Latest news:
The rocket seeds have started sprouting. We don’t know which ones are which, but so far some seedlings have appeared from both packets!
Latest news:
The rocket seeds have started sprouting. We don’t know which ones are which, but so far some seedlings have appeared from both packets!
The BBC is looking for applicants for the latest Junior Bake Off series. Children should be between the ages of 9 and 12 years, for the period of 1st July 2016 – 1st September 2016. The link to download the application form is: www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/junior-bake-off-4-be-on-a-show
Please see the links below for further details:
Junior Bake Off Poster for adult
Martha, Sam and Sophie were the first members of the Rocket Science team to water and turn the trays of rocket seeds. The seeds have to be watered every two days and turned so that they all get the same amount of light. Martha helped Sam and Sophie to measure out the same amount of water for each tray, 250 millilitres, and they used small watering cans with spray heads so the seed trays got a gentle watering! We’re all looking forward to the seeds starting to grow. Keep checking for the latest update on this page.
The latest newsletter from Giffnock Nursery is now available:
Older newsletters can be viewed here:
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/Giffnock/giffnock-nursery-class/nursery-newsletters/
The Giffnock Primary Rocket Science team have taken their first steps in becoming space biologists. On Monday 18th April a package arrived in school containing rocket lettuce seeds. 100 of them have been in space on the International Space Station and the other 100 stayed on Earth. We don’t know which of the packets contained the seeds which spent several months in space!
The 24- strong team had all applied to be our Rocket Scientists and all think they are very lucky to have had their names drawn out of the hat. The BBC reported that 8500 schools, children’s clubs and societies have signed up for the experiment.
On Tuesday afternoon the team followed the experiment instructions very carefully and we now have 8 trays of seeds planted and ready to grow in P1b’s classroom.
The Rocket Scientists will be taking turns watering the trays and turning them every two days. Measurements and observations will be recorded on our experiment wall chart which will be hung in the bottom corridor for everyone to see. Check back here for regular updates and pictures!
What do you think will happen with the seeds which have been in space?
Find out more here:
Giffnock Primary School is through to the final of the Show Racism the Red Card Creative Competition 2016 with posters reflecting the idea that Scotland is a diverse country.
Lucy and Dougal are shown here with Miss Reid who helped organise the competition in school. Their entries have gone forward to the final and will be displayed at Hampden Park in May.
The competition was based on a series of seven short films entitled ‘This Is My Home’, exploring the issues of immigration and racism from the point of view of Scotland’s migrant community. Pupils developed their understanding that Scotland is a diverse country with a range of people from different religions from around the world. Children were able to discuss values such as fairness and equality and designed excellent posters showing a variety of nationalities and religions. This related to the health and wellbeing and religious and moral education curriculum as children learned to build positive relationships and respect the views of others.
You can view the films here:
http://www.theredcard.org/thisismyhome
Thank you for using the new online booking system for parent interviews in March.
We welcome your feedback regarding this system.
This can be completed online via the link: https://getinvolved.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/education/229b0f7c
The survey is open until 31 March.
P6 children have started their Bikeability lessons and are enjoying learning safe cycling. The first set of lessons takes place in the playground, but later we will go onto the road to get some real life practice!
You can find out more about Bikeability here:
http://bikeabilityscotland.org/
Following feedback from parents and carers, a new online school payment service is being trialled in four schools and one family centre in East Renfrewshire in the coming weeks.
Paying for school meals and trips can sometimes cause last minute panics at home, especially when we all lead such busy lives and there’s so much else to think about.
East Renfrewshire Council believes it has now come up with an effective solution to help time-pressed parents and carers with this process and is trialling ParentPay from the start of the summer term (April 2016).
ParentPay is an online payments system already used in more than 6000 schools throughout the UK to facilitate convenient payment for products and services, eliminating the need for any money to ever change hands.
In October 2015, a survey was issued to parents and carers in East Renfrewshire to try to identify the sort of system they felt would be most beneficial. More than 1,400 responses indicate that ParentPay ticks all the boxes including:
Over the course of the summer term, the council will implement the new system and monitor feedback at four schools and in one family centre before roll-out to all of East Renfrewshire on a phased basis in the new school session 2016/17.
The trial schools are:
Parents and carers of pupils at the four schools trialling the system will shortly be sent account activation details. Simply follow the instructions in the letter and you’re off and running!
Once the trial period is over, we will advise parents and carers of pupils throughout East Renfrewshire when the new system will be available for their child’s school in the new 2016/17 term.
