Year 2

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3 years ago
Posted on 28th Jun 2023 by

School Uniform

Just a reminder that children should be wearing full school uniform every day. In addition long hair must be tied back for PE lessons.  We encourage all children with long hair to tie it back to help prevent the spread of headlice. We are currently struggling with headlice within the school.  We recommend you check you child’s hair on a regular basis for headlice/nits.

Many thanks for your support.

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3 years ago
Posted on 28th Jun 2023 by

Governors involvement within school

Governors from the Finance & Personnel met yesterday and were thankful to a Grandma of a child in reception who came to talk through the induction process. She reflected positively in that the induction process is personal to each child. She felt the information she gained before her granddaughter started school was clear and concise.

A cross section of children came to talk to governors about their understanding of British values and the BeSMART code. Children could confidently articulate their understanding and how the values relate to their life, school and wider community.

Governors met with the After School Club lead and was reassured that the range of activities and snacks on offer is of high quality. Governors were happy that the After School Club with continue to facilitate trips and events in and outside of school. They approved more investment into new resources for the club.

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3 years ago
Posted on 27th Jun 2023 by

Safeguarding, H&S Governors

Governors met with children and discussed their experiences regarding the recent Healthy Lifestyles Week.  It was very evident that the children thoroughly enjoyed the experiences. Governors questioned the learning outcomes of the event and were impressed with the children’s answers as to what they could improve on personally following the week and what they have learnt.

Governors approved and scrutinised a number of safeguarding policies. Governors carried out an audit and were again satisfied that their understanding about policies and procedures regarding safeguarding is robust.

3 years ago
Posted on 16th Jun 2023 by

Year 2 Football Crossbar Cup

A massive well done to our Year 2 football team who came runners up in the Crossbar Cup. This was the first time the team had ever played together. They all showed some amazing skills and spirit throughout. Terrific effort everyone. 

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3 years ago
Posted on 14th Jun 2023 by

Governors involvement from the Curriculum committee

The Curriculum committee meets every half term and yesterday governors thoroughly enjoyed listening to a group of year 3 children sharing French songs and confidently sharing their extensive knowledge on the geography and culture of France.

Governors were also super impressed with how articulately another group of children from across the school, could talk about physical and human geography. They explained how they use their skills and equipment to carry out tasks. Governors were happy to hear them talk about trips they had been on and the use of such technical vocabulary. Children were proud to share their geography books with governors, which clearly show progression from year 1 to year 6. Governors look forward next time to talking to mathematicians across the school.

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3 years ago
Posted on 13th Jun 2023 by

Ofsted Report

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are delighted to be able to share with you our Ofsted report. Following our recent inspection, we are so proud to now be able to tell you that we have retained our Outstanding judgement. It was recognised that the Newdale teams work continually hard to ensure the highest standard of education for your children. We hope you will agree after reading the report, that the essence of Newdale shines through.

From the quality of education and personal development to behaviour and attitudes and safeguarding we have excelled in all of these areas right from our Nursery provision through to Year 6. Though the report cites no points for development, we will continually work to remain at the forefront of educational thinking and challenge ourselves.

We are especially proud of our whole school community: your children truly shine and all our dedicated teams play such a significant part in this ongoing success, which you will read within the report.

Every single child matters in this school and this report highlights this fact. Rest assured, we will continue to work as hard for your families as we always have.

Please click on the link below to view the full report.

Newdale Primary School Nursery – Final Report

Miss Cook

Headteacher

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3 years ago
Posted on 06th Jun 2023 by

Year 2 Residential UPDATE infromation

PLEASE READ!

We hope you are as excited as us for our residential trip.

A few reminders –

  • Children to wear uniform and trainers on Thursday for Enginuity (no need to pack an additional pair of shoes)
  • Please ensure the bag they bring with their overnight items is small enough so the children are able to carry it themselves.
  • If your child has toileting needs at night, please can you email or speak to the class teacher.
  • Any medication should have been handed into the school office
  • Please provide your child with a refillable water bottle to stay hydrated on both days of our trip
  • Your child DOES NOT need to bring any food/snacks with them. A packed lunch will be provided by school on the THURSDAY ready for the children to take to Enginuity- this is so we have minimal luggage due to overnight bags, waterbottles, jackets and pack lunches.
  • Please can you ensure your child has a sun HAT (with a name labelled clearly) suncream can be brought but your child will need to apply it themselves.
  • The children who are NOT staying need to be collected from the youth hostel at 6.30pm. This will allow them to have tea before being collected. On the morning of Friday 9th June please bring your child to YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale (1 Paradise Road, Coalbrookdale, TF8 7NR) for 8am.  Lunch will be  provided by the Youth Hostel so please do not provide your child with one. They do not have to wear school uniform on this day.

Please do not hesitate to ask any questions. Please email us at newdale.year2team@taw.org.uk

Thank you

Year 2 team :) :)

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3 years ago
Posted on 05th Jun 2023 by

Year 2 Residential Trip on Thursday

We hope you are as excited as us for our residential trip.

A few reminders –

  • Children to wear uniform and trainers on Thursday for Enginuity (no need to pack an additional pair of shoes)
  • Please ensure the bag they bring with their overnight items is small enough so the children are able to carry it themselves.
  • If your child has toileting needs at night, please can you email or speak to the class teacher.
  • Any medication should have been handed into the school office
  • Please provide your child with a refillable water bottle to stay hydrated on both days of our trip
  • Your child DOES NOT need to bring any food/snacks with them. A packed lunch will be provided by school on the THURSDAY ready for the children to take to Enginuity- this is so we have minimal luggage due to overnight bags, waterbottles, jackets and pack lunches.
  • Please can you ensure your child has a sun HAT (with a name labelled clearly) suncream can be brought but your child will need to apply it themselves.
  • The children who are NOT staying need to be collected from the youth hostel at 6.30pm. This will allow them to have tea before being collected. On the morning of Friday 9th June please bring your child to YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale (1 Paradise Road, Coalbrookdale, TF8 7NR) for 8am.  Lunch will be  provided by the Youth Hostel so please do not provide your child with one. They do not have to wear school uniform on this day.

Please do not hesitate to ask any questions. Please email us at newdale.year2team@taw.org.uk

Thank you

Year 2 team :) :)

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3 years ago
Posted on 05th Jun 2023 by

Health and Safety Governor Committee Update

Governors met on Friday 26th May as part of the Health and Safety committee. They spoke to children in year 3 and 4 regarding the behaviour systems used across our school. It was clear to Governors that the children like the systems we have in place and believe them to be fair. The children could clearly see the benefits of following the BeSMART code.

The governors also spoke with the site manager, Mr Thomas. They asked him about the checks he carries out linked to site safety/maintenance, water safety, road/ traffic management and electrical safety. Governors were satisfied that his understanding of policy and procedure is robust and that his training is of a high level.