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1 year ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2024 by

Safeguarding, H&S governors involvement

The Health and Safety Governors met on the 18th November. They spoke to a range of children about online safety and what happens in school to ensure they are kept safe. The Governors were impressed with their knowledge and confident that the curriculum and assembly offer is robust.

Governors carried out a ‘spot check’ with a member of staff to see how well they understand the policy and procedure around safeguarding. They were reassured in the staff members confidence and understanding.

Governors analysed the record keeping linked to safeguarding and could see that every element of incident is well recorded with subsequent analysis and actions following.

 

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1 year ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2024 by

Y4 Home Learning activities

Good Morning All,

Here are a few ideas to keep your mind active today:

  1. Read! Find a book or audiobook – remember to note down what you learnt/enjoyed in your diary. Even better if it is snow related! e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbXZBT8wv1w
  2. TTRS – Challenge yourself by focusing on the 6s, 7s, 8s and 9s.
  3. Create a symmetry poster – Explain what symmetry is and give some examples. (Parents you could draw half shapes and mirror lines for your children to complete – see below).
  4. Create a quadrilateral/triangle artwork – Use a ruler/straight edge to create an artwork made only from 4-sided and 3-sided 2D shapes. EXT: Can you research the properties of the shapes? e.g. a rhombus has 4 equal sides, no right angles etc…
  5. Design your own Narnia – Where could there be a portal in your house? Where would it take you? What would you find there? What might the problem be? Create an artwork, cartoon or story to share when we are all back together.
  6. Geography task – Why is France famous? You could spend some time researching food, famous buildings, amazing cities, surf spots, football teams. Whatever interests you!! Could you create a video to share your findings?

Don’t forget to get outside and enjoy the wintry weather safely too!

The Year 4 Team

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1 year ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2024 by

Year 5 remote learning.

Good morning year 5!  Happy SNOW day 😄❄️
Some tasks to keep you busy are on google classroom. You can complete them in any order.

1) Literacy and spellings
Complete the speech task on google classroom. Or, use this link: Speech interrupted: inverted commas and punctuation rules | Oak National Academy


2) Reading
Review a book at home. Create a book review in your reading diaries.

3) Maths
Complete the task on google classroom. If you can’t get on, here is a similar task:
Explain how to calculate the area of a rectangle using multiplication | Oak National Academy

4) Science
Complete the task on google classroom or create your own friction experiment.
Use the link to learn more about the force of friction: Friction: plan | Oak National Academy
Investigation ideas:
How does friction affect the speech of different materials across snow?
Which surface has the least friction?
Which material has the most friction for walking on snow/ice?

5) Competition time!
Get out there early… Who can create the tallest snow sculpture? Share photos with us and include height measurements.

  • Choose Your Location: Find a flat and open space where you can build your sculpture.
    The more compact the snow is, the easier it will be to work with.
  • Plan Your Design: Decide what shape your snow sculpture will take. The taller the sculpture, the more wide you’ll need to make the base to prevent it from toppling over.
  • Measure the Height: To measure the height of your sculpture, stand a ruler or
    measuring tape next to the sculpture and measure from the ground to the top. You might need a second person to help you measure accurately.

Have a wonderful day and stay safe in the snow!

Year 5 team

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1 year ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2024 by

Year 5 Snow Day Activities

Year 5 – Snow day activities

Good morning everyone,

We hope you have a great day at home today and are able to spend some time outside playing safely in the snow! Please find below some tasks we would love you to have a go at between snow based activities.

These activities will all be live to you on google classroom shortly.

Literacy

Please complete the speech task on google classroom or in your homework books.

Maths

Iceberg Areas

Find the area of the icebergs. To find the area of a triangle multiply the height on the iceberg by the width and then divide by two!

Please also access TTRS. Remember there is the TTRS trophy up for grabs this week!

Science

Complete the task on google classroom or create your own friction experiment.

History Viking Research

Continuing the work we were doing in class yesterday, we would love to hear about any further research you can do on the Vikings. It could be more information about their travelling expeditions and how they travelled, or it could be about another part of the Vikings.

Snowmen and Snow Art Competition!

We would also like you to have a nice time outside enjoying the snowy weather! We would love to see who can build the biggest or most inventive snowman or snow sculpture! Alternatively, any ‘snow art’ you can produce would also be great to see.

We would also love to see your snowmen/snow sculptures by sending them to the email below.

newdale.year5team@taw.org.uk

You can add a comment to this post if you have any questions for us.

Mr Jackson and Mrs King

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1 year ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2024 by

Year 2 at the Cinema

The children had a wonderful day at the cinema yesterday and were a credit to Newdale.

Thank you to our volunteers who came to help.

Below are some pictures of our trip:

 

 

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1 year ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2024 by

Reception’s Snow Day Learning

Wow, we are so lucky to have had some more snow fall overnight and we can’t wait to see what you get up to today! We know you will be wrapping up warm and making the most of the snow. Please share lots of pictures/videos on Evidence Me if you can as we would all love to see what you have been up to. These are lots of ideas for what you might want to do today.

Build a snowman: Can you count how many buttons your snowman has? How many buttons would your snowman have if you added one more? How many buttons would your snowman have if you had one less? Is your snowman smaller than you? Is your snowman taller than you?

The Three Billy Goats Gruff: We have been reading The Three Billy Goats Gruff this week and we know that the goats wanted to cross the bridge because they had no more grass to eat. Lots of other animals will find it tricky to find food today in the snow. Can you help to feed them? Maybe you could feed the birds?

