Welcome to Newdale Reception 2023

Welcome to Newdale Primary School 2023.

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.

Class intro page Year R 2023-2024

 

Below is the link to our virtual classroom tour sent previously. It might be comforting to watch this again with your child prior to their first day, to remind them of what their lovely new classrooms will look like.

If you have any questions, then please do email us on our Reception class email:  newdaleyearrteam@taw.org.uk

 

The Reception Team

 

Last Day of Term

We are looking forward to an exciting last day in Reception! We will be completing a ‘STEM’ challenge! We do not want to reveal the challenge just yet, but we can give you a clue it will involve lots of building using the large construction!

Please see below for further details…

Reception Message

We will be sending home the children’s work books this week. Please can you send in a named ‘bag for life’ or strong carrier bag on Wednesday so that we can put the books in ready to send home.

Thank you,

The Reception Team :)

Message for reception parents – 4th July

Due to transition day the Year 6 teachers will be teaching reception tomorrow (4th July) and have some exciting forest school activities planned. Please could they wear PE Kit as usual and bring in wellies just in case. (Whole forest school uniform not required).

 

Career Day in Reception

Thank you for the effort with the wonderful costumes today, that really brought our learning to life! We had builders, engineers, doctors, police, coffee shop assistants, fire fighters, ballerinas, vets, tennis players, explorers, coaches and hairdressers to name but a few! We have learnt all about the different types of jobs there are and what we might like to be when we grow up. We took part in some ‘Money sense’ lessons from Natwest, learning about how and where we might keep our money safe and also the difference between ‘wanting’ and ‘needing’ something.

To round off a brilliant day, we had a visit from a real Midwife, who taught us about her important job of looking after babies. A great day was had by all!

Governors involvement within school

Governors from the Finance & Personnel met yesterday and were thankful to a Grandma of a child in reception who came to talk through the induction process. She reflected positively in that the induction process is personal to each child. She felt the information she gained before her granddaughter started school was clear and concise.

A cross section of children came to talk to governors about their understanding of British values and the BeSMART code. Children could confidently articulate their understanding and how the values relate to their life, school and wider community.

Governors met with the After School Club lead and was reassured that the range of activities and snacks on offer is of high quality. Governors were happy that the After School Club with continue to facilitate trips and events in and outside of school. They approved more investment into new resources for the club.

Safeguarding, H&S Governors

Governors met with children and discussed their experiences regarding the recent Healthy Lifestyles Week.  It was very evident that the children thoroughly enjoyed the experiences. Governors questioned the learning outcomes of the event and were impressed with the children’s answers as to what they could improve on personally following the week and what they have learnt.

Governors approved and scrutinised a number of safeguarding policies. Governors carried out an audit and were again satisfied that their understanding about policies and procedures regarding safeguarding is robust.