UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture

A fabulous well done to Connie who has achieved another wonderful certificate in Horse Riding.

We are immensely proud of you and think you are a future star.

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

We’re delighted to inform you that Nettlesworth Primary School has retained its ‘good’ judgement by Ofsted in our latest inspection under the new framework.

There’s been a lot of hard work behind the scenes to maintain this ‘good’ judgement, and we’re thrilled that the hard work of our staff has been recognised. I’m sure you’ll join me in congratulating everyone who works and volunteers at our school.

I wanted to draw your attention to the following feedback we received:

‘This is a happy school. Welcoming smiles from exceptionally caring staff greet pupils at the start of each day.’

‘Leaders set high expectations for all pupils.’

‘Pupils’ behavior is excellent.’

‘A new approach to the teaching of phonics has strengthened early reading in school.’

‘Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are fully included in the life of the school. The needs are identified quickly. Leaders do all they can to ensure they recive the right support and intervention.’

‘There is a strong culture of safeguarding established at the school. Leaders know their pupils well. This means they are alert to the smallest changes in their behavior. They are swift to seek the support and advice of other agencies. Record keeping is meticulous, and the chronology of actions taken is detailed.’

I also wanted to personally thank everyone who completed Ofsted’s Parent View survey. This is such valuable feedback, and we will read every comment to continue to make the school the best that it can be for your children.

You can access the full report below:

Ofsted Report

What this means for us now:

• Our senior leadership team will be reviewing all the feedback we received over the course of the inspection in depth, and we’ll look to update our school improvement plan
• We’ll update staff/governors in an upcoming staff/governing board meeting on how we’ll apply any feedback as part of our ongoing plan of action to improve the school
• Our next inspection will be in approximately 4 years’ time

Thank you once again for all the support you continue to give the school. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Best wishes,

Donna Lee

Head Teacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May the road rise to meet you;

may the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face, 

and the rain fall soft upon your fields.

Until we meet again,

may God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

Year 6, you are all a true inspiration for your peers; aim high and never stop believing – you will achieve and we all believe in you.

We had an amazing time at the Year 6 Prom. The children are amazing and we will miss them very much.

UNCRC Article 31 – Right to take part in cultural activities.

Today we celebrated Bastille Day, as part of our Arts Culture Day. All of the children looked fantastic in their red, white and blue clothes and have had a lovely day, taking part in different celebrations in their classes. Each class created their own piece of artwork to take home and we had the pleasure of watching a live band perform. We have had an excellent day with lots of celebrations.

 

UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture

What an unbelievable treat we have all had today when we welcomed the Cornish band: Bad Core Horns into our school as a celebration for all our hard work in music and performing arts.

We were  certainly inspired to potential Future Careers by the band who played a mixture of known and improvised songs, as well as playing a song that we helped write!

Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all our children, as well as a visit to our school by our local MP Kevan Jones who enjoyed the performance as well.

 

UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture

Cinderella, Rockefeller

Wow! Wow! Wow! What can we say?

The children from Class 5 have worked incredibly hard and learned all their lines and lyrics to their Leaver’s play – Cinderella, Rockefeller. We were treated to some fabulous acting, dancing and singing – including some beautiful solos and duets. We just simply can’t believe how far you have all progressed into the wonderful, mature, Rights Respecting Gold children that you are.

Well done to everyone. We are all very proud of your desire and commitment to ensure your Leaver’s Performance was a success.

UNCRC Article 31 – Take part in a range of activities.

Today we took part in TT Rockstar Day, to celebrate all of the hard work the children have put in, in numeracy across the year. The children have had a fun filled day, taking part in a range of activities. We have had our very own disco, completed fun tasks on TT Rockstars and practised some conceptual problems in class. Some children also had the opportunity to go on the Boom Bus, for their effort on TT Rockstars throughout the year.  All of the children and staff looked fantastic and made a brilliant effort as always!

 

 

 

Today we performed our end of year show for the parents & carers of the children in class 1 and the whole school. The children put on a wonderful show ‘The Enormous Turnip’ for the audience to enjoy…

Well done Class 1 🙂

 

Class 1 and Durham School Sports Partnership held a fantastic afternoon of fundamental movement activities for schools to attend. Our Sports Leaders were a credit to the school and had the activities organised to perfection for an afternoon of fun 🙂