Classrooms

5 years ago
Posted on 25th Jan 2021 by Mrs Western

School is open- 25.01.2021

School is open as normal today. A couple of points to consider when dropping and collecting your child/ children from school;

The car park is closed to parents/ carers and visitors, we ask if you can park away from school and walk the rest of your journey.
Only the main gate will be open to enter and exit the school.
Please dress your child/ children in warm suitable clothing.

5 years ago
Posted on 22nd Jan 2021 by Admin

22.1.21 Update

Dear Parent/Carers,

We are looking forward to having all ‘bubbles’ back in school on Monday, after a period of isolation for both Year 6 and Nursery. We are delighted that the systems in place meant that the virus did not spread further throughout our school or further within the bubbles.

Fingers crossed that we don’t have to close any further ‘bubbles’ moving forward. We know how disruptive this is to children, parents, employers and teachers.

As you know, it is so important that you keep a really careful eye on the health of your family. The Rapid Lateral Flow testing centre at Oakengates is open for all residents of Telford and please remember you don’t have to be showing symptoms in order to book a test https://rapidtest.telford.gov.uk

All staff are currently getting tested once or twice a week in order to give colleagues, parents and themselves some self-assurance. The national staff testing initiative launches on Monday. All staff will test at home, twice a week and be duty bound to send results. This we know will again strengthen our drive to keep the virus at bay.

We are delighted in the uptake of online learning and look forward to reading your comments in our parent survey that closes at noon today https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2s8TOK9SpUy44yMVeXcKujfWR1zrUJ1JhQgacqv0-RBUQUcwTEc3ODlOMlhIMjEyRVVUTVFaVUwzTS4u

As ever, if you are struggling with devices or connection please ring us and we will do all we can to help. Paper packs are being phased out and only used in an absolute emergency for those who really cannot get online. Online paper packs simply cannot support progress anywhere near as much as the live teacher sessions.

Some staff have reported that a few children in the same year group are accessing the sessions from one house. Under lock down rules there is a ‘childcare support bubble’ element, but please only use this if you really have to. This rule applies for drop off and collection too. We are finding that some parents are allowing other parents to collect their children. In order to keep the virus from spreading, we need to be as strict as we possibly can please.

Figures in Telford are coming down, but unfortunately it is at rather a slow rate. The fact still remains that the Early Years and Primary age group of children still show the lowest number of positive cases across the borough.

As you know it is a team effort and I can assure that ‘Team Newdale’ are all over doing their bit!

Stay safe everyone.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

5 years ago
Posted on 22nd Jan 2021 by Mrs Western

Telford & Wrekin Laptop Recycling Scheme

Do you have an old laptop that you no longer need?

If yes, why not donate it to help support a child’s online learning?

In the next two weeks, we are asking for donations of laptops in good condition, that we will collect & trade-in to buy new laptops to help children in our borough who don’t have their own computer at home for online learning.

Our Council has already provided 300+ laptops through the “Laptops for Learning” scheme – but more devices are needed, as during this lockdown, more children in our borough struggle to learn from home.

If you wish to donate, please note the following:

Laptops condition

The laptop(s) you are donating should be in good condition, with no damage to keys or casing and with a power supply.

Please delete any personal data (e.g. documents, photos) from the laptop(s) donated.

Pick-up – to avoid non-essential journey, we will pick up your donated devices from your home or business address in our borough.

To arrange the collection, go to http://orlo.uk/ht4vb

Pick a convenient slot (either morning or afternoon) when you would like us to come and collect your device(s)

Ensure your donated device(s) is inside a plastic bag ( to protect from weather conditions), with a label stating ‘For collection by TWC’.

The bag needs to be placed on your doorstep ready for collection (from 8.30am, for AM pickup slot and from 12.30pm, for PM pickup slot)

Should you have any issues/ concerns around your collection slot or if you want to change/cancel it after your booking, please email laptopcollection@telford.gov.uk

We are accepting only laptops for donations (and not other devices such as ipads, tablets) as we can only trade-in laptops for brand new devices that will be given to children who need them.

THANK YOU!

5 years ago
Posted on 22nd Jan 2021 by Admin

End of day story

I’ve added the link below for the end of day story, remember to use your child’s email and password to log on. It won’t allow you to access with your own email as there is restricted access. Hope you enjoy this lovely book and have a fantastic weekend. See you all soon.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JLsfThs0QCapWSQfecSp7FyrFXhINXPz/view?usp=sharing

Mrs Lisa Curnow

5 years ago
Posted on 21st Jan 2021 by Admin

Letters and sounds

I’d love you to join me from 9.30am on Friday 22nd for a short letters and sounds session. We will be covering the first six sounds that we learn. After practising the actions you can have a go with pretending to write them in the air. If your child is confident too they could also write the letter shapes in shaving foam, with a paint brush or a pen and paper. For the very confident we’d love to see what words they can write that include these sounds.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rP8gukj16ut7AhkbzJ0K8IELc3eToumA/view?usp=sharing

Thank you for your support

Mrs Lisa Curnow

5 years ago
Posted on 21st Jan 2021 by Admin

Your afternoon story

We had super feedback from the story yesterday and wanted to share another one. We hope you enjoy this super story read by Miss Paula Pugh, just use the link below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rP8gukj16ut7AhkbzJ0K8IELc3eToumA/view?usp=sharing

After this story you might want to explore containers being full, half full or empty. Can your child notice if there bath water goes up or down? Let us know how they get on using evidence me.

5 years ago
Posted on 21st Jan 2021 by Mrs Giordano

A little poem

What better way to start the day. Yesterday’s Home learning observations from Mighty Oaks parents.

What is it about a child

That makes everyone want to smile

Is it the enthusiasm in their play

Or the little words they try to say

Is it the way a child grasps your hand

Or the way they play in the sand

Is it that they are the future of humanity

Or the fact their actions attack our sanity

A Child makes the adult world brighter

A child makes the seriousness of the moment lighter

A child makes us remember the innocence of the life

When things are carefree without all the strife

Sometimes, life It’s difficult to face. But with a child, the world is a better place.

5 years ago
Posted on 21st Jan 2021 by Admin

Maths Dice Challenge

I’m delighted to say that many of you were able to access google classroom yesterday for the end of day story. I have set a new challenge for today that involves a dice. Don’t worry if you don’t have a dice as there are online versions available. Please click the link below to locate the activity, alternatively just go on to google classroom and enter your child’s email address and password if you have received one.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zqH4Q38VeChJM8XLfDamNcFC69aclK6Y/view?usp=sharing

Have fun and don’t forget to let us know how your child get on using the evidence me app.

Mrs Lisa Curnow

5 years ago
Posted on 21st Jan 2021 by Admin

Snow!

Wow! I wasn’t expecting to see all the snow and ice this morning. Your challenge for today is to go outside and explore the properties of snow and ice. Some of the questions I would like you to ask include. “Where do you think the snow came from?” “What happens when you put it in your hand, why?” If they notice the water on their hand can you ask them “Where did the water come from?” They might be able to use the terms melt and freeze. You could then ask the children “Can you think a way of making ice?” You could then go on to make ice cubes or ice lollies. Please keep this exploration fun and don’t forget to send in your child’s responses on evidence me we can’t wait to see them.

Mrs Lisa Curnow

5 years ago
Posted on 21st Jan 2021 by Mrs Giordano

Home learning Ladybugs and Mighty Oaks

There’s nothing better than free resources to teach with and nature with all its elements has given us just that!

It’s Snow day ❄️☃️ how exciting.

So today’s suggested activities would be get outdoors and have some fun. There’s so much that can come from just talking about weather and it’s changes. Asking your child questions about what’s happened, happening or how it feels can increase their communication and language skills whilst experiencing sensory play. Their little minds when actively exploring will be thinking all sorts, areas of learning that we would be questioning them on or observing.

For example science and maths predictions ( how cool is science)

. What would happen if we added some warm water ?

. If it melts can you freeze it again ?

. Is that snow ball bigger or smaller than that one?

. How could you make it smaller or bigger?

. Do I need more snowballs or less to get to 5, if I have 3 here in my bucket?

I’ve created some photos just for some little ideas to look at.

Being creative with nature is always a fascinating thing to see. That’s see the future da Vinci’s amongst you🧑🏻‍🎨 👨🏾‍🎨

. Can you do a painting in the snow ?

. Can you use sticks, stones, leaves to decorate your snow picture?

. If you brought out your toys, I wonder what foot prints or patterns they make ?

. Can you make a home or den for the toys to play in ?