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Back to School - Tuesday 6th September 2022

Tue 06 Sep 2022 Mrs Stapleton - Headteacher

Hello everyone,

Hope you all have had a good summer.

Just a quick note to say we are really looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday 6th September 2022 for our new school year!

There will be a letter emailed out on Monday to share some key information for the new school year, whilst our staff are hard at work getting the school ready for you all.

The school office will also be open for part of the day on Monday for uniform collection and any last minute issues.

Look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday,

Kind regards,

Mrs Stapleton

Headteacher

Eat a Rainbow Challenge

Wed 26 Jan 2022

We, as a school, have set ourselves the challenge of eating a rainbow by trying different fruits and vegetables across the next 4 weeks up until half term.

A try includes anything from a lick to eating the whole fruit. Once your child has tried a fruit or vegetable they can then write it on the correct colour on the rainbow.

We are asking for your child’s sheet to be returned to school on Monday 7 February.

This year we have celebrated our Harvest Festival with assemblies fronted by Chris Easton from Bestwood Park Church. All of the children enjoyed singing 'Our God is a Great Big God' and celebrating our wonderful creation. The EYFS children also performed some new harvest songs.

Thank you to all of our families that have kindly donated an amazing amount of toiletries and children's toys for Sunrise House this year. You are all so generous.

Year 6 Sporting Superstars Receive Gold Medals and Trophy!

Thu 10 Jun 2021 Mr Purcell

On Wednesday 9th June, Nick Robb from School Sport Nottingham, returned to Glade Hill for the second round of the Nottingham City Primary Sporting Superstars Challenge.

Our Year 5/6 athletes once again excelled. The challenge for the children this time was to try and beat their personal best score from the previous session.

After the six challenges were complete, the children who beat their personal best scores were awarded gold wrist bands The top three athletes were awarded bronze, silver and gold medals.

In Marvellous Maples third place was taken by Toby Bamford. Second place was taken by Pharen Davis Boulter and the athlete with the most improved score was Varen Pierce Oswin.

In Super Cedars third place was taken by Kayson McCalla-Newman.In second place was Abbey Leader and in a very well deserved first place was Aaron Proctor.

The whole class was then given their gold medals for placing first in the whole competition and the school was given a engraved trophy in recognition of this fantastic achievement. Excellent work!

A Cherry Trees Resident Celebrates her 100th Birthday on June 17th June.

Thu 10 Jun 2021 Mrs Ozkaya

Year 6 pupils wanted to wish Irene, a resident at Cherry Trees, a happy 100th Birthday. They helped celebrate by making birthday cards for her.

Letter from Ms Sheppard

Mon 17 May 2021

Dear Parent/Carer

You will be aware through media reports that a coronavirus variant of concern has been identified as becoming more widespread in parts of the country, including Nottingham. We have been informed that this variant has been identified at Henry Whipple Primary School which obviously is in close proximity to Glade Hill and our community. I have been reassured by Nottingham City’s Public Health Team that they are working closely with our colleagues at Henry Whipple and their school community.

I am writing to all Glade Hill parents to reassure you that we are all remaining vigilant in school and I would ask you to do the same in the community. Our staff and children are working hard to remember good hygiene practice as well as staff undertaking regular testing. Please can we remind you of the ongoing government advice regarding ‘Hands, Face, Space’ and ask you to remain socially distanced when picking up your children from school.

Please remember that if your child has any symptoms of coronavirus – a high temperature, a new continuous cough or a loss of taste or smell – they must not attend school until you have evidence of a negative PCR test. If anyone in your household has any of the above symptoms then everyone in the household must self-isolate until a negative PCR test has been obtained. Please inform school of any absence and we will advise you if you need support with testing. Schools are required to report positive cases to Public Health England and the Local Authority.

Please note that the Lateral Flow tests that are freely available can be used regularly by all families. However, they should only be used when you do not have symptoms as an indication that you are not asymptomatic. If your child is displaying any of the symptoms above you must book at a test centre for a full PCR test and inform school of the result.

Further advice regarding the different types of test can be obtained from https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing/get-tested-for-coronavirus/

We hope that you will support us fully in ensuring that we do all we can to prevent this virus spreading and keep our families safe.

Kind Regards

Ms Sheppard

Head Teacher

Year 5/6 Sporting Superstars Challenge

Tue 04 May 2021 Mr Purcell

On Wednesday 28th April, Marvellous Maples and Super Cedars competed in the Nottingham City Sport Superstars Challenge.

The children were put into six teams with an Olympic theme and took part in six different athletic challenges.

After some excellent team work and individual effort the scores were totalled up and the top 3 teams received bronze, silver and gold wristbands and best individual girl and boy athletes all received bronze, silver and gold medals.

In Marvelous Maples THREE teams achieved joint silver!

The winning team in Marvellous Maples was France, with team members Sinead Edwards, Pharen Davis-Boulter, Varen Pierce Oswin and Treme Markland.

