Dexter, Alex, Zoe and I made our very own Bug Hotel in the playground. We used leaves, boxes, stones and twigs. We decided to make a hotel for all the bugs because winter is here and we didn’t want them to die from all the rain and snow. There are 5 bugs who are staying there at the moment, but we let all bugs come and go as they please.
By Jack P2
What a festive bunch of children we have at school today! Lots of the children and staff dusted off their Christmas jumpers and got into the Christmas spirit at Uplawmoor Primary today. We are now looking forward to our movie afternoon at the Mure Hall!
We are excited for tomorrow’s movie afternoon which will take place in the Mure Hall at 1.35pm. Entry is £1 which includes a snack and a drink. Snacks from home should not be brought to the movie afternoon.
To celebrate the Christmas Fayre on Saturday, we are getting into the Christmas spirit and inviting pupils and staff to wear a Christmas jumper to school! (Remember, we still expect to see school skirts and trousers!)
Well done to Abi Grierson (P6) who is storming her way through various books as part of our Reading Challenge.
“I have read 15 books since we started the challenge on the 31st of October. I struggle with reading and I feel this challenge has helped me improve my reading skills. I am enjoying reading now and I read in class and at night before I go to my bed. I just finished ‘Hop on Pop’ and most of the Dr Suess books are really good.”
Stars in Our Schools is a celebration of school support staff who work hard in schools to support staff and children. This year Stars in Our Schools day is today, Friday 25 November. We held an assembly to celebrate our wonderful support staff in school. Each class then completed some activities to highlight how much we appreciate all they do for Uplawmoor Primary.
UNISON promotes this day as an opportunity to celebrate the wonderful work they do every day and to make sure the world knows just how vital they are to children’s education.
Have a look at some of our pupils’ beautiful work!
A huge well done to team Uplawmoor who came 2nd place at the East Renfrewshire Badminton Primary Championships. The competition took place at the Foundry in Barrhead on Tuesday and our team fought some tough matches. Well done to you all, a fantastic achievement!
christmas-fayre-2016-flyer Please find details of the annual PSA Christmas Fayre, which will be held at the school on Saturday 3rd December from 10.30 – 12.30. We hope to see you there!
Poster designed by the Media Committee.
Well done to the pupil council who hosted a successful crazy hair and cookie day to raise funds for our school playground. Final amount will be posted next week. In the meantime look at some of the crazy hair!
The school had an open parents afternoon where parents and guardians could come and do some activities with their children. Primary 1 played math games with the adults, went to the sandpit, showed them around and went on the computer. Primary 2/3 did an activity based on the Rainforest. There was a filming group, sorting group, choosing group, painting group and sorting group it was very fun. It was nice to have the parents in to our school!
By Rowan P3
Primary 6/7 have their final swimming lesson at Eastwood High School next week. They have been working hard on the front crawl, breast stroke and backstroke. The case of the mysterious missing swimming shorts continues though…… 
Primary 2/3 went to Edinburgh zoo because we did the Rainforest in class.
Something funny happened to Jack, Alex, Ollie, Dexter and Mikey – a tiger jumped over their head! P2/3 also saw lots and lots of penguins. Some of us held cockroaches and a corn snake. We saw monkeys too who were very funny. We also saw some deer and lions too. We were going to see pandas but the pandas were too shy.
By Jack P2 and Rowan P3
From 5th of December 2016, a person smoking in a car which is carrying passengers under 18 years of age will be breaking the law. Offenders could face a £100 fixed penalty fine.
The Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Act 2016, creates a new criminal offence, committed by any adult (aged 18 or over), where that adult smokes in a private motor vehicle in the presence of a child (under 18years of age), while that vehicle is in a public place. The aim of the legislation is to protect children and young people from the harmful effects of exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in a confined space.
Exposure to second-hand smoke in cars involves higher concentrations of health-threatening chemicals than in larger, open areas. Even if the windows are opened or air conditioning is used, harmful particles can remain in the atmosphere long after the visible smoke has disappeared. The restriction of a vehicle also means individuals are unable to move away from the smoke.
We all have an obligation to protect children and young people from the risks to their life and health, caused by the exposure to second hand smoke and ensure that every child in Scotland has the best start in life. Growing up in a smoke-free environment is an important part of that.
Please click the link tips-for-road-safety to read some tips about staying safe on the roads from our Primary 7 Junior Road Safety Officer, Leon Collatin.
Just a reminder about Friday’s crazy hair and cookie day. Click the link for details. crazy-hair-day
By Elyza Frame P1 and Jody Price P6
Please click on the link above for information on our new payment system. Information on launch dates and activation details will follow.
Please click on the era-flyers for information on external parent support groups which take place in the local community.
We have made a suggestion box for pupils, staff and parents and put it in the foyer underneath the plasma TV. Please write down any suggestions you may have which we will be delighted to discuss at our next committee meeting. Thank you, the Pupil Council.
The pupil council will be speaking to the whole school at assembly on Friday 18th of November. We are discussing ways to raise money to improve our school grounds. So far, we have decided to ask pupils and staff to pay £1 to come to school on the Friday 25th November with CRAZY HAIR! Also, we will be selling cookies for 70p. More details to follow and we look forward to presenting to you at assembly.
Reported by Alex Goldie P5
Primary 4/5 visited Giffnock and Newlands Synagogue on Wednesday 2nd November, and had the opportunity to find out the answers to lots of questions we had been thinking about.
We had an excellent guide called Avril who explained all the different features and artefacts in the synagogue. Here she is showing us the ark, the most important part of the synagogue.
The Jewish holy book, the Torah Scrolls are kept inside the ark. They are ‘dressed’ in beautiful velvet and silver crowns and are treated like royalty. In the synagogue men and women sit separately and Avril took us upstairs to show us where the women sit. 
Click on the link for Ken MacIntosh’s re-tweet highlighting our lower school’s success at the recent Keep Scotland Beautiful celebration in Edinburgh.
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