Reminder – European Day of Languages

On Friday the 26th September, Newdale will be celebrating European Day of Languages.

It is a day to promote awareness of the importance of language learning and protecting the linguistic heritage.

Each year group will be celebrating a different country (please see below).

Nursery – Germany

Reception – Italy

Year 1- Sweden

Year 2 – Poland

Year 3- Denmark

Year 4- Switzerland

Year 5- Greece

Year 6 – Germany

The children are invited to come into school wearing the colours of the flag that they are celebrating.

Application for Thomas Telford

Year 7 admission documentation for September 2026 is now available for parents to download from the website www.ttsonline.net

 

The closing date for completed application forms is Monday 22nd September 2025 at 4pm.

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Finance and Personnel Governors Involvement

Finance and Personnel Governors met on Wednesday 16th July. They concluded their focus on PE by looking at the planning format and then talking to a group of Year 4 – 6 children about the offer. They were happy to hear the children talk so positively about the PE offer at Newdale.

Governors spent time looking at the finances for the school and nursery. They recognised the difficult balance between securing enough staff to support higher than usual numbers of special educational needs, against the income the school receives. They understand that systems across the setting will undoubtedly have to change in order to accommodate this need.

Last week for Year 6!

Can you believe that it is only one week to go until Year 6 leave Newdale?!

Please see below some key information for next week:

Water Fight! 

On Monday, the children will be having a water fight just before the end of the school day. Your child is welcome to bring a change of clothes (which they will change into prior), a towel and a water gun with them to school. They may come home very wet!

Wednesday

On Wednesday, the children will be taking all of their school books home. Please ensure they bring additional bags with them to school to allow for this. Children who walk home from school may need help from their parents on this afternoon.

The Final Day

On the last day, children are invited to dress down and come to school party ready. Face paint/jewels, hair glitter and festival accessories are all welcome! In fact, the more colourful and sparkly, the better! Should children wish to, they can bring a shirt/t-shirt that they wish other children to sign during the day.

Parents are invited to arrive at the office from 1pm for a 1.15pm start in the hall, where the children will sing their leaver’s song. We will then all move to the field to enjoy the leaver’s party until 3.00pm. There will be a range of activities for you and your children to participate in or you can choose to relax on the grass, catch up and celebrate for one last time! Please bring picnic blankets for relaxing in the sunshine (hopefully) and have your phone at the ready for some great photo opportunities.

See you there!

The Year 6 team

Y6 End of Year trip – Thursday 10th July

For the Year 6 Town Park trip tomorrow, please can children come wearing either normal uniform or PE kit, whichever they find more comfortable and trainers, have sun cream already applied and bring a hat and plenty of water.

Thank you

Year 6 team

 

 

Careers Day at Newdale Primary School – A Fantastic Friday to Remember!

Careers Day 2025 Video

On Friday, Newdale Primary School held a fantastic whole school Careers Day, and what an inspiring day it was! We were incredibly lucky to welcome a wide range of volunteers from many different professions who gave up their time to talk to the children, provide exciting activities to take part in, and share their passion for their careers. The school was buzzing with excitement as pupils explored the endless possibilities for their futures.

A huge thank you goes out to all our wonderful volunteers who helped make Careers Day such a huge success. Staff and pupils alike had an amazing time, and the children left feeling inspired, motivated, and excited about all the possibilities their futures could hold. It truly was a day to remember!

Here’s who came to visit…

Paramedic Team – who gave students the chance to try on real paramedic gear and explore life-saving equipment.

Local Police officers– who brought a real police van, police car, equipment, goody bags and introduced PC Peeler, the police dog mascot.

Farmer Mark – who showed off his impressive blue tractor and a variety of fresh vegetables, giving pupils insight into life on the farm.

Smileworks Dentistry– A dentist and dental nurse who discussed their job roles, taught the children about oral health and handed out goody bags.

Gav from the RAF– who set up a thrilling assault course that got everyone active and thinking about physical challenges in the military.

An Art Therapist– who explained and showed the children how art can be used to explore emotions and well-being through creative expression.

Author Hannah Collins– who shared her book ‘Little Legs, Long Nose: A Day with Monty the Miniature Dachshund’ and talked about what it was like to write her own children’s book.

Kyle and Elliot Bennett (Ex-Professional Footballers)– who inspired pupils with stories from their careers and their work with their Football Academy.

Matt from Fire Cover– who explained the exciting world of fire safety on film and TV sets.

The ‘Xscape Now’ team– who engaged pupils with escape room-style puzzles that encouraged teamwork and problem-solving.

Please take a look at our careers day video and some of the many photographs from the day. I’m sure you will agree from all the smiling faces, what a memorable day it was!

Careers Day 2025 Video