Tag: Pupils

Last Day of Term Arrangements

Nursery – P7

Dear Parent / Carer

The Church Service will take place at Orchardhill Parish Church on Tuesday 22nd December starting promptly at 1.30pm – donations will be in support of the Salvation Army and all parents/carers are warmly invited to attend.  It would be appreciated if pupils did not go home for school lunch on the last day of term but if this is unavoidable could they please be returned to school by 1.00pm.

Following the service all pupils will return to school to be dismissed at 2.30pm.  Please note this early closure time for nursery and primary pupils and ensure that arrangements are in hand for their collection.  There will be no afternoon wraparound service for nursery pupils.

We wish you all a very happy Christmas break and would remind you that pupils return on Wednesday 6th January 2016 at the normal time.

Ken Macintosh visits Giffnock Primary

MSP Ken Macintosh visited Giffnock Primary School today to present a prize to a pupil in P6B. Each year Ken holds a competition to design a Christmas card (he says children are much better at drawing that he is!) and this year Jack in P6B was runner up.

Ken was met by Reyan from P5A who looked extremely smart in his party clothes. Ken then saw our brass band play some Christmas music and after presenting Jack with his prize, the whole assembly sang a Christmas song for him.

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Ken is greeted by Reyan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Giffnock Brass Players entertain the assembly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ken presents Jack with his prize.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jack, Mr Mayer and Ken with Jack’s entry to the competition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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P4 singing their Christmas song.

 

Education City

Primary 1 – Primary 7

Dear Parent / Carer

The school must confirm its subscription with Education City by Friday 18th December.  If you recently expressed an interest in using “Education City” at home and received a request letter for you to sign and return together with £1  but have not returned this to your child’s class teacher, could you please do so before the end of this week.

East Renfrewshire Road Safety Calendar Competition

Each year East Renfrewshire Council runs a competition in primary schools to deign pictures for a road safety calendar. The entries are always of a very high standard and this year two Giffnock pupils have won in their age categories!

Sean in 7 won the P7 category and Cameron in 4 won the P4 category. Also highly commended were Evie from P7 and Molly from P3.

Sean and Cameron attended an awards ceremony at Council Headquarters today and received their prizes. Well done Sean and Cameron and well done Evie and Molly!

The calendars will be given to schools in January 2016.

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Cameron and Sean at Council Headquarters with their winning entries.

 

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Sean’s winning entry for P7

 

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Cameron’s winning entry for P4.

 

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Evie’s Highly Commended entry for P7.

 

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Molly’s Highly Commended entry for P3

 

St Andrew’s Day in Giffnock Primary

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Robert the Bruce!

On Monday 30 November we celebrated St. Andrew’s Day. Lots of people wore tartan to school or came dressed as famous Scottish characters. We heard about the story of St. Andrew and then had a parade. Some children were given certificates for their costumes.  Everyone had a great time!

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Two Mary Queen of Scots!

 

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A big hand to everybody!

 

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The judges and children listen to the story of St Andrew from P6.

 

 

 

 

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P7

 

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P6.
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P5.

 

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P4.

 

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P4.

 

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P3.

 

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P2.

 

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P1.

 

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A big smile!

 

 

Christmas Fair

Giffnock Primary Parent Council

CHRISTMAS FAIR

Saturday 5th December 12-3pm

 We need YOUR help. We’ll be running a RED STALL again! Friday 4th December, your child is free to dress as they please, as festively as they like – in return we’re asking that they bring in a donation to the red stall for the parent council to sell at the fair. This was hugely popular last year and raised hundreds of pounds! Suggested donations could include Christmas decorations, candles, chocolates, red wine, toiletries…anything red!

We have a fantastic day planned for the whole family. Loads for the kids to do, beautiful stalls for your Christmas shopping, tea room with home baking, petting zoo, and much more. Please come along and support the event!

Thank you!

 

After School Clubs

Dear Parent/Carer

We are very fortunate to run several after school clubs here at Giffnock.

As you will appreciate this takes considerable organisation and I thank the many members of our staff who give of their time so freely.

Our clubs are popular and often oversubscribed. For this reason I would ask for your support in encouraging your child/children to attend all sessions at any club place allocated.

There have been a number of times when children have simply not turned up for clubs without any notification. This results in unnecessary concern and staff having to make contact with parents/carers to ensure the children concerned are safe.

To prevent this in future can I please ask for your support in informing the school in writing (or by telephoning the school office) if there is an occasion when your child/children cannot or will not be attending after being present in school in order for the adult(s) running the clubs to have an accurate register and ensure all pupils are accounted for.

Yours sincerely

Pauline Ferguson

Head Teacher

 

Rouken Glen Park

This is a reminder of the next Rouken Glen Park evening talk on Tuesday 1 December at 7 – 9 pm.  The talk will take place in the Pavilion Visitor Centre, Rouken Glen Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock G46 7UG.

