Friday 4th September 2026 

It has been wonderful to welcome all our children back to school after the summer break. This week has been focused on helping everyone settle back into school life, get to know their new classrooms and teachers and become familiar with new routines and expectations. Most importantly, the children have been having lots of fun, building friendships and enjoying their learning. We are incredibly proud of how well they have adapted to the start of the new school year and this settling-in process will continue next week. 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Jacob for contributing well to class discussions and showing a mature year 6 attitude. Cerys for a fantastic attitude towards her learning and brightening our classroom with her enthusiasm and positivity. 

Year 5 achievers: William for setting such a good example of the Newdale expectations this week, he has been a pleasure to have in class. Anna for being a fabulous new starter and fitting in so well to Newdale by being ready to learn, kind and respectful.  

Year 4 achievers: Ava-Lilly for showing great resilience in out spaghetti and marshmallow tower building! Daniel for being so welcoming and polite – I’m looking forward to seeing more of your excellent role model abilities this year! 

Year 3 achievers: Jaxon for being an independent learner and getting the maths resources to help him! Mrs Everall’s achiever for being a kind friend and setting a great example of Newdale’s behaviour code.  

Year 2 achievers: Rheya for setting a fabulous example of Newdale’s rules and going above and beyond the expectations at home! We’re so proud of your commitment to your learning. Sara for being an excellent role model to the rest of the class and showing all of Newdale’s rules. 

Year 1 achievers: Miss Lowe’s achiever for starting Year 1 positively and showing us he is ready to learn. I can see he will be becoming more confident already. We are proud. David for making an excellent start to Year One by following our Newdale rules and showing he is ‘ready, respectful, safe and kind.’ 

Attendance Winners  2nd – 4th September 2026

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

Mrs Evans & Mrs Sturrock (Year 1) and Miss Squires (Year 2)= 98.55%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mrs Stack = 100%

Friday 10th July 2026 

This week, Year 6 enjoyed a trip to Telford Town Park where they undertook Geography fieldwork before having some time to play on the park in the sunshine and enjoy an ice lolly to cool down.  We also had our whole school move up morning on Wednesday where the children got to spend time with their new teachers and become familiar with their new environments. Further transition support will continue into the final week of this term.

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Grace for being a superb role model and guide to the reception children when they spent time in Year 6 this week. Skylar for working well with the reception children and being a fantastic role model.  

Year 5 achievers:  Theo for always having a positive mindset for learning and trying his best in all lessons this year. Clark for having a great mindset towards your learning this week, producing considered pieces of work and asking thoughtful questions in calass all year. 

Year 4 achievers: Alex for tackling new learning in Maths with great confidence and enthusiasm all year. Lianna for super work in literacy this week and showing her fantastic vocabulary. 

Year 3 achievers: Addison for showing a continuation of effort throughout the year and still working hard on her handwriting. Tobias for always giving 100% effort and participating well during our careers day activities. 

Year 2 achievers: Harley-Rai for showing resilience and perseverance at school, even when things become tricky. We’re so proud of you! Molly for always being ready, respectful, safe and kind! She is an incredible role model and we love having her in class.  

Year 1 achievers: Sara for always being amazing in class and always wanting to improve. Darcy for always trying her best and being a kind and helpful member of the class.  

Year R achievers: Uzma for making excellent progress this year. River for a wonderful Reception year. Well done River 😊  

Attendance Winners  6th – 10th July 2026

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

Mrs King = 97.93%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mr Stubbs = 99.31%

Friday 3rd July 2026 

This week, our Sports Days were a huge success and a wonderful celebration of teamwork, determination and school spirit! Every child took part with enthusiasm, resilience and a positive attitude, cheering on their teammates and giving every event their very best effort. It was fantastic to see so many parents and families joining in, creating a brilliant atmosphere and making lasting memories. A huge thank you goes to all our staff, volunteers and helpers whose hard work and organisation ensured the events ran so smoothly. We are incredibly proud of everyone who took part and helped make the week so special.  

This year’s overall House Winners were…WENLOCK 🏆 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Ava for her superb research in DT and amazing Chance to Shine draft. Amalia for amazing C2S writing and demonstrating a solid understanding of year 6 grammar.  

Year 5 achievers:  Zoey for always trying her best, challenging herself and wanting to do well in every lesson. Ollie for a fantastic, mature attitude towards his learning, and making great progress in all subjects.  

