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4 years ago
Posted on 21st Sep 2022 by

Safer, Stronger Communities feedback

21.9.22

Dear Parents & Carers,

Early last term we sent out a survey asking for your ideas on how we could support improving our local community spaces. Thank you to all of those parents who spent the time filling in a response. We really do value your views. The surveys were sent to the Stronger Communities team, and they wanted me to update you on the action that has been taken so far linked to the Overdale area.

  • The new camera is now up and overlooks the MUGA and playground at the field.
  • The new camera that will cover the path and area of the Rock Road play park should be up in the next four weeks.
  • The Carpenter Centre is now open and ready for people of the area to hire it when it is available.
  • A resident drop-in session has been scheduled in for October 11th from 5.30pm – 7pm. This session is for residents to speak with ward councillors and also parish council staff as well as members of the Stronger Communities team about issues in the area and activities they would like to see developed.
  • The Stronger Communities team is working on a project with councillors to improve accessibility and mobility for residents (more information to follow).
  • The first Overdale & Ketley Neighbourhood Crime Reduction meeting has very recently been held. This was a Teams meeting with police, ward members, parish councillors, Anti-social behaviour and Enforcement Teams in attendance. Other meetings have been scheduled for the future and we hope that representatives from school will also attend.

We do hope you can see that your survey responses did indeed initiate actions happening in our local community. We continue to work closely with the Stronger Communities teams and are more than happy to pass on any further suggestions you have in making our local community an even better place to live and let our children play.

Kind regards

Miss Cook

Headteacher

4 years ago
Posted on 06th Sep 2022 by

Spellings in Year 1

 

6th September 2022

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Spelling in the National Curriculum

Your child is learning spellings set out in the National Curriculum. Phonic knowledge will underpin the teaching of spellings ‘rules’. However, many words in the English language seem to follow no pattern – these are known as ‘exception words’. At Newdale we refer to these as ‘Red’ words while your child is taking part in Read, Write, Inc phonics; and as ‘orange’ words from year 3 onwards. These word lists are statutory. The lists are a mixture of words which pupils use frequently in their writing but can often misspell.

 

We have broken these word lists into more manageable chunks for each year group and will focus on a selection of these key words throughout the year. In year 1 we will refer to these words as our ‘Red Words’ which are referred to at the front of the Read, Write, Inc home reading books.

 

Below are the Year 1 ‘exception words’ which will be taught throughout the year. These words can also be found in your child’s reading diary as a bookmark with all the words for that term. Your child could use these words when they are writing about what they have read independently or within other writing they do at home.

 

If you would like to work on helping your child practise these spelling at home, your child will benefit greatly.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Year 1 team.

 

 

 

Year 1

Autumn 1st half

 Year 1

Autumn 2nd half

 Year 1

Spring 1st half

 Year 1

Spring 2nd half

 Year 1

Summer 1st half

 Year 1

Summer 2nd half
a

the

I

is

was

of

said

 do

to

you

be

he

me

she

we

 no

go

so

by

my

are

has

 one

our

put

ask

his

were

your

they

 here

there

where

says

push

pull

full

 love

some

come

once

house

school

today

friend

 

 

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4 years ago
Posted on 01st Jul 2022 by

BBQ Family Lunch- Tuesday 19th July

BBQ Family Lunch is on Tuesday 19th July starting from 11.45am to 1pm.

Menu

Burger, wedges, beans and peas

Vegetarian option – Quorn burger

Vegan option- Vegan burger

Biscuit selection and cupcakes

Please log on to ParentPay to book and pay for meals. Meals need to be ordered no later than Tuesday 12th July. Meal tickets will be issued for booked meals when you arrive for the family lunch.

If a BBQ isn’t your favourite then why not join in by bringing your own healthy packed lunch!

It will also be a chance for your children to share the work that they are doing in class and show you around school.

We apologise in advance for any queues that may build up. Our kitchen team try their best to serve up as quickly as they can!

