Year 2

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2 years ago
Posted on 12th Jul 2024 by

Year 2 Final Week!

Well what a year we have had! We have thoroughly enjoyed making memories and watching our classes grow! We are extremely proud of each and every one of them!

The last week will consist of various activities.

Tuesday – Your child can bring their scooter (and helmet) to school as part of STEM day. Don’t worry if you don’t have one we have some spares at school.

Please provide a t-shirt that you don’t mind getting messy/ruined to use over their PE kit for an experiment we will be doing.

Gymnastics will be on as normal.

Wednesday – please wear PE kit as normal. Children with be finishing their DT unit by making and evaluating their Fruit Salad.

Thursday – Move up morning where they will meet their new teacher.  Your child can bring in a board game from home to play and share with others on this day. It needs to be non-electrical and a game that can be shared with others.

During this week the children will be bringing home their books so please provide them with a sturdy carrier bag. Please look at home for any reading books that belong to school so we can tidy up our book corners.

Thank you as always for your continued support. It has been a pleasure teaching your children this year.

From Miss Lowe, Mrs King, Mrs Stevens and Ms Marshall.

 

 

2 years ago
Posted on 11th Jul 2024 by

Art Day – materials needed (Y1 & 2)

We cannot wait to get stuck into art day on Friday! We are getting into our house teams across Year 1 and 2 to create a wonderful underwater display using recycled materials.

Please can you send your child into school with any egg boxes, bubble wrap, old CDs/DVDs, clear plastic bottles, round plastic bottle lids (e.g as seen on a milk bottle), cardboard toilet roll/kitchen roll tubes, clear plastic bags and brown packaging paper that you have so that they can use these to make coral and sea creatures.

Thank you so much for your support!

KS1 team

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2 years ago
Posted on 09th Jul 2024 by

Art Day – Materials needed!

We cannot wait to get stuck into art day on Friday! We are getting into our house teams across Year 1 and 2 to create a wonderful underwater display using recycled materials.

Please can you send your child into school with any egg boxes, bubble wrap, old CDs/DVDs, clear plastic bottles, round plastic bottle lids (e.g as seen on a milk bottle), cardboard toilet roll/kitchen roll tubes, clear plastic bags and brown packaging paper that you have so that they can use these to make coral and sea creatures.

Thank you so much for your support, KS1 team.

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2 years ago
Posted on 09th Jul 2024 by

Yr2 RSE

Children were very sensible learning about body parts today. Most of them remembered vocabulary from Yr1. We talked about these being the scientific names that we might need if we ever have to talk about our privates to doctors. We had a few giggles and loved the story!

Here are the question box contributions from children and our responses. We will share the responses with children tomorrow and thought it would be useful to share them with you. RSE – Questions box and Answers

Again, please get in touch if you have any questions for us.

Thanks,
Year 2 team.

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2 years ago
Posted on 09th Jul 2024 by

Attendance Update

Dear Parents and Carers,                                                                                                           July 2024

RE: Attendance Update

From 19th August 2024, the Government have introduced a new ‘National Framework for Penalty Notices’. These will apply across Telford and Wrekin from 1st September 2024.

Whilst these changes are a few months away, I felt it was important to share the information we currently have available. Below are some of the significant changes you need to be aware of:

  • If your child has 10 sessions of unauthorised absence in a 10 school-week rolling period, you may be issued with a Penalty Notice. These 10 sessions may include any unauthorised absence, including leave in term time and do not have to be consecutive. Unauthorised absences are recorded for children who are late after the register has closed, do not provide medical evidence, or have not contacted school.
  • Penalty Notices are increasing to £160 from September 2024. This can be reduced to £80 but only for the first Penalty Notice issued, if paid within 21 days – this reduction does not apply to any subsequent Penalty Notice.
  • Any 2nd Penalty Notice, to the same parent for the same child, issued within three years of the date of the first Penalty Notice will be charged at a flat rate of £160.
  • A third Penalty Notice will not be issued within a three-year rolling period, to the same parent for the unauthorised absence of the same child, – alternative action or legal measures will be utilised for subsequent offences.
  • In some circumstances a ‘Notice to Improve’ may be issued. However, a Notice to Improve will only be used in cases where support is appropriate. They will not be issued in cases of unauthorised leave in term time for holidays; where information for parents is included on the school’s website; or a simple warning has been given by the school that a Penalty Notice could be issued for unauthorised leave in term time.
  • Absence for leave in term times will only be authorised in exceptional circumstances – please note that holidays or extended leave for family visits cannot be considered as exceptional circumstances. We will be updating our Attendance Policy to reflect this.

