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Early Learning and Childcare Open Day

Early Learning and Childcare Open Day
Saturday 7th September 2019
 

Find out more about your nursery and childminding options.
From August 2020, the Scottish Government is increasing the number of funded hours your child can get in Early Learning and Childcare from 600 hours to 1,140 hours a year, giving you more choice on when and where you use it. The increase in funded hours will be available to all three and four year olds and some two year olds.

So join us to find out more about what this means for you – and also enjoy fun activities and refreshments.

Staff from East Renfrewshire Council and all our funded providers, including nurseries and childminders, will be on hand to give you lots of information about which setting could best suit the needs of you, your child and your family. 

Where: Carlibar Primary School, Barrhead Road
When: Saturday 7th Sept from 10am – 1pm

Summer Reading Challenge

The Summer Reading challenge is a great way to keep children reading during the school holidays. Children can sign up at the library, then read six library books to complete the Challenge. There are exclusive rewards to collect along the way, and it’s FREE to take part! …
Please visit the libraries website https://www.ercultureandleisure.org/Activities-Children to find out about Fun for all the Family with:

  • Stories
  • Sci-Fi Labs
  • Space Crafts
  • Virtual Reality
  • Space Training
  • Alien Hunts and more.

All ages welcome, free, contact the library to book your interest

Summer Holiday Programme

East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure’s Holiday Programme is available for booking. To view all of our summer activities, please click on the following link; Summer Holiday Activities.

To register for online booking and payment fill in your details here.
Already registered for our activities – you can book and pay here.

Alternatively, you can book over the phone by calling 0141 577 3008 Mon – Fri 8:45am – 4:45pm.

If you have any enquiries please contact us at SportsAdmin@ercultureandleisure.org

Regards,
Sports Development

Pentecost Day for P4-7 Pupils

The Diocese of Paisley will be holding an activity day for P4-7 pupils themed around Pentecost on Sunday 2nd June at St. Fergus’ Parish, Paisley.  Beginning at 2pm and concluding at 6pm the day will include Mass at 4.30pm and dinner at 5.15pm.

Any queries please contact Fr. John Morrison.  E-mail youth@rcdoporg.uk or telephone 0141 889 5056.

Consent forms can be obtained from the school office.

‘Celebrate Me’ Friday 14th June

‘Celebrate Me’ Day – Awards Ceremony
Friday 14th June

In order to celebrate and recognise the successes and achievements of all children in our school, we will hold two very special awards ceremonies on Friday 14th June in which every child will take part.

At 9.15am, parents and carers of children in Primaries 5-7 are invited to join us in the school hall.  Every child will be recognised for something that they have achieved during this school year.

At 11.15am, parents and carers of children in Primaries 1-4 are invited to join us in the school hall.  Every child will be recognised for something that they have achieved during this school year.

In order to help us plan the seating, please email into schoolmail@st-thomas.e-renfrew.sch.uk or phone the office on 570 7420 to let us know if you will be attending. 

We look forward to seeing you on the 14th!

Free Swimming Lessons

East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Swimming Development would like to thank you for bringing your children along to our free taster swimming lessons at Barrhead Foundry.

Without your attendance at these lessons, our probationary teachers would have struggled to become fully qualified swimming instructors.

We sincerely hope that your children enjoyed these free lessons and we would now like to bring to your attention our swimming lesson programme which operates across the East Renfrewshire area in all four leisure centres.

Now that your child has had a taster of what lessons are like, you may find it beneficial that they now sign up for lessons to our programme.

If you would like to take advantage of any of these lessons, please follow this link, https://www.ercultureandleisure.org/swimminglessons – which will take you directly to the application on our website. If you require any more information about our swimming lessons, then please feel free to contact Karen Baxter by email – karen.baxter@ercultureandleisure.org

Scholastic Book Fair

The scholastic book fair has been delivered to our school and will be open at the following times this week for children to purchase books:

  • Tuesday 26th March at 1pm
  • Wednesday 27th March at 1pm
  • Thursday 28th March at Parents’ Evening (3.30 – 7.30pm)
  • Friday 29th March at 10.40am (morning interval)

There are over 200 titles for you and your child to choose from, and with prices starting from only £2.99, there’s sure to be a book for everyone. Don’t forget that every book you buy can help to get FREE BOOKS for our school library!