Friday 28th November 

This week Year 3 took part in their Stone Age workshop where they used wool to spin their own thread, weaved using wool, grinded wheat grains to make flour, made butter and used VR headsets to see Stone Age landscapes. Year 3 and 4 also enjoyed a trip to the cinema to watch Sonic the Hedgehog and the adults were all proud of how well they represented our school. Finally, thank you for all your donations of bottles for our Christmas fayre, we are looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday afternoon. 

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

Year 3 for their brilliant behaviour on our cinema trip and their enthusiasm to take part in our Stone Age Workshop day. 

House Points 

This week, Severn gained an impressive 403 points, the highest total this week. In second place is Wrekin with 390, Ironbridge is third with 352 and Wenlock closely behind with 349. Well done everyone! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Jesse for his super efforts in improving his presentation and handwriting – keep up the great work! Sophie for her concerted effort with presentation and amazing efforts in class. 

Year 5 achievers:  Tylor for a great effort with his reading and homework and trying hard with his focus in the classroom.  Ben for reflective learning and developing writing using a range of skills 

Year 4 achievers: Robyn for fantastic work with our geometry maths work this week. Primrose for superb effort and beautiful presentation in all lessons.   

Year 3 achievers: Mrs Millington’s achiever for being brilliant in Maths, listening well in class, following instructions carefully and making Mrs McLeod really proud! Armish for her increase in confidence contributing in class and for trying really hard in her guided reading lessons.  

Year 2 achievers: Theodore for making positive choices, consistently giving 100% in every lesson and being a kind friend, we are so proud of you! Willow for showing a great example of the BeSmart code everyday and is a great friend to all.

Year 1 achievers: Lucas for always being a super role model, ready to learn, a kind friend and trying his best in all he does. Erin for always following our school’s Be SMART code and being a helpful, kind and hardworking member of our class at all times.  

Year R achievers: Asher for consistently working hard in Reception and being such a kind friend.  

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

Year 6 readers: Naomi for continuing her reading comments at home even though she’d broken her collarbone 😊 Riley for interesting fact finding work this week in his reading. 

Year 5 readers: Hannah Howes for always impressing me with her fantastic illustrations and diary comments. Keep up the fantastic work Hannah.  

Year 4 readers: Mr Stubb’s reader for fantastic, detailed entries into her reading diary reaching platinum as well! Jessica for reading daily and doing a fabulous drawing about what she is reading! 

Year 3 readers: Ava-Lilly Powell for reading daily and thoroughly answering her questions in her reading dairy. Well done, Ava-Lilly! Mrs Millington’s reader for always reading regularly with super comments, well done! 

Year 2 readers: Evelyn for reading every day this week and answering her guided reading questions so well. Iris for always reading every day without prompt.  

Year 1 readers: Jadon for his great reading at home. Jayden for reading every night this week. 

Attendance Winners 24th – 28th November 2025

Friday 21st November 

This week has been filled with visits to the cinema and further afield. Year 6 debaters went to HLC to have a debate with other schools. They heard lots of interesting topics and contributed very maturely. They even won their debate; well done year 6 team!  

Year 4 went on a trip to Molineux stadium this week. They learnt what makes a good match report from a press officer at the club. They got to have a look at the stadium and learn some facts about Wolverhampton Wanderers.  

Year 2 enjoyed a wonderful Guy Fawkes workshop on Tuesday where they learnt all about the Gunpowder plot. They made a fire work picture with the Houses of Parliament, role-played as different characters and even had to crack the secret code.  The children learnt lots of new knowledge to help support with their history unit of work. 

Finally, Year 5 went to Shrewsbury Museum where the children took part in a printing class and a Viking workshop. The children were able to learn about the town of Shrewsbury in more detail and explore games, crafts, clothing and pottery from the Viking era.  

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

Year 2 for following the Be-Smart code and listening carefully during their Guy Fawkes Workshop.  

House Points 

This week, Wrekin have gained the most points with an impressive 383! In second place is Ironbridge with 319, Wenlock is third with 298 points and Severn with 283. Well done Wrekin! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Toni for always listening attentively and working so hard in every lesson. Craig for his superb effort this week both in class and with his home learning – he has made me very proud.  

Year 5 achievers:  Ashton for showing a committed and positive attitude towards his learning and demonstrating the rewards of following the Be-Smart code. Daisy for actively trying to use a range of skills and vocab in her chance to shine 

Year 4 achievers: Alfie for following the Be-Smart code and showing super resilience in his learning. Sebastian for great focus and effort and for participating enthusiastically in discussions in class and on our trip.  

