Month: March 2017

End of Term Church Service 29 March

Nursery to P7

We would like to remind you that our end of term Spring Church Service will take place on Wednesday 29th March 2017 starting at 1.30pm in Orchardhill Parish Church – all parents are warmly invited to attend. The collection at the church service will be donated to Water Aid. Pupils will return to school for normal dismissal at 3.00pm.

As you will be aware the term ends on Friday 31st March and as usual pupils will be dismissed at the earlier time of 2.30pm

Red Nose Week

Red Noses will be on sale daily during the week beginning 20th March. Please remember to bring a £1 to school.

Children will learn about the issues facing young children across the world and how the money from Red Nose Day helps them. We will watch videos and listen to stories and songs.

Pupils are invited to pay an entirely optional donation to tell a joke to their class. They may wish to wear something comical such as a funny hat, a pair of silly glasses, and pair of deely boppers. This is optional and there are templates on the Comic relief website which can be used at home or in class to create a comic prop.

Below is a link to the Comic Relief website with a range of resources and ideas including templates for glasses, hats, masks and beards:

http://www.rednoseday.com/schools/primary/fundraising-resources

Since we have already used the theme of dressing in red to support the Red Card To Racism initiative this session, and since we are very aware that we have just celebrated World Book Day including costumes, we have agreed to not suggest any further ‘dressing up’ activities for the event.

The money we raise will help people living really tough lives in the UK and across Africa. For example, £2.50 could buy a mosquito net to protect a family in Africa. In the UK, £5 could pay for an isolated elderly person with dementia to have dinner at their local support group. On their behalf, thank you.

We really appreciate your support and hope that you’ll have fun helping us to raise lots of money for Red Nose Day.

Twitter posts from Dounans

We are pleased to confirm that there is wifi available on site to allow us to share some images through our school Twitter feed. We cannot promise to share multiple photographs of all children but the staff will do their best to give you a good feeling for what is going on at Dounans this week.

You can access the feed through the following link or through our home page on the school website:

https://twitter.com/giffnockprimary

 

Parental Engagement Calendar and Overview

Thank you for attending our Parents’ Meetings this week and I hope that you found them both useful and enjoyable. We know how significant your engagement in your child’s learning is and, during the evenings this week, we shared with you a range of ways we have been developing these opportunities this session. For those of you who were unable to make the meetings, I have attached an overview that we hope you will find informative.

Parental Engagement Calendar and Overview 2016-17

Spring Activities from East Renfrewshire Council

The Spring holidays are fast approaching and there are loads of activities on offer for your children!

If you are in receipt of council tax or housing benefits you may be able to get FREE places on some of our most popular activities including our all days camps at Barrhead High Schools and Eastwood High School.

Our full brochure will be out in schools shortly but in the meantime you can view the online version at:

http://www.ercultureandleisure.org/activities

or book on by calling 0141 577 3008.

Spring 2017 Activities flyer