Author: Jacqueline Shaw

Anti-Bullying Week 2023 – Listen up! Respect our Rights

Anti-Bullying Week 2023 will take place from Monday 13 – Friday 17 November with the theme of ‘Listen Up! (Respect our Rights)’ – because bullying is never acceptable.

respectme, Scotland’s anti-bullying service, was launched in March 2007. Their vision is of a respecting, just, equal and inclusive Scotland in which all children and young people can live free from bullying and harassment and are encouraged to reach their full potential. Their work is driven by a focus on children’s rights.

During Anti-Bullying Week 2023, all children will be exploring the theme of Listen up! Respect our Rights through class activities and whole school approaches. Learning will be shared via Twitter/X so please look our for these and feel free to give us a like or comment.

To support your child further, please see the Parent Tool Kit below.

Anti-Bullying Parent Tool Kit 2023

Value of the Month – Teamwork

As our value this month is teamwork, we are spending time thinking about how to show teamwork in school and at home. In school, we have identified the following ways we can show teamwork and we are working hard on this.

  • Working together to get things done
  • Sharing ideas and listening to others
  • Valuing the opinions of others

This month, we invite you to:

  1. Discuss with your family what teamwork looks like in your home and in the community. As a family, select three words that describe the qualities required to display good teamwork.
  2. Click on the link or use the QR code below to share your responses with us at school.
  3. You will share your responses with the class week beginning 27th November.

To support living by our values in school, at home and in our local community, we have given every family one of our values magnets to display in your home as a reminder.

Value of the Month Family Challenge – Responsibility

As our value this month is responsibility, we are spending time thinking about how to be respectful. In school, we have identified the following ways we can show responsibility and we are working hard on this.

  • Making good choices
  • Being trustworthy
  • Caring for our school community

This month, we invite you to:

  1. Discuss with your family what things you do in your home and community to show responsibility. This might be being responsible for making your own pack lunch or doing a community event with one of your clubs.
  2. Complete the sheet by drawing pictures or making a list, showing what things you do to show responsibility. You might need to ask an adult at home to help with this. Your teacher will give this out.
  3. You will be discussing how you have displayed responsibility in your home and community during week beginning Monday 30th October. We can’t wait to hear all about your experiences.

To support living by our values in school, at home and in our local community, we have given every family one of our values magnets to display in your home as a reminder.

 

Value of the Month Family Challenge – Respect

As our value this month is respect, we are spending time thinking about how to be respectful. In school, we have identified the following ways we can show respect and we are working hard on this.

  • Being polite and kind to others
  • Treating others the way you want to be treated
  • Consider others’ feelings, wishes and rights

This month, we invite you to:

  1. Discuss with your family what things you can do to show respect at home and in your community. This might be making your bed, spending time with a family member or walking the dog.
  2. Carryout some things that show respect and fill the inside and outside of the house with pictures or words to show what you have achieved this month. You might need to ask an adult at home to help with this. Your teacher will give this out.
  3. You will be discussing how you have displayed respect in your home and community during week beginning Tuesday 26th September. We can’t wait to hear all about your experiences.

To support living by our values in school, at home and in our local community, we will be giving every family one of our values magnets to display in your home as a reminder.

Rascals Summer Playscheme

DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 3 AND 15 YEARS OLD WHO WOULD LOVE AN EVENTFUL
SUMMER HOLIDAY EXPLORING FROM OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY ALL THE WAY TO MILLPORT
AND MUCH MORE INBETWEEN FOR £22 PER DAY?

• BASED WITHIN NETHER ROBERTLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
• OPEN 8AM TO 6PM
• CONTACT AINSLEY KYLE ON
RASCALS.MANAGER@GMAIL.COM
• CONTACT RASCALS’ PHONE ON 07949334945
• REQUEST A RASCALS LUNCH & SNACK FOR JUST £5

If the answer is yes, please take a look at the activities taking place over the summer by clicking on the document below.

RASCALS SUMMER PLAYSCHEME 2023 ITINERARY

 

Financial Support

Introducing our New Financial Inclusion Assistant

Nether Robertland Primary and the associated Schools and Early Childhood Centres now have the services of a Financial Inclusion Assistant, Scott Finnie from East Ayrshire Council. Scott is offering free confidential advice to all families and pupils

Scott can provide advice regarding-

  • Free School Meals/Clothing Grants
  • Education Maintenance Allowance
  • Best Start Grants
  • Scottish Child Payment
  • Wider benefit entitlement in general
  • Support and representation to challenge benefit decisions
  • Support with Debts.

