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School Lunch Menu 21st-24th September 2015

The school lunch menu is on Week 3 from Monday.

Remember that school is closed on Friday 25th September 2015 for the holiday weekend.

The following items are available on a daily basis:

Baked potato,cold fillings include cheese, tuna, chicken and sweetcorn or coleslaw, sandwiches, Snack 2 Go, salad, fresh fruit, fruit pots, yoghurts, milk, flavoured milk, water, fruit juice, custard, homebaking and free bread. (v) Vegetarian recipes.

The current cost of a traditional two-course meal is £1.80 and consists of a soup or starter and a main meal or a main meal and a dessert.

A free school meal entitlement is up to the value of the school meal price of £1.80.

Week three menu available week beginning: 4 May, 25 May, 15 June, 31 August, 21 September.

All items on the menu are subject to availability. Changes to the menu may occur throughout the year, for example, during theme days and for unavoidable problems with deliveries.

Week Beginning Monday 14th September 2015

General Information

Three pupils from Calderhead High will be in school this week for their S4 Work Experience. They will help out in classes, the school office and in the playground.
Mr. Clark will be visiting all classes this week for Head Teacher Learning Visits and will be looking at the work of pupils. The focus of this will be on questioning techniques and how pupils are being involved in peer assessment.
Our annual Science week, which was due to be held next week will be postponed as we have a special replacement planned. More news soon…

Monday 14th September 2015

9.20am-10.30am: Mr. O’Donnell and Miss Renton will be team-teaching in P2. Mrs. McLean will be teaching in P1/2.
2.00pm-3.00pm: Mrs. Scott is teaching French in P2 today instead of Tuesday morning.
3.30pm: Mrs. White will be attending a P6/7 Kodaly Music course.
4.00pm: Mrs Scott will be attending a Handball Course.

Tuesday 15th September 2015

9.00am-10.15am: Mr. Clark in P2 for HT Learning Visit.
9.00am-10.30am: Mr. O’Donnell continuing with P1 Baseline Assessments. Mrs. Scott will teach P1/2.
9.15am: P1 Class Photograph (Wishaw Press).
10.45am-12.00pm: Mr. Clark in P5/6 for HT Learning Visit.
11.30am-12.00pm: P5 Kodaly Music Lesson
2.00pm-3.00pm: 6 week block of Active School Football for P5/6 begins today.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P5-7 Girls Football After School Club (Gym Hall).

Wednesday 16th September 2015

9.45am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly.
10.15am-10.30am: Tea with Mr. Clark (for this week and last week).
10.45am-11.30am: Mrs. Scott teaching P3 French today instead of Monday.
10.45am-12.15pm: Mr. Clark in P6/7 for HT Learning Visit.
2.15pm-3.00pm: Parent Information Session for children involved in the Movement Group.

Thursday 17th September 2015

Mrs. Scott will be in school today.
9.00am-10.15am: Mr. O’Donnell and Mrs. Linfoot will be at Shotts Family Learning Centre for a Early Years Meeting. Mrs. Scott will teach P1/2.
9.00am-10.15am: Mr. Clark in P3 for HT Learning Visit.
10.45am-12.15pm: Mr. Clark in P1/2 for HT Learning Visit.
10.30am-3.00pm: Mrs Scott will teach P6/7

Friday 18th September 2015

9.00am-10.30am: Mr. O’Donnell continuing with P1 Baseline Assessments. Mr. Clark will teach P1/2.
10.45am-12.15pm: Mr. Clark in P4/5 for HT Learning Visit.
1.00pm-3.00pm: Mrs. Linfoot attending ICT Co-ordinator’s Meeting.
2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time.

PLEASE REMEMBER:

The next non-uniform day is Thursday 24th September 2015.
School and nursery will be closed on Friday 25th and Monday 28th September 2015 for the September weekend holiday.

If you have not done so already, please ensure you have returned:

Data Forms
ICT Acceptable Use Agreement
Photograph Consent Forms

What’s on week beginning Monday 7th September 2015

Tuesday 8^th September 2015

3.00pm-4.15pm: Football After-school club for P5/6 and P6/7 girls.

Wednesday 9^th September 2015

Before 9am: The company who do PE equipment safety checks for NLC will be in school for the annual inspection.
Mr. Clark will be out of school all day at an Online Safety Seminar.
9.45am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly (led by Mrs. Linfoot).
11.00am-12.30pm: Mr. O’Donnell and Mrs. Linfoot will be at Dykehead Primary for a Nursery to P1 Transition Working Group meeting. (Mrs. McLean will cover P1/2).

Thursday 10^th September 2015

Mr. O’Donnell will begin Baseline Assessments with P1 pupils this morning. Mrs. Linfoot. will cover P1/2 until 10.30am.
10.45am: Tea with Mr. Clark for Pupil’s of the Week from yesterday.
1.30pm: Miss Thomson, a S6 pupil from Calderhead will begin a programme of Work Experience. She will assist in classes on a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon throughout the year.
2.30pm: Mr. Craig (Education Officer) will be visiting to meet with Mr. Clark and tour the school.

