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5 years ago
Posted on 21st Jul 2021 by

Information for September

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

Please find attached an information sheet which should give you all the key information your child will need before starting Y5 in September. Our dedicated email address is on the document should you require further information or wish to tell us anything pressing before our return in September.

 

Have a lovely Summer Holiday!

 

The Year 5 Team

Initial information sheet

5 years ago
Posted on 20th Jul 2021 by

End of term message

 

 

20.7.21

 

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

Thank you for all of the support and kind words we have received over the course of this year. It has been a very challenging year for everyone. I am so proud of the Newdale team for doing all they can for our children and community under very difficult circumstances.

 

If over the next 2 days your children have a positive covid result you need to email the school at newdale.primary@taw.org.uk  or ring this school number 07765147868. We need to know in school as it may mean that the Health Hub need to inform direct contacts.

 

After the 2 day period has lapsed, you need to still report all positive cases, but not to school.

 

We really do hope this lovely spell of weather continues and allows everyone to get out and about enjoying the summer holiday.

 

The single most important skill you can develop with your children over the holiday in preparation for returning to school in September is Reading. Whether they read to you, you read to them or they read to a toy or even the dog, reading is the key to all learning. Any time spent on this will really benefit your children and help your teachers next year.

 

The teams in Newdale have already been spending so much time preparing for next year and they are already fully aware as to the children they will be looking after. We have been busy planning super events for everyone to enjoy during the Autumn and know the children will settle in quickly to their new routines.

 

I will be updating everyone as to the procedures we will change and retain a week or so before we return. This will be following guidance from the Health professionals and the Local Authority.  Rest assured, the decision making will be measured and always have our children and families at the centre.

 

Stay safe everyone and have a wonderful summer.

 

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

5 years ago
Posted on 16th Jul 2021 by

POD’s (Parents Opening Doors) Picnic in the park with your families.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parents Opening Doors) Picnic in the park with your families.

The event will take place on: Monday 2 August 2021
There will be lots of fun activities and workshops available on the day, including:

  • A gaming van
  • Science Workshops
  • The Owl Man
  • Bouncy Castle
  • Inflatable Assault Course
  • Wizard School
  • Go Karts
  • Tombola Stall

 

PODS Befriending Scheme is a network of trained parent volunteers who support other parents of children with special needs at the time of diagnosis or during challenging times related to their child’s disability. Every Befriender is someone whose own child has special needs.  They know what it is like to cope with a new diagnosis and the challenges that come with it in the future.  This service is free and confidential. We support parents of children with any type of disability or special need.

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5 years ago
Posted on 14th Jul 2021 by

September update

14.7.21

Dear Parents/Carers,

We have now received headline changes to COVID-19 guidance, from the Department for Education.

Clearly there is a lot of uncertainty and time to pass before we return in September, so I plan on confirming our procedures a week or so before we return. What we do know is what will remain…

WHAT NEEDS TO STAY
  • An updated risk assessment that we will regularly review.
  • Remote learning offer for those who are self-isolating and well enough to learn.
  • Good hygiene and regular hand washing – the ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’ approach continues to be very important.
  • Regular cleaning of areas and equipment.
  • Keeping occupied spaces well ventilated – while maintaining a comfortable temperature.
  • Following public health advice on testing, self-isolation and managing confirmed cases of COVID-19.
  • Those who test positive with LFD should isolate and get a PCR test.
·         Staff undertaking twice weekly home tests beginning the week before we return to school

 

 

WHAT HAS CHANGED according to the Department for education
  • Bubbles no longer necessary.
 Our school views:

We are not comfortable with stating that all of the recommended changes will happen and are reserving our final confirmed plan until a week or so before we come back in September. We aim to carefully monitor the national and local picture and make informed decisions based on the evidence.

  • Assemblies can resume.
  • No longer required to make alternative arrangements to avoid mixing at lunch.
  • Contract tracing will be conducted by NHS Test and Trace and not settings.
  • From 16 August 2021, children under the age of 18 years old will no longer be required to self-isolate if test positive as a close contact but will be advised to take a PCR test.
  • Face coverings not advised for pupils, staff and visitors – either in classrooms or in communal areas including on dedicated school and public transport.
  • Most staff in schools will not require PPE beyond what they would normally need for their work.
  • Settings to create outbreak management plans.
·         It will not be necessary to stagger start and finish times for schools and colleges

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

5 years ago
Posted on 13th Jul 2021 by

Staff Changes September 2021

13th July 2021

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

I wanted to further update you of some staff changes that will come into place in September.

