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• Thursday 8 May 2025 VE Day! Today we marked the 80th Anniversary of VE Day in school with a special assembly and a two minute silence as a mark of respect. The children heard Vera Lynn songs and what a air raid siren sounded like. They learned about why the end of World War Two was such an historic and jubilant occasion and saw pictures of how people celebrated in Coventry 80 years ago.This evening, in Broadgate in the city centre there is a FREE street party and entertainment between 7pm to 9.40pm, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.This free, family-friendly event will feature live entertainment, a big screen, and plenty of nostalgic fun.Get ready for an evening of performances, vintage music, Bhangra dance and moving tributes, before the lighting of the beacon to honour the past.Those attending are invited to attend in 1940's style dress and are welcome to bring picnics and drinks to enjoy throughout the event.To find out more visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/events/even
• Monday 28 April 2025 Welcome Back! Welcome back to all of our pupils after what we hope has been a restful and exciting Easter holiday. The year is flying by so quickly and we can't quite believe that the Summer term is upon us. Now that the sunshine is starting to make an appearance please remember sunscreen, hats and water bottles as well as hay fever relief for anyone that suffers, as the grass on the field is cut more frequently during this term.We are looking forward to a great term which will be packed with lots of exciting things and new learning! ☀️
• Friday 11 April 2025 Easter Holiday Activities Looking for something to do with the family over Easter? Please visit the link below to find out about lots of 'egg'citing activities taking place in and around Coventry over the school holiday.https://www.coventryrocks.co.uk/guides/easter-in-coventry
• Friday 11 April 2025 Happy Easter! What a lovely end to the Spring Term today! We had a super Easter bonnet parade from our lovely Reception class and had a special Easter Assembly with lots of singing. We're sure you'll agree that our readers did a brilliant job of conducting the assembly, so a big well done and thank you goes out to them. We always admire anyone brave enough to stand up and speak in front of a packed hall! Also a big thank you to family and friends who came to join in the celebrations - it is always great to see so many smiling faces. We wish you all a very happy and restful Easter .
• Friday 11 April 2025 PTFA Application for Charity Status - EGM 7th May As seen in the information poster from Mount Nod PTFA below, an EGM will be held on May 7th to discuss the PTFA's application for charity status.. Please find attached the draft model constitution outlining the process of this.. Many thanks - Mount Nod PTFA
• Tuesday 8 April 2025 Easter Assembly and Bonnet Parade On Friday Mount Nod Primary will be celebrating with our traditional assembly to celebrate Easter and the start of our Spring two-week holiday. Children from the Reception class will be parading their newly decorated bonnets while the rest of the school will be singing songs in their year phases.Please be aware this is a popular event and seats are limited due to the whole school being in the hall. Because of this, we recommend you avoid bringing in large pushchairs if possible, or please leave them by the hall door entrance as an alternative.We are planning to start at 9:15am. See you there if you can make it, otherwise view some photographs of the assembly on Class Dojo afterwards.
• Wednesday 2 April 2025 World Autism Awareness Day On Friday 2 April it World Autism Awareness Day.
• Friday 28 March 2025 National Autism Awareness Day On Wednesday 2nd April, Mount Nod will be taking part in World Autism Awareness Day. This day is dedicated to raising awareness about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and promoting acceptance, inclusion, and support for individuals with autism. This day is an opportunity to educate our pupils about the challenges and strengths of those on the autism spectrum, to celebrate the contributions of individuals with autism, and to advocate for greater understanding and acceptance within society.
• Friday 28 March 2025 What's New Podcast - Episode 3 Please click on the link below to hear this week's What's New Podcast - a round up of everything that has been happening in school which is reported by our wonderful years 3,4,5 & 6 school councillors.
