Recently, all classes from P2-P7 have been drawing up a ‘Class Charter’ by looking at the articles from the ‘United Nations Convention for the Rights of a Child’ and thinking about what our actions and responsibilities should be to ensure that everyone in our school enjoys these rights. Have a look at some examples, aren’t they wonderful! Take at look at our class pages to see them all!
Yearly Archives: 2013
ARDENTINNY FINAL MEMO
I’m sure everyone is very excited about next week’s trip to Ardentinny
Final reminders –
We will keep in touch from Ardentinny. Follow us on Twitter: @OLM_Primary.
Any medication to come into school on Monday morning clearly labelled and handed over to Mrs Wright in the mensa. An administration of medicines form must be completed. This can be downloaded from the school website or completed in school tomorrow or Monday
No mobile phones, no music/electronic games etc.
Empty plastic lunch box and water bottle required –labelled
Children should NOT bring sweets to Ardentinny. £5 for the tuck/souvenir shop has been included in the cost. NO money should be brought on the trip
Children may bring a pack of cards, a book and of course a teddy bear!
All luggage to come straight to mensa on Monday morning. Please enter through the side door from the playground and not through main door. The bus companies are happy to accommodate any children with luggage travelling to school on Monday
Buses will leave the school at 9.45am and parents are welcome to stay around/come back to wave the children off!
We return at approximately 2.30pm on Friday 11th October. We shall tweet a more accurate time of arrival on the day. As it is an in-service day, all children will have to be collected from school.
Please remember to pack a plastic bin bag for dirty clothes on return!
EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS
Our Lady of the Missions staff in Ardentinny are in close contact with the school. If you wish any information regarding the visit, your first point of contact should be the school office – 0141 570 7280. In case of emergency, you can contact Ardentinny on 01369 870 249 (normal office hours) Mrs. Dowling or a member of school staff can be contacted on the school mobile 07531 621 345
House System!
Congratulations to St Margaret’s House who are the winners of the house cup this week
NATIONAL PARENT FORUM – ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SAT 5TH OCTOBER BISHOPBRIGGS ACADEMY
The annual National Parent Forum of Scotland Annual Conference takes place this Saturday 5 October at Bishopbriggs Academy. The topic this year centres on Health and Wellbeing which is an important element of Curriculum for Excellence. The keynote speaker is Aileen Campbell, Minister for Children and Young People. The event contains workshops specialising on specific areas of health and wellbeing and culminates with a Question Time style closing section giving parents and families the opportunity to ask questions of those tasked with implementing Curriculum for Excellence and the new qualifications.
To book your place and make your seminar choices go online or find more information on the NPF website at
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/NPF/2013/06/21/npfs-annual-conference-2013/ Continue reading NATIONAL PARENT FORUM – ANNUAL CONFERENCE
STAGE MASSES
As indicated in the August newsletter, Fr Jim Duggan from St. Joseph’s Parish is able to come into school to say mass for us, a stage at a time.
Our first mass is next Thursday 3rd October at 1.45pm and all parents of Primary 7 pupils are welcome to attend.
First Friday Mass Primary 6 St. Vincent’s Church Friday 4th October 2013
Weather permitting, Primary 6 classes will attend Mass in St. Vincent’s Church, Thornliebank on Friday at 10am.
We shall leave from school at 9.30am accompanied by members of staff and will return at 11.00am.
The children will walk to/from church via a local route alongside Woodfarm High School and through parkland, thus avoiding any major road crossings.
Children to dress appropriately for the weather conditions of the day
Parent helpers with a PVG / Disclosure Scotland certificate are welcome to assist. If there is any change in medical conditions / medication, from information given at the start of term, please inform school office
Equalities Forum 19/9/13 Mearns Castle HS 7pm
Minute
1. Welcome and Introductions
Cllr Elaine Green, Convener for Education and Equalities, welcomed those present.
M Sneddon, Quality Improvement Officer, explained that Ken McKinlay, Head of Education Services, was present as he now had the Equalities remit.
