Friday 1st May 2026 

This week Year 2 had a really successful cake sale and raised enough money to get our chicks! We also worked hard writing letters about how fantastic playtimes and lunchtimes have been recently.  

 The Newdale Cup winners this week – Mrs Haymour’s class for putting so much effort into their Chance to Shine and really engaging with their texts and taking on the role of the character. 

 Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Toby for his excellent work ethic :) Mrs Stack’s achiever for her beautiful presentation in all lessons.  

Year 5 achievers:  Paisley for always putting 100% effort into every single piece of work and showing a fantastic attitude to learning.  Isla for putting in great effort this week with her published chance to shine and becoming more independent with class work.  

Year 4 achievers: Jack for showing an excellent understanding of place value in Maths this week. Lucas for always being polite and helpful to others around school. 

Year 3 achievers: Eli for demonstrating great ready to learn behaviours and for his amazing volcano with great texture. Charlie for the amazing improvement in his handwriting and trying his hardest with his writing in literacy.  

Year 2 achievers: Bella for trying her best in Literacy lessons and writing super sentences. We are so proud of you! Dominik for his super effort in art and computing this week in the afternoons. Well done Dominik!  

Year 1 achievers: Delilah for always being a fantastic role model, kind friend and a helpful member of the class. Zach for working hard in his intervention groups and trying his best.  

Year R achievers: Maggie for a wonderful week. Maggie always tries her best, listening well and giving her best every day. Well done Maggie 😊 Azka for showing excellent focus in class and being resilient during Maths lessons. 

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers: Kian – for his consistent home reading and clear diary comments. Malachi for his dedication to a particular series of books and his detailed comments. 

Year 5 readers: Mason for demonstrating a passionate commitment to daily reading, selecting a wide range of engaging books to reflect on. Theo for completing more than 5 reads and adding lots of detail to his responses.  

Year 4 readers: Retal for sharing lots of interesting facts from her book in her diary every day and producing a great VIPERS response. Smrithi for a fantastic week of reading, engaging with her texts well.  

Year 3 readers: Mrs Churm’s reader for her enthusiasm with reading.  Ava-Lilly for her efforts with reading everyday this week and enjoying the books she is reading.   

Year 2 readers: Princess Kimberley for the amount of reading she is doing at home. Caitlyn for being such a great and consistent reader all year, well done! 

Year 1 readers: Lucas for practising his phonics at home and attempting to read more often.

Attendance Winners 27th April – 1st May 2026

Winner of Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3

Mrs Churm = 99%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mr Stubbs = 98.67%

Friday 24th April 2026 

It has been another busy week at Newdale. On Monday, we had a visit from the police and fire teams who supported us during the evacuation. The children asked some thoughtful questions and were congratulated on how well they handled the situation. 

On Wednesday, we welcomed lots of parents and carers into school for our next Stay and Share session – thank you to all who attended. 

On Thursday, Year 4 enjoyed an Anglo-Saxon–themed workshop with Shrewsbury Museum, learning about archaeology, writing their names in runes, and making clay pots.  

Finally, on Thursday evening, we were all blown away by the fantastic acts who performed in Newdale’s Got Talent. Thank you for supporting this event and a huge thank you to the children for their hard work, resilience and bravery in performing in front of an audience. We are all very proud! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Louise and Amalia for amazing performances at NGT! Barnaby for a superb effort in his Chance to Shine draft. 

Year 5 achievers:  Rochae for really focusing this week on all her learning, making great progress with her arithmetic and writing a well-developed diary. Oliver for great focus in both Maths looking at fractions and Literacy with your diary entry.  

Year 4 achievers: Lewis for working hard and showing a fantastic effort in his lessons. Jacob for showing great resilience and a positive attitude to change.  

Year 3 achievers: Ollie-Leighton for adding some amazing vocabulary and description into his Chance to Shine! Jenson for his increased confidence and for being brave and trying something new! 

Year 2 achievers: Lucia for working independently and trying her best in every single lesson. We’re so proud of you! Mrs King’s achiever for her incredible effort and growing resilience in Maths. We were blown away by your confidence in finding fractions of amounts this week!  

Year 1 achievers: Freddie for trying really hard in literacy. Keep it up! For also bringing an infectious smile to the class. Aldo for giving 100% effort in all his lessons. Aldo always has a big smile on his face and a positive attitude to learning.  

Year R achievers: Daniel for being kind and respectful to everyone in class. Mateo for a wonderful week, working hard and being especially helpful at tidy up time. 

Times Tables  

 This week, our ‘Times Tables Rockstars’ trophy went to the class who have scored the highest accuracy over the last 14 days – well done to Mr Jackson’s class with an impressive 95%. 