Year 4 achievers: Kira for her fantastic work with fractions this week and being helpful to others. Gabi for working hard to sketch and paint the shape of waves in her seascape with super results!  

Year 3 achievers: Mayra for creating publisher worthy writing and always pushing herself to improve her work in every lesson. Libby for impressing Miss Watson with her Chance to Shine. Well done! 

Year 2 achievers: Jaxon for making a huge effort in his writing – he is now forming most letters correctly and taking care with his presentation. Sulayman for persevering with writing in Literacy and including imperative verbs, adverbs and time conjunctions in his writing. 

Year 1 achievers: Junior for his fantastic maths, writing and resilience this week. He is always showing us he is ready to learn. Very proud. Jayden for always giving 100% effort in everything he does. Jayden has made fantastic progress this year and we are so proud of him!  

Year R achievers: Asher for an excellent year in reception. He works hard every day and is such a kind friend.  

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

Year 6 readers: Maddy for working hard to improve her home reading and consistently reading more than 5 times over the last few weeks. Angelo with his interesting Celtic facts. 

Year 5 readers: Basit for reading a variety of genres this week and recording detailed reads. Vlad for his daily jokes based on the book he is reading.  

Year 4 readers: William for super summaries about his book every day. Bryony Evans for a fantastic week of reading well done. 

Year 3 readers: Alfie for writing the most magnificent reading diary comments and answering his VIPERS questions at home. Sebastian for continuously reading regularly at home, keep it up! 

Year 2 readers: Pranathi for her frequent reading at home and for fantastic explanations and summaries in guided reading lessons. Jasper for always reading at home all year and answering the questions in his diary. 

Year 1 readers: Junior for his super reading at home. Declan for always reading every night, every week.   

Attendance Winners  29th – 3rd July 2026

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 = 99.67%

Friday 26th June 2026 

This week, we have been so proud of the children’s resilience and adapting to change – especially in the sweltering temperatures! Not only have there been lots of water fights and time in the shade, on Tuesday, Year 3 and 4 children represented Newdale amazingly during the Telford Maths Championships. They showed great teamwork throughout and loved every single second of solving such tricky problems! Well done everyone. On Wednesday, classes across the school spent the whole day creating brilliant landscapes and portraits using a wide variety of skills including painting, sketching, collage and sculpture. A huge thanks to Ironbridge Fine Arts (Archie and Oscar’s parents) who worked with years 1-4 to print self-portraits using drinks cartons and to Mrs Everall for organising another brilliant Art Day!

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Everyone in Y6 for their resilience during this week in school.  

Year 5 achievers:  Bella for always trying her best in everything she does and for producing some fantastic artwork on art day. Le’Shane for always being a hardworking, caring and thoughtful member of the class 

Year 4 achievers: Mr Stubb’s achiever for producing some fantastic artwork this week in our art lessons and for art day! Pixie-Belle for working incredibly hard on her Lowry-inspired landscape.  

Year 3 achievers: Avash for showing great Newdale behaviours and resilience at the Maths competition as well as fully embracing Art Day. Elizabeth for always having a positive attitude and for producing some beautiful art on Art Day.  

Year 2 achievers: River and Miss Squire’s achiever for always following our Newdale school rules and being a role models their classes. 

Year 1 achievers: Everly for always being a superstar, kind friend and amazing role model. Nikolas for making excellent progress in writing this year and completing a fantastic ‘Chance to Shine’ write this week. 

Year R achievers: Miss Hailey’s achiever – what an amazing week as always. We loved your artwork this week. You are always a superstar! 😊 Isabella for working so hard to memorise her number bonds to 10. 

Newdale Cup

This week, Mr Jackson’s class have won the Newdale Cup after really impressing Miss White and Miss Harrison. They have worked really hard and have been kind and caring towards each other throughout the heat wave this week. 

House Points 

As we reach the end of week 4, Wrekin lead the way with an impressive 1166 points. They are closely followed by Wenlock with 1050, Ironbridge with 1019 and Severn with 934. With 3 weeks to go, it could be any house! 

Attendance Winners  22nd – 26th June 2026

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

Mrs Evans & Mrs Sturrock = 96.21%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mr Jackson = 96%

Friday 19th June 2026 

It has been a week filled with exciting trips and activities at Newdale. On Monday, our Year 3 children visited Attingham Farm, while on Wednesday our Reception children enjoyed a trip to Wrekin Forest School. The excitement continued on Friday when our Year 4 children headed to Go Ape for an adventurous day out. Throughout the week, our Year 6 children also took part in Bikeability workshops, developing their cycling skills and confidence. It has been wonderful to see so many children enjoying these fantastic learning experiences and there are many more still to come! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Leo for being so helpful to the office staff during his breaktimes all through the year. Erin for fantastic participation in bikeability and always listening carefully.  

