Hello everyone

We hope you thoroughly enjoyed our Tie Gifting ceremonies this week. It was certainly a joyous occasion (with some happy tears!) and lots of fun celebrating those who start school in August.

The children and staff worked so hard to practise all of their songs. I am sure you will agree that they did such a fantastic job and sang with gusto! Thank-you also to Mr Watson and the P6 helpers who came along too- you were just fantastic!

We are so proud of everything the children have achieved whilst at Netherlee Nursery and we are going to miss them very much but we also know that they are going to thrive as they take their next steps into school.

Netherlee Staff News
Next Friday (23^rd June), as well as saying farewell to our wonderful P7 children, we will also say goodbye to some of our wonderful staff members here at Netherlee. We wave farewell to two of our amazing Child Development Officers from our nursery, the amazing Mrs Debbie Heron and Mrs Jo-Anne Welsh, as they move on to other nursery classes. Your creativity, dedication and sense of fun will be so greatly missed by us all in Netherlee. Next, we say a big congratulations to Mrs Alison Di Paola and Mrs Vanda Carlin in their retirement- you have both been fantastic, invaluable support assistants- helping, caring for and supporting many children over the years.  You have most certainly earned your right to a long, healthy and happy retirement.  We also want to say good luck to three of our teachers Mrs Julie McCahon, Mrs Catherine Williamson and Miss Rosalind Burns as they continue their careers in teaching, any school will be very lucky to have you.

A massive “thank you” to each of you, thank you for being part of our Netherlee team and for the kindness you have shown to the children in your care. We will miss you all very much and wish you all the very best.

We are also delighted to welcome in August, a new Principal Teacher to Netherlee, Mrs Jackie Toman. We are certain that Jackie will be a real asset to the Netherlee Community. Jackie is looking forward to getting to know all of our wonderful Netherlee children and families after the summer holiday.

And finally, …. here comes the bride….. the very lovely Miss Catherine McMillan, currently one of our P2 teachers, is getting married over the Summer and she will return as Mrs Anderson.  You will be a beautiful bride Catherine, enjoy every moment of your special day.  We can’t wait to see the photos when we return in August.

Beach Party: Wednesday 21^st June
A little reminder about our upcoming Beach Party on Wednesday 21^st June 1pm-3pm. The children will be having a selection of snacks (pom bear crisps, homemade fairy cakes, ice cream cones and sugar free diluting juice) and will take part in lots of fun activities. You may wish to provide your child with a sun hat and a change of clothes for water play on these days.  Please let staff know if your child does not attend on a Wednesday and they still wish to come along- they are more than welcome!

Medication
If your child has any medication at nursery, please ensure that this is collected on your child’s last day.  If your child is returning to nursery in August, this medicine can be handed in again, with the appropriate paperwork, a copy of the medicine form can be found here: Administration of Medicines Form

Netherlee Times
We present to you, the Netherlee Times! A wonderful group of Primary 6 and 7 pupils have been working very hard to create the latest issue of our school newspaper. We hope you enjoy having a read at all of the fantastic things that have been going on in the school this term. Please have a look by clicking here: Netherlee Times.

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

Recruitment Fair
Please see the attached recruitment flyer for Cleaning, Catering and School Crossing Patrol positions.
Recruitment Fair

Community Garden Drop Ins
Our parent volunteer, Helen who leads the Netherlee Budding Minds gardening clubs is organising some community garden drop ins. All are welcome to please come along to any of the dates (see attached poster) if you can to help in our Acorns garden across the summer months. Many thanks for your support.

Have a lovely, hopefully sunny, weekend.

Yvonne Donaldson (HT) and Jennifer McCann (PT)
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class

Hi everyone,

It has been a very busy and exciting few weeks here at Netherlee. This week, our older children took part in transition to Primary 1 activities. It was just lovely to hear their stories about their time in school, meeting their teacher and making new friends!

Family Focused: Gold Award Accreditation
We are absolutely delighted to announce that we have received our Family Focused Gold Award for both nursery and school. This award recognises our good practice, particularly with regards to supporting and working with our families. We could not be more proud of this huge achievement and would like to thank-you for your support in helping us to succeed.

Nursery Beach Party
The Nursery Beach Party will take place on Wednesday 21^st June 1pm-3pm in the Acorns and Saplings Buildings. The children will be having a selection of snacks and will take part in lots of fun beach activities. You may wish to provide your child with a sun hat and a change of clothes for water play on these days. Please let staff know if your child does not attend on a Wednesday and they still wish to attend- they would be very, very welcome.

Special Books
We kindly ask that all special books are returned to Nursery as soon as you have finished reading through them with your child. Our staff continue to use these to document children’s learning. They are also a key part of our transitions process. We hope you thoroughly enjoyed reading them!

Nursery Tie Gifting
We are very excited to invite you to our Nursery Tie Gifting for children leaving Netherlee Nursery to start school in August. This will take place on Thursday 15^th June and Friday 16^th June between 9.45-10.45am.  Both events will take place in the Saplings building. We kindly ask that a maximum of two guests per child attend the Tie Gifting.

