P7 children of St Vincent’s parish who will be making their Confirmation the date is Monday 8th May at 7pm.
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ProJudo – Judo Sessions for Beginners: P1-7
Please click on the link below to find out more about Judo Sessions for beginners: P1-7
Dyslexia Scotland Glasgow East Ren Branch
OPEN MEETING
Mearns Castle High School, Newton Mearns G77 5GU
Wednesday 8th February 2017
7.15-8.15pm
DYSLEXIA SCOTLAND
‘The work of Dyslexia Scotland’
Presented by Cathy Magee, Chief Executive
http://www.dyslexiascotland.org.uk/your-branch/glasgow-east-ren
Email Address is dyslexiascotland.er@gmail.com
Dyslexia Scotland 01786 446650
www.dyslexiascotland.org.uk
Helpline phone number: 0344 800 8484
helpline @dyslexiascotland.org.uk
School Handbook 2017-2018
Click on this link to view handbook
Application for Primary 1
School Admission Application for Primary 1 takes place
Monday 16th January – Friday 20th January 1.45pm – 3.30pm
The following documents should be brought to school when applying for a place in Primary 1 –
Your child’s birth certificate
Your child benefit statement
The most recent copy of Council Tax Notice for your residence
Mortgage statement or signed residency/tenant agreement for at least 1 year
Roman Catholic Baptismal Certificate if appropriate
Primary 6/7 Celtic Connections Concert – Burns
Wednesday 25th January 2017
Primary 6/7 will attend a concert especially for primary schools as part of the ‘Celtic Connections’ Series at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Cost of trip is £2 to cover transport. Cash or cheques should not be brought to school. We are asking all parents to use ParentPay to pay for the trip
Concert time 11.00am – 12.20pm
School uniform to be worn
Please supply your child with a packed lunch, as they will return to school after 1pm (school meal can be provided for those who are entitled to one)
If there are any changes to medical conditions/medications from the medical consent form you completed at the beginning of the session, please inform the school office
Primary 4/5 Celtic Connections Concert – Vishtèn and Ìmar
Wednesday 1st February 2017
Primary 4/5 will attend a concert especially for primary schools as part of the ‘Celtic Connections’ Series at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Cost of trip is £2 to cover transport. Cash or cheques should not be brought to school. We are asking all parents to use ParentPay to pay for the trip
Concert time 11.00am – 12.10pm
School uniform to be worn
Please supply your child with a packed lunch, as they will return to school after 1pm (school meal can be provided for those who are entitled to one).
If there are any changes to medical conditions/medications from the medical consent form you completed at the beginning of the session, please inform the school office.
We are looking for a number of parents to accompany us on the trip
Primary 2/3 Celtic Connections Concert – The Unusual Suspects
Thursday 26th January 2017
Primary 1 will attend a concert especially for primary schools as part of the ‘Celtic Connections’ Series at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Cost of trip is £2 to cover cost of transport. Cash or cheques should not be brought to school. We are asking all parents to use ParentPay to pay for the trip
Concert time 11.00am – 12.10pm
School uniform to be worn
Packed lunch will be provided by the school canteen. The choices are tuna, cheese or ham baguette. You can supply your child with a packed lunch.
If there are any changes to medical conditions/medications from the medical consent form you completed at the beginning of the session, please inform the school office
We are looking for a number of parents to accompany us on the trip
Primary 1 Celtic Connections Concert – Fun Box
Monday 30th January 2017
Primary 1 will attend a concert especially for primary schools as part of the ‘Celtic Connections’ Series at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall..
Cost of trip is £2 to cover cost of transport. Cash or cheques should not be brought to school. We are asking all parents to use ParentPay to pay for the trip
Concert time 11.00am – 12.10pm
School uniform to be worn
Packed lunch will be provided by the school canteen. The choices are tuna, cheese or ham baguette. You can supply your child with a packed lunch
If there are any changes to medical conditions/medications from the medical consent form you completed at the beginning of the session, please inform the school office.We would be delighted to have parents accompany us
PARENT EQUALITIES FORUM
The next parent equalities forum will take place on 19 January at 7pm in Mearns Castle High School.
