Hello everyone
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.
The show will start at the beginning of break time and children should, if they want to, bring their normal break time snack to eat. A sugar free juice will be provided by the PTA. Children are also invited to bring a small cushion on the day that they are watching the pantomime however, this is completely optional of course. Thanks again fantastic PTA!
Please see below the dates for each stage:
Wednesday 14th December P2
Thursday 15th December P6
Friday 16th December P7
Monday 19th December P3
Tuesday 20th December P1
Wednesday 21st December P5
Thursday 22nd December P4 and Nursery
Christmas Party dates and arrangements
To celebrate the end of Term 2, all our classes will have a party during the school day. On your child’s party day, your child can ‘dress as you please’ and we would also ask that your child brings a small party drink and a small snack with them if they would like to- entirely optional. Please see all of the party dates below.
Primary 1 – Thursday 22nd December
Primary 2 – Monday 19th December
Primary 3 – Friday 23rd December
Primary 4 – Thursday 22nd December
Primary 5 – Thursday 22nd December
Primary 6 – Monday 19th December
Primary 7 – Friday 23rd December
Parent Evening Feedback
Following on from the recent parent/ teacher meetings we are already looking towards the next round of meetings near the end of the session. We would like to hear your views regarding the virtual and face to face options we offered this time. Please click and complete the online form by Wednesday 14th December- thank you.
Uniform Donations
We are delighted that many families have made good use of our recycled uniform stock and we have managed to pass on many items throughout this week to families who have either been in touch via email or have used the rails at Clarkston Road on a Friday. We are now ready to once again gratefully receive any donations of uniform items that you may have at home that are still in good condition and that your child has outgrown in particular, larger sized badged items. Remember you can pop up anytime to the main school door where you will find our “Big Red Box” and your uniform donation items can be placed in there. Thank you for making our recycled uniform initiative such an ongoing success.
Thank you Isla
I would like to say a great big thank you to Isla, one of our P7 pupils, and her Gran for donating the proceeds from their lucky dip stall at the Winter Fair this year. Isla would like this donation to go towards our Primary 7 show, Beauty and the Beast. We look forward to putting the funds towards our fantastic show later in the year. Thanks again Isla and Gran.
On that note, a huge thank you to all children (and staff) who gave of their time to make things for the various stalls at the Winter Fair- whether you made items or took charge of one of the stalls to set it up and sell the items, I was so proud of you all that evening, seeing how much work you, and many staff and parents, had put into this and also how enthusiastic you all were on the night- a massive well done to all!
Primary 2 Musical Medley
Please see the letter regarding the P2 Music Medley on Tuesday 13th December.
Primary 2 and Primary 6 Winter Stories
Pupils in primary 2 and primary 6 have been working collaboratively to plan, write and illustrate their own Christmas and Winter stories. On Thursday 15th December, primary 6 children will meet up with their story partners in primary 2 to read their finished stories and will then send these home as a gift. The school will be providing sugar free diluting juice and a digestive biscuit for the children to enjoy with our new books in front of a roaring (digital/ virtual) fire. 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 have the juice and biscuit.
P5-7 Basketball Club
An after school P5-7 Basketball Club will be starting on a Friday from 3.15-4.15pm. The club will run for 4 weeks. Full details are as follows:
Activity: P5-7 Basketball Club
Day and Time: Friday 3.15 – 4.15pm
Dates: 27th January, 3rd, 17th and 24th February
Venue: Gym Hall
Delivered by: Chris Cox, ERC Active Sports Coordinator
No. of pupils: 20
Cost: Free
If you think your child would be interested in attending, please complete the form here: https://forms.office.com/e/bnJtcHKa7T no later than Wednesday 14th December. In the event of oversubscription names will be balloted. All successful applicants will be notified and asked to complete a consent form via ParentsPortal.
P6 Gardening Club
An after school P6 Gardening Club will be starting on a Thursday from 3.15-4.15pm. The club will run for 6 weeks. Full details are as follows:
Activity: P6 Gardening Club
Day and Time: Thursday 3.15 – 4.15pm
Dates: 19th and 26th January, 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd February
Venue: Netherlee Garden
Delivered by: Helen (Parent) and Teacher
No. of pupils: 15
Cost: Free
If you think your child would be interested in attending, please complete the form here: https://forms.office.com/e/eczK8YGfSH no later than Wednesday 14th December. In the event of oversubscription names will be balloted. All successful applicants will be notified and asked to complete a consent form via ParentsPortal.
Primary 7: S1 Transfer Forms
Kind reminder that the deadline for the transfer forms to be received by the school office is 16th December 2022.
And finally, I am delighted that many of our children are, and have been, performing in various pantomimes and theatre productions over recent and coming weeks. I have loved hearing about this from some of the children who have come along to my office to tell me about their achievements full of giggly excitement! We love hearing about these kinds of things that our children are involved in so please continue to let us know. A massive good luck and well done to all involved!
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Yvonne Donaldson
Head Teacher
Netherlee Primary School & Nursery Class