Please see dates and times below for the groups:

• White, Red and Orange (Acorns) and Blue Group (Saplings): Thursday 15^th June 9.45-10.45am. Staff will take children to and from the Acorns to the Saplings on the day of the Tie Gifting.
• Yellow, Pink, Green and Purple Group: Friday 16^th June 9.45am-10.45am

The ceremonies will take place in the outdoor play area at the back of the Saplings building unless there is adverse weather. Parents and carers should arrive through the Saplings gate and enter through side gate in the P3/4/5 playground.

Those not attending the tie gifting (including our younger children) on the above dates should still attend their normal nursery session. If your child does not normally attend on the days of the tie gifting, please just let us know should they still wish to take part- they are of course more than welcome!

Change of Menu: 15^th June
Please find attached our planned menu change for next Thursday 15^th June. The allergy information is included to enable your child to select a suitable option.  However, if you require further allergy or dietary information, please contact our catering team via the school office.
BBQ Nursery Menu

Community News – Libraries
Please see the link below with upcoming free activities in the libraries throughout the month of June: Library Activities.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Yvonne Donaldson (HT) and Jennifer McCann (PT)
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class

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 6^th June 9.30am-11.30am: P1a Welcome Time
• Thursday 8^th June 9.30am-11.30am: P1b Welcome Time
• Friday 9^th June 9.30am-11.30am: P1c Welcome Time

Monday 12^th 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 13^th 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 16^th 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 16^th 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.

Wider Achievements Form

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

Hello everyone

We hope that many of you enjoyed the opportunity to talk with staff about the progress your child has made during their year at nursery. It’s a really lovely time to reflect on your child’s increasing independence and progress while playfully learning lots of new things.

Nursery Tie Gifting

We are very excited to invite you to our Nursery Tie Gifting for children leaving Netherlee Nursery to start school in August. This will take place on Thursday 15^th June and Friday 16^th June between 9.45-10.45am.  Both events will take place in the Saplings building. We kindly ask that a maximum of two guests per child attend the Tie Gifting.

Please see dates and times below for the groups:

• White, Red and Orange (Acorns) and Blue Group (Saplings): Thursday 15^th June 9.45-10.45am. Staff will take children to and from the Acorns to the Saplings on the day of the Tie Gifting.
• Yellow, Pink, Green and Purple Group: Friday 16^th June 9.45am-10.45am

The tie gifting will take place in the outdoor play area at the back of the Saplings building unless there is adverse weather. Parents and carers should arrive through Saplings gate and enter through the side gate in the P3/4/5 playground please.

Those not attending the tie gifting (including our younger children) on the above dates should still attend their normal nursery session. If your child does not normally attend on the days of the tie gifting, please just let us know should they still wish to take part- they are of course more than welcome and we would love to have them join us.

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 displayed outside 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.

Community News – Busby Foodbank
We have been asked to let all families know that the Busby foodbank is here to support families through this difficult time.  Opening hours at Busby Parish Church are a Tuesday from 1pm-3pm.

Community News – The Autistic Collective
The Autistic Collective recently announced the next event open to anyone who lives or works in East Renfrewshire.  On Monday 5th June at 11.00am, Dr Chloe Farahar, Aucademy and Ben Usher-Barrass, Autisticality are exploring “Autistic Wellbeing; What works?” More information can be found in the attached invitation.

Holiday

We would like to remind you that nursery is closed on Friday 26^th May for the May weekend. We look forward to welcoming you back to nursery on Tuesday 30^th May.

Have a wonderful, long weekend.

Yvonne Donaldson (HT) and Jennifer McCann (PT)
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class

Hello everyone,

We hope that many of you enjoyed the opportunity to talk with staff about the progress your child has made during their year at nursery. It’s a great way to reflect on your child’s progress at Nursery. Week two of Nursery Parent and Carer appointments take place next week (22^nd-26^th).  If you have not managed to book a slot, please let a member of staff know. We look forward to seeing you then!

King Charles III Coronation Artwork
All children have created a piece of artwork to mark the King’s Coronation. Each child’s artwork is displayed at our nursery doors for you to collect at your parent’s appointment. 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.

Sun Safety
As we approach the summer months, we ask that you provide your child with sun cream (in-date) and a sun hat (e.g. cap or similar) in bags please. These items should be labelled with your child’s name please. On particularly hot days, it would be helpful if you could apply sun cream to children before entering the nursery if possible. We will keep your child’s sun cream in nursery for re-application and safekeeping.

Please also see our Sun Safe Policy which has also be added to our policy section on our nursery website.

Supporting Diversity at Netherlee
At Netherlee, we understand that communication is key to making sure that the information we provide to parents and the community is accessible for all.  We have therefore made a small, but important, change to our school and nursery website.  Now, when you visit the website, you will see in the top right hand corner the new “select a language” feature which translates the content and information into many different languages.  We hope this is a useful development for our families.

