Just to let you know that the winner of our Fairtrade Competition was ……….P1b!!!!  P2, 3 and 4 were very close! The pupils will enjoy their chocolate prize (Fairtrade of course!) later on.

Thanks to Dalraj and Jamie who helped to count the wrappers and hand out the prizes, and well done to everyone who took part.

Mrs Young and the Fairtrade Committee

Please click on the link below to access information on East Renfrewshire Council’s Holiday Activity Programmes:-

https://www.ercultureandleisure.org/activities

Our Primary 7 children look like they have had a fantastic time at Lockerbie Manor this week.  We hope you have enjoyed the daily updates on our twitter page.  We look forward to having them all back to Braidbar and hearing about their many adventures!

Please click on the attachment to see information on the Braidbar Primary Spring Party for children on Wednesday 28th March.

Thank You

BRAIDBAR PRIMARY SPRING PARTY

Our Parents Evenings are coming up and will be on the following dates for Primary 7:

Tuesday 13th March, Wednesday 14th March and Thursday 15th March

All other year groups Primary 1 – Primary 6 and Nursery children are on the following dates:

Wednesday 21st March, Thursday 22nd March

Please click on the link below to access the booking system:

https://braidbar.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/

Thank You

Please note that due to Scottish Government advice ‘NOT TO TRAVEL’ on Wednesday 28th February, Braidbar Primary School and Nursery Class will be closed to staff and pupils.

This information has been sent to all parents.  Please see this page or our twitter feed for further updates.

World Book Day 2018

With World Book Day fast approaching, we wanted to let you know about how we plan to celebrate it this year!

Amongst the whole school activities that we will be doing on Friday 2^nd March, the Parent Council have also organised a very exciting event………………………

Braidbar Parent Council are planning a Book Swap to celebrate World Book Day.  We ask that on Thursday 1st March pupils bring in a book they are happy to swap.  On Friday 2nd March they will have an opportunity to choose a new book to take home.  Please note that children may donate more than one book but each pupil will only be allowed to take one book home.  Left over books will be offered to the school for the library or classrooms (any extra will be donated to local charity shops).

We look forward to celebrating books and reading with you!

Our February 2018 Newsletter has been emailed out to all Parents and Carers today.  This can also be accessed under our Newsletter section on the website.

Thank You

Dear Parent/Carer,

 Primary 5 have been studying Enterprise in Social Studies. We have carried out market research to investigate the best product for sale to maximise profits.

 Our research has revealed that sweets were the most popular product. As a result, we have produced Sweet Cones. All the sweets are gelatine free and suitable for a vegetarian diet.

 We have taken out a business loan from Miss Cumming and have to repay this in full. Any profit made in this venture will be donated to charity. Primary 5 pupils have voted for the SSPCA.

 Sweet Cones will be available for sale from Monday 11th December for £1. We hope you will support our project.

 Yours faithfully,

Primary 5

Entrepreneurs in Training

I just wanted to say a massive thanks to you, your teachers and pupils that came along to the St Enoch’s Centre last week to sing Christmas Carols in support of The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice.

As you know the hospice needs to raise £3.1million each year towards our £5million annual operations costs and we couldn’t do it without the support of you and your young people.

All schools that attended were fantastic and we cannot wait to let you know what was raised. We should have figure soon and I will send this onto along with a certificate that can be displayed for the children.

Thank you once again and enjoy the festive season.

Kind regards Caroline

Education & Challenges Fundraiser

The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice T: 0141 429 5599

D: 0141 429 9815

M: 07811 329 274

E: caroline.m.watson@ppwh.org.uk

W: ppwh.org.uk

— Scottish Charity Recognition No. SC012372 Registered in Scotland SC084008, Registered Office 71 Carlton Place, Glasgow G5 9TD This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential (and may contain privileged information) to the ordinary user of the e-mail address to which it was addressed and must not be copied, disclosed or distributed without the prior authorisation of the sender. Any contents of this message which do not relate to the business of PPWH are neither given nor endorsed by the Charity / Company / Hospice    Please notify the sender and destroy this e-mail immediately if you are not the intended recipient.   Please also note that while our own software systems have been used to try to ensure that this e-mail has been swept for viruses, we do not accept responsibility for any damage or loss caused in respect of any viruses transmitted by the e-mail.   Please ensure your own checks are carried out before any attachments are opened.

Please click on the link below for further details.

Nursery Class Christmas Letter 2017

Please click on the link below to view a letter from John Swinney

Empowering Schools A Consultation on the Provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill – Letter to Parent Councils

Link to Consultation

https://consult.gov.scot/learning-directorate/education-scotland-bill/

Please click on the link for further information

P6/ P7 Football Club Dates

Next week’s whole school homework task focuses on talking and listening skills.  Please click on the links below for further information.

Your child will receive a copy of the activity on Monday.  Please return to school by Friday 17 November.

