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House Event
The yellow house has won this term’s reward. On Friday 16th December, if your child is in yellow house they will have a fun disco in school. To help them celebrate, if possible, we would very much like your child to wear their yellow House Coloured T- shirt as part of their school uniform. Next week we will visit the classes to take “sensible” song suggestions that can be played at the disco.  We can’t wait to lead this event for the children.  Thank you, Grace and Carys. (House Captains)

Panto is coming to Netherlee Primary! Oh yes it is!
The PTA have very kindly paid for our school and nursery to watch a streamed version of the pantomime this year. The teachers and children have a choice of three pantos to watch, with this being decided by the children on the day. Continue reading →

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Everyone Matters
Would you like to be involved in our ‘Everyone Matters’ partnership group? We would love it if you would join us! Please read more here.

I’m delighted to let you know that one of my class teachers Mrs Kelly Linn, has been successful in securing an Acting Principal Teacher post here at Netherlee. She will start her new role on Monday 28^th November and I’m certain she will be a superb addition to the Leadership Team. As mentioned in the Friday Bundle last week, we say goodbye to Mrs Lorna Wharton today- good luck Lorna- enjoy your new DHT post- I know you’ll shine brightly in your new school.

A Festive Message
As always I would like to thank all of our families for the continued support and feedback that you give us across the school and nursery.  Recent times, have brought various challenges to many and this includes experiencing various financial challenges too, even more so as we head into the winter months and the festive period. We would therefore like to reiterate the message we have shared over recent years.

Every year we are overwhelmed by the kindness extended to us by way of gifts. While we would never presume of course, what anyone does in this regard, we are very aware that this time of year can present many challenges for everyone.  Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to say that a kind word, in a homemade card made by your child or a little message via email, would be so lovely to receive and would be appreciated by us every bit as much as any bought gifts, particularly when everyone is facing such challenging financial times right now.

The message above is sent with kindness and gratefulness from all of the Netherlee Staff and we hope that you don’t mind us mentioning this to you.  Thank you.

Celebrating Scotland Lunch
There will be a change to the lunch menu on Wednesday November 30^th to Celebrate Scotland.  The menu will be:
Soup
Scotch pie with beans and wedges
Cheese toasties with diced potatoes and salad
Baked potato
Sandwich or baguette

Christmas Lunch
We will be having our Christmas Lunch on Thursday 8^th December. If your child would like to have Christmas Lunch please use the link below to place an order. These must be completed no later than 2^nd December.

Christmas Lunch Order Form

St Andrews Day – 30^th November
To mark St Andrew’s Day, we are inviting all children, only  if they wish to and already have something at home, to wear something tartan with their school uniform on Wednesday. This could be a hair bobble, badge, scarf etc.

Parent Council Meeting – Change of Date
The date of the next Parent Council Meeting has been changed and will now be on Tuesday 6th December at 7pm on Zoom.  Please email netherleeparentcouncil@gmail.com if you wish to attend or have matters you would like us to discuss.

Clothing Swap
MK Swap are taking/swapping children winter clothes & accessories, Christmas jumpers and party clothes. They also have a section for nativity costumes which may be of use to many parents in the coming weeks. More information can be found in this poster.

P1 Nativity and P2 Festive Musical Medley!
We’re delighted to share with you that our P1 children will be presenting ‘A Wriggly Nativity’ on Tuesday 13^th December at 9.30am in our school atrium. They will be accompanied by our P2 classes who will sing a selection of songs to get you in the mood for the festive season! Please could we ask that a maximum of two adults attend for each child, due to the capacity of adults we can hold in our atrium space. Our doors will open at 9.20am, ready for a 9.30am start.

We are looking forward to seeing you all then!

Primary 3 Shortbread
Primary 3 pupils will be celebrating St. Andrew’s Day by baking shortbread biscuits. The ingredients are; butter, flour and sugar. We will be designing and decorating a ‘cake bag’ to carry our baking home.

Primary 5c Cooking
On Monday 28^th of November the children will be cooking. The children have been learning all about fractions and would like to consolidate this learning with a fun activity. As a class, we have decided we would like to make pizzas. The following ingredients will be used to make this:
Pizza base (Gluten, dairy and soy free version available)
Tinned Tomatoes
Cheese (Gluten, dairy and soy free version available)
Pepperoni
Peppers
Tomatoes
Sweetcorn
Pizzas containing allergy alternative products will be prepared and cooked separately.

In addition, on Friday 2^nd December, the children will be making snow cones. The following ingredients will be used to make this:
Ice
Sugar Free Diluting Juice: (Blackcurrant and Apple, Tropical)
https://groceries.asda.com/product/no-added-sugar-squash/capri-sun-no-added-sugar-multivitamin-apple-and-blackcurrant-squash/1000273768561
https://groceries.asda.com/product/no-added-sugar-squash/capri-sun-no-added-sugar-multivitamin-tropical-squash/1000374282589
Please advise us if there are any changes to the allergy information we hold for your child or if you wish your child not to try a pizza or a snow cone.

