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3 years ago
Posted on 09th Oct 2023 by

Stranger Danger

Dear Parents and Carers,

In school this week we will be once again reminding all children of the importance of keeping safe. We do such a lot of work in this area, especially when keeping children safe online, but we must also remember the need for our children to be careful when outside. We know that lots of your children go out to play or meet friends but can they remember what to do if a stranger approached them? Online, they can report it, close the game and seek advice which eliminates the threat immediately, but this is not the same in the real world. A local school recently had the need to remind children of the following rules.

STRANGER DANGER PREVENTION ADVICE

Here are some simple steps you can take to make sure you stay safe on the street.

  • Make sure you tell your parents where you are at all times.
  • Always play where your parents can see you.
  • Do not answer the front door at home unless your mum or dad are there with you.
  • If you have permission to walk home alone, go straight home.
  • Be alert to your surroundings.
  • Do not make friends online with people you have never met and who you are not friends with in real life (IRL) – they are strangers too.
  • If someone scares you, or makes you feel uncomfortable, go somewhere safe, which could be your home, your school or a police station.
  • Never tell a stranger your name or address.
  • Never approach a stranger sitting in a car.
  • Never go off on your own with a stranger, take things from them or get in a car with them.
  • Don’t believe what strangers tell you – sometimes they could say things to make you go with them.
  • If someone did try to grab you it is ok to break all the rules of politeness to others e.g. shout loudly, scream, kick, punch, bite etc to draw attention and alert others to the fact that you are in danger.
  • Please also remember that sometimes a stranger can be the only person who can help us and is a far safer option than not talking to anyone; if you feel uncomfortable in any situation go to the nearest public building, for example a shop, or a public place. Whilst
    it is important we remain vigilant it is equally important to remember that not ALL strangers are “bad”.

 

Obviously, this needs to be appropriate to the age of the child that you have. We will be doing more work on this through the week in school. The idea is not to scare the children but make sure they know what to do in this event. It’s a difficult one, as not all strangers have bad intentions; however, we must prepare our children.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

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3 years ago
Posted on 09th Oct 2023 by

Grandparents Tea Party

 

Wednesday 18th October 2023

We will once again be holding our annual grandparent’s tea party on Wednesday 18th October 2023. This year, we kindly request a donation of £2 per grandparent. The closing date to book this event is Friday 13th October at midday. You will receive tickets once you have booked on ParentPay from Monday 16th.

We respectfully ask that only Grandparents attend this event. Prior to the event, we ask that parents log into ParentPay to make payment for the event and to confirm numbers of Grandparents attending – this will ensure we have enough cake and biscuits! Please also confirm whether your child will leave school with their grandparent. For safeguarding reasons, they will not be able to do so unless this has been confirmed via ParentPay.

On the day, could all Grandparents arrive at school for 2.00pm at the main entrance where you will then be escorted to your Grandchild’s class (if you have more than one, we will try to gather them all together!).

You will spend around 30 minutes in the classroom where we hope you will enjoy some time sharing harvest craft activities with the children.

At 2.30pm you will be invited to come to one of our refreshment areas with your Grandchildren for tea and cake / biscuits. We know it is tempting to sneak extra treats for your Grandchildren, but please do not, as we will only have catered for Grandparents. Children will get a drink and a biscuit!

Just before home time, all Grandparents and children will return to the class of the youngest sibling and can leave school via the classroom doors (with children if this has been arranged); from there, Grandparents may collect from other classrooms in the usual way.

Donations: we are passionate about offering real-life experiences for all of our children and your payment (which can be more than £2 if you wish) will support us not only in providing you with cake (!) but also subsidising our trips and visits offer for everyone.

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3 years ago
Posted on 04th Oct 2023 by

NOTIFICATION

We are obliged to periodically inform all parents that we have CCTV cameras positioned around our site. These cameras are for surveillance purposes and to support our security measures.

 As you may have seen, we also have signs located at strategic points around our School and Nursery. These signs act as a public notice and hopefully a deterrent against prospective unwarranted intrusion, damage, graffiti, vandalism or theft.

If you spot something suspicious around our site, we would appreciate you reporting this immediately to our office or through our email newdale.primary@taw.org.uk

3 years ago
Posted on 02nd Oct 2023 by

Libraries Week: 2-8 October 2023

Take part in some fabulous free activities to celebrate Libraries Week:

Children’s Activities Including Planting, Stories and Crafts

Newport Library 3.15pm Wednesday 4th October 2023.
Wellington Library 3.30pm Thursday 5th October 2023.

Green Libraries Week Celebration- Pop along for crafts and more

Southwater Library 10am-2pm Saturday 7th October 2023.

For more information and bookings visit : Ticketsource: Telford & Wrekin Libraries or email Libraryenquiries@telford.gov.uk

3 years ago
Posted on 28th Sep 2023 by

Health Strategy Survey – win a £25 Love2Shop voucher!

Dear Parents/Carers,

The Telford Health Improvement team and I would be really grateful to parents if they could spend just a few minutes filling in the attached survey.

As an incentive, we are offering a £25 Love2Shop voucher to one lucky person who does!

All you have to do is fill in the survey, then let the office staff know you have. They will collect names and then one lucky person will be pulled out of a hat!

It is really important that we gather community thoughts on health matters in our borough, as your opinions really do drive change and the offer we have across Telford.

The survey is live until 2nd October.  Link to survey attached below.

www.telford.gov.uk/healthyweightsurvey