waste
Dear Parents/Carers,
We are suffering ongoing issues with a few children who sneakily drop food under the tables at lunchtime.
Very often this food has hardly been touched e.g. whole apples and sandwiches.
Some children are throwing food under the table that has been supplied by home and other times it is food supplied by school.
It is really important to have conversations and better still get children involved in making their own packed lunches so that they have some control over what it is they will eat. Our teams try so hard to ensure that children are eating a good lunch so they have enough energy for their afternoon sessions.
I have asked our catering managers to come into school to see if they can do anything differently in order to prevent school food from being dropped on the floor.
We understand that some children are just so desperate to get outside to play that they rush their lunch. However, during assembly we will again be discussing the need to slow down and eat a good lunch.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Miss Cook
Headteacher
Safer, Stronger Overdale
Dear parents/Carers,
Telford & Wrekin Council has launched a project to help residents feel safer in their homes and communities by reducing anti-social behaviour.
The Safer and Stronger Communities investment will address community priorities and create tangible measures to address them. The project also builds and supports both new and current initiatives, such as youth groups, community projects, activity and social groups and openings for volunteers to get involved.
In response to the Safer & Stronger questionnaire our school circulated, several concerns and suggestions have been addressed. Firstly, a new CCTV camera is being shortly installed which will monitor the Overdale MUGA and field area. The lighting on the MUGA has also now been repaired.
In regards activities for older children (11-16) several new free multi sports sessions will be offered during the summer school holidays – delivered in conjunction with AFC Telford. These free sessions will be on the 27th July, 8th August, 17th Aug and 31st Aug. All sessions will be from 3.30pm – 5.30pm.
The Safer, Stronger Communities team are officially launching in Overdale on the 25th June at the newly refurbished hall at the Carpenter Family Centre. They look forward to seeing you there.