Primary 5 Cooking during December
During the month of December all of Primary 5 will be making Vegan Festive Cookies in our new school kitchen. This activity will be carried out in groups with your child making cookies on one of the following dates: 1^st, 8^th, 15^th or 22^nd December

The children will be notified of their cooking date in school.

The ingredients are as follows-
caster or granulated sugar
light brown sugar
vegetable or sunflower oil
non-dairy milk
vanilla (paste or extract)
plain all-purpose flour
baking powder
baking soda
chocolate chips

Please advise us if there are any changes to the allergy information we hold for your child or if you wish your child not to make/try a cookie.

Primary 7: S1 Transfer Forms
We have been advised that he P7 to S1 transfer letters and forms will be sent to parents/carers on Thursday, 24 November 2022, via Royal Mail however, due to the postal strikes planned, there will be a delay in these being delivered. These should be returned to the school no later than 16 December 2022 please.

Thank you- I hope all families have an enjoyable weekend.

Yvonne Donaldson
Head Teacher

Hello everyone

Firstly this week, I have some news to share….one of my Principal Teachers (PT), Mrs Lorna Wharton will be leaving Netherlee next Friday to take up a new Depute Head Teacher post within another local authority.  Lorna is, and has been, a valuable and dedicated member of staff in Netherlee over the past 18 years and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with her in her role as PT. I know you will wish to join me in wishing Lorna continued success in her continuing career, you will be a truly fantastic asset to your new school and families Lorna and we all wish you the very best for the future.

Message from the PTA: PTA Wear What you Want Day: 25^th November
A little reminder, that on Friday, 25th November the PTA will be having a ‘Wear what you Want’ day in school, and if your child is able to please bring along a chocolate or bottle donation which will be collected at the gates as they go into school. Please see the poster for more information.

Message from the PTA: PTA Winter Fair: 1^st December
We still need some volunteers to help us run the Winter Fair on the 1st December – if we all do a little, we can all enjoy the fair with our families too. Please sign up if you can help via this link Netherlee PTA (pta-events.co.uk). Please see the poster for this exciting festive event.

Primary 1 Dental Inspections
Please have a read over the letter regarding the school dental inspection for your child, which will take place in school on 13^th December.

Primary 1 and Primary 2 Recycled Donations
As you know, children lead their own learning through play in P1 and P2. Children’s ideas and interests are a key consideration when planning for our classroom and Open Area and resources. We are on the hunt for pre-loved items related to the children’s interests. These are items that you would otherwise be throwing away that we can use to refresh our resources in the Open Area. If you have, and are finished with, any of these types of items, please place any donations into a bag and leave this in our Recycled Donations Box situated at the main school office entrance from 21^st November. Many, many thanks.

This week, we are looking for the following resources to support our Role Play and Creativity area:

• Shoe/Tissue boxes
• Toilet roll/kitchen roll tubes
• Yoghurt pots
• Elastic bands
• Jingly bells
• Café role play items (e.g. aprons, tablecloths)

P2a Class Teacher
We’re delighted to let you know that Mrs Linn has been successful in securing an Acting Principal Teacher post here at Netherlee. She will start her new role on Monday 28^th November and we’re sure she will do a fantastic job! Your child’s class will be taken on by Mrs Catherine Williams, who is a very experienced teacher who has taught in Netherlee Primary over the years, making her very familiar with the staff and pupils. There will be a robust and detailed hand over to ensure the transition to a new teacher is as seamless as possible for your children. Mrs Williams is really looking forward to working with the children in P2a!

Primary 3-7 Recycled Donations
Thank you so much to everyone who kindly donated recycled items this term. We really appreciate it! This week we would gratefully receive any creative play materials from our wish list below. Please put any donations into a bag and leave this in our Recycled Donations box situated at the main school office entrance next week. Many, many thanks.

Creative art items: Beads, Corks, Pinecones, Pompoms, Ribbons, Sponges and Kitchen Roll Tubes

Primary 6d Volunteers for the PTA Winter Fair – Thursday 1^st December 6pm-8pm
Primary 6d are organising a festive decoration stall at the PTA Winter Fair on Thursday 1^st December. The event will run from 6pm-8pm and we would ask for the children to volunteer for a half hour block on the evening. This will involve working with a member of staff at the Primary 6 stall.

If your child is able to help at the Winter Fair then please complete the Microsoft Form below. We will then send you a consent form via ParentsPortal to complete. Thank you in advance for your support.

https://forms.office.com/r/1yAytySpKM

Primary 7 Dental Inspections
Please have a read over the letter regarding the school dental inspection for your child, which will take place in school on 6^th December.

Primary 7 Volunteers for the PTA Winter Fair – Thursday 1^st December 6pm-8pm
We would like to ask for some Primary 7 volunteers to help at the PTA Winter Fair on Thursday 1^st December. The event will run from 6pm-8pm and we would ask for the children to volunteer for a half hour block on the evening. This will involve working with a member of staff at the Primary 7 stall or the children’s games area.

