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1 year ago
Posted on 26th Feb 2025 by

KS2 Family Cooking session – 18th March

We’ve had a big interest in the family cooking session with over 72 parents putting in an expression of interest. As this session is being run by an external agency, they can only accommodate 6 children and their special adult. The 6 children have been randomly selected and parents have already been informed.

We have some other lovely sessions running this half term where children will learn about healthy eating and healthy lifestyle choices in class. Look out for photos on Facebook and class pages of the website.

 

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1 year ago
Posted on 25th Feb 2025 by

Eatwell Project

Today we took part in ‘The Eatwell Project’. We had lots of fun learning about different types of vegetables. We then discussed if we liked the smell, feel and taste of them. We were then taught why we must try to have Five A Day and the importance of vitamins and minerals in our body.

 

1 year ago
Posted on 25th Feb 2025 by

Filtering and Monitoring Systems

In today’s digital age, it is essential to ensure that our children are safe while using the internet. Filtering and monitoring systems play a crucial role in protecting them from harmful content and online risks. These systems help to block inappropriate websites, monitor online activities, and provide reports that can help parents/carers and educators take necessary actions. By implementing these safety measures, we can create a safer online environment for our children, allowing them to explore and learn without exposure to potentially dangerous situations.  Please see a document attached outlining which systems we use. Your support in understanding these systems is greatly appreciated.

Filtering and Monitoring at Newdale – parents and carers

1 year ago
Posted on 25th Feb 2025 by

NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe

We will be participating in the NSPCC’s Speak Out Stay Safe programme during the week starting 17th March. This important initiative aims to educate children about the different forms of abuse, how to recognise the signs, and the importance of speaking out to stay safe. The programme includes engaging virtual assemblies and interactive classroom activities designed to empower children with the knowledge and confidence to seek help if needed. We believe this programme will greatly benefit our students and support our school’s safeguarding efforts. Please see the attached letter for more information.

NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe Letter 2025

 

1 year ago
Posted on 24th Feb 2025 by

World Book Day – Thursday 6th March

We are delighted to announce that our school will be celebrating World Book Day on the 6th March. This is a wonderful opportunity for children to explore the joy of reading and to share their favourite stories with classmates. Throughout the day, we will have a variety of fun activities planned, including The Masked Reader, storytelling sessions and a themed lunch.  We encourage all students to come dressed as their favourite book character as well as take part in our, ‘Story in a box’ competition. We look forward to a day filled with literary adventures and fostering a love for reading in our children. Please see the attached letter for more information.

WBD – parent letter – March 25

There will also be a Book Fair taking place in school (14.03.25- 19.03.25), with more information to follow soon.

Thank you for your continued support.

The Newdale Team

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1 year ago
Posted on 24th Feb 2025 by

Year 1 Spring Term Second Half

Hello to all our lovely Year 1 children. We hope you had a lovely half term and we cant wait to hear all about it tomorrow. Here is what we will be learning about after half term. PE days will remain a Monday and a Friday and Forest School will stay on a Thursday.

The Year 1 Team

Spring 2 in Year 1

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1 year ago
Posted on 14th Feb 2025 by

Happy Half Term and farewell Miss Hodgetts.

Wow! Half a year all done of Reception already. ☺️
We are so proud of the progress everyone has made already! You deserve a fantastic rest over the half term holiday. We cannot wait to hear about your break when you come back.

We would also like to thank Miss Hodgetts for all her hard work this year and wish her all the best as she leaves today for her maternity leave. We will all miss you. Good luck Miss Hodgetts and let us know when you have some wonderful news to share 😁

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1 year ago
Posted on 14th Feb 2025 by

Achievement Assembly

Friday 14th February 2025 

This week began with year 4 welcoming parents into school for their Times Table assembly. Thank you for your time at this event and we hope you left with lots of useful information.  On Thursday, all children from throughout school went to visit other year groups to share their work. We believe it is so important for the children to revisit and discuss their learning and it was a pleasure to see the older and younger children having these conversations together. We are so proud of how hard the children have worked over these last 6 weeks and look forward to welcoming them back to school on Tuesday 25th February. 

 

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

Miss Watson’s class for their amazing diary entries inspired by Charlotte’s web AND for their fabulous behaviour on our school trip to the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre.  

 

House Points 

At the end of this half term, Wrekin House have gained the most house points and therefore have earned themselves a House Celebration. This will take place after the half term break. Well done Wrekin! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Tayon for his amazing efforts and positive attitude during our practise SATs papers this week. Reyhan for really impressing Miss Macfarlane in Maths this week with his amazing mathematical knowledge.  

Year 5 achievers:  Rosie for an amazing piece of writing in her Chance to Shine book. Managing to match the quantity and quality of her writing. Mrs King’s achiever for having a positive attitude and producing some fantastic artwork in our fashion designing unit this week! 

Year 4 achievers: Isaac for inspiring others through kind and careful questioning in our Time to Talk session. Matilda for outstanding effort with homework and consistently excellent behaviour.  

Year 3 achievers: Mrs Churm’s achiever for his super input and always offering to answer questions on our trip. Lianna for her beautifully written diary entry inspired by Charlotte’s web and for always having an amazing attitude to learning.  

Year 2 achievers: Finley for being a great friend to his peers and always working hard.  Ava-Lily for her improved resilience and determination. Keep it up Ava!  

Year 1 achievers: Lunar for showing off her amazing knowledge in end of term quizzes, for being a super helper to the grown ups and for having the best smile/laugh which cheers everyone up. Sulayman for amazing progress in RWI. Sulayman has been wowing us with his phonics knowledge and enthusiasm for reading. Well done Sulayman. 

Year R achievers: Ayat for being such a kind and supportive friend, and for working so hard everyday. Miss Buckingham’s achiever for looking out for her friends, helping them to problem solve and for spreading kindness round the classroom.  

 

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

Year 6 readers: Oliver for his detailed descriptions this week, I’ve loved reading them. Lilly for ensuring she gets 5 reads by managing her time well (reading mornings as well as evenings).  

Year 5 readers: Amalia for impressing me every week with her enthusiasm for reading. Charlie & Callum for choosing to read together in the classroom and commenting about it in their reading diaries. Well done both of you.  

Year 4 readers: Ryan for super reading during this half term. He has made such an effort to write detailed comments in his reading diary and improve the number of times he has read in a week. Ieesa Mohammed for showing a great enthusiasm toward his home reading over the past couple of weeks. Keep it up Ieesa. 

Year 3 readers: William for super partner reading in class. Violet for some lovely responses in her reading diary and for super reading aloud in class today. 

Year 2 readers: Lennon for making a big effort with reading- reading more frequently. Linus for being independent and writing in his reading diary.  

Year 1 readers: Riley for his incredible diary entries, for reading every single night and writing comments in himself- we are VERY proud of him. Mrs Sturrock’s achiever for fantastic reading at home and always giving super detailed answers to all questions asked in his diary.  Well done!