SCOTTISH BALLET is looking for primary school children to audition for their Junior Associate Programme!
Auditions will be held in May – closing date Monday 25 April 2016.
Children who are currently in Primary 5 or Primary 6 are invited to apply. No previous dance experience necessary. Every child who applies will be offered an audition. Full details can be found HERE – Scottish Ballet
Staff from the Council’s Money Advice & Rights Team will run a drop-in at St Marks every Wed from now to Easter holidays, at 9-10 and 2-3. Please feel free to come along.
Do you remember how much fun you used to have cycling as a child? We want to ensure that children today have the same opportunities and independence that our bikes gave us.
You can read the Parents’ Guide to Bikeability Scotland here.
East Renfrewshire Council celebrates WWF’s Earth Hour
On Saturday 19 March 2016, at 8.30pm East Renfrewshire Council and ‘Think Green’ will join millions across the world to celebrate WWF’s Earth Hour and switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about the future of our brilliant planet
By joining the global celebration, East Renfrewshire Council and ‘Think Green’ will take part in a symbolic moment, not designed to have impact through an hour of energy saving, but to help put a spotlight on the issues facing the planet and to remind us that, together, we have the power to make change happen.
The future of our planet is at risk, particularly from the effects of climate change. Many of the world’s most threatened species like tigers and orang-utans live in areas that will be severely affected by climate change. For many, WWF’s Earth Hour is a chance to show they care about our brilliant planet and is the first step to helping to protect its future.
To celebrate the global event, we will be:
Encouraging residents of East Renfrewshire to do the same via our Social Media channels.
Organising a ‘Switch-Off for Earth Hour’ campaign across our council estate and schools. For the week running up to earth hour and beyond, we have developed a campaign to remind everyone to switch off lights, appliances, chargers, screens and computers, when leaving their home or work.
Jennifer Clements, spokesperson for WWF-UK, said: “We’re thrilled that East Renfrewshire Council and ‘Think Green’ will be taking part in WWF’s Earth Hour this year and hope that they’ll inspire many others to get involved. By taking one simple step to switch off, WWF’s Earth Hour is a chance for all of us to come together and send out a global message about protecting our planet.”
Over the last decade, WWF’s Earth Hour’s unique display of darkness has become a global phenomenon with hundreds of millions of individuals coming together each year. In 2015, a record-breaking 172 countries and some of world’s most famous buildings including Big Ben, Hong Kong’s skyline and the Sydney Harbour Bridge joined the global celebration. In the UK alone, over 10 million people took part, along with over 4,800 schools, 200 landmarks and thousands of businesses and organisations
Everyone can join the celebration for WWF’s Earth Hour on Saturday 19 March 2016. For more information and to sign up please visit wwf.org.uk/earthhour
There will be a Fair trade Raffle at Parent’s Night.
Job Vacancies: ERC Facilities Management require cleaning staff 10-20hr posts in various locations. Please come to Barrhead Foundry on 9/3/16 between 9.30am to 11.30am and 1.30pm to 3.30pm for more information.
Pupils from St Luke’s visited this morning with some fluffy little chicks. After a brief presentation of their science project and how they hatched the eggs and cared for the chicks. Pupils were also given an opportunity to hold the fluffy little birds.
“They were really warm, fluffy and soft.”
“I learned how to properly care for chicks”
“I found out that fertilised eggs are softer than others.”
“I found out how to tell the difference between male and female”
“It’s really relaxing to hold them. They’re very, very cute”
This year, the theme of Fairtrade Fortnight is Sit down for Breakfast and Stand up for Farmers! The theme focuses on the idea that although we rely on farmers and workers for the foods, drinks and products that we love, there are times of the year when many people who grow the food we eat for breakfast can’t feed their own families.
Therefore the Fairtrade committee and Primary 4B (with a little bit of help from Primary 5A) are running a pancake shop to promote some Fair trade breakfast items. Pancakes cost 50p and children have a choice of toppings including Fairtrade jam and bananas. Pupils are learning about the need for good food hygiene and applying knowledge of money to provide their customers with the correct change. So far the pancake shop has been a great success.
Job Vacancies: ERC Facilities Management require cleaning staff 10-20hr posts in various locations.
Please come to Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns on 9/3/16 between 10.30am-2pm for more information.
This Monday marks the start of Fairtrade Fortnight, the focus of this year’s campaign is “Big Breakfast”. This members of the Fair trade pupil group and Primary 4B are going to have a pancake shop every playtime to celebrate the “Big Breakfast” theme. Pupils will be topping their pancakes and crepes with delicious Fair Trade fruits, jams and sauces. Pancakes and crepes will cost 50p.
The Fairtrade Committee, also have organised a speaker to tell to all pupils about the need for Fair trade. There will also be a whole school competition to design Fantasy Fair trade Fruit with entries due by 11th March 2016.
At Parents’ night we are going to have a stall to promote Fair trade awareness and will be selling raffle tickets for a Fantastic Fair trade Hamper.
A literacy and Visual Arts Adventure
This term ART-iculate 2016 has a photography twist. This is a fantastic opportunity for P6 and P7 children to immerse themselves in analysing some of the world’s most iconic photographs.
This year’s choice to analyse/ read photography ties in with the theme of St Mark’s Art Show, which is contemporary photography. This will be led and delivered by the pupils of photography club. A challenging project!
P7 and P6 will be given an opportunity this term to choose and research a photograph from a portfolio of images ranging from 1932 surrealists, graphic designers to photo journalists of 1980’s.
They will then take part in an upper school ART-iculate competition, to orally present their findings. The finalist will compete in St Mark’s Art Exhibition, 2016. There will be guests in attendance as well as invited judges from SCRAN and Education Scotland.
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