If your child is able to help at the Winter Fair then please complete the Microsoft Form below. We will then send you a consent form via ParentsPortal to complete. Thank you in advance for your support.

https://forms.office.com/r/cJcUEbf40Y

Primary 7 National Entitlement Cards
We have been asked by the council’s Customer First Team to issue out consents to any Primary 7 pupil who have yet to sign up for the National Entitlement Card (NEC). Consents will be going home in school bags today, for anyone that this applies to. Can we please ask that these are returned to school by Friday 25^th November.

Industrial Action
Just a reminder that, as per the Director’s letter sent yesterday, the school will be closed to all pupils on Thursday 24^th November.  School will reopen to pupils on Friday 25^th.

Have a lovely weekend

Yvonne Donaldson
Head Teacher
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class

Hello everyone

Recycled Donations
Thank you so much to everyone who has kindly donated items. Our P1 Eco Committee are learning about ways to save water and as part of their learning, they are aiming to make water collectors from recycled materials. This week we would gratefully receive any of the following items from our wish list below to help with this activity. If you have, and are finished with, any of these types of items, please place any donations in our Recycled Donations Box situated at the main school office entrance from the 14^th November. Many, many thanks.

Washed milk bottle plastic tops, clear clean plastic bottles, clear tubing, small funnels, small pieces of drain pipe/ guttering

Well Done
A massive well done to our P7 Badminton team and Mr Watson who won the cluster badminton competition on Wednesday afternoon. They will now represent the school at the East Renfrewshire Finals on Thursday 17^th November. Good luck everyone!

Feedback Fridays for Homework
We had a very good discussion at the last Parent Council Meeting where myself, Mrs Roberts and Mrs Sweeney shared some of the ways that teachers and children have been working together during Feedback Friday time.  At the meeting, we all agreed it would be nice to share some information about this with you as well and I suggested that we could put together a selection of photographs for you to look at and discuss at home.  The PC felt this would be a great idea and therefore, we hope you enjoy our Feedback Friday SWAY which Mrs Roberts and Mrs Sweeney have put together for you.  As always, if you have any questions or suggestions regarding this, or our updated Homework format, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at any time.  We are here and always ready to help or answer any questions, big or small, that you may have.

Book Week Scotland – Book Sale – 14^th to 18^th November
Arrangements for our Book Week Book Sale will be a little different this time, than in previous sessions. To enable parents to have the opportunity to view the books on sale themselves, the Book Sale will be open for parents and families to visit, with their children. More information can be found in this letter.

Bhangra Dancing
Here at Netherlee, we strive to celebrate the diversity of cultures and religions of our families. We are delighted that a parent from our school community is currently visiting the P2 children to teach them Bhangra dancing, a style of music and dance which originated from India. Our P1 children had the privilege of enjoying this learning in September, and we are very grateful that all stages will enjoy this activity at some point this session.

Notification of Date Change to Calendar
We refer to the previous calendar dates issued which detailed Parent Information Sessions on the 24^th January, 6.30-7.30pm. This date has now been changed to 15^th March 2023, 6.30-7.30pm- more info to follow nearer the time.

Message from the PTA: PTA Wear What you Want Day: 25^th November
On the 25th November the PTA will be having a ‘Wear what you Want’ day in school, and if your child is able to please bring along a chocolate or bottle donation which will be collected at the gates as they go into school. Please see the poster for more information.

Message from the PTA: PTA Winter Fair: 1^st December
We look forward to welcoming you to the school for the first day of the Netherlee Living Advent with a winter fair in the school on the 1st Dec from 6-8pm. We will need lots of helping hands so if you can volunteer please follow this link Netherlee PTA (pta-events.co.uk). Please see the poster for this exciting festive event.

Scottish Child Payment
Please see the information sheet regarding the Scottish Child Payment which is changing on 14^th November to include 6-16 year olds.

‘Let’s Talk Education – National Discussion with Scottish Association for Minority Ethnic Educators
The Scottish Government and CoSLA want to hear your views as a parent on the vision for Scottish education for the next 20 years. They want everyone in Scotland to have a say on what kind of education, skills, knowledge and support young people need. They are particularly keen to hear from people whose views may be less frequently represented, including communities and individuals from a Black and Minority Ethnic background.

You are invited to join them to share your views and join in the discussion.Date: Wednesday 16^th November, Place: Woodfarm High School, Time: 7pm-8pm

An easy read summary has been attached and more information is available here: National Discussion Scottish Education – Scottish Government – Citizen Space  (consult.gov.scot)
https://consult.gov.scot/learning-directorate/national-discussion-on-education/ (translated materials in Urdu, Punjabi, Mandarin, Arabic, Polish and Ukrainian)

P1-P3 Book Week Scotland
Please see attached a letter regarding the gifting of books and learning resources from the Scottish Book Trust.

P3 Book Week
To celebrate Book Week Scotland, Primary 3 are planning a ‘’cosy morning’ in our classrooms on Wednesday 16^th November.

We would ask that children bring in either a soft teddy or a cosy jumper to school that day, to get comfy with whilst they read and listen to stories. The children may also bring in an additional small snack to enjoy during this time, if they wish. Your support with this is very much appreciated.

