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3 years ago
Posted on 04th Nov 2022 by

Reception’s Brilliant ‘Belonging Boxes’!

Today in RE, Reception shared the BRILLIANT ‘Belonging Boxes’ they had created over the half term holidays.

The children shared their belonging boxes with the class and talked about what their box tells us about them and where they ‘belong’ in the world.

We looked at similarities and differences between everyone’s boxes and celebrated how everyone is different.

We then thought carefully about which kind of ‘belonging’ matters to them most. We discussed how belonging to families might matter more than belonging to a city, but both have their place.

Look at our ‘Belonging Boxes’. Aren’t they fantastic!

 

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3 years ago
Posted on 31st Oct 2022 by

Fish & Chip Family Lunch- 15th November

Following on from our successful Family BBQ Lunch we have decided to continue these events with a Fish & Chip Family Lunch on Tuesday 15th November (as mentioned in our recent Key Dates).

The Fish & Chip Lunch is available for all children to buy as a normal school lunch; you may also buy an adult version for £3.00 – BARGAIN! You are welcome to bring younger children; a Fish & Chip Lunch will cost them £2.45. If Fish & Chips isn’t your favourite then why not join in by bringing your own packed lunch!

Menu

Fish & Chips with baked beans or peas

Vegetarian Quorn dippers (v)

Salad Bar

Chocolate Crunch, cookies or cupcakes 

All for the bargain price of £3.00!

We need to know in advance if you would like to attend and buy lunches. We also require a non-refundable payment along with your Fish & Chip Family lunch request. Do not include children who come to school, as they will need to order and pay in the usual way.

Family Lunch starts from 11.45am (nursery 11.20am) and continues until 1pm when children will go back into class.

Please log on to ParentPay to book and pay for meals. Meals need to be ordered no later than Tuesday 8th November.

It will also be a chance for your children to share the work that they are doing in class and show you around school.

We apologise in advance for any queues that may build up. Our kitchen team try their best to serve up as quickly as they can!

Please do join us!

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3 years ago
Posted on 31st Oct 2022 by

A message from Mrs Poole our SENDCO:

If you child has Special Educational Needs (SEND) and you would like to discuss the support that they are getting in school further with me, then please let your child’s class teacher know and I will do my best to attend their Parents’ Evening appointment alongside their teacher. When using the online booking system, please add a note to notify us that you would like me to attend or alternatively, you can email me on: newdalesendco@taw.org.uk. I am available on the following days and times: Monday 7th November (3.20-6pm), Tuesday 8th November (3.20-4.30pm) and Thursday 9th November (3.20-5.30pm). Appointments will be made on a first come, first served basis and if I am unable to make a time that suits you and your child’s class teacher, I will arrange to call you at another time. Regards, Mrs Poole

 

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3 years ago
Posted on 29th Oct 2022 by

Reception PE and Forest School Days

Hi all. We hope you have had a lovely half term and look forward to seeing you on Monday. Please find attached our Forest School and PE days.

Forest School Sessions: Monday Afternoon: Children to bring in their forest school kit and we will get them changed after lunch.

PE Days: Wednesday Afternoon and Thursday Afternoon. Children to come in wearing their PE Kit.

Please note due to the whole school Halloween event we will not be having Forest School on Monday 31st October.

Many thanks The Reception Team

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4 years ago
Posted on 21st Oct 2022 by

Harvest

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we originally posted out at the beginning of October, this year for Harvest, we are collecting as usual. In the spirit of supporting our immediate community, we have decided that we want to support our own school community in these times of ever-increasing cost of living for everyone.

We will be collecting non-perishable donations (tins of food, toilet rolls, toiletries etc.) for a ‘give and take’ bank – hence the name GATEway (Give And TakE)!

With the contributions that are generously shared by families, staff and governors, we will be setting up a regularly replenished box of non-perishable items – into which you can add items (box 1) if you can; or take items (box 2) should you need. These boxes will be outside the main office in the parent shelter.

If you can give something, please add it to the box. The box will be based on trust and not manned, and we are very much hoping that it may support those in need as we move into the winter months and while the cost of living is ever more.

Our project will begin with a Harvest Dress Down Day which will take place on Thursday 3rd November. Children can come in their own clothes in return for a donation.  

The Gateway bank will begin to be operational from Monday 7th November when you can bring additional items / take items from the ‘Give and Take’ boxes.

Thank you in advance for your support.

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4 years ago
Posted on 20th Oct 2022 by

Reception’s Earth Day

Today at Newdale we celebrated ‘Earth Day’. We all came to school wearing blue and green to represent the Earth and we took part in some exciting ‘Earth Day’ activities in our classroom. 

This morning in Reception we had a visit from ‘Morris Magpie’. Morris the magpie brought a HUGE pile of rubbish into our classroom that he had found dropped outside. Morris told us a story about why it’s important to recycle our rubbish and with a bit of help from Mrs Sturrock he taught us all about sorting our rubbish and recycling it so it can be reused again.

After we had learnt all about the importance of recycling we helped Morris the magpie sort the rubbish he had brought into our classroom. We sorted plastic, glass, fabric, metal and cardboard. We then carried out some other activities linked to recycling including colouring in, making posters, role playing working at the Recycling Centre and cutting, sticking and sorting some recycling pictures. It was great fun!

We are all going to work extra hard now at home and school to recycle and help protect and care for our planet.

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4 years ago
Posted on 20th Oct 2022 by

Reception’s Earth Day Award

Congratulations to Oscar who is Mrs Sturrock and Mrs Evans’ ‘Earth Day Star of the Week’ this week. Oscar has been chosen for working hard on all activities during ‘Earth Day’ today and for his excellent explanation of recycling and what it is. Oscar also worked very hard to sort recyclable materials into the correct ‘recycling bins’. Well done Oscar. You have shown you are thinking very carefully about how to protect and care for our planet.