Sports Week Arrangements: Nursery
Our sports week is fast approaching and we wanted to invite you to some of the events we have planned.  We will be having some fun, potted sports and races on Tuesday 30 May, starting at 1.45pm on the pitch. You are welcome to come along a cheer the children on. You may even get a chance to run in a parents and carers race, so bring your trainers!

If you have older children in the school, you will know there are two Family mornings planned. The first on Wednesday 31^st May at 9.15am -11.15am for families in the RED and BLUE houses and the second on Thursday 1 June at 9.15am – 11.15am for families in the GREEN and YELLOW houses. For these, our nursery children are able to participate, if you wish them to. We would ask that you register your child with us first, before going to collect their siblings for the sports activities.

We hope the children have lots of fun during sports week. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Linn at SchoolMail@netherlee.e-renfrew.sch.uk . If your child does not usually attend nursery on any of the dates above, you are more than welcome to come along and join in for the above events.

Learning Links
Please click here to view the Acorns and Saplings Learning Links. The song of the week this week is ‘Three Blind Mice’ which can be listened to and enjoyed by logging on to your child’s google classroom: https://sts.platform.rmunify.com/Account/SignIn/glow

Have a lovely weekend.

Yvonne Donaldson (HT) and Jennifer McCann (PT)
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class

Hello everyone,

Miss McCann was very busy at Lochgoilhead with the Primary 7s this week. She has been taking part in lots of activities, including abseiling, kayaking and night-walking! Well done, Miss McCann. Check out our school and nursery twitter  to see how everyone got on!

Thank you to those who were able to attend our Stay and Play sessions this week. The children and staff just love welcoming our parents and carers into our nursery and they are a fantastic way to experience a day in the life of your child here at Netherlee!

We hope that you enjoy reading your child’s nursery reports which have been sent home today. The children have made such wonderful progress during their time with us. Time just flies!

A big congratulations to one of our nursery parents, Mrs Cross, who recently published her own book ‘Grow, Cook, Inspire’. Well done- this is a fantastic achievement.

Parents’ Appointments
Please be reminded that our parent appointments begin next week. These appointments will take place over two weeks (Monday 15^th May- Thursday 25^th May) with your child’s key worker in the nursery buildings. Sign-up sheets are now available at the nursery doors. If you haven’t managed to secure a suitable day or time, please let a member of staff know on pick up or drop off.

Your child’s artwork, inspired by King Charles III Coronation, will also be available in the nursery buildings for you to collect on your appointment. To raise money for the nursery fund, in return for the artwork, we would invite you to make a donation of at least £3. Unfortunately, we will only be able to accept cash. All money raised will go towards the nursery fund, this is used to pay for items to support children’s play and learning experiences, such as ingredients for cooking and other perishable items (e.g. flour, shaving foam).

PTA Uniform Sale
The uniform samples are now available to view and try on at our Saplings building. They will remain there from 9am until 6pm, every week day, until Thursday 25^th May and orders may be placed online until Monday 29^th May. As the hoodie styles and colours can vary from different suppliers, we would kindly encourage you to purchase any hoodies from the PTA, for consistency purposes.

Learning Links
Please click here to view the Acorns and Saplings learning links. This week’s song of the week is ‘Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle‘ which can be listened to and enjoyed on your child’s google classroom by clicking this link: https://sts.platform.rmunify.com/Account/SignIn/glow
Acorns
Saplings

Nursery Sports Day
As part of sports week, the children in our nursery will be taking part in a sports day on Tuesday 30 May, from 1.45pm on the pitch. I hope you can join us! We are also looking for any parents or carers who have experience of participating in sport who may be interested in coming to speak to the children or lead an active session. If you think this is something you would be interested in, please contact Mrs Kelly Linn at SchoolMail@netherlee.e-renfrew.sch.uk

Living Streets Walk to School Week
As you know, on Monday 15^th till Friday 19^th May, we are taking part in the Walk to School Week led by Living Streets. The aim of this week is to help encourage as many children as possible to experience the benefits of walking to school and in day-to-day life. We had a special assembly this week to learn more about how to take part and each class has received a Living Streets challenge pack which includes an activity diary if children wish to record if they travel actively (walk/wheel, cycle, scoot or Park and Stride) to school during the week. Park and Stride involves parking or hopping off public transport at least ten minutes away from the school and walking the rest of the way. Our P4 Wellbeing Committee will be leading an active warm up on Monday morning to launch the start of the week alongside Strider the Living Streets mascot. Our nursery children will have a special visit from Strider too! We hope by taking part in this week we can raise awareness of the health benefits of walking and that it is fun! We would also like to say thank you for completing our Living Streets Active Travel parent survey earlier this year and for your continued support.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Have a lovely weekend.

Yvonne Donaldson (HT) and Jennifer McCann (PT)
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class