Category: Parents

flu vaccination change of date

 

We have been advised by the NHS that there has been a delay in the supply of the intranasal spray flu vaccine and therefore they have had to reschedule the flu vaccination delivery plan for our school.  The new date for the delivery of the flu vaccination plan is shown below:

FLU VACCINATION PROGRAMME will now be held on MONDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2018

We recently issued envelopes from the NHS regarding the programme which they requested be returned to the school by Friday 31st August.  These envelopes will still be collected by the NHS next week and therefore if you have not already returned it to your child’s class teacher could you please do so without delay.

 

P7 Residential Information Evening: Tuesday 28th August 6.30pm reminder

 

For our annual Primary 7 Residential next session, we have booked to go to Lockerbie Manor on the week beginning Monday 4th March 2019. The children last year had such a great time at Lockerbie Manor that we felt it was the right choice for our 2019 excursion. Many of the schools in East Renfrewshire use Lockerbie Manor and it is of course fully approved by our authority.

As was the case this year, next session’s residential will be a cluster event, with children from Braidbar and Thornliebank Primaries attending at the same time as us. This worked very well for our children in terms of being part of their wider transition experiences in the move towards High School, so I am pleased that we are able to continue this. I am writing to you at this early stage as we have organised a presentation to parents/carers to give you more information about the trip. This will be held on Tuesday 28th August 2018 at 6.30pm.

 

Woodfarm Cluster – Primary Ski Programme

 

Woodfarm Cluster – Primary Ski Programme

We are delighted to offer another block of skiing to all pupils in P4-7 across the Woodfarm Cluster. This programme is a partnership between ERCL Active Schools and the Glasgow Ski & Snowboard Centre.

The programme will run for 5 weeks and is open to at all abilities. Please see below for block information, as well as details required to register your child for the club.

SkiLetterSep2018

 

 

Meet the teacher reminder

 

We are pleased to extend an invitation to you to come along and meet your child’s teacher on the evening of Wednesday 29th August 2018.

This evening is designed as an informal opportunity for you to meet your child’s teacher and find out more about their time in nursery and school. The teacher will be available to chat to you about what knowledge and skills your child will be learning, along with important class routines and tips. You will have the opportunity to view some of the class resources and look at children’s displays. The classrooms will be open between 6 and 7pm.

The teacher will not be discussing individual children’s learning and progress. An opportunity for this will be available during our formal parent/ teacher meetings (November and March), or indeed, if you have any particular concerns or matters to discuss, through a pre-arranged appointment or at one of our Friday morning drop-in sessions with our Senior Leadership Team.

We look forward to welcoming you into school on Wednesday 29th August 2018.

 

Mary’s Meals Backpack Project

Mary’s Meals Backpack Project

Collection Date: Tuesday 4th September

(bags can be brought to school from Monday 3rd Sept)

Once again, as requested by the children we have chosen to support Mary’s Meals Backpack Project which helps children from poor families to attend school in countries like Liberia and Malawi. Very often these families cannot afford to buy basic things like pencils and notebooks, or even suitable clothes to wear to school and so children miss out on an education.

Mary’s Meals will send the backpacks to the children, enabling them to receive an education that will help them escape poverty in later life. When children attend school they also get one meal a day which the mums make while their child is learning.

We would be grateful if you could help us and help others, by adding items below in a rucksack that you no longer use.

Could you please make sure each backpack is labelled with boy or girl and an age.

Good quality second hand items are great!

The only items that must be new are soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste.

  • pens, pencils, felt tips, rubber, sharpener, ruler
  • soap (not liquid), towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb
  • t-shirt, shorts, socks, skirt
  • sandals, flip flops
  • soft toy or a ball
  • a little note and maybe a photo of themselves

If you can’t fill it completely or choose to send some items, all donations will be greatly received and sent.

Thanking you for helping us, help others.

RRS Committee and Mrs Sibille

https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/the-backpack-project/what-to-pack

 

Flu vaccination

 

You will already be aware that the flu vaccination programme will take place in school on Tuesday 2nd October 2018.

Your child has brought home information from the NHS who have requested that the consent form be completed and returned to your child’s class teacher by Friday 31st August – even if you do not want your child to be immunised.  If you have any queries you should contact the NHS directly – full information is provided in their envelope.

 

ERC Culture and Leisure Brochures

Please be aware that our ERC colleagues from Culture & Leisure will be handing out brochures/ leaflets for our parents and carers during this week at the start and/ or end of one of the days. They will be clearly identifiable in their Active Schools uniforms and/ or with an ID badge visible for those not in the Active Schools team.

Staff Photographs

To help our families with being able to put ‘names to faces’ we have updated our staff section to include photographs. We hope you find this useful. Simply go to the ‘Information’ tab and ‘School Staff 2018-19’ page from the home page.