P6/7 Karate Club
Just a reminder that we still have a few spaces in the upcoming P6/7 karate club, starting on Tuesday 22^nd November from 3.15-4.15pm. The club will run for four weeks in the gym hall and delivered by a Japan Karate instructor. There would be a cost of £4 for the club.

If you think your child would be interested in attending, please complete the form here:https://forms.office.com/r/FFb5yWt2fq no later than Monday 14^th. All successful applicants will be notified and asked to complete a consent form via ParentsPortal.

If you have any questions about any of these items or of course any matter at all to do with school or your child, please just get in touch with us at any time, we are here and always happy to help.

Have a lovely weekend.

Yvonne Donaldson
Head Teacher
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class

Hello everyone

Free Bus Travel for Under 22s
As you may know, this scheme launched in January this year allowing children and young people aged 5-21 who live in Scotland to travel for free by bus with a valid National Entitlement Card (NEC) or Young Scot NEC. More information on the scheme and how to apply can be found on the website freebus.scot and has lots of information about free bus travel, how it works, how to apply, the benefits and some tips for travelling safely too. A poster with more information can also be found here.

Parent Council Meeting
Thank you to the Parent Council for producing the latest Meeting Highlights Newsletter.  We had a very productive meeting last week and the highlights can be found here meeting highlights newsletter.

PTA Update
The PTA would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported the pumpkin trail event and the recent discos. Please see message from the PTA below.

It has been lovely to get back to hosting fun events in the school. If you would still like to donate the link is Netherlee Primary PTA | Localgiving.

We are looking ahead to our winter event on the 1st of December which will hopefully be a super event for the whole school and nursery community – but we will need your help to make it a success. We want to bring back the very popular chocolate and bottle tombola’s and offer a variety of activities alongside the stalls. This will take lots of helping hands, both at the fair and on the dress as you please day too. If we all help a little, we can all have time to enjoy the fair with our families too. All the volunteer opportunities are listed here, please sign up so we can be confident the event will go ahead. Netherlee PTA (pta-events.co.uk)

Health and Social Care Partnership
Please see a letter from HSCP who are experiencing significant pressures in care at home and are progressing a winter recruitment campaign.

Scottish Child Payment
Please see the flyer on the Scottish Child Payment which is changing on 14^th November to include 6-16 year olds.

Primary 5 Gardening Club
An after school P5 Gardening Club will be starting on a Thursday from 3.15-4.15pm. The club will run for four weeks. Full details are as follows:

Dates: 24th November, 1st, 8th and 15th December
Venue: The Atrium Garden in Netherlee Primary School
Delivered by: Helen Cross (parent volunteer) and Class Teacher
No. of pupils: 14
Cost: Free

If you think your child would be interested in attending, please complete the form here: https://forms.office.com/r/XSxNtDhJid  no later than 9^th November. In the event of oversubscription names will be balloted. All successful applicants will be notified and asked to complete a consent form via Parents Portal.

Primary 6 Food Nutrition and Cooking in School
As part of our learning about the forthcoming World Cup 2022 in Qatar, the children will be exploring Arabic culture by baking ‘Arabic Bread’ with dip. Throughout the course of this term, every child will have the chance do this activity during our whole stage Hub learning slot on Tuesday mornings. The following ingredients will be used:

Arabic Bread
Flour
Yeast
Water
Vegetable Oil
Salt
Dip
Natural Yoghurt (non-dairy alternative will be provided where necessary)
Cucumber

New Arrival Coming Soon
I am sure all parents will wish to join me in saying very best wishes and good luck to one of our teachers, Mrs McGeachy, as she stops today to get ready for the arrival of her new baby.  Enjoy every moment Suzanne, rest up and make the most of a peaceful few days before your little bundle of gorgeous cuteness arrives!

We very much look forward to welcoming our P7 parents into school to join us for our Remembrance Service on Friday of next week.  Our P7 pupils and teachers have been preparing and practising a great deal for this and I am sure they will conduct a befitting, special service for us all. All of next week, P7 pupils will be taking poppies around classes.  If anyone would like to get one, it’s just a donation, if you wish.

Have a lovely weekend.

Yvonne Donaldson
Head Teacher
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class

Hello everyone

We hope you had a wonderful October holiday week. From now until the end of term, it is going to be a very busy time with lots of opportunities and experiences for the children.

We want to wish a Happy Diwali to those who celebrated this week. We hope you had a wonderful time with friends and family.

Parent and Child Improvement Plan
Our P7 Community Councillors worked together to create a pupil and parent version of our School and Nursery Improvement Plan for Session 2022-2023. You can read this here. Please note that this, along with the full version of the Improvement Plan can be found on our website under the School tab.

Halloween Menu Change
On Monday we are changing the menu for the options for school will be:
Tomato soup
Chicken tikka and pitta bread with salad or
Vegetarian sausage rolls, mashed potato and beans
Baked potato, sandwiches and baguettes will also be available.

Recycled Uniform
Just a wee reminder that our recycled uniform rails are available each Friday, between 8.50am – 9am (P1-3 smaller items) and 3pm – 3.10pm (P4-P7 middle and larger sizes) at the Clarkston Road School Gate.  These items are free of charge so please do pop along and make use of this facility.

