Scottish Fencing is providing an opportunity for pupils to experience the Olympic sport of Fencing. The new club is aimed at the P4-7 age group and will introduce pupils to the basics of fencing. The club will use plastic foils with more emphasis on technique and tactics and the development of a greater range of skills while continuing to offer plenty of games to improve all-round physical ability.

The club will take place at Eastwood High School, Capelrig Road, Newton Means, G77 6NQ, on Wednesdays 4.30-5.30pm in the school gymnasium.

To sign up please go to http://www.fencingfun.co.uk/meetings

Details of the club are:

Block 1- 28th Jan, 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th Feb, 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th Mar, 1^st Apr

Block 2- 22nd, 29th Apr, 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th May, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th June

Cost £30 per block.

Pupils can book up at any point in the block.

If you have any questions about the club please get in touch with Alan Martin, National Fencing Development Officer on 07803 207 349 or alan.martin@scottish-fencing.co.uk

Parking around the school is a cause for concern for both pupils and residents.

Inconsiderate parking of motor vehicles particularly at the start/finish of the school day results in:

A hazardous environment for children going to and from school.

·         Inconvenience for other road users

·         Access problems for local residents

·         Obstruction of the footpath for pedestrians

Please allow sufficient time for your child to be dropped off in an area that does not inconvenience others, and where possible, avoid arriving at the last minute with the expectation of parking outside the front gates.

It is appreciated that drop off times in the morning extend over a period of time, and this spreads the number of cars and pedestrians outside the school at any one time.

At the end of the school day, all the children are leaving at the same time, and naturally parents/guardians have gathered to collect them resulting in a higher volume of vehicle/pedestrian traffic in the vicinity, causing congestion.

Drivers are reminded that parking restrictions are placed around the school with a view to ensuring a safe environment for children, and to allow other road users freedom of movement. These restrictions should be complied with.

 The school asks all parents and drivers to be considerate and help create safe surroundings for all our children.

Local police officers will be monitoring driver behaviour around schools over the coming weeks, and will take the appropriate action.

The co-operation of all concerned in this matter is appreciated.

PC David Cunningham

School Campus Officer

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The Parent Council will meet at 7pm tonight.  All welcome.

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Minutes of Meetings

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Little Splashers Information

Parent Equalities Forum will take place on Thursday 15 January in Woodfarm HS at 7pm. The main item on the agenda will be the Education Department’s Equalities Delivery Plan

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Drawing Competition

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Choir Information January 2015

After school and lunchtime extra curricular activities will start week commencing Monday, 19 January 2015 with the exception of Choir (see separate letter issued).  Letters for pupils applying for new clubs or clubs requiring payment will be issued in early course.

Please note the following amendments to clubs this term:

• The following clubs finished at the end of last term:  P1 Story Squad and P6/P7 Traditional Music Club.  We hope pupils enjoyed their time at their extra-curricular activity.
• P5 and P6 German Club will not resume at the start of term but may return at a later date in Term 3. 
• P4 Singing Club will now be held on a Wednesday lunchtime (12.45pm – 1.15pm), led as usual by 3 P7 pupils and supervised by Miss Lawson.

Please also note that there will be no staff run or staff supervised extra-curricular clubs week commencing Monday, 1 March 2015 due to Parent Teacher Interviews.

Yours sincerely

Fiona McGoldrick

Acting Principal Teacher

This year our Pupil Council decided to support a local charity for Advent. When we were discussing which charity to support Premjot , one of our Primary 7 Representatives said, “There are lots of people living in poverty in Glasgow and we don’t always realise how many there are.” We chose Glasgow City Mission because they help people who are homeless.

When we contacted Glasgow City Mission they asked the pupils in our school and their families to donate toiletries and socks. Everyone was very generous and we collected many boxes of donations.  One of our Primary 6 pupils, Amy, was very moved by the appeal and decided to ask local shops to also donate socks to Glasgow City Mission. As a result of Amy’s efforts we also collected donations of socks from:

• Sainsburys Local, Giffnock
• Marks and Spencer, Newton Mearns
• Tesco, Newton Mearns
• Morrisons, Giffnock
• Waitrose, Newton Mearns

 Glasgow City Mission were very grateful for all the donations. They put some of the new socks into Christmas presents for their clients and they will use the toiletries at the homeless shelter that they run from December to March.

The Pupil Council would like to thank everyone who supported our Advent Appeal and Glasgow City Mission.

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