Nursery

6 months ago
Posted on 21st Nov 2025 by

Christmas Support for Families

As the festive season approaches, we are mindful that the ongoing cost of living crisis is making this time of year especially challenging for many families. Please remember that as a school community, we are here to help.

If you feel you may need support this Christmas (whether that’s with food, essentials, or simply someone to talk to) please don’t hesitate to reach out. All requests will be treated with kindness and confidentiality.

You can contact our Pastoral Team directly by email at Newdale.inclusion@taw.org.uk  and they will be happy to support you.

You are not alone, and together we can make sure every child and family enjoys a joyful Christmas.

6 months ago
Posted on 21st Nov 2025 by

Newdale Celebrates Becoming An Asthma Friendly School!

 

 

We are delighted to announce that Newdale has been awarded the Asthma Friendly School Award! This recognition reflects our commitment to supporting pupils with asthma and ensuring their safety and wellbeing in school.

Receiving this award is a fantastic achievement, but maintaining it is just as important—and we can’t do it alone. We need your help to keep Newdale an asthma-friendly school for years to come.

Here’s how you can support us:

✅ Keep an in-date inhaler in school
Please ensure your child always has a current inhaler in school. If you receive a reminder to replace it, act quickly so there’s no gap in protection.

✅ Regular asthma reviews
Book regular check-ups with your child’s asthma nurse—at least once a year—to keep their care up to date.

✅ Provide an up-to-date asthma plan
Share the latest asthma action plan with us so we can respond quickly and appropriately if your child needs help.

✅ Update us on any changes
If there are any changes to your child’s condition, medication, or care plan, please let us know immediately.

Together, we can make sure every child with asthma feels safe, supported, and ready to thrive at Newdale. Thank you for working with us to keep this award—and our pupils—healthy and happy!

6 months ago
Posted on 21st Nov 2025 by

Updated EYFS Nutrition Guidelines

Dear Parents/ Carers,

We would like to inform you of an update to our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) nutrition guidelines. From Monday, 3rd November, our Reception classes started having a revised pudding option as part of their daily meals.

Instead of a sweet pudding offering each day, children have been enjoying a healthier pudding alternative of a range of fruit, yoghurt and cheese & crackers. This change is part of our commitment to promoting balanced nutrition and supporting healthy eating habits from an early age.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us provide the best for our pupils.

6 months ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2025 by

Playground Donations

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope this message finds you well and that your children are reporting that they are enjoying this half term so far.

At Newdale we are committed to enriching our children’s playtime with imaginative, active, and collaborative outdoor experiences. To help us enhance our playground, we are kindly asking for donations of specific items that will support creative and physical play.

We would be grateful for donations of the following items (new or gently used):

  • Sandpit tools (spades, buckets, moulds, etc.)

Balance bikes

  • Push along construction vehicles: diggers, dumper trucks,
  •  Brooms, dustpans, and brushes
  •  Thick long ropes (for tug-of-war or creative play)

Long skipping ropes

  •  Clean tyres (car or bike, suitable for safe play)
  • Traffic cones
  • Scramble nets
  •  Smoothed-off planks of wood (no splinters or nails)
  •  Plastic or part metal wheelbarrows
  •  Plastic snow shovels
  •  Large metal or plastic kitchen utensils (e.g., fish slices, serving spoons)

These materials will help us create a more dynamic and engaging outdoor space where children can explore, build, and play safely.

To donate:

 Please call the school office on 01952 387720 to discuss your donation and arrange a suitable drop-off time.

Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference and is appreciated.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us make our playground a place of joy, creativity, and adventure.

Kind regards,

Miss Cook

6 months ago
Posted on 13th Nov 2025 by

Reminder – Children in Need Day – tomorrow

Children in Need Day will be on Friday 14th November.

Children will be able to come to school wearing spots/dress down clothing and are asked to make a voluntary contribution. All donations will be via Parent Pay using the following link https://app.parentpay.com/ParentPayShop/Foc/Default.aspx?shopid=20363

 

Thank you for your support and any donation you can give.

 

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6 months ago
Posted on 12th Nov 2025 by

Christmas Christmas event

Nursery Christmas event

Children will be singing some traditional Christmas songs on the 8th December at 10:00 and 2:00. If your child doesn’t attend on this day you are more than welcome to bring them along and they can join in. Please just could we ask you if you could kindly let us know a rough number of parents who will be attending for our numbers and safety.

6 months ago
Posted on 10th Nov 2025 by

Text messages

We have recently upgraded our MIS system to Arbor of which we use to send out text messages to parents.

We believe that messages are coming through to parents showing from a mobile number rather than stating Newdale.

Please can we ask for you to save this mobile number as Newdale in your contacts to ensure you are receiving communication from us.

Many thanks

Newdale Team

6 months ago
Posted on 10th Nov 2025 by

Newdale Primary School & Nursery Playground Donation Request

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope this message finds you well and that your children are reporting that they are enjoying this half term so far.

At Newdale we are committed to enriching our children’s playtime with imaginative, active, and collaborative outdoor experiences. To help us enhance our playground, we are kindly asking for donations of specific items that will support creative and physical play.

We would be grateful for donations of the following items (new or gently used):

  • Sandpit tools (spades, buckets, moulds, etc.)

Balance bikes

  • Push along construction vehicles: diggers, dumper trucks,
  •  Brooms, dustpans, and brushes
  •  Thick long ropes (for tug-of-war or creative play)

Long skipping ropes

  •  Clean tyres (car or bike, suitable for safe play)
  • Traffic cones
  • Scramble nets
  •  Smoothed-off planks of wood (no splinters or nails)
  •  Plastic or part metal wheelbarrows
  •  Plastic snow shovels
  •  Large metal or plastic kitchen utensils (e.g., fish slices, serving spoons)

These materials will help us create a more dynamic and engaging outdoor space where children can explore, build, and play safely.

To donate:

 Please call the school office on 01952 387720 to discuss your donation and arrange a suitable drop-off time.

Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference and is appreciated.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us make our playground a place of joy, creativity, and adventure.

Kind regards,

Miss Cook