A huge well done to our school netball and football teams who recently came out as champions of the annual Christian Aid Netball and Football Tournaments! The teams played with skill, brilliant communication and encouraged each other throughout. They even had lots of their peers coming along to cheer them on! Well done everyone, we are so proud of you!

Primary 4-7 are working hard rehearsing for our latest musical production! Ticket information for the performances will be released soon!

Online registration for session beginnning in August 2023 opens on Monday 23rd January 2023. Please click on the poster above for further information.

Well done to all of the boys and girls who put themselves forward for the annual Burns’ poem and song competition. The judges were wowed by the efforts of all of the participants. Many thanks to everyone at home who provided support and encouragement to learn these pieces. The Burns’ art competition gave the opportunity for everyone to create a piece of Scottish artwork. Some of the winning entries are displayed below. Well done everyone!

 

RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOL SILVER AWARD

Cardross Primary are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Silver – Rights Aware Award from UNICEF. Our Rights Respecting School Steering Group have been working very hard to get the school community ready and we are thrilled to have taken the next step on our journey to the Gold Award. The children were very passionate and confident and impressed Jenny and Christine from UNICEF in their online award meet. Well done everyone!

Some information and reminders for this term! Please keep checking back for updates!

 

Thursday 18th April	Through The Decades Open Afternoon 1.30pm – 3pm. An opportunity to share in the learning the pupils have been doing this term and to see school photographs and memorabilia from the last 60 years.
Friday 26th April	P2 Bake sale
Friday 3rd May	P2  Class Assembly
Wednesday 8th May	Parents appointments 4.30pm – 7.30pm
Saturday 18th May	CPSA Gala Day 12pm – 4pm
Monday 20th May	Health week
Thursday 23rd May Friday 24th May Monday 27th May Friday 31st May Friday 7th June Monday 24th June Wednesday 26th June	Sports Day School Closed School Closed P1 Bake Sale P1 Assembly P7 Challenge Matches Summer Service and Prize Giving

Primary 1 Maths Learning Support at Home – Activities and Ideas!

Please click on this link for some information on activities, support and ideas to support our young learners!

p1 Maths at Home

Green Tree Schools Award

We are very pleased to announce that we have received our Bronze Woodland Trust’s Green Tree Schools Award!

As a school community we have achieved this by:

*recycling stamps

*weekly outdoor learning experiences in our Forget Me Not Woods

*our Walk To School Day once a month campaign

*ordering trees to plant in our school grounds through Woodland Trust

*Continuing to recycle paper, careful energy consumption and waste monitoring at lunch times.

Well done everyone!

We have some of the latest tips on encouraging our young readers! Please click on the image below!

Diary Dates for 2019…

 

 

Friday 25th January – Scottish Celebration Afternoon

 

Friday 1st February – P3 Assembly

P4 Bake Sale

 

Friday 1st March – P5 Assembly

Friday 1st March – P3 Bake Sale

Wednesday 6th March – 60th Anniversary of Formal Opening of Cardross Primary School 

Friday 22nd March – P7 Easter Codes (Cardross Church)

Tuesday 26th March – Afternoon Performance of School Show

Wednesday 27th March – Evening Performance of School Show

Thursday 28th March – Evening Performance of School Show

 

Please send in your used stamps to school by the end of January and we will post off to our local Dogs Trust!

 

Reading Force

Whether your family is at home together or apart because of deployment, training, or distance, reading the same book, talking about it and sharing your thoughts, and making a scrapbook is fun for everyone and will be a shared experience you will always remember.

Reading Force is free for all Forces families, Reserves, Cadets, and Ex-Forces families. It is fun and easy to take part. Friends can participate too.

Please check www.readingforce.org.uk

Bake Sales

Each class will take charge of a bake sale this session and raise funds for local and national charities!

Friday 16th November 2018 – p6

Friday 14th December 2018 – p5

Friday 25th January 2019 – p4

Friday 1st March 2019 – p3

Friday 26th April 2019 – p2

Thursday 31st May 2019 – p1

Friday 21st June 2019 – p7

 

 

The school will host its annual Senior Citizens Harvest Festival celebration next week on Wednesday 3rd October from 10am until 11am! Complimentary tea, coffee and shortbread will be available as well as entertainment from across the school stages! Primary 6 are working hard to produce soup packages for our guests too!

We are delighted to welcome everyone back for another busy year in Cardross!

All of the children have settled well and are enjoying the new challenges presented to them!

Please keep checking back for updates on class blog pages in the coming weeks!

#GOFORIT