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Weekly News Page Friday 7th November 2025 |
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Headteacher's Welcome I hope you all had a lovely half term break - the children certainly seemed refreshed when they came back on Monday and full of tales about all the fun they have had. This term is always a very busy and exciting one - please spend a few minutes looking at the calendar to ensure you have all the important dates in your diary.
It is exciting to see the progress being made for our Preschool - the building work in the classroom is nearly finished and the front play area will be ready for action really soon! We are really looking forward to welcoming our Preschool children into our school community in January - we still have some places available so if you know anyone who is looking for a place they can still apply for January. Next week the KS1 children will be visiting the War Memorial in Fulwood; they will be making clay poppies too. The children will be displaying these outside on the bank in the playground from Wednesday so feel free to pop in after school one day to take a look. |
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Open Morning for Prospective Parents - Bring your child!
Wed 12th Nov 9:30am - 10:30am
Please share this with anyone you know who has a child due to start school in September 2026.
Children born between 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022 are entitled to apply for a place in Reception for the 2026/2027 academic year. Click here for more details.
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Sleep Seminar - Save the date... Laura Whitaker from the Parenting Team is coming to deliver a Sleep Seminar on 20th January at 9am for refreshments to start at 9.15am. It will last for 90 mins. It will focus on supporting children who are or who might be neurodivergent.
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NEW: PTA Meeting – Next Tuesday 11th November We are very grateful to those that have volunteered to support the PTA events but we still need a PTA Chair and could do with a little more planning and admin support. Please do join us on Tuesday if you can help! Thanks: Dress As You Please – Wednesday 22nd October Thank you for supporting Dress As You Please day! It was great to see the children enjoying their, and each other’s, style choices!! Reminder: Christmas Fair – Friday 28th November, 3.20-4.30 pm Thanks to those that have already volunteered to support this event and have made kind donations. The box for any more donations is clearly marked and just inside at reception (out of the rain!). There’s still plenty of time to make donations of any unwanted gifts in new or like new condition so that the children can purchase gifts for their loved ones at the Elfridges store! We would also be very grateful for any outgrown school uniform and Christmas clothing (jumpers, pyjamas, etc.) - please bring these to the school office. Thanks: 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! Reminder: Christmas Movie Night – Friday 5th December, 5-6.30 pm Earlier this week, the lovely Office Team shared more information about Christmas movie night. This year we will be showing the appropriately festive Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas. The cost is £6 per child and the deadline for confirming attendance and completing payment via ParentPay is Thursday 27th November. Reminder: Santa’s Grotto – Monday 15th December You will also have received more information about Father Christmas’ visit to school! The children will have the opportunity to visit him in his festive grotto in small groups during the normal school day. He will be giving them each a small gift! The cost is £4 per child and he deadline for confirming attendance and completing payment via ParentPay is Thursday 4th December.
NEW: Christmas Choir Concert – Tuesday 16th December, 6:30 pm If your child is in the Choir, I’m sure you’re really looking forward to their lovely Christmas Concert! Please do support the PTA by purchasing a cuppa and a delicious mince pie! Thanks to those that have kindly volunteered to staff this.
This year the PTA will funding the development of the play area at the back of the Kangaroos classroom. This will create a fun, problem-solving area for the children with a sandpit, tyres, pipes, etc. More info on the other ways we’ll be supporting the school to follow in future updates.
Please do support us in any way you can. If you’d like to join the PTA WhatsApp group or support us to deliver any of the events, please let us know by contacting us at nethergreeninfantschoolpta@gmail.com. |
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Notes from the Teachers
Reception Phonics Morning
This will take place on Tues 11th Nov from 9am to 9:30am - all Reception parents are welcome. The teachers will give a short presentation in the hall to explain how we teach phonics to Reception children, followed by an opportunity to spend some time in the classroom. If you are not able to make the Phonics Morning, the presentation will be uploaded to the Foundations Stage page of the website.
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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Community News & Events Neurodiversity Support
Neurodiversity Sheffield Early Help Drop-ins - Our informal drop-in coffee sessions are a chance to have a chat with other parents/carers who are experiencing similar concerns. You will also have the chance to meet staff from Neurodiversity Sheffield, Sheffield Family HUBS, Ryegate, and other agencies who support families with neurodivergence. No diagnosis or booking required!
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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. Initially this will just be Y1 and Y2 classes whilst the new Reception children settle.
Tues 11th Nov - 9:00am Reception Phonics Parent Talk Tues 11th Nov - 7:45pm PTA Meeting - The Florentine Wed 12th Nov - 9:30 - 10:30am Open Morning for prospective parents Fri 14th Nov - BBC Children in Need Fri 21st Nov - Flu vaccinations in school Fri 28th Nov - Friendly Friday - parents in class until 8:55am Fri 28th Nov - 3:20 - 4:30pm PTA Christmas Fair. No extra-curricular clubs. Fri 5th Dec - 2:00pm Rocksteady Concert Fri 5th Dec - 5:00 - 6:30pm PTA Movie Night Wed 10th Dec - 9:15am Y1 Nativity Thurs 11th Dec - 9:15am Y1 Nativity Fri 12th Dec - Christmas Jumper Day Mon 15th Dec - PTA Santa's Grotto Tues 16th Dec - 6:30pm Choir Concert for parents of children in Choir Thurs 18th Dec - Christmas parties in classes Fri 19th Dec - 1:45pm Christmas singing outside for parents - Last day of term Fri 19th Dec - After School Club finishes 4:00pm
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Stumperlowe Park Road
Sheffield
S10 3QP
0114 2304094
enquiries@nethergreen-inf.sheffield.sch.uk