Friday 28TH March 2025 

This week brought an exciting highlight as our Year 5 and 6 pupils from Newdale faced off against Lawley in a thrilling football match on Wednesday afternoon. Their hard work, determination, and exceptional teamwork shone through, securing an impressive 6-5 victory in extra time. A huge well done to everyone involved! Looking ahead, we are excited to welcome parents into school next week to discuss your child’s progress and celebrate their achievements from this term. 

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

Mrs Stack’s class for showing a positive attitude towards their learning, following the BeSMART code and making the classroom a truly enjoyable place for everyone to be. Mrs Stack and Miss B are extremely proud of you.

House Points 

This week, all houses gained an impressive amount of house, but Ironbridge remain in the lead with 2128 points. Well done Ironbridge! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Seb for consistently producing high quality work and taking pride in his pieces of writing. Oliver for his super focus, pace and effort in maths this week – well done! 

Year 5 achievers:  Angelo for continually pushing himself in all subject areas, contributing well in class. Jake for being a super role model for the smart code this week and making a great effort in all his class work. 

Year 4 achievers: Kaius for outstanding progress in reading this term. Hilal for fantastic, independent work in Maths.  

Year 3 achievers: Arya for persevering in all subjects, being more independent and having a positive attitude to learning. Miss Watson’s achiever for his hard work and effort in improving his handwriting and for being a helpful and polite member of the class.  

Year 2 achievers: Rumana for always being a super Newdaler. She is a great role model, friend and hardworking pupil. Sebastian for always working hard and showing great enthusiasm towards all aspects of the curriculum.  

Year 1 achievers: Mrs Sturrock’s achiever for working hard in her lessons and persevering with tasks she finds more difficult. Elsie for being a kind helper to her friends in the classroom. She always follows the Be-SMART Code and is a fantastic role model.  

Year R achievers: Finley for always showing great enthusiasm towards his learning and striving to do his best. Delilah for consistently working hard all year! She is a role model for all her classmates.  

‘Times Tables Rockstars’ of the week: 

Winning the trophy this week are Mr Jackson’s class! They are both the most improved class and have had the highest participation of any class in school, over the past two weeks! 100% of the children in Mr Jackson’s class have been accessing Times Tables Rockstars to practise recalling multiplication facts. Hebe received the trophy on behalf of her class, as she has been one of the most committed players. Keep up the super work rockstars!  

Friday 7th March 2025 

On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day. The students were incredibly enthusiastic, dressing up as their favourite characters from books, and the staff joined in on the fun too. There were engaging activities throughout the day, including a special assembly, where the children had to correctly guess the Masked Reader.  Everyone left with a deeper appreciation for books and reading, making it a memorable day for all! 📚✨ 

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

Miss Fisher’s class for immersing themselves in all of the World Book Day activities including dressing up, book swap and story in a box. They always try their hardest to follow the BeSmart code and make me proud especially when we participate in special days like this.

House Points 

This week, Ironbridge have taken the lead with an impressive 665 points!

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Mr McFarland’s achiever for demonstrating resilience – she never gives up and shows a positive attitude, even in tricky situations. Natalia for her constant commitment to improving her work, particularly in literacy and guided reading.  

Year 5 achievers:  Charlie for maintaining a fantastic positive attitude towards learning and school in general. Aria-Rose for some excellent creative thinking in our Literacy lessons this week and identifying the symbolism in our story.  

Year 4 achievers: Nathan for consistent effort in all areas and always following the Be SMART code. Jazper for following the BeSMART code and being helpful to adults and other children in class.  

Year 3 achievers: William for amazing bravery during our Animal Man visit and facing his fears. I am so proud of you! Poppy for always being a superstar and trying her best in everything that she does.  

Year 2 achievers: George for his enthusiasm and impeccable behaviour on our Botanical Gardens trip, his quote “This is the best trip ever!”  Addison for her determination, resilience and I can do attitude in all that she does from writing to trying new foods which is a huge achievement for her. Eli for making an effort to follow the Be SMART code and working hard in all lessons. Mayra for always having a positive attitude towards learning and being a great friend to her peers. 