House Points 

Lots of house points have been gathered over the last two weeks. Wrekin are in the lead for Summer 1 with 623 points. They are closely followed by Wenlock with 621. Ironbridge are in third with 589 and Severn in 4th with 537. Well done, everyone! 

Friday 17th April 2026 

While the events of Tuesday were understandably frightening for many of our children, we continue to be incredibly proud of how calmly and responsibly they responded to the situation. We would also like to thank the local community once again for the kindness, patience, and support shown to us during the evacuation, which was greatly appreciated by staff and pupils alike. Children’s wellbeing remains our priority, and next week we will continue to offer additional support and opportunities for children to talk through their feelings if they need to.  The Newdale Cup this week has gone to everyone in school as they very much deserve a special treat within their classes next week.  

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Niya’h for her fantastic attitude to learning in every lesson. Aidan for amazing progress in maths and writing :) 

Year 5 achievers:  Jacob for a fantastic effort in Literacy and an overall brilliant attitude towards his learning this week. Ben for his kindness, support and maturity this week, checking in and helping friends.  

Year 4 achievers: Ezra for fantastic attitude to learning this week and being respectful to others. Ted for impressive understanding of time in Maths and an overall positive attitude to learning.  

Year 3 achievers: Emilia for always being wonderful and for outstanding use of persuasive language in writing all week, I have definitely been persuaded to buy your Roman Villa! Noor for always being kind and respectful to others and returning to school with a fantastic attitude to learning.  

Year 2 achievers: Amelie for making positive choices, being kind and respectful. She has had a fantastic attitude to learning and we are so proud of her! Iris for her hard work in literacy with her handwriting and proof-reading. What an improvement this week! 

Year 1 achievers: Miss Lowe’s achiever for super listening, reading and writing. He is making us very proud. Frankie-Leigh for always working hard and trying his best in all his lessons.  

Year R achievers: Elena for super listening, being a sensible, helpful and brave member of the class. Cohan for being ready, respectful, safe and kind. He has made adults really impressed this week. 

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers: Alexey for his interesting review of his current reading book.  Ria for her engaging, detailed comments while reading a series of detective books. 

Year 5 readers: Mr Jackson’s reader for daily, detailed comments about her mystery book.  Nathan for always sharing amazing facts he has learnt from his books and giving detailed descriptions.  

Year 4 readers: Mr Stubbs’ Star reader is Elva for reading regularly throughout the Easter break. Maya for a fantastic VIPERS response and for her detailed comments about her book. 

Year 3 readers: Mayra for going above and beyond in her reading diary with what she writes. Tobias for trying really home to read at home and recording it in his diary.  

Year 2 readers: Gabriella for going above and beyond with her reading at home. Eri for all her hard work and reading at home!  

Year 1 readers: Lucas for his consistent amazing reading at home! Frankie-Leigh for keeping up his reading even when he was unwell and attempting to read some of his sister’s Harry Potter book during the easter holidays.  

Friday 20th March 2026 

As we come to the end of Week 5, it has been wonderful to enjoy some much‑needed sunshine. The children have loved spending time outdoors, making the most of our new play equipment and music. This week, Year 4 enjoyed a visit to Telford Minster and on Friday, the school was filled with red as we celebrated Red Nose Day. 

House Points 

This week, Wrekin have gained the most points with an impressive 326. Only 9 points behind is Wenlock with 315. Severn are in third place with 288 and finally Ironbridge are only 5 points behind with 283. Well done everyone! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: George for some lovely gothic writing and using supports effectively to help. Cayden for being such a kind and helpful member in the classroom to both staff and peers alike.  

Year 5 achievers:  Lila for always being a fantastic learner and always giving 100% and making great progress this school year. Eliza for her amazing effort in all her work this week and finishing it off with a great Chance to Shine plan! Well done, Eliza!  

Year 4 achievers: Joshua for working really hard on his handwriting this week showing a fantastic attitude to his learning. Jake for encouraging a love of reading in others and representing Newdale brilliantly on our trip to the library.  

Year 3 achievers: Avash for super independent learning using word mats to support his writing and increased maturity during the school day. Kamila for doing two fantastic chance to shine pieces, well done you should be so proud.  

Year 2 achievers: May for always being ready to learn and trying her best to complete work independently. Nelly for amazing effort in maths this week. She has blown me away with her speedy recall of addition facts like number bonds to help her add big numbers! 

Year 1 achievers: Scarlett for improving her independence when working. Her writing is neat and she always tries her best. Cody for always working hard and giving 100% effort in all lessons.  

