3 years ago
Posted on 04th Jul 2023 by Mrs Millington

School Reports

School reports will be sent home on Friday 14th July with your child. If you require a second copy please email newdale.primary@taw.org.uk by Monday 10th July with further details.

Year 5 classes – please remember to keep your report as you will need this to apply for Thomas Telford School. We no longer take copies of reports.

Thank you for your co-operation

3 years ago
Posted on 28th Jun 2023 by Mrs Millington

School Uniform

Just a reminder that children should be wearing full school uniform every day. In addition long hair must be tied back for PE lessons. We encourage all children with long hair to tie it back to help prevent the spread of headlice. We are currently struggling with headlice within the school. We recommend you check you child’s hair on a regular basis for headlice/nits.

Many thanks for your support.

3 years ago
Posted on 21st Jun 2023 by Mrs Millington

Arthog Hoodies

Arthog hoodies are now available to purchase via ParentPay. These are optional and it is not compulsory to buy one.

Should you wish to purchase a hoody, Junior hoodies cost £16.98 and adult hoodies cost £23.71. When paying, please select ‘choose payment amount’ to ensure you pay for your ordered item only. Please be aware that the payment states £50, we have set to this amount as previously parents have purchased more than one hoodie.

When ordering please state size, colour and initials (two letters only). If you have not provided the correct information and cost, we will be unable to process your order.

All orders will need to be placed by Friday 14th July at 12.00pm.

Kind regards

Arthog Hoodie June 2023

3 years ago
Posted on 19th Jun 2023 by Mrs Millington

Launch of new PE kit September 2023

19^th June 2023

Dear Parent/Carer

We are launching a new PE kit for September 2023

This new navy PE top is made of fast drying material, looks cleaner and will stay smarter for longer than the current white option we have. It will also have our Newdale logo on it. Parents have told us that the white option very quickly gets stained and must be replaced more frequently and is therefore not necessarily a cheaper option.

We have worked hard to achieve the best price option possible from our uniform supplier at Baker and Sons. As it is a totally new item of PE kit complete with Newdale logo, school is going to subsidise some of the cost for the first top for every child in school.

You will be issued with a voucher from school before the end of term to take to Baker and Sons which will mean you can purchase your child’s top for just £5 instead of the normal price which will be £8.95. Tops will be available to purchase from Baker and Sons towards the end of July 2023.

When your child grows out of their first top, you have three options:

Purchase another logo top for £8.95.
Purchase a non-logo top for £7.50.
Purchase your own plain navy top from elsewhere.

We do ask that no sport logo kit is used as school PE kit please- they must be either plain or with the Newdale logo.

Please note the rest of our PE kit consists of the following:

A plain navy hoodie or jumper
Plain navy shorts or tracksuit bottoms
Trainers or pumps

It is important that everyone abides by our uniform rules as we know how important is it that children feel part of our Newdale team.

We hope you agree that this is a positive update to our uniform. Vouchers will be issued by the office in due course.

Kind regards,

Miss Cook

3 years ago
Posted on 23rd May 2023 by Mrs Millington

Ironbridge Trip Information – Y2

Prior to Visit

If your child requires medication, this will need to be brought into school by Monday 5^th June and a medication form completed.
Consent form / food order form will be sent home with your child tomorrow (Wednesday 24th May). You will need to complete the forms and return them to school by Thursday 25th May.

Thursday

Children should come dressed in school uniform and trainers.
They should have with them a light, waterproof coat.

You will need to pack in a ruck sack

A small hand towel.
A wash bag with soap, flannel, toothbrush and toothpaste.
Pyjamas
Slippers
One small teddy/ comforter if needed.
Pull ups if required overnight.
Socks and pants for Friday.
Casual clothing for the next day (Friday).

Please DO NOT provide your child with any of the following:

Sweets, unhealthy snacks, fizzy drinks –the children will have plenty to eat and drink!
Electronic devices, cameras or phones –they will be kept well entertained and we don’t want to lose anything valuable.
Medication in their bag (this must be collected prior to the trip and stored safely by the accompanying adults).
Money

More information to follow

3 years ago
Posted on 04th May 2023 by Mrs Millington

School Parliament Crisp Packet Project

As part of our constitution school parliament members discuss ideas for charities to support and help raise funds in school and the local community. This term school parliament members have voted to support the Crisp Packet Project. This is a world wide project that is dedicated to giving life to one use plastics and helping people living on the street, who have nothing. The charity makes survival items for the homeless, such as survival sheets/blankets, wash bags, draw string bags, sleeping bags, cushions, dog beds and more, out of used, washed crisp packets.

We are asking our school community to help support this charity by bringing in your used, washed crisp packets. There will be a donation box for the crisp packets in main school office reception area, along with a box in Pastoral office.

All you have to do is;

First eat your crisps and enjoy!
Take your crisp packet and a pair of scissors (ask an adult to help you) and cut down one edge.
Gently pull the bottom edge open
Now your crisp packet is open and flat
Wash your crisp packet with warm soapy water
Leave to dry – please keep flat
Bring in to the collection box in school.

Only packets with silver lining will be used and any sized packs and multipacks can be used too.

For more information and easy to follow instructions and videos you can go to the website www.crisppacketproject.com

School parliament thank you for your support and we look forward to receiving your crisp packets!

3 years ago
Posted on 28th Apr 2023 by Mrs Millington

King’s Coronation Friday 5th May

On Friday 5^th May 2023 we will be celebrating the King’s Coronation. All children are invited to attend school wearing red, white and blue. The kitchen will be serving traditional fish and chips along with cake and special cake toppers.

During next week, each class will be producing a work of art celebrating King Charles III.

We hope the children will remember this very important occasion.

3 years ago
Posted on 29th Mar 2023 by Mrs Millington

Parent Survey Winners

Thank you to all the parents and carers who completed a parent survey. We received 167 surveys in total. We are currently analysing these and will feed back to parents soon.

The winners of the £10 gift cards are:

Riley R – Y6

George L – Y3

Sophie H- Y5

Hebe L – Y3

Joey W – Y4

3 years ago
Posted on 14th Mar 2023 by Mrs Millington

NSPCC – ‘Speak out. Stay safe’

Dear Parent/Carer

RE: NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. online programme

I am pleased to tell you that this term (week beginning Monday 27th March) we will be participating in the ‘NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe’ online programme. This consists of an online assembly and supporting classroom-based activities. Speak out. Stay safe. is a safeguarding programme available to all primary schools in the UK and Channel Islands. It aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse in a child friendly way. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a trusted adult or Childline.

In the online assembly, the Speak out. Stay safe. messages are delivered in a fun and interactive way with the help of their mascot Buddy as well as special guest appearances from Ant and Dec.

We have studied the content of the materials and are extremely confident that they are appropriate for primary-school-aged children. By the end of the programme, we’re convinced children will feel empowered – knowing how they can speak out and stay safe.

If you would like to know more about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme you can find information on the NSPCC website www.nspcc.org.uk/speakout or I would be happy to discuss any questions that you may have.

Additional resources

Activities for children at home

Keep busy while learning about staying safe and speaking out with our at-home activities for primary school children. These are hosted on the NSPCC website www.nspcc.org.uk/activities.

Online safety hub

You may also like to visit the NSPCC Online Safety Hub where you will find advice and information on a range of different online safety topics including gaming, social media, sharing nudes, parental controls and more.

You will also find online safety information for families of children with additional needs and disabilities. We have worked with Ambitious about Autism and parents and carers who have children with additional needs and disabilities to create activities to help talk about online safety which you can find at www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-safety-families-children-with-send.

Childline Under 12’s Website

Childline also have a website with age appropriate advice for primary school children on topics such as bullying. It also has games and other interactive tools. Your child can visit it at www.childline.org.uk/kids.

The Childline website has an accessibility tool too, you can find out about it by clicking on the accessibility link in the Get Support menu. Children can use it to:

Read the website out to them
Change the text size and font
Change webpages to just text only
Add a mask or ruler to help them focus on just part of the page
Magnify parts of the webpage
Translate the website in to over 120 languages

Talking PANTS with your children

Talk PANTS is a simple conversation to help keep children safe from sexual abuse. From P through to S, each letter of PANTS provides a simple but important message that can help keep children safe. You can find out more and download the free resources at www.nspcc.org.uk/pants.

Penguin and Ladybird have partnered with the NSPCC to create a Pantosaurus book aimed at children aged 4 – 8. You can find copies of the new book on sale at https://shop.nspcc.org.uk/ or in Matalan’s selected stores. All profits from the sale of this book will support the NSPCC.

Support the NSPCC

You may be interested in the NSPCC’s new selection of BUDDY goodies available from the NSPCC shop at https://shop.nspcc.org.uk/collections/buddy which make perfect gifts for children – and all profits go to help keep children safe.

If you’d like to know more about the NSPCC’s work, or take a look at the wide range of information and advice which is available for parents and carers, please visit their website www.nspcc.org.uk/parents.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Cook

3 years ago
Posted on 09th Mar 2023 by Mrs Millington

Snow Update

Dear Parents/Carers,

Unfortunately, due to the worsening conditions on the car park and the roads leading to school, we are going to have to shut early. Marlborough Way and The Rock are proving very difficult indeed with many vehicles getting stuck.

We will run lunches from 11:30 until 1pm and at this point please can you carefully make your way to school to collect your children. If possible, please walk to the school rather than drive.

If your child normally walks home alone, you will still need to ring the school office or email your child’s year group email address before we will let them go. This is due to the extreme conditions.

We are shutting our main gate as our car park is not safe for traffic. The pedestrian gates will be open for you to collect your child from classroom doors as usual. However, please ensure you tread very carefully around the school site.

I have many staff who live some distance away from Telford and I need to ensure they have every opportunity to get home safely.

I can only apologise for the disruption. Like us, most schools across Telford have done their best to support working parents and remain open. We really hoped that the forecasts, which had indicated a more positive picture this morning were accurate, but unfortunately this has not been the case. Coupled with the steep nature of Rock Road and Marlborough Way, these factors have left us with little choice. Please keep an eye on the school website and Facebook page regarding tomorrow. You can also check the Telford and Wrekin closure page: Closures – School/Nursery Closures – Telford & Wrekin Council

Thank you for your understanding and please take care.

Nursery

Reception

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Mrs Millington