Classrooms

Year 5 Message

5 months ago
Posted on 21st Jan 2026 by

Reception to Year 6 Stay and Share – Wednesday 11th February 2026

We would like to invite you to our Stay and Share session on Wednesday 11th February at 2:45pm.

Please enter your child’s classroom through their usual drop-off/pick-up route:

Reception, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 5 – enter via the playground classroom doors

Year 1 and Mrs Everall’s class – enter via the decking area

Mr Stubbs’ class – enter via the stairs by the Visitor Car Park

Playground gates will open at 2:45pm.

Due to limited space, we can only accommodate one parent/carer per child. Please confirm your attendance through ParentPay, so staff know how many parents to expect.

For this event, the children will remain in their classrooms. If you have more than one child in school, you will be able to move between classrooms and spend time with each of them individually.

We look forward to seeing you, and the children are excited to share their learning with you!

 

5 months ago
Posted on 20th Jan 2026 by

Digital Leader – Year 4, 5 & 6

We are excited to launch a brand‑new Digital Leader role for pupils in Years 4, 5 and 6. This initiative gives children the opportunity to take an active role in shaping how technology is used safely and responsibly throughout our school.

Digital Leaders are pupils who have a passion for technology and want to help others use it confidently and safely. They will work together as a team to promote positive digital habits, support their classmates, and help staff develop a strong culture of e‑safety.

Technology is a huge part of everyday life and helping children understand how to stay safe online is more important than ever. Our Digital Leaders will play a key role in:

  • Encouraging safe and respectful online behaviour
  • Raising awareness of online risks and how to avoid them
  • Supporting school events such as Safer Internet Day
  • Sharing tips and advice with pupils across the school
  • Helping teachers review and improve e‑safety practices

Children selected for this role will take part in a range of exciting activities, including:

  • Leading assemblies and class discussions on e‑safety
  • Creating posters, videos and resources to share with the school
  • Testing new apps and tools to ensure they are safe and appropriate
  • Helping younger pupils with digital tasks
  • Acting as positive role models for responsible online behaviour

To apply for this role, children need to return their completed application form to their class teacher by Friday 30th January. Successful candidates will be announced in the last week of half term.

5 months ago
Posted on 20th Jan 2026 by

Costume Donations Needed

Do you have an unwanted World Book Day costume at home?

We’d love your donations!

Pre-loved costumes and accessories welcome (Good condition only, please)

Drop off: School Office
By: Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Help us make World Book Day inclusive for all children 💛

 

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5 months ago
Posted on 14th Jan 2026 by

Free Dog Waste Bags Available for the Newdale community

Dog fouling continues to be an issue in parts of our local area, and we are working closely with the Parish Council to help keep our community clean and safe for everyone.

To support this, free dog waste bags are now available for parents/ carers to collect from the school office. By making bags more accessible, we hope to reach a wider area of the Parish and encourage responsible dog ownership.

Thank you for helping us keep our paths, play areas, and walkways pleasant for all in our community.

5 months ago
Posted on 14th Jan 2026 by

World Book Day – Stories that Add Up

On Thursday 5th March, the children at Newdale will be celebrating World Book Day, alongside NSPCC Number Day.

Children will enjoy a range of fun activities that combine the magic of stories with the power of numbers. They can:

  • Take part in maths-themed reading challenges
  • Solve story-based puzzles and problems
  • Explore books that bring maths to life

Dress-Up Theme:
Children are welcome to dress as their favourite book character or get creative with a maths-inspired costume (numbers, shapes, patterns – let their imagination run wild).

Please ensure costumes are comfortable and suitable for school activities.

We look forward to a day full of reading, counting, and creativity! Thank you for your support in making this event a success.

 

 

5 months ago
Posted on 14th Jan 2026 by

Learning About Staying Safe – Share Aware & PANTS Rules

This week, the children from Reception to Year 6 have been taking part in the Share Aware lessons from the NSPCC, understanding how to stay safe online and make sensible choices when using the internet and social media.

We also introduced the PANTS rules, another NSPCC initiative that teaches children about body safety in a simple, age-appropriate way. The PANTS rules help children understand:

  • Privates are private
  • Always remember your body belongs to you
  • No means no
  • Talk about secrets that upset you
  • Speak up, someone can help

These lessons are designed to empower children to stay safe both online and offline. We encourage you to continue these conversations at home. For more information and resources, please visit:

Thank you for supporting us in helping children stay safe and confident.

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5 months ago
Posted on 09th Jan 2026 by

Year 5 Snow Day activities

Good morning year 5.

We hope you are all excited about the snow day and have plans to go outside and safely enjoy the snow!

We would love for you to build a snowman, snow pet or anything your imagination can dream up! Take a picture and email it to our year 5 email address (newdale.year5team@taw.org.uk) as we’d love to see them!

Remember to go for a walk in the snow and have hot chocolate (if you can) and make those Snow Day memories.

 

For indoor learning

 

Maths we ask for you to please spend some time on Times Tables Rock Stars, to increase your speed and recall. Complete a few sound checks and prepare for to new weekly times table challenge we shall start next week! All we be revealed on Wednesday :)

 

Friday’s are usually our arithmetic days so please complete these questions on paper – remember to show your workings and show off your skills to your adults (they will be shocked at the calculations you are able to complete).

  1. 4827 + 3164 =
  2. 7632 − 2487 =
  3. 4002 − 1784 =
  4. 6²=
  5. 864 ÷ 4 =
  6. 972 ÷ 3 =
  7. 523 x 5 =
  8. 476 x 13 =
  9. 0.32 x 1000 =
  10. 54.8 ÷ 1000 =

 

As a part of our Literacy we have been looking at persuasive writing techniques, posters and leaflets. Our task has been linked to advertising the shops in Diagon Alley (Harry Potter) and trying to persuade people to shop there.

Can you produce a poster or a leaflet advertising Diagon Alley or one of the shops there?

Shops:

Madam Malkin’s Robes         Gringotts Bank        Flourish and Blotts 

Ollivanders Wand Shop     Eeylops Owl Emporium     Apothecary 

Quality Quidditch Supplies 

 

Persuasive techniques:

Bold writing        bullet points        alliteration        similes

Pictures        emotive language    facts    opinions    statistics

Rhetorical questions    modal verbs        personal address

 

You could do this on the computer or on paper. Remember, we would love to see it, so email it in, if completed online or bring it to school with you next week.

 

Spellings 

As we were unable to hand out the homework for the spelling words, we will provide them here for you.

You could practise writing them over and over, pyramid writing, or create a colourful collage of all the words. We will still have our usual Friday spelling test on these next week.

Special Focus 1: Words that contain the letter -string ough

fought

ought

nought

bought

cough

trough

rough

tough

enough

Thorough

 

Please remember to stay safe and enjoy the snow in a sensible way.

We look forward to seeing you Monday, bright and early (6.45am) on Rock Road for our school trip 🙂

 

Stay safe,

The year 5 team