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5 months ago
Posted on 01st Dec 2025 by

Christmas Support for Families

As the festive season approaches, we are mindful that the ongoing cost of living crisis is making this time of year especially challenging for many families. Please remember that as a school community, we are here to help.

If you feel you may need support this Christmas (whether that’s with food, essentials, or simply someone to talk to) please don’t hesitate to reach out. All requests will be treated with kindness and confidentiality.

You can contact our Pastoral Team directly by email at Newdale.inclusion@taw.org.uk  and they will be happy to support you.

You are not alone, and together we can make sure every child and family enjoys a joyful Christmas.

5 months ago
Posted on 01st Dec 2025 by

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas a Newdale!

The Christmas spirit has well and truly arrived here at Newdale!

Our Christmas Fair takes place this Wednesday (3rd) from around 3:30pm, please wait outside the main entrance on arrival.

We have some fantastic raffle prizes up for grabs this year, remaining tickets are available to buy from the school office.

We look forward to welcoming you on Wednesday to continue celebrating the festive season.

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5 months ago
Posted on 28th Nov 2025 by

Achievement Assembly

Friday 28th November 

This week Year 3 took part in their Stone Age workshop where they used wool to spin their own thread, weaved using wool, grinded wheat grains to make flour, made butter and used VR headsets to see Stone Age landscapes. Year 3 and 4 also enjoyed a trip to the cinema to watch Sonic the Hedgehog and the adults were all proud of how well they represented our school. Finally, thank you for all your donations of bottles for our Christmas fayre, we are looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday afternoon. 

BeSMART Cup winners who will have a special treat next week:  

Year 3 for their brilliant behaviour on our cinema trip and their enthusiasm to take part in our Stone Age Workshop day. 

House Points 

This week, Severn gained an impressive 403 points, the highest total this week. In second place is Wrekin with 390, Ironbridge is third with 352 and Wenlock closely behind with 349. Well done everyone! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Jesse for his super efforts in improving his presentation and handwriting – keep up the great work! Sophie for her concerted effort with presentation and amazing efforts in class. 

Year 5 achievers:  Tylor for a great effort with his reading and homework and trying hard with his focus in the classroom.  Ben for reflective learning and developing writing using a range of skills 

Year 4 achievers: Robyn for fantastic work with our geometry maths work this week. Primrose for superb effort and beautiful presentation in all lessons.   

Year 3 achievers: Mrs Millington’s achiever for being brilliant in Maths, listening well in class, following instructions carefully and making Mrs McLeod really proud! Armish for her increase in confidence contributing in class and for trying really hard in her guided reading lessons.  

Year 2 achievers: Theodore for making positive choices, consistently giving 100% in every lesson and being a kind friend, we are so proud of you! Willow for showing a great example of the BeSmart code everyday and is a great friend to all.

Year 1 achievers: Lucas for always being a super role model, ready to learn, a kind friend and trying his best in all he does. Erin for always following our school’s Be SMART code and being a helpful, kind and hardworking member of our class at all times.  

Year R achievers: Asher for consistently working hard in Reception and being such a kind friend.  

 

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

Year 6 readers: Naomi for continuing her reading comments at home even though she’d broken her collarbone 😊 Riley for interesting fact finding work this week in his reading. 

Year 5 readers: Hannah Howes for always impressing me with her fantastic illustrations and diary comments. Keep up the fantastic work Hannah.  

Year 4 readers: Mr Stubb’s reader for fantastic, detailed entries into her reading diary reaching platinum as well! Jessica for reading daily and doing a fabulous drawing about what she is reading! 

Year 3 readers: Ava-Lilly Powell for reading daily and thoroughly answering her questions in her reading dairy. Well done, Ava-Lilly! Mrs Millington’s reader for always reading regularly with super comments, well done! 

Year 2 readers: Evelyn for reading every day this week and answering her guided reading questions so well. Iris for always reading every day without prompt.  

Year 1 readers: Jadon for his great reading at home. Jayden for reading every night this week. 

Attendance Winners 24th – 28th November 2025

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

Miss Lowe = 98.71%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mrs Haymour = 97%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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5 months ago
Posted on 28th Nov 2025 by

Safeguarding, Health & Safety Governor Involvement

Health & Safety Governors Update

The Health & Safety Governors met yesterday to review a range of important areas across the school.

Asthma Strategy: Governors were delighted to see that Newdale has been awarded the title of Asthma Friendly School.

Safeguarding Spot Check: As part of their routine checks, governors tested staff understanding of safeguarding linked to training. The staff member selected answered all questions with confidence, demonstrating robust knowledge.

