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5 years ago
Posted on 06th Sep 2021 by

PE Tuesdays and Thursdays

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

Please remember that Year 5’s PE days are Tuesdays and Thursdays. As per Miss Cook’s recent correspondence, please ensure that your child comes into school in regulation Newdale PE kit on those days.

 

Thank you for your support,

 

The Year 5 Team

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5 years ago
Posted on 06th Sep 2021 by

Y4 Important Information

The adults in Year 4 have really enjoyed meeting our classes today.

Thank you for your patience at the end of the day. As expected, it will take a little bit of time for staff to become familiar with parents/adults collecting children from our classes. To avoid congestion outside the decking area/bottom of the steps, if you are happy for your child to walk and meet you at the gate, please write a message in your child’s reading diary or email us on: newdale.year4team@taw.org.uk.

Exciting News:

We are very excited to announce that your child will be taking part in an Egyptian Day this Thursday in school. They don’t need to bring anything in apart from what they would usually do for a school day and children are expected to wear their school uniform.  We will post pictures to share what they have learnt later on in the week.

Many thanks

The Y4 Team

5 years ago
Posted on 03rd Sep 2021 by

Welcome Year 3!

Hi Year 3,

We hope you had a wonderful summer break and we are very excited to welcome you all back to school on Monday! Here is some key information that you will need for this term:

P.E Days – P.E will be on a Tuesday morning (indoor) and a Thursday afternoon (outdoor). Please ensure that you come to school wearing the correct P.E kit on these days.

Forest School – This term, Year 3 will be visiting the Forest School on a Friday afternoon. Please ensure you come to school in your uniform, with a separate bag containing suitable clothes and footwear for accessing this area.

Further information on Year 3 can be found on the attachment below.

Year 3 Information

If you have any questions or queries, please contact us using the email address newdale.year3team@taw.org.uk  or alternatively in the Reading Diary which will be sent home next week.

Enjoy your weekend!

The Year 3 Team

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5 years ago
Posted on 03rd Sep 2021 by

Welcome Reception Class 2021!

Welcome Reception Class 2021!

We are really looking forward to meeting you all next week for your first ever week in big school. We can’t wait to meet you all and get to know you.

We are so proud already of how brave you will all be coming in to your new classes. We know parents will be keen to see your classroom and we will let you know when we can invite you in to see your new environment.

A reminder that for the first week only, you will have been allocated either a morning or afternoon session. From the second week, you will stay for the whole day and enjoy your first school lunch together.

PE days for Reception are on a Wednesday and a Thursday and you can come dressed in your smart PE kits on those days. We will send further info about Forest Schools later in the week.

Attached to the end of this message is a reminder of Reception Class Information and things you will need for school. We have also attached an overview of our curriculum and the things your child will be learning about this term.

We will be sending home our ‘Home School Communication and Reading Diary’ in the first week. However, if you have any queries, then please do email us directly on our year group email  newdale.yearrteam@taw.org.uk

Enjoy the rest of the weekend. See you all on Monday.

The Reception Team :)

Class intro page Year R 21-22

What I need for school and Morning Routine

Year R Autumn term Curriculum 2021-2022

 

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5 years ago
Posted on 03rd Sep 2021 by

Update on the return to school – 3rd September 2021

Dear Parents / Carers,

As we all know, this terrible virus is still present in our community. When looking at the risks of infection, being outside in the fresh air is far safer than being inside. With this in mind we have been deciding what to do with the one-way system at drop off and collection times.

The advice is that one-way systems are no longer needed. We have thought carefully about this and decided that we are going to remove the need for a ‘one way’ route, but instead ask that people keep on the move wherever possible. We kindly ask you to not gather in groups and remain aware of keeping socially distanced. We ask that people continue to communicate with staff wherever possible via the home school books/staff who are on duty and to try to exit the site as quickly as possible following drop off and collection.

Staff have been working very hard making sure your children will have a really positive start to the new year. Classrooms are all set and I know teachers have been very busy planning lots of exciting lessons.

Please do remember that the skill of reading is essential. We ask that you set up a routine with your children as soon as you can, so that they get used to reading everyday and learn to love books.

Please check out your class teachers website page for information such as PE days and forthcoming events.

We all look forward to seeing everyone on Monday at 8.40 am.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Newdale Primary School and Nursery

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5 years ago
Posted on 03rd Sep 2021 by

Y4 Homework Information

Homework in Year 4

Reading

During the first few days back, your child will choose a new colour banded book to read at home. Your child will be listened to read by an adult in school to assess their current reading level. As well as this, children will still have access to Bug Club, Oxford Owl and Fiction Express, which provides e-books they can read at home. Login details can be found in your child’s reading diary. We encourage both children and adults at home to record in diaries at least 3 times a week.

Times Tables

In Year 4, children are required to regularly practise their times tables. Each child will be given a times table book which they can use at home as well as their login for Times Table Rockstars, which is a fantastic online resource to increase confidence, engagement, speed and progress with your child’s times table knowledge. Children will be tested on their times tables every Wednesday.

In the summer term, all Year 4 children will be tested on their multiplication knowledge using an online check produced by the DFE. More information will be sent out about this nearer the time. It is not a test for children to worry about. The check is intended to assess where each child is at with their times tables in preparation for Year 5. As a school, we prepare children for this check as well as ensuring that they are equipped with the times table knowledge to support them within their maths lessons.

Spellings

Your child will receive a new set of spellings each week. To support the teaching and learning of these spellings in class, please encourage your child to practise these each day. You will find the spelling sheet in your child’s reading diary. Your child will be tested on their spellings every Friday.

We will share these expectations with the children on their first day back.

Many thanks

The Year 4 Team

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5 years ago
Posted on 02nd Sep 2021 by

Newdale Nursery Virtual Tour

Take a virtual tour around our nursery classes (Ladybugs and Mighty Oaks) here at Newdale Nursery! This video is available for all to watch, particularly our families that will be sending their children for their first time next week. We hope you enjoy it :).

We hope you have all had a wonderful summer and look forward to welcoming our children back week commencing Monday 6th September.

Kind Regards, The Nursery Team.

5 years ago
Posted on 02nd Sep 2021 by

Welcome to Year 1

Hello and welcome to Year 1,

We are really looking forward to seeing you all again on Monday and hope you have had a wonderful summer holidays.

Here is some key information that you will need for this term.

Forest school day = Tuesday PM (starting Tuesday 7th September). Please come into school in your school uniform and bring in a separate bag with suitable clothes and footwear.

PE days = Monday AM indoor lesson (starting from Monday 13th September) please come into school wearing your PE kit.

Friday PM outdoor lesson (starting Friday 10th September) please come into school wearing your PE kit.

In the mornings a staff member will greet you at the bottom of the decking steps. We are encouraging you to come up the steps and into the classrooms by yourselves.

We have also attached the Year 1 class information sheet 2021 that was handed out before we broke up for summer.

Year 1 Class Info Sheet 2021

Please remember to bring a labelled water bottle with you.

If your parents or carers have any questions or anything they would like to let us know they can either write this in your reading diary or email us on this address: newdale.year1team@taw.org.uk

See you on Monday :)

The Year 1 team.