• Friday 28 March 2025 Star of the Week 28th March Well done to all of our stars of the week who shone brightly in our assembly today. It was especially nice to see some awards going to whole classes, phases and even key stages - it just goes to show how brilliant our pupils are and how difficult it is each week for teaching staff to pick just one or two stars! Thank you to family and friends who were able to attend and support the children today. Have a great weekend ⭐
• Friday 28 March 2025 PTA Egg Decorating Competition A message from our PTA:PTA EASTER EGG COMPETITION 🐣Decorate an egg and make it look amazing! Your child should be coming home with a picture of an egg to decorate but if it gets lost, there is another template attached in the link below (which can be printed off at home).PLEASE make sure your name and class are written clearly on the BACK of your design (so that the eggs can be judged fairly).All decorated egg designs must be handed in by MONDAY 7TH APRIL. Get creative, get decorating and most of all have fun! (and no letting parents have a go!). 🐣🥚
• Friday 21 March 2025 Red Nose Day/Odd Socks Day 2025 Lots of fun was had by the children today for Red Nose Day and Odd Socks Day! Thank you to everyone for supporting these amazing charities with your generous donations and thank you to the lovely pupils who collected the donations in buckets this morning! 🔴🧦
• Friday 21 March 2025 Year 3/4 Explore Coventry! On Tuesday, our Year 3/4 children visited Coventry as part of their geography theme. They explored ruins and gatehouses of the medieval walls that have surrounded the city since 1534, became secret agents and followed clues around the city centre to find out amazing facts about how the city has developed and also visited the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, to marvel at how the city has grown and changed since it's beginnings in 700AD. To see some photos of the places we visited on the day please go to our gallery pages!
• Friday 14 March 2025 Aaron Ashmore Visit! This week we had a wonderful visit from local author Aaron Ashmore, who talked about his love of Coventry, the books he has written and his top tips for being an author. He read his first book, Lady Godiva's Birthday Suit to the school, shared his other books with us and answered lots of questions too. The children (and staff) were not only inspired by his incredible writing but by his love of Coventry city! He spoke passionately about how proud we should all be of our city with it's rich history, vibrant music scene, great sporting teams and innovation. Aaron then held a special Q&A session with our Year 3/4 children as part of their theme on Coventry and they asked him some brilliant questions. Everyone in the school was buzzing for the rest of the day and cannot wait for Aaron to visit again when he releases his next book! 📖Lots of children asked if they could order his books on the day, as they hadn't done so before. Aaron has kindly offered to come in again next we
• Friday 14 March 2025 Star of Week 14th March Well done to our Stars of the Week who shone brightly in our assembly today. There were lots of awards for hard work, being kind and for brightening the teachers day! Thank you to family and friends who attended and cheered the children on 🤩⭐
• Thursday 13 March 2025 Polite Reminder - No Dogs on Site Good morning. Just a polite reminder that dogs are not allowed on site, especially on our busy playgrounds. This is not a new rule, as we have had this in place for many years but we have noticed an increasing amount of people bringing dogs in each day. Although we are a dog loving school, we have a duty of care to protect our pupils and families who may not feel the same way. We appreciate that we now have a school dog but to allow this to happen we have had to apply for special therapy dog insurance, ensure he is well trained to be around large groups of children and that he is a hypo-allergenic breed.The primary reason we ask for dogs not to be allowed on site (with the exception of guide dogs and assistance dogs) is to ensure the safety of children, as dogs can be unpredictable and potentially dangerous, especially in a crowded, noisy environment with many children running around.In addition, some children and parents may have allergies to dogs or have a phobia of dogs, so keeping
• Monday 10 March 2025 Petition for a Crossing on Alderminster Road One of our parent's has recently met with a local councillor to set up a petition for a crossing to be built on Alderminster Road, to make it safer for people to cross and encourage walking to school. We are grateful for this action and would welcome any initiative that makes the children in our community safer. Please sign the attached petition to help get this idea up and running.https://edemocracy.coventry.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=577&RPID=63520514&HPID=63520514Many thanks from all the children and staff at Mount Nod!
• Friday 7 March 2025 What's New Podcast - Episode 2 Please click the link below to hear all about what's new at Mount Nod School. This week, our Year 5/6 school councillors were joined by our Year 3/4 councillors and I think you'll all agree, they did brilliantly!
