Dear parents/careers,

 Happy new year!

 The children have slotted back into routines brilliantly.  Teachers have been working hard on our curriculum offer to ensure it continues to engage and enthuse all of our learners.

 As ever, we try very hard to incorporate lots of activities which support the children’s personal development. This includes taking the children on trips and visits, our varied club offer and inviting families into school.

 Just a few reminders…

There are a lot of bugs around and we are trying our best to ensure the hygiene levels are as good as they can be. We are allowed to administer Calpol with your permission in school but do ask that you do not send a child into school if they are displaying a fever or rash which of course could be associated with Scarlett Fever. If in doubt, please seek medical advice. We would like to also remind you that children are not allowed to have their own medication to take in school, including cough sweets. All medications have to be registered with the office staff.

 If you have to keep your child at home, please report their absence using the attendance email address: attendance@newdaleschool.org.uk

 School Access – If you enter from the rear gate off the Wrekin Way, please ensure you always stay on the footpath into school. In the mornings we have a limited number of cars moving around our site and we are trying to ensure we keep everyone safe and avoid any accidents.

 As you know, classroom doors open at 8.35am in view of the register being taken at 8.40am. Learning in school commences straight after that with all of the older classes being in assembly by 8.45am. Children have told us that they hate being late as they feel like they have missed something, and they also feel uncomfortable walking into a classroom late. We are really lucky that most families have adapted to our official register time really well, thank you.

At present we still allow Blue Badge holders onto our school site (many schools cannot accommodate this). We have purchased a new traffic calming sign to remind drivers to be careful, but we do need to ask blue badge holders to remain stationary until the main busy period on and off the site has passed. This will of course reduce our risk significantly.

 Finally…

We know that many parents are busy with work and juggling family duties. If there is one thing you squeeze in with your children, please can it be reading… it really is key to unlocking all of the learning for your child.

 We look forward to working in partnership with you again this term.

As ever, thank you for your continued support.

 Miss Cook 

Volunteer Reading Support

Dear parents and carers,

Do you or someone else in your family have some time to spare to support our pupils? We are looking for volunteers to listen to children read.

We do not ask for any educational qualifications, just that you are willing to see the huge difference that a few hours of your time can make to a child’s reading ability, confidence, and enjoyment.

We do request that you commit to a regular time during term times (maybe one afternoon each week), and we will require you to agree to our Code of Conduct and have a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check carried out.

If you are keen to help out, please contact the school office in the first instance on 01952 387720 to book a place on our information session. This will take place on Wednesday 11th January at 1pm with our reading lead, Mrs J Thomas.

We thank you for all your support.

Newdale Team

E-Safety and SENSO Guide for Parents and Carers

Bullying leaflet to parents 2022

Dear Parents/Carers,

Wow, what a super busy half term that was! We do hope you managed to join us for some of our wonderful festive events this year. The children are suitably excited now and ready to enjoy their holidays and await the arrival of you know who; although they have of course been learning about the real reason Christians around the world celebrate Christmas too.

Teachers have already got many plans in place to ensure that next half term continues to offer exciting learning experiences including trips, visits out and special visitors into our school.

The teams at Newdale look forward to welcoming the children back into school on Wednesday 4^th January 2023. Please remember that doors open at 8.35 am with the register being taken at 8.40 am. In the meantime, we all wish you and your families a very happy, peaceful Christmas.

Miss Cook

Our Gateway Food Bank Project has been in operation since the start of this half term and we have received many generous donations into our ‘Give’ box, located just inside the main entrance door on the left. Thank you so much for any donations. Anyone can donate into this box at any time.

We would like to remind you that you are welcome to use our ‘Take’ box, which is available everyday Monday-Friday, particularly leading up to the Christmas break. This box is unsupervised and is located in the parent shelter by the main entrance.

We are keen that this project supports any of our school families who may be struggling during this difficult time, and we understand that this may be even more so leading up to Christmas.

The boxes will continue to be available throughout the rest of this week and will start again when we return in January.

Regards,

Miss Cook

As a result of earning the most house points this half term, Wenlock will have a dress down day on the last day of term, Friday 16th December.