The first Parent Equalities Forum of this session will take place on 15/9/16 in Mearns Castle HS from 7-8pm. All Welcome
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Photography Club’s Visit to the Council Offices
Last year’s photography club met with Mrs Shaw, the Director of Education this morning.
Mrs Shaw attended our end of year photography show in June and liked the children’s work so much she commissioned 8 photographs for the council offices!
Pokémon Go- A PARENT’S gUIDE
Reminder
P7 Lockerbie Manor Information Evening
6th September at 6pm in the school hall.
We will provide information on the accommodation, activities, what to bring and answering any questions you may have.
Create a Smile Campaign
Create a smile. Pledge your support. Send a message that Scotland’s children deserve lives free from abuse and neglect.
ER Public Consultation on ERC sCHOOL aDMISSION AND tRANSFERS
sTAYING sAFE oNLINE
A Parent’s guide to Minecraft and Staying Safe
Follow the Link for more Information.
St Mark’s School Improvement Plan 2016/17
Eastwood Theatre
Sports for All August-November 2016
Dyslexia Scotland Event
Free-Microsoft Office Pro
As part of the Education Department’s annual Microsoft agreement, staff and pupils can download and install 10 instances of Microsoft Office Pro Plus on personally owned devices. Please note that this includes 5 installs for desktop, laptop and netbook and 5 mobile installs for phones and tablets for each staff member and every pupil.
Disclaimer In order to qualify for this benefit, you must be an East Renfrewshire employee with a Glow account or a pupil attending an East Renfrewshire school. You must understand that you are entering into an agreement with Microsoft and not East Renfrewshire Council.
To access the Office Pro Plus installation file please follow the steps below:
- Login to Glow. (ASK YOUR CHILD FOR THEIR LOGIN)
- Click the Office Pro Plus tile located on the Shared Launch Pad.
- The next window will display the Install button as well as links to other useful information.
There is also guidance available on Glow: https://glowhelp.wikis.glowscotland.org.uk/Microsoft+O365+Downloads
RIO 2016
In June Primary 7 worked with BBC Scotland’s Learning Lab to create a couple of short films to celebrate the Rio Olympics. You can view the clips here https://twitter.com/BBCScotLearn
Read, Write, Count
Scottish Book Trust has recently posted online materials for Read, Write, Count – including CLPL materials for the gift bags going out in the autumn – on its website (see link below). These are relevant for both literacy and numeracy. http://scottishbooktrust.com/learning/read-write-count/
Foster Carers
East Renfrewshire needs new foster carers. We need you.
Visit: eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/foster
or call: 0141 577 3367 for more information
School show Tickets
There’s still time to buy tickets to this year’s Summer Show. You can purchase tickets from the school office.
There will be two performances, taking place on Tuesday 21st June 1:45pm and Wednesday 22nd June 7pm.Tickets cost £2 for adults and £1 for children.
Primary 7 parents/carers won’t want to miss this memorable show!!
Health Week Reminder
Remember to sign up for one of the free parent/carer yoga or shiatsu or aerobics or positive touch after school activities during Health Week this week. An after school club is available for your children to attend so that you relax and enjoy your session! We hope you enjoy it!
Parent Councils Essentials
Parent Councils Essentials event at Calderwood Lodge on Thursday 9 June 2016
Parent Councils Essentials is fun, fast and interactive. It is a whistle-stop tour of Parent Councils – how they work, what they can get involved in and what they can’t. This session will give you lots of ideas for things you can do and help you work out the best ways to be an effective Parent Council. You’ll go away with food for thought, good contacts and ideas too. Parent Council Essentials is one of a range of information & training sessions SPTC offers free. They have been carefully planned to provide parents with the kind of information they ask SPTC for. All SPTC sessions are run by our team of friendly and knowledgeable regional advisors, who have experience of working with parents, schools and local authorities. All parents are welcome to attend the sessions which are run in an informal, parent-friendly way with plenty of opportunities for discussion and questions. They are a great chance to learn more about how to run your group effectively and also to meet other parents and swap ideas. Parent Council Essentials is suitable for both new and more experienced Parent Council members. The session will give you lots of ideas for running an effective Parent Council: along the way SPTC will answer some of your questions and might even bust a few of the myths surrounding parental involvement. Here are the links to the event on the SPTC and the event registration page which should contain most of the information you need: http://www.sptc.info/event/parent-council-essentials-calderwood-lodge/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parent-council-essentials-calderwood-lodge-primary-school-g43-2ru-tickets-24591666336 If you have any other questions please feel free to contact us again by phone or email.
Regards Michael Cripps, Communications Officer, SPTC Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB Enquiries: 0131 474 6199 Direct Number: 0131 474 6173
