Further to an email to all families from our local council, we would like to provide the link below to the original information from the Safer Schools website.
Author: Mr Valentine
August return to school for all.
Scottish government have now published their guidance for schools on opening to all pupils and staff, with children returning from 12th August. The link below should take you to the government page containing that information. this is the guidance we are using to plan for our return. Further information will follow.
Return To School
The first part of procedures to return to school begin on the 15th of June. This is when a risk assessment of the school building will take place by appointed council staff in preparation for the return of school staff.
Staff will then use the remainder of June to plan for the new approach to schooling and the return of children in August.
Happy Easter
We hope you are all well in these peculiar times. It is more important than ever to wish every one of you, families and friends, a very happy and holy Easter when it arrives. We hope that you are able to spend some safe, quality time together, even virtually.
Regards
All staff of St. Andrew’s Primary
Welcome Back
October holidays for this year are now a thing of the past. We hope that everyone has had a relaxing holiday and is ready for a busy term ahead. As always the second term of the academic year is always very busy. We look forward to the opportunities and challenges it brings.
Young Engineers Area Final
Well done to Nathan and Connal from P5 for their recent participation in the area final for the annual engineering competition run by Glasgow Science Centre. The event took place at Glasgow University’s Dumfries campus. Connal and Nathan were two out of 26 pupils who reached the final, out of an overall entry of over one thousand students. Well done to both of them. The judges were particularly impressed with their problem solving, communication and presenting skills.
Ice Hockey Success
Tomas is a very talented sports person. One sport in which he has a special talent is Ice Hockey. he has won quite a selection of trophies over the last wee while.
Badminton Success
Well done to Tomas and Ewan for their recent success in the Regional Schools Badminton Competition. As you can see from the photo they performed brilliantly to win their trophies.
Garden area has a new addition- Potting Shed
As you may have seen from a recent newspaper article, we have been making improvements to our garden area in preparation for the new growing season. Our latest addition is a potting shed. Along with our new raised growing beds and our new cooking facilities, we are looking forward to being able to grow our own and cook our own as part of the curriculum for our children.
Street Dance Success
Well done to Sam for his recent street dance success in the UK championships. Sam placed 5th and has the trophy to prove it. It is wonderful to see a young person succeed at something they are passionate about. Well done Sam!
