Hello everyone,

Upcoming Events
Please have a look at the parent calendar, available on our Netherlee Website, to see all the dates and times of the various events coming up.  This link will take you straight there https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/sandnc/calendar.

Feedback Friday
Just a reminder that on Friday, it is Feedback Friday. Can all home learning jotters/project work be brought into school with your child.

Sportscotland Gold School Sport Award Reaccreditation
We are delighted to inform you that we have been awarded a sportscotland Gold School Sport Award for 2024-2026.  The Gold School Sport Award is recognition of Netherlee’s achievements in putting sport at the heart of planning, practice and ethos. The Gold Award also highlights that we have shown excellent practice across the core areas of the Award and demonstrated an on-going commitment to increase young people’s opportunities and engagement in physical education, school sport and leadership and provide clear pathways to life-long participation in sport.  This award has involved a real team effort from our children, families and staff working together over a number of years. In particular, we would like to say a huge thank you to our P7 Wellbeing Committee Leaders from 2022-23 and this session’s P7 Sports Leaders who have worked so hard on leading aspects of this award. Also a particular heartfelt thank you to Mrs Miller, Mrs Sneddon, Mrs Linn, Miss Holden, Mrs Ford and Mr Cox who have lead various health and wellbeing initiatives and gathered evidence towards the achievement of this award. Go Team Netherlee!

Clarkston Tennis Family Open Day
Please see the attached flyer from our Active Schools Coordinator, advertising a free, family event taking place at Clarkston Tennis Club on Sunday 24 March from 1pm until 4pm. Contact information, should you require it is also found on the flyer too.

Primary 2: Encanto Movie
Primary 2 have been learning all about South America and have made many links with the movie Encanto which is set in the continent. The children have been learning about some elements of Colombian culture which feature throughout the film. We would like to watch this film in the week beginning 25th March. As Encanto is rated with a PG (Parental Guidance) certification, we need to ask for your permission for your child to watch the movie in class. Therefore, if you DO NOT want your child to watch the film (Encanto), please email or call the school office before 22nd March. Thank you.

Primary 6/7 SSAA Primary Schools Cross Country Championships
This year, the Scottish Schools Primary Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday 20 April at Kirkcaldy High School, Fife with the first race (Primary 6 girls) starting at 12 noon and the last race (Primary 7 boys) starting at 1.30pm. This is open to any boy or girl in Primary 6 and Primary 7 who already has experience of running competitively and parents and carers are responsible for taking their child to the event. If your child currently runs for a team and you would like the school to enter them for the race, please email Mrs Linn at SchoolMail@netherlee.e-renfrew.sch.uk by Monday 25 March. Similarly, if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Hello everyone,

Upcoming Events
Please have a look at the parent calendar, available on our Netherlee Website, to see all the dates and times of the various events coming up.  This link will take you straight there https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/sandnc/calendar.

Nut Free Policy
As you will be aware, we have a number of young people and staff at school and nursery who suffer from serious allergies, most commonly to nuts, but also to a range of other allergens. People who suffer from allergies can develop a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. Please note that nuts are not allowed in school or nursery in any form.  We ask that children bring no products containing nuts into school or nursery at any time.  This includes more hidden nut products eg many chocolate spreads, peanut butter sandwiches, cereal/granola bars, cakes etc and we would ask that ingredient lists are checked carefully before children bring food items into Netherlee. Thank you very much for your full support and ongoing understanding with this important matter.

Pupil Work Home
Today your child will have brought home their literacy jotter and also a piece of work chosen by them to share with you.  We home you enjoy looking at, and discussing, your child’s work together.

World Book Day – Thursday 7th March 2024
This year the theme for World Book Day is ‘Read Your Way’. We will be encouraging reading for enjoyment(as always) and offer a range of literacy based experiences to further promote choices and sharing of favourite books, characters, stories, digital stories, listening to audio books as well as reading a range of books.  For more information, activity ideas or World Book Day events please visit the website: World Book Day.

Ramadan Celebrations

A group of our wonderful children have started planning our Ramadan celebrations for next week. In addition to classroom activities and a special assembly, they have suggested that children wear their Ramadan or Eid clothes on Friday 8 March. This is completely optional and families do not need to participate if they would prefer not to.

Toys
We appreciate your help with reinforcing the message that toys should be kept at home or in schoolbags unless for a specific ‘Show and Tell’ type of presentation. We are lucky to have access to a wide variety of games and toys in school. To keep your child’s much loved toys safe from damage or being lost, please keep them at home. Thank you for your continued support with this.

Community Events – East Renfrewshire Culture & Leisure
Please find attached information from our Active Schools Coordinator about upcoming holiday camps, which you can book by visiting www.ercultureandleisure.org

Primary 1 and 2 – Oral Health
Primary 1 & Primary 2 children will bring home some oral health gift packs over the next week. Keep smiling and showing us the results of all that tooth brushing and healthy eating choices!

Primary 3c – Change of P.E. Days
Primary 3c will now have Outdoor P.E. on Wednesday and Thursday. Many thanks.