2. Education Department Equalities Delivery Plan 2013 – 15
M Sneddon gave some detail on the document including how it links to wider ERC documentation (Single Outcome Agreement, Local Improvement Plan etc) and the specific education department agreed outcomes for the period 2013 – 15. Continue reading Equalities Forum 19/9/13 Mearns Castle HS 7pm
Viking Helmets
As part of our social studies topic ‘ The Vikings’, Primary 4b decided that they wanted to make Viking helmets. Once we had all our materials, balloons, old newspaper cut into tiny pieces and wallpaper paste, we were ready to go! Mrs Dowling showed us how to apply the newspaper onto the balloons. We had lots of fun doing this messy activity and we can’t wait to paint our helmets and wear them!
Viking Beancakes
Primary 4d have been learning how to cook some Viking meals. We enjoyed making Viking porridge, mushroom soup and beancakes. Here are some photos of us making the yummy beancakes.
House Badges
School house badges will be on sale from Monday – 30p
All children should wear house badges.
Primary 1 will receive their first badge free of charge!
Primary 1 Class Photographs
Next Wednesday, 25th September, the Extra newspaper will be in school to take Primary 1 class photographs.
We are looking forward to updating our display at the front entrance.
Children should wear FULL school uniform, shirt and tie and black shoes.
Parent Council August 2013 Newsletter
Welcome!
We hope both you and your children are settling in well to the new term. The Parent Council is already getting back to working on your behalf and we look forward to hearing from you over the year:
Annual General Meeting – Thursday 19th September 7pm at school
Why not get involved?
You can only join the PC at the AGM each year so please come along then if you are interested.
You can also attend meetings without joining at any time. Continue reading Parent Council August 2013 Newsletter
Family Fancy Dress Hallowe’en Party
Friday 1st November’13 in OLM School Hall 7pm til 9pm
Spookily it’s that time of year already and tickets are now available for the PSA Family Hallowe’en Party. Continue reading Family Fancy Dress Hallowe’en Party
Parent Council AGM
Dear Parent Forum Member,
At The Annual General Meeting of the Parent Council last year there was a significant increase of new parents, this was extremely welcome and new members have made a very valuable contribution this session (thank you!)
The constitution requires that all prospective members must attend the AGM to nominate themselves. Existing members also need to re-join every year. Continue reading Parent Council AGM
Primary 7c-Provost’s Debate
At the recent Provost’s Debate, Primary 7c debated the motion: ‘This house believes that age restrictions should be placed on the cover of every book’ At the end of the debate and after many very valid points being put forward, 20 people voted to propose the motion and 11 voted against! Well done 7c
Primary 4 Sacramental Preparation
As you know, this is a very important year in the Sacramental life of your child. During this session, the children will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Sacrament of First Communion. Continue reading Primary 4 Sacramental Preparation
Primary 7a -Provost’s Debate
Primary 7a presented the motion: ‘This house believes that children over the age of 13 should be allowed to use social media sites’ This relevant and interesting motion sparked much discussion and debate! Well done P7a!
Primary 7b – Provost’s Debate
Primary 7b debated the motion: ‘This house believes that homework should be abolished’. As you can imagine some very interesting points were made!
Primary 6c
In Science, we have enjoyed learning about the importance of safety in the Science lab. We were able to identify the various hazards in an unsafe lab.
We had a great time using different methods of measurement to investigate dimension, temperature, mass, volume and time.
We used measuring cylinders to measure out specific volumes of dried peas. It is important to come down to eye level when taking the measurement.
By using metre sticks and rulers, we measured the length of the side of a desk, length of a jotter, our hand span and our height.
We used thermometers to measure the temperature of room water, tap water and ice water.
We had fun timing each other to say the alphabet, tie our shoe laces and tie our school tie. We estimated in minutes and seconds how long we thought it would take us, before using a digital stop clock to time the actions.
We recorded our results in tables.
