Friday 27th February 2026 

This week Year 4 have been learning about fractions and enjoying reading Masha and the Firebird. Year 2 enjoyed a wet and soggy nature walk today where they explored nature and the environment surrounding Newdale. Ironbridge had a wonderful house celebration on Thursday where they completed lots of fun activities such as a disco in the hall, board games and football. Well done Ironbridge!

Newdale Cup winners who will have a special treat next week: 

Miss Lowe’s class were nominated for the Newdale Cup this week as they were nominated by two different teachers for demonstrating the rules ready and respectful, during assemblies this week. Miss Lowe and the other adults are very proud of them. 

House Points: 

This week Severn were in 1st place with a whopping 292 points, closely followed by Ironbridge in second place with 262 points. Wrekin were in 3rd place with 231 points and in 4th place it was Wenlock with 165 points.  Well done to all of our houses this week for working really hard. 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Layla for amazing concentration and effort in writing and maths lessons. Elsa for great efforts with her homework and her superb daily contributions in guided reading. 

Year 5 achievers:  Isaac for showing dedication through clear questions, careful checking, and consistent effort to complete all tasks well. Basit for considered and detailed pieces of Literacy all week. For also showing a great level of commitment to his learning 

Year 4 achievers: Eden for using fantastic vocabulary in our character description this week in literacy. Coby  for excellent vocabulary choices and vivid descriptions in our narrative writing this week.  

Year 3 achievers: Joyce for always being a kind and helpful member of our class.  Conor for always having a fantastic attitude towards learning! It has helped you learn the time this week, well done.  

Year 2 achievers: Theo is someone who could be Star of the Week every week. He is always ready, respectful, safe and kind. It is a pleasure to have Theo in Year 2. Alisha has recently joined guided reading. This can be a big change from phonics but she has taken it in her stride and is really impressing both her teachers. Well done Alisha! 

Year 1 achievers: Isla for her brilliant improvements in her writing, presentation and growing confidence to write independently. James for working hard in his lessons and growing in confidence when writing independently.  

Year R achievers: Lincoln  for showing excellent concentration this week during morning activities. James for a wonderful week. James has worked hard every day! 

Thursday 12th February 2026 

This week Reception have loved learning about Chinese New Year traditions. We had a great afternoon learning how to use chopsticks, finding our fortunes with fortune cookies and we even tasted seaweed! Year 3 travelled through Prehistory and knapped flint, painted caves, made weapons for hunting, made clay pots to store food and built a roundhouse! They also enjoyed their Newdale Cup treat of going to the park for some well-deserved fun!

The staff at Newdale would like to wish all of the children a very happy half term. We are looking forward to seeing them when they return.

House Points: 

This week, Wrekin are in the lead with 338, Wenlock are in second  289 points. They are closely followed by Ironbridge 282, and Severn with 244. Well done, Wrekin! 

Here are our overall winner this half term: 

1st Place –Ironbridge -2012 

2nd Place-  Wrekin -1820 

3rd Place- Wenlock – 1788 

4th Place- Severn- 1713 

Ironbridge will receive their House Celebration the week that they return to school.

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Mrs Arthur’s achiever has been chosen for always being kind to everyone she meets –she goes out of her way to make others feel included. Ava for always being ready to learn and kind and respectful to classmates and adults alike. 

Year 5 achievers:  Erica for creating a fantastic non-chronological report on Space using a great range of skills. Tiger-Lily for trying hard to be ‘ready’ to learn at the start of lessons and concentrating really hard in Maths. 

Year 4 achievers: Lianna for a fantastic Chance to Shine and always being kind and looking out for others in the class. Mrs Everall’s winner has been chosen for being kind, considerate and thoughtful.  

Year 3 achievers: Ted for working incredibly hard on his pencil grip and having fantastic ready to learn behaviours. George for an improved work ethic and following the Newdale rules! 

Year 2 achievers: Mia for having an improved work ethic and always being ready to learn. She is also a kind friend and follows all of our Newdale rules, well done Mia! Natalie for always being ready to learn and having amazing presentation. We are always so proud to show off her amazing work! 

Year 1 achievers: Noah for his efforts in being ready to learn, organised and working hard on his writing. We are very proud of him.  Harper-Faye for working hard to be ‘ready’ to learn, following our new behaviour code, and listening carefully in our lessons. Well done Harper.  

Year R achievers: Anant for a wonderful half term, working hard with the grown-ups in class.  Frankie for always being ready, respectful, safe and kind in school.