As we draw towards the end of a very unusual school year, we would like to say a massive thank you to all our KPNS families for your ongoing support. It seems like a very long time ago since we were celebrating a hugely positive inspection that acknowledged KPNS is a happy school where children get a good education. Inspectors commented on your children’s fantastic behaviour and how positively they responded to their exciting lessons. Although the year was interrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic, we are incredibly proud of how we have managed this difficult time as a community working together.  

We would also like to thank all of the staff at KPNS for their dedication and commitment to making this such a special school for children and adults alike. The warm and supportive comments received from parents over the last few months leave us in no doubt that you also appreciate their hard work! 

 

Back to School in September  

A reminder that from September ALL year groups will be expected to attend school and our attendance procedures will be implemented again in their usual way. ALL children will be expected to wear their full and correct school uniform. There will be further details to follow regarding our return to school procedures, considering all the guidance that has been issued by the DFE. We will; send further information over the summer about our procedures for the new academic year. 

Home Learning:  

Through the summer holidays we will not be offering our usual home learning mats. However, if you would like to keep your child ticking over with their key skills ahead of their return in September, the following activities are easily accessible: 

-Daily Doodlemaths 

-Reading Eggs 

-DoodleSpell and DoodleEnglish for KS1 and KS2 

-Daily reading or sharing a story together 

Goodbye to Mrs Betts  

We are very sad to be saying a fond farewell to our lovely Mrs Betts who is taking on a new challenge from September. She has been such a special part of our KPNS family, and we will miss her greatly. The staff will be making sure that she has a special send-off but if any of our children and families (especially those of you from Orca Class) would like to come and wish her well for yourselves, she will be on the front playground on Thursday at 2:30pm. We’re sure she would love to see all your lovely faces before she leaves.  

...and welcome to Mrs Hill! 

We are really pleased to be welcoming Mrs Hill to our team officially from September (although she has been working in school the last couple of weeks to get to know some of the children, so you may have seen her around). She is really excited to be working in Keyworth Primary and can’t wait to meet the rest of her Y4 class in September.  

Old Uniform: 

Lots of you have spoken to us about having nearly new school uniform which children have outgrown over the last term or so. As we can’t do a uniform swap shop in school this year, our fantastic Friends of KPNS have sent up this page on Facebook. Please take a look:  

https://www.facebook.com/groups/912896709178130 

Please use this group to post second-hand school uniform and other items if you would like the funds to go to the Charity, Friends of Keyworth Primary and Nursery School. Please include a suggested donation amount. 

There will be a paypal account for any payments to be made to. 

Book Amnesty!   

Please can you search your houses high and low for any school reading books you may have at home hidden under beds, down the back of cupboards and in all the other places children hide things?! We are particularly keen to have our Read Write Inc books back. Many thanks! 

Sensory/ELSA room  

We are excited to let you know about our new sensory/ELSA room that we have had installed in school. It has been possible by the kind donation from our local One Stop shop who granted us with £500 to build the room and provide the resources for it. The room will be used for any of our children in school who need sensory breaks or for those who will work with Miss Waugh receiving ELSA support. It is still a work in progress, but for the time being, welcome to ‘The Nest’  

 

 

Support for Families 

• Keyworth Advice Centre telephone is 07789 320396 

opening hours Tuesdays 1-4 pm 
Email: advice.keyworth@gmail.com 

• Look at the benefits calculator to ensure that you are receiving the support you are entitled to. Benefits Calculator - entitledto - independent | accurate | reliable 

 

Heating and Fencing  

We’re really pleased to let you know that we have secured a grant to replace our very old heating system as well as make improvements to our perimeter fence. The work on these will take place over the summer. When you return in September the main entrance at the front, and the car park entrance, will be accessed via an intercom system through to the school office.  

 

Requests for items! 

Does anyone have a rabbit or guinea pig hutch and/or a run that they could donate to the school please? Also, if anyone has any guinea pig food or bedding then it would be gratefully received at school! Please contact Mrs Holmes at contact@keyworth.notts.sch.uk if you think you can help – thank you. 

Also, does anyone have a children’s sewing machine that they no longer need and could donate to school please – we'd be grateful to receive it! Please let Mrs Holmes know at the above email address – thanks.  

 

Design Technology 

As part of our ongoing work to develop our curriculum we are working with the other schools in Equals Trust to develop a range of project/resource packs for Design and Technology. These will be shared around the trust schools and be used by all pupils in all schools. We want pupils to have an opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills that will both inspire and empower them to become the engineers, designers and technicians of the future. Do you work for or own a company that would be interested in sponsoring one of these resource packs? Could you, or someone from your company, spare a small amount of time to talk about your work and inspire the children to see the link between the work they are doing and future careers? If you think you may be able to help, please let a member of the SLT know.  

 

A New Wonderful Woodlands Area- WE NEED YOU!  

Earlier this year, the Friends of KPNS secured a grant from the Co-op which was to develop the outdoor area. We have decided to create a wonderful woodlands area where children can explore and enjoy outdoor lessons and forest school projects.  During the holidays, we are having some work done to prepare the area, but we will need volunteers to help us with planting, strimming the woodlands, laying steppingstone paths etc. We will also need help identifying and making signs for some of the amazing plants and trees we have through our nature walk. If you think you (or a member of your family) would like to be on the team of volunteers who will work with us to develop this exciting project through the summer and into the Autumn Term, please send Mrs King a message on contact@keyworth.notts.sch.uk The more the merrier and we LOVE a community project at our school. 😊