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4 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

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4 months ago
Posted on 08th Jan 2026 by

Weather Update – Storm Goretti

We are closely monitoring Storm Goretti and following the latest guidance from the Met Office. Current forecasts suggest that Telford may begin to feel the impact from around 5pm this evening.

At this stage, we are hopeful that Newdale will be open as normal tomorrow. However, there is a chance that some or all our services could be affected depending on how the weather develops.

We know how important timely information is for our families, so we will continue to keep you updated and share any changes promptly via Facebook.

Kind regards, Newdale

4 months ago
Posted on 06th Jan 2026 by

Communication – Arbor

From next week our main communication to parents/carers will be through Arbor using the app instant message which will be similar to the previous text message service. Our website and Facebook page will continue to be used as additional forms of communication alongside Arbor.

 Please ensure you have set up your account by next week in order to receive communication from school.

If you are experiencing any issues with setting up your account, please get in touch with the school office and we shall do our best to help.

 

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4 months ago
Posted on 06th Jan 2026 by

Harry Potter Studios Trip on 12th December 2026

Harry Potter Studios Trip on 12th December 2026

This is a gentle reminder that our school trip to Harry Potter studios is on Monday (12th December 2026) Please see the following information and reminders:

  • Departure: The bus will be at the bus stop on Rock Road and not at school, so please bring your child here and stay with them until the adults arrive and allow them to enter the bus. Please note we will be getting on the bus at 6.45am and leaving at 7am. We will not be able to wait for children who are late due to entering the tour at our allotted time.
  • Travel sickness: If your child suffers from travel sickness, please give them a tablet prior to dropping them off at school. Should they require an additional tablet for the return journey, please inform us via your child’s reading diary. We will then provide you with a medication form, which needs to be returned to school, along with the tablet in its original packaging.
  • Lunch: Children need to bring a healthy packed lunch and drink with them (no sweets or chocolates as this can make children sick on long journeys). Please can lunches be in a small, empty backpack or in a plastic bag; children will need to go through security and carry their bags around with them all day. They will not need reading diaries or homework books.
  • Uniform: Children are to wear their school uniform, with comfortable trainers.
  • Gift Shop: There should be a small amount of time for children to visit the gift shop. Therefore, if you would like, your child can bring up to £15 spending money. Children will be responsible for looking after their own money all day which is why we have limited it to £15.

We will update you with an estimated time of arrival back at school via the website and social media. We hope for this to be by 5:45pm.

Thank you for your continued support.

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4 months ago
Posted on 05th Jan 2026 by

Stay Connected with Newdale – Arbor App Update

Following our announcement on Friday 19th December about the Arbor App, we’re pleased to let you know that log-in details have now been emailed to parents/carers this afternoon.

To get started, please follow the steps outlined in the email. The message may appear in your inbox or your junk folder, so please check both.

If you haven’t received the email or if your email address has changed, please contact the school office so we can update our records. Once your details are correct, we’ll resend your log-in information.

Please see below parent/carer guides for using the Arbor App

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5 months ago
Posted on 04th Jan 2026 by

Year 5 P.E days for Spring 2026 updated

For Spring, Year 5 P.E is as follows:

Tuesday – Gymnastics indoor

Wednesday – Crossbar outdoor

The Year 5 Team.