Merry Christmas and Well Done

Wow what a term Year 1. We are so proud of you all for your hard work this term. We also hope you have a fantastic Christmas with your families and would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year. Mrs E, Mrs S and Mrs W

 

 

 

Merry Christmas!

Dear Parents/Carers,

We have finally made it to the last day of a very long term. It was so lovely to see the children in the hall this morning enjoying a snowball fight as part of our fun, seasonal activities.

We promise you we will hand them back this afternoon all super excited and ready for the big day!

With the Panto and the numerous events we have had this half term, it really has flown by. Thank you for all of the support you have shown the teams at Newdale along the way. It really does make a huge difference. We take our partnership with parents very seriously.

From all of the staff at Newdale, we wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

We look forward to welcoming your children back on Tuesday 7th January. Staff are carrying out a training day on Monday 6th January.

 

Miss Cook

Parent View

Dear Parents/Carers,

I messaged out last week concerning the Parent View survey. Thank you so much to the 36 parents who have found the time to do this 5-minute survey. We really do appreciate it 😊.

As I said last week, we are very proud to deliver the highest quality of education for your child, along with offering them all of the additional experiences that we feel make our school so unique. We never become complacent and are always striving to further improve what we do.

The feedback we get from this survey is invaluable to us in knowing what we continue to do well and what, if anything needs a tweak!

If you are unsure about any of the questions, rather than clicking the ‘don’t know option’, please visit our school website to find out more information or ask a member of the team before completing the survey. Please also find attached a reminder of our feedback from our Parent Survey from the summer term.

Please let us know if you would prefer to complete this survey in school or if not, follow the link below.

https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/login?destination=give-your-views

 Parent Survey Feedback For Parents Summer 2024.pdf

Many thanks for your continued support.

Miss Cook

Curriculum Governors Involvement in School

The Curriculum Committee Governors met on the 11th December 2024. The enjoyed listening to the Upper Phase Leader talk about her role and the impact she has across Year 5 & 6.

They viewed the new Pupil Premium Strategy and questioned the lead on expenditure and the impact expected over the year.

As ever, the Governors really enjoyed talking to the children about their learning. This time, the theme was Religious Education. The Governors agreed that the children all enjoy this subject and were able to confidently articulate their learning so far this year and from previous years.

Finally, the Governors spent time looking at parent and pupil voice information linked to our Breakfast and Afterschool club. Governors were reassured that the offer we have is robust and looked on favourably by both parents and children. During the next meeting Governors are going to look at our Science curriculum.

Y1 & Y2 Nativity – this Friday

We cannot wait for parents and family to see our Y1/2 Nativity this Friday. We kindly ask that if you have a pushchair, or a young child, that you sit towards the back of the hall or at the side as this would make it easier for you should you need to pop out if they become unsettled.

 

Thank you

 

Parent View

Dear Parents/Carers,

As a school we are very proud to deliver the highest quality of education for your child, along with offering them all of the additional experiences that we feel make our school so unique. We never become complacent and are always striving to further improve what we do.

One of the many ways that you can support us is through completing the annual Ofsted questionnaire – ‘Parent View’. This would only take you five-minutes and would be invaluable to us in knowing what we continue to do well and what, if anything needs a tweak!

If you are unsure about any of the questions, rather than clicking the ‘don’t know option’, please visit our school website to find out more information or ask a member of the team before completing the survey. Please also find attached a reminder of our feedback from our Parent Survey from the summer term.

Please let us know if you would prefer to complete this survey in school or if not, follow the link below.

https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/login?destination=give-your-views

 Parent Survey Feedback For Parents Summer 2024.pdf

Many thanks for your continued support,

Jumping Orange Words

Just a gentle reminder we will be testing the children on their jumping orange words on Monday 16th December .

Please can you continue to practise these words with your children this week :

do, to, you, be, he, me, she, we

Thanks for your continued support.

The Year 1 Team

The Polar Express

Year One all had a fantastic time on the Polar Express. We did lots of exciting things! We went on a big coach, had a snowball fight, went to look at the engine on the steam train, travelled on the Polar Express, listened to a story, ate cookies, drank hot chocolate, danced, sang and had a visit from SANTA! It was all great fun.

Take a look at some of our pictures from the day.