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7 days ago
Posted on 23rd Oct 2026 by

Important update regarding school lunches

Dear Parents/Carers,

From Monday 9th November, all school lunch orders will be made by parents/carers through the Arbor App. We will no longer be taking children’s lunch choices during morning registration.

Please ensure that your child’s meal choice is submitted via Arbor by 8:40am each day. The system provides flexibility, allowing you to make selections:

  • Daily
  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Termly
  • For the whole academic year

The choices via the app to select will be hot dinner, school sandwiches or sandwiches from home.

It is important that all parents/carers have access to the Arbor App, as it is not only used for lunch ordering but is also our main method of sharing important communications and updates from school.

If you have not yet downloaded or set up the Arbor App, please do so as soon as possible. If you require any assistance accessing your account, please contact the school office.

Thank you for your support as we introduce this new system.

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7 days ago
Posted on 23rd Oct 2026 by

Treetops After School Bookings and Charges

Dear Parents and Carers,

We would like to take this opportunity to clarify our arrangements for After School Club bookings and charges.

As you know After School Club places are booked in advance, with a two week notice period to change or cancel sessions. Once a place has been reserved, that space is held specifically for your child and staffing levels are planned accordingly. As a result, charges apply for all booked sessions, regardless of whether a child attends.

This includes occasions where a child is participating in another school-based activity, such as football, a sporting event, a music club, a performance, or any other enrichment opportunity. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer deductions or refunds for these sessions, as individual spaces cannot usually be filled at short notice and staffing costs remain unchanged.

To ensure fairness and consistency for all families, we therefore ask that parents consider any other regular commitments before confirming their After School Club bookings.

The only exception to this arrangement is for children who are regular After School Club attendees, but are away on the school’s Arthog residential visit. In these circumstances, charges for the relevant sessions will be adjusted accordingly.

Thank you for your understanding and support. These arrangements help us maintain a high-quality, sustainable provision for all families who rely on our After School Club.

Kind regards,

Miss Cook

 

 

 

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2 weeks ago
Posted on 16th Oct 2026 by

Achievement Assembly

Friday 16th October 2026 

It has been another exciting week at Newdale! Our Year 6 pupils have had a fantastic time on their residential visit to Arthog in Wales, taking part in a range of adventurous activities including canoeing, rock climbing and beach visits. The evenings have been just as busy, with quizzes, games and night walks. We are sure they will have lots of stories to share when they return home. Enjoy having them back this weekend and be prepared for some very tired children! 

Meanwhile, our other Year 6 pupils enjoyed an outreach experience in Wellington, where they took part in team-building activities, climbing and canoeing. We were really proud of them! 

Finally, the children have earnt an impressive number of House Dojo points throughout this half term. We are delighted to announce that this term’s winning house is Wenlock, who finished with 3,196 points! Congratulations to everyone in Wenlock and we hope you enjoy your house celebration on Tuesday 20th October.

Achievers of the week: 

Year 5 achievers:  Jessica for being such an enthusiastic learner and having the most beautiful handwriting in all work! Her chance to shine looks fantastic and she always has a smile on her face.  Corban, for his fantastic improvement in attitude towards learning and for consistently being happy, kind, and helpful to others. 

Year 4 achievers: Billy for being a fantastic role model for others and always being ready to learn. This is evidenced in his impressive Dojo points total! Alfie for always being a keen learner, working hard and challenging himself when ready.  

Year 3 achievers: Alisha for engaging in all lessons, making amazing contributions to class discussions and giving maximum effort. Lucia for fantastic progress with her reading and for working hard to meet her targets in Literacy this week. 

Year 2 achievers: Lucas for always showing the Newdale rules: ready, respectful, safe and kind. Darcy for trying her best in all of her phonics lessons, we’re so proud of you. 

Year 1 achievers: Daneen for always being ready, respectful, safe and kind – it’s an absolute pleasure to have her in the classroom. Isabella (Ella) for being a kind and caring member of our class. Ella is a fantastic role model and friend. We are very lucky to have her in our class.