We understand that some parents may find it tricky to come along to the uniform rails due to work commitments so we are very happy to look out items for your child, please just send us an email detailing what you are looking for and we will see if we can help- we usually can.  We can either send items home with your child or leave them in the office and you can collect them at your convenience, please just let us know what you would prefer.

Recycled Donations
Thank you so much to everyone who kindly donated recycled items last week. This week we would gratefully receive any role play items from our wish list below. Role play is acting in various roles and often involves using props to help get into character. If you have, and are finished with, any of these types of items below, please place any donations into a bag and leave this in our Recycled Donations Box situated at the main school office entrance from the 31^st October. Many, many thanks.    *Hats, Old Jewellery, Small pieces of fabrics, Toy prams and Dolls

PTA Autumn Fun Night, Friday 28^th and Discos
The PTA have an Autumn event this evening, Friday 28th October from 6pm to 8pm to help raise funds. If you can come along and support we are sure you will have fun! We have a pumpkin 🎃 carving competition where you can bring your carved creation and enter it in our competition. You can enter online or on the evening for £2. Every entry will get a flameless candle to light up your creation before we put it on display and you can take it home at the end of the night to use at Halloween 🎃!

There will be some free refreshments and games alongside some games which will have a small charge, of 50p to £1 and of course to keep you in good spirits we will have a bar with beer and wine and some sausages on the BBQ to keep you all going.

The following week we have discos for the primary classes on 1st and 3rd November. Please see the autumn fun night poster, discos poster or go to pta-events.co.uk/netherleepta for more details. Funds raised go towards the PTA fund, which has a key focus this year on renewing outdoor PE equipment and updating ground markings including the addition of a multi sports court.  All volunteers and new members are welcome to come along and join the PTA, so if interested please email netherleepta@gmail.com.

Gaelic Education Information Session
Please see the link for information regarding an ERC Information Session for parents interested in Gaelic Medium Education

P4-P7 Support with Change and Loss
Change and loss are issues that affect all of us at some stage of our lives. At Netherlee we recognise that when changes occur in families through death, separation divorce or related circumstances, young people may benefit from learning how to manage these changes effectivity and sensitively.  We are therefore offering the opportunity to our pupils who have been affected by loss or bereavement of any kind to access some small group based support using an extensive range of appropriate resources and to practise new skills needed to be able to cope effectively.  The programme will focus on topics such as self – esteem, managing feelings, problem solving, decision making, and effective communication and support networks.  This programme will involve weekly sessions lasting approximately 30minutes and will be over the course of 5- 6 weeks. Our intention would be to start this group on week beginning the 14^th of November.

If you feel this may be something you would like your child to access, please use the link attached and complete the short form. https://forms.gle/A6jk9rskMvdR4TXJA  If you have any questions regarding this programme please feel free to contact Mrs Roberts or Mrs Donaldson either by email or call us at school. (570 7260)  Thank you.

P4 Nutrition and Cooking at School
Over the course of this term all P4 pupils will be making banana smoothies as part of their Hub learning. The children have been learning all about hygiene and being safe, and would like to consolidate this learning with this fun activity. The following ingredients will be used to make this:
Bananas
Milk
Honey

Please advise us if there are any changes to the allergy information we hold for your child or if you wish your child not to taste the smoothie. Many thanks for your support. P4 teachers.

P5 Football Club
Just a reminder of the upcoming P5 football club, starting on Wednesday 23^rd November from 3.15-4.15pm. The club will run for four weeks in the gym hall and delivered by a Giffnock Soccer instructor.  There would be a cost of £4 for the club

If you think your child would be interested in attending, please complete the form here: https://forms.office.com/r/EnR6e3yQnv no later than Monday 31st. In the event of oversubscription names will be balloted. All successful applicants will be notified and asked to complete a consent form via ParentsPortal.

P5d Food Nutrition and Cooking in School
On Wednesday the 2nd of November the children will be baking. The children have been learning all about Brazil and would like to consolidate this learning with a fun, learning activity. As a class, we have decided we would like to make a slightly healthier version of Brazilian Truffles (Brigadeiro). The following ingredients will be used to make this:

Porridge oats
Butter
Golden syrup
Honey
Cocoa powder
Coconut
Sprinkles

Please advise us if there are any changes to the allergy information we hold for your child or if you wish your child not to eat a truffle.  Many thanks for your support.

P6 Karate Club
Just a reminder of the upcoming P6 karate club, starting on Tuesday 22^ndNovember from 3.15-4.15pm. The club will run for four weeks in the gym hall and delivered by a Japan Karate instructor.  There would be a cost of £4 for the club

If you think your child would be interested in attending, please complete the form here: https://forms.office.com/r/FFb5yWt2fq no later than Monday 31st. In the event of oversubscription names will be balloted. All successful applicants will be notified and asked to complete a consent form via ParentsPortal.

P6a Update
We would like to update you to let you know that Mrs McGeachy will be finishing on Friday 4^th of November to start her maternity leave. Miss Taylor MacInnes will be joining us to take over P6a. Miss MacInnes and Mrs McGeachy will have a detailed hand over to ensure continuity for the children.  Mrs McGeachy is looking forward to seeing you all on the 1^st and 2^nd of November for parent meetings.

