Your child’s yellow folder will make its way home in schoolbags tomorrow to allow you to see some of the work undertaken this session. We hope you enjoy sharing this with your child. Can we ask you to ensure you sign and comment on the relevant sheet and return the folder to school next week.
Primary 1 Enrolment
Week Commencing Monday 16th January 2017
If your son or daughter is aged five between 1 March 2017 and the end of February 2018, you should come along to school between 1.30pm and 3.30pm any day during the week of Monday 16 January to Friday 20 January 2017.
You will be required to bring the following items
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If you don’t have current copies of the documents, we ask you still report to school to enrol, you can bring these at a later date.
Your child will remain provisionally enrolled until you have provided all required information and may be unable to attendinduction days until fully enrolled.
We have recently made a few changes for the calendar and have uploaded for your attention.
From 5th of December 2016, a person smoking in a car which is carrying passengers under 18 years of age will be breaking the law. Offenders could face a £100 fixed penalty fine.
The Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Act 2016, creates a new criminal offence, committed by any adult (aged 18 or over), where that adult smokes in a private motor vehicle in the presence of a child (under 18years of age), while that vehicle is in a public place. The aim of the legislation is to protect children and young people from the harmful effects of exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in a confined space.
Exposure to second-hand smoke in cars involves higher concentrations of health-threatening chemicals than in larger, open areas. Even if the windows are opened or air conditioning is used, harmful particles can remain in the atmosphere long after the visible smoke has disappeared. The restriction of a vehicle also means individuals are unable to move away from the smoke.
We all have an obligation to protect children and young people from the risks to their life and health, caused by the exposure to second hand smoke and ensure that every child in Scotland has the best start in life. Growing up in a smoke-free environment is an important part of that.
The Scottish Government hope that the introduction of this legislation will help their drive to cut the number of children exposed to second-hand smoke to 6 per cent by 2020. This is a momentous step in pulling Scotland on the path to becoming a tobacco-free generation.
For more information, visit the Healthier Scotland website.
East Renfrewshire Carers’ Centre are offering a two part play therapy workshop for parents of children with additional support needs. The course will take a practical approach, exploring the importance of play and how play can indicate stages of development.
Further details can be found by clicking the link below.
The P7 Year Group is participating in Virgin’s ‘Make £5 Grow’ scheme. The project will help pupils to build their enterprise, mathematics, team building and financial skills. The P7 children will be selling goods to pupils from the other classes all this week at break times and lunchtimes. Prices range from 10p – £1 per item.
Our next Rag Bag collection will take place on Friday 11th November. Collection bags will come home in school bags today and any donations should be sent in with your child next Friday. We thank you in advance for your support in this environmentally friendly way of raising money for school funds.
As we near Remembrance Day on 11th November, poppies will be on sale at school. Pupils will visit the classes on a daily basis should you wish to send a donation with your child.
There is a special event to be held this coming Saturday in Rouken Glen. Info contained in poster below.
There is a special Hallowe’en themed menu on Thursday 27th October. The Kitchen is also selling chocolate apples (60p) at tuck every day this week.
This will replace the menu on Thursday 27th October
As advised in our information leaflet ParentPay, the new online payment system is being introduce to Busby Primary School.
Please ensure sufficient funds are available in your childs lunch account to last until Thursday 13th October. If you currently use our online payment system Payments4Schools this will only be in operation until the end of day on Friday 7th October. Pupils may still credit their lunch account via the reval machine located in the school.
You will be issued with an activation letter soon advising how to register for a ParentPay account. All parents/carers are requested to register as the school office will become cashless, you will however still have the facility to credit your child’s lunch account only via the reval machine in the school.
Below is further information advising you on the new ParentPay which should be available from 17 October for school meals only. Trips taking place after the school holiday will be added then.
This system has been piloted within the authority and is proving very popular with parents. We are confident you will be pleased with the benefits it will provide.
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Miss Hunter and Mrs Oswald all dressed up waiting for the pupils to arrive.
Click under Parent Life At Busby- News for further photos and information !
The first Parent Equalities Forum of this session will take place on Thursday 15th September 2016 in Mearns Castle High School from 7-8pm.
