9.6.22
Dear Parents/Carers,
We are really excited about all of the events we have on offer for the children this half term. Healthy Schools week runs from 13th June to the 17th June and will include all sorts of fun activities for the children including special guest visitors, bubble football and of course, our 1km a day runs!
Mrs Thomas and Mr McFarland have bravely decided to put on a Year 6 production of Peter Pan which we hope you will be able to come and enjoy. The children are already probably driving you potty learning lines and songs!
As well as the above activities please refer to the website to find out about other events we have scheduled like the Summer Fayre and Family Lunch. Many schools have not yet gone wholeheartedly into events like this since the huge impacts of Covid and we are very proud in confidently moving forward for our children.
The response we have had to the new official start time being 8.40 am has been really positive – thank you! We have been giving flexibility this week and will continue with this next week, as everyone gets used to the new system.
Dudley, our new bear stands very proudly looking over our school. He will soon lose the barrier tape around him. Please be aware that he was created by the clever use of chainsaws and hence he does have some rough edges and potential splinter threats. We will ensure children are aware of this as they play near him during school time, but need you to make sure you fully supervise children at the beginning and end of the day please.
We are a large school which is now at over full capacity with 500+ children attending. As a result of this full capacity, it does mean that the beginning and end of the day is very busy. Please can you ensure your children do not ride bikes or scooters on the school site, as there are simply too many people around (some with pushchairs) that are in danger of being hurt. We have noticed some younger children running off from parents to perhaps be first to push the pedestrian crossing button. We do ask that you keep full control of your children at these busy times of the day to avoid any accidents from happening. If you have a Blue disabled badge and have to drive onto the site at these busy times, please could you wait until the main flow of parents and children have departed before you move your vehicle (this usually only takes 5 minutes).
We have a school rule in that mobile phones cannot be used on site. This is linked to our safeguarding policy. You will be asked to turn it off immediately, if you are seen. Thankyou.
Recently some members of the Newdale team took part in the
Telford Council Charity Fun Run. We are a community school and
all staff embrace this title and join in where they can. Next year I
have been promised that many more staff will join in!
Look forward to seeing as many parents as possible at our forthcoming events…
Kind regards,
Miss Cook
Headteacher