For parents who are attending their parents night on the 1^st November, please be aware that there is a P1 disco going on in the Atrium and we would therefore ask you to wait in the school reception area when you arrive at school and someone will take you up to the P6a classroom at your allocated time to see Mrs McGeachy.

P7 Lochgoilhead Deposit Reminder
We would like to remind you that the deposit of £50 for Lochgoilhead is Sunday 30^th October.  The deposit will secure your child’s place on the residential this year we would require a deposit of £50 per child. Should you wish to discuss payment options or anything else to do with this trip, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

P7 Remembrance Service
With the falling of the leaves and the darkening of mornings we are all aware that Winter is just around the corner, and this also brings us to our Remembrance service in November. P7 pupils and staff work very hard on making this a very appropriate event and this year we would love for you to join us. Our service will be held in the school on Friday 11^th November. We would ask that you arrive at school for 9:15am for a 9:30am start and will last around an hour. Due to numbers we ask that a maximum of 2 adults per child attend the service. Please feel free to wear uniform if you are or have been a member of any of the Forces. The children will be delighted to see you all.

P7 Vision Screening
Just a kind reminder that if you have not yet returned your child’s consent form, to please have this returned to the school office. The School Nurses team will be in school on Tuesday 1^st November for the vision screening programme.

Have a lovely weekend.

Yvonne Donaldson
Head Teacher
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class

Hello everyone

School Uniform Update and Reminders
Our adapted uniform policy, which introduced children wearing our PE uniform to school on PE Days, is going really well.  Overwhelmingly, both children and teachers feel that it makes getting ready for PE much more efficient with no time being wasted on getting changed etc.   Combining this with outdoor learning time on PE days is also working out very well too, helping children to be appropriately dressed for being outdoors.

As we are at the end of the first term, I feel that this is an appropriate time to highlight a couple of important points:

• On PE Days, only PE uniform should be worn and children shouldn’t wear a combination of PE and non PE uniforms e.g. wearing a skirt over their shorts or joggers.  This makes the uniform policy less consistent, makes it more difficult for teachers to manage and also dilutes the policy’s effectiveness.   I would like to stress that this has been noticed in only a very small number of children however I do feel it is important to highlight this to you in order to continue to seek your support.
• On set PE days (2 days per week) children can come to school in PE trainers. On the three other, shirt and tie days, children should wear all black shoes or boots.  If your child has trainer type shoes as school shoes, this is absolutely fine of course as many school shoes in shops are now more of a trainer type shoe and these can be harder wearing however, on non PE Days shirt and tie days these should be all black including the sole as per the policy sent out and can be found again here.

Again, I would like to stress that the above points only relate to very small numbers of children and overwhelmingly our pupils come to school every day fully supporting the uniform policy in its entirety.  I do therefore hope you can see the reasoning behind these two points however, like always, I am happy to discuss this with anyone who would like further discussion- please just give me a call on 0141 570 7260. Thank you again for supporting myself, the teachers and the school with, what seems like a very positive, progressive step.

Book Week Scotland – Book Sale
Please see letter regarding Book Week happening in school between 14^th and 18^th November.

Congratulations to Miss Bell
All staff in Netherlee would like to wish Miss Jilly Bell a wonderful day tomorrow for her wedding.  We all hope you have a very special day Jilly, you will be a simply beautiful bride and we can’t wait to see the photos.  We look forward to you returning as Mrs Jilly Ford on 24^th after the holiday week.

Wooden Planters- What a Lovely Surprise- Thank You!
We would like to give a huge thank you to the 91^st Netherlee Cubs and Mr McHale for making and delivering two wooden planters to us. As part of their DIY badge, the children made the planters from recycled pallets. They look fantastic! The P4 Gardening Club are really looking forward to planting in them to brighten up our outdoor spaces! Thank you once again for this kind contribution.

Expressive Arts
Do you, or someone you know, have a skill in art, drama, music or dance, that you would be prepared to come in and share with our children? If you do, please get in touch with Mr Bryce who would be delighted to discuss this with you.

Recycled Donations
Thank you so much to everyone who kindly donated recycled items last week. This week we would gratefully receive any natural loose parts from our wish list below. Loose parts are any materials which can be combined, redesigned, lined up, taken apart and put back together in different ways. If you have, and are finished with, any of these types of items, please place any donations into a bag and leave this in our Recycled Donations Box situated at the main school office entrance from the 25^th October. Many, many thanks.

Acorns, Conkers, Feathers, Pine cones, Pebbles, Shells, Sticks, Small bits of wood, Small stones, Twigs….

Parent Council Meeting
The next Parent Council meeting will take place on zoom at 7pm on Thursday 27th October. Further details will be published leading up to the meeting but if you have any questions or would like to attend please email netherleeparentcouncil@gmail.com. Items likely to be discussed include the new school homework policy, and physical activity for the children of Netherlee. We look forward to welcoming as many parents and carers to the meeting as possible.

