Dear Parents and Carers,

As we come to the end of this long term, I want to say a big thank you for all of your support. It makes such a difference to the children and to the school, and we really appreciate your involvement.

I would also like to thank our wonderful staff for their hard work and commitment. They have given so much time and energy in making sure the children have had a positive and successful term. They are already busy planning next term!

It was fantastic to see so many parents and grandparents joining us at the various Christmas events. Your presence made the celebrations even more special for the children. We are planning a Spring ‘Newdale’s got talent’ event, so it might be a time where you can start working on something with your children. They do not even know about this yet, but I am sure very many of them will be super excited! Details for this event are not confirmed just yet, but I wanted to give you the heads up.

Today, staff will be taking part in training to get ready for the new term. The office staff have asked that if you have any outstanding balances linked to school dinners or breakfast club, please can they be cleared before the end of play today.

We are already looking forward to welcoming the children back on Monday, 5th January 2026.

On behalf of everyone here, I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Warm regards,

Miss Cook

 

Friday 12th December 

As the end of term approaches, the school has been buzzing with festive cheer and activity. On Monday, Year 3 enjoyed an exciting trip to Southwater, while Nursery delighted families with their Christmas celebrations in the hall. Midweek brought a splash of colour as children proudly wore their Christmas jumpers and gathered for a delicious festive lunch. The week concluded on Friday with Year 2’s wonderful nativity performance. We are incredibly proud of the children’s dedication with learning their lines and songs to create such a memorable performance and a big thank you to the year two team for putting it all together. 

House Points 

This week, Severn have taken the lead with an impressive 423 points – well done Severn! They are followed by Ironbridge with 375 points in second place and Wenlock closely behind with 364. In fourth place is Wrekin with 310 points. Next week, all the totals will be added to decide which house will have the house celebration next.  

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: William for his superb effort, focus and attitude to learning.
Georgia for always listening carefully and being super helpful!  

Year 5 achievers:  Rochae for a real noticeable improvement in effort and enjoyment of learning. Jacob for a positive attitude towards your learning and trying very hard with your handwriting and presentation. Well done! 

Year 4 achievers: Lucas for following the BeSmart Code and being ready to learn, as well as trying hard in his learning this week! Maya for great focus and perseverance with symmetry this week.  

Year 3 achievers: Mrs Millington’s achiever for her consistently super handwriting joins –she is almost ready for a pen license, keep it up Arla! Noor for her lovely biography writing on Mary Anning and being a polite and respectful member of the class.  

Year 2 achievers: Archie for being an outstanding King Herod. You have had such amazing resilience and confidence. We are so proud of you! River for being brave and preserving in the Nativity. We are all so proud! 

Year 1 achievers: Milo for his fantastic Chance to Shine writing using his own ideas. He took care with his handwriting. Very proud. Finley for always working hard and trying his best. He has produced some super work to be proud of.  

Year R achievers: Hunter for showing great kindness to others and sharing our toys this week. Miss Hailey’s achiever for showing positivity and being a kind friend.  

Attendance Winners 8th – 12th December 2025

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

Mrs Evans & Mrs Sturrock = 98.62%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mr Stubbs = 98.62%