Weekly Parent BulletinWEEK OF 30 SEPTEMBER (WEEK A)

Hello, 

Thank you so much for supporting with the early finish on Tuesday 24 September. This allowed us to have a very successful Year 6 Open Evening.

Over 50 student leaders and volunteers helped out during this evening, and they were a true credit to our school community. One parent emailed in to say, whilst two particular student guides were exceptionally helpful, "all our students seemed supportive and polite and so they were not isolated cases of excellence!" We could not ask for better feedback. 

Please carefully read the notices below for the week commencing Mon 30 September. 

We hope you have a peaceful weekend. 

Very best wishes,

Joel Tomasevic - Senior Leader for Communications and Parent Involvement

E: jtomasevic@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk

T: 0115 896 4949

A reminder of our school finish times:

Years 7, 8 and 9 

• Children finish at 2:45pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
• Children finish at 3:45pm on Tuesday only

Years 10, 11, 12 and 13

• Children finish at 2:45pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
• Children finish at 3:45pm on Tuesday and Thursday

• Follow this link for the most up to date Covid guidelines by the NHS: CLICK 
• Please note that the current guidlines are:
  • You do not need to test, request tests or wait for a negative result before a child returns to school. 
• Please contact nmills@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk or sseymour@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk, if you are unsure about whether your child should attend and you suspect they have covid.

• A reminder that all Year 11 Geography students are completing their geography fieldwork on Wednesday 2 October in Nottingham and Thursday 17th October in Hornsea.
• Consent forms were due Friday 27th September along with payment of £26 on ParentPay.
• Please can any outstanding forms or payments be made ASAP, so that students are able to attend this trip in preparation for their exams.

DURING SCHOOL:

• Monday 21 October - Flu Vaccinations - details to follow

AFTER SCHOOL:

• Tuesday 8 October - NFS Sixth Form OPEN EVENING (6-7:30pm) - Sign up on WEBSITE!
• Friday 25 October - SEND Support Coffee Morning (9-10am) - Details coming soon!

Music Tuition

• All students who have signed up for music tuition will have had their first lesson this week.
• There is still some availability on the following instruments if you wish for your child to participate in Music lessons this year. 
  • Piano
  • Drums
  • Clarinet
  • Saxophone
  • Flute
  • Violin
  • Tenor Horn
  • Trombone

Music Lessons

• Available at different levels of tuition.
  • 1-1 tuition - £125 per term for 10 lessons. 
  • 2-1 tuition - £63 per term for 10 lessons
  • 3-1 tuition - £42 per term for 10 lessons. 

If you would like to sign your child up for music lessons, please click on the link below to register your interest:  CLICK

Online Safety Support

Please click on the link below that will take you to Internet Matters.  If you would like more control on what your child is using then you can use parental controls to manage screen time, block inappropriate content, prevent accidental spending and keep strangers away. Research shows they improve digital wellbeing when used alongside regular conversations about online activities. 

https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/

Ethos of Excellence

• We continue to be really pleased with how the students have returned. So many are being their best versions and the year 7s seem to have settled really well. 
• Please check your child's pencil case this weekend to see if they need any stationery replacing.

• The Year 7s have the opportunity to take part in a Guinness World Record Attempt for the ‘Largest Poetry Lesson (Multiple Venue) on Thursday 3 October. 

What evidence is required by the Guiness World Records?

• We have to provide a 30 second video of the students being registered as they come into the hall and a 30 second video of the lesson. This will be of the back of the students’ heads and will be first names only.

What happens to the evidence?

• The evidence is only accessible by Laura Much, an independent expert, two independent witnesses and the relevant (small number of people) at Guinness World Records. It will be stored securely and will not be published anywhere.
• If you do not want your child to take part, please email EFurlong@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk.

• Please support students with logging in to Satchel One and Sparx by checking they are clicking sign in with Office 365. 
• Most of the login issues are because they're not selecting this option before they try to log in.

Thank you, 

Miss L Tervit - Assistant Headteacher 

We have been contacted by The AIM Group who deliver Free Online Level 2 Accredited Courses to help better understand some key issues around young people's mental health and well-being, along with a range of other qualifications that may help with developing your own careers.

Here's some of the most popular subjects available:

Neuroscience in the Early Years - Children and Young Peoples Mental Health - Understanding Autism - Specific Learning Difficulties - Nutrition and Health - Adverse Childhood Experiences - Bullying in Children and Young People - Distressed Behaviour in Children - Mental Health Awareness - Counselling - Team Leading - Business Administration - Customer Service - Safeguarding and Prevent - Functional Skills English & Maths

These are just the popular qualifications, but they have over 30 available!

The qualifications are completed within a 6–12 week period at your own leisure. They are equivalent to a GCSE Grade 4. You can do as many as you like, however you can only do one at a time.

The only criteria you must meet to be eligible, is: 

• Aged 19 or over on or before 31st August 2024
• Have lived in the UK/EU for 3+ years    
• Not already on a Government funded course

If you are interested in undertaking one of these free online courses or would like further information, then please complete the following link ASAP. You will then be sent an enrolment form to complete set up: https://theaimgroup.co.uk/booking-form/001Q500000QpMh6

If you have any questions prior to expressing interest, call Shane Cooke on 0203 923 4013 or drop him an email at shane.cooke@theaimgroup.co.uk