Please note that the school photographer has been arranged for Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th May.
An alternative date for P7, and any P7 sibling photographs, will be arranged as they are away on their residential visit.
Many thanks to the PA for organising this.
Please find our latest school newsletter here.
Please find attached copies of the new menu that will go live in the Fuel Zone from Tuesday 19 April 2022. Â
You can download a copy here.
The new menu’s will be posted on the GCC website https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/fuelzone from the evening of Friday 1 April 2022.
The annual Parental Involvement and Engagement (PIE) census has been launched to gather the views of Glasgow’s families to help shape and influence education policy and decision making.
The Scottish Government wants to improve and increase the ways in which parents, carers and families can work with teachers and partners to support their children and young people. We also want to increase the voice of parents and carers in leading improvements within schools.
To achieve this ambition the Scottish Government, in partnership with local government, developed the Learning Together National Action Plan on Parental Involvement, Parental engagement, Family learning and Learning at home. The plan has a number of actions and goals designed to improve the support and information available to all parents.
In order to ensure that the Scottish Government and local authorities are meeting the commitments made in the National Action Plan it is important that we gather the opinions and feedback of parents to evaluate the progress we are making.
Due to the pandemic, the survey has not been carried out since 2019 so it is vitally important that we try to encourage as many of our parents and carers to take part in the census to make their views known.
Here is the link to all the information and the survey on the council webpages https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17870 along with a QR code that will direct families to the questions.
It will not take long to fill in and Kathryn Farrow, QIO for parent partnerships, has been able to secure extra funding to be given to the Parent Council in the three schools that achieve highest participation rates – so that’s an added incentive to get more engagement in your school.
Dear Parent/Carer
School Lunches – Pre-Ordering – Meal Selection
Hopefully, you have already activated your ParentPay account. Click image below to take you to ParentPay website.
However, if you have not already done so, please do so as soon as possible. From Monday 7 February 2022 all lunches must be pre-ordered via ParentPay.
You will be able to order meals until 8am each morning or alternatively, you can order up to four weeks in advance. Meal selection should be available to you from Saturday 5 February 2022 on your ParentPay account.
A guidance note on how to pre order meals on ParentPay is attached here.
Please note that breakfast choices are not available to pre-order – only lunches.
If you have any queries, please contact the school office.
Kind regards, Colette Haddock
Please find January’s newsletter here
Please find our latest newsletter here.
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Hello Parents and Carers,
In the absence of our annual Christmas Fair, we are excited to launch our first online Christmas Raffle (Prize Competition)! The Merrylee Primary Parents’ Association Christmas Raffle serves to raise money to enhance the learning experience and environment for all pupils at Merrylee Primary School.
As we’ve had to pause many of our usual fundraisers, we hope to raise a record amount through this raffle! The Christmas Raffle operates entirely online, and the draw takes place on Wednesday 15th December at 12 noon.
Tickets are £1.00 and will be available to buy from the 1st of December. All winners will be notified by email, so keep an eye out! Prizes must be collected from the school office from 15th – 17th December 2.45 – 3.10pm or by arrangement with the PA by emailing merryleepa@hotmail.com
Buying tickets is easy, visit and follow this link Enter Raffle to Win Merrylee Christmas Raffle Hosted By Merrylee Primary School Parents Association (raffall.com) https://raffall.com/269618/enter-raffle-to-win-merrylee-christmas-raffle-hosted-by-merrylee-primary-school-parents-association Or join our Facebook Page here https://www.facebook.com/groups/237423799686385/?ref=share
We have been generously supported by the SEC who have donated tickets to the Aladdin Pantomime at the Armadillo! Also included this year – Kids Hamper from Morrison’s, Infinite Fitness Training sessions, Kidnetick Voucher, Halloumi Southside voucher, fabulous prizes from parents of the school and many more prizes from local businesses.
Thank you for your support and please share news of this raffle with your friends, neighbours, and family!
The PA.
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Our online book fair starts today, hurray!
It runs for one week, until midnight on Sunday 21st November.
To order –
For every 5 books sold, the school gets to choose one to add to the stock of books in school which is constantly needing replenished.
Happy shopping, we hope you find some Christmas bargains, and thank you for supporting the school!
Best wishes, The PA
Following the success of our Halloween trail last year, we are recreating the fun with The Merrylee Monster Mash running from Thursday 28th October to Sunday 31st. If you would like your home to feature on our map, please email the PA (merryleepa@hotmail.com) asap, including your name and address. Your home will appear as a pumpkin on the map. We can’t wait to see your decorated windows, balconies and/or gardens! Maps will be available from school, on Seesaw and Facebook from Weds 27th Oct.
We will be decorating the school grounds with all sorts of ghoulish delights from this Saturday 23rd October. If you’d like to get involved please email us or message on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/237423799686385). There are ideas on the Facebook group of things you can easily make at home at little/no expense, and bring in to school e.g. milk bottle ghosts, sock spiders and egg carton bats. We welcome any of your creations or offers of help!
The recycling rail is up and ready outside the school office, awaiting donations of pre-loved, good condition Halloween and fancy-dress clothes and accessories. Please donate if you can, and pop along to see if there’s anything you could re-use this year. Another great way to help refuse, reduce, re-use and recycle.
Many thanks,
The PA