• Thursday 6 March 2025 Coventry Inspiration Book Awards Coventry Inspiration Book AwardsOn Tuesday, children from year 5/6 took part in a quiz with other schools in Coventry. The children had been chosen to take part in the Coventry Inspiration book challenge and had spent weeks reading 8 books and discussing them in school. There were two teams taking part and they had 60 questions to answer over 6 rounds. What fantastic news that the children came third overall. We are so proud of their efforts. Well done Anna, Grace, Abiel, Archie, Jamal, Nancy, Polina, Max and Jessica.
• Thursday 6 March 2025 World Book Day 2025 Everyone at Mount Nod had a fabulous World Book day, where we promoted reading and shared a love of books. The children took part in a national online quiz with authors and football stars, swapped classes to read with older/younger children, had a special assembly with Miss Smith, won prizes for the 20 Day book challenge, designed book characters, wrote book reviews, played reading games, had a library treasure hunt and lots more! As always, the staff and children looked great in their favourite book character outfits. A big thank you to parents and carers who helped get all the fabulous costumes ready!
• Friday 28 February 2025 World Book Day 2025 Next Thursday we are celebrating World Book Day. If your child/children wish to, they can come to school dressed as a book character on that day. We will be having a whole day of celebrating books and taking part in various reading activities. We know it will be an enjoyable day!
• Friday 28 February 2025 Stars of the Week 28th February Well done to all of our Stars of the Week this week. It was lovely to see so many smiling faces at the front of the hall receiving awards for being brilliant! Thank you so much to parents and carers who were able to come along today and help us celebrate. Have a great weekend!
• Friday 28 February 2025 Ramadan Mubarak We wish all of our pupils and their families health and happiness this Ramadan ?To find out more about the Islamic holy month of Ramadan please click here https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/lets-celebrate-eid
• Thursday 27 February 2025 School Gateway Online Payment System The School Gateway Payment login page can now be accessed from the homepage on our website. Look for this logo on the right hand side of the page.
• Monday 24 February 2025 Free Online Sensory Workshop Please see the attached information about a free online sensory workshop for parents and carers of children and young people who have additional or specific needs.
• Friday 14 February 2025 PTA Valentine's Silent Discos! Thank you to our amazing PTA who organised not one but three Valentine's Silent Discos for the children to enjoy yesterday. The children had great fun and we witnessed some seriously smooth moves out on the dancefloor (sadly, not from the teachers!) ??????????We really couldn't put these lovely events on for our children if it wasn't for all your hard work PTA and the teachers who gave their time after school to support. Thank you !??????
• Friday 14 February 2025 Star of the Week 14th February Well done to our Stars of the Week this week. It was a jam-packed assembly today with lots of awards and it was great to see so many parents and carers there. We enjoyed seeing certificates being given out for various subjects, for effort in lessons and for being excellent role models. It was a great way to end our first half of the Spring term?Have a restful and fun break everyone ??
• Friday 14 February 2025 Mount Nod's First Podcast! Some members of our School Council have recorded their very first podcast today, giving you all the latest news from Mount Nod! We hope to add more exciting news and even a jingle once we get into the swing of things! We are also hoping to add some exclusive interviews with visitors to our school and get some of our younger year groups to contribute. However, on their first attempt, I think you'll agree our podcast hosts were absolutely brilliant! Well done to Bella, Diya, Callan, Abiel and Vinnie for putting this together and for being so brave as our first podcast hosts. To listen to the short podcast, click on the image below.
• Friday 14 February 2025 Spanish Club Places We are pleased to let you know that the Spanish club is expanding. If your child would like to attend there are some spaces available. This includes Reception children if they would like to start learning another language.
• Thursday 13 February 2025 Volunteer Readers Appeal If you are a parent, family or friend of a child in Mount Nod Primary and have any spare time each week, would you be interested in hearing children read in school? We already have a small number of mums, dads and grandparents who come into school to hear readers, but we would love to welcome more into help. The volunteers always go out with a smile on their face as it is a treat to see the children get so much from reading and talking about their book.The amount of time is up to you. It could be just an hour a week or more if you can manage it.If you would like to take part, you would have to complete a DBS check which is a necessary for all adults working in a school. However, this process is not too difficult and doesn’t take too long to do.If anyone is interested, please contact Miss Smith or come into school to have a chat.Thank you for your support.

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