Scott can check your entitlement with you and support you to make claims or check on claims that you may be having problems with. Scott can also support you to access help with multiple debts or advice on fuel provision and energy savings.

To find out a little more about financial support, please see the video below.

Click here to see video

This service is confidential and you can contact Scott directly by calling 07407115841 or emailing scott.finnie@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

New Safer Schools App

The new Safer Schools Scotland app gives empowering, current and informative information on current digital platforms/tools/apps in an accessible manner. Within the app there are different users. Please find below details about how to download the app and set everything up. The link below provided additional information to help.

– Go to your app store or Google Play and search for ‘Safer School Scotland’
– Set up your account
– In the school field type ‘Nether Robertland Primary’
– The code for Primary Parent/Carers is 2116
– To receive notifications we recommend enabling push notifications

Safer Schools Letter Parents March

We trust that you will find this information helpful. The new app has many beneficial features which we will highlight to you in due course.

Please ensure that you download the app and get it set up to continue receiving communication from the school.

Please note that the app will be launched for pupils next term.

Thank you,

Jackie Beveridge
Head Teacher

Our Scots Language Poetry Celebration

Our whole school focus on Scots language culminated with the sharing of poetry during our Scots Language Celebration Assembly. We are super proud of all of our children and young people who shared their learning in class and during the Assembly. They did this with confidence and demonstrated great skill in reciting poetry. Well done to every runner up and finalist.
Finally, here is the video with all of our young people. Can we please ask that you do not share this link thanks.

Our Scots Language Poetry Celebration

Our whole school focus on Scots language culminated with the sharing of poetry during our Scots Language Celebration Assembly. We are super proud of all of our children and young people who shared their learning in class and during the Assembly. They did this with confidence and demonstrated great skill in reciting poetry. Well done to every runner up and finalist.

We are working on the the video for this at the moment. 

Aristos Fitness – P6 Classes

Both P6 classes are looking forward to their health and fitness sessions delivered by Aristos Fitness in our Stewarton community. These will take place on a Monday in school and the plan is for our classes to visit the Aristos gym towards the end of the block of sessions.

#healthandwellbeing #communitylinks

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Please see flyer for Aristos Fitness below.

Aristos-Teens-Flyer-2023

Our House Mascots

Last session, our pupils took part in a competition where they were asked to design a mascot for their House. The winning designs were selected by last session’s House and Vice Captains. They decided that there would be a P1 – P3 and a P4 – P7 mascot for each House. The winning designs were announced last session. This session, we are now proud to share the digital designs. See the poster attached below. Well done to all the winning designs!

Winning designs for P1 – P3

  • Ash – Teddy Pow
  • Yellow for Beech – Archie Scott
  • Hawthy the Hawthorn Bear for Hawthorn – Erica Duffy
  • Chestnut – Eala Richardson

Winning designs for P4 – P7

  • Ashley the Phoenix for Ash – Flynn Dransfield
  • Buzzy for Beech – Rosie Herbert
  • Holly Hawthorn Berry for Hawthorn – Rose Havlin
  • Stanley Squirrel for Chestnut – Macaulay Gillespie

Math-a-thon Fundraiser

We are delighted to share that thanks to you, we have raised £2580. We will be busy over the coming weeks speaking to our children and staff, to decide on what Maths resources we are going to purchase.

The winning sponsor forms were shared at today’s assembly. Well done to Finlay Morton in P1W and Thomas Jones in P7H.

The Official Website of the 2019/2020 RG Kids and Planet Math Mathathon - RG Magazines

P5M – Exploring Textiles and Technology

As part of our exploration of textiles and technology, P5M have taken a keen interest in how we can link sustainability into all aspects of our lives. For our first task, we took one of our old t-shirts and recycled it by using it create a shopping bag. By making a few simple alterations using a sewing machine, we have repurposed something old into something new and exciting. We will continue with this project before moving on to look at how nature can play a role in enhancing new projects with textiles.