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Friday 3rd May, 2024

Achievement Assembly

This week year 3 have created their own volcanoes out of clay, which look amazing! We hope you all enjoy the bank holiday.

BeSMART Cup winners who will have a special treat next week: Mr Banfield’s class for working so hard!

Attendance winners this week – Gertie and Omar will join them next week in class and they will all enjoy an extra playtime:

KS1/YR winners are Miss Buckingham’s year 1 class with 99.6%

KS2 winners are Miss McCullagh’s year 4 class with an 98.6%

Achievers of the week:

Year 6 achievers: James for putting in great effort to a range of lessons. Jamie for fantastic sportsmanship shown in PE.

Year 5 achievers:  Oliver for amazing descriptive writing this week.  Katie for having a positive attitude to learning this week and lots of positivity!

Year 4 achievers: Angleo for persevering with his independent write this week and being determined to act on editing feedback. Jazmin for a brilliant first week and wowing us with her beautiful presentation.

Year 3 achievers: Parker for being a kind friend during play times every day and working amazingly as a team during the football match this week. Clark for representing the school in an impressive 10-0 footballing victory and showing excellent sportmanship.

Year 2 achievers:  Lianna for always working hard, being a lovely friend and making us smile everyday. Rocio for her incredible effort in school and at home! She is really starting to shine in writing now she is checking her spellings and adding detail.

Year 1 achievers: Linus for having a brilliant first week at Newdale and settling in well. Lola for being fantastically creative with both her ideas and her artwork.

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle:

Year 6 readers: Zach for fantastic effort with his reading comments. Emeli-May for ensuring she always reads 5 times a week by changing the time at which she reads.

Year 5 readers: Shiah-Rai for her amazing Harry Potter book review.  Freddie Ward for continuing to improve both his presentation and quality of comments in his reading diary.

Year 4 readers: Miss McCullagh’s reader was chosen for writing her own detailed comments every day! Toby for great home reading and for sharing his love for reading with his younger brother.

Year 3 readers: Isaac for his continual effort with reading at home. Lealand for his super efforts in his reading diary this week.

Year 2 readers: Maya for her support effort in reading and homework. Ms Marshall loved reading your sentences with –ful words this week. Josh for improving his reading at home!

Year 1 readers: Rumana for reading consistently, answering all her questions and always writing her own comments to a high standard. Harry for reading at home so well this week.

Friday 3rd May, 2024

Online Safety Information Session

Please find below the link to access the parent/carer session scheduled for Wednesday 8th May 2024 – 4pm – 4.45pm.

 

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Attendees do not need to register, they simply click on the link at the above time to access the session.  Cameras and voice/audio will be switched off for all attendees.  Attendees can ask questions by typing in the Q&A box, but this will be explained during the session.

The event will be streamed using Teams.  Attendees can watch the live event in:

  • Teams app—desktop (Windows or Mac) or mobile. (The Teams app is free to download if attendees would like to do that beforehand).
  • If they don’t have Teams they can access it via one of the following browsers – Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox

Friday 26th April, 2024

Achievement Assembly

This week we have loved to see the return of sunshine and it finally feels like spring! Such a lot of hard work as always across the school, with teachers in competition to win this week’s BeSMART cup…! 

BeSMART Cup winners who will have a special treat next week: Mr Jackson’s class for consistently working so hard and being resilient! 

Attendance winners this week – Gertie and Omar will join them next week in class and they will all enjoy an extra playtime:  

KS1/YR winners are Miss Lowe’s class with 98% 

KS2 winners are Mrs Everall’s class with an amazing 100% 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Ethan for always being polite, respectful and working hard. Horatio for fantastic contributions to class discussions, particularly in our history learning this week ☺️ 

Year 5 achievers:  Joey for writing a lovely Chance to Shine this week, which Miss Cook loved reading! Freddie for super effort writing his Chance to Shine this week. 

Year 4 achievers: Elsa for using her initiative to create a unique piece of artwork this week. Ria for designing and printing an impressive piece of Pop Art.   

