Friday 23rd May 2025
This week, Year 2 have been working incredibly hard on their end of KS1 assessments. We are all so proud of their effort and determination. Year 5 enjoyed their ‘Maya day’ on Tuesday; they completed lots of fun activities to learn all about the ancient Maya civilisation – including exploring Mayan cities and rainforests using VR headsets and weaving baskets using Mayan techniques. On Friday, the whole school enjoyed a ‘fieldwork afternoon’ – getting outside to put some of their practical Geography skills to the test! We wish all of our Newdale families a happy and relaxing half-term and look forward to welcoming you all back into the classrooms on Monday 2nd June.
BeSMART Cup winners who will have a special treat next week:
Year 2 for absolutely smashing their SATS quizzes. They’ve all worked so hard with such a positive attitude and mindset with their Team Awesome and Team Supreme mantra of ‘I can and I will’ and they certainly did! Miss Lowe, Miss Hill, Mrs Stevens and Ms Marshall are super proud of every single pupil in year 2! Well done!
House Points
After lots of hard work from everyone in the team and two interhouse competitions to earn some bonus points, Ironbridge have won the house point battle for this half-term. They will be rewarded with their second house celebration shortly after half-term.
Times Tables
Miss Watson’s class have been awarded the trophy this week for having so many of their class (90%) active on TTRS over the past fortnight! They have been working so hard to beat other classes in their battles. Keep up the super work rockstars! Leo has accepted the award on behalf of his class for being such a star player!
Achievers of the week:
Year 6 achievers: Jasper for working really hard this week across all lessons, but especially in Literacy lessons despite having an arm in a sling! Holly for being such a kind and caring study buddy and for her fabulous effort in her Chance to Shine.
Year 5 achievers: Lacey-Mae for always sharing interesting, creative pieces of work from home and an excellent effort with her Literacy work. Mr Jackson’s second achiever was chosen for being a kind and caring member of the class and creating a fantastic mask out of clay today. Skye for working really hard on increasing her pace in all subjects and Layla for always being kind to everyone.
Year 4 achievers: Harry for perseverance and progress throughout the year. Eliza and Tiger-Lily– they both have different strengths and have been excellent role-models in sharing their skills and learning from each other this week.
Year 3 achievers: Chimzy for always giving 110% effort in all lessons, not giving up when she finds things difficult and being a great role model at all times. Gracie for being a fabulous Newdaler. She is such a hard worker and never fails to brighten our day. Good luck at your new school Gracie!
Year 2 achievers: Ted for working hard this week but mostly for his kindness and gratefulness towards his teachers, school and his learning. Miss Hill’s achiever for consistently working hard in all subjects with a positive, enthusiastic attitude.
Year 1 achievers: Alisha for increasingly showing enthusiasm to learning, especially on Geography day where she spoke confidently about a country that is special to her. Jesse for working hard on his handwriting and always trying his best.
Year R achievers: Junior for amazing progress this term. He has been working hard, especially in his fantastic phonics. Noah for his increased confidence in communicating with his peers and his teachers – keep it up Noah!
