A resident has contacted school with concerns re inappropriate parking and idling on St Nicholas’ Park.  Please can I ask for all our families to be considerate of our neighbours.

As always our request is that families walk, cycle or scoot to school.  Should circumstances mean you need to drive then please use local car parks such as Shuker Field or Specsavers.  Please do not park on Avenue Road or surrounding roads.

Thank you for your support.

Huge thanks to our visitors who made our tea party such a success this week.  Well done to Years 3 and 6 who provided entertainment, cakes and raffle prizes.  It was wonderful to welcome so many into school to begin our festive celebrations.

Please can we remind families to keep up to date with payments for residential visits on ParentPay.

Thank you for your support.

CHRISTMAS DINNER!

Christmas dinner will be offered to year groups on the dates below:

Monday 15th December: Year 3

Tuesday 16th December: Year 4

Wednesday 17th December: Year 5

Thursday 18th December: Year 6

A traditional Christmas dinner will be served by our catering team on the above dates.  Payment can be made in the usual way by ParentPay. (If you are entitled to FSM this charge will of course be covered)

On your child’s Christmas Dinner day they may wear a festive jumper instead of their usual green school jumper, all other uniform should be worn as usual.

On the dates your child is not having their Christmas dinner the alternative offered by the catering team will be Grab & Go.  The usual offer for Grab and Go will apply: ham, cheese, tuna or egg; sandwich, wrap or baguette.  Please order this in advance by emailing njs.admin@taw.org.uk

Of course if your child does not wish to have a Christmas dinner or Grab & Go they can bring their packed lunch and will be included in the festivities

MONDAY 15TH DECEMBER: YEAR 5 CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE

At 6.30pm at St Nicholas’ Church our Year 5 children will hold their Christmas performance.

Children should wear their school uniform.

Church doors will not open until 6.15pm.  There is no audience limit for this performance.

TUESDAY 16TH DECEMBER: YEAR 6 CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE

At 6.30pm at St Nicholas’ Church our Year 6 children will hold their Christmas performance.

Children should wear their school uniform.

Church doors will not open until 6.15pm.  There is no audience limit for this performance.

THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER: WHOLE SCHOOL TO CHURCH

Please can all children be dropped at St Nicholas’ Church between 8.30am and 9am for our end of term service.

Unfortunately parents/carers are unable to attend this service due to capacity.

Please note: If your child attends High Five for breakfast club that day provision is made for NJS staff to bring the children to church.

FRIDAY 19TH DECEMBER: FINISH FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS!

TUESDAY 6TH JANUARY: BACK TO SCHOOL!

FRIDAY 12TH DECEMBER: NATIONAL CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY!

Children are welcome to attend school in a Christmas jumper instead of their NJS jumper!  (They should wear the rest of their school uniform!)

Donations for Save the Children UK (we suggest £1).

THURSDAY 11TH DECEMBER: YEAR 4 CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE

There will be two performances on this date and we ask that children are in school for both.

2pm: 2 audience members per child only.

6pm: 2 audience members per child only.

Please remember:

*Strictly two audience members per child per performance (any siblings or babies etc will count as one audience member).  Tickets will be sent home with your child on Monday: a ticket per person however young or old(!) will need to be given in on entry.  Please don’t place us in the uncomfortable position of having to ask someone to leave.

*We ask that you arrive through the front security gate.

*For the evening performance the security gate will open no earlier than 5.30pm, we will ask that you drop your child into a Year 6 classroom and then make your way into the hall.

*Photographs in this performance:

We know as parents you may wish to take photos of your child in their Christmas performance.  Please note that some children, for a whole range of reasons, do not have consent for their photograph to be taken.

Please can we therefore ask that if you take photographs you try to do so only of your own child and that you do not post any photographs from this performance on social media.

We are looking forward to the performances!

WEDNESDAY 10TH DECEMBER: YEAR 3 CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE

There will be two performances on this date and we ask that children are in school for both.

2pm: 2 audience members per child only.

6pm: 2 audience members per child only.

Please remember:

*Strictly two audience members per child per performance (any siblings or babies etc will count as one audience member).  Tickets will be sent home with your child on Monday: a ticket per person however young or old(!) will need to be given in on entry.  Please don’t place us in the uncomfortable position of having to ask someone to leave.

*We ask that you arrive through the front security gate.

*For the evening performance the security gate will open no earlier than 5.30pm, we will ask that you drop your child into a Year 6 classroom and then make your way into the hall.

*Photographs in this performance:

We know as parents you may wish to take photos of your child in their Christmas performance.  Please note that some children, for a whole range of reasons, do not have consent for their photograph to be taken.

Please can we therefore ask that if you take photographs you try to do so only of your own child and that you do not post any photographs from this performance on social media.

We are looking forward to the performance!