Regrettably extra-curricular activities at this point in time and for the foreseeable future are cancelled. This will include all lunchtime and after school clubs, swimming lessons, bikeability lessons and the P7 Cluster Multi-Sports event at Woodfarm High School next week.
In addition whole school gatherings have been cancelled for the foreseeable future. This will include any parental assemblies, our Community Café and our end of year Church Service.
Please note that most After School Clubs are cancelled next week (Week beginning 16th March) due to teachers preparing for Parents Night and for Parents evening on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th March.
The only Afterschool Clubs running next week are;
Boys Football – Monday 16th March
Gymnastics – Tuesday 17th March
Taekwondo – Friday 20th March
Emails have now been sent to parents/carers of children who have secured a place with our popular After School Clubs for this term. If you have not received an email we are sorry to say that on this occasion your child has not been successful.
If your child has been allocated a place with our After School Clubs, our expectation is that your child will attend. Please note that all children must be prepared to attend weekly and not withdraw from these clubs. The coaches are responsible for the children in their care and any absences must be accounted for. In the unlikely event that your child is unable to attend any session could we please ask you to telephone the school office beforehand (we cannot accept a child’s notification to the class teacher) and this will then be marked on the club register for that day. Without your assistance our administrative staff have to telephone parents/carers to ascertain the whereabouts of their child and with more pupils than ever taking part in after school clubs this can be a very time consuming task.
We wish to remind parents/carers that although most of our After School Clubs are held within the school, we do have some that are held in other locations. If the club is not located at Giffnock Primary it is the responsibility of parents/carers to make sure arrangements have been made for your child to make their way to their club and also for leaving the club to go home. This particularly relates to the Boys Football Club held at Woodfarm High School pitches on Mondays after school. We would also like to clarify that if your child requires any medication/inhaler at a club held at another location this should be given to your child from your home supply as medication held in school cannot be transported.
P1 to P3 only.
Giffnock Sports Committee needs your help! We would like to find out all the great things children in Giffnock do. Could you take 2 minutes to follow the link to fill in this survey about clubs outside of school. We will use this to plan clubs and try to help everyone stay active.
Please note that most After School Clubs are cancelled next week (Week beginning 4th November) due to teachers preparing for parents’ evenings and the actual events taking place on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th November.
The only clubs running next week are Running Club (lunchtime) & Taekwondo on Friday 8th November.
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
Emails have now been sent to parents/carers of children who have secured a place with our popular After School Clubs for this term. If you have not received an email we are sorry to say that on this occasion your child has not been successful.
If your child has been allocated a place with our After School Clubs, our expectation is that your child will attend. Please note that all children must be prepared to attend weekly and not withdraw from these clubs. The coaches are responsible for the children in their care and any absences must be accounted for. In the unlikely event that your child is unable to attend any session could we please ask you to telephone the school office beforehand (we cannot accept a child’s notification to the class teacher) and this will then be marked on the club register for that day. Without your assistance our administrative staff have to telephone parents/carers to ascertain the whereabouts of their child and with more pupils than ever taking part in after school clubs this can be a very time consuming task.
PRIMARY 4 – PRIMARY 7 ONLY
Dear Parent / Carer
We are delighted to offer another block of skiing to all pupils in P4-7 across the Woodfarm Cluster, please find the letter attached. This programme is a partnership between ERCL Active Schools and the Glasgow Ski & Snowboard Centre.
There is also the opportunity, after the block of lessons, for pupils to attend a Ski Fun night in June, at a further cost. However, unfortunately that night clashes with our longstanding date for the School Show Performance which all P4-7 children are expected to be involved in. Therefore, we have informed ERCL Active Schools that there won’t be an uptake from Giffnock for this event.
With that said, we would encourage any of our interested children to take advantage of the great opportunity on offer and as detailed in the attached letter.
Your child should bring home a copy of the attached letter today for After School Clubs for Term 3.
If your child is interested in a club please complete the form and return to the school no later than this Friday (29th March 2019).
We wish to remind parents/carers that although most of our After School Clubs are held within the school, we do have some that are held in other locations.
We would like to clarify that if the club is not located at Giffnock Primary it is the responsibility of parents/carers to make sure arrangements have been made for your child to make their way to their club and also for leaving the club to go home. This particularly relates to the current Boys Football Club and Girls Football Club which are both held at Woodfarm High School pitches on Thursdays after school. We would also like to clarify that if your child requires any medication/inhaler at a club held at another location this should be given to your child from your home supply as medication held in school cannot be transported.
