Year 1 Stem Day

Just a gentle reminder to say please can the children bring in a piece of recycling (box, tin, jar etc) that we can use to make a musical instrument tomorrow.

Many thanks The Year 1 Team

Year 1 Stem Day

As part of stem day on Tuesday 15th July, Year 1 are going to be making their own musical instruments. Please can we ask that children each bring in one piece of recycling and that is has your child’s name on it.  Here are a few examples:

  •  A small cardboard box( tissue boxes are ideal)
  • paper plate/ paper bowl
  • a small plastic bottle
  • a small jar
  • a tin can( with no sharp edges)

Please see below a few examples of the instruments we may make

Many thanks

The Year 1 team

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French Day

We had lots of fun on Friday for French day.

We all came to school dressed in blue, white and red like the French flag.

We used cotton buds to create our own painting of the Eiffel Tower inspired by a French artist.

We took part in some fun French dancing.

And we tried some different French foods.

We all had lots of fun and learnt lots of interesting facts about France.

Our Roarsome day at Dudley Castle and Zoo

What a wonderful day Year 1. Your behaviour was impeccable and you had so much fun exploring the castle grounds and zoo. A massive thank you to our parent helpers too. I bet you will sleep well tonight! Thank you all for a super day .

 

School Uniform

As the weather is getting warmer, please can you ensure that your child has a water bottle, a sun hat and wears sun cream to school. If your child needs to reapply sunscreen during the day, we ask that it’s kept in their bag with their name on, and then applied by the themselves when appropriate.

Just a quick reminder about our uniform policy…

At Newdale our school colours are navy blueblack and grey.

We request children wear a navy jumper or cardigan and grey or black skirts / pinafores or trousers along with a light blue collared shirt. If you would like to order uniform with our school logo on, please do so via Baker and Sons Schoolwear in New Street, Wellington 01952 641897.  This is not compulsory: uniform without a logo is acceptable as long as it matches our chosen colours. In warmer months, blue gingham dresses / black or grey smart shorts can be worn.  Please ensure that these are of an appropriate length and aren’t too high above the knee.

All children need to wear sensible shoes (no heels or trainers please). In the colder weather, girls are permitted to wear black, navy or grey tights.

PE Kit

We have decided that we will continue with allowing children to come to school in their School PE kit on PE days. The reasons for this is linked to the time it takes for some children to get changed often eats significantly into the actual time carrying out PE lessons. It is also much simpler to do this, when looking at the lack of private space for children to get changed, and the unhygienic option of them getting changed in the toilets.

The school PE kit is as follows –

A plain or school logo navy PE top

Plain navy shorts or tracksuit bottoms

A plain or school logo navy sweatshirt/hoodie

Black pumps or trainers

We do ask that no sports logo kit is used as school PE kit please – they must be either plain or with the Newdale logo. It is important that everyone abides by our uniform rules as we know how important is it that children feel part of our Newdale team.

Thank you for your continued support.

We hope you continue to enjoy this glorious weather.

Year 1Trip Reminders for tomorrow

Here are a few pieces of key information for our Dudley zoo trip on Wednesday 2nd July.

  • The children will leave for the trip after the start of the school day and will return before home time.
  • Children are required to wear school uniform , a waterproof coat and sensible, comfy shoes( trainers are allowed) as the Castle and Zoo are all outdoors.
  • Please can each child bring into school their own backpack. They will each be carrying their own water bottle, waterproof coat, sun cream, sun hat and packed lunch.

Many thanks for your cooperation. We are really looking forward to it.

Regards Mrs Evans and Miss Fisher

Photo Consent for Careers Day

As you all know, we had a fantastic careers day this week. We are very grateful to the people that came in to share what they do with our children.

Some of our visitors have asked if they can be sent some of the photoshots we took to put on their social media eg the police would like some to form part of their safer neighbourhood work.

We know who does not give photo consent in our school, but just wanted to check everyone else is happy for this to happen.

If you are not, please contact the office by Friday lunchtime.

Kind regards,

Careers Day at Newdale Primary School – A Fantastic Friday to Remember!

Careers Day 2025 Video

On Friday, Newdale Primary School held a fantastic whole school Careers Day, and what an inspiring day it was! We were incredibly lucky to welcome a wide range of volunteers from many different professions who gave up their time to talk to the children, provide exciting activities to take part in, and share their passion for their careers. The school was buzzing with excitement as pupils explored the endless possibilities for their futures.

A huge thank you goes out to all our wonderful volunteers who helped make Careers Day such a huge success. Staff and pupils alike had an amazing time, and the children left feeling inspired, motivated, and excited about all the possibilities their futures could hold. It truly was a day to remember!

Here’s who came to visit…

Paramedic Team – who gave students the chance to try on real paramedic gear and explore life-saving equipment.

Local Police officers– who brought a real police van, police car, equipment, goody bags and introduced PC Peeler, the police dog mascot.

Farmer Mark – who showed off his impressive blue tractor and a variety of fresh vegetables, giving pupils insight into life on the farm.

Smileworks Dentistry– A dentist and dental nurse who discussed their job roles, taught the children about oral health and handed out goody bags.

Gav from the RAF– who set up a thrilling assault course that got everyone active and thinking about physical challenges in the military.

An Art Therapist– who explained and showed the children how art can be used to explore emotions and well-being through creative expression.

Author Hannah Collins– who shared her book ‘Little Legs, Long Nose: A Day with Monty the Miniature Dachshund’ and talked about what it was like to write her own children’s book.

Kyle and Elliot Bennett (Ex-Professional Footballers)– who inspired pupils with stories from their careers and their work with their Football Academy.

Matt from Fire Cover– who explained the exciting world of fire safety on film and TV sets.

The ‘Xscape Now’ team– who engaged pupils with escape room-style puzzles that encouraged teamwork and problem-solving.

Please take a look at our careers day video and some of the many photographs from the day. I’m sure you will agree from all the smiling faces, what a memorable day it was!

Careers Day 2025 Video

Curriculum Governors Involvement

The Curriculum Governors met this week and thoroughly enjoyed listening to a group of Mighty Oaks Nursery children talk about their experience in setting. They also gained a detailed insight into the planning, the training, the team and the challenges from the Nursery teacher, Mrs Pablos. The Governors can clearly see that the dedication of staff is ensuring the provision is continuing to operate at a high level. They are keen to support the increasing number of SEND that is apparent in the setting.

The Governors also had a focus on the curriculum area of Geography. Year 1 children came to show off their books and talk about all they had been studying. Governors believe that talking to children and staff is the best way to be assured about quality of provision and they look forward to carrying out more of this next year.

Year 1 Forest School

We are very fast approaching the end of term. We will only be having Forest School on Wednesday 25th June, Wednesday 9th July and Wednesday 16th July. Instead of children being required to bring in a full kit, we just ask for you to send them with a waterproof coat and trainers or if you are happy for them to wear school shoes these will be fine. If we have very heavy rain, we will find an alternate activity to do inside.

Many thanks the Year 1 Team