Friday 24th April 2026 

It has been another busy week at Newdale. On Monday, we had a visit from the police and fire teams who supported us during the evacuation. The children asked some thoughtful questions and were congratulated on how well they handled the situation. 

On Wednesday, we welcomed lots of parents and carers into school for our next Stay and Share session – thank you to all who attended. 

On Thursday, Year 4 enjoyed an Anglo-Saxon–themed workshop with Shrewsbury Museum, learning about archaeology, writing their names in runes, and making clay pots.  

Finally, on Thursday evening, we were all blown away by the fantastic acts who performed in Newdale’s Got Talent. Thank you for supporting this event and a huge thank you to the children for their hard work, resilience and bravery in performing in front of an audience. We are all very proud! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Louise and Amalia for amazing performances at NGT! Barnaby for a superb effort in his Chance to Shine draft. 

Year 5 achievers:  Rochae for really focusing this week on all her learning, making great progress with her arithmetic and writing a well-developed diary. Oliver for great focus in both Maths looking at fractions and Literacy with your diary entry.  

Year 4 achievers: Lewis for working hard and showing a fantastic effort in his lessons. Jacob for showing great resilience and a positive attitude to change.  

Year 3 achievers: Ollie-Leighton for adding some amazing vocabulary and description into his Chance to Shine! Jenson for his increased confidence and for being brave and trying something new! 

Year 2 achievers: Lucia for working independently and trying her best in every single lesson. We’re so proud of you! Mrs King’s achiever for her incredible effort and growing resilience in Maths. We were blown away by your confidence in finding fractions of amounts this week!  

Year 1 achievers: Freddie for trying really hard in literacy. Keep it up! For also bringing an infectious smile to the class. Aldo for giving 100% effort in all his lessons. Aldo always has a big smile on his face and a positive attitude to learning.  

Year R achievers: Daniel for being kind and respectful to everyone in class. Mateo for a wonderful week, working hard and being especially helpful at tidy up time. 

Times Tables  

 This week, our ‘Times Tables Rockstars’ trophy went to the class who have scored the highest accuracy over the last 14 days – well done to Mr Jackson’s class with an impressive 95%. 

House Points 

Lots of house points have been gathered over the last two weeks. Wrekin are in the lead for Summer 1 with 623 points. They are closely followed by Wenlock with 621. Ironbridge are in third with 589 and Severn in 4th with 537. Well done, everyone!