14th July 2023

Letter to parents 10Jul23

Dear Parent/Carer,

This week at NUSA:

Sports day on Friday was absolutely fantastic. We were blessed with gorgeous weather and excellent behavior. Records were smashed by our students and we were so proud of the way in which they supported their fellow house mates.

This week we welcomed Year 6 to NUSA in preparedness for their start in September. We were really pleased with the way our older students looked after the younger ones and showed them how we conduct ourselves at NUSA.

Next week at NUSA:

Next week we ‘roll over’ our timetable to the new September timetable. This is to give the students the opportunity to meet their new classes and get an understanding of their new timetable before starting back in the new year.

On Thursday we will be hosting our normal end of term rewards assemblies and can’t wait to see our students getting the recognition they deserve.

We will be holding our ‘Swap shop’ rewards next week, therefore, some students may be a little later leaving school at the end of the day whilst they collect their prizes.

I will write next week with details of our return to school in September.

We need your voice!:

We are running our next round of parental surveys. The closure date for the survey is 21st July 2023.

This time there is opportunity for 5 people to win an Amazon or Tesco voucher worth £25. All you need to do is complete the survey and enter your email address at the end to be included in our draw!

www.edurio.com/poll/Ns9kge

Free Or Cheap Eats Over Summer

Martin Lewis – the money savings expert - has put together a list of where children can eat free or cheaply over summer. Click here for full details, or see page 3 of this letter.

Free School Meal Vouchers Summer 2023

Nottingham City are providing us a voucher of £50 for each student, that is currently eligible for free school meals. This will cover the entire summer holiday. No further voucher will be issued for this holiday.

For all of those that received free school meal vouchers in the last holiday, you will receive another voucher for Huggg, to cover the break and will be sent to the same email address, you do not need to do anything else, relax. Completing the form again where you have received vouchers during the last holiday, will cause a delay in receiving vouchers this time, as it impacts the vouchers being processed. So please do not do this.

For those that are eligible, that did not receive vouchers or that have questions, please see the FSM Q&A at the end of this letter (page 2).

Coming up at NUSA:

End of term plans

Thursday 20th July – Rewards assemblies

Thursday 20th July – Achievers awards evening

Friday 21st July – Alton Towers for selected students

End of term Friday 21st July at 3pm.

Safeguarding corner:

This weeks’ safeguarding corner comes from the NSPCC, please take a look, it is detailed on page 4.

Have a lovely weekend,

Emma Howard

Headteacher

FSM Q&A

I received vouchers for May 2023 from NUSA – should I still complete the form?

No, please do not apply again where you received vouchers for May Half Term, you will automatically receive them for Summer 23. Reapplying will cause a delay in receiving your voucher(s). Rest assured, where you received them for May half term, you will be included automatically for Summer 23. Unless you have a different child now at NUSA, that was not in the previous holiday. In this scenario you should complete the form, but just for the child you need to add.

My child is not eligible for free school meals, should I complete the form anyway?

No, please do not complete the form in this circumstance as a voucher cannot be issued.

My child is eligible for Free School Meals, but I did not receive them from NUSA during May 2023, how do I receive them for Summer 2023?

Please click here and complete the form. Ensure you input all of your information carefully.

If I need to complete the form, when must I do this by?

Midnight on Tuesday 18th July 2023

What is the value of the vouchers?

£50, per eligible child.

I did not receive a voucher previously; can I receive historic vouchers now?

No, we only have vouchers relating to the upcoming break.

When will I receive the vouchers?

Vouchers will be issued before 12pm on Friday 21st July 2023.

FREE OR CHEAP EATS OVER SUMMER

https://moneysavingcentral.co.uk/kids-eat-free

SAFEGUARDING CORNER – NSPCC

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You can download a free resource pack from the NSPCC website.

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We're joined by Clinical Psychologists for NSPCC who work with children aged 0-5 and their families. Here they are talking through Infant Mental Health, what it is and offering tools and advice to not only support your babies & toddlers, but also yourself and your own mental health. They have also answered some of your questions around the effects of lockdown on your baby and your mental health and how to stay positive during these times.

Look Say Sing Play

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