Year 1 achievers: Eve for working really hard in making a creative and interesting story in the box. Jasper for working hard both in and out of school. Jasper has produced some excellent Literacy and Maths work this week in class and has also been working hard at home too to produce a fantastic story box. He has also helped to clean up our local area by going litter picking. Great job Jasper! 😊  

Year R achievers: Erin for being ready to learn and working hard in phonics each day, and for being a kind friend to her peers. Oscar for always working so hard, showing great patience and for being so helpful.  

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

Year 6 readers: Finley for reading a great mixture of books and reading regularly. Tayon for his newfound enthusiasm towards his reading. 

Year 5 readers: Toni for really taking ownership of his reading diary and using it to improve his literacy and comprehension skills. Rosie for impressing me and her adults at home with her reading and comments this week.  

Year 4 readers: Ryan for consistent effort in reading at home and in class for several weeks now! He has really tried to make sure he has a platinum award each week! 

Year 3 readers: Alex for consistent reading at home and improved partner reading in school. Smrithi for amazing comments in her reading diary and challenging herself with questions about the text. 

Year 2 readers: Lucy for her consistency in reading at home and her love of reading is infectious. Jenson for showing great enthusiasm towards reading.  

Year 1 readers: Sulayman for reading lots at home and always reading a variety of books and answering his questions linked to his stories. Well done Sulayman 😊 Alisha for consistently reading at home, lots of stories and writing in the diary every day. 

Friday 14th February 2025 

This week began with year 4 welcoming parents into school for their Times Table assembly. Thank you for your time at this event and we hope you left with lots of useful information.  On Thursday, all children from throughout school went to visit other year groups to share their work. We believe it is so important for the children to revisit and discuss their learning and it was a pleasure to see the older and younger children having these conversations together. We are so proud of how hard the children have worked over these last 6 weeks and look forward to welcoming them back to school on Tuesday 25th February. 

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

Miss Watson’s class for their amazing diary entries inspired by Charlotte’s web AND for their fabulous behaviour on our school trip to the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre.  

House Points 

At the end of this half term, Wrekin House have gained the most house points and therefore have earned themselves a House Celebration. This will take place after the half term break. Well done Wrekin! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Tayon for his amazing efforts and positive attitude during our practise SATs papers this week. Reyhan for really impressing Miss Macfarlane in Maths this week with his amazing mathematical knowledge.  

Year 5 achievers:  Rosie for an amazing piece of writing in her Chance to Shine book. Managing to match the quantity and quality of her writing. Mrs King’s achiever for having a positive attitude and producing some fantastic artwork in our fashion designing unit this week! 

Year 4 achievers: Isaac for inspiring others through kind and careful questioning in our Time to Talk session. Matilda for outstanding effort with homework and consistently excellent behaviour.  

Year 3 achievers: Mrs Churm’s achiever for his super input and always offering to answer questions on our trip. Lianna for her beautifully written diary entry inspired by Charlotte’s web and for always having an amazing attitude to learning.  

Year 2 achievers: Finley for being a great friend to his peers and always working hard.  Ava-Lily for her improved resilience and determination. Keep it up Ava!  

Year 1 achievers: Lunar for showing off her amazing knowledge in end of term quizzes, for being a super helper to the grown ups and for having the best smile/laugh which cheers everyone up. Sulayman for amazing progress in RWI. Sulayman has been wowing us with his phonics knowledge and enthusiasm for reading. Well done Sulayman. 

Year R achievers: Ayat for being such a kind and supportive friend, and for working so hard everyday. Miss Buckingham’s achiever for looking out for her friends, helping them to problem solve and for spreading kindness round the classroom.  

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

Year 6 readers: Oliver for his detailed descriptions this week, I’ve loved reading them. Lilly for ensuring she gets 5 reads by managing her time well (reading mornings as well as evenings).  