Emails have now been sent to parents/carers of children who have secured a place with our popular After School Clubs for this term. If you have not received an email we are sorry to say that on this occasion your child has not been successful.
If your child has been allocated a place with our After School Clubs, our expectation is that your child will attend. Please note that all children must be prepared to attend weekly and not withdraw from these clubs. The coaches are responsible for the children in their care and any absences must be accounted for. In the unlikely event that your child is unable to attend any session could we please ask you to telephone the school office beforehand (we cannot accept a child’s notification to the class teacher) and this will then be marked on the club register for that day. Without your assistance our administrative staff have to telephone parents/carers to ascertain the whereabouts of their child and with more pupils than ever taking part in after school clubs this can be a very time consuming task.
We have made a new video promoting our extra-curricular clubs! Watch it here:
Here is a copy of the letter detailing the clubs that are running this term:
We are the Sports Committee. We want to help everyone get more active and play more sport. To do this we need information about what clubs P1-3 are going to outside of school.
If you have some time could you fill in this short questionnaire (5 minutes or less!) to tell us about your child’s clubs. This will help us plan clubs for Term 2 and see which clubs in Giffnock are really popular.
Follow the link to our Forms
Thank you!
Cameron, Harry (P7 Chairs) and Giffnock Sports Committee
Basketball After School Club Children only
Dear Parent / Carer
Please note that the Basketball club has been cancelled on Thursday 24th May 2018. The Coach will have told the children yesterday but please remind them to go home as normal at 3pm that day.
Please note that most After School Clubs are cancelled next week (Week beginning 12th March) due to the Parents evening on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th March.
The only clubs running next week are Cricket on Monday 12th and Football (P3-P5) on Friday 16th March.
Because Parents’ Evenings are taking place in the school next week (Wednesday 8th November and Thursday 9th November), the undernoted After School Clubs will not be taking place – either because they fall on the actual day or because the teacher has to prepare for parent interviews earlier in the week. You have already been advised of the dates for the clubs but this is just a reminder.
Monday 6th November – Badminton Club
Tuesday 7th November – Code Club & Guitar Club
Wednesday 8th November – Film Club
Thursday 9th November – Science & Archery & Reading/Book & Football for P6 & P7 pupils
Please note that the Multi Sport Club (P1 –P3 pupils) which is held on Mondays will still take place as the coaches are not teachers in the school and therefore will not be involved in preparation for Parents’ Evening.
After School Clubs on Friday 10th November will be held as normal – Girls Football & Cricket Club
AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS
We still have spaces at the After School Clubs listed below:
P2-P3: Bollywood Dance Club
Tuesday 3.00pm-4.00pm
5 weeks commencing 26 September
P2-P7: Homework Club
Wednesday 12.30pm-1.15pm
8 weeks commencing 27 September
P6-P7: Reading / Book Club
Thursdays 3.00pm-4.00pm
8 weeks commencing 28 September
P4-P7: Girls’ Football Club
Friday 3.00pm-4-00pm
8 weeks commencing 29 September
P3-5 Cricket Club
Friday 3.00pm-4.00pm
8 weeks commencing 29 September
If your child would like to participate in one of them please contact the school office on 0141 570 7180 where spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
We have now allocated places for After School Clubs up until December 2017.
If your child has been successful in securing a place you will now have received a confirmation text. If you have not received a text then unfortunately on this occasion your child has not been allocated a place.
As there are numerous clubs running from September to December we would ask that you take a careful note of when your child’s club begins and ends and any dates that it will not run to avoid any confusion. Limited clubs will run during the week of Parent Interviews (week commencing 6th November 2017). If you do not have the original schedule this information is available on the school website: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/Giffnock/pupils/extracurricularclubs/
Could we also ask that if your child is unable to attend any of the sessions that you telephone the school office in advance (or as soon as possible if a child has forgotten to attend for any reason)? As you will appreciate, the safety of your child is of utmost importance and leaders of the clubs must account for any absence on their register. A telephone call from you prior to the club means that the school does not have to contact you about the whereabouts of your child.
Dear Parent / Carer
In your child’s schoolbag you will find a letter with details of all school clubs taking place this session.
Please note that there has been one last minute alteration and the P5/6/7 Science Club will now take place on a Thursday rather than a Wednesday.
Please find the timetable for extra curricular clubs in Term 3. There are a range of clubs taking place every day of the week. So whether you’re into basketball, gymnastics or practising for the show, sign up now to secure your place!
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