Cuthbertson Primary School                          

Honesty     Respect     Kindness     Equality     Achieving     Fairness

                   

October 2021 Newsletter

Welcome back after the October holiday. It is lovely to see everyone back and looking so smart in school uniforms.

Playground

Work is ongoing to complete the new nursery building. Once this is complete, the playground will be resurfaced and plans are underway for a fenced off multi-use games area (MUGA). I have been advised that playground resurfacing, new markings, new storage and a green space will all be completed before we return after the summer holidays in August 2022. The school are reviewing our finances to try and fund new seating and planters for the playground and potentially some kind of shelter/shade.

Twitter

Please follow us on @cuthbertsonpri for Twitter updates.

Parent/Carer Evenings

Due to current Covid-19 restrictions we cannot have parents in the school building. Staff are currently completing interim reports as a substitute for our November Parent/Carer Evening. We hope to issue these at the end of November. Please continue to call the school with any concerns so that we can offer support.

Celebrations

At this time in the year I would normally be sharing information about Diwali, St Andrew’s Day and Christmas events for you to attend, but as you know, these events will not be open to parents and carers. We will celebrate with the children in school.

Parent Pay

Parent Pay is now live and the council requires that parents/carers use Parent Pay to pay for items such as lunches and trips. You will have received instructions on how to do this. Please contact the school office if you have any problems as the school will no longer be able to accept cash payments. www.parentpay.com

Parent/Carer Survey

Thanks to those who responded to our survey. The survey remains open if you would like to provide feedback. https://forms.office.com/r/90c6c8bNi2

Dates for Your Diary

Friday 5 November: Diwali celebrations in school (non-uniform day)

 

Kind regards,

Lesley Murrie, Head Teacher

Cuthbertson Primary School                          

Honesty     Respect     Kindness     Equality     Achieving     Fairness

 

September 2021 Newsletter

House System

This session our new House Captains and Vice Captains have been reviewing our house system and the children have told us that the houses don’t mean much to them. They have decided on four new houses and I have noted below some information on the person each house is named after.

BARBOUR HOUSE – named after Mary BARBOUR:

Mary Barbour led rent strikes in Govan and Partick in early 1900s after landlords tried to evict poor families. She campaigned for free school milk and more children’s playgrounds. Mary became one of the first female councillors after women were allowed to hold office.

HOY HOUSE – named after Sir Chris HOY:

Chris Hoy is eleven-times a world champion and six-times an Olympic champion. With a total of seven Olympic medals, six gold and one silver, Chris Hoy is the second most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time. He is an ambassador for UNICEF and for SAMH.

AZZUDIN HOUSE – named after Amal AZZUDIN:

Amal’s passion for human rights and social justice began when she rose to fame as one of the Glasgow Girls in 2005. Along with six other school girls from Drumchapel High School, she campaigned against dawn raids, and the detention and deportation of asylum seekers in Glasgow.

Their story has since been turned into two BBC documentaries, a stage musical and a television musical drama: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02n30h8

Amal is an ambassador for the Scottish Refugee Council and has been named as one of the Young Women’s Movement Outstanding Woman of Scotland.

HAINING HOUSE – named after Jane HAINING:

Jane Haining lived in Pollokshields and worked and worshipped in Govanhill. She travelled to Hungary to be a teacher and missionary. Jane protected Jewish families and pupils from the invading Nazis. She was found out and taken to Auschwitz where she was killed for her beliefs. Jane was a largely forgotten hero but has more recently been recognised and a hero of the Holocaust.

 

Barbour House (Green) Captains/Vice Captains	Hoy House (Blue)  Captains/Vice Captains	Azzudin House (Yellow) Captains/Vice Captains	Haining House (Red) Captains/Vice Captains
Hala Al Fadel Amal Abukar Sundas Fatima Zeenat Hussain Gabriel Klein Romy Armour	Sohail Sollehe Sarah Majid Awais Hassan Rehan Ali	Faryal Sheikh Richard Gazi Fakiha Asif Harry Singh	Danish Hussain Subhan Akram Qasim Saeed Anisa Abukar Kaif Malik

The children were excited to receive their house badges in the colour of their house. Please encourage your child to wear their house badge every day so that everyone knows what house they are in.

School Group Members:

Digital Leaders	Young Interpreters	Pupil Council	Growing Good Citizens
Chloe Hughes Azhan Khan Max Baig Jibran Mohammed Mohamed Al Fadel Aws Omar Ahmed Ahmed Grace Miller Shazaib Akram Jason Malek Talha Ahmad Yaser Ahmed Ali Haider Ali Iqbal	Terezia Isztojka Zara Munir Umama Asif Hasan Akram Mario Gabor Sara Lingurar Jozef Mitac	Sumlina Bashir Ryan Meggatt Fiza Arif Sean Malek Washma Basra Claudia Turtakova Lara Walker Leon Mullan Mohammed Bilal	Milo Wisz Raees Uddin Sean Malek Grace Miller Abir Miah Arham Mohammed Muhammad Waleed Idrees Mohammed Soraya Neto Duarte

Students: 

Over the coming months there will be a variety of teaching students joining us at Cuthbertson. You may see them around school or in the playground.

