Tag: Parents

Giffnock Family Support Team

We continue to offer our informal drop ins with the following staff on the dates and times below. The sessions are all held in school and  all are welcome.

Supporting children and families:

Family First Julie Douglas drop ins Tuesdays 7,14,21,28 January 2020 from 2-3pm

Seasons for Growth:

All parents invited for Seasons for Growth parental support session 16th January 2020 at 9am

Supporting children and families of multi lingual learners:

Kiran Ayaz Wednesdays 8, 15,22, 29 January 2020 from 3.30 -4pm.

P2 and P3 Technology

The third block of our Primary 2 and 3 Technology Zone will take place from the week beginning Monday 13th January until Friday 24th. We will continue to develop skills in woodwork, sewing, digital technology, construction and cooking.

The Technology Zone requires additional adult support and we are looking for volunteers to help out in our different areas. If you able to join us please call the office on 0141 570 570 once we return from our winter break.

Week beginning 13th January
Monday 13th

1.30 – 2.45

 Tuesday 14th

1.30 – 2.45

 Thursday 16th

9.10 – 10.25

 Friday 17th

1.30 – 2.45
Primary 3b Primary 3a Primary 2a Primary 2b

scottish literacy week talking homework

Scottish Literacy Week Talking Homework.

In school this week we are celebrating Scottish literacy. The children will have the opportunity to explore and enjoy Scottish texts, poetry, songs and rhymes. On Friday, throughout the day all of the children will be involved in workshops with Macastory in preparation for a whole school afternoon performance.

This week’s homework is Talking Homework with a Scottish literacy theme. Please following the link below for access to the activity.
https://youtu.be/IM5x53u5Ny0

If you are new to the school or would like a reminder about Talking Homework you can access our Parental Information Booklet here –

Talking Homework Parental Booklet 2019

On Friday the children will verbally feedback to their peers, there is no need to write anything down. However if your child would like to bring in a Scottish text, poem or song they would be very welcome to.

We are looking forward to hearing all of your family ideas.
Yours sincerely,
Miss N. Stead
Acting Principal Teacher

 

Halal and specialist diets

Specialist Diets

If your child requires a special diet for medical reasons, you should obtain a Medically prescribed diet registration form from the school office and send with an accompanying letter from a medical practitioner or dietician confirming the specific details of the diagnosis to your school office.  Once the form has been received you will be contacted by one of the catering team to discuss your child’s dietary needs and outline the process ensuring a suitable meal is provided.

For pupils wishing to access the Halal menu then a Cultural diet request form should be completed and for any pupils wishing to access the Vegan or Vegetarian menu then a Lifestyle request form should be completed, both forms are available from the school office

Please note that it’s your responsibility to inform us about changes in your child dietary needs.

Halal Menus

GPS Multi Lingual Support

Recently one of our school interest groups met to look at ways of approaching how we support multi lingual learners and families.

A few areas of interest were discussed as below:

  • If you are interested in further learning you can contact the Adult Learning team either by phone on 0141 577 3306 or by email adult.learning@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk. This could be for lots of reasons like other languages or for job preparation. Contact the team to find out what might interest you.
  • We have also encouraged more families to become involved in our parent council  you can leave a message for our members either at the school office or by sending them an email to  giffnockpc@hotmail.co.uk
  •  Helping in school, do you have any interests or time to spare? Can you help with a club? Sewing? Craft? Cooking? Other languages.

Please let us know if you are interested or have any spare time – we would love to hear from you.

Flu Vaccinations

Could we please remind you that the NHS staff will be carrying out flu vaccinations in school next Tuesday.

If you completed a consent form for your child but because of the delay have subsequently had them vaccinated elsewhere you should contact the NHS directly to advise them (NHS Helpline 0800 224488).

Hopscotch Theatre – Nursery afternoon children

You may already be aware that Hopscotch Theatre is visiting the school during the morning of Friday 13th December.  We do not want any child to miss out on this event and therefore the nursery afternoon children have the opportunity to attend the pantomime at 9.15am as long as you accompany them and are responsible for them during the performance.  You may bring younger siblings but you are responsible for them also and if you need to leave for any reason you must take your nursery child with you.  Please report to the nursery by 9.05am to be in time for the performance and take your child home at the end.

To confirm, your child should attend the afternoon nursery session as normal.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to ask the nursery staff.

Nursery Nativity

We would like to advise you of the following details regarding the Nursery Nativity – the performances are at 11.15am and 2.15pm depending upon which session your child attends.

Tuesday 17th December is the dress rehearsal which grandparents/carers may attend.

Wednesday 18th December is the performance for parents/carers.

You should enter via the nursery entrance as usual and the maximum number of guests each day is 2 per child.

We look forward to welcoming you to the nursery for the event.

Christmas Parties

We wanted to remind you of Christmas Party dates for your children (shown below).  As usual children can come to school dressed in their party clothes on their party day.

NURSERY AM – Thursday 19/12/19 – AM
NURSERY PM – Thursday 19/12/19 – PM
P1 – Thursday 19/12/19 – PM
P2 – Wednesday 18/12/19 – PM
P3 – Wednesday 18/12/19 – PM
P4 – Tuesday 17/12/19 – PM
P5 – Monday 16/12/19 – PM
P6 – Wednesday 18/12/19 – AM
P7 – Wednesday 18/12/19 (The Boathouse)

General Election school closure

We have been advised by East Renfrewshire Council that Giffnock Primary School will be used as a polling station for the General Election on Thursday 12th December 2019.

The school will therefore be closed to all primary pupils however we have been advised that it will be open to nursery pupils (this is possible as they use a separate entrance to access the building).  Nursery classes will therefore operate as normal that day and wraparound provision will still be provided.

Seasons for growth

At Giffnock Primary we are pleased to be able to offer the Seasons for Growth programme to support children in times of change to their families. The programme aims to build resilience and support the wellbeing of children and young people who are dealing with significant loss or change. This may be the  death of a loved one, parental divorce or separation or moving house or school. The attached factsheets will give you more information.

Seasons For Growth

If you would like further information or would like to discuss if this programme would be appropriate for your child in a time of a change, we will be running a drop-in session for all interested parents/carers at 9am on Thursday 16th January 2020.

In the meantime if you would like to discuss the programme , please do not hesitate to get in touch with a member of the  Support Team through the school office.

out of school care consultation

East Renfrewshire is currently consulting with parents regarding out of school care and is keen to hear from you.

The link to the draft framework and online consultation is:

https://consult.gov.scot/children-and-families/out-of-school-care/

There are 18 questions but there’s no requirement to complete them all. The consultation can be completed in stages, saved and returned to. Closing date for the consultation is at the end of this school week, on the 6th December.

Thank you in advance for any time you are able to spare.

Christmas Fayre – Thank You!

We are delighted to announce the grand total from our Christmas Fayre this year is…… £4227.42! I’m sure you will agree, it was a very festive and successful event.

Last year we had almost 3 times as many people attending the fayre and yet we have raised just as much! Thank you for your generosity! And also to our kind sponsors – The Boathouse for warming us with delicious soup and to the Turban Tandoori, Primary Playcare, Burnfield Motors & local supermarkets for their kind donations.

The Parent Council will pass a cheque to the school which will cover Term 1 activities for all children, including free access for all children to afterschool clubs (cricket, bollywood, rugby and playclub coaches), Hopscotch Theatre Christmas Pantomime, presents, food and drink for the Christmas parties and the Macastory Scottish Literacy workshops and performance in January.

Save the date! On Sat 25th January we will hold a family Ceilidh which promises to be another wonderful event! Look out for more information to follow.

Hohoho! We wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas.

Best wishes from the Parent Council

Giffnock Primary School Choir Big Sing Concert

We are very excited to announced that our Giffnock Primary School Choir will be performing at The Big Sing Concert on the 1st December at Orchardhill Parish Church. Please see the attached poster for further information and tickets can be purchased using the following link:

https://hdscotland.org/the-big-sing/

We hope that you can join us for an evening of sensational singing and supporting our choir.

P2 and P3 Technology Zone

Dear parents/carers,

The second block of our Primary 2 and 3 Technology Zone is quickly approaching. We shall continue to develop skills in woodwork, sewing, digital technology, construction and cooking.

This block we will be making pitta pizzas with salad which include the following ingredients:

  • Pitta bread (wheat flour, yeast, rapeseed oil and salt, palm oil)
  • Chopped tinned tomatoes
  • Cheddar cheese
  • Peppers
  • Red onion
  • Sweetcorn
  • Lettuce
  • Spring onion
  • Cucumber

Please remember to keep us updated with any changes to allergies so that we can continue to meet the needs of all of our children.

The Technology Zone requires additional adult support and we are looking for volunteers to help out in our different areas. If you able to join us please call the office on 0141 570 7180

Week beginning 25th November
Monday 25th

1.30 – 2.45

 Tuesday 26th

1.30 – 2.45

 Wednesday 27th

1.30 – 2.45

 Thursday 28th

9.10 – 10.25
Primary 3b Primary 3a Primary 2a Primary 2b

ERC Sports Development

East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure’s Sports Development (Nov 19 – Mar 20) block is now available for booking. Led by an experienced coaching team the following sports and activities are available:

Athletics | Badminton | Basketball | Football | Gymnastics | Hockey | Netball | Play | Rugby | Tennis

Programmes offer a fun, friendly and safe environment for participants to be active, learn and develop new skills, progress, compete, build confidence and make new friends.

To view all of our activities please click on the following link Sports Nov 19 – Mar 20

If you are 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 or require any further information please contact us at SportsAdmin@ercultureandleisure.org