We have been advised by East Renfrewshire Council that as we are now expected to participate in the European Elections on Thursday 23rd May 2019 Giffnock Primary School will be used as a polling station, therefore being closed for school to all of our children that day.
Please note that should the situation change and the UK formally leave the European Union before the 23rd May, then our participation in the election will cease and the closure day would not be required.
The new Primary Menu and Halal Primary Menus will start after the holidays – week commencing Monday 15th April 2019. The menus can be seen below:
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.
Following our return from the Spring Break, our children in Primaries 1, 4 and 7 will be taking part in the Scottish National Standardised Assessments as part of their ongoing class activities. All children in these stages across East Renfrewshire will be participating, as was the case last year, during a six week period across April and May. More detailed information is available through the link below:
https://sway.office.com/JFyClsuhCA6j0nC4
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school office as normal.
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 would like to extend a very warm welcome for you to join us at Orchardhill Parish Church to celebrate with the children and staff at our Church Service on Friday 29th March at 11.00am. Please note that nursery children will not now attend the church as previously explained. If however you would like to take your nursery child along to the service yourself then please make arrangements to collect them with the nursery staff directly.
We would also advise you that the primary school will finish early at 2.30pm on Friday 29th March 2019 and the afternoon nursery class will finish at 4.00pm. There will be no PM wrap sessions that day.
The primary school and nursery will resume as normal on Monday 15th April 2019. We would, however, point out that the school will be closed again on Good Friday (19th April) and Easter Monday (22nd April).
The date and time of the Summer Church Service have changed a little over the past few months and therefore could you please make a note that it will take place at 10:30am on Thursday 27th June at Orchardhill Parish Church.
May we take this opportunity to wish you all a happy holiday.
Our Primary 7 pupils have asked us to remind you that the Community Café will be taking place this afternoon from 3:00pm until 4:00pm.
We look forward to seeing many of you later today.
The dates for nursery graduations have been set as follows;
11.00am Wednesday 26th June 2019 – Nursery Graduation for AM pupils
2.15pm Wednesday 26th June 2019 – Nursery Graduation for PM pupils
Whilst we are aware that it is Comic Relief on Friday 15th March 2019 and although we will collect any donations that are generously given, there will not be any significant activities taking place in school for Comic Relief because we have recently celebrated Children In Need.
On the same day however it is our House Quiz Challenge and children are invited to come to school dressed in house colours on Friday 15th March 2019.
If you have any school uniform that you no longer have use for, please drop off at the school office on Parents Evening on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th March. We will recycle it with ApparelXChange . Blazers and ties are redistributed within school.
For further information on Pass It On Week or ApparelXChange, the work they do and their opening hours, please contact:
Giffnock Primary School
Instrumental Music Provision
Dear Parent/Carer,
We would like to share the opportunities our children have to learn an instrument at Giffnock Primary and within East Renfrewshire Council.
If your child is currently in Primary 3 or Primary 5, you will have received a letter about the instrumental tuition available at Giffnock Primary.
Primary 3 – violin or viola starting August 2019 when your child starts Primary 4.
Primary 5 – brass, woodwind or guitar starting August 2019 when your child starts Primary 6.
Within the next few weeks, our instrumental instructors will visit the classes to tell the children about the instruments available to them.
If your child is interested, please return the letter by Friday 22nd March 2019.
After the Spring holidays, the various instrumental instructors will collate the returns and they will meet with the interested children for a short assessment.
The number of children being offered lessons in school is determined by the music service and not the school.
Priority is given to the above classes, however if the uptake is low there may be an opportunity to open it up to other classes. Again, this is at the discretion of the music service.
An alternative to lessons in school is the wonderful Saturday music school held at Williamwood Secondary School. They are currently advertising the Come and Try sessions in April for Primary 4 and Primary 6 pupils.
All details of application forms, Come and Try dates and the Parental Information Leaflet, detailing cost can be found on our school website through the following link:
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/Giffnock/curriculum/expresive-arts/
We hope this information is helpful for those interested in learning a musical instrument.
Yours sincerely,
Judy Brown
Principal Teacher
Calling all budding P4; Accordion, Bagpipe, ‘Cello, Clarsach, Double Bass, Drum Corps, Violin & Viola Players!
Please complete this form no later than 15 March 2019 to register your place on the P4 Come and Try Event at the East Ren Saturday Music Centre.
Calling all budding P6; Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Horn, Tuba & Guitar Players!
Please complete this form no later than 15 March 2019 to register your place on the P6 Come and Try Event at the East Ren Saturday Music Centre.
As you may be aware, on the 27th March all pupils will be taking part in Sports Hero Day. This promises to be a fun filled, informative day with lots of opportunities to learn about and try a range of sporting pursuits, all while dressed as their own sporting heroes!
To add to the fun, as part of the day, the Parent Council are holding a sponsored event which will take place in the school and will form part of the planned activities for all pupils.