Twitter: 

Please follow us on @cuthbertsonpri for Twitter updates.

Parent Evenings:

We are awaiting advice on whether we will be issuing interim reports or having face to face appointments.

Seesaw Family:

This is our main communication platform so please contact the school is you have issues downloading, accessing or using this app.

Macmillan non-uniform day and coffee morning:

With your support the school raised a fantastic £426 for Macmillan Cancer Support

What’s on:

Fri 8 October:    School closed for staff training – no children to attend

Mon 11 Oct:       School closed all week for holiday

Mon 18 Oct:       School opens and children return

 

Kind regards   

Lesley Murrie , Head Teacher

Cuthbertson Primary School            

               

August 2021 Newsletter

Welcome back to Cuthbertson after what has been a second year of disruption for all of us. I offer a special hello to all the new families who have joined us in Primary One and throughout the school. We are still doing things differently this year for the health and safety of us all. As restrictions in schools ease, I will keep you informed on any changes to procedures.

Staffing:

The class teachers for this session are:

P1C	Miss Carswell		P5M	Mrs MacTavish
P1M	Miss McGregor		P5/6H	Mr Harris
P1/2	Miss Collins		P6S	Mrs Shaikh and Mrs Gillies
P2	Miss Fulton		P7C	Mrs Canzanella
P3M	Mrs Martin		P7M	Miss Mowatt
P3R	Miss Rozite		Nurture	Mrs Wood
P4K	Mrs Kebabti		NCCT/Nurture/ Support/Child Development Officer/School Development	Mr McGrath; Mrs Harris; Mrs McNaught; Miss Young; Mrs McFadden (CDO); Mrs Bashir (CDO); Mrs Salisbury (Principal Teacher); Mrs Wood
P4/5H	Miss Hamilton

 

Support for Learning Staff: Mrs Doherty; Mrs Hussain;  Mrs Johnston;  Mrs McAreavey; Mrs Naeem;  Mrs Kernack (Willoughby); Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Aftab

English Additional Language Teachers

Mrs Ahmad Mrs Chalmers Mrs El Harek Miss Melville (Principal Teacher)

 

Senior Management Team: Mrs Murrie – Headteacher Miss K Kennedy – Depute Headteacher (responsible for P4-7) Miss G Kennedy – Depute Headteacher (responsible for Nursery – P3)

 

Office Staff: Mrs Glen (Wed & Fri) Miss Kinsey Mr Osborne Stevie Martyn (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 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.

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.

Unfortunately we are still unable to have parents in the school grounds and I continue to monitor Scottish Government updates for any changes to this directive.

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. Our first meeting of the session will be early September.

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. Due to school waiting lists in the area, extensive travel may result in your child being removed from the school roll. In addition, any travel to an area that requires quarantine on return, will result in a further two week absence for your child and a further period without teaching. Please support your child by ensuring maximum attendance.

Sickness:

Please contact the school if your child is unwell and cannot attend school. Where symptoms may indicate Covid please book a Covid test through NHS Inform website or by calling 119. Should your child or a family member test positive for Covid, please follow instructions given by the Test and Protect team. Lateral flow tests can be delivered free to your home should your family wish to take regular testing at home.

If your child develops potential Covid symptoms in school, he or she will be escorted to the medical room, where they will be supervised until collection.

Where there is a positive case in a class, it is no longer the policy to isolate whole groups or classes. Our school will follow any guidance received from the Test and Protect team.

Face Coverings:

Face coverings are still mandatory for staff in common areas or where they are working in close proximity with others.

Cleaning and hygiene:

Children are still encouraged to wash their hands/use hand sanitiser regularly. We have been assigned a day cleaner from 10am-2pm every day for enhanced cleaning of high touch areas.

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:

We have had a partial resurface of the playground over the summer with the other areas to be completed over Easter and next summer. An enclosed multi-use games area is also conformed for installation next summer. We have also received confirmation of a new green space which will be created within the grounds. The playground will have new markings applied and there will be some external improvements to the janitor’s house.

School Holiday Dates 2020-2021: Please keep on your fridge!

September weekend	Friday 24 and Monday 27 September 2021
In-service Day 3	Friday 8 October 2021
October break	Monday 11 to Friday 15 October 2021 (inclusive)
Christmas/New Year	School closes at 2.30pm on Wednesday 22 December 2021 Thursday 24 December to Tuesday 4 January 2022 (inclusive)
Return to school	Wednesday  5 January 2022
February Holiday	Monday 14 February to Tuesday 15 February 2022 (inclusive)
In-service Day 4	Wednesday 16 February 2022
Spring Holiday (Easter)	School closes at 2.30pm on Friday 1 April 2022 Monday 4 April to Monday 18 April 2022 (inclusive)
Return to school	Tuesday 19 April 2022
May Day	Monday 2 May 2022
In-service Day 7	Thursday 5 May 2022
May Day	Friday 27 May 2022
June Queen’s Jubilee	Thursday 2 June to Friday 3 June 2022
Schools close	Friday 24 June 2022 at 1pm
Return date for teachers	Mon 15  August 2022
Return date for pupils	Wed 17  August 2022

 

Kind regards   

Lesley Murrie , Head Teacher

 

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