 

  • Miss Gears, who has already returned as our SENDCo will be getting married over the Summer break and will return to school as Mrs Poole.

 

  • Miss Huda will be leaving her role in the Pastoral team, and we all wish her the best of luck in her new role. Her replacement will be Mrs Byrne Corbett.

 

Kind regards,

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Newdale Primary School and Nursery

5 years ago
Posted on 08th Jul 2021 by

8.7.21 Fidget toys and slime

Dear Parent/Carers,

 

Please can you support us in making sure your children are not smuggling fidget toys and slime into school (The image below is just one class collection from this week!).

We are not kill joys, we simply have not got the time to be dealing with the squabbles that come with them! We supply lots of equipment for the children to use at playtimes and are in the middle of developing a giant school fidget toy box for the children to enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kind regards,

Miss Cook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kind regards,

Miss Cook

5 years ago
Posted on 08th Jul 2021 by

Uniform for next year

Dear Parent / Carers,

 

Uniform is incredibly important to us at Newdale and underpins our ethos, values, and emphasis on how children should approach life at school.  We understand there are differing opinions on the need for school uniform, but through my personal experience in many different educational settings, uniform does set the tone for expectations around conduct, behaviour, and attitudes; this in turn impacts on the smooth running of lessons and the atmosphere within the school.  We will continue to place a high emphasis on children wearing it correctly and well and your continued support in this respect is very much appreciated.

 

At Newdale our school colours are navy blue, black 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.

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.

During the last 18 months we have been allowing children to come to school in PE kits on their allocated PE days. This has meant that children have not had to waste time getting changed and also means we do not have the added complication of finding spaces to do this from Year 3 upwards as we usually need to separate the boys and girls at this age. We are going to continue allowing children to come in PE kits on their PE days. If they have an after-school sports club, they will need to bring a separate kit to get changed into.

For P.E. children need plain black or navy shorts or jogging bottoms or plain black or navy leggings (no logos) and a plain, white t-shirt. They also need trainers and a navy blue / black jumper / fleece for outside P.E.

If children forget to wear kit or have incorrect kit on PE days, we will ask them to get changed into one of our clean spare kits. The expectation would be that they bring this home and return the clean kit to school as soon as possible.

Please note we only allow stud earrings and ask that all other jewellery is left at home. Earrings will be taped up just before PE, to ensure safety at all times.

Nail varnish is not permitted in school and the school does not permit children to have extreme haircuts that could serve as a distraction to other children and are not in keeping with the ethos of the school. This includes patterns shaved into the hair, excessive use of hair products and false hair. The definition of an extreme hairstyle is at the discretion of the Headteacher.

School kit

We do not have cloakrooms outside of the classrooms and hence the space available for children to store coats and bags is limited. Please refrain from buying them huge school bags. School supplies everything they need in lessons, so there is no need for pencil cases, notebooks and they certainly will not have time for toys please.

Thank you for your support in this area. We are a ‘SMART’ school and we want all children to feel part of our team whilst wearing our ‘SMART’ uniforms.

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

5 years ago
Posted on 05th Jul 2021 by

Covid update 05/07/2021

 

 

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

It is so lovely to have all classes back in school today. We have everything crossed that we do not have to shut any more bubbles between now and the end of term.

 

Many schools across Telford are having to deal with virus issues as figures continue to rise.

 

The ruling around bubble closures and testing remains the same for schools until the end of term. We hope that new rules from the Government will be announced over the summer, so that we have less drastic measures enforced concerning isolation.

 

Please help us to keep our school virus free. It is clear that this variant is more easily transmissible and it seems that lots of cases are passing from parents to children, with contacts then coming into school.

 

We are asking now that you look really closely not only at your own children’s health, but that of everybody that lives in the household. If you suspect anyone as having symptoms, please be cautious and keep everyone at home, then get tested straight away. We would rather one child missed a day, than potentially 30 or 60 children missing 10 days of education/face to face interaction.

 

We are continuing our twice weekly staff testing and maintaining our covid procedures in school in an attempt to keep everyone safe and all classes operational. We also ensure that any visitors to school also provide evidence of testing and observe all of our protective measures which are in place.

 

We really do understand how disruptive school bubble closures can be for children, parents and staff.

 

Thank you for your continued support.

 

 

MIss Cook

Headteacher