6 months ago
Posted on 09th Jan 2026 by Mrs Stack

Snow Day Activities!

Good morning Year 6,

How exciting to wake up to all of the lovely snow; we do hope that you enjoy playing in it and making lots of fantastic snowmen – this could be your PE lesson for the day! We would love to see pictures of your snowy adventures so do send them to the year 6 inbox: newdale.year6team@taw.org.uk.

Here are some suggested activities that you may wish to do today while enjoying a hot chocolate :-)

Read Theory – use your login details to access your reading comprehension questions and write a comment in your reading diary.

Go on TTRS or Hit the Button to practise your multiplication facts. Have a go at creating your own long multiplication questions as an extension.

Arithmetic – the arithmetic paper that we were going to complete in class this morning is now live on Google Classroom. How many can you complete in 30 minutes?

Tell your adult all about our first lesson on how Crime and Punishment has changed through the ages and make a fact file recording our learning on this topic so far. If you wish to, you could begin to research further on crime and punishment during Roman times, as we will be focussing on this next lesson.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zq36qfr#zngbbqt

You will also see a link in relation to Aretha Franklin on Google Classroom. In music, we are going to be learning about inspirational women in music and Aretha Franklin is the first artist we will focus on. If you would like to, you can follow the link and make a fact file all about Aretha Franklin.

These are optional tasks and we will be covering them in lessons when we return to school so do not worry if you are not able to complete them.

We know life and work continues for parents so complete what you can with no pressure.

Most importantly, stay safe and enjoy the snow.

Have a great weekend,
Mrs Arthurs and Mrs Stack

7 months ago
Posted on 18th Dec 2025 by Mrs Stack

Christmas raffle winners!

Mrs Stack’s class have been working exceptionally hard this week to earn tickets to go in the Christmas class raffle. Here are the lucky winners!

7 months ago
Posted on 17th Dec 2025 by Mrs Stack

Super writing!

Well done to Isla for the brilliant use of figurative language in her character description this week. She secured the Christmas glasses for the day as a reward!

7 months ago
Posted on 17th Dec 2025 by Mrs Stack

Mrs Stack’s Quizmas winner!

Well done to Meadow and her family, who were the Quizmas winners in Mrs Stack’s class. It was an extremely close run contest which was decided on the correct wording of the film “A Boy Called Christmas”.

Enjoy your biscuits Meadow!

7 months ago
Posted on 14th Dec 2025 by Mrs Stack

Year 6 Christmas event

As you know, on Tuesday 16th December it will be the Year 6 Christmas event. Entrance is through the office from 2pm and the event will begin at 2.15pm. Tickets are still available directly from the office (this event is no longer on Parentpay). Please can children (and adults if they wish to!) wear their Christmas jumpers on this day, along with their school uniform. Santa hats etc are welcome – the more Christmassy the better!

We look forward to seeing you there.

The Year 6 team

9 months ago
Posted on 24th Oct 2025 by Mrs Stack

Halloween in Year 6

Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their Halloween disco and there were some fabulous costumes!

9 months ago
Posted on 24th Oct 2025 by Mrs Stack

Well done Year 6!

We are extremely proud of how well the children have settled into their new year group.

PE days will remain unchanged next half-term (Monday and Tuesday).

There is no homework to complete over half-term as we want the children to enjoy their break and to return refreshed on Monday 3rd November. Homework will be given on this day so please can children bring their homework books to school.

We have reminded children that along with their weekly homework, they are expected to read at least 5 times a week in year 6 and to record a detailed comment in their reading diary. We would really appreciate parental support and reminders for this, to help us support the children with their learning and also to prepare them for the homework expectations in secondary school.

Have a fabulous half-term!

Mrs Stack and Mrs Arthurs

12 months ago
Posted on 11th Jul 2025 by Mrs Stack

Last week for Year 6!

Can you believe that it is only one week to go until Year 6 leave Newdale?!

Please see below some key information for next week:

Water Fight!

On Monday, the children will be having a water fight just before the end of the school day. Your child is welcome to bring a change of clothes (which they will change into prior), a towel and a water gun with them to school. They may come home very wet!

Wednesday

On Wednesday, the children will be taking all of their school books home. Please ensure they bring additional bags with them to school to allow for this. Children who walk home from school may need help from their parents on this afternoon.

The Final Day

On the last day, children are invited to dress down and come to school party ready. Face paint/jewels, hair glitter and festival accessories are all welcome! In fact, the more colourful and sparkly, the better! Should children wish to, they can bring a shirt/t-shirt that they wish other children to sign during the day.

Parents are invited to arrive at the office from 1pm for a 1.15pm start in the hall, where the children will sing their leaver’s song. We will then all move to the field to enjoy the leaver’s party until 3.00pm. There will be a range of activities for you and your children to participate in or you can choose to relax on the grass, catch up and celebrate for one last time! Please bring picnic blankets for relaxing in the sunshine (hopefully) and have your phone at the ready for some great photo opportunities.

See you there!

The Year 6 team

1 year ago
Posted on 24th Jun 2025 by Mrs Stack

Year 6 Leaver’s Party

With the end of the school year fast approaching, we are excited to share information with you regarding the Year 6 Leaver’s Party. Different to our usual end of year celebrations, the children this year voted unanimously to have this event instead of our usual end of year production. This fun-filled event will take place on the last day of term, Friday 18^th July 2025, from 1.15pm until 3.10pm; it will include music, food, games, photo opportunities, inflatables, nerf wars and much more! We invite two adults per child to join us on this occasion for a contribution of £2 per ticket (see Parentpay for further details), which will support the funding of the activities that have been heavily subsidised by school. We look forward to seeing you there!

1 year ago
Posted on 02nd Jun 2025 by Mrs Stack

Year 6 – Healthy lifestyles week – Zorbing!

Mrs Stack’s class kicked off their healthy lifestyles week in style with a fantastic session of zorbing this afternoon!

Don’t forget to take part in some exercise out of school and record your activity in your reading diary for the chance to win some fantastic prizes! You can also send photos of your participation to the year 6 inbox:

newdale.year6team@taw.org.uk.

Happy healthy lifestyles week!

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