Month: April 2020
Internet safety
Please find a letter attached with information about online sfaety.
NHS Thursday Night Clapping
Each Thursday evening at 8pm we show our appreciation for our NHS and key workers through a clap, which has become a very special weekly moment. The Music Education Partnership Group
(MEPG) is organising something extra special for Thursday 30th April. They are encouraging musicians all over Scotland to pick up their instruments and play “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. MEPG have created backing tracks as well as parts for many instruments which you can find on their website as well as further information.
https://wemakemusicfornhs.weebly.com/
If you do not play a musical instrument but would like to take part you could make an instrument of your own to play on the evening or learn the song words to singalong. Let’s come together in a slightly different way this week to support our NHS and our key workers.
Kind regards,
The Giffnock Leadership Team
P7 video entry to French Competition
Giffnock values photo challenge
Please see attached for what we hope will be a fun and engaging family activity for all of our school community.
Family Support Team
Dear Families,
As our Community is very much in our thoughts, we are keen to support in whatever ways we can. Although our Giffnock Family has been very well supported by a variety of staff from other agencies over a long time, the present circumstances in which we are now living have changed and so therefore have some of our needs.
Bearing this in mind we would like to share the variety of free and confidential support that is available to all our families. We have attached a copy of information on this from East Renfrewshire along with the Healthier Minds resource and below you will find a variety of support agencies available which may be of interest.
Please continue to keep in touch with us should there be anything you may need help with,
Our best wishes,
The Giffnock Family Support Team
Health and Wellbeing Update 3 from ERC
Young Carers – for children and families supporting family members with medical or additional needs or requiring respite.
Facebook – EastRenfrewshire Carers Centre
Twitter – https://twitter.com/eastrencarers
Young Carers are still taking young carer referrals and supporting young carers so if you think you may require support don’t hesitate to get in touch with Kevin Daily as below.
Kevin Dailly, Young Carers Education Worker
East Renfrewshire Carers Centre
Barrhead Centre
8 Carlibar Road
Barrhead
G78 1AA
0141 638 4888
Email Kevin Dailly: kevin@eastrenfrewshirecarers.co.uk
Glasgow Womens Aid Helpline is open Monday to Friday, 10AM-4PM on 0141 553 2022 with email support too:
officecover@glasgowwomensaid.org.uk
Family First worker Julie Douglas is available for direct contact and can support on a variety of areas such as School, Health, Home, Money, Parenting, Confidence, Additional Support Needs. You can contact Julie through email at:
julie.douglas@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
or by phoning her on 07393752547
Mental and Emotional Health support is available through Talking Points. Adults in East Renfrewshire can receive help and advice from professionals and volunteers about their health and wellbeing. If you would like more information on Talking Points, please call 0141 800 7850 or email Alan at:
alan.stevenson@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
talkingpoints@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)
Please phone 0141 800 7850. In an emergency, please phone 0141 800 7850, open from 8am to 6pm. Alternatively, you can phone Glasgow and Partners Emergency Social Work Services out of hours on 0300 343 1505.
Other services are available:
Childline 1 2 1 Counsellor Chat
The telephone line is open 9- midnight on 0800 1111.
Infoline: 0300 123 3393.
Email: info@mind.org.uk
Text: 86463
Family Feedback on Remote learning
We are very interested to know more about how you have found the arrangements for, learning activities and general organisation of remote learning so far. We understand that learning from home is both very new and challenging and we want to thank you for your efforts in aiming to make this work the best that we possibly can, together, for our children.
To gather further information from your and your child’s perspectives, we have put together a short questionnaire which we would be very grateful if you would spend a short time completing. Can we ask that you do this by Tuesday 28th April, after which we will collate the responses received.
Thank you in advance for your ongoing support.
Online exercises from cameron Taekwondo
Remote Learning Parental Letter 17 April
An important letter from Headteacher Rob Lawson has been emailed to all parents. The letter can be read here: