Nursery

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8 months ago
Posted on 07th Sep 2025 by

Mighty Oaks

Week 1
Our new starters in Mighty Oaks have settled in beautifully, embracing their new environment with curiosity and joy. The recently developed Woodland-themed areas have sparked their imaginations, offering rich opportunities for exploration and play. From discovering hidden corners beneath leafy canopies to building stories around the woodland creatures, the children have shown great enthusiasm and confidence. A particular highlight has been welcoming the new squirrel family into their charming woodland home—an exciting addition to our setting that has captured everyone’s attention and added a touch of magic to our days in Mighty Oaks.
Let’s take a peek into their week with some snap shots
Book of the week was ” who are you ” by Smriti Halls

Photos have been added for you to see our long term planning.

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8 months ago
Posted on 05th Sep 2025 by

Car Parking on school site

Dear Parents / Carers,

As many of you know, we really struggle with our car park spaces at key busy times.  We are concerned about the Health and Safety of our children and families.  While we do have a few disabled spaces, these must only be used when there is a real need.

For children in Year 4, 5 and 6 we will only be allowing car access to the site for children if it is the child who has a mobility disability. We encourage children in these year groups whose parents have a disability, to be able to walk into school from the gate. School staff can also be on hand to support as there are always adults on duty around the site each morning.

For children in the Years 3 and below, we do recognise that parents will want to deliver children to the classroom doors. However, we do request that only parents or children with a mobility disability access the school site via car, due to the lack of space available.

We want to ensure that the few spaces we have are reserved for those with the greatest need.

Thank you for your support in this important aspect of our site safety and management.

Miss Cook

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8 months ago
Posted on 01st Sep 2025 by

Welcome to Reception at Newdale!

Welcome to Newdale Primary School 2025.

We are all really looking forward to welcoming everyone into Reception for their first day of school, either for their morning or afternoon session on Tuesday. We know you will be so smart in your uniform and will have such a great time catching up with or making new friends.

Please find attached an information sheet. It shows you the staff working in our Reception team, along with a map for entry and exit details for your new classroom. We hope you find this helpful.

New 2025-2026 Transition KH

New 2025-2026 Transition GB updated

 

Please note, Forest School will not start week 1, so no kits needed this week. Further information to follow.

It might also be comforting to watch the virtual tours on the Reception page with your child prior to their first day, to remind them of what their lovely new classrooms will look like.

See you very soon,

The Reception Team

 

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10 months ago
Posted on 21st Jul 2025 by

Finance and Personnel Governors Involvement

Finance and Personnel Governors met on Wednesday 16th July. They concluded their focus on PE by looking at the planning format and then talking to a group of Year 4 – 6 children about the offer. They were happy to hear the children talk so positively about the PE offer at Newdale.

Governors spent time looking at the finances for the school and nursery. They recognised the difficult balance between securing enough staff to support higher than usual numbers of special educational needs, against the income the school receives. They understand that systems across the setting will undoubtedly have to change in order to accommodate this need.

10 months ago
Posted on 03rd Jul 2025 by

French Day – Friday 4th July

We are excited to announce our upcoming whole-school French day which will be on Friday 4th July  for pupils from Nursery to Year 6. This event has been designed to immerse pupils in the French language and culture through fun and engaging activities.

Pupils can come into school dressed in red, white and blue or even create a costume inspired by a famous French landmark. Throughout the day there will be various activities for the children to participate with including, cooking, handball, pétanque, Farandole (a traditional Provence dance) and much more.

Learning a language goes beyond vocabulary- it opens minds, builds confidence and encourages global awareness. By celebrating France, we help children develop a deeper appreciation for diversity and strengthen their language skills in an enjoyable way.

There will also be the option to have a French themed dinner which consists of quiche, ratatouille, and chocolate mousse, alongside the normal fish and chips which will be served.

If you would like to make a voluntary contribution of £2.00 to support the resources on the day, please log into parent pay.

Thank you for your continued support.

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10 months ago
Posted on 02nd Jul 2025 by

French day

Nursery will be celebrating country’s from around the world on Friday. Our one will be France. For our fun filled French themed activities we are asking if possible children to wear the colours blue, white and red or French attire
Thank you

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10 months ago
Posted on 30th Jun 2025 by

After School Club/Nursery Late Collection

 

Dear Parent/Carer,

After School Club

Occasionally we struggle with a few parents who are not arriving on site to collect children before the cut off times.

Your child must be collected at or before the time you have booked in. Please allow time for a handover.

We must work out staff ratios based on numbers and therefore it is paramount that everyone is collected on time. If you have booked up until 4.30pm then 4.30pm is the cut off please. If you child is booked in until 6pm then it is crucial that you work to this time.

From September 2025 we will be changing our terms and conditions for both the school and nursery After School Clubs.  This will also apply to late collection for morning and afternoon session times in nursery. The late fee of £6 will remain, however it will change from 15 minutes to 10 minutes.  If you are late more than twice collecting your child/ren we may revoke their place.

Failure to collect your child by 6pm will result in a late collection fee of £6 for every 10 minutes.  This charge will apply even if a phone call notifying the club of late arrival is made and will be payable from 6.01pm onwards. Staff are only paid up until this time and the premises are closed shortly after this.

We appreciate that there can be occasional, extenuating circumstances where you may be late collecting your child.  Time should always be factored in to accommodate this in your journey.

As you are aware if you have not made any contact with the After School Club and your child is not collected within half an hour of closing then we will have to contact the relevant authority, i.e. Social Services and Police.

Contact number:   01952 837720   after 4.30pm  07765147868

We work very hard to keep this club operational, as we really do want to support working parents.

 

Kind regards.

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

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11 months ago
Posted on 27th Jun 2025 by

Curriculum Governors Involvement

The Curriculum Governors met this week and thoroughly enjoyed listening to a group of Mighty Oaks Nursery children talk about their experience in setting. They also gained a detailed insight into the planning, the training, the team and the challenges from the Nursery teacher, Mrs Pablos. The Governors can clearly see that the dedication of staff is ensuring the provision is continuing to operate at a high level. They are keen to support the increasing number of SEND that is apparent in the setting.

The Governors also had a focus on the curriculum area of Geography. Year 1 children came to show off their books and talk about all they had been studying. Governors believe that talking to children and staff is the best way to be assured about quality of provision and they look forward to carrying out more of this next year.