Classrooms

Reception Message

2 years ago
Posted on 03rd Oct 2024 by

House Points

At Newdale, one of the ways our pupils are rewarded for their efforts, in work and behaviour, is house points. Each pupil belongs to 1 of 4 houses; Wenlock, Wrekin, Severn and Ironbridge. This year, the house team with the highest number of house points at the end of each half-term, will earn a special house celebration (full of lots of fun games and activities). Each week, we share the running totals in assembly but as we are now half way through the half-term, we thought we would share them with our wider community too. 3 more weeks to go and there’s only 10 house points between first and fourth… it is still all to play for!

Will you earn a house point for your team next week?

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2 years ago
Posted on 02nd Oct 2024 by

Reception Reminder

Tomorrow is our Reception royal banquet!

We are very excited!

A reminder that children can bring in a royal costume or party clothes. They can bring this in a separate bag to change into during the afternoon.

PE kits will not be necessary for tomorrow.

Look out for lots of photographs to show the fun.

2 years ago
Posted on 01st Oct 2024 by

Macmillan Charity

Dear Parents/Carers,

We will soon be announcing the final figure raised for Macmillan following the Wrekin ‘Climb Against Cancer’ event and more recently the Grandparents’ tea party.

Our ‘Go fund me’ page will stay open until Thursday evening should anyone like to contribute that has not had a chance to do so. Newdale Primary School and Nursery is fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support (justgiving.com)

We will be presenting the money to Macmillan during a special assembly on Friday and will then send out information to all parents.

Thank you so much for supporting our events. We know that the money raised will go towards supporting so many people that are affected by cancer in our town.

 

Kind regards,

Miss Cook

 

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2 years ago
Posted on 30th Sep 2024 by

Finance & Personnel Committee Governors Involvement

Finance and Personnel Governors met last week. They looked carefully at the costs associated with the high levels of special educational needs within the school and were pleased with the provision on offer. They studied in detail the Summer term parent survey and were again pleased in reading so many positive responses. They focused on development points and were reassured that telephone calls had been made and actions taken where appropriate. Next time the Governors will continue looking at SEND provision across the school.

2 years ago
Posted on 26th Sep 2024 by

Grandparent’s Tea Party – tomorrow

We are looking forward to welcoming Grandparents tomorrow for our tea party in aid of Macmillan. We are excited to announce our grand total next week following on from our walking events and tea party.

Please see below a few reminders for the event:

  • Grandparents to bring their tickets along to the event. Tickets give entry to the tea party and one hot drink
  • All cakes/treats are £1 each, please bring cash only, we are unable to provide change
  • Mobile phones are not to be used on site at anytime
  • We may have Shropshire Radio joining us who may ask to interview some grandparents during the event.
  • Grandparents who are taking children home early will need to inform the class teacher and sign children out at the main office

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Thank you for your support

Newdale Team

 

 

 

2 years ago
Posted on 26th Sep 2024 by

Playground Donations

Dear Parent/Carers,

We are looking to add more resources to our play and lunchtime boxes. We are  hoping that we can save some school pennies by asking for donations from parents. We are hoping that you may have some items that your children perhaps have grown out of and therefore do not use anymore. Maybe you have some items tucked away in the garage that you always planned to pass on or sell.

We are particularly keen to receive good quality dolls, babies, pushchairs, wheel barrows, cars, dinosaurs and dressing up clothes but would also welcome things like milk crates, plastic drainpipes and car tyres.

If you have some of the larger items that would be willing to donate, please call the office beforehand.

Thank you for your support in making playtimes at Newdale as much fun for your children as possible.

Miss Cook

2 years ago
Posted on 25th Sep 2024 by

Parent/Carer Online Safety Session -Knowsley City Learning Centres

You are invited to join a parent/carer session on Wednesday 2nd October 2024 – 4pm – 4.45pm, to support your child with staying safe on the internet. The session will be run by an external provider, Knowsley City Learning Centre. If you would like to attend, please click the link below.

 

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You do not need to register- you can click on the link at the above time to access the session.  Cameras and voice/audio will be switched off for all attendees.  Attendees can ask questions by typing in the Q&A box, but this will be explained during the session.

The event will be streamed using Teams.  Attendees can watch the live event in:

  • Teams app—desktop (Windows or Mac) or mobile. (The Teams app is free to download if attendees would like to do that beforehand).
  • If you don’t have Teams you can access it via one of the following browsers – Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.

 

2 years ago
Posted on 25th Sep 2024 by

Behaviour at Newdale

At Newdale, we pride ourselves on our calm and orderly environment which enables our pupils to learn effectively. Our ‘BeSMART code’ is the backbone to our behaviour system and we believe that a positive approach is the key to good behaviour. We want to support our pupils in developing a sense of pride in their efforts; both with their learning and with their behaviour.  We reward positive behaviour, for example with stickers, house points and gold cards. Please ask your children about this at home so that you can further celebrate this together. Please see the attached document for more information about Newdale’s behaviour system and how you can use our systems to support behaviour at home too!

Behaviour at Newdale (2024)