Safeguarding, Health & Safety Governors Involvement

The Health & Safety Governors met this week and enjoyed a comprehensive update from the E safety lead in school. They also enjoyed asking questions of the SENDco and talking to one of the pupils who receives additional support. The governors randomly selected a child to check that record keeping is robust across the school and also randomly selected a staff personal file to ensure that all checks are robust for our teams. They ended by scrutinising the termly playground inspection report and were reassured that continuous monitoring is happening and that any actions are followed up.

 

Finance & Personnel Committee Governors Involvement

The Finance & Personal Governors met last week in school. They spent some time considering the end of year budget and projections for the following year. Staffing for next year is already being considered with the biggest pressure being on funding around SEND. Governors are pleased that SEND support is taken so seriously across the school. They are keen to see how future development in this area develops over time.

Reminder – NSPCC Number Day – this Friday

On Friday 7th February, Newdale will be celebrating NSPCC Number Day again. Over the past few years, our pupils have loved being involved in our maths-themed activities, listening to maths-related stories and participating in TTRS battles during the day. Pupils from Nursery to Year 6 and invited to ‘Dress up for Digits’ on this day. This means having a maths or number themed outfit – it could be a sports top that features a number or something more creative such as decorating your own t-shirt or even dressing up as a domino, dice or calculator!

As this day is organised by the NSPCC, part of the day is about celebrating and supporting all of the amazing work the NSPCC do to keep our children safe. The children will spend some of the day learning about this charity. As we won’t be collecting cash donations for this dress up day, we ask all families to consider making a donation to the NSPCC so that they are able to continue doing their amazing work!  Donations can be made at this link: Donate | NSPCC

Further information can be found here:

Newdale Number Day 2025

If you have any questions about the day, please get in touch with your child’s class teacher or teaching assistant.

Pop in session in Mighty Oaks

This Wednesday at 2:30 pm mighty Oaks parents are welcome to pop in for a little play session with their children. There will be lots of activities for you to join in with and then you are welcome to ask any questions. Have a look around thank you.

Mighty Oaks visit to Morrisons.

Once again, mighty Oaks will be taking the local path down the Dingle past the park up to our local Morrisons, on this Friday 7th of February
a.m. green and orange group will visit our local Morrisons.
P.m. yellow, red, blue will then go. Please may we ask that your children wear sensible shoes for this little adventure no money is necessary.

Safer Internet Day 2025

Safer Internet Day 2025 will take place on Tuesday 11th of February 2024, with celebrations and learning based around the theme Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online’

Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the celebration sees thousands of organisations get involved to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.

Safer Internet Day is the UK’s biggest celebration of online safety. Created in consultation with young people across the UK. This Safer Internet Day we will assess the real scale of this issue and allow young people to share their experiences and ideas on how to tackle the problem. We’ll build on the important work being done to raise awareness of issues, answering questions such as:

  • How is changing technology like generative AI going to impact the approach of scammers?
  • What role can the government and internet industry take to tackle this threat?
  • And what changes would young people like to see to help protect themselves moving forward?

With your help, Safer Internet Day 2025 can be a springboard for conversations that shape how we talk about and respond to online issues, not just for one day, but throughout the whole year.

Using tailored learning materials, tips and resources for all ages, Safer Internet Day challenges everyone to play their part in fostering supportive relationships and respectful communities online.

If you would like to find out more information about Safer Internet Day, please click the link below.

Safer Internet Day 2025 – UK Safer Internet Centre

If you need more support or guidance with online safety, please contact a staff member or send us an email.

Email: newdale.primary@taw.org.uk

On Friday 7th February, Newdale will be celebrating NSPCC Number Day

Nursery will be taking part in this Maths day. You can come in number related clothing if you wish to dress up. We will be doing maths related activities and our book will be Pete the cat and his four groovy buttons.

Family Hub’s Home Learning Pack

As part of the Family Hub’s Home Learning Pack program and the Early Years Talk Boost initiative. The children moving on to reception  in September recently received a home learning pack.  It would be greatly appreciated if the parent/carers of the children who received the pack could take a few minutes to fill out a short survey below.

Many thanks

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