Category: Parents

Rock Bottom

The final countdown is on for our P4-P7 performance of Rock Bottom. There are still a number of tickets available for both performances, Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th June at 7pm.  Tickets can be bought direct from Eastwood Theatre.

Here’s a taster of what’s been going on behind the scenes https://youtu.be/JesQW8Suv8Y

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Sports Day 14th June

PRIMARY 1 – PRIMARY 7

Dear Parent/Carer,

We hope you will be able to join us for our sports afternoon on Friday 14th June at Huntly Park (starting at 12.45pm) and that the weather stays dry!   Should the weather be inclement, we regret that we do not have space to accommodate parents in school.

All children should wear suitable clothing on sports day i.e. tracksuit over T-shirt and shorts, trainers/gym shoes, a waterproof jacket and bring a polythene bag to sit on.

NO HOME LUNCHES IF POSSIBLE.  There will be an early lunch for children from 11.40am until 12.30pm.  As the children will be leaving school for the park at 12.45pm it would be helpful if all children could have lunch in school on Sports Day.

At the park – the children must stay in their running order and under a teacher’s supervision at all times. No children are allowed to wander away with or without parents.

At the end of the races and after the presentation of the House Sports Championship Shield, if parents wish to collect their child at that time they must inform their child’s class teacher that they are taking their child away so that we know at all times where our children are and who they are with.

Children not collected at the park will be brought back to school as near to 3.00pm as possible and can be collected from there.

Active Schools

Active schools at Giffnock Primary 2019

The after school club programme at Giffnock Primary has grown over the years and throughout a school year provides many opportunities for pupils to take part in a variety of after school activities in sport and physical activity. We have fantastic support from the teachers, local sports clubs, parents and our community coaches from ERCL.

A few facts …………..

This year there have been over 30 extra-curricular physical activity clubs on offer for pupils both in the school and at local clubs for all pupils.

So far around 135 pupils have attended a sport/physical activity club this school year – which is absolutely fantastic.  I will be in school chatting to pupils in August to get some ideas of what clubs they would like in the school next school year, in a hope to increase this number further.   We are always looking for parent helpers so if you have a sport or would like to assist at a club get in touch as soon as possible for next August!

With the holidays fast approaching, the activity doesn’t need to stop there.  The ERCL holiday programme runs for 5 weeks of the summer holidays.  There are all day catered sports camps from 10am – 3pm at Barrhead and Eastwood High Schools and a number of half day sessions throughout East Renfrewshire.   Free and concessionary places are available on the week long sports camps. To qualify for a free/concessionary place, children must attend an East Renfrewshire school and their household must be in receipt of Council Tax Benefit and / or Housing Benefit. For more information and to make a booking go to https://www.ercultureandleisure.org/summer.

Marie Baxter

Active School Coordinator- Woodfarm Cluster

baxterm1@ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk

cream tea for all our supporters

Dear Parent/Carer and Giffnock families,

Throughout the course of the busy school year we are so fortunate to have a large amount of people who generously give of their time to support our school in a variety of ways, for example:- Parent Council, Cookalong, curriculum support, extra curriculum clubs, trips and excursions, volunteering, sharing skills, workshops, fundraising, gardening, our nursery entrance mural…. the list goes on!

We would like to invite all of our supporters to a special Cream Tea to thank you for all of your help; without you we couldn’t do the added special things we do.

If you are available to drop into school on Friday 21 June at 2.15pm, till just before the bell at 3pm, then we would love to see you.  Please don’t be shy – we want to celebrate our school community!

If you will be able to attend could you please reply to this email with your RSVP – thank you.

Best wishes

All at Giffnock Primary School

change of lunch menu 5th june

We have been advised by the school kitchen that there will be a change of menu on Wednesday 5th June 2019 – details are below.

SUMMER BBQ
Wednesday 5th June 2019
Starter
Golden Melon wedges
*****
Chargrilled Chicken in a wrap
With bbq sauce, and crunchy summer salad
Or
Cheese and Roasted Tomato Quiche
Served with homemade Coleslaw
*****
Dessert
Summer Fruit
***Baked Potato Sandwich and Baguette options also available***

website maintenance

We have been notified by East Renfrewshire Council that due to essential maintenance on our Glow Blogs environment the school website will be unavailable for any users (both internal and external) from Friday 31st May until Monday 3rd June 2019.  Anyone trying to access the website during this period should be taken to a page informing them of the maintenance.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Health and wellbeing

We wanted to share the following matter with you in order to raise awareness. One of our children recently brought into the nursery class with them a small number of multi-vitamin pills. Whilst none of these were swallowed and no other concerns arose, we wanted to share this with you and ask for your co-operation and vigilance at home.

