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6 years ago
Posted on 04th Sep 2020 by

KS1 Star of the Week

 

Bryan- Mrs Plimmer’s class for trying new food this week

Skylar- Miss McCullagh’s class for a fantastic first week in Year 1 and exceptional manners!

Kade- Miss Broadhurst’s class for an excellent first week back in school.

Holly- Miss Jones’ class for some fantastic artwork and an enthusiastic approach towards being back at school 🙂

Sebastian- Miss Newport’s class for a fantastic start to Year 2 and for really impressing us with his phonics knowledge! 😊

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 04th Sep 2020 by

What a fantastic first week in Year 1!

We are SO proud of all of our new Year 1 children! They have had a fantastic first week and are already so settled into their new classrooms and new routines! All of the children have absolutely loved being back and playing with their friends. You have really blown our socks off and we can’t wait to see you all back on Monday!

Have a lovely weekend! 🙂

6 years ago
Posted on 04th Sep 2020 by

Homes topic

If your child is in the older room for 3 and 4 year old’s called Mighty oaks, our current theme is “Homes”.  Please can you support this topic by sending in a photograph of your home and a picture of your family.  We will talk about these pictures and display them in class next week and would ideally like to share them on Monday 7th September.

Thank you for your support in advance.

Lisa Curnow

6 years ago
Posted on 04th Sep 2020 by

Start of term

Thank you for all of your patience at the start of term with our new dropping off and collection arrangements.  The children have coped really well and we are super proud of them.

Going forward, we would love to share your child’s progress using the app evidence me.  This allows us to share photographs of your child with you and for you to send in pictures of their progress at home.  If you would like to participate in this please email your permission to the office stating that you would like to take part in the parent share aspect of evidence me.  The office email address is newdale.nursery@taw.org.uk

In addition, we would like you to check that you have put names on your child’s possessions so that we can ensure that we send them home with the correct things.  This needs to include their water bottles, coats, pack lunch boxes and school bags.

Please also register on the website as a parent/carer with a child in nursery.  As communication is digital we need to ensure that you receive all of the messages and this enables you to receive the latest information.

On a final note, if your child is in the Mighty oaks room please can you send in a family photograph next week for display on the wall.  Our topic this term is all about our homes and we will be talking about our families on Monday.

 

Thanks for all your support

Lisa Curnow

Nursery teacher

6 years ago
Posted on 03rd Sep 2020 by

Start and end of day update

Dear Parents and Carers,

Firstly, please can we thank you for your support in following the system around the school this morning. Children came in happy and smiling, ready for another day of learning. There were lots of children coming into school independently, especially in Key Stage 2 which is a real help to us when considering the number of people we have on site at any one time. The staff on duty wish to thank you for your co-operation.  We are hopeful that this system will not be in place forever, but for now we feel it is the best system in order to keep everyone as safe as possible.

The main school gates will not be open to parents and pupils before 8.30am in the morning and 3.00pm in the afternoon.  Please remember, you have from 8.40am until 9.00am to get your children into school, which may help you when considering your morning arrangements.

You may be aware that some of the residents who live adjacent to our school raised some concerns regarding parking on their property this morning. Where possible, please can you walk to school. We are aware that space is limited for cars and ask that you are considerate in where you park if you are arriving at school in a vehicle. Please do not park in the spaces which are marked with numbers, as these numbers indicate the parking spaces that belong to the property. Likewise, please can we ask that you are considerate to other road and pavement users when parking.

You may also wish to consider parking a little bit further away from school and walking up from there.

The police and Community Support Officers will have a much higher presence at our key entry and exit times in order to support congestion outside of school.

As I have mentioned before, our systems are continually under review. Rest assured, we are trying our best to ensure your children’s safety is our main priority.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

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6 years ago
Posted on 02nd Sep 2020 by

Well done Reception!

We would all like to say well done to every single Reception child who joined us at Newdale today. We are so proud of how well you settled in. You listened so well to the new routines and we are looking forward to getting to know you all the more over the coming weeks. We bet your families were incredibly proud of you too!

The Reception Team.

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 02nd Sep 2020 by

Nursery – Collection

From tomorrow Thursday 3rd September, we kindly ask that children in Mighty Oaks be dropped off and collected from the nursery garden at the rear of the school.  Access is via the main school gates, turning right and following the path to the school hall/delivery bay, you will see the garden on your left.  Thank you.

6 years ago
Posted on 02nd Sep 2020 by

Important information for parents

Dear Parents/Carers,

We are delighted to welcome all children back to school. They have settled into class really well and are already enjoying lesson times.

It was lovely to speak to so many parents today.

The staggered start proved tricky for many parents, so as a result we have reviewed our entry and exit system and made the  following changes with immediate effect.

We will be operating a strict one way system for ‘pick up’ and ‘drop off’ times around the outside of school. This will be clearly marked and staffed. As you follow the one way system, please drop off children in the order as you walk around.

Where possible, please can only one parent/carer accompany children onto site. We hope that many children in Years 4, 5 and 6 will walk onto site independently.

Nursery will open at the normal time of 8.30 am and all other classes will be open from 8.40 am.  Classroom doors will open at 8.40 am and close at 9 am at which point the register will be taken.

We are trying to reduce the volume of parents on site at any one time – please do not arrive at school too early as this puts strain on our capacity.  If you are waiting at any point, please use the space available on the playground and socially distance.

We will continue to review our entry / exit systems on a daily basis.

Thank you for all of your support and understanding during these testing times.

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher