Firpark Primary School

Dear Parent / Carer,

What a disrupted term we’ve had and it’s hard to believe that we’re only a couple of weeks from the Easter Holidays!! Some Annual Reviews were effected by the weather but will be rescheduled in the near future.

Inspite of the snow disruption our pupils have been working hard both in and out of the classroom. Everyone enjoyed the Sponsored Bounce which raised an amazing £1054.50 for school funds, thank you so much for your generous support. As part of our Easter Fundraising we joined with our Cathedral Friends in collecting for a local food bank, again thanks to you all for the generous food donations sent in.
Congratulations to Eve O’Neill (Rm.7) and Jose Luis Maza (Rm.10) who performed on stage at this year’s Ups & Downs Show! Well done also to Maddison Fallon (Rm.4) who donated some hair after a recent cut, to the Little Princess Trust children’s charity.

Several of our pupils are working with “Beats of Brazil” and some will perform next week in the Royal Concert Hall, a larger group hope to perform in the Civic Centre later in May.

Using some of our Pupil Equity Fund, the teaching staff and some pupil groups will be working this week with Tree of Knowledge and hope that you will join us for an hour or so on Thursday Night (15th March). Tree of Knowledge provide some excellent support and bring with them a wealth of experience which is shared in a fun and enjoyable way.

Work is underway on the latest playground improvements which include some new equipment for the Infant Playground, we hope to have this finished and ready for testing by Infant Classes prior to the holidays.

Events prior to the Easter Break include: Tree of Knowledge (Parents) 15th March, Tree of Knowledge (Pupils) 16th March, Crazy Hair Day (16th March) please bring £1 for SCIAF, Lots of Socks (Downs Syndrome Awareness) 21st March, Non Uniform Day (23rd March) please bring £1 for SCIAF, Easter Assembly (26th March) and also our Easter Egg Hunts which will take place during the last week of term. The Pupil Council will also be selling raffle tickets for Easter Eggs over the next two weeks, with all proceeds going to SCIAF.

Please continue to look out for letters and information texts over the coming weeks. The school will close at 2.30pm on Thursday 29th March and re-open at 8.55 am on Monday 16th April. We hope that all children and families enjoy the break and return ready to embark on another busy Summer Term.

Please feel free to contact me if you have anything at all which you wish to discuss and sincere thanks for your continued support.

Marie Clare Webster (Head Teacher)

Due to the severe weather warnings all North Lanarkshire Council schools will be closed tomorrow Thursday 1 March 2018.

The school is closed Thursday 1st of March 2018 for pupils and staff. Please check Winter Schools for further details.

North Lanarkshire Council have announced this morning that all schools will be closed today, Wednesday 28th February. As a result of this, Firpark Primary will be closed today too. Please stay safe  in the conditions. Any update about tomorrow will be communicated by SMS, website and twitter. You can also keep yourself updated by using the North Lanarkshire Council Website.

Happy 2018 to all children & families!!

Although last week was extremely disruptive for everyone particularly pupils and parents, I hope we can now settle into a routine and look forward to the year ahead.

Annual Reviews are currently being arranged for pupils in P2-5, with P6&7 reviews happening later in the year. In order to ensure minimal disruption to pupil learning we are only able to offer one appointment as these reviews take place during the school day. However if you are unable to attend due to work or family commitments we will happily discuss any aspects of the report with you at a later date.

This term we have a number of events involving mixed class groups and the whole school. These will include the National Cross Country Competition, Sponsored Bounce, Chinese New Year Celebrations and World Book Day / Literacy Fun Day. Please look out for details of these events.

“Bags to School” blue bags have been distributed to all pupils and hopefully this will give you the opportunity to have a clear out as well as help us generate some funds for the school.

This week all classes are having an interactive HD BENQ board installed as part of our Pupil Equity Fund (PEF) spend. These are replacing the outdated SMART Boards and provide a significantly improved learning experience for all pupils. We look forward to demonstrating their capabilities to you over the coming year.

As ever, please feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss any aspect of your child’s learning or the wider school community.