Family 1st Team

Dear Parent/Carer,

The Family 1st team are offering a range of ideas and practical help for families with children from 0-11 years.

Team worker Julie Douglas can be contacted on 07393752547 and is available for impartial advice and support on for example:-

  • School
  • Health
  • Home
  • Money
  • Parenting
  • Confidence
  • ASN

To find out more about how you and your family could benefit give Julie a call, Mondays and Tuesdays (also available during non- school term time).

Please see attached leaflet for further information.

 

Family first leaflet

First Minister’s reading Challenge

PRIMARY 1 – PRIMARY 7

Dear Parent / Carer

Giffnock Primary School’s First Minister’s Reading Challenge is coming to an end – please see attachment for full details.

Your child should bring in their Reading Passport, information about their Reading Challenge and their Reading Journey, on Friday 31st May.

There will be certificates for four different categories (pupils do not have to enter all categories) 1. Class Reading the Most Books.

2. Pupil Reading the Most Books (Upper and Lower school).

3. Pupil’s Personalised Reading Challenges.

4. Your Pupil Reading Journey

Entries for 3 & 4 will be collected from classes (e-mail soft copies can be sent to schoolmail@giffnock.e-renfrew.sch.uk  if you wish).

Please ask your child to speak to a School Librarian if they have any queries, require further details or regarding lost Reading Passports.

More information about the challenges can be found here:

FMRC Primary school challenges

Good luck – and enjoy reading!

Regards

Giffnock Primary School Librarians

school travel survey

The Council are seeking your input into school travel issues in the area and would like you to complete a very quick online survey and add comments to an interactive map.

https://erschoolssurvey.commonplace.is/

There is also a section for pupils if you wish to assist your child in completing a survey.  There will be opportunities in school soon for discussion and debate on road safety and active travel choices, along with a chance for the children to complete the survey.

Finally, there is a section for anyone in the wider community to complete, therefore you may wish to promote this further yourself.

If you have school travel concerns, this is an excellent forum to voice them!

Giffnock Primary Parent Council

Pre-loved school uniform

In an effort to support all families the Parent Council would like to introduce a system to re-use “pre-loved uniform”.  At the end of the school day on a Friday (starting on Friday 31st May and weekly thereafter until the end of term) we will arrange for a rail of uniform items to be available at the “Ramp Entrance” to the school.  Parent / carers are invited to help themselves to the items of pre-loved school clothing.  There is no charge for the clothing, instead we ask that you donate any items of clean school uniform that you no longer need as and when they become available.  A box will also be available on a Friday in this area for your donations.

We hope that this will continue to support all families with the cost of school uniforms alongside the other options that you are already aware of; brand new uniform through Schoolwear Made Easy (www.schoolwearmadeeasy.com) and nearly new uniform through Apparelxchange (www.apparelxchange.co.uk).

Giffnock Primary Parent Council

School Show tickets

We are delighted to share that the tickets for our school show, Rock Bottom, will be on sale the week beginning the 13th of May. All the children P4-P7 will be performing on both evenings Tuesday 11th June and Wednesday 12th June. The principal character roles will be for one of these evenings and further information confirming which evening will be shared before the ticket release. The tickets can be purchased from Eastwood Theatre at the box office or online.
http://www.eastwoodparktheatre.co.uk/

When tickets are released initially there will be a limit of two tickets per transaction for the first two weeks of sale and there after any extra tickets will also be available for purchase on a first come first serve basis. This is to give all families the opportunity to purchase tickets if they wish. We are expecting a high demand for tickets so it is advisable to book quickly to avoid disappointment! Tickets will be priced at £7.50. For health and safety reasons ticket must be issued for all audience members.

Over the coming weeks the P1-P3 children will experience and a enjoy a range of scenes and songs from the show however they will not see the show in its entirety as it is not possible to accommodate the whole school at our dress rehearsal safely.

The P4-P7 children have already been working incredibly hard and we thank you for your continued support in making this a wonderful experience for your children.

East Renfrewshire School Travel Survey Launch

As you may be aware, as a school community we have continued to plan and implement a range of activities and communication to support our families’ safety on the roads within the immediate school area.  This has often been led by our Junior Road Safety Officers Pupil Group, but has also included ongoing communication with our Parent Council, a local Councillor, our Community Wardens and local police.

As part of these activities, we would be grateful if you were able to spend a few minutes completing the survey detailed below which can be accessed through the link there.

https://erschoolssurvey.commonplace.is/ – Click on ‘Have Your Say’ to get started

This includes

–          survey for parents or guardians

–          survey for local communities, aimed at residents and community groups

–          An interactive map to identify specific issues, barriers or opportunities getting to school

An initial deadline for feedback is 29 May 2019, however, the platform will be open throughout 2019 to assist with future planning.