Year 3 achievers: Mrs Churm’s achiever has been chosen for making great vocabulary choices in his Chance to Shine this week. Matilda for her wonderful chance to shine writing and performing so well in front of the camera! 

Year 2 achievers:  Lucas for his wonderful independence in writing. We are very proud of him. Jomi for his added detail in his C2S. I loved reading the wonderful descriptions of the quiet town and sneaky Tear Thief.  

Year 1 achievers: Avash for working hard to focus this week, helping him to listen well on the carpet and produce great work at his table! Kyresse for coming into school with a big smile on his face and working hard in all lessons.  

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers: Yasmin for wowing me every day with her amazing animal facts! David for a great summary of our Guided Reading text Wonder. 

Year 5 readers: Emilia for impressing me with her reading comments this week. Well done!  Jasper, for really making an effort to read regularly and write thoughtful comments in his diary. 

Year 4 readers: Grace for making a marvellous effort with her reading at home since Easter and achieving Platinum this week! Mrs Everall’s achiever has been chosen for improving her number of home read and beautiful illustrations.  

Year 3 readers: Bella for really trying to improve her comments in her reading diary, well done! Hannah for her lovely comments that go with her reading every day.  

Year 2 readers: Eden for improving his reading fluency and eagerness to show off his voice choice. Louie for consistently reading.  

Year 1 readers: Alfie for reading more consistently at home and working hard with his reading! Lucy for always impressing us with her reading at home and completing extra tasks in her reading diary.  

Thursday 25th April, 2024

Curriculum governors involvement update

The Curriculum Committee of Governors met on Tuesday 23rd April. They had an in depth look at our PE offer (with Mr Bryant) and our Maths offer (with Miss McCullagh). They met with some very keen mathematicians from across the school, who loved showing off their maths books and telling Governors all about their lessons.

Governors went on to look at our Equality targets and where we are in achieving them by the end of the year. Governors were reassured to see that attendance was looking more positive.

Governors really value the committee meetings as they always include gathering the views of children and seeing firsthand the work they do. They also value having valuable time with subject leaders so they can gain a very clear understanding about curriculum intent and impact.

Thursday 25th April, 2024

Online Safety Information Session for parents

The link to access this session will be available one week before the event.

Tuesday 23rd April, 2024

School Trips

Dear Parents / Carers,

We are passionate about the children experiencing education outside of the classroom which is why we put on so many exciting trips for all year groups throughout the year.

We are aware in this current cost of living crisis that money can be tight and we do not want to put unnecessary hardship on our families.  With this in mind we have always heavily subsidised all of our school trips for all of our families. Those families in receipt of free school meals or pupil premium also have a further subsidy to support them.

School funds are constantly monitored and we have looked at all our parent contributions for school trips since September 2023. Unfortunately, we have found that less parents than usual are paying for their child to attend a school trip. As I’m sure you can appreciate, we do not have the funds to continue subsidising to the extent we do, but still want to offer valuable experiences for all of our children.

If you are worried about funding any school trips please do speak to one of our team, teacher, pastoral or office.  We will not exclude any child whose parents cannot afford for them to go on a school trip,  but we may have to look at either how many trips are offered in the future or charging more for each trip should this concern continue.

Many thanks for your on-going support.

Miss Cook

 

Tuesday 23rd April, 2024

Toy donation plea

Dear parents and carers,

We would like to add to our resources for lunchtime play and are looking for help if you have any good quality items you could donate to school:

  • Lego – including bases
  • Duplo – including bases
  • Small world figures – such as dinosaurs, animals, people etc.
  • Happyland characters

Please bring any donations to the school office.

We thank you in advance on behalf of the children who will greatly enjoy these items.

 

 

 

Monday 22nd April, 2024

Attendance

Dear Parents,

We wanted to remind you how important being in school each day really is for your child.

Every lesson counts, and each lesson builds upon the previous one. We know children can become poorly, but every day missed can lead to gaps in learning and difficulty for a child to understand and therefore progress well. It can also lead to anxiety for a child who can feel they have missed out.

