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4 years ago
Posted on 13th Sep 2022 by

Free entry!

FREE entry to Coalbrookdale museum of Iron, Enginuity and Darby Houses on September 17th and 18th September. This is a great opportunity for the children to learn about local history such as the Darby family and Thomas Parker, an electric car inventor from Coalbrookdale!

https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/events/family-events/heritage-open-days-coalbrookdale/

 

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4 years ago
Posted on 13th Sep 2022 by

Additional bank holiday

13.9.22

Dear Parents & Carers,

Guidance has now been provided to schools from the Department for Education:

Following the announcement from Buckingham Palace of the death of our sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a period of National Mourning has started and will continue until the end of the State Funeral. This is a period of time for reflection in response to the death of our Queen.

The official date of the State Funeral is 19 September 2022. This day will be a bank holiday and schools that are normally closed on a bank holiday, should close on this day as a mark of respect.

As a result of this guidance, we will be closing on Monday 19th September.

Normal attendance is expected throughout the National Mourning period, other than the bank holiday.

If you have any queries, please do email the school account newdale.primary@taw.org.uk or call the office on 01952 387720.

Kind regards,

Miss Cook

4 years ago
Posted on 11th Sep 2022 by

Online safety top tip for parents – using parental controls

Parental controls allow you to block and filter upsetting or inappropriate content. They work across your WiFi, phone network, individual apps and devices.

Parental controls can help you to:

  • plan what time of day your child can go online and how long for
  • create content filters to block apps that may have inappropriate content
  • manage the content different family members can see.

To help keep your child safe online, it is vital that you set up parental controls on the devices they might use at home. Please see the attached factsheet for more information:

thinkuknow-factsheet-for-parents-using-parental-controls.236605358

If you need more support or guidance with online safety please contact a staff member or send us an email newdale.primary@taw.org.uk

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4 years ago
Posted on 10th Sep 2022 by

Well done Reception 👏🏻

We would like to say a huge well done to all of our children who joined our Reception classes this week.
They have so much to absorb as they learn all about their new school and the new routines.
We have all been so impressed with their independence coming in to school. We even received a special message from their new Lunchtime Supervisors to say how well they had done with their first lunch together in school and what lovely manners they all had.
After a tiring week, have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you all again on Monday morning.

The Reception Team 😊

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4 years ago
Posted on 09th Sep 2022 by

Year 1’s first week!

We have LOVED meeting all our new children and have been so impressed with how they have settled.

They have done really well learning the BeSMART code and are starting to put it into practise all the time.

This week we have listened to lots of fantastic stories, explored forest school, met our new sports coaches, and created amazing artwork. Can you spot some in our classroom windows?

A quick note to say thank you for being so patient whilst we try to learn your faces at going home time. We will get quicker at this.

Year 1 team.

 

 

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4 years ago
Posted on 09th Sep 2022 by

Year 6 Nature Walk

Dear Parents/Carers,

Year 6 will be going on their nature walk next Wednesday, 14th September as part of our new science topic – Living things and their habitats.

Please ensure your child comes to school with weather appropriate clothing and footwear and a hat if the weather is warm, as they will be changing into this after lunch time.

Thank you,

Miss Jones and Mr McFarland.

4 years ago
Posted on 06th Sep 2022 by

Spellings in Year 1

 

6th September 2022

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Spelling in the National Curriculum

Your child is learning spellings set out in the National Curriculum. Phonic knowledge will underpin the teaching of spellings ‘rules’. However, many words in the English language seem to follow no pattern – these are known as ‘exception words’. At Newdale we refer to these as ‘Red’ words while your child is taking part in Read, Write, Inc phonics; and as ‘orange’ words from year 3 onwards. These word lists are statutory. The lists are a mixture of words which pupils use frequently in their writing but can often misspell.

 

We have broken these word lists into more manageable chunks for each year group and will focus on a selection of these key words throughout the year. In year 1 we will refer to these words as our ‘Red Words’ which are referred to at the front of the Read, Write, Inc home reading books.

 

Below are the Year 1 ‘exception words’ which will be taught throughout the year. These words can also be found in your child’s reading diary as a bookmark with all the words for that term. Your child could use these words when they are writing about what they have read independently or within other writing they do at home.

 

If you would like to work on helping your child practise these spelling at home, your child will benefit greatly.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Year 1 team.

 

 

 

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4 years ago
Posted on 05th Sep 2022 by

Year 5 helpful information

Hello everyone,

We hope you had an enjoyable summer break and we are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Attached below is some helpful information about our year group and how to find us.

Class intro page

The Year 5 Team

4 years ago
Posted on 05th Sep 2022 by

Welcome to Year 1!

 

We are really looking forward to seeing the children back in school tomorrow.

Here is some information about your new class to help you to settle in.

 

Staff

Class Teacher: Mrs Gregory (formerly Miss Newport)

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Wilmot and Mrs McLeod

 

Class Teacher: Miss Harrison

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Goodwin

 

Year group entrance and exit

In Year 1 all children enter and exit school via our Year 1 decking area. Please look at the map below. We ask that parents remain at the bottom of the steps at all times and allow children to come up into the classroom independently.

P.E. and Forest Schools

On PE days children should come to school in the correct PE kit and will remain in these clothes all day. They do NOT need to bring their uniform with them.

Tuesday (Indoor)

Thursday (Outdoor)

Every Wednesday we will have forest schools. Your child will need to bring a change of clothes for forest schools, including wellies and a waterproof coat, and come to school in their school uniform. We will aim to go outside in all weathers.

 

What to bring each day

Please ensure that each day your child brings with them to school:

  • book bag with reading diary inside
  • water bottle
  • packed lunch (if necessary)

 

Contact

If you need to contact the Year 1 team with any questions or queries, you can either write in the reading diaries which are checked daily or email the Year 1 team on newdale.year1team@taw.org.uk