PTA Events
The PTA have some events planned for the next few months with the next event being an Autumn Fun Night on 28th October, including a pumpkin carving competition. Please see the autumn fun night poster, discos poster or go to pta-events.co.uk/netherleepta for more details and how to enter!  Funds raised go towards the PTA fund, which has a key focus this year on renewing outdoor PE equipment and updating ground markings including the addition of a multi sports court.

All volunteers, new members are welcome to come along and join the PTA so if interested please email netherleepta@gmail.com.

P4-7 Cricket Club
Please see attached link regarding an upcoming Cricket Club, and how to register your child for the club.

P5 Football Club
Just a reminder of the upcoming P5 football club, please see attached link regarding how to register your child for the club.

P6 Karate Club
Just a reminder of the upcoming P6 karate club, please see the attached link regarding how to register your child for the club.

P6/7 Netball Club
Please see attached link regarding an upcoming Netball Club, and how to register your child for the club.

P7 Vision Screening Letters
Just a kind reminder that if you have not yet returned your child’s consent form, to please have this returned to the school office. The School Nurses team will be in school on Tuesday 1^st November.

We hope you have a wonderful holiday week. We look forward to welcoming our children back on Tuesday 25^th October (please note Monday 24^th is an In-service Day and therefore children should not attend that day).

Yvonne Donaldson
Head Teacher
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class

Hello everyone

Open Classrooms
We are very much looking forward to welcoming parents into school on Friday 14^th October for Open Classrooms. As indicated in the Dates for your Diary previously issued we invite P1-4 parents between 9.30 and 10am and ask that you enter via the Clarkston Road Gate.  Please use the doors to the right of the ramp to both enter and leave the school. P5-7 parents, we look forward to welcoming you between 11.15 and 11.45am and we ask you to enter and exit via the main front door at reception. We request a maximum of two adults per child.

Our children and staff are looking forward to seeing you then if you are able to join us, but please don’t worry if you can’t make it along this time, there are other similar opportunities spread throughout the session.

Upcoming Event Reminders
Chatter Café: Wednesday 5^th October 9.15-10am
Save a Life Scotland Day: Friday 7^th October

Recycled Donations
As stated in a previous Friday Bundle, we are on the hunt for donations of any pre-loved items that you would otherwise have thrown away. Each week in our Friday bundle email, we will highlight any items we are looking for to enhance the children’s learning experiences. This week we would gratefully receive any creative and messy play items from our wish list below. Please put any donations into our Recycled Donations Box situated at the main school office entrance any time next week. Thank you very much.

Bubble wrap
Buttons
Bottle tops
Feathers
Cotton wool
Corks
Old catalogues or brochures
Newspapers
Ribbon
Scraps of material
Greeting cards
Unused straws
Wool, yarn, twine or string

Appointments
Could we please ask that wherever possible, if you have any change in pickup/collection arrangements for your child that you can let us know by 12noon or as early in the day as possible via email or by calling 0141 570 7260. This will help us to communicate with class teachers effectively.

P1/2 Planning Through Play
It was so lovely to see you all last week for our Parent Information Evenings and Meet the Teacher. We hope you found the sessions informative and valuable. As promised, please find a link below to the Triangular Planning Model Youtube clip. Triangular Planning Model.

P2 Cooking
On Thursday 6^th October, our P2 children will be cooking. As a stage, we have decided we would like to make pumpkin soup. The following ingredients will be used to make this:
Pumpkin
Carrots
Cumin seeds
Coriander seeds
White onion
Red lentils
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

The children will also be tasting Beetroot Hummus. The ingredients for this are: Beetroot, Chickpeas, Lemons, Garlic and Tahini. Please advise us if there are any changes to the allergy information we hold for your child or if you wish your child not to try the soup and/or beetroot hummus.

P7 Residential
Please find a letter regarding the residential with payment information and kit list.

P7 Vision Screening Letters
Just a kind reminder that consent forms for P7 vision screening require to be returned by Friday, 7^th October please.

P7c Thank You
Can we please say a great big thank you to Mrs Mann for starting P7c on their P7 journey this year.  Mrs Callaghan will be taking over on the 4^th October and we are sure that the relationship between class and teacher will continue to be great for everybody!

Have a lovely weekend.

Yvonne Donaldson
Head Teacher
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class

Hello everyone

Home Learning Letter
Please see letter regarding the Home Learning Policy.

Introducing Netherlee’s NEW Chatter Café (Wednesday 5^th October 9.15- 10am)
We always strive to have excellent ways for you to get in touch with us and we have therefore introduced termly drop in sessions for any parent from nursery or school who would like to pop in for a coffee and chat with the Leadership Team. Some of our pupils would love to serve you a juice or a coffee/ tea and there may even be some of their delicious baking there too. This is a very informal opportunity to chat to us. You maybe have an idea or a suggestion on any aspect of Netherlee life or you may have concerns or looking for some advice.  Our PTA will also be with us so you can find out about the PTA or volunteering in school and nursery too or even if you just fancy a quick coffee and a chat with some other parents!  We will also have the recycled uniform rails available to browse as well. We look forward to welcoming anyone who has a spare few minutes on the date and time above.