Can you draw a picture of the troll? Is he big? Is he bad? Is he mad? Can you write these words next to your troll using your Fred Fingers?

Physical Development: Yesterday, we noticed that lots of you needed help with your gloves and zipping up your coats. Today is the perfect day to practise. If you get good at it, maybe you could set a timer and see how fast you can get yourself ready for the snow!

You might want to have a snowball throwing competition. You have been working hard on your underarm throwing and cup catching in PE. How far can you throw a snowball? Can you beat your last throw? Can you catch a snowball?

Can you make a snow angel?

If you are wanting to get active inside instead, these are some fun snow themed movement breaks.

The ‘ELF’ Christmas Workout #GETKIDSMOVING (10Mins)

Winter run! 🏃‍♂️❄️ Winter Chase ❄️ Winter Brain Break ❄️ Just dance ❄️ Winter Games for Kids

Snow Action Song for Kids | Winter Brain Break | Preschool Learning Song| Sing Play Create

One Less Than: This week we have been finding one less. Can you line up some of your toys at home? You might want to use teddies or cars, you can choose anything. Count how many toys you have put in the line, take one away and see how many you have left?

Letter formation: Use the videos to remind your of the rhymes and practise writing your letters. You could air write, write it on paper or even write it in the snow! You could use a stick so you don’t get chilly fingers! This is the link to the videos: ‘a’ letter formation

Phonics: Here are some Fred Games to play to practise your blending. https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/SnvL4bgt/5yVhiwhf

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ObH5nXVH/gO1mXAaq

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/u4uUsphe/2RiKbvQf

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/BI1rcbBR/1rUXfTcP

Story Time: After a chilly day playing in the snow, why don’t you snuggle up under a blanket a share a story with someone at home?

Here is a link to watch Stickman try and make it home in time for Christmas in the snow. Stick Man – BBC iPlayer

Have a wonderful day in the snow.

Thanks,

The Reception Team

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1 year ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2024 by

Year 2 Snow day !

What a lovely white morning it is!

We’d like you to have a lovely snowy day!

Here are some of the things we’d like you to do while you are enjoying the snow.

  • Read and record in their diary
  • TTRS links to current maths – practise your times tables

Computing

  • You could go on your own nature walk and take some pictures of nature in the snow or take some pictures of your house or garden- think about the skills you have learnt in computing… hold the camera still, does is have good lighting, make sure the subject is in the frame and check it is clear. Email your pictures to us on the class email newdale.year2team@taw.org.uk

Literacy

  • For writing we have decided we want you to record a diary of your snow day so we can use it in our literacy writing and Chance to Shine, it needs to include:
  • the food you had for breakfast, dinner and tea
  • the activities you completed – did you stay in your pjs? go for a walk? build a snowman? throw snowballs? snuggle up in the warm watching films? let us know what you did
  • how were you feeling when you found out it was a snow day, how did you feel in the snow

Art/DT

  • You could draw a picture of your of snowy house or garden.
  • Snow-related activities e.g. build a snow sculpture, can you make a few and order them from tallest to shortest?

Any work you complete please bring to school or email us on newdale.year2team@taw.org.uk

Have a lovely day,

Miss Lowe and Miss Hill

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1 year ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2024 by

Year 6 – Snow day activities

Good morning everyone,

Snow day! We hope you have a lovely day at home and are able to spend some time safely in the snow too. Below are some tasks we would like you to complete today in between your fun. These activities are all live on Google classroom for you too.
  • Access Read Theory/a read in your reading diary.
  • TTRS – remember we have a year 6 competition and the TTRS trophy this week!
  • Arithmetic practice via Maths bot – remember you can choose the type of questions you would like to practice more on. SATS – Key Stage 2 Arithmetic – Compact Version
If you would like to re-create our science experiment where we made blood and the different things found within it, you can find a link below. We would love to see your pictures if you do!
Lastly, as you know our Geography topic is Coasts. We would like you to pick a coastal area, such as Cromer in Norfolk, Southwold in Suffolk, or Fairbourne in Wales and create an information poster about it. You could do this on paper, or using the presentation slides on Google classroom.
  • Are they at risk of flooding?
  • What have they done to try to stop it?
  • What can people see and do in these places?
We would also love to see your snow pictures by sending them to the email below.
newdale.year6team@taw.org.uk
You can adda comment to this post if you have any questions for us.
Mr McFarland and Mrs Stack.
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1 year ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2024 by

School Closure

Apologies for the delay in sending this. Miss Cook was on her way to assess the school site but got stuck in the snow.

Due to the adverse weather conditions and the current unsafe accessibility onto our school site, we are forced to make the decision to close the school. Learning will be online today. Please await further information from your child’s class teacher via the school website.

1 year ago
Posted on 19th Nov 2024 by

Wider personal development: school trips and visits

We are passionate about the children experiencing education outside of the classroom which is why we put on so many exciting trips for all year groups throughout the year. Providing meaningful experiences can not only support children with their learning back in the classroom but it provides valuable opportunities for children to develop skills such as teamwork, resilience, to gain a better understanding of our world and most importantly, to have fun!

Please visit Parent Pay to see if your child has an up-and-coming trip. This term we have both cinema and pantomime trips organised as well as Christmas events at school! How exciting!

 Just a reminder that we have a school Facebook page where you can find regular updates such as photos from trips.