Hello again 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.

Nursery Application for New Session 2025-26
The early learning and childcare application for session 2025-26 is currently open online but will close at the end of this month. This application is for children who will be 3 years old or over from the 1^st of March this year.  The initial deadline for submitting an application is 31 January 2025 when it will close for approximately 8-12 weeks while applications received are processed thereafter it will reopen for late applications. If you have a child who will be entitled to a nursery place in session 2025-26 and you haven’t already applied, please ensure you do so before the end of this month. Applications are due to be checked and confirmation will be issued from the Early Learning and Childcare Team in due course.

Parent/carers of children who already have a placement and who wish to apply for a change of setting or provision can also submit an application, however a change to a child’s current allocation is not guaranteed.

Please complete the form at the following link while reading the guidance within the application: https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/apply-for-a-nursery-place-for-3-or-4-year-olds-2025-26

Change of Menu
Please find attached ERC’s planned menu change for next Thursday 23^rd January. If you have completed a lifestyle meal request form a suitable alternative will be provided. However, if you require further allergy or dietary information, please contact your catering team via the school office.

Netherlee Chatter Café
All nursery and school parents and carers are very welcome to come along to our Chatter Café on Friday 31^st January from 2:45pm in our school Hub. This is an extremely informal opportunity to chat to members of the Leadership Team and to meet other parents and carers to share your thoughts and ideas about any aspect of Netherlee life! You’ll also be able to enjoy some tea, coffee and delicious home baking, made and served by a group of pupils too! Please do pop in if you can- we really look forward to seeing you.

Diversity Month and Diversity Evening
Monday 13 January marked the start of our school’s Diversity celebrations with Diversity Evening being held on Thursday 30 January from 6.30pm -8pm.

We already have some visitors organised to come and speak to the children however, there are still opportunities for more parents/carers to come in a share with the children about their home language, culture and religion as well as any particular skills you have i.e. cultural cooking, dance, sport. If you have experience of a neurodiversity or you work in a workplace that is typically dominated by one gender, Mrs Linn would really love to hear from you.

Space for stalls at Diversity evening are also available- you could be selling some homemade cooking, crafts or sharing information about you religion or heritage. The possibilities are endless! Please email Mrs Linn at SchoolMail@netherlee.e-renfrew.sch.uk if you are able to help or if you have any further questions.
Many thanks for your continued support.

Parent Council Meeting: 7pm Wednesday 22^nd January in The Hub
The next meeting of the School and Nursery Parent Council will be at 7pm on Wednesday 22^nd January.  This will be in the Hub in the school.  We hope to see as many parents and carers as possible and as ever will hear from the school leadership team on a number of topics, with the opportunity for free and open discussion.  If there is anything you would particularly like us to raise at the meeting then please email netherleeparentcouncil@gmail.com. The agenda for the meeting is below:

• School Update
• Recruitment training update
• Constitution update
• PTA update
• SNIP item: Supporting Pupils Policy (consultation questions)
• AOCB

Message from the PTA – Uniform Sale
January 2025 New Badged School Uniform Sale is live until Wednesday, 22 January. Click on the link to place your orders: https://www.pta-events.co.uk/netherleepta/.

This is just a friendly reminder to check sample rails in the school reception for sizes. We do not carry stock and therefore cannot exchange items that are ordered in the wrong size.

Thank you very much for your continued support. For any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at netherleepta@gmail.com

Community Events: WorkER
Please see attached leaflet with regards to parental employment support and in work training grants.

Primary 1: Height and Weight Screening Programme
Please check your child’s bag for an NHS Letter regarding the P1 Height and Weight screening programme. These letters should be returned to the school office by Friday 31^st January.

Primary 5 Photography Club
Our wonderful Primary 7 Sports Leaders, with the support of a staff member will be starting a multi-sports club for children in Primary 1 this term. Further full details are as follows:

Day and Time: Monday 3.15 – 4.15pm.
Dates:  3, 10, 24 February and 3 March
No of Pupils: 16
Delivered by: Mr Bryce and Mr Waterson (parent)
Venue: Learning Lounge
Cost: Free

If you think your child would be interested in attending, please complete the form here: https://forms.office.com/e/DS7ZgPpbXm no later than 3pm on Thursday 23^rd January. In the event of oversubscription names will be balloted. All successful applicants will be notified and asked to complete a consent form via ParentsPortal.

P6/7 STEM Saturdays
The Educational Academy of Scotland (EAS) and My Science Club are delighted to invite applications from Primary 6 and 7 pupils for the first ever STEM Saturdays Scholarship Programme.

This exciting 6 week STEM programme is completely free to all participants, but with places limited to 20 it’s important to get signed up as quickly as possible.

The Saturday STEM sessions take place on consecutive Saturdays from 22^nd February to the 29^th March from 10:00am – 11:30am. Sessions will take place at The Saunders Centre, Glasgow Academy, G12 8NE.

The focus for the first block is centred around physics themes and developing maths skills for analysing data.  Sessions will be run by primary science experts, and trained primary school teachers from My Science Club with guest contributions from local STEM ambassadors who will give context to the themes and link them to the world of work and innovation.

All the information is in the attached flyer and the sign up link is below.

https://educationacademyscotland.co.uk/scholarships/stem-saturdays/

P7 Leavers’ Hoodies
We know how much our P7 pupils look forward to wearing their P7 Leavers Hoodie.  We are pleased to let you know that the Leavers Hoodies are now available to order should you wish to do so. Please have a read of the attached letter regarding how to order.

We will have a rail available in the school reception hopefully next week; we will email all parents when this is available.

As always, we are always here to help in any way we can, whether that be about your own child or a more general matter in relation to the school or nursery.  We are also always looking for suggestions and new ideas so please don’t hesitate to get in touch at any time.

Have a happy weekend.