Hello everyone,
This is such a busy and exciting time for our children and staff. As we approach the end of term, we have lots of events coming up for our children. Oh how time has flown!
Primary One Events at Netherlee Primary School
Please be reminded of our upcoming transition events for children starting at Netherlee Primary school in August.
Welcome Morning
This will be an opportunity for your child to meet their new teacher, visit their classroom and make some friends!
- Tuesday 6th June 9.30am-11.30am: P1a Welcome Time
- Thursday 8th June 9.30am-11.30am: P1b Welcome Time
- Friday 9th June 9.30am-11.30am: P1c Welcome Time
Monday 12th June 1.45pm-2.30pm: P1 Pitch Party
This will be a fun and active session where the children can play games together. Please note the children will be outdoors regardless of the weather so please ensure they are suitably dressed.
Please bring your child to the entrance of the pitch in front of the school at 1.45pm and we will escort them to their class. You then have 45 minutes all to yourself before collection time.
Please be aware that some of our Nursery staff will be taking children who are in Nursery that day to the pitch. Children will return with Nursery staff to their building and will wait there until collection time.
Tue 13th June 6.30-7.30: Primary 1 Open Door Evening
This will be a relaxed and informal opportunity for parents/carers and new Primary 1 children to see where your children will be working in August, including their classrooms and the Open Area.
Special Books
We’re really looking forward to sending home your child’s Special Book next week. Our Special Books are a fantastic way of sharing your child’s learning journey during their time at nursery. We hope you thoroughly enjoy looking at the book together.
For children returning to nursery in August, these books will then continue to be added to by the children themselves and also their keyworker and staff. For children leaving nursery to start P1, Special Books are an important and very useful tool in our “transition to school” processes and these will be shared and discussed with your child’s new P1 teacher. These will then, once again, continue to be added to in P1. As such, please ensure that your child’s special book is returned to nursery as soon as you have finished reading through it.
Nursery Uniform
Our Nursery uniform is optional. If your child is returning to Nursery and you wish to place an order for next session, please complete this form. The deadline for payment is Friday 16th June by Parentpay. We will advise when new uniforms are available in the new session.
King Charles III Artwork
Thank-you to those who have very kindly donated towards our nursery fund in return for your child’s artwork so far. We are very grateful of your generosity and support.
All children have created a piece of artwork to mark the King’s Coronation. These will be available at our nursery doors at drop off and collection for you to collect their artwork. To raise money for the nursery fund, in return for the artwork, we would be delighted and very appreciative if you could make a donation of £3 in cash. All money raised will go towards the nursery fund, to help us pay for such things as ingredients for cooking, outdoor seeds etc. Thank you. The deadline to collect your child’s artwork in return for a donation towards our nursery fund is Friday 16th June.
Celebrating Wider Achievements at Netherlee
Recognising and celebrating children’s achievements is an integral part to the Curriculum for Excellence. We are always looking for new ways to recognise and celebrate our children’s wider achievements out with Netherlee. As detailed in our Promoting Positive Behaviour Policy, during Celebrating Success assemblies each month, certificates are awarded to pupils who have really tried to uphold the Netherlee Values, for Effort and Progress and for Achievements within and out with school. For example, many of our children take part in extracurricular clubs and competitions, charity work or simply have learnt a new life skill. To help us celebrate as many children’s achievements as possible. If you wish to share information about a recent wider achievement that your child has done, we would encourage you to complete the form below.
Netherlee Primary School and Nursery Class Parent Council – Meeting and AGM – 7pm on Wednesday 7th June
Our last meeting of this session and our AGM will be held in Netherlee and Stamperland Parish Church at 7pm on Wednesday 7th June. As usual the agenda will include the Head Teacher’s Report and we will discuss any other items affecting parents and our children.
We will also be electing new members and office bearers and will be saying thank you and good bye to some long standing servants of the parent council as their children move up to Williamwood.
Parent council membership and office bearer positions are open to ALL members of the school and nursery’s parent and carer community and we would be delighted to welcome as many of you as possible on Wednesday.
For any more information or to raise any points for our agenda please email netherleeparentcouncil@gmail.com.
Have a lovely weekend.
Yvonne Donaldson (HT) and Jennifer McCann (PT)
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class