The boys individual winners were as follows. In third place Treme Markland.In second place taking the silver medal Harry Thornley and in first place taking the gold medal Noah Wilson.

For the girls.In third place Ellie Campbell. In second place Millie Norman and taking the gold medal Sinead Edwards.

Super Cedars team gold was won by Great Britain.Team members were Oliwa Pozniak, Daisy Lowe,Aaron Proctor, Amelia burton and Keownlewis Caunt.

The boys individual medal winners were, in third place Alfie Guise. in second place Callum Hunter and taking the gold medal, Keownlewis Caunt.

The girls individual winners were, in third place Blessings Nekwaya. In second place taking the silver medal, Amilia Burton and in first place taking the gold medal Kacey Smith.

A big well done to all the teams and individual medal winners.

The total class scores will now be averaged out to give a whole class score and put against the rest of the competing schools in the city, with the top three placing schools awarded bronze, silver and gold medals at the end of May.

Spring 2 update letter

Tue 23 Mar 2021

23 March 2021

Dear Parent/Carer

I am writing to you with information about Inset days planned for the Summer Term, Parents Evenings and an update from Mrs Want who is leading on plans to support children to ‘catch up’ any lost learning they have experienced over the last year. As you know Glade Hill is committed to ensuring all our children feel happy, safe, secure and are learning to the best of their ability.

‘Catch Up’ Funding Information from Mrs Want

I am sure that you will have heard in the news that each school has received some money from the Government to help all pupils get back on track.

Firstly, I just want to say that all pupils have returned with a very positive attitude to learning. Everyone is working hard and the children seem really pleased to be back at school. Returning and settling so well has meant that catch up began on the first Monday back!

We are currently working with all our pupils to find out what they have learned and remembered so far this year so we can plan their next steps. Some children have been doing this in class, in small groups or in a one to one with an adult. Your child may have come home and said they have had an assessment or check but most will have just seen this as part of our normal school day. Your child might be assessed by a teacher or a teaching assistant.

We have put some plans together which build on the work we did to catch up in the Autumn Term. We are targeting all pupils to catch up with missed learning in lots of different ways including targeted support and groupings in lessons, additional group sessions and/or 1 to 1 tuition. The focus is on reading, writing and maths. We are currently exploring after school tuition for some pupils. We will contact you in due course if your child will be included next term.

Inset Days and Last Day of Summer Term

We will be having two Inset Days on 28 and 29 June 2021 to plan for September 2021. We will break up for the Summer Holidays on Friday 23 July 2021.

Parents Evenings and Reports

This year we plan to do things a bit differently in light of the pandemic

We have not had our usual Spring parents’ evening and we plan to move this to the Summer Term. However, if you wish to speak to your child’s class teacher before this please make an appointment to speak to them via the class e-mail. The teacher will arrange an appointment with you during the first two weeks after Easter.

We will send out your child’s end of year report slightly earlier this year and arrange parents’ evenings straight after receiving the report. Information about transition and new classes will be sent out in the last two weeks of the academic year. Transition arrangements for Yr 6 will be communicated directly to parents from your child’s new Secondary School.

If you have any questions about anything on this letter please visit our website or contact your child’s class teacher on the class e-mail address.

Kind Regards

Ms Sheppard

Head Teacher

Letter from Ms Sheppard

Fri 18 Dec 2020

17 December 2020

Dear Parents/Carers

I know that there have been a lot of communications over the past few days but I just wanted to take this opportunity to say a final thank you for all your support over this past term. It has been a very challenging time for everyone but I think you will agree that our children have been very resilient and seeing them all enjoying learning and interacting with their friends is wonderful.

Our Covid-secure arrangements within school are working very well and we have been especially pleased with the smooth running of the drop-off and pick-up times. From January we have decided to make some slight changes to pick-up timings so that parents are not waiting unnecessarily. The new pick-up times are detailed below and please note the drop-off times that are still in place:

Start times	Classes	New Collection Times (from 4 January 2021)
8.30 – 8.40	Y6, Y4, Y3	2.40
8.40 – 8.50	Y5, Y2	2.50
8.50 – 9.00	Y1	2.55
9.00 – 9.10	EYFS	3.05

Siblings can still be dropped off at the earliest time and collected at the latest time. Please can we request that you arrive promptly at your appropriate collection time so that classes do not mix and children are not waiting outside for too long in the cold. Some members of staff will still be available on the playground if you have a quick question and a member of Office staff will always be available on a Monday and Friday.

I wish you all a safe and Happy Christmas and New Year. We look forward to seeing you all on Monday 4 January 2021.

Yours sincerely

Ms Sheppard

Head Teacher

A BIG thank you.

Thu 15 Oct 2020 Miss Singleton

We would like to say a big thank you to all our children, parents and carers for your very kind and generous gifts. The gift bags were beautifully decorated and made us all smile.

Thank you from all the staff at Glade Hill Primary and Nursery School.