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Important notices
Adverse Weather Warning – 4 – 5 February 2012
You will be aware that current Met Office weather warnings indicate some possible snow disruption in our region this coming Saturday night/Sunday morning. Clearly we hope that any disruption will not run into Monday or any of the next working week.
Obviously, should we have any specific issues caused by this weather, our usual Adverse Weather arrangements (detailed in the News section of our website:- Adverse Weather Arrangements : School blog : News – Nunthorpe School) will be actioned.
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Did You Know?
There have been a variety of items uploaded to the website recently, here is a list of the most important changes.
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26th January 2012
Nunthorpe Email
Nunthorpe Email: We have recently experienced issues with our email system. These issues are now resolved. Please accept our apologies if you were unable to contact the school between Friday 20 – Monday 23 inclusive.
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9th January 2012
Nunthorpe’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
I am writing to you to give you more information on Nunthorpe’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Moodle. I am sure many of you have seen your child accessing work through Moodle at home and also want to know more about what it is and how it can be used.
Moodle is primarily a Learning platform on our school website, which is an online area where students can access work, extend their learning and take part in a wide range of learning activities. All students have a unique login to Moodle which allows them to access the different courses created by their teachers. Within these courses they will find their homework and links to lesson resources and other websites. By accessing Moodle with your child you will be able to find out what he/she is doing in certain lessons and also be able to help keep track of any homework.
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3rd January 2012
Academy Conversion – Parents’ Open Forum
In October 2011, you will recall that after a meeting of the Full Governing Body it was agreed that we would apply for Academy Status with effect from 1 September 2012.
As part of this process, it was confirmed that we would hold a series of consultation Open Forums for our students, their parents and our staff.
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16th December 2011
End of Term – December 2011
We write to you at the end of our busy Autumn term packed full of activities. Please visit our website (www.nunthorpe.co.uk) to check out the very wide range of opportunities for all our learners and please do encourage your child to get even more involved with making Nunthorpe the special place we know it to be.
Our new Spring Term begins at 8:30 am on Tuesday 3 January 2012. Please note our school will be closed to students on Friday 10 February 2012, for staff training, an important part of our work that keeps us up to date with the latest educational developments – national and international.
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5th December 2011
Adverse Weather Arrangements
We write to you as we see the approach of winter and possible adverse weather in the immediate future.
The decision to either delay our start to the working day or to close our school is always a very difficult one to make, and we always make it with considerable reluctance. We all find the inconvenience of any closure/delayed start to be annoying I am sure – as a school leader I find it incredibly inconvenient on every occasion it is necessary. However we will continue to make our closure decisions with the best interests of our students and staff at the centre of all that we do.
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5th December 2011
Opt 4 – Changes to Cycle Dates
Due to the Strike Action on Wednesday 30 November 2011, students did not participate within their current cycle of enrichment options.
The current enrichment cycle, Cycle 2, is due to end on Wednesday 7 December 2011, and Cycle 3 is due to start on Wednesday 14 December 2011. It has been decided that Cycle 2 will now finish on Wednesday 14 December 2011.
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29th November 2011
Are you interested in being a parent governor?
A vacancy has arisen for a parent governor on the governing body of your child’s school. Parents or guardians of students attending the school (including the sixth form) are invited to apply. This includes any person who is not a parent of a child but who has parental responsibility for him/her or who has care of the child.
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22nd November 2011
Traffic congestion and parking issues
We are writing to you on behalf of the students at Nunthorpe sixth form, this is in relation to the issues with traffic congestion and parking issues in the visitor/drop off car parking area.
Firstly, we feel we must make it clear that we appreciate that in some instances it is a necessity for parents to use the top car park, as they wish to witness their child’s safe entry into the school amongst other outlying circumstances. However, as we’re sure you are aware the large amount of parents who enter the car park on a daily basis is causing significant traffic disruption.
News
We are always keen to celebrate the achievements of students and ex-students alike. If we have not managed to spot a newspaper article about your success, please email a weblink or scan of the article to Sean Matthews at webman@nunthorpe.co.uk who will consider its addition to our site.
