Thank you for using the new online booking system for parent interviews in March.
We welcome your feedback regarding this system.
This can be completed online via the link: https://getinvolved.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/education/229b0f7c
The survey is open until 31 March.
P6 children have started their Bikeability lessons and are enjoying learning safe cycling. The first set of lessons takes place in the playground, but later we will go onto the road to get some real life practice!
You can find out more about Bikeability here:
http://bikeabilityscotland.org/
Following feedback from parents and carers, a new online school payment service is being trialled in four schools and one family centre in East Renfrewshire in the coming weeks.
Paying for school meals and trips can sometimes cause last minute panics at home, especially when we all lead such busy lives and there’s so much else to think about.
East Renfrewshire Council believes it has now come up with an effective solution to help time-pressed parents and carers with this process and is trialling ParentPay from the start of the summer term (April 2016).
ParentPay is an online payments system already used in more than 6000 schools throughout the UK to facilitate convenient payment for products and services, eliminating the need for any money to ever change hands.
In October 2015, a survey was issued to parents and carers in East Renfrewshire to try to identify the sort of system they felt would be most beneficial. More than 1,400 responses indicate that ParentPay ticks all the boxes including:
Over the course of the summer term, the council will implement the new system and monitor feedback at four schools and in one family centre before roll-out to all of East Renfrewshire on a phased basis in the new school session 2016/17.
The trial schools are:
Parents and carers of pupils at the four schools trialling the system will shortly be sent account activation details. Simply follow the instructions in the letter and you’re off and running!
Once the trial period is over, we will advise parents and carers of pupils throughout East Renfrewshire when the new system will be available for their child’s school in the new 2016/17 term.
For more information on ParentPay please visit:
Dear Parent/Carer
Please find attached our March Newsletter.
We welcome your feedback regarding online booking and parent interviews.
This year this can be completed online via the link: https://getinvolved.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/education/229b0f7c
The link is open until 25 March 2016.
Yesterday Primary 7 were very busy compiling news reports for the annual BBC School Reports.
Around 30,000 students from more than 1,000 schools up and down the United Kingdom and beyond took part in the annual News Day.
Our reports are available on the school website at this link:
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/Giffnock/pupils/news-desk-2/
Rouken Glen Park is holding a reminiscence session to add local people’s memories to a new history booklet about the park called “Rouken Glen Park Rediscovered” being compiled by volunteers.
We are looking for people with memories and old photographs of the park to come along and talk about them.
The event will take place in the Pavilion Visitor Centre, Rouken Glen Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock G46 7UG on Friday 18 March at 11 am – 2 pm. For more information click on the link below.
Dear Parent/Carer
Our Annual Book Fair will be taking place here in the school on the above dates. The Book Fair is always lots of fun for the children, parents and teachers. It also provides another opportunity to encourage children to use and enjoy books, both fiction and non-fiction.
Children have been given a leaflet today – for further information please click on the link below.
Giffnock Primary had fun yesterday celebrating World Book Day. Lots of people came dressed as their favourite characters from books. P7 children read a story in Scots to all the classes. We also had a theatre workshop which everyone enjoyed.
Here are some pictures from the day.
FUNDRAISING SALE
Friday 11th March
2.45pm to 3.30pm
In the Street Area, Woodfarm High School
Fairtrade, Plants, Crafts, Art Work, Wooden Products, Books/Toys, Easter Cards and Gifts, Tombola
Parents/Carers/Pupils from our cluster primaries are most welcome. Please come and support the school.
World Book Day is celebrated across the UK on Thursday 3rd March 2016. It celebrates the joy and value of books and reading, especially for children. We have asked the older children to share their love for the written word across the school. In keeping with the school’s Scottish theme for the day, groups of P7 children will read Scots language stories to each class.
A full description of all the books is contained in the document below:
Dear Parent/Carer,
Your child will be participating in our Daily Mile Sport Relief event on Friday 18th March 2016.
Each class will be running/walking a mile that day in the school playground. Should the weather be inclement the event will take place indoors. Pupils can wear trainers on the day and can ‘jazz up’ their trainers for the event.
Sport Relief wrist bands will be on sale for your child to buy the week beginning Monday 14th March 2016. The wristbands cost £1 with all proceeds going to Sport Relief.
Nursery (am) and Primary 7a – 9:15am
Primary 1 (Both classes) – 9:15am
Primary 2 (Both classes) – 11am
Primary 3 (Both classes) – 11:20am
Primary 4 (Both classes) – 11:40am
Primary 5 (Both classes) – 12pm
Primary 6 (Both classes) – 1:30pm
Nursery (pm) and Primary 7b – 2pm
Yours Sincerely,
Fraser Thomson
Class Teacher
