Our Curriculum

We teach a varied and balanced curriculum here at Newdale. In addition to our core subjects (writing, reading, phonics, maths and science), children are immersed in a range of foundation subjects. These subjects are broken down into key knowledge which is built on across units, the academic year and consecutive years.

For more information about the subjects we teach and their themes, please ask your child as well as visiting our school website.

The Big Christmas Quiz – Year 5 & 6

The Big Christmas Quiz for Year 5 & 6 will take place on Friday 8th December. Please see below individual class timings for this event. X2 tickets are available per family. Deadline for booking tickets is Friday 1st December at midday.

Any reserve tickets left will be available to purchase from the afternoon of Monday 4th December.

Further details on ParentPay. All tickets must be purchased through ParentPay.

9.15am – Mr McFarland

10.15am – Mr Jackson

1.15pm- Mrs Arthurs

2.15pm – Miss Jones

Photo policy

It’s coming up to that time of the year again when parents and carers will be invited into school to attend Christmas events. In line with our safeguarding policy, please can we politely remind parents to avoid taking pictures and videos of other children and uploading them onto social media.

Thank you

Newdale Team

 

SEND provision at Newdale

As a school, we pride ourselves on the provision we put in place for our SEND learners (children with special educational needs and disabilities). We shared with you in our recent SEND newsletter some of the types of interventions which we have on offer and some of the people we are lucky to have in school to support your children.

When Ofsted visited, they commented that: “Pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils are well supported to access the same curriculum as other pupils. As a result, pupils achieve highly.”

We hope that you feel that we, as a school, give your child the support that they need to succeed as this is important to us. If you have any questions or queries regarding the support your child receives, please feel free to contact Mrs Poole, our SENDCO, on newdalesendco@taw.org.uk

 

Many thanks

Newdale Team

Keeping in Touch

Dear parents / carers,

We wanted to remind you of some of the ways that you can keep in touch with us, and we can keep in touch with you! We very much value your support to ensure your child enjoys every moment at Newdale.

  • Staff are always available for you to informally chat with at the beginning and end of the day outside school.
  • We also have our home-school communication books as well as year-group emails.
  • Parents and carers would have received our regular update as to how your child is progressing – by sending these out before parent’s evening, you can be fully informed.
  • Our pastoral team are on hand to support families as well as children in school.
  • Our SENDCo, Mrs. Poole is always keen to ensure children with SEND have the best support – please contact her should you need anything at all.
  • Before and After School Club staff are available should you need to discuss anything with them.
  • We hope you find our newsletters and other digital communications useful and informative, especially our Top Tips for e-safety.
  • Please remember that all the information you need about what your child is learning is on our website – but do ask if you need any further information at all.

Many thanks for your continued support,

Miss Cook

Year 2 – changes to timetable

Good afternoon, 

Just some updates to Year 2 this half term.

Monday 20th November, we have a Guy Fawkes day – children do not need anything extra but will hopefully come back with lots to tell you about our history day.

We have our cinema trip Wednesday morning therefore PE has swapped to Thursday afternoon. Children will therefore need PE kits Thursday and Friday next week and normal school uniform Monday-Wednesday.

In year 2, we alternate outdoor learning every half term. We completed outdoor learning before half term, therefore, we do not have another outdoor learning session until after the Christmas holiday. We will have outdoor learning again in January but until then please do not send any kits in.

NATIVITY
We are SO excited to start rehearsing our Nativity!

Children have all been given a part. We have tried to give most children a speaking part and have sent scripts home for them to rehearse. Can you insure these remain in reading diary packs as we may need them to practise in school?  

We will send details out about costumes at a later date but will help children with any part of the costume that is difficult to source.

If you wish to discuss your child’s role, please email via the year 2 address (newdale.year2team@taw.org.uk). 

We hope you have a wonderful weekend!

See you Monday,

Year 2 team.

