10th March 2023

Weekly Letter - 06.03.2023

WC: 06/03/23

Dear Parents/Carers,

At NUSA this week:

Another great week at NUSA this week.

We were really proud of how responsible the students were yesterday in the snow. Clearly, they want to go and have fun and throw snowballs when it snows, but they were really respectful of the fact that we had to put boundaries in place for health and safety purposes. Hopefully we have seen the last of the bad weather now.

Students have been gearing up for the Drama performance this Friday of ‘Is this good enough?’. We have been really proud of their professionalism and hard work.

We celebrate ‘International Women’s day’ on Wednesday and reflected on all of the inspirational women in the children’s lives. It was wonderful to hear how many students spoke so passionately about the inspiration they get from members of their family.

As you will be aware, there are two further strike days proposed next week – Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March 2023.

The plan is as follows:

Wednesday 15th March – Year 10,11,12 and 13 will all be in school. Year 7, 8 and 9 will remain at home.

Thursday 16th March – Year 9, 11, 12 and 13 will all be in school. Year 7, 8 and 10 will remain at home.

If any student who is on free school meals requires food to take home, they can collect it from the canteen on Tuesday after school.

Revision session for Year 11:

RE: Upcoming webinar for parents: Exam Room Skills - Minimising Stress and Maximising Marks

Elevate Education will be continuing their free parent support series on Tuesday 21st March at 6pm, with their webinar focusing on how you can help your child keep stress levels down and maximise marks on the day of the exam. Please feel free to sign yourself up to attend by clicking the link below.

As a reminder, Elevate Education works with our students, delivering high impact workshops on study skills, motivation, wellbeing, and exam preparation. By tuning into their webinar series you will learn how you can help better support your children at home through reinforcing the skills they learn at school:?? 
 

Tuesday 21st March @ 6pm? 

Exam Room Skills - Minimising Stress and Maximising Marks

Click here to register for free

Here's what Elevate will be covering:

? What to do in the final days before any test or assessment 

? How to establish a good routine for the night before 

? How to optimise exam-room performance

Coming up at NUSA:

‘Is this good enough?’ Drama performance – Friday 10th March

SEND drop ins – Please contact reception for dates and times if you wish to discuss your child’s SEND needs

Pathways Evening for Year 9 – Wednesday 22nd March

Year 11’s last day is on Thursday 22nd June

Year 11 Prom is on Friday 30th June

Safeguarding corner:

I wrote a few weeks back about the rise in the use of Electric scooters. There have been an increase in incidents of accidents with electric scooters across Nottinghamshire and I wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of the guidance surrounding the use of Electric scooters.

The information below is taken from Nottinghamshire Police’s website:

Electrical scooters (also known as e-scooters) come under the category of “powered transporters”; this covers a range of personal transport devices which are powered by a motor.

E-scooters are classed as motor vehicles under the Road Traffic Act 1988. Which means the rules that apply to motor vehicles, also apply to e-scooters including the need to have a licence, insurance and tax.

It's not currently possible to get insurance for privately owned e-scooters, which means it's illegal to use them on the road or in public spaces. If you're using a private e-scooter you risk the vehicle being seized under S.165 Road Traffic Act 1988 for no insurance. 

If you cause serious harm to another person whilst riding an e-scooter the incident will be investigated in the same way it would if you were riding a motorcycle or driving a car. 

We will no longer allow electric scooters in the bike park for the safety of all of our children and the public. If your child has an electric scooter, please ensure it is kept at home.

Have a lovely weekend,

Emma Howard