Drop in Sessions with our Educationals Psychologists

March 8, 2021 Ms O'Brien

East Renfrewshire Educational Psychology Service is delivering three online one-hour parents’ sessions in March. The next session will take place on Wednesday 10th March 6:30-7:30pm and Thursday 11th March 4pm -5pm

The aim of these will be to explore how Covid has affected how children and young people think, feel and behave, and to discuss ways that you can support your child through the current challenges.

The sessions will refer to our Healthier minds website and resources (https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/healthierminds) and will involve input from partners across East Renfrewshire who support children and young people’s mental wellbeing.

Click here if you are interested in attending either of the sessions and an email will be sent with how to join the session.

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Order School Uniform for Summer Term

March 8, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Oder your school uniform and sportswear for the summer term.

Click here for more information

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STEM Week and International Women’s Day

March 8, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Happy STEM Week and International Women’s Day .

Here is a STEM challenge for some of our pupils working at home

Click here for the STEM Challenge

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The Masked Reader Quiz

March 4, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Please use the link below to access the quiz for our Masked Reader activity this morning during World Book Day Assembly

Click here for the Masked Reader quiz https://forms.gle/AB5vV8dY4F8V4ZMWA

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Visual Calendar Support

February 25, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Click here to open up our March and April calendar to support pupils with days at school and home.

Also a calendar for our P4 -P7 pupils returning to school on Monday 15th March – click here

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World Book Day

February 25, 2021 Ms O'Brien

We are celebrating World Book Day next Thursday, 4th March.

Pupils and staff at home and school are invited to join us by wearing your favourite character costume or dress up outfit.

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Home Heating Support Fund

February 22, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Click on the PDF link below for more information on the home heating support fund from MART – Money Advice Rights Team

Click here

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Presentation form MART

February 18, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Click on the link below for the Welfare and Employment support presentation from the Money Advice and Rights Team.

Click here for the presentation

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Visual support

February 18, 2021 Ms O'Brien

As we prepare for our P1 – P3 pupils return to school on Monday 22nd May, here is a visual support to to help them with the transition back to school.

February 21 Calendar

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Family John Muir Award

February 10, 2021 Ms O'Brien

The Family John Muir Award, offers an opportunity for families to work towards a shared goal, helping improve parent-child and inter-generational relationships, boost confidence & to simply enjoy spending time together outdoors.

Click here for more information

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Additional Needs Partnership

February 10, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Additional Needs Partnership – East Renfrewshire

Click here for ANP – Information Booklet

ANP are a partnership of groups, agencies and organisations who come together to share information specifically relating to Additional Support Needs and Disabilities across the community.
During this unprecedented time of COVID-19 we are staying in touch and using different ways of communicating that allows us to support each other.

The Additional Needs Partnership want to complement the information which is already available, even more so in this ‘new normal’, working together with everyone to help people make the right choices.

Click on the link above to view the booklet.

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Zoom Session – What is Communication?

February 3, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Wednesday 3^rd February at 7pm

Tonight one of our parents, Tracey Campbell is having a zoom discussion “What is communication?

We will discuss communication concepts to help us support people who struggle to communicate using spoken words

This is the zoom link for later. Hope to see lots of you there.

Mairi Watkins is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81628626050?pwd=eDAvMXhGZnRyVVIvbVd0NnpyUFdIZz09

The meeting ID and passcode can be found on school app and email sent out via school office.

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Live Assembly

February 3, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Reminder that our live assembly will take place on Thursday 4th February at 1:15pm , link to follow.

Don’t forget to wear your fancy dress costume or funny headgear.

What will Mr Crossan be wearing I wonder……. We look forward to seeing you all.

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Children’s Mental Health Week

February 1, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Today marks the start of Children’s Mental Health Week.

Click below for some useful links to help support children and families at this time.

Health and Wellbeing at IMS

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Deadline approaches for Best Start Grant School Age Payment applications

January 26, 2021 Ms O'Brien

The deadline for families to apply for Best Start Grant School Age Payment is 28 February 2021.

The one-off £250 payment is currently open to families with a child born between 1 March 2015 and 29 February 2016. It can be used for anything from a warm coat to books and toys.

Parents who have deferred their child’s entry to school from August 2020 to August 2021, or those home educating, should still apply before the closing date.

Click here to access the file.

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New Home Learning Resource

January 22, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Following feedback from our learners, families and staff, we are delighted to launch our new IMS Home Learning Resource.

We will continue to populate this on a regular basis so bookmark the web page.

https://glo.li/3o6nzX6

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Educational Psychology Service Support to Isobel Mair School Parents/Carers

January 13, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Educational Psychology Service Support to Isobel Mair School Parents/Carers

Educational Psychology Service C ovid Support

Still time to book your place fro a one to one drop in session or group session with our Educational Psychologists Nick Smiley and Kirsty Rees.

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Let’s go for a walk on a wintry day

January 12, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Class Sanda have created this “Let’s go for a walk on a wintry day” sensory sway story

Click here for the story

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Surviving through Story

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Book your tickets now! £30 for professionals and free for parents and carers (email nicolagrovesend@gmail.com for the discount code if applicable).

Surviving Through Story are running a series of three online training workshops each month starting this month on Thursday 21st January, 4:30-5:30pm. The Personal Storysharing with Story Massage workshop will be co-run with Mary Atkinson. co-founder of the Story Massage Programme and Gill White of Pamis.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/personal-storysharing-with-story-massage-tickets-135703014369?fbclid=IwAR1wwGG42koOv9lE4XdBakD8aLoQNYF41o8b1bKBjCuJUOuh1M-EA0zIKi0

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Growing Up – free online sessions for parents and carers

January 11, 2021 Ms O'Brien

Supporting puberty and adolescence sessions

With yet another lockdown upon us why not book onto free online sessions designed especially for parent/ carers.

New for 2021 are sessions on Growing Up that will explore how best to support your child as they experience puberty and adolescence. Support with managing their educational, practical and emotional needs, and helping them to develop positive relationships.

Please register beforehand by clicking the individual links:

Wednesday 20th January at 10:00 am

Book now via Eventbrite

Thursday 28th January at 10:00 am

Book now via Eventbrite

Looking after yourself

It’s never been more important to look after yourself so why not try our wellbeing session to help you understand what stress is and how it affects you. Identify new ways of coping with stress and reducing your stress levels. Try new stress busting ideas until you find ones that fit with you!

Book now via Eventbrite for Friday 22nd January 10:00 am

There are other sessions aimed to help you develop your skills for online and in-person for meetings with professionals. And sessions to support for siblings. Book a session via our Family workshops webpage