CELTIC CONNECTIONS CONCERTS
Primary 4/5 Wednesday 1st February 2017 – Vishtèn and Ìmar
Primary 6/7 Wednesday 25th January 2017 – Burns
Primary 4/5 and P6/7 will attend concerts especially for primary schools as part of the ‘Celtic Connections’ Series at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
- Cost of trip is £2 to cover transport. Cash or cheques should not be brought to school. We are asking all parents to use ParentPay to pay for the trip
- Concert time 11.00am – 12.10pm
- School uniform to be worn
- Please supply your child with a packed lunch, as they will return to school after 1pm (school meal can be provided for those who are entitled to one)
- If there are any changes to medical conditions/medications from the medical consent form you completed at the beginning of the session, please inform the school office
- We are looking for a number of parents to accompany us on the trip
PRIMARY 1 CELTIC CONNECTIONS CONCERT – FUN BOX
30th January 2017
Primary 1 will attend a concert especially for primary schools as part of the ‘Celtic Connections’ Series at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
- Cost of trip is £2 to cover transport. Cash or cheques should not be brought to school. We are asking all parents to use ParentPay to pay for the trip
- Concert time 11.00am – 12.10pm
- School uniform to be worn
- Packed lunch will be provided by the school canteen. The choices are tuna, cheese or ham baguette. You can supply your child with a packed lunch
- If there are any changes to medical conditions/medications from the medical consent form you completed at the beginning of the session, please inform the school office
- We are looking for a number of parents to accompany us on the trip
Drop in Surgery
Mrs Cochrane, ASN Coordinator will be holding a drop in surgery between 9.05 and 10.00 every fortnight for parents of children with any additional support needs. The first session is this Friday (13th).
East Renfrewshire – Swimming Lessons for All Ages
Please click on link to online brochure.
Admission Procedures 2017
Choosing a School for your Son or Daughter School Admission Applications and Placing Requests for Session 2017-18
A consultation on proposed new arrangements to school admissions, the transfer of pupils from primary to secondary school and placing requests, has recently concluded. If the proposed new arrangements are approved by Education Committee in late December, school admission, pupil transfers from primary to secondary and placing requests will be administered in line with the new arrangements from January 2017 and beyond. Please note that any placing request applications for school places in academic session 2017-18 submitted before January 2017 will be processed in line with the new policy if adopted; there will be no need to submit another application using the new placing request application form, available from January. An online facility for the submission of placing requests will be available from 20 December 2016 via the Council’s website.
APPLYING FOR A PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACE FOR YOUR CHILD East Renfrewshire Council has set up one week when you should apply for a catchment place for your son or daughter at your local East Renfrewshire primary school. You must apply for a place at your catchment school, even if you intend to make a placing request to another school or to defer your place and keep your son or daughter at home for another year. If you intend to educate your child privately you should still inform your local catchment school of your intention. You may choose to apply for a catchment place for your son or daughter in either the local denominational or non-denominational school. If he or she is aged five between 1 March 2017 and the end of February 2018 you should go along to the primary school between 1.45 and 3.30 any day during the week of Monday 16 January to Friday 20 January 2017. You should bring your child’s birth certificate, your child benefit statement, the most recent copy of Council Tax Notice for your residence and mortgage statement or signed and independently witnessed residency/tenant agreement for at least 1 year. The school can also accept a driving licence, utility bill or bank statement (with transactions in the last 3 months) if you are no longer in receipt of child benefit.
PLACING REQUESTS Most school children attend their local primary or secondary school, but parents can choose to apply for a place for their son or daughter in another school. If you are interested in making a placing request for a school in East Renfrewshire and want to find out more, visit the council website at www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/placingrequest where you can apply online from 20 December 2016 or alternatively download a placing request form and information on the criteria used for prioritising placing requests where there are more requests received than places available. If you require any advice regarding making a placing request please contact the Education Department on 0141 577 3578. If you are interested in finding out specific information about a particular school you should contact the school directly or visit the school’s website. If you want to make a placing request for your child for the school session beginning in August 2017 you should return your completed placing request form to the Education Department any time from 1 December 2016 and before 31 January 2017 by post to: PLACING REQUESTS, East Renfrewshire Council Offices, Education Department, 211 Main Street, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, G78 1SY or by email to: admissions@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Online applications will be available from 20 December 2016, via the Council’s website. Applications received after 31 January 2017 will be treated as late applications. East Renfrewshire Council will conduct checks to establish the accuracy of information supplied which may include visits to premises or surveillance in cases where it is necessary and proportionate to do so. Any attempts to obtain a place by deception may result in the rescinding of your application/placing request and the matter being passed to the Procurator Fiscal’s office for consideration of criminal proceedings.
