Diary Dates                          

 

 

Mon 8^th March- Children return to school

 

Wed 10^th March- Maths Day

 

Fri 12^th March- Science Day

 

W/B Mon 15^th March- Parents Telephone Meetings

 

 

Fri 19^th March- Reports to Parents given out

• Red Nose Day- £1 donation paid via parentpay

 

 

Fri 24^th March- Easter Egg Competition held in Class Bubbles

 

Thur 25^th March- Wear a Hat Day- Brain Tumour Awareness- £1 donation via parentpay

 

Fri 26^th March- Earth Hour 2-3pm- End of Term

 

Tue 13^th April- Children Return Back to School

 

 

Further letters/details will follow about each event

Well done to all you children for your efforts with your TT Rockstars over the last 7 days.

 

Well done for all your efforts on Lexia this week.

Here are the children who achieved their latest Lexia Certificate.

It’s a day to celebrate books, to inspire young people, and hopefully support the cause that is reading. Every day at Nettlesworth we encourage the children to delve into books and build up that love for reading…. but today we focus on it even more. This year’s theme is ‘Share a Story’ so here are your class teacher’s sharing their favourite stories:

Mrs Morton:

Mrs Plant:

 

Miss Milburn:

 

 

Mr Graham:

 

 

 

Competition entries were absolutely fabulous – I was overwhelmed by the time and effort put in to each and every entry, so On Monday you will all be receiving a prize for taking part! The winners will also receive their Easter Surprise on Monday too.

After narrowing the entries down to 3 per class, we thought we would let pupil voice shine through; linking to our UNCRC Article 12 – Every child has the right to an Opinion.

Class 1 judged Class 4, Class 2 judged Class 3, Class 3 judged Class 2 and Class 4 judged Class 1. Congratulations to you all! Please see the videos of the reasoning why the children chose the book covers they did below:

Class 1 Winner: Karen

 

Class 2 Winner: Erica

Class 3 Winner: Amelia

 

Class 4 Winner: Oscar

 

World Book Day Photos:

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Thank you for all of the wonderful entries we have received! The design are absolutely beautiful – well done Kids.

Now the task of selecting a winner from each class – good luck everyone 🙂

Parents Letter – Primary Schools Gatherings at School gates Feb 21

01 March 2021

Dear Parents/Carers

 

Re: Gatherings at School Gates

As children and young people are returning to schools over the next few weeks, I would like to take the opportunity to remind parents, grandparents and carers to be mindful of the importance of social distance when dropping off and collecting their children from the school gates.

We know that many children are returning back to school, and parents and children may be excited to see each other and gathering at the school gates. However, I would like to remind everyone on the school run that Covid19 is still circulating in the community and we all need to continue to work together to reduce the transmission of the virus.

I would urge parents to be mindful of the coronavirus guidance and work with us and the school to keep everyone safe by keeping more than 2 metres apart wherever possible from people outside your household, to prevent the spread of Covid19.

School leaders are working hard to make sure that children are safe in school and that the risk of the virus spreading is minimised. We all have a responsibility to keep our communities safe and we need the support of parents, grandparents and carers when they are at the school gates.

The most recent guidance is set out in the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home

Please keep your distance, please do not gather in groups and remember:

HANDS       Wash your hands regularly and for 20 seconds.

FACE          Wear a face covering in indoor settings where social distancing may be difficult, and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally meet.

 

SPACE       Stay 2 metres apart from people you do not live with where possible, or 1 metre with extra precautions in place (such as wearing face coverings or increasing ventilation indoors)

 

 

 

Together we can make a difference if we all play our part to keep each other safe.

We appreciate your ongoing support which is helping to keep our schools open and your children in education.

Yours faithfully

 

 

 

 

Richard Crane                                                                     Amanda Healy

Head of Education and Skills                                         Director of Public Health

Children and Young People’s Services                       Public Health, County Durham

 

 

School are mindful that returning to school may come with its difficulties for some families and young people. With this in mind the NHS Mental Health Team have created some resources that will hopefully support those young people and families to have a successful return to education.

One has been created to be given directly to the young person this is suitable for year 6 students. The other resource has been created to be given to parents and/or carers in order for you to support the young person to utilise the techniques.

back to school anxiety support for young people

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This week is National Careers Week (1-6 of March), the biggest celebration of careers guidance and free resources across the UK!