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Thursday 1st July, 2021

Holiday activities and food programme with EKO

Having recently become a registered charity EKO has been able to secure funding through Shropshire council for the Holiday Activities Food Programme (HAF). HAF is a government initiative set up to provide support during the school holidays for families who have children eligible for benefits related free school meals.

Sessions will be based at our new Outdoor Learning Site in the grounds of Weston Park. Each day will be different but will follow a similar pattern of learning, exploring, creating and playing outdoors, ending with a nutritious lunch cooked by the group over our campfire. Our activities will centre around healthy eating and looking at where our food comes from. There will be challenges and team work, strong friendships form and the laughter is infectious. We plan on having lots of fun!

Please click on the link below to view more details.

https://www.ekolearning.org.uk/holiday-clubs/holiday-activities-and-food-programme-with-eko/

 

Tuesday 29th June, 2021

Reminder about additional copies of reports

Reminder – End of year reports will be sent home with your child on 9th July.   If an additional copy is required by a parent who does not live at the child’s home address, you must contact the school office on 387720 to make a request by no later than Monday 5th July.   

Please ensure that you keep your copy of the report safe, especially if your child is in Year 5.  Some secondary schools (such as Thomas Telford) require a copy to be sent with the application for Year 7 places and we will be unable to make further copies for you once they have been archived.

Monday 28th June, 2021

Update: 28.6.21

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

Unfortunately we have had 2 more positive cases in school (not related to any previous cases we have had).

 

Thank fully our online learning offer is established and that teachers can switch rapidly to avoid children missing more of their education.

 

If your child is any of the bubbles that have been told to isolate, yet you are finding it difficult to gain online access, please call the school and we will do all we can to help.

 

Our procedures in school are as tight as they have ever been and we hope that this outbreak has rapidly been brought under control.

 

As ever, if your children are displaying signs of illness, or in fact if anyone in your house is showing signs of illness, please play it safe and keep children off and get them tested.

 

This virus variant seems to display itself with a headache and cold like symptoms.

 

Luckily due to timings, the bubbles sent home today will be welcome back next Monday, so thankfully only miss 4 more ‘in school’ days where they have to isolate.

 

The Newdale team will continue to work so hard in ensuring the online offer is as high a standard as possible.

 

Thank you for your ongoing understanding and support.

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Friday 25th June, 2021

ESafety Top Tip – Screen time

At school this week all year groups have been taking part in Healthy Lifestyles Week.  The children have learnt many different ways to keep our bodies and minds healthy.  One way to keep our mind healthy is to reduce the amount of screen time our children have and to use this time to get outside instead.

The World Health Organisation recommendations bear similarity to the The American Academy of Paediatrics Screen Time Guidelines (2016) which recommends:

  • For children younger than 18 months, avoid use of screen media other than video-chatting. Parents of children 18 to 24 months of age who want to introduce digital media should choose high-quality programming, and watch it with their children to help them understand what they’re seeing.
  • For children aged 2 to 5 years, screen use should be limited to 1 hour per day of high-quality programs. Parents should co-view media with children to help them understand what they are seeing and apply it to the world around them.
  • Children aged 6 years and older, consistent limits should be placed on the time spent using media, and on the types of media, and to make sure media does not take the place of adequate sleep, physical activity and other behaviours essential to health.
  • Spend designated media-free time together, such as dinner or driving, as well as media-free locations at home, such as bedrooms.
  • Ongoing communication about online safety, including treating others with respect online and offline.

If you need support to manage the amount of time your child spends online, please speak to a member of the Newdale staff team.

Friday 25th June, 2021

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Thursday 24th June, 2021

Primary/Secondary Virtual Transition Workshop

Telford SENDIASS are holding a Primary/Secondary Virtual Transition Workshop on Wednesday 14th July, 10.00 am—12.30 pm

Moving to Secondary school is a big step for all children. It can also be a challenging time for some children who may need additional support to help make this stage of transition in their lives a positive experience.

Please click on the link below to view all the details.

New Primary to secondary transition Flyer