Cuthbertson Primary School
Welcome back to Cuthbertson Primary. I hope you have had a lovely summer. I offer a special hello to all the new families who have joined us in Primary One and throughout the school. Our children have settled well and are enjoying their learning and seeing their friends again.
Staffing:
The class teachers for this session are:
| P1H | Mrs Hughes (Carswell) | P5M | Mrs MacTavish | |
| P1M | Miss McGregor | P5H | Mr Harris | |
| P2R | Mrs Robson (Collins) | P6C | Mrs Canzanella | |
| P2Y | Mrs Young | P6/7 | Mrs Shaikh and Mrs Gillies | |
| P3M | Mrs Martin | P7H | Miss Hamilton | |
| P3R | Miss Rozite | Nurture | Mrs Wood | |
| P4K | Mrs Kebabti | NCCT/Support/Child Development Officer/School Development | Mr McGrath; Mrs McFadden (CDO); Mrs Inam; Mrs Salisbury (Principal Teacher); Mr Keenan (Principal Teacher); Miss Brownlee | |
| P4H | Mrs Harris |
| Support for Learning Staff:
Mrs Doherty; Mrs Johnston; Mrs McAreavey; Mrs Naeem; Mrs Kernack; Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Aftab; Mrs Kausar |
English Additional Language Teachers | Mrs Ahmad
Mrs Chalmers Mrs El Harek Miss Melville (Principal Teacher)
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| Senior Management Team:
Mrs Murrie – Headteacher Miss K Kennedy – Depute Headteacher (responsible for P4-7) Miss G Kennedy – Depute Headteacher (responsible for P1 – P3)
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| Office Staff:
Miss Kinsey Mr Osborne Jim Sweeney (Janitor) |
Interpreting Services:
Madalin – Romanian Roman – Slovakian Mrs Ahmad – Urdu Other languages supported on request via central interpreting services or our Young Interpreters |
Uniform
I am pleased to see almost all children wearing their school uniform this session and would like to thank parents for their support with this.
If you have not done so already, please ensure that items of clothing, including jackets, are labelled with your child’s name to avoid loss.
Clothing grants for school uniforms can be accessed online at www.glasgow.gov.uk as we are no longer provided with paper forms.
P.E.
P.E. often takes place outside. Please ensure your child has appropriate P.E. kit for indoor and outdoor P.E. Ear-rings should not be worn for P.E.
Homework
Homework will be issued in various formats, but most often, homework will be issued and completed via Seesaw.
Dropping off and Collecting Children
We continue with our soft start and end to the day with gates and doors open from 8.50am and again from 2.50pm.
Parent Council
Please consider joining our small, friendly Parent Council group. We would love to have your support and views. If you would be interested, please contact me through the school office. Language barriers are not an issue as interpreters can be arranged.
Healthy Eating
Please support our healthy eating initiative by providing healthy snacks and lunches in regular size portions. No takeaways or items such as family size bags or crisps or packs of pastries are permitted. Please remember to provide your child with a water bottle.
Absence during term time
Please be aware that we cannot authorise or support term time travel as this has a negative impact on your child’s learning.
Any travel arrangements made during term time will require supporting evidence, such as travel documents to be presented to the school office.
We also require you to contact the school to arrange an appointment to complete school paperwork regarding any planned travel and have this approved by a member of the school management team.
Due to school waiting lists in the area, extensive travel may result in your child being removed from the school roll.
Please support your child by ensuring maximum attendance. Absence in term time leads to reduced attainment and may result in your child not achieving their expected academic levels.
Sickness
Please contact the school if your child is unwell and cannot attend school.
Seesaw
This is our default method for communication with children and families due to the high cost of text messaging. Please ensure you have the Seesaw Family app downloaded and that the school has a parental email address. Contact the school office should you require any assistance setting this up.
Playground Update
A further section of the playground has been resurfaced over the summer and we have a new gazebo and play fort. Work on the multi-use games area and sail shade for the playground is ongoing. The council are providing regular updates on progress although the slow progress is very disappointing for our children.
Please follow us on @cuthbertsonpri for Twitter updates.
Cost of Living Crisis
If families are struggling during these hard times, there are various support agencies on the South Side who may be able to help, such as South Seeds on Victoria Road, the Glasgow SE Foodbank on Inglefield Street, or the People’s Pantry on Cathcart Road.
School Holiday Dates 2022-2023
Please keep on your fridge!
| September weekend | Friday 23 and Monday 26 September 2022 |
| In-service Day 3 | Friday 14 October 2022 |
| October break | Monday 17 to Friday 21 October 2022 (inclusive) |
| Christmas/New Year | School closes at 2.30pm on Thursday 22 December 2022
Friday 23 December to Tuesday 3 January 2023 (inclusive) |
| Return to school | Wednesday 4 January 2023 |
| February Holiday | Monday 13 February to Tuesday 14 February 2023 (inclusive) |
| In-service Day 4 | Wednesday 15 February 2023 |
| Spring Holiday (Easter)
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School closes at 2.30pm on Friday 31 March 2023
Monday 3 April to Friday 14 April 2023 (inclusive) |
| Return to school | Monday 17 April 2023 |
| May Day | Monday 1 May 2023 |
| In-service Day 5 | Thursday 25 May 2023 |
| May Weekend | Friday 26 and Monday 29 May 2023 |
| Schools close | Friday 23 June 2023 at 1pm |
| Return date for teachers | Mon 14 August 2023 |
| Return date for pupils | Wed 16 August 2023 |
Kind regards
Lesley Murrie , Head Teacher
