UNCRC Article 29 – Education should develop each child’s personality and talents to the full.

A huge well done to Skye in class 1 for being our first ever artist of the month! Skye did a beautiful self portrait and really took her time drawing diagonal lines. Well done Skye!

We are celebrating the work of Frida Kahlo this month too. Frida also used lots of bright colours in her self portraits, which reminded her of the hot country where she lived. Frida was very proud of her Mexican heritage. She was born in 1907 and didn’t really become famous until after her death.

 

In Class 3, Linzi has been awarded this week to recognise her lovely handwriting and  beautiful presentation in all her books. Well done Linzi – so proud of you! 🙂

 

Jack has been doing some wonderful Maths work to achieve his Head Teacher’s award for Class 4; well done Jack.

Well done Autumn for an excellent start at your new school.

Well done Jasleen for consistent outstanding work.

Online Safety Update April 21

 

One of the side effects of lockdown has been the increased use of technology.  Most children have really benefited from this when in lockdown but unfortunately sometimes it can go wrong. The misuse of technology that some primary aged children have experienced includes, bullying, fraud and child abuse.  We now need parents to take an active role in keeping their children safe in the online world, just as they would in real life!

The best way of protecting your children is to talk with them about how they use technology, find out about the apps, websites and games they use and make sure they can share any worries they have with you.  Both the net-aware and internetmatters.org websites are full of helpful advice.

As a school we take online safety very seriously and children are taught about keeping safe throughout their time in school, so they develop the skills and resilience needed to keep themselves safe on line.  We should remember that they are still children, they will make mistakes and they will need your support not only to stay safe but to grow and flourish both online and offline.

Below we have listed five useful websites to help support your child staying safe.  Please take some time to talk to your children and find out more on the websites below.  Parents and carers are also welcome to discuss issues and get support from the school – we will help.

 

Website	Comment
www.internetmatters.org	Really useful website covering parental controls, apps and all aspects of supporting parents with technology.
www.net-aware.org.uk	Great website for parents, written by the NSPCC that explains about individual apps and the safety measures they have in place for children
https://www.childline.org.uk	The website for children to get support themselves
https://www.ltai.info	Support with radicalisation
https://www.getsafeonline.org	More for parents – this site explains how to protect yourself against online fraud – which is an increasing problem.

Article 29 Revisited DOWNLOAD

Every week until half term we have the pleasure of taking part in Friday afternoons yoga, it is great to see the children relax and unwind from their wonderful, busy week in school 🙂

Nettlesworth Primary School is concerned about protecting staff and pupils from sunburn and from skin damage that can be caused by the harmful ultra-violet rays in sunlight. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the country. As sunburn and almost all skin cancers are caused by the sun, it is possible to prevent this happening. We believe that by encouraging sun safe behaviour at school and teaching children about the risks of sunlight, we can prevent them burning and contribute towards preventing skin cancer. We would like your help and support in this matter. We will be encouraging children to avoid sunburn and overexposure to the sun by:

• seeking the shade, particularly during the middle of the day
• wearing suitable hats or caps
• wearing clothing that protects the skin, particularly for outdoor activities and school trips
• using a high factor sunscreen (SPF 15+).

Staff will be encouraged to set an example. Some children are at greater risk of sunburn than others. Fair skinned, freckled children who burn easily are most at risk from overexposure to the sun and need to take great care when out in the sun. Teachers and support staff on playground duty or in charge of school outings will remind those most at risk of burning to cover up in the sun and use sunscreen. Staff will also encourage children to drink plenty of water. You can help by encouraging your child to bring, and wear, a hat at school, particularly on sunnier days and during sports day and any school trips. The school will remind parents of the sun safety policy from time to time (on our school website), particularly around the start of the summer term, sports days, and outings. Sunscreens provide added protection and may be useful when other measures are not available. Dermatologists recommend that a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or above will provide children in this country with adequate protection. We encourage parents to provide sunscreen for this purpose and encourage children to protect themselves from the sun. One way of doing this is to use sunscreen at the appropriate time. If a child is to use sunscreen at school, parents are asked to:

• Provide the sunscreen product for school use.

The sunscreen must be:

o Clearly marked with the child’s name.
o Replenished by the parent as needed.

The child must be able to apply his or her own sunscreen (except Reception children) and not to share it, as some children may have an allergy.

• For Reception parents:

o You are asked to apply sunscreen at home before a typical school day, this will be reapplied as necessary by staff. If it is considered necessary for teachers/staff to assist with the application of sunscreen, the sunscreen will only be applied to face, neck, arms, hands and lower legs.

Please note that we do not permit the use of aerosol sprays.

 

Many Thanks

Donna Lee

Well done to this weeks super stars!

In class 3, Ryan has moved up two reading levels. Well done Ryan, we are so proud of you!

In Class 4, Cameron impressed the entire school during our Safeguarding Assembly this week when he was able to talk about disabilities and how children can be included in activities in school and at home.

We are very impressed Cameron.

Well done Connie in Class 2 for an excellent attitude towards her learning, fabulous handwriting and excellent hula hooping skills.

 

Today we had the pleasure of taking part in the amazing Hoopstarz session that we have all been waiting for. The weather was glorious as we learned to negotiate space in our hoop spacecrafts, how to spin out hoops and how to move them around our waist! We even made a hoop hut – which we had to move through without knocking over. All of the children had the biggest smiles and worked their socks off 🙂

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

World Immunisation Week

This week we are thinking about how vaccinations help children enjoy their right to survive, be healthy and thrive with a focus on Articles 6 and 24.

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Today’s Assembly was all about Disability Awareness, linking to UNCRC Article 23.

It was great to look at the word disability and what it means – especially sharing stories of children and teachers in our school with disabilities that can be seen as well as those that cannot be seen.

Disability Awareness Assembly

Check out Theo’s story which we looked at after sharing our own:

Coping with visual impairment – Theo’s Story – BBC Teach