Ibrox Primary School

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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.

As you may know, Glasgow City Council have been working hard to ensure that Digital access for all children in the city is improved. All schools (Primary and Secondary) have been involved in a Digital rollout equipping pupils from P7-S6 with their own iPad.

Children from P1-P6 will have shared iPads with all classrooms being updated with Apple TVs to support use. Wi-Fi has been installed in the building for the managed iPads and teachers are focussing on Digital Learning through our School Improvement Plan.

As we move into the winter period, we are developing a contingency plan to adopt should children need to be at home self – isolating. In order for learning to continue we anticipate using digital technology as part of home learning. Part of our plan is to gather information about the technology and connectivity that is available for children at home.

Please respond to the texts the office have sent today to allow us to get an accurate picture of access available to our children. From the data we gathered during school closure we understand that many families do not have Wi-Fi and devices at home. We are now looking for data specific to each family, regarding Wi-Fi and device access within homes, to ensure we can support our learners in the best way possible.

Please note there is no expectation that children will have a device or Wi-Fi at home. The data is being gathered to allow us to build an accurate picture of how to support our children if they need to learn at home for an extended period.  

Please read the latest guidance from the Director of Public Health.

Covid testing

We are enjoying working with our new partners Scottish Water to learn about keeping safe near their site.

https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/about-us/news-and-views/250820ibroxps

All classes are looking forward to a visit to the site next week.

Payment for school meals, as detailed in letter home, can be made to;

Royal Bank of Scotland

Account- School Meals BACs Payments

Sort code: 83 44 00

Account Number: 10836470

We are looking forward to welcoming all our children back to school tomorrow.

Please see below for a reminder of start times and classes

• Primary 1 Wednesday and Thursday 9-930 soft start and finish at 12pm

          Friday 9-930 soft start and finish at 2pm

• Primary 5-7 will start school between 930 and 945am and finish at 2pm
• Primary 2-4 will start school between 945 and 10am and finish at 2pm

Children will go straight up to class when they enter the playground. Children will be directed to their classrooms by school staff. Parents should not enter the playground.

Classes are as follows,

P1 Ms Whitehead


P1/2 Miss Gordon


P2 Miss Gibney/Miss Lewis

P3/2 Mrs Thomson/Ms Higgins

P3/4 Miss Gemmell

Primary 4 Mrs MacKinnon

Primary 5 Mrs Armstrong

Primary 6 Miss Kennedy

Primary 7 Miss Taggart

As you will be aware Scottish Water are currently working on Edmiston Drive. We have been working closely with Scottish Water and Police Scotland to support the safety of children at drop off and pick up times.

We are strongly encouraging all parents who bring their children to school by car to use designated drop off/ parking zone which is situated in the Rangers Car Park. This will reduce congestion on Hinshelwood Drive and ensure the safety of all children. Can we remind you that at no time can cars stop on the zigzag lines outside the main gate.

Please read the attached letter for information.

School Access