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11 months ago
Posted on 30th Jun 2025 by

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

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11 months ago
Posted on 27th Jun 2025 by

Curriculum Governors Involvement

The Curriculum Governors met this week and thoroughly enjoyed listening to a group of Mighty Oaks Nursery children talk about their experience in setting. They also gained a detailed insight into the planning, the training, the team and the challenges from the Nursery teacher, Mrs Pablos. The Governors can clearly see that the dedication of staff is ensuring the provision is continuing to operate at a high level. They are keen to support the increasing number of SEND that is apparent in the setting.

The Governors also had a focus on the curriculum area of Geography. Year 1 children came to show off their books and talk about all they had been studying. Governors believe that talking to children and staff is the best way to be assured about quality of provision and they look forward to carrying out more of this next year.

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11 months ago
Posted on 23rd Jun 2025 by

Y6 Leaver’s Party

With the end of the school year fast approaching, we are excited to share information with you regarding the Year 6 Leaver’s Party. Different to our usual end of year celebrations, the children this year voted unanimously to have this event instead of our usual end of year production. This fun-filled event will take place on the last day of term, Friday 18th July 2025, from 1.15pm until 3.10pm; it will include music, food, games, photo opportunities, inflatables, nerf wars and much more! We invite two adults per child to join us on this occasion for a contribution of £2 per ticket (see ParentPay), which will support the funding of the activities that have been heavily subsidised by school. We look forward to seeing you there!

11 months ago
Posted on 20th Jun 2025 by

Year 6 – next week

Next week, year 6 children will have their PE on Tuesday and Thursday. For their trip on Wednesday, please ensure they wear their school uniform, with trainers, a packed lunch and a bottle of water.

Thank you

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12 months ago
Posted on 13th Jun 2025 by

Safeguarding, Health & Safety Governors Involvement

The Health & Safeguarding committee met in school on Tuesday of this week. They spent a lot of time looking carefully at the policy and advice around Martyn’s Law linked to site security and terrorism. Governors observed a whole school and nursery drill that loosely replicated what a lock down would be. Governors look forward to hearing feedback from a professional who is going to assess the Newdale site and feedback any points for development linked to security. Governors carried out their regular ‘spot check’ of staff to reassure themselves that the staff at Newdale are well trained and confident in knowing what to do should any safeguarding issues arise.

12 months ago
Posted on 10th Jun 2025 by

French Day – Friday 4th July

We are excited to announce our upcoming whole-school French day which will be on Friday 4th July  for pupils from Nursery to Year 6. This event has been designed to immerse pupils in the French language and culture through fun and engaging activities.

 

Pupils can come into school dressed in red, white and blue or even create a costume inspired by a famous French landmark. Throughout the day there will be various activities for the children to participate with including, cooking, handball, pétanque, Farandole (a traditional Provence dance) and much more.

 

Learning a language goes beyond vocabulary- it opens minds, builds confidence and encourages global awareness. By celebrating France, we help children develop a deeper appreciation for diversity and strengthen their language skills in an enjoyable way.

 

There will also be the option to have a French themed dinner which consists of quiche, ratatouille, and chocolate mousse, alongside the normal fish and chips which will be served.

 

If you would like to make a voluntary contribution of £2.00 to support the resources on the day, please log into parent pay.

 

Thank you for your continued support.

 

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12 months ago
Posted on 02nd Jun 2025 by

Year 6 – Healthy lifestyles week – Zorbing!

Mrs Stack’s class kicked off their healthy lifestyles week in style with a fantastic session of zorbing this afternoon!

Don’t forget to take part in some exercise out of school and record your activity in your reading diary for the chance to win some fantastic prizes! You can also send photos of your participation to the year 6 inbox:

newdale.year6team@taw.org.uk.

Happy healthy lifestyles week!

 

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12 months ago
Posted on 02nd Jun 2025 by

Art Day

This year’s Art Day will be held on Wednesday 11th June. Children will be taking part in a variety of creative activities inspired by the poems, rhymes, songs and stories they learn off by heart. Their shared masterpieces will feature a heart and be displayed around school later this term. Children (and staff) can wear dress-down/arty clothes or may even like to wear something featuring a heart! If your child usually has PE on Wednesdays, please ensure that their clothes and shoes are suitable for sports activities too.

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1 year ago
Posted on 23rd May 2025 by

Curriculum Governors Involvement

Our Curriculum Governors met this week and looked carefully at our curriculum development. As part of this they talked to a group of Year 2 writers with their books. It was lovely to see how proud they are of their work. The Governors also analysed the ‘Key worker’ project and the impact that has on children.

Finally, they looked at assessment of the core subjects of Maths and English and how target setting is shared with parents. Next time they look forward to another focus on how we are supporting our SEND learners.