Please do join us!

 

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4 years ago
Posted on 17th Jun 2022 by

Sports Day

June 2022

Sports Day

Dear Parents/Carers,

We are delighted to be able to run Sports Day again this year without the disruption of Covid. You will have already been given dates though our ‘Key Dates’ information, but I just want to remind everyone now of the dates again and relay some organisational points.

Year 5/6                     Monday 20th  June             1.15-3.00pm

Reception                Tuesday 21st June             9.00-10.20am

Year 3/4                     Tuesday 21st June             1.15-3:00pm

 

Year 1/2                     Wednesday 22nd June      1.15-3.00pm

We have a few reserve dates up our sleeve, but hope that the weather will be kind. We will update you if we have to pull on our reserve dates.

 

We are running the event in ‘Houses’. The children will run for either Wenlock, Ironbridge, Severn or Wrekin.

Children will undoubtedly tell you which house they are in.

The sports day will be carried out on the new Astro football pitch.  We will open the gate by Mrs Thomas’ classroom 10 minutes before each event starts. Children will be based on the side of the Astro that backs onto the Wrekin Way path. We ask parents to take up a spectator spot on the opposite side (where the Oak tree is) or up on the bank. Staff will direct you! Please make sure you use the toilet before coming to sports day, as we will not be able to offer toilet facilities to parents.

Due to the time the children will be outside, could you please ensure that your child has applied sun cream before coming to school and that they bring a hat with them.  Drinks will be provided for them at various stages but a water bottle on sports day is a must.

It is the first time we have run a sports day on the new Astro so please bear with us. Mr Birch, Miss Jones, and the team have worked hard in making sure it runs smoothly, with of course the main driver being that all children have fun!

Yours sincerely,

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Justina Millington

Office Manager

Newdale Primary School

Marlborough Way

Newdale

Telford

TF3 5HA

Email     justina.millington@taw.org.uk

Phone  01952 387720

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4 years ago
Posted on 09th Jun 2022 by

Reception Career Day Visitor

Today has been Career Day at Newdale. We have learnt about different jobs and discussed what we might like to do when we grow up.
This morning was so exciting. We had a special visitor in class to tell us about his job. This was Sergeant Ashley who works in the Army.
What a morning, as Ashley first taught us how to march like real soldiers. He then put us through our paces in a team based obstacle course to demonstrate the Army is all about teamwork. We then got to see what he has to carry round with him whilst away in his enormous backpack. We even got to try on his bulletproof army vest and helmet and then crawled through his tent. We all had the best time.

4 years ago
Posted on 29th Apr 2022 by

Online Safety Top Tip – Smishing

Does your child have a mobile phone?

Do you know what smishing is?

SMS phishing or ‘smishing’ is one of the most common forms of mobile-based cyber-attack. Smishing is when a scammer texts their target, pretending to be a reputable person or organisation. They aim to trick the victim into supplying sensitive data such as bank details and personal information, so they can then access the target’s bank account and remove money.

What should you do?

We advise that you explain to your children what they should do if they ever get a text message from someone they do not know. It is vital that they tell someone else and do not reply unless they have checked it is safe to do so. Encourage your child to talk about how they use their mobile phone on a regular basis.

There are also anti-virus software which now protects mobile phones. They detect phishing links in text messages and alert you about the risk. You should consider downloading anti-virus software to your child’s phone.

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

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5 years ago
Posted on 25th Apr 2022 by

Summer 1 PE Days

We have noticed a little confusion this morning regarding PE days as the PE timetable has been changed from last term. Please note the following PE days for this half term. Apologies for any confusion caused.

Monday

Year 5

Year 4 (swimming starting Monday 9th May)

Tuesday

Year 1

Reception

Year 5

Wednesday

Year 4

Year 2

Year 3

Thursday

Year 6

Reception

Year 1

Friday

Year 3

Year 2

Year 6