Christmas 2016 Newsletter
Nativities
There has been a wonderful atmosphere around the school as we have prepared for the Nativities. Thanks to all staff and pupils from P1-P5 for all their hard work and dedication– their performances were fantastic and certainly helped prepare the school community to celebrate Christmas.
P7 Enterprise Day
Thanks also the P7 staff and pupils for organising a whole day of activities, competitions and events for all pupils. A staggering £5, 270 was raised on the day which will be donated to various local and national charities including Syrian Refugees (via SCIAF), Nil By Mouth, Mary’s Meals, Age Scotland, SupERkids and Cosgrove Care. Well done!
PSA
The PSA have worked hard this term in organising Reindeer Day, PSA Fayre and selling tea towels at P1 and P7.
An overwhelming £7,000 was raised for school funds and will go towards Science workshops, subsiding school trips and buying playground games. A huge thank you to the PSA for all their hard work and to the school community for supporting these ventures!
Congratulations to:
- Orlaith O’Donnell came 3rd in the road safety competition. Her brilliant drawing is included in the annual East Renfrewshire calendar. It can be found within the month of November.
- Marwa Sattar received a highly commended certificate in the road safety competition.
- Holly Cochrane was a runner up in Jackson Carlaw’s Christmas Card Competition.
- Lily Cook won the Ashleigh Building Company Competition to design her dream house.
- Badminton team is through to the Renfrewshire finals.
Registration
The Education Committee yesterday approved the recent consultation on proposed new arrangements to school admissions, the transfer of pupils from primary to secondary school and placing requests.
School admissions, pupil transfers from primary to secondary and placing requests will be administered in line with the new arrangements from January 2017 and beyond. Any placing request applications for school places in academic session 2017-18 submitted before January 2017 will be processed in line with the new policy; there will be no need for parents/carers to submit another application.
As part of the changes to our arrangements, an online facility is now available for the submission of placing requests; please find the link below:
http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/placingrequest
ParentPay
All parents/carers have now received their Activation Letter. All parents are requested to use our e-payment method to pay for dinner money, trips etc. This can be done online using a very secure website called ParentPay or in cash at local stores where you see the PayPoint Logo. This system is now live. The current cash machine will still be available to use for the moment for the children to top up lunch money.
Dates for Your Dairy
| Thursday 5th January | School reopens at 9am |
| Tuesday 10th January | School Pantomime Robin Hood |
| Friday 10th February | In Service Day- pupils do not attend |
| Monday 13th-Wednesday 15th February | Mid-term break |
| Thursday 16th February | School re-opens |
| Friday 31 March | School closes at 2.30pm |
School Admissions
Dear Parents/Carers,
The Education Committee yesterday approved the recent consultation on proposed new arrangements to school admissions, the transfer of pupils from primary to secondary school and placing requests.
School admissions, pupil transfers from primary to secondary and placing requests will be administered in line with the new arrangements from January 2017 and beyond. Any placing request applications for school places in academic session 2017-18 submitted before January 2017 will be processed in line with the new policy; there will be no need for parents/carers to submit another application.
As part of the changes to our arrangements, an online facility is now available for the submission of placing requests; please find the link below:
http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/placingrequest
CHRISTMAS ENTERPRISE DAY
Monday 19th December 2016
This is a non-uniform day!
Every year Primary 7 organise this great event and put a great deal of work into making it fun for the whole school. There are lots of stalls to buy things and lots and lots of exciting fun activities to play. All money raised goes to charity.
Below are some of the exciting things that the children can take part in or buy:-
Fun Activities – Beat the goalie, Guess the birthday, Pin the beard on Santa, Wheel of fortune, Hula hoop challenge all 20p and much more!!!
X Factor on Monday afternoon for P5-P7 (tickets £1)
Stalls – Hot Chocolate Reindeers 50p, Tombola and raffle 20p, Snow Men £2, Christmas Wreaths £2 and lots more
In order for the day to go well could the children please bring in coins instead of notes. This makes it easier for the Primary 7 who will be collecting in the money.
ParentPay – online school payment service
ParentPay activation letters have been sent home. Log on to www.parentpay.com or click on ParentPay link below to activate your account. Payment can be made using your credit or debit card.
Our Lady of the Mission Travel Plan
As part of our school’s vision to improve safety and reduce carbon omissions around the school grounds at the beginning and end of the school day, in partnership with East Renfrewshire Roads Department and Pedalwise we have created a new School Travel Programme.
