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4 weeks ago
Posted on 15th May 2026 by

Achievement Assembly

Friday 15th May 2026 

This week KS1 children enjoyed their school disco after school – thank you to the staff for running this fabulous event and we can’t wait for the KS2 disco next week on Thursday 21st May. A big well done to the year 6 children for working incredibly hard in their SATs this week – we are all very proud of them!  

 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Kian for his superb efforts in his collage of an Ancient Greek landscape. Mrs Arthur’s achiever for his excellent attitude to learning.  

Year 5 achievers:  Maisie for a real boost of confidence recently which has led to great progress in her learning and some fabulous work. Hilal for amazing work and achievement with his phonics moving up to Grey books. 

Year 4 achievers: David for an excellent science investigation and asking fantastic questions related to the digestive system. Retal for using her super sewing skills to join fabric and help others in our DT lessons this week.  

Year 3 achievers: Daniel for taking time to think about his word choices and using wonderful manners, we love your kindness! Libby for always being kind and respectful and trying her hardest with her writing.  

Year 2 achievers: Mia for trying so hard to write independent sentences in Literacy and Chance to Shine. We’re so proud of you! Willow for her incredible effort and progress in reading and writing. Willow is joining guided reading groups after half term and has made outstanding progress in her latest chance to shine. We are incredibly proud of her! 

Year 1 achievers: Miss Lowe’s achiever for her incredible enthusiasm in our dance lessons during PE. Lexie for being an ‘always’ child. Always working hard, always being kind, respectful and polite and always ready to learn. Well done, Lexie.  

Year R achievers: Kaja for being an excellent role model in class and challenging herself continually to improve. Adrian for a smiley, happy week coming into school and working hard as always!  

 

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

Year 6 readers: All of our wonderful year 6 team and their amazing effort with the reading paper in SAT’s this week. Very well done! 

Year 5 readers: Isabelle for hitting her reading target this week with interesting reads. Mrs Haymour’s star reader for always putting effort into his answers and summaries by including using grammar skills taught. 

Year 4 readers: Ezra – for regular reading at home and always writing a detailed comment in his reading diary. Gabi for reading every day this week and doing a brilliant VIPERS. 

Year 3 readers: Bella for writing her own story based on her reading! McCauley for putting in lots of effort in writing in his reading diary.  

Year 2 readers: Alisha for her brilliant answers to the question stickers in the reading diary. We are so impressed with your reading at home! The star reader form Miss Squires class for reading every day and always answering the questions every week, we love your drawings. 

Year 1 readers: Noah because he is reading at home every night. Hilda for reading consistently every night and writing her own comments in her diary.  

 

Newdale Cup winners nominated by adults in school –  

The whole of year 6 for their fantastic efforts in their SATs this week. They all worked so hard in preparation and during the assessments themselves; they have made us so proud. 

Attendance Winners 11th – 15th May 2026

Winner of Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3

Mrs Evan’s & Mrs Sturrock = 100%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mr Jackson = 98.28%

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4 weeks ago
Posted on 15th May 2026 by

Curriculum Governor Involvement

The Curriculum Governor Committee met on 13th May. Governors enjoyed a tour of the two‑year‑old provision and the pre‑school provision, noting that children were highly engaged and very well supported by the Nursery team. The environments were described as excellent and thoughtfully designed.

Governors then reviewed a random selection of home–school communication diaries. They observed strong engagement from home, either from the child (KS2) or the parent (KS1), and agreed that the time Teaching Assistants spend completing these diaries each day is a valuable use of time.

Anna Taylor (Nursery HLTA) attended the meeting with three EYPPG children, who demonstrated their maths learning. Governors were reassured that the strong foundations being built in Nursery will be highly beneficial as the children transition into Reception.

Governors requested that Science be the focus for the next meeting.

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4 weeks ago
Posted on 14th May 2026 by

Joe Wicks Workout for Mental Health Week

This week, Mrs Everall’s class joined thousands of other children around the UK for a live workout with Joe Wicks as part of Mental Health Week. We completed a variety of exercises, including jumping jacks and squats, for 40 seconds each with a 10-second break to recover between each set. If you fancy having a go at home, here’s a link to the recording.

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4 weeks ago
Posted on 12th May 2026 by

Finance and Personnel Committee Governors Involvement

The Finance and Personnel Governors convened on Thursday 7th May to review several important areas relating to the school’s ongoing development and future planning.

Governors examined the provisional staffing structure for the next academic year, giving particular attention to how it aligns with the increasing number of pupils with complex needs across the school. They also reviewed the financial implications of the proposed structure. As is the case for many schools nationally, Governors noted the growing challenge of delivering fully inclusive provision within budgets that do not reflect the true cost of meeting these needs.

The meeting continued with a review of the Headteacher’s appraisal targets and the progress made towards achieving them. Governors then spent time exploring the new Ofsted Toolkit, considering the guidance available and identifying the preparation required over the next 12 months.

 

Finally, Governors agreed that a small increase in fees for Nursery, Breakfast Club and After School Club was necessary in order to keep pace with rising inflationary costs

 
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1 month ago
Posted on 08th May 2026 by

Achievement Assembly

Friday 8th May 2026 

This week Year 2 took part in a Florence Nightingale workshop where they learnt about artefacts related to her, learnt how to make herbal medicines and even how to bandage each other! The children represented Newdale brilliantly. 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Alexey for his hard work in SATs revision sessions. Riley for excellent attitude to learning.  

Year 5 achievers:  Matilda for beautiful presentation and paying close attention to detail in her literacy and geography work.  

Year 4 achievers: Hansini for accurate speech punctuation and using a variety of interesting speech verbs in her writing. Mr Stubb’s achiever for fantastic effort in her literacy this week, working really hard on her handwriting. 

Year 3 achievers: Mrs Churm’s achiever for showing off amazing ukulele skills and being brave enough to show the whole class! Miss Watson’s achiever for settling into class quickly and showing he is ready to learn.  

Year 2 achievers: Evelyn for being a super role model to her friends during the Florence Nightingale workshop and representing Newdale amazingly. Caden for his incredible knowledge for our Florence Nightingale workshop yesterday.  

Year 1 achievers: Mattias for being polite and caring to others.  Lucas for working hard on his ‘Chance to Shine’ and remembering the important things needed in a sentence.  

Year R achievers: Safa for excellent progress in phonics and handwriting. Freya for a wonderful week, working so hard in phonics and in her writing. Well done 😊  

Times Tables  

Mrs Everall’s class win the TTRS trophy this week for the most daily minutes per active player. Well done! 

 

House Points 

Ironbridge are now in the lead with an impressive 647 house points gained in weeks 3 and 4. They are followed by Wenlock with 574 points, Wrekin with 545 and Severn with 397. Well done, everyone! 

Attendance Winners 5th – 8th May 2026

Winner of Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3

Mrs Churm = 100%

Winner of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Mr Stubbs = 99.17%

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1 month ago
Posted on 08th May 2026 by

Patternborough!

To mark Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, Year 4 did some “Patternborough” drawings of animal prints this week. They chose from 9 different patterns and experimented with different pencil grades to see which worked best.