Year 3 achievers: Rumana Shafiq – for always having a smiley, positive presence in our class, being a great role model for the BeSMART code and take care with her presentation in her books. Miss Watson’s achiever for trying really hard in her maths work and increasing her independence.   

Year 2 achievers: Juman who is a delight to teach. She is always smiling, offering to help others and shows kindness every day. A great role model to her peers. Ella for joining in with her peers during the Guy Fawkes workshop – she created a wonderful firework picture that was set over the Houses of Parliament, well done! 

Year 1 achievers: Sophie – for being a kind friend, a super role model, a resilient and determined, hardworking reader with an ‘I can and I will’ mindset. Ivy for super effort sounding out the words she needed in her Chance to Shine work and for coming into school with a big smile on her face.   

Year R achievers: Oliver for always working hard and trying his best. He is a role model to others.  Elisa – for amazing independence in writing this week. We loved to see you challenging yourself! 

Times Tables – This week, our ‘Times Tables Rockstars’ trophy went to the class with the highest amount of correct answers. This class is Mrs Stack’s class with an average of 6583 coins collected.  Congratulations Rockstars! Edward Jefferson received the trophy on behalf of his class as he had the highest number of days active on TTRS.    

Thursday 23rd October 

As this half term draws to a close, we have been so proud of all the children’s resilience and efforts, both in class and when representing the school during trips and competitions, including the football, hockey and cross-country competitions this week alone. On Tuesday, we had our final movie night for KS1 – a massive thank you to Mrs Morrow for organising and the valuable funds this raised for Healthy Lifestyles week. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation and we wish you all an enjoyable half term break.  

House Points 

This week, Wenlock gained an impressive 369 points, giving them 2074 points in total and therefore the winner of the house competition for Autumn 1. Children in Wenlock will receive a special treat after half term. In second place was Severn house with 1967 points, Ironbridge in third with 1928 points and Wrekin closely behind with 1812 points. Well done everyone! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Hebe for her fabulous lighthouse clay tile which demonstrated her fantastic art skills. Malachi for amazing effort in all lessons and writing a fantastic newspaper report about the Blitz.  

Year 5 achievers:  Harry for fantastic ideas in poetry using a range of techniques. CJ for fantastic work in Literacy working on his Autumnal poetry and confidently sharing this with others. For also having an amazing attitude towards his learning this week in all areas. 

Year 4 achievers: Poppy for showing great resilience this week and doing a fantastic job in our EKO session. Kaiden for sharing his knowledge and skills with others during our EKO sessions and for following instructions in class.  

Year 3 achievers: Noah for working hard all week, producing a fabulous chance to shine and being a super scientist. You have wowed all the adults this week Noah! Phoebe for being a superstar this week – she has listened well in lessons, completed all her work and been a great helper. Keep it up! 

Year 2 achievers: Jesse for showing care, respect and kindness to all of his friends. Well done Jesse, we are so proud of you! Eriluwowa for always working hard and having a positive attitude. Erioluwa Lucas always has a positive attitude towards her learning and always try’s hard in her work.  

Year 1 achievers: Everly for always following the BeSMART code and showing kindness to everyone and being a great friend. Eesha for always following our school’s Be SMART Code and being an excellent role model to everyone. Mr McFarland would like to add an extra achiever for Arthur because he is so proud of his resilience to join in with new things, kindness towards his new friends and great progress in phonics.  

Year R achievers: Harry for an amazing start to Newdale. What a great first half term working so hard every single day. Theodore for working so hard to create magnificent castles and creations this half term. 

Attendance Winners 20th – 23rd October 2025

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

Miss Hill = 99.58%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mrs Arthur = 99.19%

Please see below our SEND Newsletter for Autumn 1.

Autumn 1 SEND Newsletter

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch via newdalesendco@taw.org.uk

Kind regards,

Mr McFarland

Friday 10th October  

What a week it has been! On Monday, our year 6 children set off to Arthog – they have had a brilliant week filled with climbing, beach visits, ice cream and much more. On Thursday, it was lovely to welcome so many parents into school for our stay and share event – thank you for coming and we hoped you enjoyed having a look at your child’s learning. Finally on Friday, year 3 enjoyed a visit from the Shopshire Fire and Rescue Service.  

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

Mr Jackson’s class have been absolutely amazing this week. They have tried really hard in all of their lessons and have really impressed the adults in the class with their attitude to learning. Brilliant work everyone! 

House Points 

This week, Severn have gained the most points with an impressive 320! They are closely followed by Wrekin with 294, Ironbridge with 271 and Wenlock with 257. Well done! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 5 achievers: Jacob for amazing literacy work and having a brilliant attitude to his learning this week. Keep up the great work!  Rosie for always being keen to learn and share amazing answers with the class. 

Year 4 achievers: Freddie for a super description in literacy and excellent column subtractions this week in maths. Rocio for outstanding effort in her Chance to Shine and for always being a helpful member of the class.  

Year 3 achievers: Mayra for being an absolute superstar all the time. She is kind, helpful, hard-working and puts a smile on everyone’s face! Kamila for following the Be-Smart code in class and being a role model to her peers. She represented Newdale brilliantly during our visit from the fire service, making thoughtful contributions to the discussion.  

Year 2 achievers: Ophelia for her positive ‘can do’ attitude, creativity, enthusiasm and determination to achieve! You are such a super role model. Pranathi for being a wonderful role-model to her peers and always following the Be SMART code. She is a little ray of sunshine to have in the classroom.  

Year 1 achievers: Sara for always being a super role model in everything she does.  

Mrs Evan’s/Sturrock’s achiever for always giving 100% effort in everything she does and setting a fantastic example to others.  

Year R achievers: Jaiden for showing excellent listening and impressing us with his phonics skills. 

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

Year 5 readers: Hilal for amazing reading this week with adults. He has tried so well to sound out words that are very tricky. Super job! Rosie for always being keen to learn and share amazing answers with the class. Ryan Evans for reading a variety of texts at home and sharing detailed comments in his diary. 

Year 4 readers: Elva for amazing reading throughout the week. She has produced a fantastic Vipers question. Hok-Hei for reading every day this week and writing some incredible facts about architecture in his reading diary. 

Year 3 readers: Dola for fantastic answers in reading diary and pushing herself with extra reading challenges. Joyce for making a fantastic start to her reading journey since coming to Newdale. Reading daily, writing summaries about her books and answering her first viper question 😊. 

Year 2 readers: Amelie for reading every day at home with Mum! Caden for always reading every day at home.  

Year 1 readers: Samuel for very conscientious reading often reading all 3 RWI books every night. Freddie for reading lots at home!  

Friday 26th September  

It has been another busy week at Newdale. On Wednesday, we welcomed parents for our first PODs ‘Cake and Cuppa’ session. There will also be two additional sessions running at a later date. On Thursday was our Grandparent’s tea party, where there was the opportunity to look at the children’s work with some tea and biscuits. Thank you for a brilliant turn out! Finally on Friday, the school was filled with colour as we celebrated European Languages Day, with the children learning about different foods, traditions and life in European countries.  

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

Miss Squire’s class for behaving brilliantly in assembly and setting the right example to the rest of the school.

House Points 

This week, Ironbridge take the lead with an impressive 344 points. They are closely followed by Wenlock with 317, Severn with 288 and Wrekin with 281. Well done everyone! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Edward for always giving 100% in every single lesson and being a shining example of the BeSmart code in every way. Mrs Arthur’s achiever for putting lots of effort into lessons and following the BeSMART code well.  

Year 5 achievers: Noah Always respectful, responsible, and ready to learn—your excellent behaviour sets a brilliant example for others every single day. Zara for giving your Chane to Shine 100% and fantastic effort. 

Year 4 achievers: Mr Stubbs achiever for always trying his hardest and being ready to learn. Jessica for fantastic focus and super effort in all lessons. 

Year 3 achievers: Coby for always being smiley, polite and such a kind pupil. We love having you in our class! Sebastian for always trying his best and being a role model inside and out of class.  

Year 2 achievers: Arthur for always following the Be SMART code and being polite- a great role model to all. Miss Squire’s achiever for an amazing chance to shine this week, super writing. 

Year 1 achievers: Delilah for always being a super role model and trying her best in all that she does with her lovely smile. Lexi for always giving 100% effort in everything she does and always following our Be SMART code.  

Year R achievers: Oghalezino for being a fantastically kind and caring friend. Ruben for always trying his best, working hard and being a role model to others.  

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

Year 6 readers: Toni for reading every day and proving very detailed comments in his diary. 

Year 5 readers: Lila for her reading every night, detailed diary entries and for sharing one of her favourite poems. Basit for brilliant, detailed comments in his reading diary and always reading every day! 

Year 4 readers: Maya for reading daily and providing excellent summaries about what has happened in her book. Poppy for reading everyday this week and completing all of her questions. 

Year 3 readers: Kyresse for super detailed reading comments in his reading diary- I am really proud of you Kyresse. Daniel for continuously reading his books daily, fantastic commitment to his reading journey. Well done Daniel.  

Year 2 readers: Natalie for reading five times a week and always answering the questions in her book. Harry for reading everyday this week, over the weekend and answering any questions. 

Year 1 readers: Oscar Mason-Gunning for reading consistently at home. Niko for reading at least 2 books every evening. 

Friday 12th September  

As week two draws to a close, we have continued to be so impressed with how well the children have settled back into school life. This week, we’ve shared our key dates for the Autumn term—please do take a moment to check them so you’re up to date with all the exciting events ahead. Our teachers are already busy planning the trips and learning experiences for the coming weeks. There is lots to look forward to! 

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

Miss Hill’s class for their excellent behaviour this week, following the BeSMART code and working really hard.

House Points 

This week, Severn house has gained an impressive 325 points! In second place are Ironbridge with 252 points. Wenlock are in third place with 244 points and they are closely followed by Wrekin with 222. Well done everyone! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Henry for listening well and trying his best in lessons. Elliott for his amazing effort and fantastic independent work during maths.  

Year 5 achievers:  Lila for listening well and always completing tasks to the best of her abilities. Mason for fantastic contributions on a variety of subjects in class. For also being a great example to others following the BSMART code. 

Year 4 achievers: Mrs Everall’s achiever for being a kind friend to other children and helpful to the adults in her class. Kira for always being ready to learn and working really hard in her lessons this week. 

Year 3 achievers: Oscar for showing great perseverance, resilience and recognising techniques and tools that can help him when he is feeling frustrated. Keep up the super work, Oscar! Munachimso for her hard work and enthusiasm. She has been a pleasure to have in class and I wish her all the best at her new school.  

Year 2 achievers: Gabriella for having such a resilient attitude in her Maths learning. From ‘I can’t do this’, to ‘I did it!’ Molly for being a wonderful role model to her peers and always trying hard with her learning.  

Year 1 achievers: Miss Lowe’s achiever for always being ready to learn, following instructions, working hard and sharing his infectious smile. Samuel for completing some fabulous sentences in Literacy and working super hard in all his lessons.  

Year R achievers: Tallulah for an amazing start to school, showing kindness and working hard everyday. 

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

Year 6 readers: Hebe – an exceptional start to reading at home in yr 6. Lawrencia for great comments in her diary and writing her own poems. 

Year 5 readers: Ben for his amazing effort with his home reading this week. Keep it up Ben.  Matilda for super reading to star off Year 5! Great comments every day  

Year 4 readers: Ezra has impressed with his reading this week. Completing his reding at home and producing a super answer to his Vipers question this week. Zoey for reading every night this week and writing super summaries.   

Year 3 readers: Sebastian has really impressed me with his detailed comments about the book he has read this week, a super start to reading in year 3!. Mayra has been fantastic with her reading, she has read daily, done summaries of the books read and created her own questions to answer about the book, Super star! An amazing start to reading in Year 3. 

Year 2 readers: Eve has put in lots of effort into her home reading this week. She has read everyday this week. Well done, superstar! Miss Squire’s achiever has put so much effort into her reading this week by reading every single day. Well done, what an amazing start to reading in Year 2! 

Year 1 readers: Milo for reading everyday at home! Rheya for reading every day at home and writing some of her own comments in her reading diary. 

Friday 11th July 

This week, years 3 and 4 held an art exhibition in the school hall. It was lovely to see their fantastic pieces of art and we hope you did too! Year 6 enjoyed a trip to Telford Town Park where they went bowling, enjoyed a three-course meal at Pizza Express and finished the day with time in the park. With the warm weather set to continue into next week, please ensure your child comes to school with sun cream on and suitable outdoor clothing.  

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

Year 1 both classes for their impeccable behaviour at Dudley Zoo. They made all the grown ups proud and represented Newdale so well.  

House Points 

This week was the final chance for the children to gather their house points before the last house celebration of the year. It was very close, but Severn House have won with an impressive 1990 points. Well done Severn and enjoy your treat next week! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Owen for his fantastic effort when performing our leavers song. Mrs Stack’s achiever for being such a responsible and sensible line leader on our trip to the Town Park; he represented Newdale brilliantly. 

Year 5 achievers:  Mrs Arthur’s achiever for amazing creativity and perseverance. Charlie for an excellently designed and created moving toy including independent work at home prior to the lesson in preparation. 

