Giffnock Nursery has been busy baking and cooking and would like to share their recipes with you. Click here to see the Nursery recipe page.
Dyslexia Scotland East Renfrewshire Open Day
Dyslexia Scotland is holding an open day at Williamwood High School on Tuesday 4 November. Please click here to see an information leaflet.
October Newsletter
Please click here to see a copy of the October newsletter.
Additional Support for Pupils Open Afternoon
Giffnock Primary would like to invite parents and carers of EAL pupils and pupils who receive Additional Support to an Open Afternoon in the school. This will be held on Thursday 6 November from 2.00pm to 3.00pm. Click here for more details and how to reply.
School Holiday dates 2015-2016
Please click here to download a notice of school holidays for 2015-2016.
ESOL for Work Course
Is English your second language? Are you interested in finding a job? The ESOL for Work course can help you to improve your language skills for work purposes. Click here to find out more about this course.
School Improvement Plan
The latest School Improvement Plan can be viewed here
September Newsletter
Please click here to see a copy of the September newsletter.
After School Clubs Information and Application Form
An application form for after-school clubs has been sent out to all children from P2 to P7. Click here to download the form.
The form has a list of all after school clubs we are running this term. Please note days and times clubs are on and encourage your child to participate or try something new. The deadline for the return of forms is Friday 19th September.
Shout Loud, Shout Proud
As part of our school ethos for celebrating success, we want to encourage you to share your child’s achievements. We recognise that our pupils experience a range of activities out with school and to help celebrate these successes with their peers and teacher we are issuing a Shout Loud, Shout Proud sheet to each pupil. Click here to download a copy of the recent letter emailed to parents giving more information.
East Renfrewshire swimming lessons
East Renfrewshire Council runs swimming lessons for all ages and abilities at its various leisure centres. Click here to download a copy of their latest poster giving further details.
Active Schools Information
P5: Cricket Festival
All pupils from primary 5 attended Clydesdale Cricket club on Wednesday 27th August to participate in a Cricket Festival organised by our Active School Co-ordinator, Marie Baxter. This was part of their curriculum programme they received before the summer during their P.E lessons. All children enjoyed the festival and got the opportunity to be coached by the club coaches and also played a number of games throughout the morning.
Cluster Clubs
This term on the back of the successful 2014 Commonwealth Games there will be a number of cluster after-school clubs running in all primary and secondary schools. Please keep an eye out for letters that will be issued over the next few weeks for all our after school clubs.
Some of the clubs running across the cluster are Judo, Karate, Golf, Dance Fusion, Yoga and Tennis. Marie Baxter is working in partnership with local community clubs to try and engage more children in sports and utilise the local clubs, providing more opportunities for children to be active and involved in sports.
Commonwealth Gold Medallist visit to schools
Marie Baxter has arranged a GOLD medallist to visit all the schools across the cluster on Friday 5th September… This is a fantastic opportunity for all our pupils….who could it be? All will be revealed soon….
Volunteers
We are always looking for any parents who would be able to assist in any of the clubs, so please contact Marie Baxter directly on 07800629690 if you are interested in volunteering.
Dressing for Excellence – school uniform at Giffnock Primary
Please click here for information about uniform at Giffnock Primary.
August 2014 Newsletter
Please click here to access our August newsletter.
Parent Council AGM
A reminder that all parents/ carers are welcome to join the Parent Council AGM tonight at 7pm in the school staffroom.
Active School Calendar
Please click here to access the Events Calendar from Active Schools. A copy of this calendar will also be available on our Active Schools’ page.
Welcome Back
A warm welcome to all our new and returning pupils here at Giffnock.
Thank You
Thank you to all who joined us for our final service of the year.
Happy holidays from all at Giffnock.
Mrs Ferguson
Congratulations to our Playground Committees!
Our Director of Education, Mrs Shaw, has been so impressed with the work of pupils and staff she has contacted them directly to acknowledge their hard work and offer her support to ensure that the final stages of the development will be completed during the school holidays. Please click here to read Mrs Shaw’s letter to our Pupil Council. With the addition of the £5000 donation from our Parent Council, we will be able to invest in equipment to enhance the variety of sports on offer as well as develop the Adventure/ Eco Area further.
We would like to thank our pupils from Primaries 5 and 6 for their hard work over the year in creating an environment that has been exceptionally well received by all pupils and will be a highlight for all who attend in years to come.
Special Edition Newsletter – June 2014
Please see last newsletter for this academic year.