“I can’t do that….. YET!”
What’s involved?
Pupils can choose from one of 5 options and set themselves a physical goal. It may be something new or a skill they wish to improve. We have attached a sponsor form with details of the challenges (which will also be sent out via homework bags next week) and ask that your child seeks sponsorship for their efforts and determination in learning or improving at their chosen skill.
The most important thing is that your child has lots of fun practicing, while learning to set goals and overcome obstacles. They can use their growth mindset to prove that by committing to something and practising they can make huge improvements!
On the day every child will be able to demonstrate what they have practised and show off their new improved skills! The emphasis will be on having fun and celebrating and rewarding effort.
In addition, we will also be running a fabulous sports themed raffle (tickets will be sent out via homework bags)
All funds raised through sponsorship & raffle ticket sales will go towards sports equipment which will benefit all pupils throughout the school.
What do I need to do?
• Encourage your child to pick one of the skills, they have 1 month to practice
• Raise as much money as you can via sponsorship to help the school raise funds for much needed sports equipment
• Sell raffle tickets to enter our sports themed raffle – great prizes to be announced!
• Let us know if you can help on the day by contacting a member of the Parent Council
• Let us know if you can help source additional sports themed raffle prizes
Thanks again for supporting these events, we hope that the children have lots of fun and that we can raise funds to benefit the whole school community!
Our Book Fair will be taking place here in the school soon. The Book Fair is always lots of fun for the children, parents and teachers. It also provides another opportunity to encourage the children to use and enjoy books, both fiction and non-fiction. Children will preview the choices available and the Book fair will also be open during Parent/Teacher Evenings
Full details are in the attached letter.
James Campbell is bringing his comedy show for kids, The Hilariously Strange World of… to Eastwood Theatre on March 30th. You can win a free family ticket in this joke competition!
See the attached form for details.
East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure, Sport For All (Mar – Jun 19) programme is now available for booking. To view all of our activities, please click on the following link; Sport for All Mar – Jun 19
Already registered for our activities – you can book and pay here.
Alternatively, you can book over the phone by calling 0141 577 3008 Mon – Fri 8:45am – 4:45pm.
If you have any enquiries please contact us at SportsAdmin@ercultureandleisure.org
Please see attached letter requesting parent / carer volunteers for bikeability training.
Please find attached the agenda for the next parent council meeting, which is taking place on Monday 25th February at 7pm, in the staffroom. Please note there is a substantial agenda for Monday, hopefully gathering good discussion. Your views and participation would be most appreciated. The highlights are:
Update on the School Council (Pupils)
Update on P7 – Bring your own device
Discussion on P1-3 Uniforms
School traffic issues and travel plan
As always, all welcome – so if you want to see what the parent council is all about, come along! Bring a buddy!
Previous minutes can be found here: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/Giffnock/parents/parent-council/
We would like to advise you that the online booking system for parent appointments will open on Monday 25th February at 22:00hrs and will close at midnight on Sunday 10th March 2019.
A letter giving further information is attached together with a “parent guide” for the booking system.
If you have any queries or require assistance with the booking system please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
NURSERY – Parents’ Meetings – Online Appointment Booking
Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th March 2019
I would like to invite you to attend our Parents’ Meetings on the above dates. The meeting is designed to give you an opportunity to meet your child’s key-worker, review and discuss their progress this term and look over some of their work. Each meeting will last approximately ten minutes. It is not a requirement for your child to attend the meeting although we understand that you may wish to bring children with you; as a courtesy we request that they please remain with you at all times. As usual appointments take place in the nursery classroom and 10 minute warning bells will sound to indicate the start and end of each individual appointment.
Some of you will already be familiar with the easy to use online booking system which is used for both nursery and primary appointments. This system allows you to choose your own appointment times with nursery staff and you will receive an email confirming your appointments. Appointments can be made on Wednesday or Thursday with Mrs Bradley (Yellow Group), Mrs Bell (Red Group) and Mrs McWilliam (Blue Group). The nursery staff can give you further guidance regarding this if required.
Appointments can be made from Monday 25th February (22:00) and the booking system will close on Sunday 10th March at midnight. The booking system will only accept bookings from one “main carer” which for the majority of families has been set as the mother. However, this is not always the case and if you experience problems in logging in then please try to log in using the father’s details. We expect that appointments will fill up quickly and advise you to access the system as early as possible, particularly if you have more than one child. Where possible, please avoid “consecutive” time slots for siblings so that time is allowed for getting to your next appointment.
Please visit http://giffnock.parentseveningsystem.co.uk to book your appointments. (A short guide on how to add appointments is attached for easy reference).
Parent Guide Primary – Parent Appointments March 2019
Please login with the following information:
Student’s First Name
Student’s Surname
Date of Birth
If you do not have access to the internet, please contact the school office. We look forward to welcoming you into school.
Yours sincerely
Rob Lawson Head Teacher
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