Photo Consent for Careers Day

As you all know, we had a fantastic careers day this week. We are very grateful to the people that came in to share what they do with our children.

Some of our visitors have asked if they can be sent some of the photoshots we took to put on their social media eg the police would like some to form part of their safer neighbourhood work.

We know who does not give photo consent in our school, but just wanted to check everyone else is happy for this to happen.

If you are not, please contact the office by Friday lunchtime.

Kind regards,

Y3 Art Exhibition – Thursday 10th July

Year 3 are very excited to invite you to a special exhibition of some of the sculptures, sketches, prints and paintings they have created during the year on Thursday 10th July at 2:45pm. Tickets are available for £1 and the proceeds will be used to fund new art supplies and activities.

Parents to arrive at the back of the school hall doors. Children will meet parents in the hall for the exhibition then go back to class for their things, parents to go back to class to collect. X1 ticket per child available. Tickets can be purchased through ParentPay. Last day to buy a ticket is Monday 7th July.

Mini Medics

Mini Medics after school club will run next half term for Year 3 and Year 4.

Mini Medics is designed to give children the confidence to perform and understand the basic First Aid methods that could help a friend or someone that is in need of First Aid. The course covers, first aid book and box, primary survey, CPR, recovery position, choking, asthma, treating wounds, slings and bandages, how to use a defibrillator.

The course will run on a Friday from Friday 6th June – Friday 4th July. The cost for the 5 week course is £20 per child.

Please note due to the course being run by an external company, we are unable to make cancellations/refunds once a place is booked.

Places can be booked via ParentPay. The last day to book a place is Thursday 22nd May.

 

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

School Uniform

Wow! What beautiful weather we have been having recently!

As the weather is getting warmer, please can you ensure that your child has a water bottle, a sun hat and wears sun cream to school. If your child needs to reapply sunscreen during the day, we ask that it’s kept in their bag with their name on, and then applied by the themselves when appropriate.

Just a quick reminder about our uniform policy…

At Newdale our school colours are navy blue, black and grey.

We request children wear a navy jumper or cardigan and grey or black skirts / pinafores or trousers along with a light blue collared shirt. If you would like to order uniform with our school logo on, please do so via Baker and Sons Schoolwear in New Street, Wellington 01952 641897.  This is not compulsory: uniform without a logo is acceptable as long as it matches our chosen colours. In warmer months, blue gingham dresses / black or grey smart shorts can be worn.  Please ensure that these are of an appropriate length and aren’t too high above the knee.

All children need to wear sensible shoes (no heels or trainers please). In the colder weather, girls are permitted to wear black, navy or grey tights.

PE Kit

We have decided that we will continue with allowing children to come to school in their School PE kit on PE days. The reasons for this is linked to the time it takes for some children to get changed often eats significantly into the actual time carrying out PE lessons. It is also much simpler to do this, when looking at the lack of private space for children to get changed, and the unhygienic option of them getting changed in the toilets.

The school PE kit is as follows –

A plain or school logo navy PE top

Plain navy shorts or tracksuit bottoms

A plain or school logo navy sweatshirt/hoodie

Black pumps or trainers

We do ask that no sports logo kit is used as school PE kit please – they must be either plain or with the Newdale logo. It is important that everyone abides by our uniform rules as we know how important is it that children feel part of our Newdale team.

Thank you for your continued support.

We hope you continue to enjoy this glorious weather.

 

Happy Easter Holidays!

We hope you have a lovely two weeks off (hopefully enjoying some lovely sunshine!) We can’t wait to hear about what you have all been up to when you come back on Monday 28th April.

Don’t forget to keep practising your spellings, times tables (Times Table Rockstars) and reading lots! We have noticed a slight dip in these the last couple of weeks and want to try to get these back up again ready for the Summer term.

We would also love to hand out more pen licences, so please practise handwriting at all opportunities.

Have a lovely two week break everyone!

Year 3 team

NSPCC parent session – Wednesday 7th May

On Wednesday 7th May, the NSPCC will be doing a face-to-face session all about how to keep your child safe online. This session will run at Newdale Primary school from 2:00-3:00pm. Please note this session is only for parents/carers to attend due to the context of the session.

If you would like to attend, please book via Parent Pay. For more details, please see the attached flyer. The session is free to attend.

Thank you for your support.