Read, Write Inc Filming School Consent – KS1

Dear Parents and Carers,

For over four years, Newdale Primary School has successfully embedded the Read Write Inc. phonics programme across the school. We are delighted to share that, this year, Newdale has been selected to become a Read Write Inc. filming school.

As many of you will be aware, your children receive QR codes which enable them to access additional phonics videos at home. These videos are provided by Read Write Inc. through an online platform and are designed to support children’s learning at home. There are also videos on this platform that are used for professional development for all staff to ensure that phonics provision remains consistent and of a high quality.

Throughout this academic year, selected children will have the opportunity to participate in the filming of phonics videos. These videos will form part of the Read Write Inc. online platform and may be used to support children and teachers in schools across the country.

We are particularly proud that Newdale has been recognised by the Ruth Miskin Read Write Inc. team for the high quality of our phonics teaching and provision. Being selected as a filming school is a wonderful achievement and reflects the commitment of our staff and pupils to developing strong phonics knowledge and reading skills.

The children will be bringing home a parental consent form, which provides further information about the filming project and the activities in which children may be invited to participate.

We kindly ask that you read the information carefully, complete the consent form and return it to school by Monday 14 September 2026.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us to develop our children’s reading and phonics skills.

Yours sincerely,

Newdale Team

 

Year 1 Forest School Fridays

Year 1 will be doing Forest School on Friday afternoons.

Please ensure your child brings a pair of wellies and a waterproof coat for now.

If the weather forecast is not looking dry, please pack a change of clothes as we will still be heading outside to explore, learn and play.

Thank you

Year 1 team

Welcome to Year 1

Hello to all of our new children. We hope you had a super summer and look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 2nd September.

Please find attached details that will be helpful for this term.

Autumn 1- What are we learning about this half term

Outdoor PE is a Tuesday PM.

Indoor PE is Thursday PM.

Forest School TBC.

The Year 1 Team

Mrs Evans, Mrs Sturrock, Miss Angus, Miss Lowe and Mrs Goodwin

Class Dojo

We will be sending Class Dojo invites out via our Arbor system.

Please click on the relevant link (your child’s new teacher will be named) and follow the steps to link to your child.

Please note that Class Dojo is free. It may ask you to sign up to the paid subscription, which you do not need to do.

Many thanks

 

Thank you

Dear Year 1,

As it is my last day before the summer holidays today, I wanted to say a massive thank you to all of the Year 1 children for their brilliant work this year. You have all made great progress, grown in confidence, and worked so hard. I am incredibly proud of you all.

I would like to wish you all a wonderful summer holiday. Have lots of fun, make special memories, and enjoy your break.

Please do come and say hello next year – I would love to hear how you are getting on.

Good luck in Year 2!

Best wishes,

Mrs Evans 🌟

Careers Day in Year 1.

Careers Day Fun! 👩‍⚕️👮‍♂️🚔

Mrs Sturrock’s class had a fantastic time during our Careers Day today. We learned about lots of different jobs and discussed where money comes from.

We were also lucky enough to welcome some very special visitors: a real doctor and three police officers! The doctor showed us some of the equipment she uses to care for her patients, and we even had the chance to listen to each other’s heartbeats.

The police officers gave us a tour of their police car – the siren was very loud! They also showed us the protective clothing they wear to keep themselves safe while doing their important jobs. We were surprised by how heavy it was.

To finish off our exciting day, we even dressed Mrs Sturrock up in the police uniform! We all had lots of fun while learning about the important roles people play in our community.

A big thank you to our visitors for helping to make our Careers Day so memorable. 🌟

A doctor visit…

I want to be a…

Can you guess what we dressed up as? 

Police visit…

My dream job. I want to be a…

Year 1 Water fight Friday Afternoon (10.7.26)

Good afternoon,

As you are aware, tomorrow is expected to be very hot. The children had so much fun during our water fight in the last heatwave that we have decided to organise another one as a special way to help them cool down tomorrow afternoon.

Please can your child bring something suitable for the water fight, such as a named water pistol. We will also provide additional equipment for the children to use.

The water fight will take place at the end of the school day, so please be aware that the children may come home a little damp. If your child attends ASC, they are welcome to bring a change of clothes.

The children have coped exceptionally well with the recent hot weather and thoroughly deserve a bit of fun!

Thank you for your support.

Year 1 Team 😊

Y1 Picnic

This half term we have been designing a healthy sandwich. On Monday 13th July we will be making the sandwiches and then in the afternoon taking them on our picnic to the school oak tree. We would like to invite the year 1 children to bring their teddy to join us but please can it be named so no teddies go missing!!

Year 1 Teddy Bear’s Picnic

This half term we have been designing a healthy sandwich. On Monday 13th July we will be making the sandwiches and then in the afternoon taking them on our picnic to the school oak tree. We would like to invite the year 1 children to bring their teddy to join us but please can it be named so no teddies go missing!!