On Friday 7th February, Newdale will be celebrating NSPCC Number Day

Nursery will be taking part in this Maths day. You can come in number related clothing if you wish to dress up. We will be doing maths related activities and our book will be Pete the cat and his four groovy buttons.

Achievement Assembly

Friday 31st January 2025  

This week we have welcomed our governors into school to speak to children about the work they have been completing this half term. Each child brought with them the work they felt most proud of and discussed what they have learned from their current topics.  We look forward to sharing the children’s work with you during our ‘Stay and Share’ event on Wednesday 5th February at 2.30pm. 

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

Miss Hill’s class for having a positive attitude to learning and working very hard to produce excellent pieces of writing this week. 

House Points 

This week, Wrekin continue to lead with 1452 points, followed by Wenlock with 1324 points.

 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Mr McFarland’s achiever for working very hard in Literacy lessons and making great progress, especially in his Chance to Shines! Whitney for her beautiful presentation, mature attitude and always trying her absolute best in every lesson. 

Year 5 achievers: Jake for being a science superstar! He knows lots about our topic on space and has shared some brilliant facts and theories with the class. Mr Jackson’s achiever for always asking inquisitive questions and consistently contributing thoughtful input to class discussions.  

Year 4 achievers: Vlad for incredibly ambitious vocabulary and sentence structure in his Narrative Chance to Shine.  Damian for being an absolute Maths whizz and always pushing himself further to complete as many challenges as possible.  

Year 3 achievers: Elva for always giving 110% and producing a fabulous and creative chance to shine write- well done Elva. Coby for sharing his love of reading with us all and working really hard on his Chance to Shine this week.  

Year 2 achievers: Kamila for showing outstanding teamwork during literacy lessons this week. Tobias for always putting 100% into everything he does and being a fantastic role model everyday.  

Year 1 achievers: Gabriella for making excellent progress in her writing and showing great enthusiasm in her work. She is always on task and trying her very best!  Nelly for being a model learner; always contributing to lessons with her hand up and concentrating hard to remember new concepts. 

Year R achievers: Sara for a wonderful week as always. Sara works hard every single day and always follows our BeSMART code. Sam for being ready to learn all the time, being a kind friend to others and bringing a smile to his teachers and friends! 

 

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

Year 6 readers: Jessica for a great week of home reads and recording these in her diary. Katie for showing an increased love of reading and recording well in her diary. 

Year 5 readers: Riley – it has been great to see his passion for reading grow with more detailed descriptions in his diary. Grace for writing detailed comments in her reading diary. You are clearly enjoying the book you are reading. Well done.  

Year 4 readers: Le’Shane for making an amazing effort to read more at home and earning himself his first platinum award of Year 4! What a superstar, keep it up! Mason for reading consistently every week and completing his diary questions promptly. 

Year 3 readers: Freddie for super reading and engaging well with questions in his reading diary. Well done Freddie! Ted for consistent reading at home.  

Year 2 readers: Udayveer for making consistent efforts with his reading at home   

Coby for improving the quantity of reading at home! Keep it up!  

Year 1 readers: Katie for reading her books, practicing flashcards and writing in her diary every day! What a super hard worker you are Katie! Farida for amazing reading both at home and in afterschool club. Farida has answered all of her story book questions and shows great enthusiasm towards her reading. Great job Farida! 

Yr5 BeSMART treat!

Pyjama DayYear 5 pupils can come to school tomorrow wearing pyjamas, oodies or dressing gowns as part of our BeSMART cup treat.

The morning with run as normal with spelling test, guided reading, maths and literacy.
However, in the afternoon, they will be watching a Harry Potter movie with hot chocolate and a biscuit.
They can bring slippers and a small teddy if they want for this part of the day.

We are so proud of their Diagon Alley leaflets and all their hard work this term so far.
Well done EVERYONE. Keep up the effort! :)

Arthog Update

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We are writing to provide important information regarding the upcoming Arthog residential trip scheduled for 6 – 10th October 2025.

As you are aware, the Arthog residential offers our students a unique opportunity for personal growth, team building, and outdoor education. We understand that this trip requires a significant financial commitment, and we appreciate your support in making this experience possible for your child.

We would like to inform you that Arthog requires payment 12 weeks in advance for the residential. However, Newdale covers this cost initially to ensure that parents have additional time to pay for the trip using our payment plan. Arthog does not offer refunds once payments have been received. Therefore, should you change your mind about your child attending Arthog or a change in circumstances means they can no longer attend, after Monday 2nd June, we will not be able to offer a refund. Arthog strongly recommends that parents take out personal travel insurance in the event that their child can no longer attend the residential.

This policy is in place due to the advance commitments and non-refundable deposits required by the venue. We kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mr McFarland and Mrs Stack.

Online Safety subscription: Parent/Carer information session LINK

Please find below the link to access the parent/carer session scheduled for Wednesday 29th January 2025 – 9.30am – 10.15am.  Please share as required. This session is a repeat session (last delivered September 2024) so if parents/carers attended that session, then they don’t need to attend again.