Tuesday 1 December 2015

Doors open at 6.45 pm for tea and coffee

Evening Talk – Rouken Glen Park Archaeology

  • Phil Richardson from Archaeology Scotland will discuss their work in Rouken Glen Park.
  • Find out about the park’s Bronze Age art, farming, bleach fields, working mills, buildings and bandstands.
  • Discuss the items found and research conducted by Archaeology Scotland over the last 18 months.
  • The talk coincides with the opening of the Rouken Glen Park Archaeology Exhibition from 1 December 15 to 17 January 16.
  • Come along early to view the exhibition.
  • No booking required

I also take this opportunity to include a flyer about our Winder Wander on Wednesday 9 December at  9.30 am. Click on this link to see more:  Winter Wander Flyer 9 Dec 15

Class photos from Tempest

Nursery – P7

Dear Parent /Carer

If your child was at school on Tuesday 17th November and had a school class photograph they will today bring home a photograph order envelope (details of payment etc. are given on the proof order form).

As H. Tempest will be dealing directly with payment for the photographs, please ensure that you include the exact money, cheque (made payable to Tempest Photography) or fill in credit/debit card details and return the order envelope to school by Thursday 3rd December 2015 at the very latest.

Please note that if you wish to place an order after 3rd December you will have to personally send a late order directly to H Tempest Ltd (address on proof envelope) and you should include an extra £4.00 for this service.  We will be unable to accept late orders at the school office.

Please ensure that your child’s name, class and order value are clearly marked on the proof envelope before returning it to the class teacher.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Road Safety Calendar Competition

Each year the Roads and Transport Department of East Renfrewshire Council runs a competition to design the Road Safety Calendar for schools. This year two pupils from Giffnock won first prize in their age category and will receive their prizes in an awards ceremony at Council Headquarters on Tuesday 8th December.

The winning pupils are Cameron Christie in P4 and Sean Christie in P7. Congratulations to Cameron and Sean! Their pictures will be in the new calendar soon!

St Andrew’s Day 30 November

St Andrew’s Day House Challenge

Nursery to P7

To celebrate St Andrew’s Day on Monday 30th November, Giffnock Primary School will be having a Scottish themed day.  Pupils can come dressed in traditional Scottish costume, dress as a Scottish historical figure e.g. Bonnie Prince Charlie or alternatively just add a touch of tartan to their school uniform.

A parade will take place on the day and the most creative costumes will be awarded House tokens and certificates.

We hope this will be an enjoyable day.

Giffnock House/Vice Captains

Class Photographs Tuesday 17 November

NURSERY – PRIMARY 7

Dear Parent / Carer

The photographer from Tempest will be in school on Tuesday 17th November 2015.

Could primary school pupils please wear full school uniform (shirt and tie) on this day.

This year only WHOLE CLASS photographs will be taken.

Proofs will be sent home together with the information package detailing about costs/orders. H. Tempest will be dealing directly with payment for the photographs so please ensure that exact money or cheque, made payable to H. Tempest Limited, is returned to school at the appropriate time.

Unless we hear to the contrary, it will be assumed that all children should have their photograph taken.

Parent Teacher Evenings 11 and 12 November

Dear Parent/Carer,

We are looking forward to meeting with you this week during our Parents Evenings.

Further information will also be available from:-

  • Mr Mayer who is holding a GLOW drop in in our ICT suite.
  • Mrs Reid and Mr Thomson are holding a stand for PE and Better Movers Thinkers.
  • Health and Well Being information will be available on stands in the main corridor.
  • PC McDowall will be available during Thursday 12th November 2015.

 

  • A Book Fair stall will be open– please note no children unaccompanied.

 

Primary 1 Parents evening appointments will be held in the P1 classrooms.

Primary 2, 3 and 4 appointments will be held in the brown hall.

Primary 5,6, and 7 appointments will be held in the blue hall.

A plan of the layout is available upon entrance.

Remembrance Day Wreath

Last week Advanced Higher English pupils from Woodfarm High School came to Giffnock Primary to work with our P7 pupils on the creation of a poem for Remembrance Day. A poem written by Roman, Kaya, Rai, Jamie and Poppy was chosen to be the centrepiece of a wreath laid at the War Memorial in Thornliebank. Photographs of the wreath can be seen below. Well done to Roman, Kaya, Rai, Jamie and Poppy for their sensitive work on this subject.

Poppy Wreath Poppy Wreath Inlay

Travelling Books Fair 11 and 12 November

As always on Parent-Teacher evenings we will have our Book Fair in the school library. Travelling Books bring a great selection of books to the school and you can browse at your leisure on Wednesday and Thursday. The school gets commissions from all books sold and we use this to buy more books for the children. Pupils will have a leaflet in their school bag and more information can be found here:

Book Fair November 2015