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School Absence
Thank you to all parents and carers who contact the school when their child will be absent due to ill health or holidays.
We would be grateful if you could contact the school before 9:30am on the day of your child’s first absence and if you could give the reason for the absence and where possible, date of return to school.
This helps us to ensure that the children are safe and have not gone missing on the journey to school.
School Uniform, Gym Kit etc
Lost property is an ongoing concern for parents, pupils and staff. If school staff or pupils find belongings in the playground or at the end of the day they will look on labels for a name and return the item to the pupil or their class teacher.
We would be grateful if you could please ensure that all belongings are clearly labelled with your child’s name so that this can happen as quickly as possible.
Any items without names will be kept in lost property so that they can be claimed. We will put any lost property on a table at the main entrance during parent interviews so that it can be claimed.
We encourage all children to be responsible for their own belongings and those of others by clearly labeling belongings, putting items in bags and trays and taking home items at the end of each day.
Bicycles & Scooters
We’d like to take this opportunity to remind all children, parents and carers that scooters and bicycles brought to school must be stored in the bicycle park behind the blue fence. This area cannot be locked as this is a fire exit.
We would therefore recommend that children use chains or padlocks to secure their bikes and scooters during the day.
School Office
Please note that there are no office staff in school on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday afternoons this term.
Parentzone Scotland
Parentzone 
Scotland is an unique website for parents and carers in Scotland, from early years to beyond school.
The website provides up-to-date information about learning in Scotland, and practical advice and ideas to support children’s learning at home.
Information is also available on Parentzone Scotland about additional support needs, how parents can become further involved in their child’s school and education, as well as details about schools including performance data for school leavers from S4-S6.
The website can be accessed at www.parentzonescotland.com or click on the icon above.
Staffing Update
We’d like to welcome Mr Bryson to Deerpark Primary School. Mr Bryson is the new class teacher in Primary 6.
Ms McCallum, student teacher, will be working with Primary 2 until 18 March and in Primary 4 from 18 April to 20 May.
School Uniform, Gym Kit etc
Over the past few weeks concerns have been raised by some parents/carers regarding lost school uniform, gym kit, shoes, lunch boxes and water bottles.
If school staff or pupils find belongings in the playground or at the end of the day they will look on labels for a name and return the item to the pupil or their class teacher.
We would be grateful if you could please ensure that all belongings are clearly labelled with your child’s name so that this can happen as quickly as possible.
Any items without names will be kept in lost property so that they can be claimed. We will put any lost property on a table at the main entrance during parent interviews so that it can be claimed.
We encourage all children to be responsible for their own belongings and those of others by clearly labelling belongings, putting items in bags and trays and taking home items at the end of each day.
Spring Term
We will return to school after the Christmas holidays on Thursday 7th January 2016.
School Council Blog
