Friday 20th March 2026 

As we come to the end of Week 5, it has been wonderful to enjoy some much‑needed sunshine. The children have loved spending time outdoors, making the most of our new play equipment and music. This week, Year 4 enjoyed a visit to Telford Minster and on Friday, the school was filled with red as we celebrated Red Nose Day. 

House Points 

This week, Wrekin have gained the most points with an impressive 326. Only 9 points behind is Wenlock with 315. Severn are in third place with 288 and finally Ironbridge are only 5 points behind with 283. Well done everyone! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: George for some lovely gothic writing and using supports effectively to help. Cayden for being such a kind and helpful member in the classroom to both staff and peers alike.  

Year 5 achievers:  Lila for always being a fantastic learner and always giving 100% and making great progress this school year. Eliza for her amazing effort in all her work this week and finishing it off with a great Chance to Shine plan! Well done, Eliza!  

Year 4 achievers: Joshua for working really hard on his handwriting this week showing a fantastic attitude to his learning. Jake for encouraging a love of reading in others and representing Newdale brilliantly on our trip to the library.  

Year 3 achievers: Avash for super independent learning using word mats to support his writing and increased maturity during the school day. Kamila for doing two fantastic chance to shine pieces, well done you should be so proud.  

Year 2 achievers: May for always being ready to learn and trying her best to complete work independently. Nelly for amazing effort in maths this week. She has blown me away with her speedy recall of addition facts like number bonds to help her add big numbers! 

Year 1 achievers: Scarlett for improving her independence when working. Her writing is neat and she always tries her best. Cody for always working hard and giving 100% effort in all lessons.  

Year R achievers: Uzma Khaksar for showing excellent enthusiasm for learning and superb progress with her Maths. Kayla for her effort in listening skills and learning this week. 

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers: Cayden – for trying hard with his diary comments and handwriting. Mrs Arthur’s reader for increasing the amount she reads each week and writing entertaining comments in her diary. 

Year 5 readers: Hilal for making excellent progress in his reading and as a result, progressing up a book band. Parker – for excellent, detailed comments about his text and wonderful illustrations throughout his reading diary all week.  

Year 4 readers: Jomi for reading consistently and producing a great VIPERS response and predicting what will happen next in his book. Kira for a fantastic week of readers and a super VIPERS question. 

Year 3 readers: Lucy for consistent home reading. Miss Watson’s reader for always reading and giving great description and illustrations in her reading diary of the books she is reading.   

Year 2 readers: Bella for increasing her reading at home and trying so hard. Mrs King’s achiever for reading every week and leaving wonderful comments about the book he is reading.  

Year 1 readers: Merryn for reading every night this week and writing her own comments. Jadon for always doing a fabulous job of reading at home. 

Attendance Winners 16th – 20th March 2026