Please see below a link for children to sing along to for Palm Sunday from Rev Caroline.
They can also have a go at making their own Palms 🌴
https://youtu.be/kyFZ93k_0AU
Take care and enjoy the sunshine
Message from Rev Caroline
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to let you know that your schools, staff, children and parents are in my thoughts and prayers during this challenging time.
I have also been doing Sunday worship on-line and it can be accessed via Durham North team website.
I have put the link to this weeks service below. It has had lots of positive reviews and I offer it to you to strengthen and sustain you (the real star of the worship is our cockapoo Cassie!)
Don’t hesitate to contact me, even if it’s just to have a laugh together.
Take care and thanks once again for all you are doing,
Caroline 🌈👍😃🌈👍😃
Coronavirus-Support in County Durham
Head Teacher Update
30th March 2020
Dear Parents/Carers,
I hope that you and your loved ones are all keeping well. I’d like to thank you for your support, we have received some lovely messages over the last week which have been very much appreciated by the whole staff in these very challenging times. I am aware that everyone has their own personal circumstances to navigate during this time. This is not education as we have ever known it and trying to replicate a normal school day experience is very hard for children, parents and teachers.
Our main priority is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our whole school community. The children’s home learning should also be supplemented by daily exercise, fresh air, reading and recreational activity. All should, of course, be undertaken whilst following government guidelines.
Unfortunately, there are still many unanswered questions whilst we wait for national and local responses but please be assured that we will keep you informed once we receive more information.
Our school website is our central source of information and already contains some great advice, guidance and home learning links. For after the Easter holidays, if we still have not returned to school, I have added further home learning packs on the children’s class page for you to access. If you would like a paper copy of these, please can you contact us via school email and we will arrange for paper copies to be posted out to you or you can collect from school after the Easter holidays.
However, as always, if you feel you need further support, please do not hesitate to get in touch via our school email address- nettlesworth@durhamlearning.net
Take care and many thanks
Donna Lee
Head Teacher
Food for Thought
Please see attached information for help to households in our area during this crisis.
Harbour
Harbour works with families and individuals who are affected by abuse from a partner, former partner or other family member.
If you or someone you know is being abused or being abusive to others the please use the information below:
- If in immediate danger always call 999
- Harbour 24-hour support line 03000202525
- Email info@myharbour.org.uk
- Information available on myharbour.org.uk
- Harbour facebook page
National Helplines:
- National Domestic Violence Helpline 08082000247
- Men’s Advice line, for male domestic abuse survivors 08088010327
- The Mix, free advice for under 25’s in UK 08088084994
- National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline 08009995428
- Samaritans 24/7 116 123
Parents Guide to Cyber Safety
From Durham Constabulary’s Cyber Protect Team:
Here are some great tips for parents on setting up the right controls and privacy settings to ensure their child stays safe online. You can find these in detail in our ‘Parents Guide to Cyber Safety’ advice booklet
The booklet looks at the following areas:
Smart Devices
They are a number of different ways to secure your child’s device within the phone settings. Some of these are turning off location settings, blocking inappropriate content and disabling app purchasing.
Broadband & Mobile Networks
Did you know you can restrict certain websites on devices connected to your home router? You can also use these settings to make the home Wi-Fi unavailable to a device after say 9pm for example!
Gaming
We look at questions to ask when buying a games console, such as if the console or games have chat facilities, is your child able to make purchases using their games console, or does your child’s gamertag reveal their identity?
Social Media
There are many features that you can put in place to ensure social media is safe for your child, like ensuring accounts are private not public, filtering out inappropriate comments and setting up two-factor authentication.
There are also a number of websites that give detailed advice on staying safe online, such as:
Durham and Chester-le-Street School’s Partnership
The whole School Sport Partnership Team have been working on developing the physical activity resources we have online to help families at home and teachers who are still in school.
Letter for Parents Guardians making them aware of the online home resources
Here is the direct link to the ‘Home Resources’ section of their website
https://durhamcls-ssp.co.uk/home-resources/
They now have the following sections which we are continuing adding new material to:
-Early Years Activity Cards
-Gemma’s Fun Energising Dance Videos
-Home Activity Cards
-Online Activity Links
-Personal Best Challenges
-Zumba Video Routines
They are also putting regular fitness/skill challenge videos on our Facebook Page: Durham & Chester-le-Street School Sport Partnership
Joe Wicks Virtual PE Classes
Joe Wicks has revealed he will be running virtual PE classes to make sure kids are keeping fit from home as schools close for the foreseeable future amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Body Coach, 33, told his followers he would be leading classes kids can do from their homes to make sure they are still getting some exercise. He said on Twitter: ‘Hello everybody, I’m Joe Wicks – The Body Coach and I’ve got an exciting announcement to make. ‘Starting Monday, every single day from Monday to Friday I’m going to do a live workout called PE with Joe on my Youtube Channel, TheBodyCoachTV. ‘It’s a workout specifically designed for kids because when the schools are closed there is no PE. Don’t worry, I’ve got you – I’m going to take this over. ‘I’m going to get your kids moving, feeling energised, positive, optimistic. So, tune in Monday morning 9am and every day Monday to Friday. 
Home Learning
Corona Virus Update:
Home learning
Following school closure advice: you will already be aware that Home Learning Packs have been sent home with your child and are available from the school office. (until 3:30pm 20/3/2020).
As reopening times are uncertain at present, we hope you will find the following links helpful in supporting home learning for your child/children:
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