RSHE Parent Consultation

Thank you to the parents and carers who attended our RSHE parent consultation yesterday. As always, we are incredibly grateful for the support shown. We had representation from parents and carers across all year groups, which was greatly appreciated.

Parent Feedback

  • 100% of parents/carers in attendance rated the session as “Very informative” or “Informative”.
  • 100% stated they had no concerns about our RSHE curriculum.
  • When asked how happy they felt about how Newdale is planning to deliver the new RSHE curriculum (on a scale of 1–5, with 5 being very happy):
    • 90% rated it a 5
    • 10% rated it a 4

We received many positive comments about the curriculum and resources shared during the session, including:

“Very appropriate and factual” – Year 2 parent/carer
“It goes into much less detail than I expected and feels very age‑appropriate” – Year 2 parent/carer
“I am pleased my kids can learn this in school properly. I support 100%” – Year 4/6 parent/carer
“Resources are appropriate and very clear” – Year 4 parent/carer
“Vocabulary and resources are age‑appropriate and informative” – Year 6 parent/carer
“Newdale, as usual, have it in hand” – Year 6 parent/carer
“Love that they learn about consent and healthy relationships” – Year 5 parent/carer
“Excellent resources” – Year 5 parent/carer

“No suggestions, just a big thank you for making this easier for parents” Year 3 parent/carer

A small number of additional suggestions were shared via the feedback forms. We would like to reassure parents that some of those areas are already covered within our E‑Safety curriculum and are explored in more depth within the Key Stage 3 curriculum.

For parents and carers who were unable to attend, please be reassured that our RSHE curriculum has been carefully planned in line with government guidance and is delivered in an age‑appropriate way. Our aim is to prepare children for the changes they will experience while supporting their mental health and wellbeing.

RSHE resources have been emailed to parents should you wish to view specific year‑group lessons. Please note that in addition to lesson PowerPoints, there are two video links:

  • One video is included for Year 5 covering puberty
  • One video is included for Year 6 covering conception and reproduction

Thank you once again for your continued support and for trusting that we are working tirelessly to provide the best education for your children—ensuring they are well informed, empowered, and know how to keep themselves safe.

Miss Cook, Miss Macfarlane and Mrs Churm

 

 

May Is Get Caught Reading Month!

Throughout May, we are celebrating Get Caught Reading Month — a wonderful chance to shine a spotlight on the joy of reading!

We would love your help in capturing our children in the act of reading. Please send in a photo of your child enjoying a book. This could be:

  • Reading in their favourite cosy spot
  • Reading outdoors in the sunshine
  • Reading to a sibling, pet or teddy
  • Reading something unusual or fun (comics, magazines, recipes, signs, etc.)
  • Reading in an unexpected place — creativity encouraged!

You can either:
– Print the photo and send it into school, or
– Email it to your child’s year group email address

We will be creating a lovely display to celebrate all the wonderful readers in our school.

 

Thank you for helping us promote a lifelong love of reading! 📖💛

Achievement Assembly

This week’s Achievement Assembly took place yesterday.

Newdale Cup winners who will have a special treat after the holidays:

Mrs Everall’s class for brilliant badminton and awesome art!  

House Points 

Well done to all of the children for collecting lots of house points this half term. Please see the results below: 

1st Place- Wrekin with 1744 points. 

2nd Place- Ironbridge with 1739 points. 

3rd Place- Severn with 1558 points. 

4th Place – Wenlock with 1508 points. 

 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Angelo for his exceptional efforts with his writing and editing in his recent Chance to Shine. Louise for her amazing performance in Newdale’s Got Talent and showing great resilience. 

Year 5 achievers: Ieesa for being a polite, helpful and enthusiastic member of the class who will be greatly missed by everyone when he moves to his new school. Cerys for always trying her hardest in lessons, challenging herself and great ability to explain and justify her answers. 

Year 4 achievers: Mrs Everall’s achiever had been chosen for showing great commitment to securing new methods in Maths and for an outstanding score in his Reading assessment this term. Shivangi for creating fantastic sentences using conjunctions and fronted adverbials in literacy. 

Year 3 achievers: Zorawar for being extra kind today towards not only the children but also staff around school.  

Ava  for doing amazing artwork yesterday and thinking carefully about her choice of design, patterns and colours.  

Year 2 achievers: Katie for showing good listening and being kind to her peers. Miss Squire’s achiever has been chosen for showing resilience during chance to shine and doing some great writing. 

Year 1 achievers: Kobie for always being ‘ready and respectful’ and for working hard in all his lessons. Jadon for improving his reading, he is becoming super speedy.  

Year R achievers: Hukam for being such a hard-working, cheerful member of the class and for always being a kind friend. Amandeep for amazing progress with number bonds to 5. 

Times Tables – 

This week, our ‘Times Tables Rockstars’ trophy went to the class with the highest amount of correct answers. This class is Mr Jackson’s class with an average of 7572 coins collected.  Congratulations Rockstars! 

 

Attendance Winners 23rd – 27th March 2026

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

Miss Watson = 98.33%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mrs Haymour = 100%

 

🌱 Great British Spring Clean 2026 – School Parliament Litter Pick 🌱

As part of the Great British Spring Clean 2026 Schools Litter Pick contest, members of our School Parliament spent an hour out in the local community helping to make our environment cleaner and greener.

The children did a marvellous job, working with real enthusiasm and teamwork. By the end of the session, they had collected 12 full bags of litter from around the local area — an impressive achievement in such a short time.

There were some surprising finds along the way, including:

  • A pair of old shoes
  • A discarded shower screen
  • Plenty of cans and bottles
  • And, of course, the usual windblown litter that gathers in hedges and verges

Their hard work has made a visible difference, and they should feel incredibly proud of the positive impact they’ve had on their community.

Easter Raffle

Our Easter Raffle has been drawn this morning.

All prizes have been delivered to class so our winners will bring home their eggs today.

Well done to our lucky winners!

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