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Meet the Teacher Parental Feedback
Below are the comments received from Parents attending yesterday’s event. Part 2 will follow next week.
“Great to get a wee snapshot of what the children are learning.”
“Nice to see how engaged the children are with their class activities. Lots of discussions and interesting ideas-lovely! Keep up the great work.”
“Great to meet the teacher and see how the kids are learning.”
“Fantastic idea to meet the teacher. Gives an insight to what goes on in class.”
“Great to see what the children are learning and to meet Miss McAnally. Also great to see how comfortable Finlay is in class.”
“Good to see the class and see what topics they are working on.”
“Lovely to get to see Emily in her class, and where she sits and how she works.”
“Very informative today. Interesting topic for the pupils.”
“Good fun. SCHOOL ROCKS!”
“I enjoyed my time in Leah’s class. It was good to see what work she does in class.”
“Great to see what kids are doing and great to join in.”
“Lots of feedback given and it was nice meeting the teacher!”
“Good chance to see how the classroom works. Nice to meet the teacher.”
“I think there maybe should be a better selection of school meals for P1-3.”
“School meals, there is too much Quorn meals, not enough variety”
“It was nice to meet the teacher and it was very good to get information about homework and classwork.”
“Lovely to see the classroom and what they are learning in school. Thank you!”
“Fantastic facts from children to find about WW2″
It’s great to see the class and children’s work- good chance for the teacher to help us understand homework.”
“Interesting and very informative to get to know about the children’s learning and their work tasks. Happy school and teachers.”
“Mirren and I really enjoyed coming into the class to see what goes on a day-to-day basis. My child’s work is improving from P1, which is amazing.”
“I enjoyed seeing how they learn on a daily basis, and the class environment.”
“Thoroughly enjoyed the meet and greet session with Miss Kennedy, learned a lot about what my child does in class and how to approach homework.”
“It was great to spend time seeing what my child does.”
“Really enjoyed seeing the classwork that my child is working on. Miss Kennedy does a great job with the children.”
“Good to see the children in their working environment. Could do with a little more information around homework tasks- not always clear what’s in their homework folder.”
“Really happy with everything they’re doing and Miss McCann is a lovely teacher and I know my child will do really well having her again.”
St Mark’s Parent Council
Educational Visit to Manor Adventure
As you may be aware, each year Primary 7 pupils attend a week long residential trip with pupils from St Thomas and St John’s. This year it has been booked with Manor Adventure, Lockerbie for Monday 30th November – Friday 4th December 2015.
An information evening for parents of pupils in Primary 7 has been arranged for Monday 31st August starting at 5:30pm in St John’s Primary School, Commercial Road Barrhead. A member of staff from Manor adventure will deliver a presentation about the centre, illustrating the range of outdoor activities, followed by a question and answer session.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Drop into #ScotModern this Friday and you’ll find @ARTinaBUS as well as lots of art in a gallery. @ARTinaBUS features a selection of work from Scottish artists who have previously been nominated for the #TurnerPrize and is in anticipation of this year’s shindig which is taking place in Glasgow.
Dyslexia Scotland Meetings
Holiday Dates 2015/16
Lunch Menu
Summer Reading Challenge
The Record Breakers Summer Reading Challenge has been going really well in the community Libraries this Summer.
There is still time for any children who have yet to complete to do so. The challenge finishes on Saturday 29th August with medal and certificate presentations taking place in September.
Mary T.Dickie
Library Development Officer
East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Limited
‘Rouken Glen Park Nesting Birds Survey’
Rouken Glen Park’s Autumn and Winter Evening Talks Programme recommences on Tuesday 18 August. The talk will take place in the Pavilion Visitor Centre, Rouken Glen Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock G46 7UG. The talk is suitable for all family members.
‘Rouken Glen Park Nesting Birds Survey’
Tuesday 18 August, 7 – 9 pm
- Doors open at 6.45 pm for tea and coffee
- Rouken Glen Park recently commissioned a nesting birds survey in the park and tonight we receive the results.
- Discover which birds nest in the park, how to recognise birds from their calls and how we can protect their habitats.
- Talk by Neil Middleton, an experienced ecological consultant.
- Neil Middleton of Echoes Ecology returns to give another talk following his very informative bat evening in May 2015.
