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Maths Problem for the Weekend (6) – Winter Breaks!

Five men from different parts of the country each chose to go on a winter-sports holiday in a different area (one went to the Swiss Alps). Whilst skiing there, each had an accident in which he suffered a fracture of a different part of his anatomy.

From the clues given below, can you work out who lives in which town, where he went for his holiday and what he broke?

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  1. One man broke his collarbone in the Austrian Alps.
  2. The man from Stirling did not break an arm; he is not Gerry, who did not break a leg.
  3. Roger did not spend his holiday in the Cairngorms.
  4. Bob’s hometown is Aberdeen; he did not break his collarbone during his holiday.
  5. Michael is not from Glasgow; his skiing holiday came to an abrupt conclusion when he fell and broke his right arm.
  6. The man from Edinburgh went to the Italian Alps for his winter holiday.
  7. Donald was the man who spent his holiday in the French Alps; his injury was not to the left side of his body.
  8. The man who broke his left leg was from Busby.

You could use a chart like this to help:

Name Hometown Holiday Area Broken Part
       
       
       
       
       
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Maths Problem for the Weekend (5) – Dress the Elf!

Mrs Claus made four of the workshop elves new suits for Christmas.
Each suit had matching trousers, boots, jacket and hat.
  • one suit was all red
  • one was all green
  • one was all yellow
  • one was all blue

The elves were delighted with their presents, but decided it would be fun to wear a different outfit every day for as many days as possible. So they agreed to swap around parts of their suits until they ran out of new combinations.

How many days did their fun last?
 
Your could print off this picture to help you solve the problem.
 
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Registering your Child for Primary School 14th – 18th January 2013

East Renfrewshire Council has set up one week when you should register your child for school education in East Renfrewshire.  You must register at your catchment school, even if you intend to make a placing request to another school or to defer your place and keep your child at home for another year.  The school will be able to provide you with a placing request form.  You will require to complete this form and return it to the Education Department.

If you intend to educate your child privately or at home you should still register at your local catchment school.

You may choose to enrol you son or daughter in either the local denominational or local non-denominational school.  This choice will determine the secondary school to which your child will transfer.

If your child is aged five between 1 March 2013 and the end of February 2014 you shuld come along to the primary school bewteen 1.30pm and 3.30pm any day during the week of Monday 14 January 2013 to Friday 18 January 2013.

You should bring your child’s birth cirtificate, your child benefit statement or a bank statement showing your child benefit award, a copy of your current council tax notice and mortgage statement or rental agreement.

For further information please visit the East Renfrewshire Council website; contact Ann Nairn, East Renfrewshire Council, on 0141 577 3578 or ask at the school offfice.

If you wish to make a placing request for your child for the session beginning in August 2013 you should return a completed placing request form to Ann Nairn before 31 January 2013 to:

Placing Requests,

East Renfrewshire Council Offices, Education Department,

211 Main Street,

Barrhead,

East Renfrewshire

G78 1SY

Placing request forms can be downloaded from the council website or from the school office.

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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.

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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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