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Friday 13 September 2024 MacMillan Coffee and Cake Afternoons As a charity close to our hearts, we will raising money for MacMillan Cancer Support, by hosting our annual MacMillan Coffee and Cake afternoons at school this month. We invite parents, grandparents, family and friends into school to have tea/coffee and cake with the children and help raise vital funds for this incredible charity. Due to the huge popularity of this event, we have arranged separate afternoons for each year group. Letters will soon be coming home so that you can book seats, but here are the dates in advance:
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Friday 13 September 2024 Stars of the Week We've had a wonderful end to the week at Mount Nod, celebrating the amazing accomplishments of our pupils in our Star of the Week assembly. Today we had some super awards given for hard work, enthusiasm, being kind and making a great start to the year. We also had 11 pupils who received a 100% attendance certificate as they didn't miss one day of school last year! Wow - that's impressive!As always, it was lovely to see so many proud parents, friends and family attending the assembly too. We hope you all have a lovely weekend and that the sun keeps shining wherever you are! ?????????
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Wednesday 4 September 2024 Flu Vaccination Link Issue For parents trying to consent online for flu vaccinations, the NHS link is experiencing some IT issues which they are addressing today. Hopefully the link will be up and running very soon. Best wishes.
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Tuesday 3 September 2024 Welcome Back We hope you've all had a wonderful summer holiday! We're really looking forward to welcoming the children back tomorrow morning. Teachers will be out on both gates and playgrounds as usual, at the start of the day. to greet all children and guide them to their new classes ??????
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Friday 12 July 2024 Year 3/4 Trip to Conkers A brilliant day was had by all at Conkers today. We played in an adventure playground, had a trip on a mini train, climbed towers, zipped down zip lines, watched a 4D movie and walked through a barefoot trail, getting very muddy along the way. Thank you to our lovely parents and grandparents who were able to come along and support. We really appreciate your help and hope you enjoy some peace and quiet over the weekend to recover!
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Wednesday 10 July 2024 Teaching Assistant and Play Worker Vacancies We currently have vacancies for a Teaching Assistant for SEND Support and a Play Worker. For more information click here.
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Wednesday 10 July 2024 Flames of Friendship On Monday the Flame of Friendship finale took place at the University of Warwick. A group of children, who are members of the after-school dance club, went along to represent Mount Nod at the event. The children took part in a dance organised by the Royal Opera House along with children from 40 other schools. They performed a dance together inspired by the Olympics. This was performed just before the Flame of Friendship Olympic torch arrived on its final leg of its journey around 62 schools in Coventry.
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Friday 5 July 2024 Year 4 Sleepover The Year 4 children had a super sleepover at the school. they watched a movie with the Year 3's, then played on the field until it was time for hot chocolate and then spent most of the night chatting! The following day, they took part in some fun outdoor activities such as Boules, Archery and Woodland Adventure trail. We are sure they all slept well on Friday night!
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Tuesday 2 July 2024 The NED Show Today we were visited by Paul from the NED roadshow who showed us some amazing yo-yo tricks and talked to the children about the power of positive thinking. All children have been given a letter with details about how to purchase a yo-yo if they wish!
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Thursday 27 June 2024 Summer Holiday Club at St. James's Church
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Friday 21 June 2024 Flames of Friendship In the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic/Paralympic Games which starts on 26 July 2024, schools across Coventry are taking part in a relay walk, starting from Coventry Cathedral in February 2024, carrying a bespoke designed torch from school to school. On Thursday the Flame was delivered to us from the lovely pupils and staff at Eastern Green Junior school and today, we walked the torches to Templars Primary School.The aims of Flame of Friendship are:-To build friendship links between Coventry schools and their wider communities.-To develop strong, active and healthy communities, with a focus on wellbeing.-To promote the Olympic and Paralympic values, especially that of friendship.-To create awareness of Paris 2024 Games and to develop intercultural understanding.Thank you to all the pupils and staff who took part. It was a lovely opportunity to be involved in a city wide initiative and connect with local schools.
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Friday 21 June 2024 Ice-Cream Van Visit On Wednesday 26th June, an ice cream van will be visiting Key Stage One as part of our seaside day.It will stay on the playground after school to sell ice creams to the rest of the school.
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Wednesday 19 June 2024 Stay Safe in the Sun! As the sun starts to make an appearance, at long last, please ensure that you child is wearing appropriate clothing and sunscreen to protect them from the sun when they are outside for PE lessons and playtimes.Please Visit: https://www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk/sun-safety-advice-for-parents for more information on how to keep your child safe in the sun ????
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Monday 17 June 2024 Boys Cross Country A huge well done to Mount Nod Boys’ Cross country team for their participation in tonight’s cross country championship. Great running boys! ??