 

 

 

⭐ Friday 17th November – Achievement Assembly ⭐

This week, Year 5 were lucky enough to visit the Shrewsbury museum to develop their sketching skills and learn more about the Vikings. Year 2 had wonderful adventures in nature, as part of their Science lesson. They collected the materials they needed to build their very own wormeries back in class. We can’t wait to see what they look like after the weekend.  

BeSMART Cup winners who will have a special treat next week:  

Miss McCullagh’s class (Year 4) for a huge improvement in independence and behaviour over the past 2 weeks! Well done! 

Attendance winners this week – Gertie and Omar will join them next week in class and they will all enjoy an extra playtime:  

KS1 winners are Miss Lowe’s Year 2 class with 97% 

KS2 winners are Mr Jackson’s Year 5 class with an amazing 99%  

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Jamie for fantastic watercolour work in Art 😊 and James for having a brilliant week 😊  

Year 5 achievers: Reyhan for settling in so well to life at Newdale and Mr Jackson’s star was chosen for always contributing in Maths and challenging himself to learn new Maths methods. 

Year 4 achievers: Grace for fantastic effort and creativity in making our art sculptures this week. Mrs Everall’s class had to choose two achievers for brilliant team-work in Maths! 

Year 3 achievers: Lila for always working hard and following the BeSMART code every day and Niall for making a huge improvement in independent writing and  an excellent set of instructions. 

Year 2 achievers: Alice for her progress in multiplication. She is working hard at home to remember her multiplication facts and it is showing in her problem solving! Robyn for her progress with writing, presentation  and handwriting. She is very proud of her work.  

Year 1 achievers: Muna for her incredible effort with her handwriting and presentation this week and Miss Hill’s achiever was chosen for working hard and trying hard with her writing.  

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers: Miss Jones’ reader was chosen for the effort put into Monday’s reading task and Alfie for working hard to ensure he has five reads every week. 

Year 5 readers: Oisin for impressing us with his reading comments and the facts he has learnt this week. And Clara for always challenging herself with her reading. 

Year 4 readers: William for achieving Platinum by writing his own comments every day this week! Mrs Everall’s reader was chosen for improving her number of home reads with detailed summaries and drawings.  

Year 3 readers: April for the extra effort she puts into reading at home and her own time at school. Mason for great comments and drawings in his reading diary. 

Year 2 readers: Chimzy for her exceptional effort in reading and for writing her own lengthy comments about what she has read and Smrithi, who won our reading raffle,  for answering all the questions and going above and beyond. 

Year 1 readers: Harry for completing lots of work at home, putting in extra effort with his reading and presentation. 

Well done to everyone! ⭐ Have a lovely weekend and see you all on Monday!

Year 5 Shrewsbury Museum Trip

Year 5 had a great day out at Shrewsbury Museum. The children took part in a Vikings workshop, where they got to handle artefacts, practice writing on clay and making their own flour. The children also had an art workshop, where they looked around the Art gallery, before producing their own print of Shrewsbury.

Year 1-6 Parent’s Evening – School SENDCO

Parents evenings for Years 1-6 will be taking place during the week commencing 4th December. Parents will be notified when the booking system is open to make an appointment.

If you would like Mrs Poole, our SENDCO to attend your appointment, please contact her by the end of next week (November 24th) so that she can allocate her time to attend.

You can do so by sending her an email on newdalesendco@taw.org.uk

Year 5/6 Christmas Event

Dear Parents/Carers,

Year 5 and 6 are looking forward to welcoming you into school for our Christmas events on Friday 8th December – ‘The Big Newdale Christmas Quiz’ – where you will have the opportunity to listen to singing and compete in a Christmas quiz with your child.

More information will be released next week about the events on Parent Pay, however should you wish to attend, please see the timings below.

9.15am – Mr McFarland’s class.

10.15am – Mr Jackson’s class.

1.15pm – Mrs Arthur’s class.

2.15pm – Miss Joneses class.

Many thanks,

The 5/6 team.