Author: RFraser@glow

The following information has been sent over by Margaret and Laura – two family learning officers in Royston area.

 

We hope you are staying well during this time.

Here is some information that may help you.

Health

Call NHS Inform on 111 if you or your family have coronavirus symptoms that are getting worse.

For general coronavirus information call 0800 028 2816

 

Local Food and Gas/Electric Advice:

Roystonhill Community Hub 0141 212 7386 or email communityhub@spireview.org.uk

GHA Tenants: Royston Corridor Homes 0141 274 8645

For questions about Farmfoods Vouchers for families who get the uniform grant 0141 276 1177.

 

General Help, e.g. Medicine delivery

Glasgow Community Response Team 0141 345 0543 (Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm)

Refuweegee for Toys, Toiletries and Food – text PACK to 07520648388

 

Children’s Activities

Find lots of ideas on Twitter – you can sign up and follow @RoystonPrimary @parentclubscot @RYA_YOUTHCLUB but if you do not want to sign up you can still access the twitter pages and see the activities (you just cannot follow and receive notifications about activities this way).

You can also go to www.parentclub.scot for games and ideas.

Here are some resources based around popular films that you can use to help your child at home:

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Glow

https://sts.platform.rmunify.com

This video was created by a Glasgow primary teacher to help access your glow account, emails and class teams.

Glow allows learners to work in a variety of ways, from collaborating with peers to working individually at their own pace. Glow services are free to all students with a Glow login and can be accessed at anytime, anywhere, and on any device. In the event of school closure, we are able to use Glow to support Home Learning.

There are many benefits of Glow for Learners such as:

Office 365 – Glow provides full access to Microsoft’s Office suite including: Mail, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, OneDrive and SharePoint. Pupils can download a full version of Office 365 at no cost. This can develop their skills with Office applications and support their learning outside school.

Sign in to Glow Visit the Glow sign in screen: https://glow.rmunify.com/

Enter your username and password in the boxes shown (clicking the eye icon allows you to see your password as you type it in) then click ‘Sign in’. Each pupil has a glow login and password and should have already accessed this in school.

If requested to change password you will need to create a password that you will remember.

Please note: If you log in to Glow using the Glow RM Unify screen it will automatically add the @glow. If you don’t see this you can add the @glow to the end of the address yourself

Sumdog

www.sumdog.com

Sumdog is a fantastic website that uses motivating games to encourage children to practise their numeracy skills. Your child has a paid maths subscription for this academic year so they can enjoy every maths game available on the website. Research findings have revealed that children who practised maths using Sumdog for 30 minutes or more a week almost doubled their mathematical fluency when compared to that of non Sumdog users.

Your child can play lots of different games. Every game comes with instructions. For every correct answer they will earn gold coins. Your child will start off with a basic avatar and an empty house. You can use the gold coins to buy clothes for your avatar or items for your house. You can earn pets as you progress through the ranks too.  There are lots of different ranks your child will achieve too starting from common rat to giant panda to dolphin.

Every child has been given their own unique username and password. They need to press the log in box and enter these details carefully to get logged in.

You can access Sumdog on the website or download the free app on your ipad, tablet or smart phone. Once logged in they can then play any maths game they choose. Remind children to never give out their password to any other child.

Sumdog has been set at an appropriate level for your child. Please ensure it is only your child that answers the questions as their level may be altered past their ability if you choose to play for them. Your child’s teacher can set homework and class challenges for your child to do at home.  They will be able to track your child’s progress and identify next steps. Children are familiar with Sumdog as it is used throughout the school.