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2 months ago
Posted on 17th Apr 2026 by

Y2 Bake Sale – Monday 27th April

Our Year 2 children are preparing for a very special learning experience. As part of their upcoming science and literacy topics, they will be observing real eggs in school and watching them hatch into chicks. This hands‑on project will give pupils the chance to observe, care for, and write about the chicks as they grow, creating a memorable and engaging learning opportunity.

To help fund this exciting project, Year 2 will be holding a Bake Sale on Monday 27th April, taking place after school from 3:10pm to 3:45pm. This will be on the bottom playground. Families from across the school are warmly invited to come along and purchase some delicious treats. All proceeds will go directly towards supporting the chick‑hatching experience.

Thank you for your continued support. Opportunities like this make a real difference to the children’s learning, and we truly appreciate the enthusiasm of our school community.

The Year 2 Team

2 months ago
Posted on 17th Apr 2026 by

Y2 Bake Sale – Monday 27th April

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are hoping to bring our upcoming science and literacy topics to life in a very exciting way. We would love to have real eggs in school, giving the children the opportunity to observe them hatching into chicks. Once hatched, the children will be able to observe, care for, write about, and enjoy the chicks as part of their learning.

To help fund this memorable experience, we will be holding a Bake Sale on Monday 27th April, after school from 3:10pm – 3:45pm. This will be on the bottom playground. If you are able to donate cakes or baked goods, we would be very grateful. Donations can be brought in on the morning of the sale.

Thank you, as always, for your support. These experiences make such a difference to the children, and we truly appreciate your help in making them possible.

Kind regards,

The Year 2 Team

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2 months ago
Posted on 16th Apr 2026 by

Donations to school fund

As a school, we are committed to ensuring that all our children continue to have a variety of opportunities to engage through a wide range of trips, visits and visitors. We believe that these experiences help to provide meaningful learning opportunities, as well as support children with their personal development.

As many of you may already be aware, as a school we subsidise our school visits using our own funds as well as money raised from school events. Although our budgets are certainly becoming tighter, we still appreciate that the cost of living has caused many families to also have financial concerns. Where we can, we will continue to contribute towards school trips so that parents are still not paying the full cost. However, our levels of subsidy simply cannot remain as high as they have always been in the past due to budget constraints.

We have a had number of parents who have asked if they could contribute extra amounts towards trips to support those in our school community who may be struggling due to the cost-of-living crisis. If you would like to do this,  please contribute via ParentPay. Every penny will go towards the trip costs.

We thankyou for your ongoing support.

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2 months ago
Posted on 15th Apr 2026 by

WhatsApp Issues

Dear Parents and Carers,

We would like to draw your attention to some ongoing concerns regarding children’s use of digital devices outside of school. Recently, we have become aware of large WhatsApp groups involving our pupils. This has unfortunately led to issues such as inappropriate language being used and a high number of disagreements.

As you may know, WhatsApp has a minimum age requirement of 13. Children in primary school are often not yet ready to use such apps responsibly, which is why these restrictions are in place. Despite our Year 6 teams speaking with pupils about online safety and the age limits for apps like WhatsApp, the problem continues.

We kindly ask that you regularly review your child’s online activity and talk with them about how they are using digital platforms. Your support in reinforcing these messages at home is invaluable.

When issues arise outside of school, they can take up significant time during the school day, time that should be focused on learning. By working together, we can help ensure that children remain safe online and fully engaged whilst in school.

Thank you for your continued support.

Miss Cook

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2 months ago
Posted on 14th Apr 2026 by

Message from Miss Cook

Incident Update

Dear Parents and Carers,

I want to express my sincere thanks to the children for remaining as calm as possible and for following adult instructions so well today. I am also incredibly grateful to so many members of our local community who rushed forward to support us as we navigated a very difficult situation.

The teams at Newdale moved straight into emergency mode, acted calmly, and followed our procedures to the letter. The emergency services were outstanding and undoubtedly prevented the situation from becoming far more serious. We are extremely thankful for their swift and professional response.

At this stage, we are unsure whether Rock Road will be open tomorrow. Please consider alternative routes, including Brookes Avenue, and think about parking slightly further away and walking in if necessary.

To support this, we will operate a late register system tomorrow. There is no need for families to rush, as access routes may be limited. Children can arrive any time up until 10am without late marks being recorded.

We will be carrying out reassuring circle times and debriefs with the children, and we would appreciate your support in talking to them at home about the fact that school is safe and that we are very much looking forward to welcoming them back tomorrow.

It is never pleasant to have to put emergency policies and procedures into real-life action, but it is reassuring—for us and, we hope, for you as parents—that everything ran smoothly throughout the event.

Thank you so much for your support and for trusting us with your children.

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

 

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2 months ago
Posted on 14th Apr 2026 by

Today’s evacuation

A massive well done to the entire team today at nursery who got all the children safely out of the building to a safe place so swiftly!
Your children were absolutely amazing under the circumstance, the parents and community helping were such a great support. ❤️🫶🏻
And on that note #anytimefitnesslawley and the #grazingcowlawley we couldn’t have felt any safer and more welcomed, so thank you to all their amazing staff too!

2 months ago
Posted on 13th Apr 2026 by

May Is Get Caught Reading Month!

Throughout May, we are celebrating Get Caught Reading Month — a wonderful chance to shine a spotlight on the joy of reading!

We would love your help in capturing our children in the act of reading. Please send in a photo of your child enjoying a book. This could be:

  • Reading in their favourite cosy spot
  • Reading outdoors in the sunshine
  • Reading to a sibling, pet or teddy
  • Reading something unusual or fun (comics, magazines, recipes, signs, etc.)
  • Reading in an unexpected place — creativity encouraged!

You can either:
– Print the photo and send it into school, or
– Email it to your child’s year group email address

We will be creating a lovely display to celebrate all the wonderful readers in our school.

 

Thank you for helping us promote a lifelong love of reading! 📖💛