Primary 4 Showcase: A journey from Scotland to Ancient Rome
The children are enjoying learning all about Scotland and Ancient Rome this term and to celebrate and share their learning, they are inviting you in for a Showcase event. This will take place in the Atrium on Friday 15 March, from 9.30am until 10am and you will have a chance to enjoy songs, dances and much more! We hope you can make it. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend this showcase as I am out of school at an unavoidable meeting however I know that the children will be just wonderful for you.

Primary 7 – Pep Rally Fundraiser – Additional Tickets Available for Tuesday

Primary 7 are looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday from 9:30-10:30am for our Pep Rally Fundraiser.  Thank you to everyone who has purchased a ticket so far. We still have tickets available and these are now open to all to purchase the remaining tickets at £2.50 per head via ParentPay, with all proceeds going towards the school show, High School Musical.

Have a lovely weekend.

Hello everyone,

Upcoming Events
Please have a look at the parent calendar, available on our Netherlee Website, to see all the dates and times of the various events coming up.  This link will take you straight there https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/sandnc/calendar.

School Lunches
The Catering Service will be returning to full hot lunch provision as of Wednesday 14^th February 2024.

High School Musical – Show Programme Adverts for Sale
Do you have a business? We need you! We are looking to raise funds for our Primary 7 school show by selling advertising space within our programme. If you are interested please read the flyer and follow this link: https://forms.office.com/e/RwTfrMqZJF. Continue reading →

Hello everyone,

Upcoming Events
Please have a look at the parent calendar, available on our Netherlee Website, to see all the dates and times of the various events coming up.  This link will take you straight there https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/sandnc/calendar.

Netherlee Library Pop Up – Valentine’s Cosy Read
After the success of our first event, our Netherlee Library will be open once again on Thursday 15th February from 3.15-4.00pm. Our second library ‘pop up’ will celebrate Valentine’s Day with a focus on enjoying a cosy read with a family member or friend. We have a wonderful collection of reading texts available for you to enjoy with your child(ren). You are welcome to read with your child in the library at this time or take a reading text out on loan. There will be a small collection of adult texts to choose from too! Mrs Pollock, Mrs Ford and some of our P7 librarians will be on hand there to help you and to serve a wee selection of food, juice and teas/coffees. If you are interested, then please come to the main school entrance as close to 3.15pm on Thursday 15th January from 3.15-4.00pm and we can take you to our library. Thank you for your support.

Gong hei fat choy!
Chinese New Year
As part of our Chinese New Year celebrations, we are inviting your child(ren) to come to school on Thursday 8 February wearing their traditional Chinese clothes. If you do not have traditional Chinese clothing, you are welcome to wear an item of one of the lucky colours of this year: yellow, green, gold, silver, purple or red as part of your normal school uniform on this day. Of course, this is completely voluntary and if you do not wish your child to take part, they can come to school wearing their normal school uniform.

Baked Bean Drive
Mrs McCarthy’s Pupil Parliament group have been learning about socio-economic diversity and more specifically food poverty. The group have decided to help collect donations of tins of baked beans for our local Trussell Trust foodbank. If you would like to help us, please send your child into school on Thursday 8^th February with a tin, where our team will be happy to go round the classes and collect. Many thanks in anticipation – Mrs McCarthy and the P6 Diversity Group.

Keeping Children Safe Online NSPCC Workshop – Tues 6^th Feb, 6.30pm-8.00pm
There are still plenty of spaces for the above workshop, there is no charge, however, if you would like to attend please complete this Google Form – NSPCC Keeping Children Safe Online Registration.

PTA Uniform
Our sale for new badged uniform items is live. The sale will end on Monday, 5 February at midnight. You can order here. A rail with samples is available in the school foyer to try on items for sizes. Any queries, please email netherleepta@gmail.com or via our Facebook page.

Primary 1: Smoothie Making
As part of our Hub time on Tuesday 6^th February, children will have the opportunity to make and taste their own smoothies. The ingredients are listed below. If you would not like your child to taste the smoothies, please let us know via the School email address. Alternatives will be provided for those with allergies.

Ingredients:
Banana
Apple
Cherry
Strawberry
Raspberry
Blueberry
Lemon
Mango
Carrot
Lime
Pear
Milk
Yoghurt
Orange juice

Primary 2/3: Read, Write Count Survey
We are asking parents and carers of children who received the bags for their views to help us improve them in the future. As a thank you for taking part, you will be entered into a prize draw to win a collection of books for your child. We would appreciate your feedback using the Survey Link.

Primary 4 – Primary 7: Give us a Break Programme
Please see attached the letter and flyer regarding the “Give us a Break” programme, which will run next term.

Primary 5: Parent Showcase
Please see the attached invitation for the P5 Africa Parent Showcase on 22^nd February. We hope to see you then.

And finally…. A Farewell from Miss McCann
To the Netherlee Community, as my post at Netherlee comes to an end, I would like to thank every member of the Netherlee community for their continued support and kindness.  The wonderful children, dedicated staff and the welcoming families have made my experience truly special. Thank-you for everything- I will miss you all dearly! – Miss McCann

Have a wonderful weekend.