 

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Attendees do not need to register, they simply click on the link at the above time to access the session.  Cameras and voice/audio will be switched off for all attendees.  Attendees can ask questions by typing in the Q&A box, but this will be explained during the session.

 

The event will be streamed using Teams.  Attendees can watch the live event in:

  • Teams app—desktop (Windows or Mac) or mobile. (The Teams app is free to download if attendees would like to do that beforehand).
  • If they don’t have Teams they can access it via one of the following browsers – Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.

 

🌟🌟 Friday 24th January 2025 – Achievement Assembly 🌟🌟

Friday 24th January 2025

This week, Year 6 had a fantastic trip to Shrewsbury Prison where they learned how crime and punishment has changed over the years. They even experienced what it was like to be shut in the cells! We have also had lots of fantastic sporting achievements over the past in basketball, football and hockey! The behaviour of our Newdale pupils when representing our school at sports events makes us all incredibly proud!

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

After being nominated for two weeks in a row, Year 5 have been awarded the BeSMART cup for outstanding behaviour on their trip to Harry Potter world and for the quality and presentation of their Harry Potter leaflets. They are showing growing accuracy in using relative clauses and language for effect. Their recent Harry Potter trip must have been the inspiration they needed!

 

House Points

At this half-way point in the term, Wrekin continue to be in the lead with 1,213 points. Severn are only just behind with 1,112 points. It is all still to play for!

Achievers of the week:

Year 6 achievers: Holly for a superb Chance to Shine based on The Highwayman. It showed fantastic Year 6 writing Holly – well done! Emma for carefully considering the success criteria to produce a wonderful Chance to Shine. I really enjoyed reading it!

Year 5 achievers:  Ava for writing a fantastic Harry Potter leaflet and excellent answers in Guided Reading. Henry for showing perseverance and determination in all lessons but particularly maths, where he is becoming more accurate with written methods.

Year 4 achievers: Parker for making excellent progress in Literacy and Maths. Mrs Everall’s achiever was chosen for outstanding effort in Literacy to include Year 4 SPaG features and wow words.

Year 3 achievers: Pixie- Belle for always giving 110% in every lesson. Corban for persevering in his maths and having a great attitude to learning.

Year 2 achievers: Sofia for consistently working hard in all lessons and having a positive attitude to all aspects of learning and Astrid for a wonderful chance to shine this week and her positive attitude towards her learning.

Year 1 achievers: Lucia for working hard both at school and home. Lucia has really impressed us with the extra homework she has chosen to do. Theodore for always having his hand up to contribute to lessons and showing off all of his knowledge. He’s working SO hard and making amazing progress because of it.

Year R achievers: Noah for his improved independence this week, growing in confidence each day to express his needs to an adult. Junior for an amazing week; being in school everyday with a positive attitude to learning 😊.

‘Times Tables Rockstars’ of the week: we have had a mighty battle of the houses this week on TTRS. Severn claimed first place, earning 100 points for their house. Close behind in second place were Wenlock earning 75 points, followed by Ironbridge (50 points) and Wrekin (25 points).  Kayson accepted the trophy on behalf of Severn team as he was the highest point scorer in the school! Great job super Severn!

Have a lovely weekend and we will see you all on Monday 😊

 

Stay & Share Session – Wednesday 5th February

On Wednesday 5th February, we will be hosting our first ‘Stay and Share’ session at 2:30pm.
This is an exciting opportunity for the children to share their learning with you so far this year. Due to space constraints, we are only able to accommodate one parent/grandparent per child.
If you have more than one child in school you will have the opportunity to visit their classroom during the session, so please book a place for each child.
Attendance must be confirmed through ParentPay so staff are aware of expected numbers on the day. Further details will be shared closer to the time.
We look forward to seeing you soon.

NSPCC Number Day – Friday 7th February 2025

On Friday 7th February, Newdale will be celebrating NSPCC Number Day again. Over the past few years, our pupils have loved being involved in our maths-themed activities, listening to maths-related stories and participating in TTRS battles during the day. Pupils from Nursery to Year 6 and invited to ‘Dress up for Digits’ on this day. This means having a maths or number themed outfit – it could be a sports top that features a number or something more creative such as decorating your own t-shirt or even dressing up as a domino, dice or calculator!

As this day is organised by the NSPCC, part of the day is about celebrating and supporting all of the amazing work the NSPCC do to keep our children safe. The children will spend some of the day learning about this charity. As we won’t be collecting cash donations for this dress up day, we ask all families to consider making a donation to the NSPCC so that they are able to continue doing their amazing work!  Donations can be made at this link: Donate | NSPCC

Further information can be found here:

Newdale Number Day 2025

If you have any questions about the day, please get in touch with your child’s class teacher or teaching assistant. 😊

KS2 Family Cooking Session – Y3-Y6

We have an exciting opportunity on Tuesday 18th March at 1:45pm for six key stage two children (Y3-6) and their special adult guest to attend our family cooking session here at school.

This is being offered as part of the School Health and Wellbeing Programme which is run by Telford and Wrekin.

If you are interested in taking part, please inform us via Parent Pay by Wednesday 29th January.

We will then carry out a draw to see which six children will take part and inform parents of timings etc