This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled in August.
Category Archives: Events
New Payment ~ Parents of Eligible P1 Pupils
A brand new benefit for low income families is now open for applications.
The £250 School Age Payment is for families with a child old enough to start primary school this August.
The payment is part of the Best Start Grant, a package of three payments for families in receipt of eligible benefits – including Universal Credit, Income Support, Housing Benefit and tax credits – to help at key stages in a child’s life.
More details can be found here:
https://www.gov.scot/news/new-school-payment-launches/
P6/7 Into Film Creations
P6/7 have been working with Scott from Into Film and used their new skills to create adverts to encourage our school community to join our Race for Life event on Friday 6th June.
Into Film is an educational charity that puts film at the heart of children and young people’s learning.
View all 4 adverts below.
P6/7 used their new film making skills to create adverts to encourage the rest of our school community to join our school #raceforlife event for @CR_UK on 6th June. 4 adverts to share over the next few weeks. Here's the first! @intofilm_edu @ActiveClacks https://t.co/IsW5X8mpCJ pic.twitter.com/UXMR0Xm9dU
— Deerpark Primary (@DeerparkPrimary) May 17, 2019
Here is the 2nd of P6/7s adverts, created to promote our whole school #raceforlife on 6th June. They have worked really hard to organise this event & can't wait to see the whole school joining together to raise funds for such a worthwhile cause @CR_UK @CRUKScotland @ActiveClacks pic.twitter.com/M5tp5jLM2I
— Deerpark Primary (@DeerparkPrimary) May 27, 2019
Here's video 3 of 4. With 2 days to go before our school @raceforlife P6/7 have been very busy finalising arrangements for their event. Incredibly proud of the determination and resilience they have shown in organising this event. @CR_UK @CRUKScotland pic.twitter.com/RGOnmMskcu
— Deerpark Primary (@DeerparkPrimary) June 4, 2019
The final of the 4 adverts created by P6/7 to promote their @raceforlife event. Great use of the new skills they have learned throughout their participation in the @intofilm_edu project. Wishing you all the best of luck with your fundraising for @CR_UK @CRUKScotland #proud pic.twitter.com/ih9iCHI05D
— Deerpark Primary (@DeerparkPrimary) June 5, 2019
CANCER RESEARCH RACE FOR LIFE
P6/7 are organising a whole school fundraising event for CancerResearch UK. Our Deerpark Race for Life will take place onThursday 6th June, 2019.
This will be an all day event with classes timetabled to be out on the track (timetable will be shared nearer the time).
Throughout the afternoon there will be a variety of fundraising events (guess the bear’s birthday, sweets in the jar,CRUK stall etc) on the field as well as music and hopefully a sunny,fun atmosphere.
All children who take part AND raise sponsorship will receive a medal in our medal ceremony at around 2:15pm.
Parents/carers are welcome to come along and cheer on their child’s class, as per timetable to be shared, however we would encourage as many people as possible to attend in the afternoon to add to the atmosphere/fundraising efforts. Please feel free to invite a friend!
Sponsor sheets are coming home today and there is also an online fundraising page available at
https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/deerpark-primary-school
Please share far and wide!
P6/7 have worked incredibly hard on this event and we hope you can all come along and support their fundraising efforts on 6thJune.
May Newsletter
Dates for your Diary
Here are some dates for your diary…
Sports Day – 13th June 1.00pm dependent on weather (alternative date 20th June 1.00pm)
Parents Evening –Monday 24th June 3.15-5.00pm. Tuesday 25th June 5.00-8.00pm
Reports to parents – Friday 21st June
End Term School Disco Friday 21st June , 6.00pm
Meet the Teacher afternoon…. TBC
Leavers assembly – Thursday 27th June at 2.00pm
Last day of term finishing time…12.15 Home lunch , 1pm School Lunch
First day of new term…Tuesday 20th August 2019 9.00am.
Clackmannanshire Primary Schools Sports Association Athletics Championship
Today a group of Primary 6 and Primary 7 pupils took part in the Clackmannanshire Primary Schools Sports Association Athletics Championship at Lornshill Academy.
WELL DONE to all our pupils who took part, they all showed so much effort and resilience at today’s event.
Letter from the Headteacher
Dear Parents and Carers,
I am Rhoda MacDougall and will be the interim headteacher of Deerpark Primary until June 2019. I have had a super first week working in the school and have been made to feel very welcome indeed!
I am really keen to get to know our children and families over the coming weeks and so I hope you are able to come to our Sharing the Learning event which will take place on Wednesday 27th March from 6.00pm -7.00pm. This will give you an opportunity to spend some time in your child’s class and see the work they are doing each day at Deerpark. I look forward to meeting you all next week!
After the spring holiday I will sending out questionnaires to our children and families to find out what you like about Deerpark and also how you think we could improve our work at the school too. This will help shape our school improvement plan for Deerpark and your views will be very valuable and welcome.
In the meantime please get in touch with me at the school if there is anything you would like to discuss further.
Many thanks
Rhoda MacDougall
Headteacher
P1W Celebrations
Today was the day we have all been waiting for in P1W.
We are now all 5 
We celebrated that fact (and Chinese New Year 
) by learning how to write the number 5 in Chinese.
Friday Assembly – Primary 4 Class Assembly
Thank you to all friends and family to attended Primary 4 Class Assembly on Friday. Primary 4 shared their learning about Wallace and Bruce and Fun with Food. All of the children were confident in their presentations. We are very proud of you.
Scots Poetry finals took place on Friday morning. Our judges,Councillor Steward, PC Scott Arundel, Rev Shuttleworth and Lochies School said that they found it very trick this year as the standard was so high. The winners are:-
Primary 1 – Kerys
Primary 2 – Jake E
Primary 3 – Billierose
Primary 4 – Katie
Primary 5/6 – Kian
Primary 6/7 – Olivia
The winners will perform their poem at our Scots Assembly on Friday 8 Feb at 2pm.
All classes will perform a Scots song.
We hope that you can join us.
Please see below for our ‘Deerpark Stars’ for this week.
Signers of the Week
Tyrus, Teaghan, Hannah, Xander
PE Stars
Kadie, Jake E , Rosie, Shae and Chloe
Numeracy Stars
Harry, Eilidh, Thomas N, Noah, Aimee C, Layton and Ciaran.
Literacy Stars
Duncan, Nyco , Ross & Kier, Samir, Alan & Katie ,Karli and Harry .
Star Pupils
Casey , Tyrus , Annie , Sophie , Matthew , Arminas and Antosia
Most Improved Clean Classroom for this week – Primary 3
Cleanest Classroom for this week – Primary 6/7
Well done to everyone for their efforts and achievements this week. We are proud of you all.
