Nursery volunteers

Have you ever thought about volunteering in a nursery or wondered what it’s like to work in a nursery setting? Now’s your chance!

Newdale Nursery is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our fantastic team in our 2-year-old provision.

Volunteering is flexible – whether you can spare just an hour a week or a couple of days, we’d love your support!

If you’re interested, please complete an application form and return it to the school office, or email it to newdale.primary@taw.org.uk by Monday 5th January 2026.

Volunteering Application Form

We look forward to receiving your application.

Miss Cook

The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people.  All successful candidates are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This role will be engaging in regulated activity with children. Our child protection and safeguarding policy can be found on our school website or requested via our office. https://www.newdaleschool.org.uk/home/key-info/policies/

We are committed to equality and diversity.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as stated in the person specification.

 

Cake stall

Don’t forget if you would like to donate to our nursery cake stall, please can you bring them in today or tomorrow morning.
Thank you for our kind donations so far all money raised will go towards nursery supplies and trips.

Nursery Tales from Acorn Wood at Christmas

Children who attend Mighty Oaks on a Tuesday are invited to watch “Tales from Acorn Wood at Christmas” at the Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury on the 16th December.
Timings for the day:
If your child/ren attends Mighty Oaks for a full day, they will arrive and leave nursery at their normal times.  Children who normally attend Mighty Oaks for only the MORNING or AFTERNOON sessions are asked to change their session times for the day.  Please can your child/ren arrive at the nursery at 9am and collected at 1pm.
Due to staffing on the day the Mighty Oaks classroom will be closed between 9.00am and 1pm.  Ladybugs will be open for their normal session times.
Please can all children bring a packed lunch on the day in a named disposable bag along with a drink. There will not be an option of a hot lunch on this day for Mighty Oaks children . Thank you.

Christmas fair

Wednesday 3rd of December nursery will have a cake stall at the Christmas fair. We are asking for donations of cakes towards this. If you would like to contribute, could we kindly have them handed in by the Tuesday pm.
Thank you and hopefully see you all there.

Week 2 in Mighty Oaks

This week, inspired by the book Owl Babies, we’ve been learning all about owls and their habitats, their way of life, and what makes them such fascinating creatures. The children explored these ideas through a range of creative activities, using their imaginations to retell the story and think about how owls live in the wild.

Our cooking session was a big hit! The children helped chop the vegetables to make a delicious savoury rice dish with mixed veggies and a hint of curry. It made the perfect simple, warming autumn-winter snack for the afternoon, healthy, filling, and full of lovely flavours.

Later in the week, things got a little spotty and a little yellow as we celebrated Pudsey Day! The children enjoyed dancing, playing, and getting crafty, joining in the fun while supporting a great cause.

Halloween Craft in Reception

The children used concertina folding to create springy arms for pumpkins or bats. They looked at prototype examples and made their own decisions as to where to put the features.

Bread Making in Reception

In Reception we read ‘The Little Red Hen’ and then baked our own delicious bread!

We followed instructions to make the dough, kneading and rolling our own bread roll. We ate the bread afterwards of course. It was yummy!