Year 2

3 hours ago
Posted on 17th Apr 2026 by

Y2 Bake Sale – Monday 27th April

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are hoping to bring our upcoming science and literacy topics to life in a very exciting way. We would love to have real eggs in school, giving the children the opportunity to observe them hatching into chicks. Once hatched, the children will be able to observe, care for, write about, and enjoy the chicks as part of their learning.

To help fund this memorable experience, we will be holding a Bake Sale on Monday 27th April, after school from 3:10pm – 3:45pm. This will be on the bottom playground. If you are able to donate cakes or baked goods, we would be very grateful. Donations can be brought in on the morning of the sale.

Thank you, as always, for your support. These experiences make such a difference to the children, and we truly appreciate your help in making them possible.

Kind regards,

The Year 2 Team

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Yesterday
Posted on 16th Apr 2026 by

Donations to school fund

As a school, we are committed to ensuring that all our children continue to have a variety of opportunities to engage through a wide range of trips, visits and visitors. We believe that these experiences help to provide meaningful learning opportunities, as well as support children with their personal development.

As many of you may already be aware, as a school we subsidise our school visits using our own funds as well as money raised from school events. Although our budgets are certainly becoming tighter, we still appreciate that the cost of living has caused many families to also have financial concerns. Where we can, we will continue to contribute towards school trips so that parents are still not paying the full cost. However, our levels of subsidy simply cannot remain as high as they have always been in the past due to budget constraints.

We have a had number of parents who have asked if they could contribute extra amounts towards trips to support those in our school community who may be struggling due to the cost-of-living crisis. If you would like to do this,  please contribute via ParentPay. Every penny will go towards the trip costs.

We thankyou for your ongoing support.

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3 days ago
Posted on 14th Apr 2026 by

Message from Miss Cook

Incident Update

Dear Parents and Carers,

I want to express my sincere thanks to the children for remaining as calm as possible and for following adult instructions so well today. I am also incredibly grateful to so many members of our local community who rushed forward to support us as we navigated a very difficult situation.

The teams at Newdale moved straight into emergency mode, acted calmly, and followed our procedures to the letter. The emergency services were outstanding and undoubtedly prevented the situation from becoming far more serious. We are extremely thankful for their swift and professional response.

At this stage, we are unsure whether Rock Road will be open tomorrow. Please consider alternative routes, including Brookes Avenue, and think about parking slightly further away and walking in if necessary.

To support this, we will operate a late register system tomorrow. There is no need for families to rush, as access routes may be limited. Children can arrive any time up until 10am without late marks being recorded.

We will be carrying out reassuring circle times and debriefs with the children, and we would appreciate your support in talking to them at home about the fact that school is safe and that we are very much looking forward to welcoming them back tomorrow.

It is never pleasant to have to put emergency policies and procedures into real-life action, but it is reassuring—for us and, we hope, for you as parents—that everything ran smoothly throughout the event.

Thank you so much for your support and for trusting us with your children.

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

 

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2 weeks ago
Posted on 01st Apr 2026 by

Garden Volunteer

Newdale Primary School- Garden Volunteer Opportunity – 🌱

We’re looking for a friendly and reliable volunteer to help look after our small school garden between 1-2 hrs a week.

🪴 Tasks include:

  • Planting, weeding & watering
  • General garden upkeep
  • Helping keep the space safe and enjoyable for our pupils

This is a great opportunity to support our school community and work alongside staff and children. 🌼

Enhanced DBS check required

📧 Interested? Get in touch for more details by emailing Newdale.primary@taw.org.uk

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3 weeks ago
Posted on 27th Mar 2026 by

Year 2 Summer term timetable

Wow, what a half term term!
From retelling The Three Little Pigs, gaining confidence using number lines to add and subtract, recalling facts about historically significant nurses, learning about how plants grow, exploring the sturdiness of structures in DT and much much more… Your children have never failed to amaze us. Well done Year 2! You have definitely earned this two week break to relax and have fun.

 

Also, there was some confusion over the PE days at the end of the day today.
Please check diaries as they are correct! PE days are Mondays and Fridays.
We will also have Outdoor learning on a Friday afternoon so please prepare children for rain, sunshine and everything in between :)

Have a wonderful Easter holiday!

See you soon,
Mrs King and the whole year two team.

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3 weeks ago
Posted on 25th Mar 2026 by

Curriculum Governor Involvement

The Curriculum Governors met on 24th March. They spent time speaking with KS2 girls about Life Learning and were heartened to hear that pupils feel safe in school and have a strong sense of belonging at Newdale. Governors then heard an update from the ‘Stronger Foundations’ Associate Governor, who reported on policy developments and monitoring carried out this term.

They also worked with the Maths Lead, talking to KS2 pupils about their maths learning, and were pleased to see clear progress over time. Governors are keen to follow how the focus on ‘STEM Sentences’ develops over the summer term.

They were further reassured by feedback from recent external monitoring undertaken by the School Improvement Partner and two Partnership Heads. All external visitors recognised the calm, respectful learning environments across the school and the strong drive to support inclusion.

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3 weeks ago
Posted on 24th Mar 2026 by

Finance and Personnel Governors Involvement

Governors who are part of the Finance and Personnel Committee met on 23 March 2026. They spent considerable time analysing the staff wellbeing audit results and identifying any actions required in response to the findings. Governors were very pleased to note that both teaching and support staff feel happy and safe working at Newdale.

The committee reviewed the draft staffing structure for the next academic year and agreed that the inclusion agenda should drive staffing decisions. Governors also approved a budget of £3–£5k to support the development of the newly established SEND provision for the coming year.

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1 month ago
Posted on 13th Mar 2026 by

Sorry Mums/Nans and other carers!

The children in Year 2 all made beautiful Mothers’ Day cards but Mrs King’s class were having so much fun with our Talent Show Auditions (and even getting a lovely visit from Miss Morrow) that we completely forgot to send them home.

The children have written some lovely messages so we hope you have a lovely weekend celebrating, and get an extended Mothers’ day by receiving them on Monday.

I cannot apologise enough Mums!
Mrs King

 

Also, here are just a few of our wonderful auditions… We had singers, comedians, dancers and much more!
Results of who made it through will be released soon but everyone who auditioned should be so proud.
We loved seeing all their unique talents.

1 month ago
Posted on 13th Mar 2026 by

Easter Raffle

This year’s Easter Raffle is now live on ParentPay.

Tickets are £1 each and must be purchased via ParentPay. Please ensure you buy all tickets you would like as only one transaction can be made.

The raffle will close on Tuesday 24th March at midday and the lucky winners will be drawn on Wednesday 25th March.

Good Luck everyone!