1 week ago
Posted on 02nd Sep 2026 by Miss Lowe

Miss Lowe’s Class are having an incredible 1st day in Year 1 today!

1 week ago
Posted on 02nd Sep 2026 by Miss Lowe

Newdale Dance Stars returns Monday 7th September

2 weeks ago
Posted on 01st Sep 2026 by Mrs Western

Notice of Parent Governor election and request for nominations

I am writing to invite parents, guardians and carers of registered pupils to put their names forward for election to serve as parent governors of this school. There is one vacancy. The term of office of the elected candidates will start on Thursday 19th November and will last for 4 years.

Please read the notes as a link below and if, after doing so, you would like to put your name forward as a candidate please complete the Candidate Nomination Form (Form 2) and the Disqualification Declaration Form (Form 3) and return them to me by Friday 18th September. It may be that you would wish to propose another parent to serve as a parent governor. Please note that in this case the parent in question should complete the nomination form after you have discussed the possibility.

Candidates need to submit a personal statement in support of their nomination, not more than 500 words giving:
Evidence of skills and experience the governing body desires.
And / or their commitment to undertake training to acquire or develop skills to be an effective governor
If seeking re-election details of their contribution to the work of the GB during previous term of office.
How they plan to contribute to the future work of the GB

They may not indicate that they are endorsed or supported by any particular group.

Only parents who now have and will have children registered at the school on the nomination closing date of Friday 18th September and term of office start date Thursday 19th November 2026 are eligible to stand for election.

If it is necessary for there to be an election I will provide further details of the arrangements.

Please find below the forms as links below.

Information Notes

Candidate nomination form

Governor Declaration Form

Miss Cook, Headteacher

2 months ago
Posted on 06th Jul 2026 by Elsa Wooldridge

Reminder – Transition Information

Dear Parents/Carers,

Please see below for a reminder about the upcoming transition activities and dates for your child (current Reception to Year 5)

Please be reminded Y6 reports will now go out to parents slightly later on Thursday 16th July.

3 months ago
Posted on 26th Jun 2026 by Elsa Wooldridge

Reminder – What’s App Issues

Dear Parents and Carers,

We would like to draw your attention to some ongoing concerns regarding children’s use of digital devices outside of school. Recently, we have become aware of large WhatsApp groups involving our pupils. This has unfortunately led to issues such as inappropriate language being used and a high number of disagreements.

As you may know, WhatsApp has a minimum age requirement of 13. Children in primary school are often not yet ready to use such apps responsibly, which is why these restrictions are in place. Despite our Year 6 teams speaking with pupils about online safety and the age limits for apps like WhatsApp, the problem continues.

We kindly ask that you regularly review your child’s online activity and talk with them about how they are using digital platforms. Your support in reinforcing these messages at home is invaluable.

When issues arise outside of school, they can take up significant time during the school day, time that should be focused on learning. By working together, we can help ensure that children remain safe online and fully engaged whilst in school.

Thank you for your continued support.

Miss Cook

3 months ago
Posted on 11th Jun 2026 by Mrs King

Yr2 message

Dear Parents/Carers,

As we come to the end of Key Stage 1, we sometimes need to mix classes to help ensure we can continue to meet the needs of all children as they move into Year 3.

Over the next few weeks, we will be trialling some class mixes to see whether this is the best way to support everyone. If it is decided that any permanent class changes will be made for Year 3, your child’s current Year 2 teacher will let you know.

Thank you for your patience and support as we begin this process. Please be assured that any decisions are made carefully, with the best interests of all our pupils in mind.

Many thanks,

The Year 2 Team

3 months ago
Posted on 03rd Jun 2026 by Mrs Stack

Discovering Darwin

Today in year 6, we enjoyed a workshop about Charles Darwin. We learned about his early childhood and how he was fascinated with nature and science from a young age, later travelling around the world on HMS Beagle as a naturalist researching animals. Examining various objects: rocks, shells, beetles, fossils and insects, we discussed how we could classify them based on their characteristics. Becoming Darwinians, we observed the characteristics of different animals, drawing them with ink and a quill; we considered how they had adapted and evolved to survive in their environment . Finally, we created our own creature from a combination of different animals, labelling the features that would help it to survive.

Workshop

5 months ago
Posted on 12th Apr 2026 by Mrs Everall

Change to PE Days

We hope you and your family enjoyed a lovely Easter break. Year 4 have another busy half term ahead of us with lots of exciting activities planned including EKO days, creating (very messy!) digestive systems, using VR headsets and a special Anglo-Saxon history day. PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the Summer term. Please remember to send your child with a water bottle every day. See you back in class on Monday 13th April!

7 months ago
Posted on 10th Feb 2026 by Elsa Wooldridge

Arbor

Please can we remind any parents that have not yet signed up to the Arbor app to please do so to ensure you are receiving regular communication from school. The app has replaced our previous text message service so is therefore being used to share any updates and important information with parents.

An email was sent at the start of this half term with instructions on how to set up the app. If you require this email to be sent again, please get in touch with the school office.

Thank you

8 months ago
Posted on 09th Jan 2026 by Mrs Everall

Outdoor Learning – January

Linked to our Industrial Revolution topic, we explored the work of Lowry in our EKO session this week. Children made their own matchstick figures using twigs, wool, wire and scraps of fabric. They also found logs to represent factories with huge chimneys. Our next EKO day will be on Wednesday 4th February 2026.