I totally understand the challenges of the costs of holidays during the school holidays and of having extended family who live abroad; however, the guidance from the DfE is clear that we cannot authorise these absences. As a school we will always consider exceptional circumstances that sit outside these reasons on a case-by-case basis. I also want to make you aware that there is a tightening of the guidelines around pupils arriving late. If pupils are consistently late this could contribute to their unauthorised absence levels and result in action being taken by the Local Authority. Maintaining a good level of attendance is not only essential for your child’s day to day learning but is also crucial in setting positive habits and mindsets for their future. If you need support with your child’s attendance, please come and talk to a member of our office or pastoral team.

Kind regards,

 

Miss R Cook

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2 years ago
Posted on 08th Jul 2024 by

RSE year 2

Good evening,

Tomorrow we will be covering body parts with year 2. I have attached the slides that we will be using.

Year 2 RSE 

We teach this in a very relaxed and open environment where children can have a giggle if they need to and feel relaxed enough to ask questions. We also leave a question box open for the next two weeks. We will not answer any questions that go above and beyond their year group curriculum, but may direct children to ask parents if they have any tricky questions that we can’t answer. We thought it was best to give you a heads up and please do ask us if you need any more information or have any questions yourselves.

If you chose to withdraw your child, they will be reading a story with a teaching assistant outside of the classroom during this lesson. Please let us know if you have changed your mind and would now like your child to participate after seeing the slides. You do not need to contact us if you have not withdrawn your child.

Many thanks,

Mrs King

 

 

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2 years ago
Posted on 05th Jul 2024 by

School Reports July 2024

End of year reports will be sent home with your child on Friday 12th July.   If an additional copy is required by a parent who does not live at the child’s home address, you must contact the school office on 387720 or email newdale.primary@taw.org.uk to make a request by no later than Wednesday 10th July.

Please ensure that you keep your copy of the report safe, especially if your child is in Year 5.  Some secondary schools (such as Thomas Telford) require a copy to be sent with the application for Year 7 places and we will be unable to make further copies for you once they have been archived.

2 years ago
Posted on 02nd Jul 2024 by

Wrekin Walk – Final reminders

We are really excited about tomorrow’s trip up the Wrekin

Just a few reminders for you:

  • Please ensure children bring coats and carry their lunch etc in a rucksack so their hands are free.
  • Children should have a plastic bag in their rucksack to sit on in case the ground is wet.
  • The first three coaches containing year 1, 2 and 3 will arrive at the base of the Wrekin approximately between 9:30 and 9:40 with year 1 arriving first. Years 4, 5 and 6 are anticipated to arrive between 10:15 to 10:30.
  • Please note the base of the Wrekin will be very busy and police will be in attendance managing traffic.
  • If you plan on walking up with your child, please do not block coach access. You could also join your child’s class part way up to avoid congestion by the road. Regular updates will be posted on Facebook, signal permitting!
  • Please note that your child must remain with their whole class for safety reasons. If you have multiple children, you may choose to walk up with one class and down with another.
  • Adults must stay in the designated family area while the children make the heart shape at the top so the surrounding area is clear for drone footage.
  • All children will return to school on the buses even if parents have attended. If you have attended and wish to take your child straight home, it is ESSENTIAL that you sign your child out with ONLY their class teacher. If not, you can collect your child from classroom doors at whatever time they return but in order to leave school early, they must also be signed out by their class teacher. Otherwise, children will leave school as usual.
  • As there will be Macmillan merchandise, hospice cookies and Let’s Dine chocolate crunch on sale at the top, if you wish to purchase anything, you will need cash.
  • Please remember you may have to pay to park which may be a little way from the base.