Year R achievers: Uzma Khaksar for showing excellent enthusiasm for learning and superb progress with her Maths. Kayla for her effort in listening skills and learning this week. 

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers: Cayden – for trying hard with his diary comments and handwriting. Mrs Arthur’s reader for increasing the amount she reads each week and writing entertaining comments in her diary. 

Year 5 readers: Hilal for making excellent progress in his reading and as a result, progressing up a book band. Parker – for excellent, detailed comments about his text and wonderful illustrations throughout his reading diary all week.  

Year 4 readers: Jomi for reading consistently and producing a great VIPERS response and predicting what will happen next in his book. Kira for a fantastic week of readers and a super VIPERS question. 

Year 3 readers: Lucy for consistent home reading. Miss Watson’s reader for always reading and giving great description and illustrations in her reading diary of the books she is reading.   

Year 2 readers: Bella for increasing her reading at home and trying so hard. Mrs King’s achiever for reading every week and leaving wonderful comments about the book he is reading.  

Year 1 readers: Merryn for reading every night this week and writing her own comments. Jadon for always doing a fabulous job of reading at home. 

Attendance Winners 16th – 20th March 2026

Friday 6th March 2026 

Year 3 Spotlight 

This week in Year 3, the children visited the local Gurdwara to immerse themselves in the Sikh religion. They were lucky enough to have a delicious meal and learn about their way of life. They also had a great World Book Day with a maths theme where they designed their own supervillain and used smarties to help them learn fractions.

Please see previous posts on our fabulous World Book Day activities across the school – thank you to everyone for taking part and we can’t wait to do it again next year! 

The Newdale Cup winners who will have a special treat next week:  

With two nominations, both Year 3 classes will be enjoying a special treat next week. They represented our school brilliantly by showing mutual respect to other religions while on the trip to the Gurwara.  

House Points 

This week, Wrekin lead the way with an impressive 400 points. Well done, Wrekin! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Tiana for some amazing “estate agent speak” within her chance to shine writing. Charlie for his excellent estate agent speech in our talk for writing lesson.  

Year 5 achievers: Tiger-Lily for really inventive and enthusiastic writing at home and creating an excellent World Book Day potato scene. April for always working so hard and engaging in all lessons.  

Year 4 achievers: Jack for having a fantastic attitude to learning and working really hard on his Chance to Shine. Louie for working hard on his descriptive narrative about the Firebird and for a mature and positive attitude.  

Year 3 achievers: Yasmin for always trying her best in every lesson and showing lovely manners! Noah for trying his very best this week in all his lessons and being super on our class trip.  

Year 2 achievers: Eve Millward for her incredible effort in maths and literacy his week. She used lots of adjectives and exciting vocabulary in her Chance to Shine about the Outback. Harry Davies for being so kind to his friends, a mature role model and being such a pleasure to have in class. 

Year 1 achievers: Oscar for his amazing progress in writing. Not just the quality of his work but the quantity, presentation and use of phonics. Very proud of his independence. Ana for working hard in all her lessons and completing work to the best of her ability. Ana completed an excellent Chance to Shine and remembered all the things needed for ‘good quality writing’.  

Year R achievers: Thanos for an absolutely wonderful week, working hard, listening and for having kind hands. Oliver for amazing independent work this week and listening carefully to adult instructions. 

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers: Jesse for a wonderful reading week filled with facts. Toby for a concerted effort to read more and making good use of his time in ASC to ensure 5 reads. 

Year 5 readers: Matilda and for role-modelling a week of detailed, descriptive reads. 

Year 4 readers: Marvin for a fantastic vipers question this week. Kaiden Bosson-Taylor for reading with great expression. 

Year 3 readers: Bella for showing a great improvement in her completion of homework.  

Astrid for completing her phonics programme and always having an ‘I can do attitude’. Well, done.  

Year 2 readers: Harriet for fantastic reading over half term! It is clear you have a love for reading. Theodore for reading 3 times this week and showing a renewed commitment to reading at home. 

Year 1 readers: Freddie for consistent reading every night. James for reading every night this week. 

Friday 6th February 2026 

This week, Year 4 went on a trip to the Black Country Living Museum. They got to experience what life was like for children in the Industrial Revolution and how we mined coal to power homes, factories and trains. They also completed a lesson in a Victorian school and explored a wide range of historical shops. 

BeSMART Cup winners who will have a special treat next week:  

Year 3 for really taking onboard the new school rules, in class and lunchtimes this week!  

