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3 years ago
Posted on 20th Mar 2023 by

Year 1 Nature Walk

As Miss Harrison has explained in a previous post, our Nature Walk has unfortunately been cancelled for this Wednesday (22nd), due to a shortage of adults.

It has been postponed to the afternoon of Tuesday 28th March. Please, let us know if you can volunteer for this new date. We would love for this walk to go ahead still!

*Please note: there is no Forest School this Wednesday* 

Many thanks,

Mrs Millington

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3 years ago
Posted on 17th Mar 2023 by

Year 1 Nature Walk.

Due to adult shortages, we will have to postpone our Nature Walk until Tuesday 28th March.

If you can volunteer for Tuesday afternoon instead, we would love to have you.
Our younger pupils thoroughly enjoy having their parents along to support their learning. Please let us know if you can make it via the year 1 email or in reading diaries.

Thank you in advance,
Miss Harrison

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3 years ago
Posted on 17th Mar 2023 by

Year 2 Pirate Day – Friday 31st March!

Ahoy me ‘arties!

Year 2 will be walking the plank and taking part in a yo ho ho fun filled day as pirates. This will be on Friday 31st March (the last day of term).

We invite all the children in year 2 to come dressed as a pirate ready to set sail on our adventures for the day! You do not need to go out and buy a new outfit but can come dressed as scruffy as you like! Jeans/shorts, t-shirt and face paint for an eye patch as an example.  The adults will be putting on their scruffy rags too and dressing up as pirates! The rougher the better, after all they arrrrr little scallywags!

We can’t wait to sail the seven seas and have a ‘Jolly Roger’ time with them all!

Year 2 team

3 years ago
Posted on 17th Mar 2023 by

Easter Raffle 2023

We are holding an Easter Egg Raffle this year. The raffle will be drawn electrically using a random number generator on Wednesday 29th March. 50p per ticket (no paper tickets will be issued). You are able to purchase more than one ticket. The money raised from your kind raffle donations will be put towards exciting, new reading books for school including those won by our star readers each week in achievement assembly. Thank you to Magna for once again donating the very large chocolate Easter egg!

Tickets to be purchased through ParentPay.

Good Luck everyone!

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3 years ago
Posted on 16th Mar 2023 by

Yr1 Science week!

Year 1 were bridge engineers. We’ve previously tested out the strength of different materials in holding weights. Today, however, they completed an independent experiment testing the strength of different shapes. We tested square, triangular, arch and beam bridges. We measured the gap to make sure it was a fair test each time. Then, we balanced 1g weights until the bridges collapsed – which was super exciting! The arch bridges held the most weight so we think this shape is the strongest. What do you think?

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3 years ago
Posted on 15th Mar 2023 by

HELP! Nature Walk

Good morning,

Year 1 need volunteers for our Nature Walk trip next Wednesday 22nd March 13:00 – 14:45.

We will be walking for about 45minutes to the park around Newdale Pool and back – mainly staying on paths. This is an opportunity for children to spot seasonal changes (blossom, birds’ nest, etc.) and see how our local area is changing.

We have had no volunteers so far and need at least 2 per class for this trip to go ahead. We love having you join us for these wonderful class experiences.

Please email newdale.year1team@taw.org.uk or write in your child’s reading diary if you can make it.

Thank you!
Year 1 team

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3 years ago
Posted on 14th Mar 2023 by

Year 2 SATS books

Good afternoon,

We have had a few questions regarding purchasing practise SATS booklets this year.

We have made the decision that we will be using the CGP books as a teaching tool in school therefore we will not be offering you the opportunity to purchase them.

Instead we would like the children to continue with their daily practise of spellings, times tables and reading at least 3x per week.

If you would like to purchase any books there are many available in bookshops however we do not want you to feel that it is essential to purchase any additional learning materials.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Year 2 team

 

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3 years ago
Posted on 14th Mar 2023 by

NSPCC – ‘Speak out. Stay safe’

Dear Parent/Carer

RE: NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. online programme

I am pleased to tell you that this term (week beginning Monday 27th March) we will be participating in the ‘NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe’  online programme. This consists of an online assembly and supporting classroom-based activities. Speak out. Stay safe. is a safeguarding programme available to all primary schools in the UK and Channel Islands. It aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse in a child friendly way. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a trusted adult or Childline.

In the online assembly, the Speak out. Stay safe. messages are delivered in a fun and interactive way with the help of their mascot Buddy as well as special guest appearances from Ant and Dec.

We have studied the content of the materials and are extremely confident that they are appropriate for primary-school-aged children. By the end of the programme, we’re convinced children will feel empowered – knowing how they can speak out and stay safe.

If you would like to know more about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme you can find information on the NSPCC website www.nspcc.org.uk/speakout or I would be happy to discuss any questions that you may have.

Additional resources

Activities for children at home

Keep busy while learning about staying safe and speaking out with our at-home activities for primary school children. These are hosted on the NSPCC website www.nspcc.org.uk/activities.

Online safety hub

You may also like to visit the NSPCC Online Safety Hub where you will find advice and information on a range of different online safety topics including gaming, social media, sharing nudes, parental controls and more.

You will also find online safety information for families of children with additional needs and disabilities. We have worked with Ambitious about Autism and parents and carers who have children with additional needs and disabilities to create activities to help talk about online safety which you can find at www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-safety-families-children-with-send.

Childline Under 12’s Website

Childline also have a website with age appropriate advice for primary school children on topics such as bullying.  It also has games and other interactive tools. Your child can visit it at www.childline.org.uk/kids.

The Childline website has an accessibility tool too, you can find out about it by clicking on the accessibility link in the Get Support menu. Children can use it to:

  • Read the website out to them
  • Change the text size and font
  • Change webpages to just text only
  • Add a mask or ruler to help them focus on just part of the page
  • Magnify parts of the webpage
  • Translate the website in to over 120 languages

 Talking PANTS with your children

 Talk PANTS is a simple conversation to help keep children safe from sexual abuse. From P through to S, each letter of PANTS provides a simple but important message that can help keep children safe. You can find out more and download the free resources at www.nspcc.org.uk/pants.

Penguin and Ladybird have partnered with the NSPCC to create a Pantosaurus book aimed at children aged 4 – 8. You can find copies of the new book on sale at https://shop.nspcc.org.uk/ or in Matalan’s selected stores. All profits from the sale of this book will support the NSPCC.

Support the NSPCC

You may be interested in the NSPCC’s new selection of BUDDY goodies available from the NSPCC shop at https://shop.nspcc.org.uk/collections/buddy which make perfect gifts for children – and all profits go to help keep children safe.

If you’d like to know more about the NSPCC’s work, or take a look at the wide range of information and advice which is available for parents and carers, please visit their website www.nspcc.org.uk/parents.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Cook