Letter to Kevan Jones, MP

In Geography this half term we have learnt all about our local area. We talked about what we like and dislike about Nettlesworth. We noticed that one of the things that we don’t like is the smelly dog poo! So we decided to try and do something about it. We have written a letter to our MP, Kevan Jones, in the hope he can help us solve this smelly problem!

UNCRC Article 12 – right to a say in all matters affecting them

Letter to KJ

 

Update …

 

Further to your correspondence to Durham County Council dated 14 December in which you detail Ms Aspinal’s concerns regarding the installation of a dog waste bin near Nettlesworth Primary School.

Firstly, I am sorry to hear that irresponsible people are not picking up after their pets. Regarding your suggestion to install a dog waste bin near the school, I can confirm that we can install a dog waste bin next to a lamppost on the grass verge outside the school grounds. If this location is acceptable we can arrange for the bin to be installed.

If Ms Aspinal could confirm that she is happy with the suggestion, we can then make arrangements to carry out the work.

Yours sincerely

Jeff Talbot
Clean and Green Manager

Today we had our annual whole school tree decorating morning –

We all came together in assembly with our friends from each year and adults in school, we had Christmas music playing and every child in the school put a toy bauble on the Christmas tree before the big switch on. We then had a magical Christmas poem read to us by Mrs Lee!

Today EYFS & KS1 watched a one woman show who performed the amazing panto ‘The Naughtiest Elf’! The children giggled from tart to finish and it was a show to truly remember… and kick start the festivities well and truly at Nettlesworth Primary School 🙂

Huge thank you to Matt from Big Foot Arts, who spent the day working with our Key Stage 2 children to create a ‘play in a day’ – an amazing retell of The Grinch 🙂

All of the rest of the school watched and it was truly amazing – well done 🙂

 

Article of the Week IDPWD DOWNLOAD

Teddy Bears Picnic

Today we had lots of fun making our sandwiches that we previously designed. We made sure we washed our hands and used the equipment sensibly, all to keep us safe. We then finished with our teddy bears picnic!

 

We have had so much fun learning all about magic today …… well that’s what we thought! Professor Brainstorm showed us how incredible science is and how much fun we can have investigating.

 

A massive thank you to everyone who donated to our CIN day. We have had lots of fun joining in spotty dressing up, Joe Wicks movement classes, Pudsey biscuits for lunch, hoopla competitions and beat the teachers!

A great big thank you to the SSOCs and sports leaders who made the day run smoothly.

We managed to raise £74 👏

Here is what Lacie-Mae (SSOCs) had to say ….

For children in need day we had so much fun doing a hoopla game. We did it to raise money for children in need to help them if they need things. 

What we did … we got each class in turn. First we got class 1 and we did the team games. Red v blue then yellow v green. Then the winners played each other, right up to class 5. 

We got 2 hoops and used them. In KS2 you weren’t allowed to let go of hands and you had to get your full body through the hoops but for KS1 you were allowed to let go of hands. 

The prize was a sweet for the class winner and the winner out of all the teams got a chocolate bar and played the teachers. The teachers won 🙁 

Article 31 – join in a range of activities.

Article of the Week World Children’s Day DOWNLOAD

UNCRC Article 29 – Children have a right to develop their talents.

We are so proud of Jayden for being our artist of the month. He loves art so much that he has a sketch book that he draws in at home. He brought it in to show us and the details in his work are amazing. Well done Jayden.

 

We are also celebrating the work of pop art artist Andy Warhol.