Weekly Parent BulletinWeek Commencing 15 July 2024

Is your child READY TO LEARN? 

• Increasingly, students are not bringing the correct equipment to school.  
• Please check their equipment over the weekend and purchase a stock of items.  
• All students are expected to have:

1. Black or blue pen
2. Green pen
3. Pencil
4. Eraser
5. Ruler (15 cm) 
6. Calculator
7. Protractor
8. Pencil Case

Contact your child's tutor if you need any guidance here and thanks for your support. 

• Year 12 Work Experience – Monday 15 July – Friday 19 July
• Year 10 Art Mock Exam – Monday 15 July
• 'School of Rock' School Show - Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 July
• Sports Day – Thursday 18 July
• Culture Day - Friday 19 July

Students have been working really hard on this year's school musical, School of Rock. Tickets will be made available after the half term break from student reception.

Tickets will be

• £4 for adults 
• £3 for children
• £2 for NFS pupils.

The show will take place on Tuesday 16th July and Wednesday 17th July at 6pm-8pm. We hope to see you there.

Miss Wilson - Head of Music

The PE department are pleased to confirm that Sports Day 2024 will now be held on Thursday 18th July.

Along with informing students this week of the format of the day, below is some key information in preparation of the date.

• All students are to arrive at the normal time (8:27 at the latest) for registration in tutor groups.
• All students are to arrive in full NFS PE kit.
• All students are due to finish at 3:30pm.
• All students should remember to bring drinks and snacks.
• All students should remember to bring sun cream/sunglasses/hats/etc. as there is little shade on the field.

We hope for a fun, exciting and competitive day and maybe some new records set too!

Kind Regards

PE Department

A reminder that culture day on Friday 19 July. The day will include dressing in clothing that represents your child’s cultural identity. This could include nationality, music, arts and sports interests. We will be asking pupils to make a voluntary contribution of £1 to charity. The students have decided on splitting proceeds between a local charity - Hayward House Hospice appeal and a national charity- Doctors without borders.

There will be face painting and Mehndi patterns, as well as an ice-cream van at school, so your child may want to bring a small amount of money on the day. If your child would like a Mehndi pattern with henna then they will also need a permission slip signed by a parent or carer. The letters for the Mehndi can be obtained from your child's tutor. The money raised from face painting and mehndi will be donated to the above charities. Students in receipt of FSM will be entitled to a free ice-cream and will receive a token for this from their tutor on the day. 

At the moment the weather is looking dry and sunny so we are hoping we can enjoy culture day on the field, should the weather turn then we will put a wet weather plan in place.

Mrs Wilken and Mrs Inglis - Heads of Personal Development

Please have a look at these Nottingham City Council organised activities that you may want your child to engage in this summer!

We have an exciting programme of careers events and visiting speakers during the last week of half term.

• Monday 22nd July  -  Apprenticeships workshop, Post- 16 planning, Finance, Interview preparation
• Tuesday 23rd July - Each student will have a one to one interview with a local employer.  They will talk about their work experience, plans for the future, skills.
• Wednesday 24th July - all year 10 will visit the University of Nottingham for a day of careers talks and a tour of the campus.  

Early in Year 11, we will have an additional event for the students with visiting speakers and representatives from some local colleges.  There will also be a parent meeting about how to help guide your teen through their steps as a post-16.

Mrs P Barrett - Careers Coordinator

We are kindly asking for parents and carers to work with us, to make drop-off and pick-up times safer for our community. Please note:

• Robin Hood Gymnastics Club have received a number of complaints from members and neighbours regarding the misuse of parking spaces, during NFS drop-off and pick-up times by parents and carers. 
• Many parent/carer vehicles are being parked very awkwardly and unsafely, obstructing traffic flow.
• Some parents are exiting the one-way system incorrectly, posing risks to pedestrians (particularly the young children who walk to our club with their parents)

Please can all relevant parents and carers:

• Use Haydn Road parking spaces near the front our school, or consider parking further down Haydn Road.
• Do not use Robin Hood Gymnastics Club car park, which is dedicated for its business operations only. 

As ever, we are sincerely grateful for your help with this important health and safety issue.

Nottingham Free School