Year 5 achievers:  Hannah for always being a role model following our school rules and being a keen learner. Damian for excellent Maths NFER results after pushing himself in Maths all year. 

Year 4 achievers: Lucas for a fantastic week, attaining an outstanding score in his maths tests. Zoey for a superb score in her Maths assessments this week. Amazing arithmetic!  

Year 3 achievers: Oscar for fantastic contributions and listening on our trip and amazing resilience throughout test week. Udayveer for being a fabulous role model on our trip and for remembering lots of facts that we learnt.  

Year 2 achievers: Jeremy for settling into Newdale brilliantly. You’re an excellent new member to our team. Natalie for trying exceptionally hard in all areas and being an amazing role model. We are so proud of you! 

Year 1 achievers: Lucas for always for a superstar learner, kind friend and a wonderful member of the class. Declan for making excellent progress this year and always working hard and trying his best! 

Year R achievers: Julian for offering to help friends and adults in school. Tallulah for ALWAYS working so hard every single day. She is a role model! What a superstar 😊  

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

Year 6 readers: Emelia for her fun Greek facts that have made us laugh. Amalia for her insightful and humorous comments about the poetry she has been reading this week. 

Year 5 readers: Tylor for a week of consistent, detailed reads and showing a good effort to aim for platinum. Noah for well detailed comments in his reading diary.  

Year 4 readers: Poppy for fantastic reading this week showing a great understanding of her story. Arya for reading everyday this week and writing amazing comments about her book! 

Year 3 readers: Stefanie for reading everyday this week! Sebastian for always engaging with questions in his diary.  

Year 2 readers: Macey-Grace for reading everyday! Eve for consistently putting in exceptional effort reading in school and at home. 

Year 1 readers: Freddie for his consistent reading at home! James for consistent reading at home and always trying to complete his phonics speedy reading challenge.  

Newdale Cup Winners

This week, Mrs Churm’s class have won the Newdale Cup for how well they came into assembly, showing respect for the adults and sitting quietly. They are all great role models for their peers!

Attendance Winners  15th – 19th June 2026

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

Mrs Evans & Mrs Sturrock = 98.28%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mrs Arthurs = 99.35%

Friday 12th June 2026 

It has been another very busy week at Newdale! On Monday, children from Ironbridge enjoyed their house celebration after gaining the most house points during the first half of the summer term. On Wednesday, our nursery children had a wonderful trip to Attingham Farm and in the afternoon, we held our annual Summer Fair, raising over £1200 to support our trips and visits – thank you to everyone for your generosity. 

Year 4 also completed their Multiplication Table Check. They impressed Miss Macfarlane and their teachers with their effort, focus, and excellent recall of times-table facts, earning themselves an extra playtime! 

Year 5 enjoyed an exciting and immersive Maya Workshop, where they explored the fascinating world of the ancient Maya civilisation through a range of hands-on activities and interactive experiences. A particular highlight of the day was the opportunity to use virtual reality headsets. Through this immersive experience, the children were able to explore Maya cities, climb impressive temples, and journey through tropical rainforests, bringing their learning to life in a memorable and engaging way. 

House Points 

The children have been working hard to collect as many house points as possible during Weeks 1 and 2. Leading the way are Wrekin with an impressive 541 points! In second place is Wenlock with 454, followed by Ironbridge with 438 points. In fourth place are Severn with 427 points. Well done, everyone!

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Georgie for always trying her best and contributing to class discussions. Zac for concerted effort in lessons and some impressive maths.  

Year 5 achievers: Theo for amazing participation and contribution to discussions in our Maya day.  Vlad for always trying to develop his writing using higher level grammar, punctuation and vocabulary.  

Year 4 achievers: Robyn for fantastic attitude to learning and being a superstar at team stop. Toby for excellent work with possessive apostrophes and including a wide variety of Year 4 SPaG features in his sentences.  

Year 3 achievers: Sohaib for a wonderful Roman chant poem following our rules of poetry.  Miss Watson’s achiever Maraya for writing a creative Roman chant poem and for always being ready to learn.  

