ERA November Parent Support Meeting will be held, today, Tuesday 15th November at Carlibar Primary School in Barrhead from 7-8pm.
ERA meets Kaos club parents, and will feed back on the AGM consultation.
There is also an opportunity for a coffee and chat, a chance to meet other parents and families.
SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS
Severe Weather Contingency Plan
On very rare occasions severe weather can lead to the emergency closure of schools. The length of closure may vary from an early closure on an isolated occasion, to full closure for one or more consecutive days.
It is the education departments aim to maintain as full an education service as possible in times of emergency but the health and well-being of pupils will still be the first consideration.
The council website has a page dedicated to providing updates on the impact of adverse weather on all council services including education, click here to access it. The council’s Facebook page and Twitter feed will also provide this information and regular updates.
At St Thomas’ we will use a variety of ways to communicate with paretns during such times including:
SMS (text messaging)
School Website
School Twitter (@St_Thomas_ERC)
Local Radio
Local Press
In extreme cases it may be necessary for pupils to be sent home early, parents should advise their child of where they should go in these circumstances. Please be assured no pupil would be sent home unless the school could confirm where they have to go. Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that the emergency contact information held by the school is kept up to date. This information assists us in the safe and effective dismissal of pupils
East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure, Sports Development November 16 – March 17 programme is now available for booking. To view all activities, please click on the following links; Community Sports or Football
For ‘Scottish School Meal Week’ there are some slight changes to the menu this week:
Tuesday: Meat free day – Quorn Tikka with Malawi rice and coleslaw
Wednesday: Great British Bake Off – Blackberry and apple flapjack crumble
Thursday: Scot Pot
Friday: Helping Bite – 35p for a social bite biscuit
Tesco has teamed up with Groundwork on its Bags of Help initiative across Scotland. The scheme will see three community groups and projects awarded grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the 5p bag charge. greenspace scotland are working with Groundwork to support Scottish communities.
Bags of Help offers community groups and projects in each of Tesco’s regions across the UK a share of revenue generated from the 5p charge levied on single-use carrier bags.
The public will now vote in store from 31st October to 13th November on who should receive the £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 awards. In total, there is over £12.5 million up for grabs.
We need as many people as possible to vote for our exciting project titled ‘St Thomas’ Great Outdoors Project’
VOTE NOW IN YOUR LOCAL TESCO STORE! WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! THANK YOU!
PTA are organising a Christmas shopping night and 80s-90s disco on Friday 11th November in Travellers Rest, 7.30pm – 1am. Finger buffet and raffle. Tickets are £5 and will be on sale tonight at Halloween Disco.
Please click here to read poster regarding a PedalwisER regarding their Family Cycle Event being held in Roukenglen Park on Saturday.
Please click here to read information about a ‘trick or treat trail’ at The Avenue Shopping Centre.
The Music School of Douglas Academy will hold their Open Evening this year on Wednesday 2 November 2016. The Open Evening gives pupils interested in music and who may wish to apply for a place at The Music School the opportunity to see at first hand the excellent facilities offered by the school. Please click here for more information.
