Supporting Children with SEND

Did you know that we send out regular communication about how we work in partnership to support children with SEND? Please read our ‘SEND on a page’ document to find out more. Also look out for our half-termly SEND newsletters with key information and signposts for support in your community.

 

School Website

Did you know that we have a ‘parents’ area’ on our school website which contains important information about our school? Please spend a few minutes exploring this section to learn more about safeguarding, E-safety, Early Help to name but a few.

Please remember to subscribe to our website to receive regular alerts: https://www.newdaleschool.org.uk/

 

Clubs – Thursday 28th November

The following clubs will not take place tomorrow due to the Christmas Fayre.

KS2 Football

Top Hat

Y1 Christmas Craft Club

Y2 Christmas Craft Club

Y4 Christmas Activities Club

Y1 & 2 Well being Club

 

Tree Tops Wraparound care will take place as normal.

Christmas Fayre Thursday 28th November 2024

25.11.24

Christmas Fayre

 Dear Parents/Carers,

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our Christmas Fayre on Thursday 28th November.

It will be cash only as we do not have any banking facilities on site.

We have tried to think about using different spaces so as to avoid the usual bottle necks. However please expect it to be busy and please be patient.

It would really help if you could somehow avoid bringing pushchairs and buggies. I know sometimes this isn’t possible, but maybe a baby sling or similar could help us with the congestion.

At home time the bell will go and children will be released as normal. Staff will quickly get to their stalls and then we will open the main entrance by the office.  This will be the only entry/exit point so that we can manage numbers in our school building.

All proceeds are going towards supporting all of our families in keeping school trip costs down to a minimum.

Thank you for your support.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

🌟 Achievement Assembly 🌟

Friday 22nd November 

This week, Years 1, 2 and 5 were lucky enough to visit the cinema as a special treat. Year 4 also visited the Molineux Stadium where they took part in team building exercises and a journalism workshop. The staff were impressed by our school’s listening skills!  On Wednesday, the weather surprised us all as we had an unexpected snow day. Thank you so much for sharing all the lovely activities and tasks you got up to at home! I know many of the pupils were excited to share their learning, snow sculptures and creations with their class when we returned to school.  

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

Miss Lowe’s class for excellent engagement and enthusiasm in Maths and Literacy, trying harder to follow the BeSMART code everyday and for being confident with rehearsing their lines for the nativity. We really hope that you enjoy your special treat next week.  

Attendance winners this week – Gertie and Omar will join them next week in class and they will all enjoy an extra playtime:  

KS1 winners are Miss Hill’s class with 97% 

KS2 winners are Mr Banfield’s class also with 97% 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Freddie for his excellent work at home during our Snow Day, creating his own science experiment to make blood like we did in school. Demi for a super Chance to Shine and her commitment to making progress in her writing.  

Year 5 achievers:  Mr Jackson’s achiever of the week was chosen for being super helpful and super enthusiastic towards his learning. For making an extra effort with his reading over the last couple of weeks too. Mrs King’s achiever is Eva for showing off her scientific knowledge in our recent experiments.  

Year 4 achievers: Theo for super snow day home learning about symmetry and France. Cerys for outstanding creativity in her snow day Narnia-themed story and impeccable behaviour on our school trip to Molineux. 

Year 3 achievers: Carter for a positive attitude coming into school. Smrithi for being a positive, kind and hardworking member of the class.  

Year 2 achievers: Coby for working hard in class, setting a good example and his brilliant Snow day Diary. Emily for showing daily resilience and trying hard with every lesson  

Year 1 achievers: Caitlyn for being a kind and helpful friend and always working exceptionally hard in all her lessons and Miss Fisher’s  achiever was for always following the BeSmart code, follows instructions well and is responsible as a class helper.  

Year R achievers: Ayda for a wonderful week, with a fantastic positive attitude towards her learning and being a kind friend and James for being independent getting himself properly dressed for fun in the snow every time, taking responsibility for his belongings too! 

‘Times Tables Rockstars’ of the week: 

Last week, we were part of the ‘England Rocks’ TTRS battle. We were so impressed by the number of pupils who tried their best to score points for our teams and we know that this is improving their times tables recall in lessons too. The class with the highest class average, and therefore winning the TTRS trophy this week, was Miss Hill’s class. Congratulations to everyone in this team who took part in the battle!  Aarush receiving the trophy on behalf of his class as he scored the most correct answers in the whole school, closely followed by Mayra in second place and Chimzy in third! Well done rockstars!  

Notice of Parent Governor election and request for nominations

I am writing to invite parents, guardians and carers of registered pupils to put their names forward for election to serve as parent governors of this school.  There is one vacancy. The term of office of the elected candidates will start on Thursday 13th March 2025 and will last for 4 years.

Please read the notes on the back of this letter and if, after doing so, you would like to put your name forward as a candidate please complete the Candidate Nomination Form (Form 2) and the Disqualification Declaration Form (Form 3) and return them to me by Friday 29th November.  It may be that you would wish to propose another parent to serve as a parent governor.  Please note that in this case the parent in question should complete the nomination form after you have discussed the possibility.

  • Candidates need to submit a personal statement in support of their nomination, not more than 500 words giving:
  • Evidence of skills and experience the governing body desires.
  • And / or their commitment to undertake training to acquire or develop skills to be an effective governor
  • If seeking re-election details of their contribution to the work of the GB during previous term of office.
  • How they plan to contribute to the future work of the GB

They may not indicate that they are endorsed or supported by any particular group.

Only parents who now have and will have children registered at the school on the nomination closing date of Friday 29th November and term of office start date Thursday 13th March 2025 are eligible to stand for election.

If it is necessary for there to be an election I will provide further details of the arrangements.

Please find below the forms as links below.

Information Notes

Candidate Nomination Form

Governor Declaration Form

Miss Cook, Headteacher

Safeguarding, H&S governors involvement

The Health and Safety Governors met on the 18th November. They spoke to a range of children about online safety and what happens in school to ensure they are kept safe. The Governors were impressed with their knowledge and confident that the curriculum and assembly offer is robust.

Governors carried out a ‘spot check’ with a member of staff to see how well they understand the policy and procedure around safeguarding. They were reassured in the staff members confidence and understanding.

Governors analysed the record keeping linked to safeguarding and could see that every element of incident is well recorded with subsequent analysis and actions following.

 

School Closure

Apologies for the delay in sending this. Miss Cook was on her way to assess the school site but got stuck in the snow.

Due to the adverse weather conditions and the current unsafe accessibility onto our school site, we are forced to make the decision to close the school. Learning will be online today. Please await further information from your child’s class teacher via the school website.

Wider personal development: school trips and visits

We are passionate about the children experiencing education outside of the classroom which is why we put on so many exciting trips for all year groups throughout the year. Providing meaningful experiences can not only support children with their learning back in the classroom but it provides valuable opportunities for children to develop skills such as teamwork, resilience, to gain a better understanding of our world and most importantly, to have fun!

Please visit Parent Pay to see if your child has an up-and-coming trip. This term we have both cinema and pantomime trips organised as well as Christmas events at school! How exciting!

 Just a reminder that we have a school Facebook page where you can find regular updates such as photos from trips.