{"id":831,"date":"2021-03-16T11:54:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T11:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/?p=831"},"modified":"2021-03-16T11:54:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T11:54:54","slug":"newsletter-tuesday-16th-march-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/2021\/03\/16\/newsletter-tuesday-16th-march-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter &#8211; Tuesday 16th March 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Family and Friends of Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Welcome Back to P4-7s <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I cannot express how happy we are to have all pupils back in school again.\u00a0 It is fantastic to see everyone and we cannot believe how much our pupils have grown in the past few months!\u00a0 It is also lovely to welcome back our P4-7 teachers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Positive Behaviour Expectations<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year our Cluster Primary Schools developed a Positive Behaviour Policy and we created a leaflet for our school community.\u00a0 Please take some time to read over the leaflet and to discuss the expectations with your child.\u00a0 <strong>In particular, please ensure that your child knows that swearing will not be tolerated in school<\/strong>.\u00a0 We will be relaunching our Positive Behaviour strategy in term 4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/crossmichael\/uploads\/sites\/7652\/2021\/03\/16115330\/Promoting-Positive-Relationships-Information-Leaflet.pdf\">Promoting Positive Relationships Information Leaflet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>P7 \u2013 S1 Information<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In June, P7 pupils normally attend three induction days at secondary school.\u00a0 This year, these days will be completed remotely and pupils should attend Primary School as normal.<\/p>\n<p>Parents of all P7 pupils should have returned \u2018Young Scot Card\u2019 applications to school.\u00a0 We are uploading photographs before sending them away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Head Lice<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please can I remind parents to check your child\u2019s hair regularly for Head Lice?\u00a0 It would appear that head lice are not good at following social distancing rules!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Parent Council Update<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had a Parent Council meeting last week.\u00a0 Minutes of the meeting will be uploaded to the parent Council page of the blog as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Pupils\u2019 Paintings Featuring on RSPB Information Panel<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mrs Bielinski has been working in partnership with the RSPB to provide them with art work to be used on an information panel to be placed at the goose viewing platform at the west side of Loch Ken at Ken Dee Marshes.\u00a0 Goose paintings created by our P4-7 pupils at Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools are featured in the design.\u00a0 We wish to thank Mrs Bielinski and the RSPB for organising this and also the children for their wonderful art work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/crossmichael\/uploads\/sites\/7652\/2021\/03\/16115323\/AP1161_KIDS-MAP-FINAL-1.pdf\">AP1161_KIDS MAP FINAL (1)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Best wishes,<\/p>\n<p>Mary Lidstone-Scott<\/p>\n<p>Headteacher<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Family and Friends of Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools, &nbsp; 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