Year 5 readers: Amalia for impressing me every week with her enthusiasm for reading. Charlie & Callum for choosing to read together in the classroom and commenting about it in their reading diaries. Well done both of you.  

Year 4 readers: Ryan for super reading during this half term. He has made such an effort to write detailed comments in his reading diary and improve the number of times he has read in a week. Ieesa Mohammed for showing a great enthusiasm toward his home reading over the past couple of weeks. Keep it up Ieesa. 

Year 3 readers: William for super partner reading in class. Violet for some lovely responses in her reading diary and for super reading aloud in class today. 

Year 2 readers: Lennon for making a big effort with reading- reading more frequently. Linus for being independent and writing in his reading diary.  

Year 1 readers: Riley for his incredible diary entries, for reading every single night and writing comments in himself- we are VERY proud of him. Mrs Sturrock’s achiever for fantastic reading at home and always giving super detailed answers to all questions asked in his diary.  Well done! 

Friday 31st January 2025  

This week we have welcomed our governors into school to speak to children about the work they have been completing this half term. Each child brought with them the work they felt most proud of and discussed what they have learned from their current topics.  We look forward to sharing the children’s work with you during our ‘Stay and Share’ event on Wednesday 5th February at 2.30pm. 

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

Miss Hill’s class for having a positive attitude to learning and working very hard to produce excellent pieces of writing this week. 

House Points 

This week, Wrekin continue to lead with 1452 points, followed by Wenlock with 1324 points.

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Mr McFarland’s achiever for working very hard in Literacy lessons and making great progress, especially in his Chance to Shines! Whitney for her beautiful presentation, mature attitude and always trying her absolute best in every lesson. 

Year 5 achievers: Jake for being a science superstar! He knows lots about our topic on space and has shared some brilliant facts and theories with the class. Mr Jackson’s achiever for always asking inquisitive questions and consistently contributing thoughtful input to class discussions.  

Year 4 achievers: Vlad for incredibly ambitious vocabulary and sentence structure in his Narrative Chance to Shine.  Damian for being an absolute Maths whizz and always pushing himself further to complete as many challenges as possible.  

Year 3 achievers: Elva for always giving 110% and producing a fabulous and creative chance to shine write- well done Elva. Coby for sharing his love of reading with us all and working really hard on his Chance to Shine this week.  

Year 2 achievers: Kamila for showing outstanding teamwork during literacy lessons this week. Tobias for always putting 100% into everything he does and being a fantastic role model everyday.  

Year 1 achievers: Gabriella for making excellent progress in her writing and showing great enthusiasm in her work. She is always on task and trying her very best!  Nelly for being a model learner; always contributing to lessons with her hand up and concentrating hard to remember new concepts. 

Year R achievers: Sara for a wonderful week as always. Sara works hard every single day and always follows our BeSMART code. Sam for being ready to learn all the time, being a kind friend to others and bringing a smile to his teachers and friends! 

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

Year 6 readers: Jessica for a great week of home reads and recording these in her diary. Katie for showing an increased love of reading and recording well in her diary. 

Year 5 readers: Riley – it has been great to see his passion for reading grow with more detailed descriptions in his diary. Grace for writing detailed comments in her reading diary. You are clearly enjoying the book you are reading. Well done.  

Year 4 readers: Le’Shane for making an amazing effort to read more at home and earning himself his first platinum award of Year 4! What a superstar, keep it up! Mason for reading consistently every week and completing his diary questions promptly. 

Year 3 readers: Freddie for super reading and engaging well with questions in his reading diary. Well done Freddie! Ted for consistent reading at home.  

Year 2 readers: Udayveer for making consistent efforts with his reading at home   

Coby for improving the quantity of reading at home! Keep it up!  

Year 1 readers: Katie for reading her books, practicing flashcards and writing in her diary every day! What a super hard worker you are Katie! Farida for amazing reading both at home and in afterschool club. Farida has answered all of her story book questions and shows great enthusiasm towards her reading. Great job Farida!