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1 year ago
Posted on 03rd Apr 2025 by

Easter event – ‘Egg’ Stravaganza

Yesterday the children had a visit from Pam from Telford Minster. The children listened very well to the Easter story and why Easter is an important time of year for Christians. Telford Minster (Southwater) are offering a free ‘Egg’ Stravaganza Easter craft event in the Easter holidays. Please see the attached leaflet for more information.

 

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1 year ago
Posted on 02nd Apr 2025 by

Finance and Personnel Governors Involvement

On the 2nd April 2025 the Finance & Personnel Governors enjoyed talking to representatives from the School Parliament. They were impressed with what the children had been up to and future plans.

They discussed the financial position of the school and imminent significant expenditure e.g. a new surface on the bottom playground.

Governors have a strategic role in ensuring staff well being is properly considered. They spent time analysing the recent staff wellbeing audit and were heartened to read such positive comments e.g. 100% of staff at Newdale feel they work in a safe environment. The Governors are keen to hear what ideas staff have to ensure ‘work life balance’ is kept at a good level and plan to explore this more with staff next time the committee meets.

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1 year ago
Posted on 01st Apr 2025 by

Toys in school

We have noticed that children are starting to bring toys into school and have been hiding them in their book bag. We politely ask that the children leave toys at home as we would hate for them to get lost or broken. Many thanks the Year 1 Team

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1 year ago
Posted on 01st Apr 2025 by

Year 5 Nature Walk Friday 4th April

Year 5 will be going on a Nature Walk this Friday (4th). Please can children bring trainers to wear on the walk and ensure they have a water bottle.

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1 year ago
Posted on 28th Mar 2025 by

Achievement Assembly

Friday 28TH March 2025 

This week brought an exciting highlight as our Year 5 and 6 pupils from Newdale faced off against Lawley in a thrilling football match on Wednesday afternoon. Their hard work, determination, and exceptional teamwork shone through, securing an impressive 6-5 victory in extra time. A huge well done to everyone involved! Looking ahead, we are excited to welcome parents into school next week to discuss your child’s progress and celebrate their achievements from this term. 

 

BeSMART Cup winners who will have a special treat next week:  

Mrs Stack’s class for showing a positive attitude towards their learning, following the BeSMART code and making the classroom a truly enjoyable place for everyone to be. Mrs Stack and Miss B are extremely proud of you.

 

House Points 

This week, all houses gained an impressive amount of house, but Ironbridge remain in the lead with 2128 points. Well done Ironbridge! 

 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Seb for consistently producing high quality work and taking pride in his pieces of writing. Oliver for his super focus, pace and effort in maths this week – well done! 

Year 5 achievers:  Angelo for continually pushing himself in all subject areas, contributing well in class. Jake for being a super role model for the smart code this week and making a great effort in all his class work. 

Year 4 achievers: Kaius for outstanding progress in reading this term. Hilal for fantastic, independent work in Maths.  

Year 3 achievers: Arya for persevering in all subjects, being more independent and having a positive attitude to learning. Miss Watson’s achiever for his hard work and effort in improving his handwriting and for being a helpful and polite member of the class.  

Year 2 achievers: Rumana for always being a super Newdaler. She is a great role model, friend and hardworking pupil. Sebastian for always working hard and showing great enthusiasm towards all aspects of the curriculum.  

Year 1 achievers: Mrs Sturrock’s achiever for working hard in her lessons and persevering with tasks she finds more difficult. Elsie for being a kind helper to her friends in the classroom. She always follows the Be-SMART Code and is a fantastic role model.  

Year R achievers: Finley for always showing great enthusiasm towards his learning and striving to do his best. Delilah for consistently working hard all year! She is a role model for all her classmates.  

 

‘Times Tables Rockstars’ of the week: 

Winning the trophy this week are Mr Jackson’s class! They are both the most improved class and have had the highest participation of any class in school, over the past two weeks! 100% of the children in Mr Jackson’s class have been accessing Times Tables Rockstars to practise recalling multiplication facts. Hebe received the trophy on behalf of her class, as she has been one of the most committed players. Keep up the super work rockstars!  

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1 year ago
Posted on 28th Mar 2025 by

Safeguarding, Health & Safety Governor Involvement

Health and Safety governors enjoyed talking to children from Reception – Year 5 about safeguarding through their Lifelong Learning curriculum. Governors were pleased with how confident the children could articulate their knowledge and understanding.

Governors viewed the independent local authority safeguarding audit and discussed findings. Governors celebrated that the report highlighted that ‘leadership of safeguarding is a key strength’.

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1 year ago
Posted on 27th Mar 2025 by

Spring 2 SEND Newsletter

Please see below the SEND Newsletter for Spring Two. This month it contains information linked to mental health, tips to be more mindful at home and activities you may be interested to take part in during the Easter holidays.

SEND Newsletter Spring 2

1 year ago
Posted on 25th Mar 2025 by

Advice for what to do if your child is experiencing mental health issues.

If you are concerned about your child’s mental health in school, please inform our school Sendcos or the inclusion team. You can contact them using the following email addresses; Newdale.SENDco@taw.org.uk and Newdale.Inclusion@taw.org.uk.

They can then work with you and your child to decide the next appropriate action. This may be to do a mental health referral to Bee U for support, or advising parents to seek emergency mental health support. You can also access this through your GP.

If you are worried your child is in crisis and experiencing significant emotional or mental distress, call NHS 111 and select the mental health option, ‘option 2’.

This service offers advice and support 24/7.

You can find more information about where to get mental health support here;

Where to get mental health support – children and young people – NHS

If your child has received a mental health diagnosis from a professional, please ensure this is reported to school as soon as possible, so we can work together to support your child.