Dear families, Please find details attached for our Open Morning on, Saturday 14th October, for next September's Reception Intake. We would be grateful if you could share the information with friends, family or anyone you know who has a child starting school in September 2024. Thank you for your support!

Dear families, Please find attached a copy of September's edition of Nelson News. We would also link to share this link to the Government's "Guide to keeping kids healthy this school year" https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2023/09/08/a-parents-guide-to-keeping-kids-healthy-this-school-year/

Dear families, Our academy, Evolution Academy Trust, are looking for a new Trustee to join the board - find out more information here https://bit.ly/EATtrustee

Dear families, What a wonderful first few days back at school. The children have settle well into their new classes and their learning has set off to a great start. Research has shown that there is a strong link between levels of attendance at school and levels of achievement. For your child to reach their full potential at school we look for an attendance level of 96% and above. Please find attached our Legal Attendance letter, a leaflet on supporting good attendance, our illness guide and a flow chart of the attendance processes in school. If you have any concerns or questions about your child's attendance or would like to discuss our school attendance procedures further please speak to Carly Green in the school office. Thank you for your support.

Dear families, You may have heard the news about Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) being found in small number of school buildings across the country. We would like to reassure you that our Head of Estates conducted a review of all our buildings in March 2023 and no RAAC was found. This was also based on reviews of school construction plans obtained from Suffolk and Norfolk County Council. To validate our findings further, we are also currently overseeing external reviews and as always, we will keep you updated. I hope this will allay any worries you may have had about the schools in our Trust. If you have any further queries about RAAC, please visit this Department for Education website or contact our school on 01603 620344.

Dear families, A very warm welcome back/to Nelson Infant. We are looking forward to an exciting year ahead! Please find attached a 'Welcome- new year' letter outlining all the basic information you might require for the new school year. Also attached is this half term's menu and the NCC calendar. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Best wishes, and we look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

Dear families, We welcome you all to the 2023/24 school year, whether returning back into a new year group or joining us for the first time, we look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday (6th September). Years 1 and 2 the school gates open at 8.30am with classrooms opening at 8.40am, registration closes at 9am. New Reception, please see your child's group timetable for Wednesday and Thursday's staggered sessions, with ALL Reception children in full time from Friday. BREAKFAST CLUB If your child attended Breakfast Club last academic year, their place has been carried forward to this year, please contact the office if you no longer require the place or need to amend days attending. Reception families - please contact Carly at the office on 01603 620344 or email office@nelson.norfolk.sch.uk if you would like your child to attend Breakfast Club. Please state your child's name, class and the days you would like your child to attend and we will do our best to meet your request. **Please note Breakfast Club will now run from 7.45am each morning and will be located in the main hall. Please continue to bring your child to Breakfast Club via the Nelson Street entrance and wait outside the HALL double doors where Libby and Lauren will register your child on arrival. Breakfast Club will remain free of charge at this time. AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS The walking bus and ASC provided by Wensum Junior school will continue to operate this year. Please contact Lydia at ASC@wensumjunior.org.uk if you need to amend days or would like to apply for a place at their ASC. Our popular Nelson After School Clubs (such as cooking, Sport's Factory, Art etc.) will run until 4pm this year. Information about clubs available to your child's year group and sign up details will be sent out next week.

Dear families, Please find attached a copy of our academy's Summer 2023 Newsletter. This week your child will be bringing home their end of year attendance record, if you have any queries or would like to discuss your child's attendance further, please contact the school office. If your child raised £5 or more in sponsorship for our Sports for Schools event, they will also be receiving their reward prize/s this week.

Dear families, We would like to say a MASSIVE 'well done' to each and everyone of our children who participated in the Sports for Schools fitness circuit with Steve Frew last month. Your incredible efforts and super fundraising have resulted in our school receiving £613.99 to spend on sports equipment!! In addition to that, we have also been able to donate a wonderful £400 to the Sports for School charity. We are so very proud of our children and our school community for their generosity and engagement in this event. THANK YOU! *** Please also find attached information about 'Puffins Autism Training' in the new academic year for parents and carers of children and young people with a diagnosis of autism.

Swimming with Sharks - highly recommended by many past and present families at Nelson! If your child would like to learn to swim in a caring and nurturing environment or they just love swimming we have classes at Recreation Road Infant School, NR2 3PA on Monday after school for beginners through to advanced swimmers. *Experienced Swim England Qualified Teachers *DBS Checked *Established 1992 For further details or to book a space please call/email: Sue Kyson 07828-972275 swimwithsharks@hotmail.co.uk TREEHOUSE NURSERY have an open day on Monday 24th July - 5pm. They currently have space for 2, 3 and 4 year old children. Contact 01603 665740