Category: Parents

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

Giffnock Primary Book Fair

Dear Parent/Carer

Our Annual Book Fair will be taking 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.

book-fair-letter-march-2017

Parents’ meetings – online appointment booking

Nursery – Primary 7

Dear Parent / Carer

Thank you to those of you who have already booked parents’ meetings appointments using the online system. If you have not already booked an appointment with your child’s class teacher you may like to do so as soon as possible as places are filling up very quickly.  If you wish to book an appointment with the Support for Learning teacher this should be done separately using the online system.

We would remind you that you will be unable to access the booking system after Sunday 5th March at midnight.

Future Me Parental Involvement

The ‘Future Me’ campaign as part of Read, Write, Count, encourages families across Scotland to share their children’s dreams for the future.

‘Future Me’ aims to support families to start a conversation with their P1-3 children about their hopes and aspirations, which will ultimately help to improve their lives in the future. It asks families to share those dreams, either as a picture, letter or film on the ‘Future Me’ wall at www.futureme.scot. The campaign builds on existing Scottish Government efforts to tackle educational inequalities and raise attainment in early years and beyond. With increasing time pressures on families, Read, Write, Count highlights easy activities built around everyday things families are already doing. Whether it’s going to the shops, travelling to school or at mealtimes, Read, Write, Count offers parents and carers simple ideas that will help children do their best at school.

The document below provides further information about Future Me:

future-me-digital-toolkit

After School Clubs Attendance

Primary 1 – Primary 7

For the attention of parents / carers with children attending after school clubs.

Dear Parent / Carer

A register is taken at each after school club and any unexplained absence has to be accounted for to ensure the safety of your child.

If your child is unable to attend any of the after school club sessions could we please ask you to telephone the school office to report their absence and then this information can be passed to the leader of the club.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Regards

Rob Lawson

Head Teacher

E-Newsletter

Nursery  – Primary 7

From Rob Lawson, Headteacher

Dear Parents/ Carers

I am delighted to share with you our new-look newsletter which you can access through the link below. We hope that it will continue to develop the ways in which you can engage in your child’s learning and school community. I hope that you enjoy the new format and content and would be very interested to hear any feedback that you have.

https://sway.com/DGXafu6NepZobUYh

 

Read, Write, Count

Read, Write, Count is a Scottish Government supported website for parents packed full of simple suggestions to help improve your child’s skills and confidence in school and at home.

Read, Write, Count is carrying out a survey to evaluate its first year. and welcomes views from parents of Primary 2 and 3 pupils. The survey can be accessed here:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FCP6MQN

For parents the prize is a personal Read, Write, Count Goodie bag filled with books, games and activities for all the family to enjoy.

The deadline to complete the survey is Tuesday 28 February.

Read, Write, Count’s new parental engagement campaign, ‘Future Me’ launches on 20th February. Future Me, as part of Read, Write, Count, asks parents and carers to talk to their children to discover what their children’s hopes and dreams are, to share those dreams on our Future Me wall and make a promise to do all they can to help their child realise their ambitions. It’s about what’s important to the children of Scotland, and parents making a commitment to help their child imagine a great future and live out those dreams. Future Me’s wall will preserve those dreams, and build a picture of Scotland’s children’s hopes and ambitions – a country that believes every child has the right to succeed, regardless of their circumstances.