Dyslexia Scotland
Glasgow East Ren Branch
Parents, Pupils and Teachers are welcome to our OPEN MEETING on Thursday 4th May 2017.
7.15pm-8.15pm Mearns Castle High School, Newton Mearns G77 5GU
http://www.dyslexiascotland.org.uk/your-branch/glasgow-east-ren
Email Address is: dyslexiascotland.er@gmail.com
Congratulations to Sam Harrison of P6A for winning the Voice Box joke competition!
Voice Box is an annual national joke competition for mainstream and specialist schoolchildren, designed to raise awareness of the fun and importance of communication in a light-hearted and inclusive way.
Sam travelled to London to tell his joke in the finals held in Speaker’s House, Westminster. He was very excited to be in London for such a big event!
Click on the links below to find out more:
April – June 2017
Dear Parent/ Carer,
During the school year each class will present their own assembly.
Your child’s class will send you an invitation in advance to attend; please reply to this so that we know for seating arrangements.
Assembly starts at 9.50am and finishes at approximately 10.30am.
| Dates | Classes who are presenting at assembly |
| 28.4.17 | P1A Miss Bruce & Mrs Sibile |
| 12.5.17 | P2A Miss Stead |
Pushchairs: Parents/ carers with pushchairs can access the school via the front ramp entrance and pushchairs can then be ‘parked’ in the Brown hall (for Health & Safety reasons please do not leave buggies in the corridors).
Secured entry system:
As the safety of our pupils is a priority at all times and following Health & Safety guidelines, can parents/ carers please remember not to ‘buzz’ other parents into the school building as everyone should gain entry via the main office door. Thank you.
End of term service will be held at Orchardhill Parish Church on Tuesday 27th June 2017 at 11 am.
We look forward to welcoming you to share in the children’s learning!
The latest newsletter can be seen here:
Dear Parent/Carer
We have been notified by the school kitchen that on Wednesday 29th March 2017 the chicken option on the menu will be replaced by steak pie.
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!
All parents are warmly invited to pop along to our informal Parent Council Meeting in school. We are looking for new ways of getting parents further involved in our school.
We look forward to seeing you for a “Coffee & Chat” at 2.00pm tomorrow (Friday 24th March 2017).
Nursery to P7
We would like to remind you that our end of term Spring Church Service will take place on Wednesday 29th March 2017 starting at 1.30pm in Orchardhill Parish Church – all parents are warmly invited to attend. The collection at the church service will be donated to Water Aid. Pupils will return to school for normal dismissal at 3.00pm.
As you will be aware the term ends on Friday 31st March and as usual pupils will be dismissed at the earlier time of 2.30pm
Red Noses will be on sale daily during the week beginning 20th March. Please remember to bring a £1 to school.
Children will learn about the issues facing young children across the world and how the money from Red Nose Day helps them. We will watch videos and listen to stories and songs.
Pupils are invited to pay an entirely optional donation to tell a joke to their class. They may wish to wear something comical such as a funny hat, a pair of silly glasses, and pair of deely boppers. This is optional and there are templates on the Comic relief website which can be used at home or in class to create a comic prop.
Below is a link to the Comic Relief website with a range of resources and ideas including templates for glasses, hats, masks and beards:
http://www.rednoseday.com/schools/primary/fundraising-resources
Since we have already used the theme of dressing in red to support the Red Card To Racism initiative this session, and since we are very aware that we have just celebrated World Book Day including costumes, we have agreed to not suggest any further ‘dressing up’ activities for the event.
The money we raise will help people living really tough lives in the UK and across Africa. For example, £2.50 could buy a mosquito net to protect a family in Africa. In the UK, £5 could pay for an isolated elderly person with dementia to have dinner at their local support group. On their behalf, thank you.
We really appreciate your support and hope that you’ll have fun helping us to raise lots of money for Red Nose Day.
Many thanks to everybody for supporting our school Book Fair this March. The total money raised was £2229, which is a record! The school gets just over half of this back in the form of commission which we can spend on books for the school. Thank you!
East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure’s Spring holiday activity programme is now available for booking. To view all of the activities, please click on the link below:
http://www.ercultureandleisure.org/article/8117/School-Holiday-Activities
Information about planned activities for Red Nose Day can be found in this letter:
We have been advised by the school kitchen that on Thursday 16th March the lunch option for Steak Pie will be replaced by Mince Pie.
We are pleased to confirm that there is wifi available on site to allow us to share some images through our school Twitter feed. We cannot promise to share multiple photographs of all children but the staff will do their best to give you a good feeling for what is going on at Dounans this week.
You can access the feed through the following link or through our home page on the school website:
https://twitter.com/giffnockprimary
Thank you for attending our Parents’ Meetings this week and I hope that you found them both useful and enjoyable. We know how significant your engagement in your child’s learning is and, during the evenings this week, we shared with you a range of ways we have been developing these opportunities this session. For those of you who were unable to make the meetings, I have attached an overview that we hope you will find informative.
A recent Secondary Head Teachers’ meeting at Williamwood High School saw Sergeant Dario D’andrea give a presentation on the Police Scotland Youth Volunteer (PSYV) Scheme. Police Scotland are now in the process of advertising for potential ADULT volunteers to help in this scheme. Full details are in the leaflet below:
Love to dance? Then audition for Scottish Ballet’s Associate Programme.
The Associate Programme provides classically based training for boys and girls from Primary 6 to Secondary 5.
Our aim is to develop confident, dedicated and motivated dancers by supplementing the training provided by private dance teachers.
Full details are in the leaflet below:
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.
A reminder that there will be no after school clubs on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th March. Parent/teacher meetings will be held on these days.
NURSERY – PRIMARY 7
We are pleased to share with you our February 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 our school community.
Glow Blogs uses cookies to enhance your experience on our service. By using this service or closing this message you consent to our use of those cookies. Please read our Cookie Policy.