Reception to Year 5 Stay and Share for Parents/Carers

We are really looking forward to our ‘Stay and Share’ session (Reception to Y5) on Thursday 9th October at 2:45pm. Please enter your child’s classroom from their usual drop off/pick up location (Years R, 2, 3, and 5 parents should enter from the playground classroom doors, Year 1 and Mrs Everall’s classes’ can be accessed from the decking and Mr Stubbs’ class from the stairs by the Visitor Car Park). Playground gates will open at 2:45pm. Due to space constraints, we are only able to accommodate one parent/carer per child. Attendance must be confirmed through ParentPay so staff are aware of expected numbers on the day.  For this event, the children will remain in their classrooms, so if you are visiting more than one child, you will be able to move between the classrooms and spend some time with them individually. We look forward to seeing you all and the children can’t wait to share their learning with you.

Reminder – Toys from home

Dear Parents/ Carers,

We wanted to kindly remind everyone that children should not be bringing toys from home into school.

While we understand that toys can be comforting and fun, they often cause unnecessary distractions during learning time and can sometimes lead to disagreements or upset if they are lost or damaged. We have plenty of engaging resources and activities available at school to support play and development.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

The Newdale Team

Reception Message – Home School Books and Book Bags

Please can we ask for the blue Home/School communication books to be sent into school everyday.
A reminder that you can record your reading of the ‘share a story’ books we change and send home in there along with any other stories you may have enjoyed at home.
These books were sent in a clear, plastic book bag to help protect the books sent home. Please can we ask that these are also used and sent in daily.
We provided one each child and so have a limited number left to replace any that get lost.

Please can we also ask that you only send one bag in with your child, preferably a school book bag as we are limited on storage space in the classroom.

Thank you for your support at home. We have loved seeing all the reading you have done so far :)
The Reception team.

Reception Message – lost property

Good evening,
As you can see, now Autumn is in full swing, we are experiencing both warm and wet weather. Because of this, the children are taking coats, jumpers and cardigans on and off more frequently whilst playing outside at break and lunchtimes. Please can you help us by ensuring that their uniform and coats are labelled with their full name so that we can easily and quickly partner up clothes again with the right person.
It can be quite a challenge to man the doors at home time and search for lost belongings at the same time, and we need to ensure that each child returns to the correct person collecting them.
We would like to reassure you that we always encourage the children to hang their jumpers on their peg when they take them off, and also to bring them in from the playground. Unfortunately despite reminders, the children can get easily distracted when they are busy playing or having fun so getting mixed up with other uniform is inevitable. We would appreciate if you would remind your child to do their best at bringing in their belongings too as they are learning the ropes.
Many thanks,

The Reception Team.

Welcome to Reception at Newdale!

Welcome to Newdale Primary School 2025.

We are all really looking forward to welcoming everyone into Reception for their first day of school, either for their morning or afternoon session on Tuesday. We know you will be so smart in your uniform and will have such a great time catching up with or making new friends.

Please find attached an information sheet. It shows you the staff working in our Reception team, along with a map for entry and exit details for your new classroom. We hope you find this helpful.

New 2025-2026 Transition KH

New 2025-2026 Transition GB updated

 

Please note, Forest School will not start week 1, so no kits needed this week. Further information to follow.

It might also be comforting to watch the virtual tours on the Reception page with your child prior to their first day, to remind them of what their lovely new classrooms will look like.

See you very soon,

The Reception Team