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Weekly News Page Friday 8th November 2024 |
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Headteacher's Welcome We have had a super start to the new term, the children have come back refreshed, full of exciting news from their half term break and ready to learn which has been great to see. This term our school value is:- We will be talking to the children about :-
New Quiet Area We have introduced some new resources this week to our Quiet Area for playtimes. This includes some story books and sensory toys. Each class has had a session outside with their teacher learning about how to look after the resources and use them respectfully. Thank you PTA for funding this fabulous area! |
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Next Friday, 15th of November, is BBC Children in Need. The School Council have met and agreed that we shoudl try to raise some money for Children in Need. They shared some ideas for fundraising with their classes and their the overall winning choice was ... Dress as you please! Your child may 'dress as they please' next Friday. Please ensure they have warm, comfortable clothing which enables them to toilet independently and also comfortable shoes as they will be in the playground as usual at playtime and lunchtime. If you would like to support this fantastic charity you can donate via ParentPay by following this link. All money raised goes to supporting the amazing work they do. This is their plea for this year... Help us make life lighter for children Right now we are only able to fund 1 in 8 organisations who ask us for help. Children across the UK are facing greater challenges than ever, with mental health conditions such as anxiety & depression rising, high levels of poverty leading to inequality & lack of opportunity. Many children are simply carrying a load that’s too heavy to manage alone, so this year, we are asking you to help make life lighter for children. |
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Learning Information for this 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 'Cold Countries' Reception (Foundation Stage) - This term the topic is 'Celebrations'
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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Hope everyone have a lovely half term break.
Thank You …
… to you and your families for supporting the Autumn Cake Sale on 11 October. We had a fantastic day and raised a huge £170 – a cake sale record for the NGIS PTA!
The children and the Firth Homes residences they visited really enjoyed the fun outfits they wore for the Autumn Dress As You Please Day on 24 October! This raised a further £90 for the PTA.
So far this year we've raised more than £340 through in-school and online school uniform sales. Please do think of us if you have any further sort outs at home! If you need any more spares, do visit our online shop at Grown Out of It.
Thank you for your continued support and generosity with our fund raising efforts.
Christmas Cards
The children’s fantastic Christmas card designs are now with Xmas4Schools. Once your child’s design is available for printing, parents will receive a unique order link to order products online. Everything you order will be delivered to school in early December, in plenty of time for Christmas!
School Tea Towels
Christmas presents sorted! Children have now drawn their self-portraits and all tea towel orders should be made via ParentPay. Two payment links are now live on ParentPay. The prices are one tea towel for £5 or 3 for £12 - there is a payment item for each of these options. Please ensure all payments are made by Wed 20th Nov.
Autumn Fair – Fri 29 Nov
Just a reminder that our Autumn Fair will be held on Fri 29 Nov, 3.30pm to 4.30pm in the School Hall. We would be very grateful if parents would make donations to the bake, school uniform and Christmas clothing sales. So please dig out and get the children to try on last years’ Christmas outfits and save any they can’t wear again for the Fair!
We will also be running a silent auction - more details to follow but in the meantime please consider how you might help us secure some prizes by reaching out to everyone you know who might donate. We're aiming high and would love to have at least 5 higher value prizes to whip up a bit of competition and get the bids rolling in!
The Elfridges store will also open its doors!! This is a special shop that sells small presents such as toiletries, books, toys, etc. (items can be second-hand if they are in good condition and not damaged or broken but we can’t accept used toiletries or earrings for hygiene reasons). The gifts can then be bought for £1-2 by the children as a surprise present for their loved ones. Gifts will be wrapped and ready to put under the tree.
Cash Pot for Schools
There’s still time to sign up for ASDA’s Cashpot for Schools campaign which runs until the end of November! The school receives a donation of £1 when you sign up for the app and then some additional funding every time you shop at ASDA. A low effort way of contributing to the school!
Get Involved!
Thank you for all your support. If you have any questions or comments and want to get involved in the PTA please message us at nethergreeninfantschoolpta@
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S6 Foodbank Many families in Sheffield are facing increased hardship this winter. S6 Foodbank aim is to help not only with food parcels but debt support, housing advice and benefit guidance. They urgently need donations of:
The box will be outside school from Monday if you would like to donate.
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Open Morning for Prospective Parents
Do you know someone who is coming to school in September 2025 (born September 2020-August 2021). Please share information about our upcoming Open Morning that will take place on Tuesday 12th November.
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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, 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 12th Nov - 9:30am Open Morning for prospective parents Tues 12th Nov - 7:45pm PTA meeting at The Florentine Fri 15th Nov - BBC Children in Need Tues 19th Nov - 3:30pm - 6:30pm Parents Evening Tues 19th Nov - No extra-curricular clubs Thurs 21st Nov - 3:30pm - 6:30pm Parents Evening Thurs 21st Nov - No extra-curricular clubs Fri 22nd Nov - Flu vaccinations Fri 29th Nov - Friendly Friday Fri 29th Nov - 3:30pm - 4:30pm PTA Autumn Fair Thurs 5th Dec - Concerteenies performance - whole school Fri 6th Dec - 2:00pm Rocksteady concert Wed 11th Dec - 9:15am Y1 Nativity Thurs 12th Dec - 9:15am Y1 Nativity Fri 13th Dec - Pantomime performance in school Fri 13th Dec - Christmas jumper day Tues 17th Dec - 6:30pm Choir Concert Fri 20th Dec - 1:45pm Christmas singing outside for parents Fri 20th Dec - After School Club finishes at 4pm |
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Community News & Events Broomhill Library Chatterbooks Book Club Nov 24 Broomhill Library Crafty Kids Corner Nov 24 Broomhill Library Friday Fun Nov 24
Here is the new link for all Parenting Hub events and courses:
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0114 2304094
enquiries@nethergreen-inf.sheffield.sch.uk