This Week at Nassington...
Hello everyone,
Thank you for looking on our new-look website and for supporting our school.
NEW FOR THIS WEEK: Welcome to our website! We are delighted to welcome everyone to Nassington, whether it's your first visit to us or you've been with us for years. Many new events for the remainder of the Autumn Term are now on the calendar and look out for the updates on our long-term plans on the Curriculum page - we can't wait to show you what we have been learning! And welcome to Mrs Cope as our new Rowan Class Teacher!
OCTOBER 2024 HALF TERM ACTIVITIES
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES
It's time to think about next year and school places! Applications for Year 7 places must be completed by 31st October 2024 and applications for Reception places by 15th January 2025. Please follow the links below for more information.
Primary - https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/primary-school-places
Secondary - https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/secondary-school-places
Online Safety Poster - you can download a version of this from our 'Computing' and 'Newsletter' sections.
We've added a 'Challenge Guide' to our newsletter section to help you tackle online safety challenges at home!
REACH OUT - we have been thinking about who we can reach out to when things are difficult and we need someone to talk to! Check out our display!
Anti-Bullying Week
Find out more about The Anti-Bullying Alliance
REMEMBRANCE AT NASSINGTON
The school has been taking time to commemorate Remembrance Day - here is an example of the work the pupils have been doing:
ONLINE SAFETY
Have you heard about an online character called Huggy Wuggy from a game and TV show called Poppy Playtime? The animated character goes by the friendly name of Huggy Wuggy, leading parents and children to believe the videos are aimed at youngsters and contain no inappropriate material. However, the blue bear-like creature with sharp teeth chases and threatens other characters in nightmarish scenarios, leaving many children upset and frightened. The character is from the cast of Poppy Playtime which is described as a ‘survival horror, logical puzzle video game’. Huggy Wuggy is the villain within the game.
The game involves staying alive in a horror puzzle adventure. This game is not suitable for primary aged children as it contains some frightening and disturbing content that is very upsetting to view. The Poppy Playtime game is available on the App Store and Android store and has a PEGI 12 rating, meaning it is only suitable for people over 12. To put this into context Minecraft has a rating of PEGI 10 meaning it is only suitable for people over 10. Toys representing the characters from Poppy Playtime are sold on Amazon. The Huggy Wuggy character has also been recreated on Roblox, a virtual community where users can create their own 3D worlds with their own game players.
Please see our newsletter section for a range of factsheets and advice regarding online safety for your children.
Not sure what to read next with your child? Check out the Recommended Reads for each class! Lots of ideas to excite and inspire young readers and to get a ticket for the Reading Raffle!
You can find the information under 'Our Classes' and the lists are in each class section. Enjoy!!
Well-Being and Work At Home sheets for this week can be found on each class's homepage.
Safeguarding Update - there is a flyer on our 'Safeguarding Page' for a webinar for parents on County Lines and Child Criminal Exploitation - please see the flyer for more details.
E-Safety Guides: please follow the link below to access a range of online safety guides
E-safety Guides for Schools | National Online Safety
Love Food Ordering Guide:
Please see the Love Food ordering guide which has gone live - the guide can be found under 'Parents' and 'Useful Forms and Files'
Keeping Safe Online - please the latest information and links to staying safe online from Childnet.
'On the internet' is a learning-to-read book for children aged 4 and above. The large, bright illustrations show all the different ways that the internet can be used for.
Other Childnet books for younger children include:
Smartie the Penguin (3 to 7 year olds)
Digiduck's Big Decision (3 to 7 year olds)
Thank you again for supporting Nassington School! We look forward to seeing you very soon!
Mr Carlyle, Mrs Campbell and all the Nassington staff team.
