Year 1

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2 years ago
Posted on 12th Jan 2024 by

Our Wonderful Winter Walk!

This morning, Year 1 went on a wonderful, wintery Nature Walk looking for signs of winter and spotting different wildlife and habitats.

We observed lots of different birds, so when we returned to school, we worked as a team to create lots of bird feeders to hang around Newdale’s outdoor areas.

 

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2 years ago
Posted on 09th Jan 2024 by

Measles

Cases of measles are increasing in the UK, including in the West Midlands, and it’s likely that there will be cases in Telford in the near future.

 Measles is a viral illness that can be serious and sometimes fatal. Spending 15 minutes with someone with measles is enough to get the virus. Symptoms of measles include high fever, runny nose, cough, red and watery eyes, small red spots with a bluish-white centre inside the mouth. A rash can appear later, usually on the face, upper neck, hands and feet, fading after 5 to 6 days. If you’ve not been vaccinated against measles you can be at risk, but it’s most common in young children. Someone with measles can spread the virus up to 4 days before a rash appears, and up to 4 days after.

 Measles can have serious and sometimes fatal consequences, so make sure you and your children are up to date with MMR vaccinations, and ask your GP about catch-up jabs if needed. The MMR vaccine is highly effective at protecting against measles.

If you are unsure if your child is up to date with all their routine vaccinations you can check their Red Book (personal child health record) in the first instance. If you are still not sure, or if you need to bring your child up to date with their vaccines, you should contact their GP practice to check and book an appointment.

 If you are concerned that your child has measles, please call your GP in the first instance, to reduce the risk of passing the disease to others in the waiting room.  More information on measles can be found here and information on the MMR vaccine can be found here .

UKHSA have advised that a significant percentage of unvaccinated children who have contracted measles have been hospitalized, which highlights the severity of the issue.  Other learnings are how protective two doses of the MMR vaccine are, and how disruptive the long exclusion period can be for unvaccinated contacts.

Anyone without immunity from vaccination or previous infection, identified via contact tracing as a contact of a measles case, would be required to stay away from the setting for up to 21 days.   This would have significant implications for your business continuity and for affected staff members personally. Given the risk to staff working with children, we would advise that they check their vaccination status and catch up with any missed vaccines.  More information is provided here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/mmr-vaccine/

If you suspect you have a measles case in the setting, or are advised by a parent/carer that their child has measles, please contact the Health Protection Hub on 01952 381800 or HealthProtectionHub@telford.gov.uk  Useful information to have ready would be:

  • Name of child
  • Date of birth
  • Class/room
  • Name and contact details of parent/carer
  • Date of onset of rash (if known)
  • MMR status of child (zero, one or both vaccinations) (if known)
  • Any known vulnerable pupils or staff in the class/year group (including pregnant staff)

 

 

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2 years ago
Posted on 21st Dec 2023 by

Year 1 Miss Buckingham’s Class

Year 1 have enjoyed an exciting end to the term!

We loved learning the songs and dancing our way through the Nativity!

Today, we have been busy with all of the festive fun at Newdale! We had an exciting snowball fight and enjoyed snacks, games and a movie at our Christmas Party!

Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Miss Buckingham and Mrs Goodwin

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2 years ago
Posted on 21st Dec 2023 by

Year 1 -Miss Hill’s Class

The children worked hard learning the songs and actions for their nativity this year. We are so proud of them! Please see some of the photos that were taken yesterday.

We also had a great time this morning having a snowball fight.

We hope you have a wonderful break, ready to return in 2024.

Thank you for your continued support.

Miss Hill and Mrs Wilmot

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2 years ago
Posted on 19th Dec 2023 by

Message from Miss Cook

19.12.23

Dear Parent/Carers,

As I hope you all know, we very much take on board the views of all our children and parents. These views are regularly shared with the Newdale teams.

We consult with pupils through every Governor meeting, and phase leaders/subject leaders also carry out additional pupil voice regularly over the year.

We believe that school and home very much need to work in partnership, with children being at the centre. There simply must be a two-way feeling of trust between school and home, along with open, honest lines of communication.

I have always prioritised having a school ‘open door’ policy where we offer many different ways of communication for parents to use, including a class email address, many staff on duty am and pm (including senior managers), office staff and home school communication books to name a few of these. The hope is always that if parents do want to relay any messages, that they can easily and rapidly.

