You may be aware of the Government recent announcement regarding the changed May day bank holiday in 2020.  To mark the 75^th Anniversary of D-Day the date for the bank holiday has changed from Monday 4^th May to Friday 8^th May 2020.

Please link on a link to further information.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2020-may-bank-holiday-will-be-moved-to-mark-75th-anniversary-of-ve-day

Please see below links regarding closures around the Newdale area.

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Thank you for all your support with the value of the month for May, which was Perseverance. Throughout May, children learnt the importance of not giving up even when faced with a problem and trying their best in all situations.

Our value of the month for June is Honesty.

What is Honesty?

1. Being truthful to others.
2. Being truthful to yourself.
3. Doing what’s right regardless of who’s around.
4. Being someone others can trust.

Suggestions for parents to work with children at home:

1. Talk with your children about honesty. Try to answer; ‘What is honesty?’ What is the difference between the truth and a lie? Discuss some examples.
2. Share the story of the boy who cried wolf. Talk about a time when someone told you something that wasn’t true. How did it make you feel? Do you trust that person to tell you the truth now? Why or why not?
3. Talk about promises the children have made or promises others have made to them. How serious is a promise? How does it feel when someone breaks a promise?
4. Who are the most honest people you know? How do you know they are honest? How do you feel about these people?
5. Talk about a situation where you or they have been worried about telling the truth about something because you thought it would get you into trouble.
6. Watch a movie, such as The Lion King or Pinocchio, in which honesty and truthfulness are major themes. Encourage your child to talk about ways the main characters demonstrate honesty and dishonesty.

Please let your child’s teacher know if we can celebrate any work from home, in school.

Feedback on the values and what you do at home is really valuable to us and we really appreciate all your support.

If you can support us in any way, please get in touch via the school office.

I am writing to inform you of some exciting news for our school and team.

From September 2019, until Easter 2020, we are really looking forward to working in close partnership with Holmer Lake Primary school.

I will become the Executive Headteacher of both schools and will work very closely with the Governors and staff teams in both settings. I must stress that I am not leaving Newdale and can assure you that the provision here will only be enhanced by cross partnership working.

This partnership will lead to some other temporary changes at Newdale. Mrs Bishton will spend more of her time over at Holmer Lake and is excited at the prospect of working as the Head of school there. Miss Gears will also spend more of her time at Holmer Lake and hence will not be a class teacher at Newdale from September.  Like myself, they will both be working across the two schools, continuing to carry out some of their existing responsibilities.

We all remain committed to Newdale and will continue to drive very high expectations across both sites. There will be many opportunities for the staff teams to work together and share their good practice.

We are fortunate to have a highly skilled and experienced Leadership Team at Newdale; they will ensure that the ‘outstanding’ offer is fully maintained during this period.

We see this as an exciting opportunity for both schools and are highly confident that there will be a smooth transition in changes of leadership.

Kind regards

Miss Cook