Friday 14th March 2025

This week, Newdale has celebrated British Science Week with a flurry of activities linked to the theme of “Change and Adaptation.” Classes have explored animal habitats by designing zoos on Minecraft, researched adaptation in different biomes and even explored what is suitable to flush down the loo! Children of all ages have worked scientifically to research and present their own posters. They explored topics as broad as technological change, ocean currents and organism growth. We are so proud of all those who completed extra Science investigations at home too. Well done Newdale!

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

Both Year 2 classes for their incredible independent writing in Chance to Shine books this week – even Miss Cook was blown away!

House Points

Ironbridge have stormed into the lead this week  – will they keep it up with 4 weeks to go?

‘Scientists’ of the week:

To further celebrate British Science Week, we celebrated our super ‘scientists’ from each class:

Year 6 achievers: Toby for his enthusiasm during our science lessons this week and the effort he put in to creating a poster all about animals and how they have adapted to their environments. Oisin for his improved focus and concentration during lessons this week, especially science.

Year 5 achievers:  Kian for working hard through our Science lessons this week and being an all-round pleasure to have in the classroom. Riley for excellent understanding and presentation of results during our science experiment this week.

Year 4 achievers: Mr Banfield’s scientist was chosen for enthusiasm and curiosity throughout British Science Week. He impressed by asking questions and proposing tests before sharing his results with the class confidently. Iris for a super Science investigation (rain cloud in a jar) at home and excellent work on classification of living things this half term.

Year 3 achievers: Louie for fantastic research into animal adaptations during science week and linking it to his learning during the animal man visit. Marie for her fabulous research into animal adaptations, and producing a lovely poster on how Bees have adapted to survive.

Year 2 achievers: Daniel for improving across all areas of his learning, his fantastic attitude to learning and his wonderful kindness to others during science week. He gave fantastic explanations and support to his peers.  Muna for demonstrating great scientific knowledge throughout the week and creating a wonderful poster about how plants change over time.

Year 1 achievers: Miss Fisher’s achiever was chosen for her wonderful seasons poster for Spring. She put lots of effort into it and we are very proud! Daria for super Science week activities and making a fantastic Springtime seasons poster.

Year R achievers: Emily for her independent creation of a creature inspired by the Mixed-Up Chameleon. Lucas for a wonderful week, creating a fantastic model for science week and for being helpful.

Wishing all of our scientists a wonderful weekend! See you on Monday! 🌟

Friday 7th March 2025 

On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day. The students were incredibly enthusiastic, dressing up as their favourite characters from books, and the staff joined in on the fun too. There were engaging activities throughout the day, including a special assembly, where the children had to correctly guess the Masked Reader.  Everyone left with a deeper appreciation for books and reading, making it a memorable day for all! 📚✨ 

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

Miss Fisher’s class for immersing themselves in all of the World Book Day activities including dressing up, book swap and story in a box. They always try their hardest to follow the BeSmart code and make me proud especially when we participate in special days like this.

House Points 

This week, Ironbridge have taken the lead with an impressive 665 points!

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Mr McFarland’s achiever for demonstrating resilience – she never gives up and shows a positive attitude, even in tricky situations. Natalia for her constant commitment to improving her work, particularly in literacy and guided reading.  

Year 5 achievers:  Charlie for maintaining a fantastic positive attitude towards learning and school in general. Aria-Rose for some excellent creative thinking in our Literacy lessons this week and identifying the symbolism in our story.  

Year 4 achievers: Nathan for consistent effort in all areas and always following the Be SMART code. Jazper for following the BeSMART code and being helpful to adults and other children in class.  

Year 3 achievers: William for amazing bravery during our Animal Man visit and facing his fears. I am so proud of you! Poppy for always being a superstar and trying her best in everything that she does.  

Year 2 achievers: George for his enthusiasm and impeccable behaviour on our Botanical Gardens trip, his quote “This is the best trip ever!”  Addison for her determination, resilience and I can do attitude in all that she does from writing to trying new foods which is a huge achievement for her. Eli for making an effort to follow the Be SMART code and working hard in all lessons. Mayra for always having a positive attitude towards learning and being a great friend to her peers. 

Year 1 achievers: Eve for working really hard in making a creative and interesting story in the box. Jasper for working hard both in and out of school. Jasper has produced some excellent Literacy and Maths work this week in class and has also been working hard at home too to produce a fantastic story box. He has also helped to clean up our local area by going litter picking. Great job Jasper! 😊  

Year R achievers: Erin for being ready to learn and working hard in phonics each day, and for being a kind friend to her peers. Oscar for always working so hard, showing great patience and for being so helpful.  

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

Year 6 readers: Finley for reading a great mixture of books and reading regularly. Tayon for his newfound enthusiasm towards his reading. 

Year 5 readers: Toni for really taking ownership of his reading diary and using it to improve his literacy and comprehension skills. Rosie for impressing me and her adults at home with her reading and comments this week.  

Year 4 readers: Ryan for consistent effort in reading at home and in class for several weeks now! He has really tried to make sure he has a platinum award each week! 

Year 3 readers: Alex for consistent reading at home and improved partner reading in school. Smrithi for amazing comments in her reading diary and challenging herself with questions about the text. 

Year 2 readers: Lucy for her consistency in reading at home and her love of reading is infectious. Jenson for showing great enthusiasm towards reading.  

Year 1 readers: Sulayman for reading lots at home and always reading a variety of books and answering his questions linked to his stories. Well done Sulayman 😊 Alisha for consistently reading at home, lots of stories and writing in the diary every day.