Free School Meals

Dear Parents/Carers,

We already have many families who enjoy the benefits after applying for Free School Meals and we urge you to reconsider if you meet the criteria listed below.

By applying for Free School Meals, very often parents think it is all directly linked to school dinners- it isn’t! If you qualify for Free School Meals, it also means that you are entitled to significantly reduced prices for school trips, breakfast clubs and after school clubs. There are many other benefits that your child could directly receive to potentially support them at home and if needed, with their learning at school.

Families with children in years Reception up to Year 6 can apply for Free School Meals if they are entitled to certain benefits and have an annual income of £16,190 or below.

Please follow the below link as this will take you to the Telford & Wrekin website where you are able to access more information and download an application form which will be sent directly to the team. Or alternatively, speak to a member of staff in the school office for support in applying.

How do I apply? – Free School Meals – Telford & Wrekin Council

Y3 and Y4 Christmas Concert

Tickets for the Y3 and Y4 Christmas Concert are now live on ParentPay.

There are 2 showings available, 9:00am and 2:30pm. Please ensure you book the correct showing you wish to attend as we can not guarantee these can be changed due to the demand for tickets. Tickets are £2 each.

Deadline for booking is 12 noon on Monday 9th December. Any spare tickets will go on ParentPay on Tuesday 10th December.

Children and staff look forwarding to welcoming you on the day!

Thank you

Movie Night Fundraiser

A big thank you to everyone that supported the film nights.

School parliament treasurers have been busy calculating the profit and the money raised in total was £634.97.

This will go towards funding the Healthy Lifestyle week.

Thank you, on behalf of School Parliament.

 

Maternity Cover Year 3

Dear Parents/Carers of children in Mrs Churm’s class,

As you know, Mrs Churm will soon be going on Maternity leave (before Easter).

We have been working very hard to ensure the best possible cover for Mrs Churm’s class whilst she is not in school. We have never been a fan of the unknown nature of supply teachers and where possible always try to cover absence with known school staff.

We are lucky in that we have managed to find the flexibility in staff, in order to cover this absence internally.

Mrs Millington, who currently works as a Higher-Level Teaching (HLTA) has qualified teacher status and knows the children in this class really well. Mrs Millington has previously successfully stepped up into a teaching role to cover maternity leave and thankfully has agreed to do this again. This will give the children that familiar adult and consistency. Mrs Horler will be in class full time as normal. Mrs Millington will be working closely with the Year 3 team between now and the date that Mrs Churm leaves, so as to ensure the smoothest of transitions.

I know you will all join me in wishing Mrs Churm the best of luck.

If you have any queries, I know that Mrs Churm will be more than happy to answer them when you talk to her during your parents evening appointment.

Kind regards,

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Behaviour

At Newdale, we pride ourselves on our calm and orderly environment which enables our pupils to learn effectively. Our ‘BeSMART code’ is the backbone to our behaviour system and we believe that a positive approach is the key to good behaviour. We want to support our pupils in developing a sense of pride in their efforts; both with their learning and with their behaviour.  We reward positive behaviour, for example with stickers, house points and gold cards. Please ask your children about this at home so that you can further celebrate this together. Please see the attached document for more information about Newdale’s behaviour system and how you can use our systems to support behaviour at home too!

Behaviour-at-Newdale

Parent’s Evening – Year 1 – 6

The map below shows the entry and exit points for parents’ evening for the week beginning Monday 2nd December 2024. Please note that if your appointment is after 5:30pm on Monday or Tuesday, that you will need to enter and exit the school via the school office.

 

After school clubs this week

The following clubs will not take place this week due to Parent’s evening. Parents were charged accordingly when booking the clubs.

Young voices

Dance Club

Coding Club

Recorder Club

Y1 and Y4 Christmas Craft/Activities Club

Well-being Club

After school clubs – next week

The following clubs will not take place next week due to Parent’s evening. Parents were charged accordingly when booking the clubs.

Dance Club

Coding Club

Recorder Club

Y1, Y2 and Y4 Christmas Craft/Activities Club

Well-being Club

 

Parents’ Evening

Whilst you wait in the corridor for your parents’ evening appointment next week, please feel free to look through your child’s books. You will notice some questions have been printed for you to ask your child about their learning. A great way of getting children to remember their learning is to regularly revisit past knowledge. We are planning in lots of time for children to do this and felt parents evening was an opportunity not to be missed. Please spend a few minutes with your child talking about their learning this half term and you never know you might learn something new too!

We look forward to welcoming parents and carers into the school next week.

Miss Cook

Flu vaccinations – Reception – Year 6

Please see attached letter regarding flu vaccinations that was sent out last week, this includes a link on the back page to use as well as the QR code.

Flu immunisation – letter – Dec 2024