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Air Quality Around Schools

Please see information below from East Renfrewshire Council Roads, Planning and Transportation Department.

As part of our commitment to improving local air quality, East Renfrewshire Council now has powers to issue fixed penalty notices to drivers who don’t switch off their engines when stationary. Council officers will be carrying out patrols around local schools and speaking to drivers who let their vehicles idle unnecessarily.

Air quality within East Renfrewshire is generally good and meets national standards, however we are always keen to make further improvements. Within East Renfrewshire, road traffic is the main source of air pollutants. Parents and others taking children to and from school can help to reduce children’s exposure to exhaust fumes by leaving the car at home, by parking further away from the school and by turning off their engines when stationary.

 

Thornliebank’s Sponsored Circuit Challenge- Monday 21st September

On Monday 21st September 2015 Thornliebank Primary will be holding a ‘Sponsored Circuit Challenge’.

Children will take part in a number of fun activity stations and work as hard as they can for set time.

The money raised will be used to improve the physical activity opportunities within the school, help pay for after school clubs, team events and new equipment.

We would appreciate your support and encouragement.  This is part of our health and wellbeing programme within the school as well as an event to raise money.

Copies of the letters sent home today are below.

 

Letter for Sponsored Circuit (1)

Sponsor Sheet

East Renfrewshire Disability Action (ERDA)

East Renfrewshire Disability Action (ERDA)  were launched at the Barriers & Bridges Community Conference event in March 2011 and exist as a local disability organisation to raise the issues and concerns of disabled people at a local and national level and to challenge policies and decisions which maintain and reinforce the social, physical, attitudinal, cultural and economic barriers that prevent disabled people taking up their rightful role as full and equal citizens. The organisation is always on the look-out for new members both disabled and able bodied.  For more information, please e-mail  enquiries@erda.org.uk or the website at www.erda.org.uk.

 

P4 Sports Festival led by Woodfarm S1

S1 Woodfarm Pupils lead the way in Sport!

 

Pupils in P4 from Braidbar and Thornliebank primary participated in a fun sports festival held at Woodfarm High school yesterday. Marie Baxter- Active School Coordinator trained up 20 S1 pupils to be Young Leaders and as part of the course they had to lead and organise a festival. The S1 pupils delivered the activities with help from Marie Baxter, P.E staff and Sports coaches. The Primary 4 pupils were all split into Commonwealth countries and participated in Athletics, Basketball, Dodgeball, Football and dance. The winning team were Jamaica who will be getting a special treat next week. Well done to the S1 pupils who have successfully passed their leadership course and to all the P4 pupils who attended and participated in all the fun sporting activities.

Greenbank Gardens Wheelbarrow Competition 13th and 14th June

Latest news – the nursery class once again won this competition with their Gruffalo Entry. Well done!!

 

Once again 2 classes from our school and nursery have entered wheelbarrows in Greenbank Gardens Wheelbarrow Competition. Please go along to the Gardens this Saturday 13th June and Sunday 14th June and vote for our Nursery Class and Primary 3 Wheelbarrows. We have done well in this competition every yaer since we started entering but we need all your votes to do so. If you say you are there to vote in the competition you will get free entry to do so.

Greenbank Gardens

Flenders Road

Clarkston

East renfrewshire

G768RB