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Monday 17 June 2024 Tile Hill Library Visit Recently, we have taken classes of children up to our local library in Tile Hill. It's a brilliant place where not only can you borrow books but you can also use computers, join in events (both for adults and children), play chess and attend courses. Best of all, it's absolutely free to become a member and it only takes a few minutes to join. Children can borrow up to 20 books at a time and the new digital system makes borrowing and returning books quick and easy. If your child isn't always keen on reading books, there's a great selection of audio books too. It's such a great resource on our doorstep. To find out more visit: https://www.coventry.gov.uk/tilehilllibrary????????????????????????????????????????
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Thursday 13 June 2024 Ice-Cream Pre-Order Reminder from our School Office for Parents/Carers who wish to pre-order ice-creams for Sports Days next week:Ice-creams will need to be ordered and paid for BEFORE Monday 17th June. If, on the form, you ticked yes to the SG online payment, please ensure that this has been completed too!Now we just have to keep our fingers crossed for the sunshine! ????????Many thanks for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you (and hearing you cheer on the children) next week.
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Tuesday 11 June 2024 School Photograph Day ??????????????????????????????????????Tomorrow is Class Photograph Day. An email has been sent to all parents detailing how to pre-register for your child's photograph.Please see the details below:Dear Parent,IMPORTANT – REGISTER TO VIEW SCHOOL PHOTOSCarmel Jane Photography will be visiting our School on the 12th June, to take the Class Group Photos.All Parents are requested to pre-register to enable access to your child’s photographs. Pre-registration is required for every photo shoot.Registration only takes a minute. Please visit www.carmeljaneshop.co.ukand enter the following code: JRJD9A4You will then be asked to pre-register with your child's full school register name.Once registered, as soon as the photos are available you will receive an autom
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Tuesday 11 June 2024 Create Music Concert ???? Save the date!?? All parents and carers who are paying for guitar and ukulele lessons with Create Music will be receiving an invite to an end of term showcase on Tuesday the 16th of July at 2.30pm. Extended family members will also be welcome. ???? The side gate on Greenleaf Close and the Hall door will be open from 2.15pm.?? I’m looking forward to welcoming you and celebrating the wonderful progress that has been achieved over this year! ??
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Thursday 6 June 2024 Football Winners! Another fantastic win for our boy's football team, who played Charter Academy this afternoon in theBen Whelan Plate competition.It was a 7-0 win for MN! ?????Well done boys??
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Wednesday 5 June 2024 Sports Days This term our sports days are planned to take place in the week beginning Monday 17th June. We warmly welcome parents to join us to cheer the children on.Monday 17th June - Year 1/2 (Gates open at 1.45pm for a 2pm start)Tuesday 18st June- Reception (Gates open at 1.45pm for a 2pm start)Wednesday 19th June - Year 5/6 (Gates open at 1.45pm for a 2pm start)Thursday 20th June - Year3/4 (Gates open at 1.45pm for a 2pm start)Friday 21st June - Nursery (9.00am for a 9.15am start)We have been very lucky with the weather in recent years, however, please be aware that these dates are subject to weather conditions and in the event of bad weather we will have to reschedule the events to the following week, where possible. We will inform you via School COMS Text if there are changes on the day, as we know some parents will arrange time off work. Please keep an eye on the weather forecast that week, to indicate if there is a possibly of bad weather and cancellation. Look out for more details on your
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Thursday 30 May 2024 Free Sports Clubs - New Term ???????FREE Sports Clubs will be taking place again next half term, provided by Sky Blues in the Community and Kits Academy. Please see the information below about how your child can get involved???????Dear Parent/Carers,This half term we will be offering several after school sports clubs.MONDAY- Olympic Sports- Open to year 3, 4, 5 & 6 - Mixed ???? ??3.30-4.00pm- This FREE club will be run by Kits Academy for a maximum of 15 children.TUESDAY - Girl’s Football club - Open to Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 ?? ??3.20 - 4.00pm - This FREE club will be run by Sky Blues in the Community for a maximum of 15 children.WEDNESDAY - Rounders club - Open to Years 3, 4, 5 & 6. Mixed ??3.30-4.00pm - This FREE club will be run by Kits Academy for a maximum of 15 childrenTHURSDAY- KS1 Multi Sports Club - Years 1 and 2. Mixed ?? ?? ??3.20-4.00pm - This FREE club will be led by Sky Blues in the Community for a maximum of 15 children.FRIDAY- Boy’s Football club. For Years 5 & 6.3.20-4
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Thursday 23 May 2024 Goodbye Mrs Dimmock! Bon Voyage and Good Luck to our very lovely Mrs Dimmock, who leaves Mount Nod School today after 33 years service, to enjoy a well deserved retirement! The whole school have been working secretly to prepare a very special assembly for her and the children made gorgeous cards, shared their favourite memories of her and sang some special songs with lyrics that were changed especially for Mrs Dimmock. She was given a sparkly tiara and a sash to wear and sat on a special red velvet throne!We wish her all the very best - she has been part of the magic of Mount Nod for so long, not only for the pupils but for the staff and parents. She has seen many families through the school for more than one generation and is a friendly face at the reception window for us all each day . We will miss her dearly but know that she is going to have a fabulous retirement and enjoy plenty of lie ins and holidays! Goodbye and Good Luck Mrs Dimmock - we think you're absolutely ace and will miss you more than you
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Wednesday 22 May 2024 Football Match Cancelled Tonight’s football match v Charter Academy has been cancelled due to a water logged pitch at Charter.The game will be rescheduled after half term. ??
