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.   

Friday 12th December 

As the end of term approaches, the school has been buzzing with festive cheer and activity. On Monday, Year 3 enjoyed an exciting trip to Southwater, while Nursery delighted families with their Christmas celebrations in the hall. Midweek brought a splash of colour as children proudly wore their Christmas jumpers and gathered for a delicious festive lunch. The week concluded on Friday with Year 2’s wonderful nativity performance. We are incredibly proud of the children’s dedication with learning their lines and songs to create such a memorable performance and a big thank you to the year two team for putting it all together. 

House Points 

This week, Severn have taken the lead with an impressive 423 points – well done Severn! They are followed by Ironbridge with 375 points in second place and Wenlock closely behind with 364. In fourth place is Wrekin with 310 points. Next week, all the totals will be added to decide which house will have the house celebration next.  

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: William for his superb effort, focus and attitude to learning.
Georgia for always listening carefully and being super helpful!  

Year 5 achievers:  Rochae for a real noticeable improvement in effort and enjoyment of learning. Jacob for a positive attitude towards your learning and trying very hard with your handwriting and presentation. Well done! 

Year 4 achievers: Lucas for following the BeSmart Code and being ready to learn, as well as trying hard in his learning this week! Maya for great focus and perseverance with symmetry this week.  

Year 3 achievers: Mrs Millington’s achiever for her consistently super handwriting joins –she is almost ready for a pen license, keep it up Arla! Noor for her lovely biography writing on Mary Anning and being a polite and respectful member of the class.  

Year 2 achievers: Archie for being an outstanding King Herod. You have had such amazing resilience and confidence. We are so proud of you! River for being brave and preserving in the Nativity. We are all so proud! 

Year 1 achievers: Milo for his fantastic Chance to Shine writing using his own ideas. He took care with his handwriting. Very proud. Finley for always working hard and trying his best. He has produced some super work to be proud of.  

Year R achievers: Hunter for showing great kindness to others and sharing our toys this week. Miss Hailey’s achiever for showing positivity and being a kind friend.  

Attendance Winners 8th – 12th December 2025

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

Mrs Evans & Mrs Sturrock = 98.62%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mr Stubbs = 98.62%