Newdale Nursery Virtual Tour

Take a virtual tour around our nursery classes (Ladybugs and Mighty Oaks) here at Newdale Nursery! This video is available for all to watch, particularly our families that will be sending their children for their first time next week. We hope you enjoy it :).

We hope you have all had a wonderful summer and look forward to welcoming our children back week commencing Monday 6th September.

Kind Regards, The Nursery Team.

End of term message

 

 

20.7.21

 

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

Thank you for all of the support and kind words we have received over the course of this year. It has been a very challenging year for everyone. I am so proud of the Newdale team for doing all they can for our children and community under very difficult circumstances.

 

If over the next 2 days your children have a positive covid result you need to email the school at newdale.primary@taw.org.uk  or ring this school number 07765147868. We need to know in school as it may mean that the Health Hub need to inform direct contacts.

 

After the 2 day period has lapsed, you need to still report all positive cases, but not to school.

 

We really do hope this lovely spell of weather continues and allows everyone to get out and about enjoying the summer holiday.

 

The single most important skill you can develop with your children over the holiday in preparation for returning to school in September is Reading. Whether they read to you, you read to them or they read to a toy or even the dog, reading is the key to all learning. Any time spent on this will really benefit your children and help your teachers next year.

 

The teams in Newdale have already been spending so much time preparing for next year and they are already fully aware as to the children they will be looking after. We have been busy planning super events for everyone to enjoy during the Autumn and know the children will settle in quickly to their new routines.

 

I will be updating everyone as to the procedures we will change and retain a week or so before we return. This will be following guidance from the Health professionals and the Local Authority.  Rest assured, the decision making will be measured and always have our children and families at the centre.

 

Stay safe everyone and have a wonderful summer.

 

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Lost property and left items

We have lots of items that have been left behind in nursery including coats, wellies and hoodies.  Please can you collect them, if you are able, from the nursery fence where I have hung them up. If your child is still in nursery in September we can always return them to their peg for safe keeping on Tuesday afternoon.

If I don’t get to see you again, have a wonderful summer.

Mrs L Curnow

Information Sheet for Children Beginning Reception September 2021

Here is an Information Sheet for children beginning Reception September 2021. It shows you the staff working in our Reception team, along with a map for entry and exit details for your new classroom, PE and Forest school days. We hope you find this helpful.

We are really looking forward to seeing you all in Autumn Term.

 

Class intro page Year R Final

 

POD’s (Parents Opening Doors) Picnic in the park with your families.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parents Opening Doors) Picnic in the park with your families.

The event will take place on: Monday 2 August 2021
There will be lots of fun activities and workshops available on the day, including:

  • A gaming van
  • Science Workshops
  • The Owl Man
  • Bouncy Castle
  • Inflatable Assault Course
  • Wizard School
  • Go Karts
  • Tombola Stall

 

PODS Befriending Scheme is a network of trained parent volunteers who support other parents of children with special needs at the time of diagnosis or during challenging times related to their child’s disability. Every Befriender is someone whose own child has special needs.  They know what it is like to cope with a new diagnosis and the challenges that come with it in the future.  This service is free and confidential. We support parents of children with any type of disability or special need.

Become a PODS Telephone Befriender
Are you the Parent Carer of a child or young person with a special need or disability?
Do you have some spare time to spend listening and supporting other parent carers on a 1:1 basis? If so, why not become a PODS Befriender?
The PODS Befriending Scheme offers emotional support, and some practical strategies, to parent carers who have a child with a disability or additional need.

End of year photos

As the end of the academic year draws near we would like to call your attention to the final observation that you will receive on evidence me.  Your child’s keyworker will be sending an end of term message and attached to this is all of their observations for the year that we are able to share.  This is a PDF which you can save, download and print as an end of year book.

Enjoy!

Mrs Curnow

September update

14.7.21

Dear Parents/Carers,

We have now received headline changes to COVID-19 guidance, from the Department for Education.

Clearly there is a lot of uncertainty and time to pass before we return in September, so I plan on confirming our procedures a week or so before we return. What we do know is what will remain…

WHAT NEEDS TO STAY
  • An updated risk assessment that we will regularly review.
  • Remote learning offer for those who are self-isolating and well enough to learn.
  • Good hygiene and regular hand washing – the ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’ approach continues to be very important.
  • Regular cleaning of areas and equipment.
  • Keeping occupied spaces well ventilated – while maintaining a comfortable temperature.
  • Following public health advice on testing, self-isolation and managing confirmed cases of COVID-19.
  • Those who test positive with LFD should isolate and get a PCR test.
·         Staff undertaking twice weekly home tests beginning the week before we return to school

 

 

WHAT HAS CHANGED according to the Department for education
  • Bubbles no longer necessary.
Our school views:

We are not comfortable with stating that all of the recommended changes will happen and are reserving our final confirmed plan until a week or so before we come back in September. We aim to carefully monitor the national and local picture and make informed decisions based on the evidence.

  • Assemblies can resume.
  • No longer required to make alternative arrangements to avoid mixing at lunch.
  • Contract tracing will be conducted by NHS Test and Trace and not settings.
  • From 16 August 2021, children under the age of 18 years old will no longer be required to self-isolate if test positive as a close contact but will be advised to take a PCR test.
  • Face coverings not advised for pupils, staff and visitors – either in classrooms or in communal areas including on dedicated school and public transport.
  • Most staff in schools will not require PPE beyond what they would normally need for their work.
  • Settings to create outbreak management plans.
·         It will not be necessary to stagger start and finish times for schools and colleges

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Party days

Are you ready to party? The nursery end of year party days will take place on Thursday 15th July and Friday 16th July. We are very excited to have a special visitor on the afternoon of the 15th. An ice cream van will be available for children to go up and order their own ice creams. If you would like your child to receive an ice cream please send in £1 on the day (only children attending in Thursday afternoon). We would also invite everyone to dress in party clothes if they usually attend on the 15th or 16th. We will provide food, drink, dancing and games. Thank you for all your support this year from all the nursery team.

Illness

With more bubbles shutting across schools and nurseries within Telford and Wrekin we are trying hard to continue to open nursery.  To assist us in this please can you err on the side of caution if your child is at all unwell and keep them at home.  Hopefully, in this way we can make it to the end of term without closing.

Thank you for your support

Lisa Curnow