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Re-design of Supported Living Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities

Supported Living Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities

East Renfrewshire CHCP and their Provider Partners invite you to join us at:           

The Redhurst Hotel, 27 Eastwoodmains Road,

Giffnock, G46 6QE.

Tuesday 12th November 6pm-8pm

Come along and find out about the innovative work we are doing to reshape the way supported living services are being designed and delivered. 

There will be a chance for those who attend to ask questions about new ways of working, and to hear about how changes will mean individuals have more choice and control about the service they receive.
(Parking available and wheelchair accessible)

Please see leaflet for more information.

- Achievement, - Pupils

Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom 

Well done to classes Orkney and Staffa who have just performed their drama performance of Room on the Broom to some of the children from the Family Centre and pupils from Class Iona. This was their second performance as the first performance took place in our outdoor atrium as part of our outdoor learning week.

A great performance from all the children involved with lots of new skills being acquired, especially performing infront of an audience.
Pupils from Class Staffa were the characters from the story and the pupils from Class Orkney were magnificent with the voice overs and special effects.

A short video was made of the performance and you can see some of the photgraphs below.

 

 

 
 
 

 

- Pupils

Halloween Fun

Halloween Fun @ IMS

Thank you to all the pupils and staf at ISS@IMS for organising a fantastic halloween party, dancing and party games.

Everyone had great fun, including the afternoon children from the Family Centre.

We had some great costumes this year, have a look at some of the photgraphs below.

 

 
 
 

 

- Pupils

Halloween Party

Halloween Fun at IMS

The thursday ISS@IMS group have been busy organising a halloween party for all the pupils in Isobel Mair School.

They have sent out invites to all the classes and put up posters around the school to advertise it. There will be games, dancing, party food and our annual fancy dress parade.

The party will take place on Thursday 31st October, 1:30 -2:30pm

Fancy dress is optional.
Who can guess what Mrs Wallce will be this year…………………

- Pupils

Eco Challenge

Secret Eco Challenge

What a busy week all the classes have had working on their secret challenge linked to Eco Week.

Each class worked on differentiated activivities to create their fiction/non fiction book.

We had a show and tell during  assembly so that everyone could have a look at the books that had been created and then each class described their book to rest of the school and children from the Family Centre. Two of our pupils, Gemma and Dylan explained all about the book they made in their class.

All classes  embraced the Eco topic challenge and incorporated it into CfE. Some of the classes created Clicker strories about recycling, Classes Arran  and Sanda created sensory stories and some classes created 3d models using junk.

Have a look at some of the amazing photgraphs below.

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Amendments to the Parent/Carer Support Group

Please note change of arrangements for the Parent/Carer Support Group which are taking place.

The evening group will now start next Wednesday 30.11.2013 at Williamwood High and run for the next five Thursdays. The day group starts on Monday 28.10.2013 as planned but will now be held in Clarkston Halls, Clarkston Road, Clarkston, G76 8NE. 

Any interested parents please contact the school.

- Pupils

SenoryO

A magical experience through the senses

Some of our pupils had a wondeful sensory experience yesterday.

We were delighted to welcome Scottish Opera and their exciting SensoryO performance to the pupils.

Set in a magical, night-time world where anything is possible, SensoryO took the pupils  on a train ride through the jungle to meet a friendly lion who sleeps under the stars. Rich in sound, rhythm and music, the show introduced everyone to a live performance in a fun, engaging environment.

The set is inviting and tactile and the show features a mix of live and recorded vocals and exciting percussive sounds to inspire the imagination and bring the adventure to life.

Have a look at some of our photographs below that highlights how engaging our pupils were during the sensory performance.

Parents

Fragile X Family Support Worker

 Message below from Sandra Thom who is currently working as a Family Support Worker with the Fragile X Society.

I  am writing to introduce myself to you and your colleagues. I am currently working with  the Fragile X Society as their Family Support Worker for Scotland, this post is funded by the Scottish Government as part of their autism strategy funding. 

My role is  to provide information and support for families affected by Fragile X.  This includes providing information and signposting families to relevant services within their local areas mainly by email, in depth telephone support and letter.  We have a range of information papers available and I will also be available to provide information to professionals working with children, young people or adults with Fragile X. 

I am available Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm. My contact details are outlined below and my email address is sandra@fragilex.org.uk or contact me at any time if you would benefit from any of our specific information pertinent to education.

Kind Regards

Sandra

- Pupils, Eco School

Secret Challenge

What is the Secret Challenge?

This week all classes have been involved in a secret challenge set by Mrs Wallace and the Senior Management Team.

The challenge involves all classes writing a short fiction or non fiction book as part of our Green Flag Eco Activities and feature topics such as litter, school grounds or waste minimisation.

Mrs Wallace also informed the classes that prizes will be awarded for the best book.

Watch this space for updates on the books created by the pupils.

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ASN Friendly Dentist

Do you that there are 3 ASN friendly dentists in East Renfrewshire to help support our young people with additional support needs.

They have projectors on the ceiling, sensory lights etc… and there are talking social story books about the specific dentist the child will be visiting.

Contact the school office for more details of the dental practices.

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Parent/Carer Group

Reminder about the forthcoming parent/carer group of children with additional support needs

Dear Parent/Carer

 Group for parents and carers of children with additional needs

 We are running a group work programme for parents and carers of children & young people who have additional support needs.  The focus of the group will be varied and we plan to cover issues such as grief and loss reactions to disability, handling behaviour strategies, person centred planning, building self esteem, recognising gifts and capacities and benefit entitlement.  

 The group will be run by three social workers from the Integrated Schools Team, Roberta Margison, Lynn Devine and Lucy Rutherford.  The aim of the group is to inform and empower parents and carers for the benefit of themselves and the children they look after. There will be short talks from a Welfare Rights Officer, Educational Psychologist, Enable and East Renfrewshire Carers Centre to help people make the most of services offered in their local communities.

 The groups will run over six concurrent weeks, a day group starting on Monday 28th October 2013 between 10 and 12:30am and an evening group starting on Thursday 24th of October 2013 between 6 and 8:30pm. The venue for the groups will be Williamwood School, Eaglesham Road,Clarkston, G67 8RF.  Refreshments will be provided.

 If you wish to attend the group please reply to me by 21st of October 2013 by phone 0141 5772034 or email Lucy.Rutherford@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk. Confirmation of a place will follow on receipt of your reply.

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Eco Week – Stone Soup

Stone Soup

As part of Eco week Class Orkney along with Class Unst planned an event to bring everyone together in celebrating the outdoors.

Using the wonderful outdoor space at IMS, and sme of the Forest School resources, the two classes worked together to create an eco-experience for the whole school.

The activity was based on the story of “Stone Soup”, where a group of hungry soldiers teach a village full of people a valuable lesson in sharing and kindness.

Read more about the event below.

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October Holiday

All parents and carers are kindly reminded of the In-Service Day on Friday 11th October.  The school will be closed to allow staff to undertake In-set training.

School will be closed from Monday 14th October and reopens on Monday 21st October

Happy Holidays