House Points 

This week, Wenlock take the lead with an impressive 315 points. They are very closely followed by Ironbridge with 309 and Severn with 303. Wrekin scored 285 points. Well done everyone! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Mrs Stack’s achiever for being a responsible role model in every way; always being kind, ready, respectful and safe. Lawrencia for always looking out for others and looking at ways that people have been safe. 

Year 5 achievers:  Hannah for always demonstrating the school rules, always kind, always ready, always respectful and safe. Jazper for kind playing outside, a consistently impressive reading diary and demonstrating considered drawings in Art. 

Year 4 achievers: Marvin for always listening to instructions, trying his best and being a fantastic role model on our trip this week. Alice for being a great ambassador for Newdale on our trip yesterday – she acted safely, listened carefully and behaved brilliantly all day.  

Year 3 achievers: Alfie for talking to his trusted adults in school about his feelings, helping us to know he is safe and always being careful and considerate on the playground with the equipment and other children. Sofia for always being a kind friend and talking to trusted adults about her feelings. She has also worked so hard to write a beautiful acrostic poem in literacy.  

Year 2 achievers: Miss Squire’s achiever for always being a kind friend. She is so considerate of everyone else’s feelings, often thinking of these feeling before her own. We are so proud of you! Marley for making such fantastic progressive in his reading. Marley is really impressing all of his teachers with his hard work and positive attitude to learning at the moment.  

Year 1 achievers: Liam for showing us his ‘I can and I will’ attitude in his writing, listening and being ready to learn. Niko for showing respect and having beautiful manners at all times. Niko has also worked incredibly hard in his maths lessons this week showing excellent ‘doubling skills.’ 

Year R achievers: Ronnie for following routines, listening carefully to adults and showing kindness in our classroom. Hafsa for always trying her best, especially impressing us with her phonics progress. She is a kind, respectful member of our class 😊  

Times Tables

Mrs Arthur’s class for having the most active players.

Friday 30th January 2026 

This week Year 6 enjoyed a trip to Shrewsbury Prison where they learned about the history of the prison up until its closure, just 13 years ago. Guides explained how punishments changed over time; they were even locked up in the pillories and cells! Did you know that in Victorian times, you could be imprisoned for many years for stealing a handkerchief? 

The Newdale Cup winners who will have a special treat next week:  

Mrs Haymour’s class for really trying to show they are ready for learning and always being respectful to adults 

House Points 

This week, Wenlock lead with 327 points. They are closely followed by Severn with 315, Wrekin with 288 and Ironbridge with 282. Well done, Wrekin!  

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Emilia for showing the utmost respect on our year 6 trip to Shrewsbury Prison. She was a brilliant representative of Newdale. Erin for being consistently respectful to everyone that she works with.  

Year 5 achievers:  Niall for always being kind, respectful, knowledgeable, helpful and showing great resilience in Maths when we are looking at new concepts. Lily for really improving her weekly spelling score. 

Year 4 achievers: Mrs Everall’s achiever for always using lovely manners in the classroom and listening carefully to instructions. Mr Stubb’s achiever for excellent effort in her maths and literacy this week as well as being respectful of others. 

Year 3 achievers: Lennon for showing respect towards his books with beautiful presentation and persisting with his handwriting to earn a pen licence. Gianpiero for showing respect by listening to adults and working hard on his chance to shine write.  

Year 2 achievers: Alisha for working hard in every lesson and persevering with her spellings. Jasper for being so respectful to staff and friends. We’ve noticed such a brilliant change in your attitude to learning. Fantastic job, Jasper! 

Year 1 achievers: Manreet for always trying her best and bringing joy to our classroom. Her smile is infectious. Hilda for always being polite and respectful towards both adults and children. Hilda also completed a fantastic Chance to Shine write remembering all the important things needed for ‘good quality writing’.  

Year R achievers: Amirah for amazing focus in Art this term. Miss Hailey’s achiever for amazing effort with their phonics this week.  

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers: Amalia for varied and detailed comments every day in her reading diary. Craig for being a brilliant reader. 

Year 5 readers: Damian for reading once or more every day this week and aiming for the platinum award. Hannah always completing her reading tasks with extra effort and detail. 

Year 4 readers: Freddie for a fantastic viper’s question. Ted for reading every day this week and exploring new vocabulary from his book. 

Year 3 readers: Ollie for working so hard at home, it hasn’t gone unnoticed! Libby for trying really hard in her reading and reading every night.  

Year 2 readers: Eve for reading every day and gaining lots of confidence with her reading. Mariyam for trying very hard to read multiple times a week and not giving up! 

Year 1 readers: Darcey for her improved reading at home and being proud of her reading in school. Emily for reading every day this week, trying so hard in Phonics and doing an amazing job in Chance to Shine.