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Can you help? Fostering team needs new carers.
You may be aware East Renfrewshire Council Fostering and Adoption team have had a recent advertising campaign to recruit foster carers. To date they have had a good response however they are keen to attract more carers.
East Renfrewshire needs new foster carers, we need you.
www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/foster – 0141-577-3367
Scottish Themed Lunch Menu Thursday 24th September
The kitchen are offering a scottish themed menu on Thursday for lunch.
This will replace both P1-P3 & P4-P7 menus.
Menu avilable below
Official Opening of ‘Busby Bairns Bothy’
We held the official opening of our new Nursery Playground on Friday 11th September. Provost Carmichael cut the ribbon in traditional fashion.
A special thank you to Michelle Sweeney who applied for a grant on behalf of the school to Whitelees Wind Farm.
Further thanks to our Busby Nursery Class Parent Support Group who were proactive in obtaining additional funding from the Big Lottery Fund and of course their own fund raisers efforts.
We were joined by our Acting Head of Service – Janice Collins, local MSP Ken Macintosh, Councillor Lafferty and Provost Carmichael and our parent support group who all enjoyed the sun and a cream tea!
Many thanks
Sharon Hunter
Parent Calendar of Events
Dates for you diary for the new school session.
Dates may be subject to change, we will keep you as updated as possible.
Internet Safety Seminar
Respect Me are holding an Internet safety seminar for parents / carers to show them how to ensure privacy settings keep children safe online.
Wed 6.30 to 8.30pm.
This event has kindly been arranged by MACS.
All welcome.
Dyslexia Scotland
OPEN MEETINGS for 2015/16
Dyslexia Scotland Year Calendar 15-16
All Meetings to be held at MEARNS CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL
7.15pm-8.15pm
MONDAY, 14th SEPTEMBER 2015
Inspirational speaker Paul McNeill
Come along and hear Paul talk about his journey with dyslexia, from leaving school with no qualifications to becoming a regional manager with the Scottish Football Association
Parent Council AGM
Busby Primary School Parent Council AGM will be held at Williamwood High School at 6.45pm tonight.
Please see AGM Agenda and Minutes of last meeting.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Busby PC
Edinburgh Book Festival 2015
Our annual whole school trip to the Edinburgh Book Festival has proven
once again to be a hit with all the pupils who have been enjoying author stories,
workshops and time in Charlotte Square – even the sun made it for the day!
All classes now on their return journey and we are sure they will be looking forward to sharing the
experience of the day with you at home.
Early Years Literacy Curriculum Evening
An Early Years Curriculum Evening has been arranged for Thursday 3rd September 2015
6.00pm – 7.00pm
all nursery parent/carers (current and new) along with Primary 1 parent/carers welcome.
Sharon Hunter, Head Teacher
Skills Academy
Skills Academy (formally master class) started this week and has been met with great enthusiasm for all the pupils.
Remember if you have a skill to share in any of the following themes please don’t hesitate to contact me.
- Creativity (film making)
- Food Technology
- Life Skills (first aid/resilience)
- Community
- Design and Manufacture
Sharon Hunter, Head Teacher
Meet the Staff Wedneday 26th August
Thank you to all parents for the great turn out at meet the staff event last night.
It was a pleasure once again to welcome all parents new and returning.
Thank you for your useful feedback on school improvement. We are working on our parental calendar of events for this session which we will post on the website when ready.
Sharon Hunter, Head Teacher
August Newsletter
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Welcome Back!
Welcome to all our new and returning pupils to Busby Primary School.
We very proud to see how smart all our pupils looked in their school uniforms, thank you to pupils and parents for this.
Even the sun returned – just in time! Lets hope for some nice weather over the coming months.
Note for diary!!!!
We have the school photographer coming on Monday 17th August to catch all the pupils at their best!
They will take class, individual and family photographs.
