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1 month ago
Posted on 22nd Sep 2026 by

🌟 Newdale Nursery Needs You! 🌟

Are you able to spare a little time each week to support our wonderful nursery children?

At Newdale Nursery, we are looking for friendly and reliable volunteers to help in our Mighty Oaks Room (3-4 year olds). Volunteering is a fantastic way to support young children, gain experience in an educational setting, and make a real difference to our nursery community.

🍎 Morning/Afternoon Snack Time Support Volunteer

Duties include:

  • Collecting fruit and vegetables from the central supply area.
  • Organising fruit into baskets and delivering them to tables.
  • Delivering cups and milk to tables.
  • Loading the dishwasher after snack time.
  • Supporting children with handwashing and safe lining up.

Times Available:

  • 9:00am – 9:30am daily
  • 1:45pm – 2:15pm daily

👩‍🍳 Cooking Support Volunteer

Duties include:

  • Supporting staff to collect cooking resources.
  • Gathering ingredients for activities.
  • Loading the dishwasher.
  • Cleaning tables after sessions.
  • Supporting children with handwashing and lining up safely.

Times Available:

  • Fridays: 9:30am – 10:30am
  • Fridays: 1:00pm – 1:45pm

Interested?

If you can give a little of your time and would like to support our nursery children, we would love to hear from you. Please complete the form below and hand into the main school office by Thursday 5th October.

Volunteer application form

Newdale school & nursery is committed to safeguarding all children, volunteer safer recruitment checks include online checks, interview, references and an enhanced DBS check.

Thank you for helping us make Newdale Nursery an amazing place to learn, play and grow! 💚

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1 month ago
Posted on 22nd Sep 2026 by

Free school meal for eligible nursery age children

Please see information below regarding free school meals for nursery age children who may be eligible for Free School Meals, if they attend full time or full days over lunch time.

We have an excellent school kitchen providing freshly cooked meals for the children daily.

Free School Meals

Free School MealsHave you checked to see if you are entitled to free school meals for your  child?
You may be eligible if you, or your partner, receive Income Support or income based Jobseekers Allowance. You may also be eligible if you receive:

  • Employment & Support Allowance(income related)
  • Pension Credit (guaranteed credit
  • Child Tax Credits and have an annual taxable income of less that £16,190
  • Part VI of the immigration & Asylum Act 1999
  • Do not receive working tax credit

To find out more visit
www.telford.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals
or telephone 01952 383 983

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1 month ago
Posted on 21st Sep 2026 by

Arthog photos

Further to recent notification regarding the reduction of child photographs on the Newdale Facebook page, we would like to reassure Year 6 parents that photographs of the children enjoying the Arthog trip will still be posted as normal this year.

 

Many thanks

Mrs Stack

1 month ago
Posted on 21st Sep 2026 by

Pick up and drop off times

We would like to remind all parents and carers to park and drive considerately during school drop-off and collection times.

We have recently received concerns from local residents regarding vehicles entering and using a private driveway on Maxfield Crescent for turning, waiting, or parking. We respectfully ask all families to avoid entering any private driveways, parking spaces, or residential land when bringing children to and from school.

We appreciate that the location of our school is not always ideal in terms of accessibility and that parking can be challenging at busy times of the day. However, we ask all members of our school community to be mindful of our neighbours and to avoid causing disruption or inconvenience to local residents.

Where possible, families may wish to consider alternative arrangements such as parking a little further away and walking the remainder of the journey to school, car sharing with other families, or encouraging older pupils to cycle or scoot to school where it is safe and appropriate to do so. These options can help to reduce congestion around the school and contribute to a safer environment for everyone.

We have also sought advice from our local Community Police Team regarding this matter and will continue to work with residents and local partners to promote safe and considerate parking practices.

Thank you for your support and cooperation in helping us maintain positive relationships with our neighbours.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

 

 

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1 month ago
Posted on 21st Sep 2026 by

Starting School – September 2027

Please follow the link below for details on  applying for a school place for September 2027.  Deadline for applications is 15th January 2027.

 

 

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1 month ago
Posted on 18th Sep 2026 by

Achievement Assembly

Friday 18th September 2026 

As week three comes to an end, we continue to be really proud of how well the children are settling back into school. The children are very much enjoying earning their Class Dojo points which they will be able to spend at the end of this half term. 