Pupil Voice: Governors always enjoy speaking with pupils about their experiences. This time, children from different year groups were asked about behaviour in school. They agreed that behaviour is mostly good, with occasional over‑excitement. Pupils spoke confidently about the importance of following the BeSMART code and explained the systems in place if children misbehave.

Parent Feedback: Governors are equally keen to hear from parents. At hometime, they spoke with as many parents as possible to gather views on Health & Safety provision. Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts—your feedback will be analysed at the next meeting.

The partnership between school and parents is paramount, and governors are committed to ensuring that Health & Safety remains strong and effective for all.

5 months ago
Posted on 28th Nov 2025 by

School Parliament Visit to Rock Road Lidl

Yesterday, members of our school parliament joined Mrs Morrow, Mrs Pablos, Mrs Millington, and myself at the grand opening of the new Rock Road Lidl. Alongside the Mayor and our local MP, the children proudly represented our school at this special event. They enjoyed a guided tour of the new store and were delighted to receive a Lidl goodie bag to take home. A wonderful experience of community engagement for our young leaders!

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5 months ago
Posted on 25th Nov 2025 by

🎄 Christmas Fayre Prize Appeal 🎄

We’re looking for parents who run their own business or work for a company that might be willing to donate a prize for our Christmas Fayre on Wednesday 3rd December.

Examples could include:

  • A beauty voucher (e.g. manicure or treatment)
  • A bottle of wine or spirits from a local shop
  • Sporting event / or vouchers

If you’re able to contribute, please contact the school office on 01952 387720 or email newdale.primary@taw.org.uk.

Your support will help make our Fayre a wonderful event for everyone and raise much needed funds to support the children —thank you!

5 months ago
Posted on 24th Nov 2025 by

Food Waste Recycling assembly

Dear Parents and Carers,

Our wonderful School Parliament members — with the support of the equally wonderful Mrs Morrow — have been busy creating a special Food Recycling Waste video to share across the school.

We premiered the video in assembly today and are excited to begin using our new recycling bins from tomorrow. The aim is to produce our own compost, which will soon be put to good use by our upcoming Gardening Club as they grow their own vegetables.

The video was so clear and engaging that we wanted to share it with you as well. We encourage you to ask your children about what they learned in assembly — you may be surprised by how much they remember!

SP food waste recycling.mp4

 

 

5 months ago
Posted on 24th Nov 2025 by

Increases in absence

This letter is to advise you that we have a few cases of diarrhoea and vomiting in the setting and are liaising with the Health Protection Hub and we are already taking measures to control it.  From the information we currently have we believe that it is a viral illness such as Norovirus (otherwise known as the winter vomiting bug).

Below is some information on Norovirus and what you can do to reduce the spread of the infection:

What are the symptoms? 

Diarrhoea and vomiting usually lasting 1-2 days

What should you do if your child is unwell? 

Make sure they get lots of rest.

Ensure they drink plenty of fluids, taking sips rather than gulps to avoid vomiting.

Give infant Paracetamol or Ibuprofen, according to product instructions, to help keep their temperature down.

If your child is unusually sleepy, won’t take fluids or has other symptoms, such as blood in their diarrhoea, an unusual rash, headache, neck stiffness or difficulty breathing, ring 111, contact your GP or take your child to hospital.

If any siblings are unwell please contact their nursery/ school and let them know that your child is ill and what symptoms they have.

Keep them at home until they have been free of symptoms for 48 hours.

Further advice here: https://www.nhs.uk/symptoms/diarrhoea-and-vomiting/

 

How can you prevent the spread of these infection?

Hand washing is one of the most important ways to prevent the spread of both of these infections. This applies to the child who is ill and the person looking after them. Hands should always be washed, using liquid soap if possible: Before and after caring for your child, after using the toilet, before eating or handling food, after cleaning up a mess (vomit, faeces or urine).

Other ways of preventing the spread of infection are to:

  • Keep a separate towel for family members who have symptoms.
  • Dispose promptly of used tissues and other items that your child may have coughed or sneezed on.
  • Wash soiled clothing, bed linen and towels in a washing machine. Use the hottest wash for that fabric.
  • Clean baths and washbasins thoroughly and disinfect after use.
  • If cleaning up diarrhoea or vomit, wash the surface with hot soapy water and disinfect before allowing to dry. If using bleach remember that it can remove the colour from fabrics and can burn the skin.
  • Keep your child away from other children and people that are particularly vulnerable, e.g. the elderly and those with chronic illnesses.

We also have a few cases of nasty colds and flu. If your child is without fever and feels well enough to attend please do so.

We are able to administer Calpol in school with your permission.