Weekly Parent BulletinWeek of 20 January 2025 (WEEK A TIMETABLE)

Dear Parents and Carers, 

Hot food services have been resumed! Thanks so much for the patience shown by all those families affected by our kitchen issue last week. Our Head Chef, Yanni, put fish and chips on Monday's menu, to celebrate the return of hot food. It certainly had a positive effect on the mood in the canteen!

Another super busy week at NFS, with extracurricular lunchtime clubs starting, a year 10 Drama trip to see Blood Brothers, Year9/10 girls' football success and the usual 153 lessons delivered.

A request from the NFS Student Leaders: They are looking to put 'student suggestion boxes' in every tutor room, to allow for more student voice! If you have any shoe boxes at home that you no longer need, we would very much appreciate any donations. All boxes can be dropped off at main reception or Mr Tomasevic's office. 

I hope this week's notices are informative and useful for you. 

Very best wishes,

Joel Tomasevic - Senior Leader for Communications and Parent Involvement

E: jtomasevic@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk

T: 0115 896 4949

• Tuesday 21 January - Barcelona Exchange Parent Meeting (5pm)
• Wednesday 22 January - Year 12/13 Parent-Teacher Meetings (4-7pm)
• Thursday 23 January - Year 11 Parent Engagement Session (6-7pm)
• Wednesday 29 January - Year 13 UCAS Final Application Deadline
• Friday 31 January - NFS Sixth Form Applications Deadline
• Monday 3 February - Year 11 and 13 Mock Exams (until 14 February)
• Tuesday 4 February - Year 10 SEND Drop Ins (3-6pm)
• Tuesday 11 February - Bronze DofE Parent Information Evening (5-6pm)
• Thursday 13 February - Yr8 SEND Bookable Reviews (4-6pm)
• Friday 14 February - SEND Parent Workshop (9-10am) 
• Friday 14 February - Last day of the half term!

• We are delighted that our Year 7, 8 and 9 lunchtime now has a menu of different clubs for students to engage in
• Pictured is Mr Coppack coordinating 5-A-Side football, with a large number of students participating.

Please see the timetable of clubs below and talk to your Year 7, 8 or 9 child about potentially participating in one!

Nottingham City are providing Parents Virtual Training on Understanding Online Trends workshop, designed to empower parents with the knowledge and tools needed to protect their children in the digital age.

The sessions aim to provide parents with a comprehensive understanding of the online trends their children may encounter, the popular apps they use, the associated risks, and effective strategies to safeguard them. The workshop will cover several key topics to help parents address the challenges of online safety, including:

• How Algorithms Work and Create Echo Chambers
• How Groomers and Radicalisers Exploit the Internet
• Case Studies of Grooming and Radicalisation Online
• Using Parental Settings to Reduce Risks
• Encouraging Responsible Online Discourse

Here are the links below for the five parent workshops (click links): 

• Monday 27th January 2025 -  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1117717395819?aff=oddtdtcreator 6:30-8pm
• Wednesday 29th January 2025 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1118792591759?aff=oddtdtcreator 6.30-8pm
• Thursday 30th January 2025 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1118802691969?aff=oddtdtcreator 10.30am – 12pm
• Tuesday 4th February 2025 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1118807616699?aff=oddtdtcreator 6.30-8pm
• Friday 7th February 2025 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1118821046869?aff=oddtdtcreator 1-2:30pm

We hope these are of some help to you, 

NFS Safeguarding Team

• Thank you to all those Year 10 parents/carers that have passed on details about  work experience.
• If you still need to let us know about your child's placement, please do so via this this link:  CLICK LINK
• A reminder that the placement should have Employer Liability Insurance (please check with the employer) and, by submitting information, you are approving the placement.
• Thank you for supporting work experience for your young person.

Mrs Barrett (Careers Lead) 

Macbeth Theatre Tickets

• The Nottingham Shakespeare Company have released tickets for Macbeth - a perfect time for our Year 11 students! Full information for February dates and tickets can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/nottingham-shakespeare-company-58151026593

Book Donations

• After the success of last year, the English department would like to celebrate World Book Day with another 'Blind Date with a Book' event. Any donations would be greatly appreciated and can be given to Miss Furlong or Miss Hinson. Thank you for the support!

• On Tuesday 14 January, the Y9/10 Girls' Football Team progressed into the last 16 of the National Cup.

• They did it in style, with a 6-0 victory over Charnwood College, Loughborough!

• Next up they face Princethorpe College, Rugby.

• Huge congratulations to the girls. They were absolutely outstanding.

Thanks, 

Mr. Goddard (Teacher of of PE)