Friday 16th October 2026
It has been another exciting week at Newdale! Our Year 6 pupils have had a fantastic time on their residential visit to Arthog in Wales, taking part in a range of adventurous activities including canoeing, rock climbing and beach visits. The evenings have been just as busy, with quizzes, games and night walks. We are sure they will have lots of stories to share when they return home. Enjoy having them back this weekend and be prepared for some very tired children!
Meanwhile, our other Year 6 pupils enjoyed an outreach experience in Wellington, where they took part in team-building activities, climbing and canoeing. We were really proud of them!
Finally, the children have earnt an impressive number of House Dojo points throughout this half term. We are delighted to announce that this term’s winning house is Wenlock, who finished with 3,196 points! Congratulations to everyone in Wenlock and we hope you enjoy your house celebration on Tuesday 20th October.
Achievers of the week:
Year 5 achievers: Jessica for being such an enthusiastic learner and having the most beautiful handwriting in all work! Her chance to shine looks fantastic and she always has a smile on her face. Corban, for his fantastic improvement in attitude towards learning and for consistently being happy, kind, and helpful to others.
Year 4 achievers: Billy for being a fantastic role model for others and always being ready to learn. This is evidenced in his impressive Dojo points total! Alfie for always being a keen learner, working hard and challenging himself when ready.
Year 3 achievers: Alisha for engaging in all lessons, making amazing contributions to class discussions and giving maximum effort. Lucia for fantastic progress with her reading and for working hard to meet her targets in Literacy this week.
Year 2 achievers: Lucas for always showing the Newdale rules: ready, respectful, safe and kind. Darcy for trying her best in all of her phonics lessons, we’re so proud of you.
Year 1 achievers: Daneen for always being ready, respectful, safe and kind – it’s an absolute pleasure to have her in the classroom. Isabella (Ella) for being a kind and caring member of our class. Ella is a fantastic role model and friend. We are very lucky to have her in our class.
Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle:
Year 5 readers: Anna for really testing Miss Cooper’s knowledge on her book! I have loved the daily questions, cliff hangers and predictions. Ted for consistently answering a range of questions with depth and thoughtfulness and showing great enthusiasm for reading!
Year 4 readers: Sebastian for consistently reading every day and producing a diary that has perfect SPAG and is informative and illustrated! Coby for reading at home daily this week and for also proudly showing off the book he made which contained his BBC 500 words story.
Year 3 readers: Juman for always writing descriptive paragraphs about what has happened in the books she is reading, using beautiful joined handwriting. Amelie for always making effort to read every day and completing the questions in her reading diary.
Year 2 readers: Miss Squire’s star reader for reading every single day, even after all her extra-curricular activities. You are trying your absolute best and we’re so proud of you! Milo for consistent reading at home – well done!
Year 1 readers: Maddie-Mae for fantastic reading at home every single day. Zino for reading every day at home and completing her phonics homework.
Attendance Winners 12th – 16th October 2026
Winner of Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3
Mrs Churm = 99.67%
Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6
Miss Curtis = 100%