On Thursday we are supporting “Lots Of Socks” for Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week!
Rock your socks by wearing different, colourful, odd or funky socks and bring £1 donation. #WDSD2019 #lotsofscocks
Rights Respecting School
As part of our Rights Respecting School Award we are looking at different areas across the school.
The Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) Improvement Group have recently launched our school wide Right of the Week project. The aim of the project is to ensure all stakeholders within the school are familiar with the Rights of the Child. As we work towards our Bronze and Silver Awards, we are promoting participation from everyone in the school.
The Right of the Week this week is
“The Right to have a Clean Environment”
Pupils have been working hard helping to look after their environment in school, outside and at home.
RedNoseDay2019
Class Harris spent time this morning calculating the total amount of money raised for Comic Relief- an amazing £365.66!
Thank you to everyone for all your contributions.
#RedNoseDay2019
International Day of Happiness
Wednesday 20th March is International Day of Happiness.
Class Harris have shared some homework tasks that pupils can participate in. Click on the link to view the PDF.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by class Orkney and friends.
Class Orkney made this video to celebrate World Book Day and invited a few friends to help them out. Who can you spot?
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Oliver’s Vegetables
Class Sanda made this video as part of their literacy topic and to coincide with #WorldBookDay2019
Click here to watch Oliver’s Vegetables
SPRED Family Mass
SPRED Family Mass at St Joseph’s Church on Sunday 24th March.
Click below for more details.
Red Nose Day
Time to get Signing and Singing
Get ready for Comic Relief: Red Nose Day on Friday with @singinghands Download free Makaton symbols & signs from @MakatonCharity to help sing & sign along to the Red Nose Day school song for Comic Relief 2019, Put A Nose On It! by Out Of The Ark Music 🎶
Good Luck
Good luck to our former pupil and sports champion, Amy who is a member of the rhythmic gymnastics team competing at the Special Olympics. Good luck from everyone at IMS.
"I love all the things I do in my routines" says Amy Clark, a rhythmic gymnast who will be competing at the Special Olympics in a few weeks time.
For more of today's videos: https://t.co/hhDQuQ1top pic.twitter.com/YkhjHFEb2J
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 3, 2019
Red Nose Day
IMS are supporting Red Nose Day 2019 on Friday 15th March.
Thank you to Class Harris for organising our activities throughout the day and helping to raise awareness of this special event. #RedNoseDay
World Book Day
World Book Day will take place onThursday 7th March.
Pupils and staff from school and Isobe Mair Family Centre can come dressed as a character from a book (optional)
#WorldBookDay2019
Volunteers required
Knitting project
Senior pupils are looking for any volunteers to knit chicks for their senior enterprise college course. Completed chicks can be sent into school by Wednesday the 20th of March. Any help would be much appreciated. #enterprise
After School Dance Club
After School Dance Club will recommence next week for P5 – S3 pupils.
Click here for After School Flyer
Give Me BSL Signing Day
Give Me BSL Signing Day – Family Celebration Day
Diane Morton, works for Glasgow BDA and runs “Give Me BSL”. They have a family event coming up on the 2nd March in Motherwell. This will be held in Amazonia, at M&D’s theme park.
There will be lots of little animals to see like monkeys, birds, snakes, creepy crawlies and tarantulas.
There will be a BSL tour for parents and children, and also a visit to the handling room where you’ll be able to meet and touch the some of the animals. When the event is finished, lunch which will be provided.
In the afternoon, parents will stay for a discussion on education, and children will head off for some fun at ten pin bowling. Parents and children will meet up again at the end of the day.
Mid Term Holiday
Just a quick reminder that the school will be closed on Friday 8th February for pupils and will reopen on Wednesday 13th February – Happy Mid Term Holidays
New Uniform Embroidery Service
Please click on the link to find out more details of the new uniform embroidery service.
Click here for more information on Tesco UES which has now been taken over by My Clothing
Parent Council Meeting
Join us for the Parent Council Meeting on Thursday 31st January at 6:30pm.
Questionnaire
Can any of our families/carers of AAC users (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) please help and out complete the following questionnaire
Click here to complete the questionnaire
Makaton Workshops
Join us for Makaton Workshops at Isobel Mair School.
Parents, carers, families and friends of Isobel Mair School and IsobelMairFC are invited to attend Makaton Support Workshops.
Sessions will involve looking at everyday signs that may be relevant to you and your family.
Microsoft Office download
For all our IMS families….any pupil who may have received a new tablet device, computer or phone – reminder that they can download Microsoft Office 2016 for free using their Glow log in.
Glow Users can now download for free the Microsoft Office 2016 apps on up to 15 personal devices; up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets (Windows, iPad and Android)