- No booking required.
Future evening talks in Rouken Glen Park Pavilion:
Tuesday 8 September, 7 – 9 pm Dragons in your Garden
Tuesday 29 September, 7 – 9 pm Fungi in the Park
Tuesday 20 October, 6.30 – 8.30 pm Bryophytes
Tuesday 3 November, 7 – 9 pm Hessilhead Rescue Centre
Tuesday 1 December, 7 – 9 pm Rouken Glen Park Archaeology
Liz Rodger
Activity Project Officer – Rouken Glen Park
East Renfrewshire Council
Environment Department
Thornliebank Office
190 Carnwadric Road
Glasgow G46 8HR
Tel: 0141-577 3912
Email: roukenglenpark@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
End of Term
Wishing everyone a happy, relaxed summer.
School starts back on Thursday 13th August.
June Newsletter
Why not try a new sport this season?
East Renfrewshire Cricket Club
Junior cricket practice
Open to Primary 1 upwards. Meet new friends, have fun!
Boys and Girls welcome!
No experience needed, just the ability to join in and have a great time. Lots of fun small sided games and practises to enjoy at our club in a friendly family atmosphere.
Day: Friday
Time: 6pm-8:00pm
Location: Barrhead 3G Football Pitches. Behind Barrhead High School
For further information please contact:
Ammar 07837 129 845
Why not try a new sport this season?
Whitecraigs Rugby Club
Whitecraigs are always looking for boys and girls aged 5 and up to join their teams. They guarantee fun, fitness and new friends!
Training- Wednesdays 7-8pm and play games on Sundays 11:30-1:30pm
Everyone’s welcome to pop along, and parents/carers are always needed to help out too!
More Information
St Mark’s Health Week
Our health week is now in full swing and the children have been enjoying an exciting and busy week filled with a variety of activities .
Each class will benefit from a host of sports lessons provided by professional coaches. These will include golf, tennis, rugby, badminton, judo and much more. Children should bring their PE kit and a water bottle each day to school.
Our annual Sports Day led by our active schools coordinator will take place on Friday 19th June (weather permitting) in the school grounds at the following times:
9:30am-10:30am – Primary 1-3
1:30pm – 2:30pm – Primary 4-7
Parents and carers are invited along to join us.
End of Session Mass
Please be advised there will be and end of session Mass on Tuesday 23rd June at 2:15pm in the school.
A warm invitation is extended to all parents and carers to attend.
Jump in2 Dance
Brake’s Giant Walk
St Mark’s participated in Brake’s Giant Walk to raise awareness of road safety We were joined by parents, the police, ambulance crew and the fire brigade. The children showed their banners and posters as they marched to the Main Street. The school was joined by St John’s and then continued the walk to Cowan Park where Pulse FM provided music and Tesco generously offered every child a snack and drink.
You can hear our BBC Radio Scotland interview by following the link below. The interview begins at 2:25:30
A Note from St Mark’s Junior Road Safety Officers:
“We have enjoyed planning and taking part in the Giant Brake Walk this year. During the walk we handed out leaflets promoting road safety and collecting donations for the charity Brake. We enjoyed speaking to members of the community about road safety and joining up with St John’s. Once we had arrived back in school we counted the money and we raised a total of donations which was £33.22. Tesco also gave us some food and drinks, so we are very grateful for that.”
For more information visit Brake Road Safety
Parent Equalities Forum
Articulate and Art Show
The St Mark’s Art Show took place on Thursday the 21st May. This year the pupils had a slightly different agenda, the primary 6/7 pupils took part in Art-iculate, this was an opportunity for solo talks based on paintings by The Glasgow Boys and Girls. All four classes were immersed in the works of the Glasgow Boys and Girls, they began this Literacy and Art Adventure at the Kelvingrove Art Galleries where they attended workshops tailored to this topic. The finalists were judged by Ron Cowie Senior Education Officer at Education Scotland, Alan Horn Director of Development Glasgow School of Art and Muriel Gray Chair of the Glasgow School of Art Board of Governors. No pressured there! The pupils were outstanding and received a lot of acclaim from distinguished guests. Sophie and Emily were the two overall champions. All the finalists have been invited to spend a morning at the Glasgow School of Art before the end of term. What an achievement.
