Dear parent/carer
Our Annual Book Fair will take place here in the school from Wednesday this week. 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 will be given a leaflet today – for further information please click on the link below:
Dear Parent / Carer
I am pleased to inform you that our kitchen will be undergoing a significant refurbishment, beginning later this month. The work itself should not overly impact upon the learning environment and we will still be able to use the Blue Gym Hall for PE times and lunches.
However, whilst the kitchen is being refurbished, the kitchen staff have advised me that it will be necessary to offer a reduced menu as follows:
The changed menu will begin on Wednesday 14th March and is likely to go on until Friday April 20th 2018.
I hope that this clarifies the matter for you,
Yours sincerely,
Rob Lawson Head Teacher
Dear Parent/Carer,
Every year we successfully train pupils in Primary 6 and Primary 7 in the Bikeability programme. This involves teaching children the necessary bike skills to become confident independent users who can also access roads safely.
https://www.cycling.scot/bikeability-scotland
In order to run Bikeability we require your support to undertake some training to then be able to help us deliver the programme, especially as some of the training involves on the road practise!
If you have a few spare hours free and would be able to offer us some support please contact Keith.Fergus@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk.
Courses are run on the following dates, times and venues:-
Wednesday 14th March 2018 at Netherlee primary School from 9 am – 3pm
Thursday 15th March 2018 at Carolside Primary from 9 am – 3pm
Tuesday 27th March 2018 at Braidbar Primary from 9 am – 3pm.
Many thanks,
Kirsty Rawley
Depute Headteacher
Giffnock Primary
The trip to Lockerbie Manor will be going ahead today as planned. All children should come to school with their bags as previously arranged, by 9.30am. The departure time has been put back to 12.30/ 45pm.
We are continuing to monitor travel for the P7 Lockerbie trip tomorrow. P7s should come to school in the morning with their bags ready to go as previously arranged. Please do make sure that the children have packed warm clothes for the week. The final decision on travel and, hopefully, time of departure will be made in the morning. It may be necessary to delay the time of departure but, if we are able to travel, we do not anticipate that this will affect the activities on Monday afternoon at Lockerbie in any way. Thank you for your understanding.
P7 Parents and Carers,
The P7 Lockerbie Residential is still planned to go ahead and Lockerbie Manor will be open, however we will continue to closely monitor the weather and advice from Traffic Scotland with regards to travel, and advise you of any changes ASAP. We will also need to confirm that the trip is going ahead, or not, nearer to the time.
Please make sure that children are well equipped for the snow and have plenty of warm clothes packed. Lockerbie Manor have advised that they are all set for the weather and will make some adjustments to the activities planned for the children where necessary.
We are continuing to monitor the planned P7 excursion as to whether or not the trip can go ahead on Monday 5th March. Please continue to monitor this website for further information.
Due to the ongoing severe weather forecast, Giffnock will remain closed on Friday 2nd March.
Due to the ongoing severe weather forecasts, Giffnock Primary will again be closed on Thursday 1st March. Please continue to monitor the East Renfrewshire Council website for further weather and school closure/ opening information.
Due to the severe weather forecast for tomorrow, all East Renfrewshire schools including Giffnock Primary will all be closed on Wednesday 28th February. Please monitor the East Renfrewshire website for further details for the rest of this week.
http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/article/9468/School-closures
This year Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 26th February to the 11th March 2018 and we are going to put Fairtrade in our snack. This might include Fairtrade bananas, grapes, chocolate, cereal bars or juice! You can easily find the Fairtrade logo on items at the supermarket, so don’t be afraid to get your children involved in the Fairtrade logo hunt.
Thanks for your participation,
The Eco Committee
Here is a link to a short video which highlights the importance of Fairtrade in an accessible and fun way.
https://schools.fairtrade.org.uk/resource/pablo-the-super-banana/
World Book Day is coming!
On Thursday 1st March 2018 we will be participating in World Book Day to celebrate the work of authors and illustrators in a variety of ways. On this day we invite your child to come to school dressed as their favourite book character!
Parents, Pupils and Teachers are welcome to our OPEN MEETING on Wednesday 21st February 2018
By Claire Rattray from University of Glasgow
7.15pm-8.15pm at Mearns Castle High School, Newton Mearns, G77 5GU
http://www.dyslexiascotland.org.uk/your-branch/glasgow
Dyslexia Scotland 01786 446650
http://www.dyslexiascotland.org.uk
Helpline phone number: 0344 800 84 84
helpline@dyslexiascotland.org.uk
Dyslexia Scotland is a company registered by guarantee.
Registered in Scotland No 153321 Charity No SC 000951
East Renfrewshire Active Schools Team and the Glasgow Ski and Snowboard Centre are offering ski lessons for pupils in P4 – P7. Full details are in the attached letter.
Nursery & P1 Only
Please come along to our Drop-in next Wednesday (14th February) where you will have the opportunity to meet Sam Cunningham our Family First support worker. She can offer advice and help on a wide variety of matters (eg Parenting, Health, Money, School/Nursery, Additional Support Needs, Home, Confidence)
You can come along at 11.15am or 1pm to the Family Room. Please enter by the nursery entrance.
There are leaflets available in the nursery cloakroom area or ask a member of staff for details.
You can also follow this link to East Renfrewshire’s own website which has lots of information
http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/familyfirst
We look forward to welcoming you there.
The school has been using the Groupcall email/messaging system for some time, during which we have received some requests from families for a second email address to be added to enable both Mothers and Fathers to receive emails. As explained at the time the system could only send one email message to the “main carer” of any pupil in the school but it has now been upgraded and a second email address can be added if required (this can only be a parent/carer).
If you are registered as the “main carer” of your child and would like a second email address to be added for your partner could you please advise the school of the following details by the end of February (only requests in writing can be actioned – either by email or letter).
Name of child/children
Class/classes
Name of second contact to be added
Email address of second contact
Although this facility is being offered, please consider carefully whether you require this service as the school email database is already very large to monitor and maintain. Please be aware that it may take several weeks to update the system depending on uptake of this facility.
We have been asked by the Parent Council to remind you about their fundraising event “Crazy Hat Day Or Crazy Hair Day” which is being held on Thursday 8th February.
Children are invited to wear a hat or style their hair in a fun way and they could make a £1 optional donation to the Parent Council “playground repair fund”.
Braidbar Primary School is holding a series of workshops for all parents of primary schools in the Woodfarm Cluster. Details are below:
9am and 1pm (two sessions)
Musicality – and how this approach supports children’s phonological awareness.
9am and 2pm and 3.15pm (three sessions)
‘Sleep’ and its benefits – an information/support session led by Sam Cunningham from Family First.
2.30pm (one session)
Library Services to support Young Learners – workshop led by Gillian Bell.
We would like to remind you that there is a change of menu on Thursday 25th January to celebrate Burns Day. Haggis, neeps and tatties will replace hot 1 chicken curry for all pupils that day. The rest of the menu will remain the same.
Dear Parent/Carer,
We have been asked by the kitchen staff to remind you that your child must choose an option from the lunch menu each day.
We have discussed this with the children and have reminded them that what they choose in the morning from the menu is what they will get in the lunch hall. The kitchen do prepare the food to order and therefore have limited chance to offer any alternative at lunchtimes.
We would appreciate if you could reinforce this at home.
Many thanks for your support.
