Contacting the year 6 team

You are able to contact the year 6 team in a number of ways: through the reading diaries, catching us on the door or via the year 6 email address (newdale.year6team@taw.org.uk).

Just a reminder to not use the chat facility on Class Dojo to contact teachers please, as this is not a monitored method of communication and messages sent this way will not be seen.

Many thanks for your continued support.

The Year 6 Team

Swimming dates

Just to clarify that the swimming dates for year 6 are as follows:

Friday 2nd October 2026 – Mrs Arthurs’ class only

Friday 9th October 2026 – Mrs Stack’s class only

We would be grateful if you could ensure that consent for your child to attend has been given on Parentpay.

Apologies for any confusion.

Kind regards

The Year 6 team

Arthog photos

Further to recent notification regarding the reduction of child photographs on the Newdale Facebook page, we would like to reassure Year 6 parents that photographs of the children enjoying the Arthog trip will still be posted as normal this year.

 

Many thanks

Mrs Stack

Welcome back!

We hope that you all had a restful summer and we are looking forward to welcoming you back tomorrow.

PE days will be on a Wednesday and a Friday and both sessions will take place outside; Year 6 can come in PE kit tomorrow. There will be a single session of swimming on a Friday later this half term for each class and we will notify you of the dates for these nearer the time and obtain consent for you to attend.

Please can we kindly request that sugary sweets and treats are not brought in to celebrate birthdays. This is part of our healthy school drive and also to ensure the safety of children with allergies and dietary requirements. We will of course ensure that birthdays are celebrated in school. Should you wish to bring an alternative, bubbles, stickers and other small items are most welcome but not expected.

The year 6 team are really excited to start the Autumn term. We have so many fun things to look forward to: Arthog and a tile making workshop to name just a few.

See you tomorrow!

 

 

Shirt signing – Thursday

As part of the ongoing activities for their last week at primary school, the year 6 children have been given the option of bringing in an extra school shirt on Thursday for their classmates to sign. This is entirely optional and all children have been told to seek parental permission before doing so.

Many thanks,

The Year 6 Team

Books going home

Please can all children bring in a bag for life tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday: due to the large volume of books that the year 6 children complete throughout the year, we will be sending a few home each day from tomorrow.

Thank you

The Year 6 Team

Telford Town Park – Monday 6th July

Our trip to Telford Town Park next week is nearly upon us; we would be grateful if you could please ensure that your child has consent on Parentpay to attend as we currently have several outstanding. The weather forecast is looking favourable and as we are walking there and back, please can children have sun cream applied before school and bring a hat and water bottle along with their packed lunch.

Kind regards

The Year 6 team

Smart cup treat – board game afternoon

As part of their smart cup treat from last term, Year 6 are having a board game afternoon tomorrow (Tuesday 16th June 2026). Whilst they are able to use the board games we have in school, they are very welcome to bring in those which they may have at home. The children have been reminded that they should be willing to share these games with their classmates and that they are responsible for ensuring they don’t lose any pieces!

We are looking forward to an afternoon of friendly competition!

Mrs Stack and Mrs Arthurs

Day four!

Today, we enjoyed Boxfit with Miss Hudson, time on the jungle gym and our Wheelie afternoon!

Discovering Darwin

Today in year 6, we enjoyed a workshop  about Charles Darwin. We learned about his early childhood and how he was fascinated with nature and science from a young age, later travelling around the world on HMS Beagle as a naturalist researching animals. Examining various objects: rocks, shells, beetles, fossils and insects, we discussed how we could classify them based on their characteristics. Becoming Darwinians, we observed the characteristics of different animals, drawing them with ink and a quill; we considered how they had adapted and evolved to survive in their environment . Finally, we created our own creature from a combination of different animals, labelling the features that would help it to survive.

 

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