Year 4 achievers: Benjamin for superbly expressive and engaging writing in his dog care leaflet. Paisley-Violet for outstanding effort in all subjects all the time, but especially her Chance to Shine and Music composition this week.   

Year 3 achievers: Rocio for always trying her hardest and persevering when she finds task a little tricky. Kira for always setting a great example for others, by working hard and behaving exceptionally.  

Year 2 achievers: Miss Lowe’s achiever for just being absolutely amazing in every way. You are a true Newdaler! Mayra for always working exceptionally hard and challenging herself in all aspects of learning.  

Year 1 achievers: Caden for being a brilliant helper to the grown ups and for incredible writing with lots of amazing adjectives and even using commas and exclamation marks- in Year 1! Mariyam for being a fantastic role model, a kind and helpful friend to both pupils and adults in the class and for always giving 100% in everything she does.  

Year R achievers: Oscar for always trying his best everyday. He has produced excellent work in phonics and made massive improvements. Kobie for a fantastic week; lots of different adults around school have been super impressed with Kobie’s sensible nature and have seen him following the BeSMART Code. 

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

Year 6 readers: Eshaal – super reading over the weekend and this week. Jasper for continuing to read 5 times despite coming to the end of the year. 

Year 5 readers: Mr Jackson’s reader for achieving the most Platinum awards during her time in Year 5. Reading every week with her detailed comments. Well done 😊 Layla for showing that she is Yr6 ready as she is beginning to read more regularly and complete her reading diary. 

Year 4 readers: Rosie-Anne for outstanding reading throughout Year 4! Super comments every week and fantastic questions in response to what she has read. Hilal for reading fluently and moving onto pink books.  

Year 3 readers: Ezra for super reading 5 times this week! Jessica for achieving a gold reading reward for 5 weeks in a row.  

Year 2 readers: Kyresse for reading every single day and even writing amazing sentences in his book!  

Year 1 readers: May for amazing reading over the last two weeks and reading a fantastic range of books at home. Hayden for getting a platinum award for reading and writing loads in his diary every single day.   

Friday 4th July 2025 

This week the children have had a fantastique day celebrating France and French culture. The children have fully immersed themselves in a range of different activities ranging from sampling delicious French treats, exploring the language, playing pétanque and participating with traditional French dancing. It has been formidable jour! We could not end the day without celebrating Mrs Lefroy, who will be retiring from Newdale next week after 16 wonderful years. She was treated to a surprise assembly, complete with mystery food tasting, a sing-along, and a poem performed by a group of Year 6 children.

Goodbye, Mrs Lefroy—we’ll all miss you dearly and wish you a long, happy, and well-deserved retirement!”

House Points

This week, Severn continue to take the lead with a huge 1646 points! They are closely followed by Wrekin, with 1427. Ironbridge have 1384 points, while Wenlock have 1191. With only one week left to go, who will be the next winners of the house celebration? 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Isabella for demonstrating great skill when playing petanque and handball. She also showed a lot of enthusiasm when trying some of the French delicacies. Robert for working hard to learn a french poem and speaking with a fantastic french accent. Shiah for her impressive performance and fantastic teamwork in petanque! 

Year 5 achievers:  George for amazing crepe making skills! Cayden for fantastic crepe making and great knowledge and effort on French Day.  

Year 4 achievers: Ieesa for his love of learning languages and his brilliant French vocabulary. Ezra for her amazing confidence in overcoming the Go Ape zipline and fantastic artwork throughout the week. 

Year 3 achievers: Violet for her beautiful Impressionism drawing of The Wrekin and for being helpful and engaged when making some delicious French Sable biscuits. Alice for her best efforts to describe animals in French and for her beautiful Impressionist drawing of the Wrekin. 

Year 2 achievers: Coby for his amazing efforts to speak French by answering questions and having a simple conversation. Sofia for full embracing the French culture and being confident to speak French in front of her peers. 

Year 1 achievers: Pranathi for her continued commitment to learning especially on French day today where she created an amazing piece of artwork inspired by a French artist. I am proud of you. Theo for his enthusiasm and hard work during our ‘French Day’ today. Theo created a fantastic piece of artwork of the Eiffel Tower inspired by a French artist. Well done Theo 😊  

Year R achievers: Isla for a wonderful week and especially working hard during French day. We all loved your French coloured rainbow. James for immersing himself in all of our French Day activities. He built an impressive Eiffel Tower challenging himself to keep extending the height of it.