 

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

Year 5 readers: Anna for really testing Miss Cooper’s knowledge on her book! I have loved the daily questions, cliff hangers and predictions. Ted for consistently answering a range of questions with depth and thoughtfulness and showing great enthusiasm for reading! 

Year 4 readers: Sebastian for consistently reading every day and producing a diary that has perfect SPAG and is informative and illustrated! Coby for reading at home daily this week and for also proudly showing off the book he made which contained his BBC 500 words story. 

Year 3 readers: Juman for always writing descriptive paragraphs about what has happened in the books she is reading, using beautiful joined handwriting. Amelie for always making effort to read every day and completing the questions in her reading diary.   

Year 2 readers: Miss Squire’s star reader for reading every single day, even after all her extra-curricular activities. You are trying your absolute best and we’re so proud of you! Milo for consistent reading at home – well done! 

Year 1 readers: Maddie-Mae for fantastic reading at home every single day. Zino for reading every day at home and completing her phonics homework. 

Attendance Winners  12th – 16th October 2026

Winner of Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3

Mrs Churm = 99.67%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Miss Curtis = 100%

2 weeks ago
Posted on 15th Oct 2026 by

Grandparent’s Stay and Share – Monday 16th November

On Monday 16th November, we will be inviting Grandparent’s in for a ‘Stay and Share’ session with their grandchild/children. The drop in will be a lovely opportunity for children to share their learning so far and spend time with their grandparent/s in school.

We will have two sittings:

Reception to Year 2 children – 1:15 – 2:15pm

Year 3 – Year 6 children – 2:15pm

Where grandparents have grandchildren in more than one year group, please attend the time of the older child (e.g. a grandparent visiting children in Year 2 and Year 4 should come at 2:15pm).

If you would like your child/children’s grandparent/s to take your child/children home after the stay and share, then please state this on Parent Pay in the notes section. 

Class teachers will have class lists of who has consent and who doesn’t. When they are ready to leave, grandparents must let class teachers know so that they can tick them off their list.

Tickets will begin at x2 per family however this may open to extra tickets nearer the event depending on the numbers.

Tickets cost £1.50 which includes a hot drink and biscuit for grandparents. Money raised will go towards subsiding trips and visits at Newdale for all children. Please note – only x1 transaction can be made so please ensure you purchase all tickets that you require. 

Deadline for booking tickets is midday on Friday 6th November.

If we have extra tickets these will go on sale shortly after this date.

We kindly ask that if a grandparent would like a hot drink, that they bring their own mug to help reduce waste/costs rather than the school purchasing single use cups.

With regards to parking on school site, this will be on a first come first served basis for blue badge holders only.

Please note, this is an event for Grandparent’s only.

Tickets are now available to purchase via ParentPay.

We look forward to welcoming everyone!

On this occasion, this event does not include Nursery, any upcoming events will be communicated directly to Nursery parents. 

Many thanks

Miss Cook

2 weeks ago
Posted on 14th Oct 2026 by

Halloween Events – Thursday 22nd October

Dear Parents/Carers,

We will be holding a Halloween Disco on Thursday 22nd October after lunch.

Children should come to school wearing their normal school uniform. After lunch, they will have the opportunity to change into their Halloween costume or dress-down clothes for the afternoon. Please ensure that all clothing and belongings are clearly labelled.

The disco will be led by staff and will take place either in classrooms or in the hall. Children will remain in their outfits for the rest of the school day and will go home wearing them at the end of the day.

We understand that some families may prefer their child not to participate in Halloween-themed activities. If this is the case, please inform your child’s teacher via the home-school communication book by Wednesday 21st October. We will ensure that an alternative, non-Halloween-themed activity is available for them to enjoy.

Please also see below our spooky hot dinner menu for Thursday 22nd October.

 

 

Thank you for your support.

Kind regards

Miss Cook