Looking ahead to next week, the SEND and Pastoral team are holding a ‘Meet the Inclusion team’ session on Thursday 24th September at 2pm. The session will be led by our SENDCo, Mr McFarland and our Pastoral Team, Mrs Byrne Corbett and Miss Hudson. During the session, we will discuss the SEND and pastoral support available across the school, including key updates, interventions and the different ways we support our children and families. There will also be a range of resources available for parents and carers to look at and explore. 

 

Finally, a huge congratulations to Maeve in reception for growing the tallest sunflower and therefore winning the sunflower competition. Well done! 

 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: April for always being ready to learn, giving her absolute best in every single lesson and being a fantastic year 6 role model. Theo for always being ready, respectful and an all-round superstar!  

Year 5 achievers:  Mrs Shayes and Miss White’s achiever for working hard, particularly in Literacy, contributing to class discussions and using what he has learned outside school in his writing. Poppy M for excellent effort in all lessons and always trying to challenge herself. 

Year 4 achievers: Eleonora for supporting the teaching of our RE lessons by sharing her wealth of knowledge with the class. Mr Jackson’s achiever is Zaidan for an excellent effort this week listening and being ready to learn. For also having a really positive attitude towards his learning. 

Year 3 achievers: Mrs Churm’s achiever for always being ready to learn and helping her peers too. Jasper for great work on our rocks topic in Science. We love your enthusiasm! 

Year 2 achievers: Hilda for working exceptionally hard in Maths this week, well done Hilda! Ruby-Skye for always showing the Newdale rules and being respectful all the time. Ruby is such a wonderful role model! 

Year 1 achievers: Hunter – for showing he is ready to learn and always wants to work hard. Asher for being an excellent role model and always showing he is ready to learn and trying his best.   

 

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

Year 6 readers: Hannah for her super reading diary comments. Paisley, for her fantastic summaries, predictions and illustrations and sharing her real joy of reading! 

Year 5 readers: Jessica for producing detailed, daily reads in her diary. Keep it up Jessica! Marvin for brilliant and detailed diary entries every day! I always look forward to reading those fun facts 

Year 4 readers: Arla for consistently reading every evening. Elizabeth for amazing reading and comments this week in her reading diary.  

Year 3 readers: Eve for amazing work ethic at home. Caitlyn for reading every day at home. 

Year 2 readers: Sam for reading every single day without fail!  Everly for reading consistently every day.  

Year 1 readers: Kiara for working hard on her reading at home and not giving up. Oghalezino for reading every night at home. Wow!  

 

Newdale Cup winners nominated by adults in school – Year 3 for having an amazing week by demonstrating excellent classroom routines including lining up, sitting in assembly and moving around school.   

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1 month ago
Posted on 18th Sep 2026 by

Curriculum Governors Involvement within school

The Curriculum Governors’ Committee met on 16 September 2026 and began the meeting with a tour of the school’s central Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision, led by the school SENDco. Governors recognised the importance of these spaces in supporting pupils’ individual needs and discussed opportunities to further enhance the provision. They suggested that the school explore potential partnerships with local businesses that may be willing to contribute funding towards future developments.

Governors then received an update on the school’s ongoing Stronger Foundations agenda. As part of this, leaders shared an end-of-year assessment grid, which demonstrated the progress made against the school’s stronger foundations priorities. Governors also learned about the targeted support provided for Key Stage 2 pupils who had not met the expected standard in the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, and the actions in place to close gaps in learning and improve outcomes.

The committee enjoyed meeting with six KS 2 pupils, who spoke confidently about their transition into a new year group. Pupils discussed the strong emphasis placed on relationship building and the explicit teaching of the school’s behaviour curriculum. Governors were able to clearly identify the positive impact of this work through the pupils’ comments and reflections.
Governors carefully reviewed the Annual Summary Report produced by the Independent School Improvement Partner and considered how its findings aligned with the priorities identified within this year’s School Development Plan.

Finally, governors received a comprehensive presentation from Mrs Shayes, the school’s Child in Care Lead. The committee was reassured by the depth of training, expertise and commitment demonstrated in this role, and by the robust systems in place to support children in care & previously looked after children effectively.