Hello everyone,

Upcoming Events
Please have a look at the parent calendar, available on our Netherlee Website, to see all the dates and times of the various events coming up.  This link will take you straight there https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/sandnc/calendar.

Chatter Café
At our next Netherlee Chatter Café on Wednesday 31^st January our Leadership Team and some of our Literacy Champions will be there to provide any further support and advice with reading at home and internet safety workshops. Please come along if you are interested, we would love to see you then. Continue reading →

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Participatory Budgeting
We are excited to share that Netherlee Primary School and Nursery have been given £1000 for a local community project. We would like parents to get involved in helping us decide what to spend our money on. If you would like to get involved in supporting decisions on how the funds will be used or if you have any suggestions, please contact the school on schoolmail@netherlee.e-renfrew.sch.uk by Monday 22^nd January 1pm. From Tuesday 23rd, you will have the chance to cast your vote on the final ideas generated via a QR code during drop off/ collection or via a link to a Microsoft Form which will be emailed to you. Thank-you for your support. Continue reading →

Hello everyone,

Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday with your family.  It has been a delight to welcome all the staff and children back to school. As we begin a new year, we are excited to see your children continue to be happy, settled and make good progress here at Netherlee Primary. Here’s to another year of fun and fantastic learning!

Upcoming Events
Please have a look at the parent calendar, available on our Netherlee Website, to see all the dates and times of the various events coming up.  This link will take you straight there https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/sandnc/calendar.

Diversity Month
Building on the success of last year’s Diversity events, all children in our school and nursery will be participating in Diversity Month during the month of February. We were incredibly lucky last year that lots of our parents and carers came in to share their cultural background with cooking, music, languages, dance and so much more and we would love to welcome even more of you again this year.

We have been looking at all themes of diversity during our Pupil Parliament time: race, gender, socio-economic, neuro, ethnicity and religion and wish to develop our Diversity Month even further to include more of these throughout the month.

If you feel this is something you would be able to help with, please contact Mrs Linn through school mail: SchoolMail@netherlee.e-renfrew.sch.uk . You are welcome to speak to individual classes or whole stages about your experiences and/or lead active sessions, with the support of school staff and we can work around a time that suits you best. Continue reading →

Hello everyone

As we approach the end of term, we extend our warmest wishes to you and your family.  Our nursery and school will open the doors again on Monday 8^th January, ready to welcome our wonderful children back. Until then, we hope you have a peaceful holiday surrounded by family and friends. We hope this special time is filled with joy, laughter and cherished moments with loved ones.

We wish our families who celebrate Christmas a very Merry Christmas, filled with hope and happiness and a Happy New Year to all.

Halal Lunches in January
We have been made aware from our supplier, that there is a supply issue with the diced Halal chicken we purchase and that regretfully there will be no resolution until early January.  As a result the Halal Chicken Satay meal option will be unavailable to any young person that normally accesses this choice when we return after the holidays.  Pizza or Baked potato will be the two hot options available to any young person wishing a follow a Halal diet.  As soon as the diced Halal chicken supply resumes we will immediately add this back to the menu.

Have a lovely holiday.

Hello everyone,

Church Service
On the morning of Thursday 21^st December, P4-7 will attend Netherlee Church for a Christmas Service. As space is limited within the church, unfortunately, we will only be able to accommodate two family members from the children who are reading, performing in the choir or playing their instrument. Separate information has been sent to these families already, please only attend the service if you have received confirmation that your child will be performing. The service will be recorded and a link to the recording will be emailed out as soon as possible afterwards. We hope that you are not too disappointed with these restrictions. If you would prefer your child not to attend for religious reasons, please email the school office by Monday 18^th December.  For safety reasons, we cannot accommodate any further withdrawal requests on Thursday morning.

Communications Team Podcast
Episode one of our first podcast called ‘Netherlee Primary’s Podcast from the Pupils’ is available for you to listen to: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/netherlee-primary/episodes/Podcast-from-the-Pupils–Episode-1-e2c8vle. Continue reading →

Hello everyone,

Feedback Friday
Just a reminder that on Friday, it is Feedback Friday. Can all home learning jotters/project work be brought into school with your child.

Happy Hanukkah
Happy Hanukkah to all our families celebrating over the next 8 days. We hope you have a lovely time.

Winter Fayre
A huge thanks and well done to everyone who played their part in last night’s fantastic School and Nursery Fundraising Fayre. A very special mention to our fantastic PTA for their amazing help with planning and organising the event. A special mention to Mr Bryce, Miss Haughey and Mrs Gilchrist for all of their hard work with the admin and organisation beforehand. It was wonderful to see so many cheery, happy faces having such a fun festive evening. I have never seen a longer queue for a fayre stall than “Hit the Teacher with a  Snowball” had.  Finally, a huge well done to all the children who had made things, helped by wonderful staff and teachers. We are so proud of them – they were superstars! Continue reading →