St Mark’s enjoyed participating in Tesco’s Halloween competition. The children’s work was displayed in-store and yesterday Tesco staff visited us with some prizes. Sophie in P7a was the overall winner and won a £10 gift voucher.
Thanks Tesco!
Category Archives: Pupils
Think Green
Starting with ‘Big Energy Saving Week 2015’, ‘Think Green’ hope to encourage staff, residents and school children to do your bit for a greener East Renfrewshire!
We want to reduce overall energy consumption and carbon emissions across the council. This is better for the environment and could help us assist with Scotland’s ambitious target for reducing our carbon emissions by 80% by 2050: ‘Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009’.
You could also potentially save energy, reduce your bills and reduce your carbon emissions at home by following our simple tips !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EQhsjTxPeI8
Convoy to Calais
The ER Convoy to Calais has had magnificent support from the schools and nurseries in our communities. I’ve been amazed and made proud by the generosity of schools and parents. The convoy leaves this Thursday evening and, as we promised, there is an open invitation to pupils, staff and parents to come along to the departure. We leave after school hours, so I know this will be a decision for each family to make.
“The East Renfrewshire Convoy to Calais leaves this Thursday at 8pm from the car park of ER Council HQ in Eastwood Park, Giffnock. They are taking the largest single donation from anywhere in Scotland. Schools and nurseries from all over East Renfrewshire responded with overwhelming generosity to the appeal. All parents, children and staff are invited to be there for the send-off. The convoy organisers want to give the families who contributed the opportunity to see their donations leave, and to send the convoy off in style.
We hope you can join us.”
Margaret Pettigrew
Members Services Officer/Leader’s Secretary
Members Services/Corporate and Community Services
East Renfrewshire Council HQ, Giffnock, G46 6UG
Latest Newsletter
Recent Letters
You can now view or download copies of recent letters sent home. Just click on the ‘LETTERS’ tab on the menu bar.
Lunch Themes 2015-16
October Holidays
Microsoft Office
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.
- 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
A Grand Day Out
Rouken Glen Park
Rouken Glen Park-Evening Workshop
I would like to remind you that the next Rouken Glen Park evening talk will take place in the Pavilion Visitor Centre, Rouken Glen Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock G46 7UG on Tuesday 8 September. The talk is suitable for all family members.
Dragons in your Garden
Tuesday 8 September, 7 – 9 pm
Doors open at 6.45 pm for tea and coffee
- By Froglife’s Scottish Dragon Finder
- Encourage children to learn about frogs, toads, newts, lizards and slow worms
- Try out ways to invite these creatures into your garden.
- Build model gardens at the workshop.
- Workshop suitable for adults and older children.
- No Booking required
After School Clubs
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.”
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
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
