Friday 12th June 2026 

It has been another very busy week at Newdale! On Monday, children from Ironbridge enjoyed their house celebration after gaining the most house points during the first half of the summer term. On Wednesday, our nursery children had a wonderful trip to Attingham Farm and in the afternoon, we held our annual Summer Fair, raising over £1200 to support our trips and visits – thank you to everyone for your generosity. 

Year 4 also completed their Multiplication Table Check. They impressed Miss Macfarlane and their teachers with their effort, focus, and excellent recall of times-table facts, earning themselves an extra playtime! 

Year 5 enjoyed an exciting and immersive Maya Workshop, where they explored the fascinating world of the ancient Maya civilisation through a range of hands-on activities and interactive experiences. A particular highlight of the day was the opportunity to use virtual reality headsets. Through this immersive experience, the children were able to explore Maya cities, climb impressive temples, and journey through tropical rainforests, bringing their learning to life in a memorable and engaging way. 

House Points 

The children have been working hard to collect as many house points as possible during Weeks 1 and 2. Leading the way are Wrekin with an impressive 541 points! In second place is Wenlock with 454, followed by Ironbridge with 438 points. In fourth place are Severn with 427 points. Well done, everyone!

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Georgie for always trying her best and contributing to class discussions. Zac for concerted effort in lessons and some impressive maths.  

Year 5 achievers: Theo for amazing participation and contribution to discussions in our Maya day.  Vlad for always trying to develop his writing using higher level grammar, punctuation and vocabulary.  

Year 4 achievers: Robyn for fantastic attitude to learning and being a superstar at team stop. Toby for excellent work with possessive apostrophes and including a wide variety of Year 4 SPaG features in his sentences.  

Year 3 achievers: Sohaib for a wonderful Roman chant poem following our rules of poetry.  Miss Watson’s achiever Maraya for writing a creative Roman chant poem and for always being ready to learn.  

Year 2 achievers: Harlee-Grace for being a super role model to all of her friends, she is an all-round superstar! She is kind, caring and always tries her best. We’re so proud! Hayden for always trying hard and persevering in his lessons this week.  

Year 1 achievers: Merryn for being an excellent role model and always being ready to learn. Ruby-Skye for always being an amazing role model in the class and putting 100% into everything she does.  

Year R achievers: Mr Banfield’s achiever for spectacular progress with his writing and listening well to adults. Everly for super writing this week and effort in all her work! Well done 😊  

In assembly this week, we also announced our colouring competition winners and the lucky winners of the vouchers from completing our parent survey. Thank you to everyone for your contributions.

Attendance Winners  8th – 12th June 2026

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

Miss Hailey = 99.32%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mrs Haymour = 98.67%

Friday 5th June 2026 

Healthy Lifestyles Week has been a great success, and we have been so proud of the children for engaging so well with every activity. They’ve taken part in Box fit, Zumba, kickboxing, Crossbar inflatables, a ninja warrior course, wheelie days, Bhangra dancing, hockey and so much more. The week finished on a high with a whole school Colour Run, which every child absolutely loved. Weeks like this are so important because they help our children discover new ways to stay active and develop healthy habits that support both their physical and mental wellbeing.  

A massive thank you to Miss Lowe for organising such a fantastic week for everyone! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Lacey-Mae for her super enthusiasm for every single activity and getting straight back onto scooter after a fall. Aidan for amazing participation this week and many activities completed at home. 

Year 5 achievers:  Christian for excellent participation in all activities and fitting in so well as a new starter here at Newdale. Cerys for great enthusiasm in all our activities this week including completing lots of exciting activities at home too.  

Year 4 achievers: Ted for his super energy and for trying a variety of activities at home and at school. Leo for completing lots of activities at home and putting loads of effort into all the activities this week. 

Year 3 achievers: Lennon for joining in with every activity this week and being a great sportsman, bigging up other children. Harry for engaging in every activity this week and completing lots of activities at home too! 

Year 2 achievers: Ava for going above and beyond in every activity both at home and at school during Healthy Lifestyles Week. Pranathi for working hard in all the activities this week at school and at home. We are so proud! 

Year 1 achievers: Milo for being AMAZING at HLW and in his home activities. David for excellent participation during healthy lifestyles week both at home and at school. It is fantastic to see all the additional activities you have been doing at home too David. Well done.   

Year R achievers: Maddie-Mae for listening carefully to all adults and encouraging others to enjoy Healthy Lifestyles Week. Mateo – what a wonderful HLW contribution! He has been so active and enthusiastic all week long. 

Attendance Winners  1st – 5th June 2026

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

Mrs Evans / Mrs Sturrock = 100%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mrs Everall = 99%