Welcome to St. Mungo’s Primary School & Nursery Class

Welcome to St. Mungo’s!

School Handbook 2024-2025

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Welcome to St. Mungo’s Primary School & Nursery Class!

We are a co-educational Nursery and Primary School located in the heart of Glasgow and named after it’s Patron Saint, St. Mungo!

Our Nursery Class is available for children from the age of three and provides morning or afternoon sessions of child-led learning through play with our experienced team of Child Development Officers and Team Leader, Mrs P Green.

Our Nursery sessions are 8.30am-11.40am and 12.30pm-3.40pm. Please contact our Nursery on 0141 552 2484 to find out more!

Our Primary School includes classes Primary 1 to Primary 7 and our team of teachers and supporting staff provide tailored, engaging learning experiences for our learners in line with Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence. Children are encouraged to flourish in their learning through experiencing challenge and support, and as a team we are committed to meeting the needs of our learners in line with the policy Getting It Right for Every Child.

Our school day begins at 9am and ends at 3pm. Our school playgrounds are supervised from 8.45am

Children can attend Breakfast Club from 8.15am in our school hall and over the course of the year a number of afterschool clubs also run to provide children with further, wider experiences in their learning and opportunities to experience success and achievement.

Our school is a Roman Catholic Primary in which our learning and approaches are informed by and closely linked to Gospel Values. We share close partnerships with the Parish of St. Mungo’s, and especially the Passionist Clergy of the Church.

We are delighted to welcome you to our nursery and school community – our ‘St. Mungo’s Family’ is a vibrant, diverse, exciting and nurturing place to be in which our families and young people feel they belong.

 

Pupil attendance and absence

 Within St Mungo’s Primary School excellent attendance (95% and above) is encouraged at all times.  Parents are asked to inform the Pupil Absence Line (0141 287 0039 or www.glasgow.gov.uk/pupilabsence) if their child is going to be absent. You can also call the school and press option 1.  This should be done as soon as possible on the first day of absence.  If your child is going to be absent for some time, it would be helpful to know at the earliest opportunity. If no contact is made a text message will be sent to you asking to contact the School. All unexplained absence is investigated and appropriate action taken.

Parents who wish to request special leave for their child should be submitted in writing to the Headteacher.

 

Appointments during school hours

 If your child has an unavoidable appointment, please give them a letter for their class teacher and then collect them from the school office at the specified time.

 

Medical & Healthcare

 Our health partners visit at various times during the year for routine health checks, vaccinations and medical examinations.  Parents are kept informed by letter.  Our flu vaccinations will be taking place on 20th October this year. Please make sure you have returned your child’s information.

 

Administration of Medication

Please talk to the Class teacher or a member of the Senior Leadership Team if your child needs medication whilst at School.  You will need to fill in a form, called an Administration of Medication form.  The office staff will give you the necessary form to complete.

If your child suffers from any condition, which is aggravated by certain foods or involvement in particular activities, you must ensure that staff are fully informed.

Please note that staff must be informed and kept up to date of any medical condition.

 

Illness or Accident at School

If your child becomes ill while at school we will make him/her as comfortable as possible and then, if necessary, contact either yourself or one of the emergency contacts.

If your child is unwell before coming to school it is important that you keep him/her at home.  This will prevent other children and staff from becoming infected.

Minor accidents will be dealt with in school by staff and/or our trained First Aider.  Accidents are recorded in our accident book.  If the injury is to a child’s head, we will telephone you and send a letter home.

If the accident requires further treatment, we will inform you or an emergency contact immediately.

 

Information on Emergencies

We make every effort to maintain a full education service, but on some occasions circumstances arise which lead to disruption.  Establishments may be affected by, for example, severe weather, temporary interruption of transport, power failures or difficulties of fuel supply.  In such cases we shall do all that we can to let you know about the details of the closure or re-opening.  We shall keep in touch by using letters, notices in local shops and community centres, announcements in local churches and in the press and on local radio

School Uniform

 The school uniform is:

  • Blue shirt
  • School tie
  • Navy blue trousers
  • Navy blue skirt
  • Black footwear

Sweatshirts, cardigans, polo shirts and ties with the school logo are available for purchase at Be Schoolwear, 35 Argyle St, Glasgow G2 8AH. 0141 221 4472.

Our uniform was agreed in consultation with pupils and parents.  It is expected that all children attending St Mungo’s Primary School will adhere to this dress code.   Our uniform provider has been carefully selected with consideration to keeping cost of the school day low.

 

PE Kit

 It is important that pupils come prepared to learn and for PE this requires appropriate clothing.  All jewellery should be removed.  Pupils who are not participating in PE must have a note or a medical certificate.  Pupils who are unable to participate in practical PE should still bring their kit to allow them to assist in the lesson by refereeing, keeping scores or assisting with the distribution of equipment.  This ensures that they are still able to take part in some way in the work of the class and do not miss out on the knowledge and understanding of the course.  Your child will not currently need PE wear for indoors. We will keep you updated about this.

There are forms of dress that are unacceptable in school, such as items of clothing which:

Potentially encourage factions (such as football colours)

Could cause offence (such as anti-religious symbolism or political slogans)

Could cause health and safety difficulties (such as loose fitting clothing, jewellery)

Could cause damage to flooring

Carry advertising particularly for alcohol or tobacco

Could be used to inflict damage on other pupils

 

Breakfast club

The charge for breakfast club is £2 per day. There is a discounted charge of £1 for second and subsequent children.

Breakfasts are free for those who have qualified for free school meals.

The universal free meal provision does not extend to breakfast clubs therefore children who do not qualify for free meal entitlement must pay.

 

Transport

The education authority has a policy of providing free transport to all pupils who live out with a certain radius from their local school by the recognised shortest walking route. This means that the provision of transport could be reviewed at any time. Parents/Carers who consider they are eligible should obtain an application form from the school or at

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17882

 

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