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Weekly News Page Friday 7th March 2025 |
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Headteacher's Welcome We had a fabulous day in school yesterday celebrating World Book Day! The children enjoyed dressing up and it was great to see such a range of book characters represented and so many imaginative costumes - thank you for all your support with this! The children enjoyed visiting different classrooms to listen to stories and then carried out activities linked to the books. They had a 'Favourite Book Assembly' with a story from our Author of the Half Term, Alan Ahlberg, and also took part in a 'Buddy Reading' session with a buddy from another class; hot chocolate was enjoyed at the end of the day with the final story-time of the day. It really was a lovely day focusing on the joy that books can bring us! You can see more of our book day fun here. |
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Polite Reminder - Consent and Payment for Events
Our office team work really hard behind the scenes to ensure that all the lovely things that teachers and the PTA plan for their classes actually happen.
Next week we have fabulous workshops planned for Science Week with Amazelab visiting school. Such events really do add to the richness of your child's whole school experience.
However the office team are finding they are having to chase more and more parents to give consent and book onto events - last week for Movie Night they were inundated with phone calls and emails from parents who had missed the deadline and wanted to book on.
We appreciate that family life is busy and many parents are juggling communications from multiple schools and there's a lot to remember. We never want children to miss out on the exciting things that happen in school, however, we really don't have the capacity to keep phoning individuals who have missed deadlines. Whilst funds are requested as a 'voluntary contribution' we do not have money in the school budget to cover the costs of workshops and trips. However, if you are struggling financially please let us know and we may be able to offer some support. If you are one of the parents who has not yet given consent for next Tuesday's Amazelab Workshop please could you log onto ParentPay ASAP.
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Have you got any old scooters, toy prams or pushchairs that you no longer need? Our Butterflies class would love to have more wheeled toys to play with. If you do have any please bring to the school office. Thanks!
 
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We hope the children really enjoyed Movie Night! It looked like they were having a great time! The results of the February half term Sponsored Read will be announced next week. Everyone who participated will get a certificate and there will be a fantastic prize of a £5 book token for the winner in each class! Thanks to those that supported the book and uniform sale this week. We raised £75 for our lovely school! Rainbow Raffle Thanks to those of you who have already made donations for the Rainbow Raffle. We will be collecting donations until 21st March - please see letter for further info about how you can support this event. We’re currently planning an Easter Egg Hunt which will take place on Wednesday 16th April. This is now live to book via ParentPay. After Easter we’ll be turning our attention to planning the annual Summer Fair which will take place on Friday 20th June. Contact us at nethergreeninfantschoolpta@gmail.com.
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Reminder to book for Parent's Evening Tues 18th Mar - 3:30-6:30pm Parents' Evening Thurs 20th Mar - 3:30-6:30pm Parents' Evening The letter has gone out explaining how to book a Parents' Evening appointment. This is an opportunity to come and talk to your child's teacher about their progress. Appointments are for 10 minutes and can be booked via SchoolCloud (see letter for instructions). If you have any specific questions or concerns you would like to discuss please email these in advance. Please note if your child has a SEND review you do not need to book an additional appointment. Please note there are no extra-curricular clubs on these days. ASC will run as normal. |
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Messages From the Teachers Requests...please could we have...? Year 1 & 2
For Y1 Science - only need for Year 1 but if you have any spares please send in!
Learning Information for this Half Term Specific learning information for each year group has been uploaded to the Key Stage pages of the website. Please follow the links:- Year 1 & 2 (KS1) This term the topic in Y1 & Y2 is 'Superheroes' Reception (Foundation Stage) - This term the topic is 'People Who Help Us' Reception have already had lots of parents coming to talk about their jobs; it has been so interesting - thank you! Foundation Stage (Reception) Information In addition to the half term Parent Overview, there is also a Weekly Newsletter for parents of children in Reception which gives details of specific leaning each week in school and how this can be supported at home. This can be found each week on the Foundation Stage page of the website. Click Here. Contact with Teachers If you need to contact your child's class teacher you may email them using the class email which is the name of the class as follows e.g. bears@nethergreen-inf.sheffield.sch.uk, koalas@nethergreen-inf.sheffield.sch.uk etc Please do not expect an immediate response as teachers are teaching all day and are not expected to reply to emails during evenings and weekends. For a quick chat you can wait at the end of the day. For urgent messages please contact the school office. |
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Active Homework
Active World Book Day - Mr Men Game
Take a look at some Mr Men books (online if you don't have any). Think of the different characters (Mr Slow, Mr Bump, Mr Bounce, Mr Jelly etc). Each player takes it in turns to shout a Mr Men character out and all players have to move in the style of that character (Eg - Mr Bounce - you may jump, hop, leap etc. Any bouncy movement)
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Sheffield Local Authority OFSTED We have received official notification that Sheffield is now in an Area SENDAP (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative Provision) Inspection Period. The inspection will commence on Monday, 24th February 2025, and will run for three weeks, concluding on Friday, 14th March 2025. Purpose of the Inspection The inspection will provide an independent and external evaluation of how effectively Sheffield’s local area partnership—including the council, education providers, health services, and social care—identifies, assesses, and meets the needs of children and young people with SEND. Seeking Views from the Sheffield Community To ensure the voices of children, young people, families, and professionals are heard, we would like as many people as possible to take part in the following survey: Survey:- |
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Dates for the Diary Please see attached the Parent Calendar for this year. Please take a few minutes to take note of dates, including INSET and holiday dates, Parents' Evenings and Parent workshops to find out about learning in school and performances. Notes about the calendar: 'Friendly Friday' - every 4th Friday that the children are in school, parents will be invited into classrooms from when they open at 8:40am until when the bell rings at 8:55am.
Tues 11th Mar - Amazelab Workshops - all classes Tues 18th Mar - 3:30-6:30pm Parent's Evening Tues 18th Mar - No extra-curricular clubs Thurs 20th Mar - 3:30-6:30pm Parent's Evening Thurs 20th Mar - No extra-curricular clubs Fri 21st Mar - 2:00pm Rocksteady Concert Tues 25th Mar - 9:15am Reception Spring Concert Tues 25th Mar - 7:00pm Clubs go live via ParentPay Wed 26th Mar - 9:15am Reception Spring Concert Thurs 27th Mar - Rainbow Raffle prize draw Fri 28th Mar - Last day of spring term Mon 14th Apr - First day of summer term Wed 16th Apr - PTA Easter Egg Hunt Thurs 17th Apr - Easter Bonnet Parade with NGJS Fri 18th Apr - Bank Holiday - Good Friday Mon 21st Apr- Bank Holiday - Easter Monday Wed 23rd Apr - Penguins Dance at Octagon Thurs 24th Apr - Class photos Thurs 24th Apr - 2:45pm Y2 dance performances in the hall Weds 30th Apr - 9:30am NSPCC Online Safety Talk - ONLINE Fri 2nd May - Friendly Friday - parents in classes until 9:10am Tues 20th May - SEND Sports Morning in school Wed 21st May - Y1 & Y2 Sports Day Thurs 22nd May - 2:00pm Reception Sports Afternoon in school Fri 23rd May - Last day of half term |
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