Easter Raffle Winner!

Congratulations to Jake in Year 4 who has won our giant Easter prize this year!

All other prizes will be sent home with children today.

Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket, a grand total of £672.00 has been raised which is our best year yet! All money raised will go back into school to help subsidise trips, events & experiences for our children.

Thank you everyone for taking part.

Finance and Personnel Committee Update

The Finance and Personnel Governors met this week and without doubt the highlight was again talking to children! We invited a group of children with additional needs from across the school to talk to us about their learning and the support they receive. It was reassuring for Governors to hear how enthusiastic they are about school.

Schools across the country are under immense pressure to remain financially stable. Governors scrutinised the Newdale budgets and discussed ideas moving forward. Measures that will be taken will ensure we are financially stable and yet, will not affect the quality of education for our children.

Volunteers needed

Have you ever considered volunteering in a school or wanted to experience what it is like in a nursery environment? Well now is your opportunity to do so. Newdale Primary School and Nursery are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who would like to volunteer alongside our amazing team within our nursery. Can you help? If yes, please complete an application form and return it to our school office or alternatively email it to newdale.primary@taw.org.uk by Friday 12th April 2024.

Volunteering Application Form

We look forward to receiving your application.

Miss Cook

The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people, all shortlisted volunteers will be subject to online checks. All successful volunteers are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Newdale’s child protection and safeguarding policy is accessible via the school website. We are also committed to equality and diversity.

 

Easter Rafffle

The Easter Raffle will close tomorrow at midday. The raffle will be drawn on the afternoon of Wednesday 20th March. Please remember only one transaction can be made on ParentPay so all tickets must be purchased at the same time.

Winners will be contacted directly. Good luck everyone!

Big Walk & Wheel

On Tuesday 19th March the Road Safety Team will be delivering a whole school assembly linked to the Big Walk and Wheel that Newdale are taking part in.

On this day the Road Safety Team will arrive at school around 8.20am and will stand on the gate to take down the names of those children arriving by foot, bike or scooter. During the assembly they will do a lucky dip draw with lots of spot prizes to be won.

Good luck everyone!

Spring 2 SEND Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers,

Please click the link to see this half term’s edition of our SEND Newsletter.

As always, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your child’s class teacher or SENDCO if you have any questions or concerns.

Spring 2 Newsletter

Mr Jackson

Dear Parents/Carers,

I am writing to update the wider school community as to the current situation in Year 5.

Unfortunately, Mr Jackson had to undergo a very long and complex operation at the beginning of last half term in order to remove cancer cells. He will also be undergoing specialist radioactive therapy as soon as he is well enough.

He is feeling positive and looks forward to returning to his teaching position just as soon as he is able. We do not yet have a time frame for this as no one is sure as to how quickly he will recover from the next stage of his treatment.

I know you will all join me in wishing Mr Jackson the best of luck as he continues his treatment and recovery.

We will of course update you of any changes as they arise.

Thank you for your understanding and patience at this difficult time.

Miss Cook

 

Easter Raffle 2024

£1 per ticket. All tickets must be purchased through ParentPay. Please note that only one transaction can be made so all tickets you require must be purchased at the same time. The raffle will close on Tuesday 19th March and will be drawn on the afternoon of Wednesday 20th March. Winners will be contacted directly. All money raised will go into school fund to help subsidise school trips/events. Good luck everyone!

V-Tech watches

Please can we remind parents of the below, this is also relevant for dress up/non uniform days. Children must not be able to access a device during school hours that can take photos/recordings due to our safeguarding policy and permissions for photos/recordings for some children we must follow.

 

The watch itself has a camera on it which means it can record at any given time. The welfare of our children is paramount and therefore, due to the safeguarding risk, these watches will be banned in school. If a child comes into school wearing a VTech watch, it will be taken off them and returned at the end of the day.

VTech KidiZoom Smart Watch DX2 Blue | Smyths Toys UK

 

If you need more support or guidance with online safety, please contact a staff member or send us an email. Email: newdale.primary@taw.org.uk

World Book Day off to a great start!!!

The children are having a fabulous day with their book-based learning!

Photos below show Year 6 artwork based on Skellig, Y4 maths based on the book How Many Jelly Beans?, Y3 creating their own Super Villains, Y2 drawing their own Paper Dolls, Y1 science based on the book Tiddler.

All children who brought in a ticket have swapped their book for another that is new to them. They loved having such a wider choice of books. Thank you for your kind donations.