Year 2 achievers: Harlee-Grace for being a super role model to all of her friends, she is an all-round superstar! She is kind, caring and always tries her best. We’re so proud! Hayden for always trying hard and persevering in his lessons this week.  

Year 1 achievers: Merryn for being an excellent role model and always being ready to learn. Ruby-Skye for always being an amazing role model in the class and putting 100% into everything she does.  

Year R achievers: Mr Banfield’s achiever for spectacular progress with his writing and listening well to adults. Everly for super writing this week and effort in all her work! Well done 😊  

In assembly this week, we also announced our colouring competition winners and the lucky winners of the vouchers from completing our parent survey. Thank you to everyone for your contributions.

Attendance Winners  8th – 12th June 2026

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

Miss Hailey = 99.32%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mrs Haymour = 98.67%

Friday 5th June 2026 

Healthy Lifestyles Week has been a great success, and we have been so proud of the children for engaging so well with every activity. They’ve taken part in Box fit, Zumba, kickboxing, Crossbar inflatables, a ninja warrior course, wheelie days, Bhangra dancing, hockey and so much more. The week finished on a high with a whole school Colour Run, which every child absolutely loved. Weeks like this are so important because they help our children discover new ways to stay active and develop healthy habits that support both their physical and mental wellbeing.  

A massive thank you to Miss Lowe for organising such a fantastic week for everyone! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Lacey-Mae for her super enthusiasm for every single activity and getting straight back onto scooter after a fall. Aidan for amazing participation this week and many activities completed at home. 

Year 5 achievers:  Christian for excellent participation in all activities and fitting in so well as a new starter here at Newdale. Cerys for great enthusiasm in all our activities this week including completing lots of exciting activities at home too.  

Year 4 achievers: Ted for his super energy and for trying a variety of activities at home and at school. Leo for completing lots of activities at home and putting loads of effort into all the activities this week. 

Year 3 achievers: Lennon for joining in with every activity this week and being a great sportsman, bigging up other children. Harry for engaging in every activity this week and completing lots of activities at home too! 

Year 2 achievers: Ava for going above and beyond in every activity both at home and at school during Healthy Lifestyles Week. Pranathi for working hard in all the activities this week at school and at home. We are so proud! 

Year 1 achievers: Milo for being AMAZING at HLW and in his home activities. David for excellent participation during healthy lifestyles week both at home and at school. It is fantastic to see all the additional activities you have been doing at home too David. Well done.   

Year R achievers: Maddie-Mae for listening carefully to all adults and encouraging others to enjoy Healthy Lifestyles Week. Mateo – what a wonderful HLW contribution! He has been so active and enthusiastic all week long. 

Attendance Winners  1st – 5th June 2026

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

Mrs Evans / Mrs Sturrock = 100%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mrs Everall = 99%

Friday 22nd May 2026 

This week Year 2 have impressed their teachers this week by showing determination and resilience in their SATS and Year 5 had a fantastic time visiting Shrewsbury this week. The children enjoyed an informative boat tour on the Sabrina, worked on mapping the Dingle and also explored and enjoyed the Quarry park. 

We hope you all have a lovely half term and we look forward to welcoming the children back to school on Monday 1st June.  

Times Tables  

Miss Squire’s class have won the trophy this week with an impressive 90% accuracy on Times Table Rockstars – well done! 

House Points 

We have been really impressed by how well the children have followed our Behaviour Code this half term and gained lots of points for their houses. With an impressive 1995 points, Ironbridge are the winners for summer 1 – well done, Ironbridge! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Elsa for her contagious passion and enthusiasm for learning across the whole curriculum Skylar for her excellent contributions to class discussions 

Year 5 achievers:  Eliza for a big effort in her writing and Maths this week, pushing herself and working well with others. Rosie, for always trying her best in all lessons, always wanting to join in and having a great work ethic. 

Year 4 achievers: Mr Stubb’s achiever for excellent work with his times tables this week. Jake for focusing on listening carefully. 

Year 3 achievers: Emilia for consistently being ready, respectful, kind and safe. You are a true Newdaler! Kyresse for being a fabulous helper and for persevering with his maths work. 

Year 2 achievers: May for showing resilience, positivity and kindness this week. Lunar for being a confident, independent learner this week showing that she can and she will!  

Year 1 achievers: Rheya for always being ‘ready, respectful, safe and kind.’ Mason for his great progress in maths especially recalling his doubles. Keep it up!  

Attendance Winners  18th – 22nd May 2026

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

Mrs King = 98.62%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mr Stubbs = 99%