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Fire Incident 30th November 2012

During this morning’s session, whilst the Nursery children were playing outside , a small fire started due to a malfunction in one of the heaters.  All the children from the Nursery and School were evacuated and the fire brigade arrived promptly .  Only after the Fire Commander had  checked the whole school thoroughly, were the children and staff permitted back in. The Fire Commander praised the staff and pupils for following the effective emergency procedures in place at the school  

Due to the fire, both Nursery rooms have been closed  but our Pre-5 service will continue to operate from the Gym Hall.  Parents should bring their children to the dining hall entrance of the school, which is located in the upper playground, next to the main hall where a member of staff will welcome you.   At the end of the session, parents should collect their children from the ICT room. This system will continue until the room has been re-decorated, which should be before the end of the week.

As a result of the very unpleasant smoke smell in the Nursery and back corridor, the Primary 2 and Primary 4 classrooms were unable to be used in the afternoon but will be back to normal on Monday.

Lunchtime and after-school clubs will be cancelled next week.

Please be assurred that procedures have been put in place to ensure the smooth running of the Nursery and School during this time. However, we hope you appreciate that there may be further changes.

The School Christmas Fayre will go ahead as planned tomorrow at 2.00pm.  We look forward to seeing you.

Thank you to all the parents, other schools and members of the community who offered us their assistance today.

Maths Problems, Uncategorized

Maths Problem for the Weekend (3): Scottish Culture Week

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Paw Broon has won the Postcode lottery! Hooray!

He spent two thirds of his winnings on a baronial Highland castle.

He spent two thirds of what he had left  on a luxury yacht so he could take the family on a tour of the Scottish Islands and sea lochs.

Then he spent two thirds of what he had left on funding a scientific expedition to locate the Loch Ness Monster.

He spent his final £20,000 on treating Maw Broon to a week at Skibo Castle.

How much did Paw Broon win on the lottery?

- Pupils, Health and Wellbeing, parents

Free Online Access Control Software for Parents from Argos

Argos partnered with Symantec to provide Norton’s Family Software to parents for free (no purchase necessary).  The software allows parents to block access to certain types of sites and monitors use.  It works on PCs and laptops and more to the point, on smartphones and tablets.  I’m told that one of the most popular questions from the October national campaign was from parents worried about how they can control their children’s use of mobile devices and how they would know what type of sites their kids were going to and this software fits that bill.  Features include:

– Android smartphone monitoring – to see how children are using their phones

– Web monitoring and blocking – tracks what websites your child visits

– Time limits – manages the time children can access the internet from any device

– Social networking monitoring – keeps an eye on your children’s activity

– Search monitoring – updates what your children are searching for

– Email alerts – alerts you when your children do something they shouldn’t, like try to access blocked sites.

Argos made this move in support of the Government’s proposed legislation for ensuring protection for children from adult content on the internet.  If you want to know more, here is the link.  www.getsafeonline.org/news/free-online-access-control-software-for-parents/ .

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Set4Sport with Judy Murray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Thursday 22nd November, Judy Murray and her team of coaches came on a ‘play date session’ with the staff and pupils of Primary 1 and 2. Set4Sport is a programme designed by Andy Murray’s mother, Judy and its message is all about having fun in the family environment. The equipment needed for these games and exercises will almost certainly already be in your garden or home. If not, they can be found cheaply in most toy stores. For further information about Set4Sport visit http://www.set4sport.com/.  Thanks go to one of our parents, Valerie Bruce, for donating this prize to the school.

 Here are some of the children’s comments abou the day:

“I liked playing all the games,” Lara

“I liked jumping over the sharks and the river,” Nicholas

“Judy Murray showed me how I can keep fit by tidying my bedroom,” John

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Diversity Day: Sunday 25th November 2012: 2-5pm

The Children’s Diversity Fun Day is a wonderful fun way to learn about different cultures and faith traditions. Children will particpate in Food Tasting, Cultural Dressing Up,and Tradtional Dance. Learning from these activities, children will paint mugs to take home. This will culminate in team games and a tug o war.

 The event is for Primary 5, 6, 7 school age children and is held at the Maccabi centre in Giffnock from 2-5pm.

 This event has been organised by a unique partnership between faith communities and ERC sports services department and Active Schools. Promoting greater understanding and building relationships has been a strong feature of the work. Youth leaders and volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds will support the event.

To book a place contact:
info@maccabigbscotland.org
info@woodfarmeducationcentre.org.uk
Maccabi Centre on 0141 638 6177
Woodfarm Education Centre on 07807673119

 

 

- Achievement, - Pupils, Castle Toward

P7 Castle Toward – Tuesday

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Everyone loved the late night walk last night and eventually all settled down to a good night’s sleep!

This morning started off dry, but not for all the groups.  Miss Taylor and her group undertook the challenge of the gorge walk.  Thankfully, there were no spiders to distract Miss Taylor. Meanwhile, Catriona and John reached the highest point on the High Rope Challenge and Damien took the lead in a challenge to rescue the teachers from across the swamp using only a few crates. Perhaps the biggest suprise of the day was that he actually wanted to rescue the teachers!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The children also had to get the ‘toxic waste’ from the poisoned grassland without spilling it.  If it falls over, run……!