On Friday 9th June, the Drumwealth games swept through Drumchapel once again. This year marked 10 years since the concept was born. Camstradden pupils enjoyed a fun filled day of football, pickle ball, tennis, cycling, taekwondo and basketball alongside our friends from other local schools. The sun shone in Drumchapel and the pupils all had a fabulous day. A HUGE thank you to all of the local clubs who supported the event and also to Fiona Kirk, our amazing Active Schools Coordinator for organising the event. How many days until the next Drumwealth!?
A Fond Farewell from Miss Davidson (Acting Headteacher)
Dear Families,
As most of you will be aware tomorrow (Wednesday) is my last day as Acting Headteacher at Camstradden Primary. On Thursday I will be taking up post as Headteacher of Wallacewell Primary in Robroyston. Mr Clark (DHT) and Mrs Reside (Acting DHT) will be managing the school for the last few weeks of term.
It feels like only yesterday I started in post as Acting Headteacher and I am so very sad to be leaving. Being Headteacher at Camstradden has been a wonderful experience for me and I have loved every minute of it.
During my time at Camstradden I have –
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Worked collaboratively across the school community through highs and lows.
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Driven forward school improvement to ensure we are getting it right for our young people.
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Led the school through a very successful HMIe inspection.
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Built strong relationships with colleagues and families.
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And most importantly, have developed relationships with your outstanding children based on mutual respect and trust.
The Camstradden school community is a spectacular place to work and learn. I want to thank you for trusting in me to care for your children. I wish everyone, pupils, staff and families alike, all the very best for the future. I look forward to hearing about Camstradden’ s continued journey from good to great.
As I have said to the children its not a goodbye forever just a cheerio for now!
Yours
Miss Davidson (Acting Head Teacher)
Free School Meals Drive
Lots of our families, who we believe are entitled to Free School Meals (FSM), have still not registered. As you will be aware all P1-5 pupils attending school in Scotland are entitled to free school meals.
For other pupils (P6-7), parent or carer must be getting:
- Universal credit and earning no more than £726 in the monthly assessment period before you apply.
- CTC only with income under £18,725
- CTC/WTC with income under £8,717
- Income support
- Income-based jobseeker’s allowance
- Income-related employment and support allowance
- Asylum support from the Home Office
If your child is in P1-5 and also eligible for free school meals due to low income, you should still apply for free school meals to make sure that you get the Scottish child payment bridging payment. We would also encourage parents/carers of pupils in P6-7 to apply if you think you meet the criteria above.
Please click on the link below to apply. If you require any assistance please do not hesitate to contact us at the school.
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/17885/Clothing-Grants-and-Free-School-Meals
We Are In The Final – Scottish Education Awards
We are delighted to finally share that Camstradden Primary have made it to the finals of the 2023 Scottish Education Awards in the Making a Difference category. We are absolutely delighted! We were nominated for our Acorn Base, our dedicated wellbeing space designed to offer small groups of children a safe space to receive targeted support to re-establish the routines and skills required in their class. We are down to the final 3 and will find out the winner at the award ceremony in June. We will be sure to keep you posted. Well done Team Camstradden!
Newsletter – May 2023
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EXITING NEWS – ROOKIE ROCKSTARS ARE COMING TO TOWN!!!
Rookie Rockstars
Camstradden Rocks
We are DELIGHTED to share that Camstradden Primary will be working with the Rookie Rockstars when we return to school after the Easter break. Supported by the Rookie Rockstar Team our pupils will participate in a unique learning experience which tackles anti-bullying, and aims to promote confidence, self-esteem, and positive friendships. The programme is provided to the school by Rookie Rockstars at no cost.
Our school community will have the opportunity to work with professional musicians, learn original songs and perform in their very own rock concert. Our rock concert will take place on the evening of Thursday the 27th of April 2023. It is our expectation that all pupils attend to perform. Families will be able to buy tickets to attend the event when we return from our Easter Break. Tickets are priced at £3 each and are subsidised by the school from the original ticket cost of £5. Due to limited space tickets are limited to 2 tickets per family. Any spare tickets will go on sale the day before the concert. All money raised will go to the Rookie Rockstar charity to support them to deliver this amazing programme in schools.
SAVE THE DATE
When: Thursday 27th April
Where: Drumchapel High School
Time: Children to arrive at 6pm. Door open at 6.15pm for ticket holders. Show starts at 6.30pm. Show running time is approximately 1 hour.
Dress Code: Pupils are encouraged to dress like a Rockstar!
Adults can dress as they please but are encouraged to unleash their inner Rockstar too.
March – April 2023 End of Term Newsletter
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Free holiday fun!
Scan the QR code to book your child’s place!
Our Inspection Report
Our Inspection Report has now been published. I am sure, like me, you will be delighted with the outcome. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff for their continued hard work and dedication to ensure we are meeting the needs of our young people at Camstradden. I would also like to congratulate our wonderful pupils for their hard work. They created made such a positive impression on our visitors. I would also like to thank our families and partners for their continued support.
You will see from the report that the positive steps we are making are highlighted alongside some examples of excellent practice. You will also see our identified next steps which include a continued focus on improving attendance and late coming. As you will know this is not something we can do alone and as such it is important that families support us by ensuring that their children are in school, on time, every day. This in turn, as mentioned in our report, will help to improve attainment and ensure that pupils needs are being met.
Well done Camstradden Primary!
Please click on the link below to view our Inspection Report.
https://education.gov.scot/education-scotland/inspection-reports/reports-page?id=1901
School Closure – Monday 16th January 2023
Due to Industrial Action our school will be closed to pupils on Monday the 16th of January 2023. The school will reopen for children on Tuesday the 17th of January 2023.