You can e-mail (schoolmail@braidbar.e-renfrew.sch.uk) or Tweet (@BraidbarPS) photographs of achievements be shared on our lunchtime achievements display or on Twitter: schoolmail@braidbar.e-renfrew.sch.uk

• Talking and Listening Homework Guidance
• Talking and Listening Activities

The Parent Council will meet after Parents’ Evening tonight at 6.45pm in the Family Room.

Please click on the link below to view the agenda and ERC budget consultations.

• Agenda for 9/11/2017
• ERC Budget Consultation

We are holding our annual book fair during week commencing 6 November. We have arranged our book fair with ‘Travelling Books’ who give the school 60% of the total money raised to buy books for our school.

All parents are welcome to come and view the books with their child at the time their class is timetabled for viewing

Your child will visit the book fair and choose a book. He/she will bring home the completed order form.  If you approve of the choice of book, please return the order form signed together with a cheque, made payable to Braidbar Primary School the following day. Books may have to be ordered so don’t worry if he/she does not return home with their book straight away. The books are available to view during our Parents’ Evenings too.

The preferred method of payment is by cheque. If this is not suitable, please send the correct money with your child in a sealed envelope along with the order form. If you allow your child to buy a book, it would be helpful if you could send a ‘carrier bag’ with them to keep in their tray in school. The carrier bag should help protect the new book when your child brings it home.

In order to avoid any disappointment, please ensure all cheques and order forms are returned to school by

Wednesday 15^th November, as it is not possible to process any orders after this date.

Please remember that although we very much appreciate your support in obtaining books for our school, there is no obligation to buy or return the order form. You can find more information regarding Travelling Books on

www.travellingbooks.co.uk.

In addition to meeting with your child’s teacher or Child Development Officer (CDO) you will also be able to meet some members of our school and nursery class community including:-

• Mr Ronnie Hillis, Depute Head Teacher from Woodfarm High School (8th November)
• Miss Sam Cunningham, member of East Renfrewshire Council Family First team (8th and 9th November)
• Mr Grant Trainer, Campus Police Officer for Woodfarm Cluster Schools (9th November)
• Ms Karen Catlow, Catering Manager (9th November)

The Travelling Books Fair will be in Braidbar from Monday 6 November to Friday 10 November.  You will be invited to visit the Book Fair with your child and their class during the school day.  The Book Fair will also be available at Parents’ Evening.

Appointments will take place in the Games Hall.  We look forward to seeing you on the evening of your appointment.  Our  House Captains will be available to guide you on the evening and to seek feedback.

Please click on the link below for further information

Parents Night Flyer – November 2017

Parent Council Meeting

Following Parents’ Evening at 6.45pm on Thursday 9th November, the Parent Council will meet in the Family Room.  At this meeting, Gail Duff, Parent Council Chair will provide parents with an overview of East Renfrewshire Budget Proposals.  For further information on the proposed budget and for the chance to have your say, please click on the link below.

http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/article/9172/2018-2021-budget-consultation

Dear Parents,

An important principle which we aim to uphold and embed within the school ethos is recycling.

To help us do this, the Eco Committee have arranged a Rag Bag Collection. This involves pupils and teachers bringing in old clothes to school which will then be gathered, collected and then recycled. Money can be earned for every kg collected.

If you have any old clothes that you would be happy to recycle then please bring them into school before the collection date of Wednesday 15^th November. The Rag Bag Scheme collect wearable clothing, paired shoes, handbags and belts. Pupils can drop clothes off to Mrs Macintyre in p6a and ask their Eco Committee Representatives for any more information.

There will also be an area for you to deposit any recyclable clothing on Parent’s Evenings on November 8^th and 9^th.

We are looking forward to keeping you updated with our progress on class blogs and twitter.

Yours sincerely

Lisa Macintyre

Class Teacher and Eco Co-ordinator

Please click on the link below to view next weeks whole school homework task.  Entries due on Friday 3 November 2017.

Christmas Card Competition

Dear Parents and Guardians,

East Renfrewshire Council is consulting on its budget for 2018-2021.   Your responses to this consultation will help shape councillors’ decision making about how our budget will be spent over the next three years.

The Council’s budget covers a huge range of services, including education, schools, early learning and childcare, social care, roads, cleansing and housing.

While the Council does not yet know its exact budget, with the Scottish Government not due to confirm the annual grant settlement until December, ERC is expecting to have to make savings in the region of £26million between 2018 and 2021.  This is in addition to £37million of savings the Council has already made since 2012.

A range of proposed savings to meet the £26million shortfall has been published for consultation and is available at www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/budget.   Parent Council Chairs have been invited to a series of meetings as part of the Budget Conversation, but we are keen to hear from as many parents as possible on the savings proposals set out in the Budget Booklet, a small number of hard copies of which are available in schools or at this link.

The consultation will be open until 28 November, with the final budget being decided by elected members at a meeting of the full council on 8 February 2018.

Many Thanks,

East Renfrewshire Council