Christmas Cards from Home

Dear Parents and Carers,

Despite everything that is going on in the outside world, here at Newdale we want to hold onto as many traditions as we can.

We know that Christmas cards and kind gifts sent in for staff are a huge part of Christmas and we are keen for the children to be able to swap cards safely. In order for this to happen, we will be asking you to do the following –

Please do not allow your children to lick the envelopes for obvious reasons.

Cards must only be brought in the week beginning 7th December. The last date that we can accept cards will be Friday 11th December. We will not be accepting any cards past this date.

The reason for this is that once the cards are brought in, they will be isolated in a sealed box. Following an isolation period, the cards will then be distributed to the children in the week beginning 14th December.

If we were to receive cards in after the cut off date, we would not be able to isolate them in time to send out. Please do not send any cards or gifts in after the 11th as we will not be able to accept them.

Thank you for your continued support.

Reception – Admission September 2021

A reminder that the online application form for children who are due to start school in Reception 2021 is now available via, www.telford.gov.uk/admissions

To apply for a Reception 2021 school place parents will need to use the online system.

  • You must apply if your child was born between 1 September 2016 –
    31 August 2017.
  • You must apply even if your child is attending a nursery or pre-school
    on a school site or you have a child already attending the school.
  •  Attending a nursery does not guarantee a school place.
  • School places are allocated in line with oversubscription criteria.
  • Applications must be submitted before the 15th January 2021.
  • See website for more information www.telford.gov.uk/admissions or contact School Admissions at admissions@telford.gov.uk

The school admissions website page contains lots of information around school admissions, together with a link of how to apply and also step by step guidance information

Reception Admissions – Sep 2021

The online application form for children who are due to start school in Reception 2021 is now available via, www.telford.gov.uk/admissions

To apply for a Reception 2021 school place parents will need to use the online system.

  • You must apply if your child was born between 1 September 2016 –
    31 August 2017.
  • You must apply even if your child is attending a nursery or pre-school
    on a school site or you have a child already attending the school.
  •  Attending a nursery does not guarantee a school place.
  • If a child has an Education, Health & Care Plan the closing date is 31 October 2020 for all applications.
  • School places are allocated in line with oversubscription criteria.
  • See website for more information www.telford.gov.uk/admissions or contact School Admissions at admissions@telford.gov.uk

The school admissions website page contains lots of information around school admissions, together with a link of how to apply and also step by step guidance information

 

 

 

 

Nursery – Collection

From tomorrow Thursday 3rd September, we kindly ask that children in Mighty Oaks be dropped off and collected from the nursery garden at the rear of the school.  Access is via the main school gates, turning right and following the path to the school hall/delivery bay, you will see the garden on your left.  Thank you.

After school club arrangements – September 2020

Dear Parents/Carers,

We are delighted to be able to re-open our after school club in September as we know that many people rely on it to support their family needs.

The costs of this provision remain the same:

3.10pm – 4.30pm   £5.50

3.10pm – 6.00pm    £9.00

Many schools are suspending wrap-around-care but we very much want to be able to continue to support working parents. Be assured that we are very conscious of the need to abide by the government advice and guidelines concerning the ongoing Covid-19 threat, and therefore there will be some inevitable alterations to our provision.

Children will be grouped in bubbles and these groups will not mix. We will be keeping very clear records in case we have need of the ‘track and trace’ process.

Timings of ASC will remain the same but we must stress that if you have booked your child in until 6 pm then you will need to have collected them promptly as our site closes at 6 pm.

Collection will be slightly different as outlined below:

For collection of children before 4.30 pm, the office will be manned up until this time. You will be able to buzz through from the main entrance (do not enter the school building) and a member of staff in the office will radio through to ASC to have your child sent to you.

For collections of children after 4.30 pm, the double doors at the back of the hall will be your new collection point as it is a larger outdoor area in which to wait once the office is no longer manned. One of the ASC bubbles will be in the hall and their member of staff will radio though to the other bubbles as required to send for your child.

If you will require an after school place in September, we now need to know in advance exactly who will be attending and for how long. Please contact school in order to book your child in. We need as much notice as possible so that we can be confident in our staffing and room allocation. No same day bookings will be accepted for this reason.

Kind regards 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Scam Emails

We wanted to make you aware of a scam which effects families who are eligible for free school meals. The following extract has been taken from an official Government website that was updated today –

Be aware of scam emails

We have been informed that some parents have received an email stating the following: ‘As schools will be closing, if you’re entitled to free school meals, please send your bank details and we’ll make sure you’re supported’.

We can confirm that this is a scam email and is not official. We urge parents that if you receive any emails like this, please do not respond, and delete it immediately.

Grandparent’s Tea Party

We are looking forward to welcoming Grandparents into school for our annual tea party on Friday 6th March at 2 pm. If Grandparents would like to join children from the nursery who attend on a Friday afternoon, please can they sign the children out and if returning to the nursery please sign them back in .

Many thanks.

World Book Day

This year’s World Book Day will take place on Thursday 5th March.

As usual, we are all looking forward to seeing your child dressed up in costume as one of their favourite book characters. Staff cannot wait to get involved too!

The World Book Day website has lots of ideas on how to do this with as much or as little effort as you would like. There are some excellent ideas to get you started: https://www.worldbookday.com/dressing-up-ideas-2019/ and https://www.worldbookday.com/ideas/dressing-up-gallery/

However, children are equally welcome to come to nursery in their pyjamas –  just remember to bring their favourite book too!

As always, your child will receive a £1 book token to spend on a FREE book, or to save £1 on another full price book of their choice.

Reception School Place – September 2020

Tomorrow (Wednesday 15th January 2020) is the last day for applying for a Reception School place for September 2020.  Applications are to be made on the Telford and Wrekin Council website.,

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