Community Learning & Development within Plains Primary School  

One of the main aims of CLD is to provide opportunites for parents to be involved in learning with their children. To date most of these opportunities have been during the school day. This is something I am aware of, so in addition to the exciting FM Reading Challenge opportunites next term Mrs Matthews and I will look at the parents’ responses from some of the other CLD work which

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First Minister’s Reading Challenge

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

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Flu Immunisation Programme

http://www.immunisationscotland.org.uk/vaccines-and-diseases/seasonalflu/childflu.aspx?utm_campaign=childflu&utm_source=print 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.        

Hallowe’en Discos

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

Loch Awe Open Morning

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

Read, Write, Count

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

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First Minister’s Reading Challenge

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

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