The first week of the programme was very exciting, the parents and children thought of lots of great ideas of how to involve everyone in the village in the programme, working parents was one of the groups disscussed.
 

Over the next few weeks the group will contact lots of different people in the village as part of the planning of how can we be involved in the FM Reading Challenge in Plains.
 
All parents, children and community members will be invited to an event on the afternoon of Friday 25th November where the group will present the new ideas of programmes that will be available in the village in the new year as a spin off from the consultation carried out  for the First Ministers Reading Challange.
 
I am sure there will be some great opportunities available in Plains in the new year.

Helen

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Please use link above for further information about Child Flu and the immunisation programme. These immunisations will be carried out in school on Thursday 3rd November. Only those who returned the consent form will be immunised.

Fun and games, dancing, snacks and apple dooking ensured everyone had a great time at the parent council discos tonight. Thanks everyone!

The last of our open mornings, this time for Loch Awe is tomorrow (Thursday) 9.30-10.30am. Look forward to seeing you.

Please send in your orders by tomorrow (Thursday). Photos cannot be taken without permission. Money can be paid next week.

Helen is also planning a Read, Write, Count group for P1-3 pupils and their parents. This will run on Wednesday’s between 1.30pm and 2.50pm. Please come along and work with your child to find fun ways to practise reading, writing and counting in your every day routine.
On the 25th November at the end of National Book Week, every P1-3 child should receive a Read, Write, Count bag of goodies from the Scottish Book Trust.

Helen McKay (CLD Parent Worker) is leading the challenge to increase reading in the village of Plains. Parents are invited to come to a fun session with their P4-7 child on Tuesday afternoons between 1.30-2.50pm. If you are able to come, please sign up to help plan fun events to increase reading in the community.

As part of this work, there are plans to open a Parent’s Library in the school. If you have any books you could donate for this purpose, please hand them into the school and they will be passed to Helen.

This week, a parent craft group will begin making items to sell at a Christmas Craft Sale for pupils on Friday 2nd December. Pupils will be involved in making these items. More information will follow nearer the time.

The Parent Council will be running discos on Monday 31st October. P1-3 6.30pm-7.30pm P4-7 7.45pm-8.45pm £1.50 on the door. Price includes snack and apple dooking. Plains Primary children only please and no adults unless pre-arranged as a helper.

Dates and titles for solo talks this term.

Loch Morar- 16th November- “My favourite toy”

Loch Tay- 22nd November- “The Romans”

Loch Lomond- 17th November- “Life cycle of a Plant”

Loch Awe- 21st November- A non-fiction topic of their choice.

Mrs Goldie will provide each class with further information about the success criteria (what she is looking for).