NOTIFICATION

We are obliged to periodically inform all parents that we have CCTV cameras positioned around our site. These cameras are for surveillance purposes and to support our security measures.

 As you may have seen, we also have signs located at strategic points around our School and Nursery. These signs act as a public notice and hopefully a deterrent against prospective unwarranted intrusion, damage, graffiti, vandalism or theft.

If you spot something suspicious around our site, we would appreciate you reporting this immediately to our office or through our email newdale.primary@taw.org.uk

Cool Cats visit to Nursery and School was just purrfect ! 😻

This week Cool Cat had a purrfect time welcoming all children who were on time for Nursery and School each morning! We hope you all managed to get a high five at least once this week!

Thank you to all who arrive on time – our lessons start each morning promptly at 8:30 for nursery and 8:40 for school. The registers are then taken, its such a positive start to the day when the children all start together.  

It was lovely chasing his tail capturing the moments of happy smiling children, rushing to give a quick cat cuddle or high five.
one boy shouted ” Yes mommy i did it ! I love Cool Cat ” ❤️👏🏻

Safeguarding, Health & Safety Governors Committee

Governors from the Health and Safety committee met last week. They were delighted to hear that the children from Year 3, 4 and 5 talked so confidently about E Safety and what do if they felt uncomfortable about something online.

They were reassured that the Health and Safety policy and procedure across Early Years is robust.

Governors again put a spotlight over the induction procedures and were happy that a newly appointed member of the Newdale team spoke confidently about the process and the impact it has had on her first few weeks at our school.

Governors look forward to talking to more children and staff next half term.

Curriculum Governors Committee Update

The Curriculum Governors met yesterday and were super impressed with the amount of work carried out by staff and pupils in such a short space of time since the start of the term.

A selection of KS 2 SEND mathematicians came to share their books and views on how they have started the year. They all love maths and their books looked amazing!

Governors were very impressed with the amount of work completed by the new music lead since she took up this role in September. They were excited to see the impact on the children’s enjoyment linked to music.

Governors approved the equality targets for 2023-2024 and encourage parents/carers to look at this on the website.

Governors had a detailed update from the SENDco and were impressed with the action plan and future plans around parental communication linked to SEND.

Y6 – The Wizard of Oz

We know that you will want to fully support your year 6 children who have worked so hard to learn their lines and bring you their wonderful performance. For this reason, we respectfully ask that parents do not bring young children to the play which will last for over an hour. We know that young children can distract the performers and make it difficult for their lines to be heard.

The evening performance at 6pm is now sold out.

There will be a collection at each performance to help raise money for the school to purchase a new maple tree to replace a tree that had to be removed due to disease.

Any donations will be gratefully received.

Thank you

Wizard of Oz – reserve tickets

Reserve tickets for the Wizard of Oz are now live on ParentPay. These are being sold on a first come first served basis. Please note, only one transaction can be made. There is no limit to how many tickets can be purchased. Once these are sold, we are unable to allocate any further spaces.

Year 6 Leavers Assembly

Year 6 Leavers Assembly

For their final farewell, year 6 will be hosting an awards ceremony, distributing awards to peers who they have voted for in class. The assembly will begin at 2.00pm and there will be an opportunity for photographs to be taken at the end. The children can bring in smart clothing (such as their prom outfit), if they wish to change into this before the event, however this is not compulsory.

We ask that no more than two adults per household attend to ensure there is enough room in the hall for every6one.

Thank you,

The Year 6 Team.