Ibrox Primary School

We may not be able to have our usual Christmas celebrations and events, but we still have our Christmas Hampers to raffle!

We are selling raffle tickets for our Christmas hampers, which contain a selection of food and items, including a £50 Farmfoods gift card, for a perfect Christmas celebration

Tickets can be purchased from the school for £1per strip. If you wish to be in with a chance of winning, please complete the slip below, and send it in with the exact money. We are unable to give change.

The draw will take place on Friday the 18th of December.

Winners will be contacted by phone on this date to come and collect their hamper.

A paper copy of this information was sent home on 09/12/2020

This week we will be celebrating Christmas with class parties.

Each class will have their party as below and children can come dressed for Christmas in party wear or whatever they choose.

Wednesday 16th– Primary 3, Primary 6

Thursday 17th– Primary 1, Primary 1/2

Friday 18th– Primary 5 and Primary 7

Monday 21st– Primary 4, Primary 2/3

Supertreaters will find out on Wednesday afternoon they have been chosen. Children who are selected as Supertreaters will celebrate on Thursday PM with an outdoor disco in the shed. Again children can wear something festive if they choose.

Primary 1 and Primary 1/2 children will be going to the Park for a Winter Wonderland themed adventure on Wednesday 16th in the morning. Children will return to school in time for lunch.

On Friday 18th we are having class movie and PJ day. Please come to school ready to relax and enjoy a Christmas Movie in class.

The Scottish Government has launched a Holiday Hunger Programme where eligible families will receive a food payment to support them during the upcoming school holidays including Christmas 2020, February Mid Term & Easter 2021.

Please note only children who are eligible and have applied for and been awarded Free School Meals will be entitled to this payment.

Payment will be made in December 2020 for all three holidays.

All P1-P4 children currently can receive a FSM, however this will not mean you will receive a payment. If you are eligible we recommend you to complete the application as soon as possible as all payments will be made by bank transfer. Please follow the link below to complete an online application.

Free School Meal Applications

You are eligible to free school meals if you receive any of the following-

• Income Support or Jobseekers Allowance – please enclose a copy of your award letter dated within the past 3 months.
• Both Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit with a household income of £7330 or less – please enclose a copy of your recent award letter showing your household income and detailing your children’s names.
• Universal Credit with a monthly earned income of not more than £610- please supply a copy of your most recent statement or screen print showing your ‘pay for the period’.
• Child Tax Credit only with an annual income of less than £16,105 – please provide a copy of your 2020/2021 child tax credit award letter detailing your child(ren)’s names and your annual income.
• Income related Employment and Support Allowance – please provide a copy of your award letter dated within the past 3 months.
• Asylum Seekers – please close a copy of your ARC Card or BAIL201 Letter or Serco Occupancy Agreement

This should be done as a matter of urgency as all new applications must be submitted no later than 7th of December 2020. Applications received after this date will not be eligible for payment.

This Friday, 27th November, we are asking you to brighten up the end of November and, ‘bring your Sparkle to School!’

The blingier the better to brighten up the last Friday of the month. Trainers, t shirts, jumpers, tinsel, glitter, anything you have with some sparkle. If possible please bring along a gold coin donation to support school funds.

On Monday, 30th November, we will be celebrating all things Scottish so please wear, ‘a Touch of Tartan’ if you have any. Skirts, shirts, bows, ties, sashes whatever you have. Please don’t purchase anything new for these days.

Please click below to read an update regarding Glasgow moving into tier 4

MMcK – Level4 – Parents Carers

Please see the link below to our local partners Govan Help who are running a food pantry to provide community support.

Pantry Info

Refuweegee are also able to provide support packages, see details below.

Please click below to read the latest update from Maureen McKenna. This contains links to updated guidance

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From tomorrow- Monday 2nd Novemeber

Please adhere to updated guidance and ensure you are wearing a facecovering when dropping children or picking up around the school gates.

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Please click above to read the latest communication from Maureen McKenna.

Halloween Event  – Friday 30th October.

We know Halloween is looked forward to by so many of our children and families. Unfortunately, we will be unable to run our normal disco due to Covid restrictions. We have also had to issue some guidance around what is acceptable to wear as a costume. We hope that you understand and support the changes so we can all still enjoy Halloween. Our Parent Council will be setting up decorations in one of the sheds (outdoors) and all children will get a chance to visit these over the Thursday and Friday of Halloween week. They will also provide a packet of crisps for all children, if you do not wish your child to have these please contact the office.  All children can dress up on Friday 30^th of October if they choose. Children are also welcome to wear non uniform or come in uniform as normal.

Ibrox Halloween Costume Guidelines

1. Dress in clothes which your child can sit in and wear all day
2. Not bring any props. (Masks will need to remain in their school bags when they’re in class)
3. No fake blood or make up on hands, as this will make it difficult to hand wash and keep hands clean.
4. Think about a costume that will be warm when outside. Eg if wearing a thin costume, wear it over every day clothes,
5. Make sure you can fit a coat over your child’s costume as they will likely be outdoors all lunchtime wearing it.
6. Non uniform can be worn by your child if they don’t want to dress up.
7. We will have fun in the classes, but we can’t have a parade as currently we still can’t have assemblies or large gatherings.