Thank you to the 19 parents that have already filled in our request to complete Parent View this academic year.

We would very much appreciate it if many more parents would complete this survey so we can gain a fuller picture of your opinions of Newdale.

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

We have already begun looking carefully at the small number of responses. I understand that we cannot please everyone, but I can reassure you that all teams certainly try so hard to do just that. I am lucky enough to visit very many other schools, and I know as fact that Newdale goes above and beyond in its offer for the children we have. This is regularly verified by external visitors including our School Improvement Advisor, Local Authority quality assurance visits, safeguarding audits and of course our Ofsted visits. We are incredibly proud of the Outstanding Ofsted result which we gained in May 2023. There are only a very small number of schools across the entire country that manage the ‘double outstanding’ judgement.  I hope this is external reassurance that our school continues to be operating at a very high level.

Unfortunately, some parents who have responded on Parent View so far are clearly not happy with Newdale and this is personally upsetting to me and also affects the feelings of the teams that work so hard every single day. I was surprised to see that we have parents who would not recommend us to another parent. I am keen to hear from those parents who have put ‘disagree’ or ‘strongly disagree’ as a response so any concerns you may have can be clarified/sorted. I would also very much like to talk to any parents who are not happy with our offer to see if we can improve the vital partnership between school and home.

As stated, I am under no illusion that we cannot please everyone, however, that does not stop us from trying to.  I would also just like to remind all parents to be mindful about how messages are worded in reading diaries and how the Newdale team are spoken to, just like we are requested to do in other public sectors. Our teams want the very best for your children. We are all on the same side and should be focussed on working together to support children to be the best they can be.

As ever, we are keen to hear what you have to say, but there needs to be an understanding that we are partners with you for the children and not working on different sides.

That said, I would like to thank the vast majority of you who really are so supportive of our school. We would be most grateful if you could also spend a few minutes completing the Parent View online form. Your views really do count, but we cannot support any of your specific concerns without knowing how.

As a highly regarded school, we have many families desperate to get their children into our provision. I spend a lot of my time fighting appeals to keep our numbers manageable so as to keep the quality of education as good as it can be for your children.

Thank you for your support in ensuring our school continues to grow in a positive way for all of our children.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Newdale Primary School and Nursery

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2 years ago
Posted on 07th Dec 2023 by

Finance and Personnel Committee Update

Finance & Personnel Governors met today and were impressed with the knowledge and enthusiasm that the School Parliament children have within their role. Governors encouraged them to expand on future plans by looking at the possibility of an ex cabinet member visiting school to talk to the children.

The school SENDCO outlined the expenditure connected to EHCP’s and the future plans for the new year. Governors also discussed policy, procedure and spending plans for across the school.

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2 years ago
Posted on 04th Dec 2023 by

Safeguarding, H&S Governors feedback

The governors who are members of the Safeguarding, H&S committee met last Thursday. The safeguarding champions visited and discussed their role in the school and their exciting plans for this year. Other agenda items included the management of asthma on our school site. Governors went to observe the currently closed Quiet area of the playground and look forward to seeing the repairs being carried as rapidly as possible.

2 years ago
Posted on 04th Dec 2023 by

Parents’ Evening – Y1-6 entry points

The map below shows the entry and exit points for parents’ evening for the week beginning Monday 4th December 2023. Please note that if your appointment is after 5:30pm on Monday or Tuesday, that you will need to enter and exit the school via the school office.

 

 

2 years ago
Posted on 30th Nov 2023 by

Year 1 & 2 Nativity – 19th & 20th December

We hope the children have enjoyed learning our nativity ‘The Inn Crowd’ as much as us adults. We have been blown away with their incredible voices, acting and dance moves during rehearsals so far.

We invite you to watch ‘The Inn Crowd’ on either of the following dates, Y1 and Y2 parents can attend either date.

Tuesday 19th December at 1.30pm

Wednesday 20th December at 1.30pm

Parents should arrive outside the schools’ main reception.

Tickets are limited to 2 per family to make it possible for all our children to have a comforting, supportive face in the audience.

We will be providing hot chocolate for everyone – parents must bring a mug for themselves and their child/ren.

All tickets must be purchased through ParentPay, please note, only one transaction can be made. Deadline for booking tickets is 13th December at midday.

We look forward to seeing you there and thank you for your continued support with costumes or practising lines.

KS1 team