As the weather turns chillier, it is more important than ever that students are dressed appropriately for the weather conditions. A plain, light coloured t shirt or vest can be worn under the school shirt for an extra layer of warmth. A jumper is also recommended and should be worn under (and not instead of) the school blazer. To help families to quickly source a suitable jumper we are relaxing the uniform policy to include any plain navy v-necked jumper (the Neatherd logo is not compulsory). For PE, plain navy tracksuit bottoms are a much warmer option than shorts or a skort and, on top, students can wear the PE polo shirt, the school rugby shirt and a plain navy sweatshirt. Should they wish to, students can also wear skins/base layers under their PE kit to provide an additional layer of warmth. Finally, please ensure your child has a suitable, warm and waterproof coat for school. If students arrive at school wet, it is very difficult for them to get warm and dry. A plastic bag can be used inside the school bag to keep the contents dry in heavy rain. As always, if you have any questions regarding uniform or need any support to ensure your child has all the uniform they need, please contact us.

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Please see attached a letter that is being emailed home today regarding covid-19.

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Unfortunately this year we will not be inviting Yr6 pupils and their parents/carers to look around the school during Open Mornings or for Open Evening on Thursday 8th October. This is due to situation with Covid. Instead, we will be hosting a Virtual Open Evening on Thursday 8th October, which aims to replicate Open Evening as much as possible. At 5pm on Thursday 8th Oct, a welcome video from the head teacher will go live, which will be followed by an interactive virtual tour of the school. Visitors can navigate round the school, along corridors and into classrooms, as is normal on Open Evening. At different points of the tour, visitors can open up links to more information, images and also welcome videos from staff in different departments. There will also be a ‘live’ video event later that evening, when parents/pupils can ask questions. We hope all this will give Yr6 pupils and parents/carers a great Open Evening experience in the comfort of their own home!

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The journey to school does involve a few crossings. Some of them require the children's full attention when crossing - in particular by the railway crossing at the bottom of Norwich Road. We have had a couple of reports of some impolite behaviour to motorists from some pupils as they crossed the road carelessly this week. We apologise for this. We regularly remind pupils about how they should behave on the journeys to and from school - at the end of lessons, in form time, and via assemblies. We welcome your support as parents and carers in doing the same. Please let us know if you see anything we should deal with, at office@neatherd.org

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Reminder – Lost Property There appears to be a lot of students property which was left in school prior to lockdown. Items include coats, trainers, bags etc. many of which are not labelled. We also have several pairs of glasses, house keys and some items of jewellery. Please could you check with your son/daughter to see whether they are missing such items and ask them to speak with their Form Tutor to liaise their return. Whilst we endeavour to reunite students with their property we are unable to hold on to them indefinitely and these will be disposed of. Kind regards, Student Development Team

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In line with homework starting next week, the Gateway homework club WILL be open from next week for students to complete homework. Like everyone else, however, we will have to follow the social distancing rules and have year group bubbles in at a time. Each year group will have the opportunity to come to homework club once a week before school (from 8.20am), break time, lunch time and after school. For break and lunch sessions we will come to the year group community area and collect students wishing to come to homework club. For after school we will collect from the tennis courts and exits. For before school, please could the members of staff on the entrance gates send the students to the Gateway. Only designated year groups will be allowed to use the homework club – anyone else will be sent away.

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Vaccinations for HPV Current Year 9 Students postponed from April 2020 will now take place on Tuesday 15th September 2020. All registrations through the NHS portal at the beginning of the year will be accepted for this new date. If you have any concerns about having these in the current climate, please contact Mrs Jones on 01362 697981 X1340 With thanks, Mrs Jones Health Practitioner

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Dereham Neatherd High School - Parent App

If you don’t have a Parent App account, read this page which explains how to register: https://ift.tt/2oGdvaW – please read it all carefully and follow the instructions If you have a Parent App account but can’t log in, read this page which explains how to log in: https://ift.tt/2oGdvaW If you have a Parent App account for one child, you don’t need to re-register for any additional children, they’re added automatically
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Welcome back to years 8, 9 and 10 this morning - great to see them back joining the year 7s and 11s. Everyone in school on time, smartly dressed and they were lined up, briefed and now in their form classes. Thank you to all families. Just under 1,200 pupils where they should be - back in school.

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We are pleased to announce that today's attendance is brilliant. 98.1% of year 7s are in attendance and 99.1% of year 11s. Thank you to all the families for your faith in us. Thank you too to the staff for their hard work in getting the school ready for the children.

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The new year 7s and the older year 11s are on top form this morning, calm and focused. Thank you for getting them looking so smart for school. The pastoral team will contact any parents with support and advice if necessary.

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We are continually reviewing the arrangements for staff and pupils to ensure that all are kept safe. As we update our plans, we will share any changes with parents. Should you have any specific concerns that you'd like to discuss, please contact the school to speak with a member of staff.

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Head of year Mrs Noble briefs the new year 7s on how their start to the school year will be on Monday morning. Also shared in the school's Year 7 Parents private Facebook group, and a link being emailed to parents.

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Mr Lyons briefs the year 8 pupils on what the start of the new year will be like on Tuesday. Where to go, what happens in community time etc. Also sent your NSix emails.

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Miss Batty briefs the year 9 pupils for the start of the new school year on Tuesday.

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Miss Powell Bowns briefs the year 10 pupils for the start of the new school year on Tuesday.

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Mrs Gormley briefs the year 11 pupils for the new school start on Monday.

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Year Group Briefing: Year 11 Mrs Gormley briefs the year 11 pupils for their start next week. This is also being emailed to their NSix email addresses.

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Pupils will not have practical PE on their first back to school. Year 11 and 7 come into school in full school uniform on Monday. Other year groups come into school in full school uniform on Tuesday.

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