Gardening and Cooking
Our school gardening and cooking exploits have hit the ground running this term and we are very grateful to a number of businesses for providing us with their invaluable support, providing us with both kind donations and materials. A big thank you must go to Robert Findlay Stone Masons, Greensleeves, Ocean Plastic Pots and Kilduff Farm. We are all very appreciative.

Jubilee Books
All ERC schools ordered the Queen’s Jubilee books some time ago.  These are a free gift to all children and have now arrived, coming home with your child today.

Save A Life Day
Many of you will be aware that we have held very successful and enjoyable Save a Life Scotland events in previous sessions, aimed at equipping our children with basic cardiac resuscitation (CPR) skills. Save a Life Scotland supports the training of people of all ages in “bystander CPR” techniques, which can make a vital difference in emergency situations. We now plan to reintroduce this as an annual event. This year’s Save a Life Scotland Day will take place on Friday 7^th October.  Once again, it will be led by one of our parents (a consultant in emergency medicine) and a team of fully-trained NHS professionals; we are deeply grateful to them for their dedication and expertise.

Children in Primaries 5 – 7 will use NHS dummies for the CPR training. Younger children manage better when using smaller models, and for this reason we would like to request that on the day of the event, Primaries 1 – 4 bring one soft toy into school (if possible). There are no restrictions on the type of toy but, ideally, the toy should be approximately 30 – 40 cm in length.

We are delighted that our nursery children will also have the opportunity to take part in this event too, led by some of our senior pupils, who will be able to share their learning from their training that day.  Nursery children do not need to bring in any soft toy though.  You can find more information about Save a Life Scotland on the website.  http://www.savealife.scot/

Whilst we feel that these skills are important for our children to experience and develop, we also recognise that some of our children may potentially, for personal reasons, find this activity upsetting.  If you therefore wish to discuss this in relation to your own child, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us so that we can help and work this out together.

P2 Maths Week
As part of Maths Week Scotland, Primary 2 are going to explore sound and music and how different sounds can be made by adding different volumes of water. If possible, can your child please bring a small pot or pan to school on Wednesday 28^th September, along with a wooden or plastic spoon? These will be returned home of course.

P5 Food Tasting
The children in Primary 5 have been learning about Rosh Hashannah. As a class, we have decided we would like to taste apples drizzled with honey, which is a popular dish served during this time.

P5b and P5d will try this on Tuesday 27^th September.
P5c will try this on Friday 30^th September.
P5a will try this on Monday 3^rd October.

Please advise us if there are any changes to the allergy information we hold for your child or if you wish your child not to try this. Many thanks for your support.

P7 Vision Screening Letters
Children will be bringing home consent letters for P7 vision screening today. Please check their schoolbags. These require to be returned by Friday, 7^th October please.

Just a reminder that school and nursery will be closed tomorrow and Monday. We look forward to seeing everyone back in school again on Tuesday.

Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class

Hello everyone

Netherlee PTA Card Design Project
The school and PTA have organised an exciting Card Design Project for this term! Your child will bring home an A4 sheet of paper on which to create a card design along with an order form to order a range of products, which your child’s design can be added to. In Netherlee we embrace and celebrate our diverse population and encourage the designs to reflect this. The card design can be for any occasion you wish including thank you cards, Christmas cards, Eid, Ramadan, Hanukkah or simply family cards for keeping in touch. It will be lovely to see the variety of designs.

The order form included allows for you to have the design professionally printed and purchased on a range of products including Cards, Tags, Wrapping Paper and Gift Mugs. A portion of the cost will benefit the PTA fundraising efforts. You don’t have to make an order of course – you can just enjoy creating a wonderful design.  Please return the form and design by the 30th September to school.

Recycled Donations
As a proud Eco School, we would be very grateful to be able to make use of any pre-loved household items by recycling them. Each week in our Friday Bundle email we will let you know of any items that we would particularly appreciate.  Of course, we are only requesting pre loved items that you are finished with and would therefore be getting rid of anyway. This not only helps us in school but also helps the environment too.  Thank you, please do not hand anything in this week, more information to follow on Friday 30^th September and going forwards too.

Our Community: Netherlee & Stamperland Church
Please see attached a flyer from Netherlee & Stamperland Church regarding an upcoming event.

Stepping Stones Support
Please see flyer for ‘Stepping Stones about support sessions for parents/carers of children and young people recently diagnosed with ASD or currently undergoing assessment.

P1/2 Childsmile Tooth Brushing Programme
Please see the letter regarding the tooth brushing programme for our primary one and two children.

P4/P5 Karate Club
Please see attached a link regarding an upcoming karate club.

P6 Rugby Club Reminder
Just a reminder, of the upcoming Rugby club. Please see attached link with dates and how to show your child’s interest in the club.

P7 Football Club Reminder
Just a reminder, of the upcoming Football club. Please see attached link with dates and how to show your child’s interest in the club.

Just a reminder that school and nursery will be closed on Monday.  We look forward to seeing everyone back in school again on Tuesday.

Have a lovely weekend.

Netherlee Primary School & Nursery