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Friday 17 May 2024 Mrs Dimmock's Retirement Good afternoon,As some of you may be aware, Mrs Dimmock will be leaving Mount Nod next Thursday as she starts a new adventure and begins her well earned retirement ??Mrs Dimmock has worked at our school for more than 30 years, often being one of the first faces that we see everyday at our school reception. We will miss her friendly nature, her help and her care????If any parents / carers would like to pass on any well wishes, or any contributions towards a retirement gift, please message me privately before the end of Wednesday please. She will be greatly missed by us all but we wish her the very best!??Thank you,The Mount Nod Team??????
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Tuesday 30 April 2024 Boys Football team Win Again! Another great win for our boy's football team, who played St John Vianney’s RC Primary school this afternoon.It was a 4-1 win for MN! ?????Well done boys, you showed great skill and teamwork! ??
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Friday 19 April 2024 Well Done to Our Boys Football Team Well done to our boy's football team, who played Spon Gate Primary school this afternoon.It was a 7-1 win for MN! ?????Let’s hope Coventry City get a result like this on Sunday! ??
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Wednesday 10 April 2024 Happy Eid Al-Fitr ???From all of us at Mount Nod, we would like to wish a Happy Eid Al-Fitr to our families who are celebrating the end of Ramadan. Wishing you joy, peace and happiness on this special occassion ????
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Tuesday 9 April 2024 Free Sports Clubs ???????FREE Sports Clubs will be taking place again next half term, provided by Kits Academy. Please see the information below about how your child can get involved???????Dear Parent/Carers,This half term we will be offering several after school sports clubs. These clubs will start next week- week beginning 15th April.MONDAY- Archery - Open to year 3 and 4 - Mixed ??3.30-4.00pm- This FREE club will be run by Kits Academy for a maximum of 15 children.WEDNESDAY - Basketball club - Open to Years 3, 4, 5 & 6. Mixed ??3.30-4.00pm - This FREE club will be run by Kits Academy for a maximum of 15 childrenIF YOUR CHILD IS INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ABOVE CLUBS, PLESE REPLY TO MRS SAVAGE BY FRIDAY 12th APRIL.lsavage@mountnod.coventry.sch.ukPlease state your child’s name, year group, class and the name of the club they would like to attend.Children are to wear their school PE kit and appropriate footwear for the club they are attending.An email confirmation will be sent out to those child
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Monday 25 March 2024 Dance Club Dance Club has now ended for this term. Thank you to all who came to the Creative Dance Club this term. The children were fabulous and showed great skills at creating dances and helping each other learn them. Due to staff meeting dates after the Easter holidays, there will be no Creative Dance Club in the first few weeks. It will likely start again a few weeks in to the new term but a letter will go out with information and dates on. Anyone wanting to come along will need to sign up after they have received a letter after the holidays. Have a lovely Easter break. Best wishes, Mrs Lesko
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Friday 22 March 2024 Happy Easter! We had a lovely end to our Spring term here at Mount Nod. The day started with a fabulous Easter assembly, full of amazing singing and a wonderful Easter bonnet parade ??????. Then we had our Easter Raffle assembly with a special visit from a huge bumblebee which caused quite a stir! Luckily it found it's way out of the door before complete pandemonium set in!??We then awarded our Easter Egg Decorating Competition Winners and Book Cover Competition Winners with sweet treats.Our Easter Egg Decorating Winners were:Nancy in 3/4, Lydia in 1/2, Adam in RS, Verity in Nursery and Hetty in 5/6. Well done ??Our Book Cover Winners were:Hugo in 3/4, Eshan in 5/6 and Jessica in 1/2. Well done all of you ??What a brilliant day!We hope you all have a fun and relaxing Easter break and look forward to welcoming the children back on the 8th April. ??????
