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Friday 24th September, 2021

Mrs Sturrock’s star of the week

Marie for working very hard in all her lessons and really impressing Mrs Sturrock with her Literacy and  Maths assessments.

Friday 24th September, 2021

E-Safety Top Tip – watching videos

Children love to watch videos and YouTube is always a firm favourite! But sometimes children can be exposed to videos that are not meant for them. YouTube Kids is a safer way for children to explore their interests. You can find more information about this on YouTube: what parents need to know .

Remember, primary-age children should be supervised at all times when online.

If you need more support or guidance with online safety please contact a staff member or send us an email newdale.primary@taw.org.uk

Thursday 23rd September, 2021

Forest School Reminder

Year 3 will be going to Base Camp/Forest School tomorrow afternoon. Please could all Year 3 children bring their kits in a bag and they will change into their kits after lunch.

Thank you,

The Year 3 Team ☺️

Tuesday 21st September, 2021

Update 21.9.21

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

I hope you are enjoying this late in the season sunshine. I know the children are loving being outside and many are making great use of our new sports facilities!

 

In comparison to many schools we are coping well, by way of the number of positive cases we have. That said, we are definitely seeing an increase.

 

It is so important that you do not send your children into school if they are displaying any symptoms, including any of the precautionary symptoms listed by Telford and Wrekin Council. (Please see the following link Do you have main COVID-19 symptoms or other symptoms? – Do you have main COVID-19 symptoms or other symptoms? – Telford & Wrekin Council ) You need to keep them at home and get them PCR tested before risking a spread of the infection in school please.

 

If your child tests positive you need to make sure you inform the school as we also have to inform the health hub.  This is so that we can plan what actions to take in school.

 

We really do need to work together on this to prevent us having to reintroduce some of the more rigid procedures again.

 

Kind regards and fingers crossed,

 

 

Friday 17th September, 2021

Base 5- Star of the week

Lewis- Star of the week for being helpful and kind to everyone in class and great tidying up every day this week too. Well done Lewis!

Friday 17th September, 2021

New house names

Now we are all back to school, we have decided to have a look at the house system that we have in place. Mrs Clarke and Mrs Everall do a fantastic job of assigning the children into each of the houses and making sure that all the house points that are awarded are counted up.

We are delighted to share with you that we have decided to help our children to know more about where we live and so, our houses have new names. The colours will remain the same but the new names are –

Severn (This was the Phoenix and will remain red)

Ironbridge (This was Dragon and will remain green)

Wenlock (This was Griffin and will remain yellow)

Wrekin (This was Unicorn and will remain blue)

We know it will take a little while to get used to the names, but we are hoping that by sports day, we will all have had enough practice to cheer on the correct team names!

 

Friday 17th September, 2021

E-Safety Top Tip – Sharing pictures

Using devices like phones and tablets to share pictures and videos can be a great way for children to have fun and stay in touch with friends and family.   It’s really important your child knows what’s ok to share online and what they should check with you first.

What are the risks?

● Once an image has been shared, you can never be sure who has seen it, saved it or shared it.

● Personal or embarrassing pictures in the wrong hands can lead to bullying.

● Knowing that others have seen embarrassing images can cause stress and anxiety, and affect a child’s confidence and self-esteem.

● Unwanted pictures online could affect educational and job opportunities later in life.

● Sharing images, particularly sexualised images, can increase the likelihood of a child receiving inappropriate sexual contact from strangers online.

To reduce these risks it is important for you to talk to your child.  Ensure that they know the rules around sharing pictures.

You can find a useful guide for parents about sharing pictures here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEMH5BIrrW4&t=9s

If you need more support or guidance with online safety please contact a staff member or send us an email newdale.primary@taw.org.uk