Category: Weekly News Updates

• Active Kids is back at Sainsbury’s. We are now collecting vouchers for sports equipment and cooking equipment until 2^nd May. Please remember to tell all your friends and family to collect them too. This year’s theme is to help get children eat well, move well and live well.

• The Valentine’s discos take place in school next Thursday 9^th February. P1-3 is from 6pm – 6.45pm, P4 & 5 from 7pm – 8pm and P6 & 7 from 8.15pm – 9.15pm. There will a sign in/sign out sheet and ALL children must be signed in and out of the discos by an adult.

• School is closed on Monday 13^th to Wednesday 15^th February inclusive for the mid term break.

• All of the Fundraising calendars are now sold out. Please do not send any further orders in. Thank you.

• Safer Internet Day 2017

Tuesday 7 February 2017 is Safer Internet Day and a great opportunity for us to remind young people how to stay safe online. There are a number of resources available, with specific information for parents/carers, teachers and for young people and the Council will also be sharing this information on social media to promote Safer Internet Day and encourage everyone to make sure that they stay safe online: http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2017

CEOP is the Child Exploitation and Protection online centre and they provide some excellent online resources for specific target audiences that can help to keep young people safe online: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

We will be discussing internet safety with pupils during this term and would encourage all parents and carers to be aware of the resources on internet safety that are available. We’d also encourage you to make sure that you are aware of the websites and internet chat rooms that your children use, to make sure that you use parental controls on any devices that they use to access the internet and that you have conversations about internet safety with your children.

As part of Safer Internet Day, The Bank of Scotland has offered to come in and deliver short lessons to every stage on internet safety next week.

 

Primary 1 & 7 will be having a visit from the NHS dentist on Monday 30^th January and Thursday 2^{nd  February.}

Primary 7 have a visit from the school nurse on Tuesday 31^st January for vision testing.

Bulb judging for Primary 4 takes place on Tuesday 31^st January in the school. Please remember to send the bulbs into school.

Remember – Our Scottish day is on Friday 3rd February. Pupils may wear something tartan to school that day. If your child does not have anything tartan, full school uniform should be worn.

The auditions for East Dunbartonshire Primary Orchestra take place in the week beginning 6^th February. Applications are invited from any pupil who is having lessons on an orchestral instrument in school or privately. The standard required is approximately grade 3. Pupils will be asked to play a short piece at this level, play scales which demonstrate range and fluency and undertake a short sight-reading test. Unfortunately we are unable to accept applications from pupils who play instruments such as keyboard, bagpipes, recorder, accordion etc. Children, who play piano and can read rhythm well, may be considered for percussion. If you wish your child to be considered for an audition and have not completed an application form, please contact the school office. Applications must be in school by Friday 20^th January at the latest.

Today is Mr Meehan’s last day at Bearsden PS. Mrs Lynne Stewart will fulfill the HT post on an Acting basis until Mrs Smith takes up post in January. If you have any concerns or queries, please contact the school office and they will pass them on to the appropriate member of the management team.

There will be no after school orchestra club on Wednesdays until after the New Year. Pupils from the club will be playing at the Church service on 21^st Please remind your child to bring their instruments that day.

Lunch arrangements for Wednesday 7^th December: In order to ensure that children are changed and ready to begin the Christmas concert at 1.30pm it will be necessary for all pupils P1-3 to have lunch from 11.30am until 12.15pm and P4-7 from 12noon until 12.45pm on that day.

The school crossing patroller will be on duty from 11.30am should any pupil be going for a home lunch.

Christmas Concert: Evening Performances

All children should arrive at school at 6.00pm and report to their starting classroom.

The concert will finish around 7.30pm and parents who are not attending the evening performance should collect their children from the classrooms at approximately 7.45pm.

Lunch arrangements for Wednesday 14^th December- Christmas lunch is being served in school on Wednesday 14^th December. All orders should be placed with the school office by 9^th December. If you do not order lunch for your child by 9^th, you will need to provide them with a packed lunch that day. Lunch will begin at 11.45. The school crossing patroller will be on duty from 11.45am should any pupil be going for a home lunch.