Friday 11^th September 2015

9.00am-10.30am: P1-3 will be at Alexander Peden Primary School for a Road Safety Magic Roadshow.
2.15-2.45pm: Golden Time

What’s on Week Beginning 31st August 2015

	Mrs. Elaine Quate joins the team this week. She will be working as an Auxiliary in the office on a Monday and as an ASNA on a Tuesday and Wednesday. We look forward to having her on the team.
Monday 31st August 2015	Mrs. Scott attending ‘Bi-lateral Integration’ training today. 1.45pm: Mrs. McDonald and Miss Darragh from Calderhead High are visiting to introduce themselves to P7 and meet with Mr. Clark.
Tuesday 1st September 2015	Mr. Clark out of school all day to attend Head of Establishment Meeting at Civic Centre. 11.00am-12pm: Kodaly lessons for Primary 5 begin today.
Wednesday 2nd September 2015	Miss Duffy will be volunteering with P1/2 and P2 on a Wednesday and joins the team today. 9.45am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly 10.15am-10.30am: Tea with Mr. Clark (Gym Hall). 2.00pm: Mr. Clark attending a Nursery Cluster Meeting at Shotts Family Learning Centre. 6.00pm-8.00pm: Parent Council Meeting (all parents welcome to attend).
Thursday 3rd September 2015	9.00am-10.30am: Parent Open Day – All parents/carers invited to attend to share their children’s learning and meet the teacher. Please return the tear-off slip the previously issued letter if you intend to join us. 11.00am-12.30pm: Mr. Clark attending the Cluster Heads Meeting at Calderhead High School.
Friday 4th September 2015	2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time

School Lunch Menu this week (click for large image):

PE Timetable from August 2015

Pupils in Primary 1-7 are entitled to two hours of quality PE lessons per week. At Stane Primary School, this is split into two blocks across the week. This session, the class teacher will deliver one PE lesson per week. Pupils in P1-5 will have one lesson per week with Mrs. McLean and P6/7 will have one lesson with Mrs. Scott. The table below shows which day and time each class will have their PE lessons.

Pupils are required to change into suitable PE clothing e.g. shorts, t-shirt and indoor shoes. In line with NLC Policy, children should remove jewellery before participating in PE lessons.

The children in the nursery will have one session in the Gym Hall per week (but are not required to change into PE Kit).

Welcome to the new term!

School re-opens to all pupils on Tuesday 18th August 2015. We are looking forward to welcome back all staff and pupils and meeting the newest additions to our school too.

First day arrangements:

On Tuesday 18th, Breakfast Club will be available to any pupils in Primary 2 to Primary 7 from 8.30am-8.45am. Children should arrive at breakfast club via the P3-7 pupil entrance.

When the school bell rings at 9am, Mr. Clark and Mrs. Scott will collect the children from the playground and escort them to the hall for a short assembly to meet their new teacher and then go to class.

New Primary 1 pupils should arrive via the Main Entrance for 9.45am. A maximum of two Parents/Carers or relatives per child will be permitted to see them into class but we ask you to only stay for a few minutes. Parents of P1 children should return to the hall via the Main Entrance for 2.45pm collection.

All Primary 2s will be dismissed from the infant doors at 3pm. Primary 3-7 will exit via the doors nearest the picnic tables at the red-ash area.

Arrangements from the second day of school:

All children from P1-7 may come to breakfast club from Wednesday 19th August 2015, entering via the pupils doors for P3-7 pupils. Please note that adults are unable to escort the children into the breakfast club, but don’t worry, there are lots of members of staff on hand to assist the children.

P1/2 and P2 will be dismissed from the infant doors at 3pm and P3-7 will exit via the doors nearest the picnic tables at the red-ash area.

Nursery

The nursery session remains unchanged. 8.45am-11.55am for the morning session and 12.45pm-3.55pm for the afternoon session. Returning children should be brought to nursery as normal via the Nursery Door.

The date for new nursery pupils was issued on the offer of place letter (new nursery children start days are staggered to allow individual time with the staff).

On the first day, children should be brought to nursery thirty minutes into the session (9.15am for morning pupils and 1.15pm for afternoon pupils.) For the first day at nursery, pupils will stay for around thirty minutes.

Times for the child’s second day will be arranged between the key-worker and the parent/carer.

Inservice Days

The staff will be working on Friday 14th and Monday 17th August 2015. If you need any information or have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch with us during these two days.

If you are new to the area, or know anyone with school age children who have moved to our catchment area over the holidays, please get in touch during the inset days and we will be happy to help.

If any of your contact details have changed over the holidays, please let us know.

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