19th July 2024

Weekly Newsletter 19.07.2024

Week Commencing 15th July 2024

 

Dear Parent/Carer,

We’re on the final stretch before the summer holidays.  A reminder that school finishes for summer at 12pm (noon) on Thursday 25th July 2024 for students. The plan is as follows:

- P1/P2/P3 – lessons and reward assemblies

- Break – students entitled to free school meals will be able to take a “pick up and go” lunch, to be collected at break time. Usual break foods will be available for everyone as a normal on that day. The canteen will be closed at lunch to allow for a speedy exit from site for all students

- P4/12pm (noon) – students leave through the usual exit escorted by staff

Student Reports

Students’ end of year reports will be published on the Pupil Progress app by Wednesday 24th July.

Please log in to see how your child has progressed this year.

If you need your invitation to the app re-sending please email contact@nusa.org.uk with your name and your child's name and year group so we can resend it for you.

 

Student Return Plans, September 2024

The plan for September is as follows:

 

Students will return to school on the specified date and time of their year group.

Tuesday 3rd September: Years 7 & 12: start at 08:40am

Wednesday 4th September - Years 8, 9, 10, 11 & 13 start at 08:40am

 

Please be reminded that, from September, students will be no longer permitted to wear bracelets (except for religious observance) or rings, and only allowed a single stud earring.  This will be in the updated policy for enforcement in September.

Coming up at NUSA:

 

Tuesday 23rd July: Year 9 Talk the Talk Workshop (in school) -  https://talkthetalkuk.org/workshops/talk-about-communication/ if you would like further information about this

Thursday 25th July: Last day of term

Have a great weekend, and a fantastic last week of term.

Mr. M Turton

 

    Dear parent/carer,

Please find below a letter from Kooth about wellbeing support for students during the holiday period.

KOOTH.com is still here to support young people during the summer holidays!

Kooth offers free, safe and anonymous access to online wellbeing support and advice for children and young people aged 11 to 18  across NUSA.  The registration process is quick, anonymous and safe. Using non-identifiable information, Children and Young People can access support, simply by registering at www.kooth.com.

With no thresholds, waiting lists or referrals required, young people can access support for ANY issues they may be experiencing. These may include; body image, self-esteem, bereavement, academic pressures, anger, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, self harm, friendships, sexuality, transition from primary to secondary school etc.

Kooth’s BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) qualified therapists are online 365 days a year. Monday to Friday, from midday until 10pm and on weekends, 6pm until 10pm. Users can also message the team 24 hours a day and receive a next day response.

Young people can access fully-moderated support forums, self-help tools, and online magazine articles (written by our professional team and other users across the UK) covering topics ranging from health and wellbeing, sport, technology, fashion etc. alongside social, emotional and wellbeing support. Everything on www.Kooth.com is pre-moderated before going ‘live’ on the site, allowing for young people to offer and receive peer support in a safe and secure online environment.

Kooth delivers 1000’s of online wellbeing sessions each year in Local Authorities across the UK.  As 50% of referrals to CAMHS are unfortunately deemed inappropriate to their criteria, Kooth gives schools, professionals and families an alternative way of ensuring children and young people can access free support when they need it, in a way that they find comfortable to access, via any web-enabled devices.

Please find a selection of Parent/Carer resources that can be accessed using this link: Parents/Carers resources and If you have any questions or would like to discuss what Kooth.com can offer, please,  simply email parents@kooth.com.