For more information on ParentPay please visit:
Dear Parent/Carer
Please find attached our March Newsletter.
We welcome your feedback regarding online booking and parent interviews.
This year this can be completed online via the link: https://getinvolved.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/education/229b0f7c
The link is open until 25 March 2016.
Yesterday Primary 7 were very busy compiling news reports for the annual BBC School Reports.
Around 30,000 students from more than 1,000 schools up and down the United Kingdom and beyond took part in the annual News Day.
Our reports are available on the school website at this link:
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/Giffnock/pupils/news-desk-2/
Rouken Glen Park is holding a reminiscence session to add local people’s memories to a new history booklet about the park called “Rouken Glen Park Rediscovered” being compiled by volunteers.
We are looking for people with memories and old photographs of the park to come along and talk about them.
The event will take place in the Pavilion Visitor Centre, Rouken Glen Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock G46 7UG on Friday 18 March at 11 am – 2 pm. For more information click on the link below.
Dear Parent/Carer
Our Annual Book Fair will be taking place here in the school on the above dates. 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 have been given a leaflet today – for further information please click on the link below.
FUNDRAISING SALE
Friday 11th March
2.45pm to 3.30pm
In the Street Area, Woodfarm High School
Fairtrade, Plants, Crafts, Art Work, Wooden Products, Books/Toys, Easter Cards and Gifts, Tombola
Parents/Carers/Pupils from our cluster primaries are most welcome. Please come and support the school.
World Book Day is celebrated across the UK on Thursday 3rd March 2016. It celebrates the joy and value of books and reading, especially for children. We have asked the older children to share their love for the written word across the school. In keeping with the school’s Scottish theme for the day, groups of P7 children will read Scots language stories to each class.
A full description of all the books is contained in the document below:
Dear Parent/Carer,
Your child will be participating in our Daily Mile Sport Relief event on Friday 18th March 2016.
Each class will be running/walking a mile that day in the school playground. Should the weather be inclement the event will take place indoors. Pupils can wear trainers on the day and can ‘jazz up’ their trainers for the event.
Sport Relief wrist bands will be on sale for your child to buy the week beginning Monday 14th March 2016. The wristbands cost £1 with all proceeds going to Sport Relief.
Nursery (am) and Primary 7a – 9:15am
Primary 1 (Both classes) – 9:15am
Primary 2 (Both classes) – 11am
Primary 3 (Both classes) – 11:20am
Primary 4 (Both classes) – 11:40am
Primary 5 (Both classes) – 12pm
Primary 6 (Both classes) – 1:30pm
Nursery (pm) and Primary 7b – 2pm
Yours Sincerely,
Fraser Thomson
Class Teacher
World Book Day 2016 has been kindly supported again by our Parent Council. We have organised storytelling workshops with a Scottish theme. The whole school will be involved in workshops on Friday 26th February in advance of World Book Day the following week on Thursday 3rd March 2016.
For World Book Day we are asking all children to come to school dressed as their favourite Scottish character from a book, poem or comic and to bring a piece of text about this character to read and share with their class. During the course of the day we will have various activities culminating in a whole school assembly for pupils to share their experiences.
Show Racism the Red Card is celebrating the 12th year of its anti-racism/anti-sectarianism creative competition.
2015 was an exciting year at Show Racism the Red Card. In July the organisation launched a series of short films entitled ‘This Is My Home’ exploring the issues of immigration and racism from the point of view of Scotland’s migrant community. This is also the theme of the competition this year and it gives young people an opportunity to have their voices heard on a very current issue.
With the theme in mind, schools are being invited to develop a piece of creative work that gets across clear messages of anti-racism or anti-sectarianism and celebrates diversity in Scotland’s communities.
We are entering this competition as a whole school as part of our health and well being programme. If parents are interested in supporting their child with this then please view the materials online at the link below. We also have a Parental Inclusion and Equality working group so if you are interested in coming along please contact Kirsty Rawley, Depute Head, at the school.
You can view the short films here
http://www.theredcard.org/thisismyhome
Parent Interviews on Wednesday 16th or Thursday 17th March.
The school is trialling a new intuitive and easy to use online appointment booking system (please note that this does not include the nursery for the moment). This allows you to choose your own appointment times with teachers and you will receive an email confirming your appointments. We are confident this will be an improvement to the previous system and welcome any feedback.
Appointments can be made from Wednesday 24th February and the booking system will close on Sunday 13th at midnight. 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.
The links below provide access to the online booking system, a letter for parents and a guide to the booking system.
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