School is more than simply learning, it is also a place where children develop vital social skills, build friendships, become independent and learn how to deal with their emotions. Research consistently proves that children who attend school regularly perform better academically. Just a few days missed can impact overall achievement.

In addition, school is a community where its learners gain a sense of belonging. A teacher’s ability to personalise support and assess a child’s understanding can only be achieved at its best in the classroom.

It is not just missing days that can have a negative impact, but late arrival too – learning starts straight away each morning. Without a clear morning routine, perhaps a missed breakfast or being late into the middle of a lesson, children can lose confidence.

For these reasons, please remember that leave of absence in term time cannot be sanctioned for reasons such as holiday. We want to ensure that every child thrives. Only very exceptional circumstances will be considered. We do quite understand that holiday companies charge significantly more during school holidays. However, we are hoping that holidays will alter over the next few years which should make them more accessible for everyone, whilst not disrupting the education of your children.

Do contact our pastoral team or office should you have any concerns about attendance, so we can support you and resolve any issues quickly.

Please remember that every day in school is an investment in your child’s future. Working together to prioritise this can only support them to succeed.

Kind regards,

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Newdale Primary School and Nursery

Friday 19th April, 2024

Achievement Assembly

This week year 4 visited Wolverhampton Art Gallery to see some original Pop Art and develop their printing skills. Year 3 created dinosaur branching databases and leant how our skeletons protect, shape and support our bodies. 

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

We could not choose so both year 1 classes have won this week: Miss Hill’s class for working hard all week and producing high-quality pieces of work in all subject areas; Miss Buckingham’s class for returning to school showing more maturity, listening well and working very hard all week producing neat and wonderful writing in all our books. We even painted without any paint anywhere other than our worksheet! I am very proud. 

Attendance winners this week – Gertie and Omar will join them next week in class and they will all enjoy an extra playtime:  

KS1/YR winners are Miss Hailey’s Reception class with an incredible 100% 

KS2 winners are Miss Jones’ year 6 class with 98% 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Rani for fantastic creative writing ideas and Ruby for always putting an immense amount of effort into everything she does.  

Year 5 achievers:  Lilly for always setting the right example and being a good role model for her peers. Kayson for having a good week and following the BeSMART code.  

Year 4 achievers: Tiana for showing tenacity and perseverance with rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000 in Maths. Callum for trying his very best this week and being a wonderful, caring partner.  

Year 3 achievers: Logan for working hard in Literacy to create persuasive and emotive language. Daisy for becoming an independent learner as she is making use of the resources around the room to help her in every subject.  

Year 2 achievers:  David for improving his presentation, organisation skills and we have seen an improvement in his resilience. Mrs King’s achiever was chosen for working so well all week.  

Year 1 achievers: Harry for being more focused and completing excellent work with good pace this week! Ted for working hard on his presentation in Literacy and completing his work on time. 

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers: Harry a great week of consistently reading at home. Daniel for super fact finding and recording about the search for Tutankhamen. 

Year 5 readers: Rhys for reading consistently over the past few weeks. Jack for excellent reading diary comments which he always tries to improve. 

Year 4 readers: Isla for taking such an interest in the myths we have be reading and even completing additional work in her reading diary to show what she has learnt. Aidan for continuing to impress me with his home reads and showing off year 4 SpaG features in his diary entries.  

Year 3 readers: Ashton for writing super comments and facts in his reading diary this week! Well done! Ryan for consistent reading. 

Year 2 readers: Jack for improving his reading at home! Keep it up! Seb for reading lots more at home and becoming a ‘speedy reader!’.  

Year 1 readers: Miss Buckingham’s reader was chosen for consistently writing very detailed comments in her reading diary. Henry for reading more frequently at home and answering the questions set in his reading diary.  

Monday 15th April, 2024

Sports Days

Please see below this year’s sports days.

17th June – Y5 & Y6 Sports Day – 1:15pm

18th June – Reception Sports Day – 9am

18th June – Y3 & Y4 Sports Day – 1:15pm

19th June – Y1 & Y2 Sports Day – 1:15pm

20th June – Nursery Sports Day – timings given to parents nearer the date

21st June – Reserve sports day for rainy days