{"id":380,"date":"2020-02-03T11:12:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T11:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/?p=380"},"modified":"2020-02-04T09:34:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T09:34:46","slug":"newsletter-monday-3rd-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/2020\/02\/03\/newsletter-monday-3rd-february-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter – Monday 3rd February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

A713\u00a0 Crossmichael Road Closure for Resurfacing Works <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mon 10th – Fri 17th February from 9.30am-4pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UPDATE Tuesday 4th February:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I have been in touch with Dumfries and Galloway Council today regarding the road closure of the A713 next week.\u00a0 (Please see the letter below.)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"\"\"A713 Road Closure Letter from D&G Council<\/a><\/p>\n

This week there will be traffic lights on the A713 from the RSPB junction to the 30mph speed limit signs.<\/p>\n

Next week they plan to re-surface the A713 from the 30mph speed limit signs to the St Michael’s Street junction (beside the Post Office on the main street).<\/p>\n

On Monday and Tuesday, traffic lights will be in place and parents, buses, etc will be let through to collect pupils from school.\u00a0 On Wednesday the road will be closed completely.<\/strong>\u00a0 They hope to move on to Parton Mill from Thursday of next week.\u00a0 This timescale is dependent on the weather.<\/p>\n

Whilst the road is closed, the diversion route is through Laurieston, up to New Galloway, down past Parton and in through the top of Crossmichael village.\u00a0 \u00a0 (Although there is a smaller, local road, this is not passable by two vehicles and is not the designated diversion route.)\u00a0 On Wednesday, parents can enter Crossmichael from the Parton end and park in the road closure area.\u00a0 You can then walk up to school to collect your child(ren) at 2.55pm.<\/p>\n

We will send you updated information via GroupCall text message if there are any changes to this information.<\/p>\n

Royal Scottish Country Dancing Society\u00a0 (RSCDS) Bronze Award<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Each year our pupils participate in Scottish Country Dancing as part of our curriculum.\u00a0 We also put forward teams to participate in the Stewartry \u2018Day of Dance\u2019 event.\u00a0 This year it was called \u2018Jigs and Reels\u2019 and we entered a mixed team of pupils from Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools.<\/p>\n

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Lousie Coupar, our Active Schools and Community Support Officer, has been in touch to say that the Royal Scottish Country Dancing Society (RSCDS) wish to recognise the effort of all pupils within the school.\u00a0 Therefore, they are awarding us with an accreditation.\u00a0 This means that our school will receive a BRONZE award and each pupil will receive a pin badge to recognise their achievements.<\/p>\n

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Transport Costs and Attendance at Events out of School<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

We always try to involve pupils in as many events out with school as possible so that they receive a variety of learning experiences.\u00a0\u00a0 Sometimes this is not possible due to the costs associated with transporting pupils.\u00a0 We are fortunate to have so many supportive parents who offer to transport pupils when we have a handful of pupils attending an event.<\/p>\n

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I now wish to share the information that will be going into the Dumfries and Galloway Volunteer Policy. This is still in draft form but the information below has been included in conjunction with our legal team:<\/p>\n

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\u201c(*A parent volunteer can transport their own child to a school event, and other parents can make private arrangements between themselves about transporting children to school events.\u00a0 The school may act as a facilitator for communication between parent volunteers to coordinate transport however,\u00a0they must ensure that parents understand that this is a private arrangement between themselves, and it is for parents to satisfy themselves as to the adequacy of such arrangements. \u00a0This is because Dumfries and Galloway Council has no control over the existence of appropriate insurance or the whether the vehicle in question is adequately maintained. \u00a0In addition, the volunteer\u2019s driving credentials, and existence of previous driving convictions will not have been checked.)<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Schools should draw attention to the above (* ) in all correspondence re trips where these private arrangements apply<\/u>.\u00a0School children should only be transported on school related trips by a contracted company such as a bus or taxi firm, or by a teacher using a DGC pool car, or their own vehicle where appropriate business insurance is in place, a current MOT in is in place, the teacher\u2019s driving licence has been registered and checked with the Council\u2019s fleet management service and all of these matters have been verified in advance by the Headteacher of the School.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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Castle Douglas Junior Golf Development Programme<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a note from Wayne Blackburn, the CDGC Junior Convener:<\/p>\n

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\u201cLeading junior golfers of Castle Douglas Primary & surrounding schools to the golfers of tomorrow<\/em><\/p>\n

Encourage your child to get involved in golf with the Castle Douglas Golf Club Junior Development programme for children ages 5-16. With fun coaching sessions mixing games and practice, we teach boys & girls the value of golf and vital foundation skills that they can spend their golfing lives building upon. Monitoring progress is part of these programmes, which aim to get juniors confident and playing on the course as soon as possible. Junior sessions are available in term time on selected days after school and some weekends.<\/em><\/p>\n

The programme will be run by Hugh & Ailsa Brannock & Alan Learmonth and a team of volunteers.<\/em><\/p>\n

We will be having a family fun open day in the Easter holidays with lots of activities.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dates for above sessions & fun day tbc.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Crossmichael Diary Dates<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Tuesday 4th<\/sup>\u00a0February<\/td>\nOpen Day for Parents\/ Guardians<\/strong><\/p>\n

You are invited in to drop in to school to see what and how your children learn.\u00a0 Please let the school office know when you wish to attend.\u00a0 Please choose between 08:50-10:30 or 10:50-12:30 or 13:15-14:55.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Monday 17th<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 Friday 20th<\/sup>\u00a0February<\/p>\n

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Tuesday 3rd March at 7pm<\/td>\n

School holidays<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Teacher training days on 19th<\/sup>\u00a0and 20th<\/sup>)<\/p>\n

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Parent Council Meeting\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thursday 12th<\/sup>\u00a0March<\/p>\n

5.30-7pm<\/td>\n

Parents Evening<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday 18th<\/sup>\u00a0March<\/p>\n

3-5pm<\/td>\n

Parents Evening<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday 1st<\/sup>\u00a0April at 6.30pm<\/td>\nSchool Show \u2013 \u2018The Bumblesnouts Save the World\u2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0April at 9.30am<\/td>\nEaster Service in Church<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Crossmichael Bloggers<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

P3-5 have been learning about the features of non-fiction books. We have been using non-fiction books to gather information about the Sun, Moon and Earth to make our own fact files.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe found out that the Sun is getting closer to the Earth by using a non-fiction book to research the Sun\u201d- Imogen<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we were learning about the features of non-fiction books we looked at the contents page. We used the contents page to find the pages we were looking for.\u201d – Ciaran<\/p>\n

\u201cHeadings are there to tell you what is on that page, they are big and bold and at the top of the page.\u201d – Zoe<\/p>\n

\u201cNon-fiction books have captions that tell you a bit of information about a picture or photograph.\u201d\u00a0 – Lily<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sun is made of gas.\u201d – Emma<\/p>\n

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P3-5 have also been using cubes to represent ingredients and have followed recipes to measure accurately in grams.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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