Reception Christmas Event

Children in Reception classes are welcome to come to school in a Christmas jumper tomorrow for the sing along and craft session. If you do not have a jumper, then tinsel or Christmas hats or hair bows are a welcome alternative.

This will take place in the afternoon, but children can come to school wearing their jumper with their usual skirts or trousers for the whole day.

There will be no forest school session tomorrow afternoon due to the Christmas event.

 

Thank you

The Reception team :)

After School Club Collection

Due to the school Fayre tomorrow (Wed 3rd Dec), collection for Tree Tops after school club children years 2-6 will be from the stairs by Miss Cook’s office next to the main school car park.  Reception and year 1 will be from the Mighty Oak’s garden at the rear of the school next to the hall.  This will cover both sessions from 3.10pm – 6pm. There will be no collection from the school office.

Thank you.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas a Newdale!

The Christmas spirit has well and truly arrived here at Newdale!

Our Christmas Fair takes place this Wednesday (3rd) from around 3:30pm, please wait outside the main entrance on arrival.

We have some fantastic raffle prizes up for grabs this year, remaining tickets are available to buy from the school office.

We look forward to welcoming you on Wednesday to continue celebrating the festive season.

Safeguarding, Health & Safety Governor Involvement

Health & Safety Governors Update

The Health & Safety Governors met yesterday to review a range of important areas across the school.

Asthma Strategy: Governors were delighted to see that Newdale has been awarded the title of Asthma Friendly School.

Safeguarding Spot Check: As part of their routine checks, governors tested staff understanding of safeguarding linked to training. The staff member selected answered all questions with confidence, demonstrating robust knowledge.

Pupil Voice: Governors always enjoy speaking with pupils about their experiences. This time, children from different year groups were asked about behaviour in school. They agreed that behaviour is mostly good, with occasional over‑excitement. Pupils spoke confidently about the importance of following the BeSMART code and explained the systems in place if children misbehave.

Parent Feedback: Governors are equally keen to hear from parents. At hometime, they spoke with as many parents as possible to gather views on Health & Safety provision. Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts—your feedback will be analysed at the next meeting.

The partnership between school and parents is paramount, and governors are committed to ensuring that Health & Safety remains strong and effective for all.

Reception Christmas Craft and Sing

Tickets for the Reception Christmas Craft and Sing on Thursday 4th December at 2:15pm will go live on ParentPay today around 7pm. A maximum of x2 tickets per child are available to purchase. Tickets are £2.00 each. Deadline for booking tickets is Thursday 27th November.