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5 years ago
Posted on 08th Mar 2021 by

Message from Miss Cook

8.3.21

Day one complete!

Dear Parents/Carers,

We have had a lovely day. When I say ‘we’ I mean not only the children, but all Newdale teams too! It was an absolute pleasure seeing the smiles and hearing the laughter. I hope the reports you have had from your children reflect what we have seen in school today.

Some points to remember…

Drop off

Please remember we are opening the gates between 8:30 am until 9 am. It was very busy at 8.30 am and registers do not close until 9 am. If you have not got to rush off to work, then coming slightly later would be safer for you and us.

The one way system worked well. We know that it is a long way around for some, but alas it is all we can do at this time to help with reducing infection levels. Remember that adult to adult transmission is the highest when looking at risk. There will be some tiny tweaks to the one way system tomorrow and staff will guide you.

Pick up

Thank you to all parents who helped to keep the one way system running smoothly at home time. Our gates open at approximately 3 pm, to allow for you to collect your child. There will be some tiny tweaks tomorrow and staff will guide you.

PE

The system where children come in dressed in PE kit on PE days works well. Check out the website for confirmation of your child’s PE days.

Playtime/lunchtime

The lunchtime team did a tremendous job today. It is not easy getting 500 + children through lunch in an hour! Again, we have a few tweaks to the system which we will put in place tomorrow.

Illness

At this time of the year there are usually still quite a few bugs around, but as you know we need to be overly cautious for the sake of everyone else. Do not be offended or surprised if you get a call about your children’s health. We need to double check everything and rule out the virus as much as we possibly can.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Miss Cook

 

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5 years ago
Posted on 08th Mar 2021 by

Red Nose Day

Red Noses are now on sale on Parentpay to purchase at £1.50 each. Closing date is Monday 15th March at 9am. Red Noses will be given out in class/ nursery on that day. Any noses that haven’t been sold will be advertised on Tuesday 16th March.

Children are not permitted to wear their red nose in school/ nursery until Red Nose day on Friday 19th March.

Due to no cash donations allowed in school/ nursery, we have set up a Red Nose day donation page. If you would like to make a donation, please use the link below.

https://app.parentpay.com/ParentPayShop/Foc/Default.aspx?shopid=2307

 

5 years ago
Posted on 01st Mar 2021 by

One way system from 8th March

Dear parents/carers,

We are really looking forward to children returning to school next Monday.  Our one way system has been in place since September and has been working extremely well.  We believe that this is the best way to allow parents to socially distance on site.  If you access the school grounds from the top gate (at the back of the school playground), please ensure you follow the one way system and go through the playground,  even if you are dropping off at nursery, year 1 or Mr Jackson’s class.  Staff will be in place around the school site to help guide everyone in the right direction

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5 years ago
Posted on 22nd Feb 2021 by

Baker & Sons Uniform Shop

Baker & Sons are still operating their online sales www.bakerandsonschoolwear.co.uk where orders can be placed and delivered to home. Also they have now added a “click and Collect” option for customer to collect from the shop on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday between the hours of 10am to 12pm starting from the Monday 1st March.

To get in touch the best form of contact is email sales@bakerandsonschoolwear.co.uk or through our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/bakerandsonschoolwear.

 

5 years ago
Posted on 08th Feb 2021 by

Safer Internet Day 9.2.21

Tomorrow it is Safer Internet Day.  The theme this year is “An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world”

Please see the letter attached for more information.

Safer Internet day 2021 letter

The teachers have planned some exciting lessons for tomorrow so make sure you don’t miss them!

Miss Newport

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5 years ago
Posted on 06th Feb 2021 by

Message from Miss Cook

Clarification 6.2.21

Dear Nursey Parents,

As I hope you have heard, we are having to shut the entire nursery on Monday to children and staff.

All children in the 2 year old provision (Ladybugs) need to self isolate as we have had a number of staff unfortunately test positive for the virus. Someone from school will contact you on Monday with more details.

All children in our 3 year old provision (Mighty Oaks) need to remain off on Monday (many conclude their self isolation period at midnight on Monday). It is likely that some children in this room will be welcomed back on Tuesday after their self isolation period has ended. We need to spend time looking at direct contacts of the positive cases and making sure we have enough staff available to fully open this room.

We know this is a complete inconvenience for many parents and we do apologise. Our nursery is having a run of bad luck. Thankfully our twice weekly testing is helping identify staff rapidly, so we can take action and hopefully avoid any further spread. Both rooms will undergo a thorough clean on Monday.

We recommend you getting a test for your own peace of mind, even if no one in your family is displaying symptoms.

As I say, someone will call you on Monday to give you further details. Let’s hope this is the last hurdle we have to jump before things get back to normal.

Miss Cook

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5 years ago
Posted on 05th Feb 2021 by

ART DAY Monday 8th February

A reminder that Monday (8th February) is ART DAY at Newdale!  🎨

Your class teachers will have already sent you the options of things to take part in for this day, so we hope you have had a look and selected which creative activities you would most like to do! We can’t wait to see them.

Don’t forget that one option was the handprint art, along with Grandparent handprints and that you may even like to host your own virtual/telephone tea-party with grandparents this week.

If your child is in school on Monday, then they are welcome to bring in their Grandparent’s handprints (digital, posted outlines, etc) into school to complete in class. Please remember to name the back of them so we know which hands belong to who!

Have fun everybody 🤗

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5 years ago
Posted on 05th Feb 2021 by

Value of the Month- Caring

The Value of the Month for February is Caring.

Please see below a copy of the next Storytime Magazine. This edition is themed ‘Caring For Others’ – featuring The Friendly Lion & Hercules and the Stinky Foot.

Each issue of We Are Heroes contains myths and legends that have parallels to lockdown experiences that children could be facing, with additional activities produced in consultation with a children’s mental health expert.

We Are Heroes Issue 5 – Caring for Others

You can also access the previous editions of We Are Heroes on our webpage here:

https://www.storytimemagazine.com/we-are-heroes/

Many thanks

The Newdale Team