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What’s on Week Beginning Monday 3rd May 2016
The Lunch Menu for the Week Ahead…
General Information
Report Cards
- Pupil report cards were issued on Friday 29th April and sent home with the children. Please take time to complete the Feedback sheet on the back of the report and return it to school.
Parent/Teacher Appointments
- These will take place on Thursday 19th May 2016 between 3pm and 5pm or 6pm and 8pm. An information letter was included with the Pupil Reports, with a tear-off slip to allow parents to indicate their preference for an afternoon or evening appointment. Please return this by Friday 6th May 2016.
After-School Clubs May-June 2016
- All after-school clubs will resume next week. Children were issued with a letter to sign up for the club – please return it to school as soon as possible to request a space!
Open Afternoon – 4th May 2016
- The rescheduled open afternoon will be held this week – Wednesday 4th May 2016 at 1.30pm. Parents/Carers are invited to join Mr. Clark in the hall for a brief update on the progress of the school this year and then to visit their child(ren)’s class to see their Active Maths work.
What’s on this week…
Tuesday 3rd May 2016
- 11.30am-12pm: P5 Kodaly Music lesson with Mrs. McGregor.
Wednesday 4th May 2016
- 9.15am-12pm: P7 at Calderhead for Transition Morning.
- 9.30am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly – Don’t forget to bring any achievements from home to share!
- 1.30pm-2.15pm: Miss Law in school to deliver Roots of Empathy Programme with P2.
Thursday 5th May 2016
- Inset Day 5 – School and Nursery Closed to pupils.
Friday 6th May 2016
- 9.00am-12.00pm: P4-7 Anti-Bullying performance and workshop.
- 10.30am-10.45am: Tea with Mr Clark for the Pupils and Workers of the Week
- 1.30pm-2.30pm: P4-7 Boys Football tournament at Calderhead HS.
- 2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time.
The lunch menu for this week…
What’s on this week…
General Information
Parent/Teacher Consultations
- These will take place on Thursday 19th May 2016 and not 26th as previously advertised. A letter will be sent home this week with further information.
After-School Clubs
- Letters will be issued this week for children to sign up to Term 4 after-school clubs. These will start next week.
Zoo-Lab Sessions
- P1-7 will have a 45 minute session with Zoo-lab on Monday. This is a practical session where the children get to handle animals such as snakes, spiders etc.
The school diary for the week ahead…
Monday 25th April 2016
- 9.00am-3pm: Zoo-lab Sessions for P1-7 (45 minute sessions per class)
Tuesday 26th April 2016
- 11.15am-12.15pm: Library Bus in school for P1-3. Children who were given Application Cards home and have returned them will be able to choose books to bring home (Children who are already members of the Public Library will also be able to attend).
Wednesday 27th April 2016
- 9.15am-12pm: P7 at Calderhead for Transition Morning.
- 9.30am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly
- 10.30am-10.45am: Tea with Mr Clark.
- 1.30pm-2.15pm: Miss Law in school to deliver Roots of Empathy Programme with P2.
Thursday 28th April 2016
- 9.00am-1015am: P5/6 Badminton Session with Active Schools Coach (PE Kit Required)
- 9.30am-10.30am: Nursery Transition Morning for nursery pupils moving to P1 in August 2016.
- 3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 After School Football Club (PE Kit and Water Bottle required)
Friday 29th April 2016
- Non-Uniform Day (£1 per pupil)
- 1.30pm-2.30pm: P4-7 Boys Football Sessions to resume.
- 2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time.
Into next week…
Monday 2nd May 2016
- Holiday – school and nursery closed
Thursday 5th May 2016
- Inservice Day – school and nursery closed to pupils.
Week Beginning Tuesday 29th March 2016
The lunch menu for the week ahead…
Please note that this is the final week of the Autumn/Winter menu.
The Spring/Summer menu will start on Monday 18th April 2016.
What’s on this week…
Tuesday 29th March 2016
- 11.15am-12.15pm: Library Bus in school for P4-7.
Wednesday 30th March 2016
- 9.30am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly.
- 1.30pm-3.00pm: Miss Law in school to deliver Roots of Empathy programme with P2.
Thursday 31st March 2016
- 9.30am-11.30am: Staff from ABC Music in Nursery to deliver music lesson to am children.
- 1.30pm-3.00pm: Movie Duvet reward for pupils in Torbothie House.
- 3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Football After School club led Active Schools Coach – PE Kit and Water Bottle Required).
Friday 1st April 2016
- Non-uniform Day. £1 per pupil towards School Improvement Fund.
- Miss Penrice last day of placement.
- 11.00am-12pm: Nursery to P2 Teddy Bears Picnic (don’t forget to bring your teddy!)
- 2.30pm: School closes for Spring holiday.
Monday 18th April 2016
- School and Nursery re-open for Term 4.
Week Beginning Monday 21st March 2016
The school lunch menu for the week ahead:
What’s on this week…
Monday 21st March 2016
- Entries for the Decorate an Egg competition to be handed in today.
- Last day for pupils to purchase Easter Hamper raffle tickets (50p a strip)
Tuesday 22nd March 2016
- 9.30am-10.30am: Spring Prize Giving Service in Hall. Parents/relatives welcome to attend – refreshments served from 9am.
- 11.30am-12pm: P5 Kodaly Music lesson with Mrs. McGregor.
Wednesday 23rd March 2016
- 9.30am and 1.30pm: High Five Fruit – Healthy Eating Workshop for Nursery pupils.
- 9.30am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly
- 10.30am-3.00pm: P3 and P4/5 outing to Krispy Kreme. School uniform to be worn.
- 13.15pm-3.00pm: Miss Law in P2 to deliver Roots of Empathy lesson.
Thursday 24th March 2016
- 9.30am-2.30pm: SSPCA delivering talks to P3-7/
- 2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time
- 3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Football After School club led Active Schools Coach (PE Kit and water bottle required)
- School and Nursery close at the normal times today.
Friday 25th March 2016
- Good Friday – School and Nursery closed.
Monday 28th March 2016
- Easter Monday – School and Nursery closed.
Tuesday 29th March 2016
- School and Nursery re-open at the usual times.
Monday 14th March 2016
It was lovely to have some sunshine today – the children really enjoyed playing outdoors in the warmish sun.
The nursery am children had a bit of an adventure to start their session – the door wouldn’t open and the children had to arrive via the P1 doors. The fact that not one of the children was phased by this change to their routine just shows how confident and comfortable the children are at nursery. Thank you to everyone for their patience today. Thankfully, the issue was resolved for pick up time.
Our brand new tracksuit tops arrived today – they look wonderful. Thank you so much to the two companies who purchased them for us. Tomorrow, two children will be debuting them at the NLC Cross Country Finals. Good Luck to both of them!
The children in P3 and P4/5 have been busy rehearsing ‘The Donkey’s Tale’ for the Easter Assembly next week. The children were rehearsing this afternoon and sounded wonderful. You are in for a real treat if you are able to attend at 9.30am next week.
Don’t forget that pupils can enter the decorate an egg competition by bringing their creations in to school next week. Winners will be announced at the Spring Assembly.
What’s on Week Beginning Monday 14th March 2016
The lunch menu for the week ahead:
General Information
After School Clubs
- All after school clubs are now finished for the term except P4-7 Football which will run on Thursdays until the summer holidays.
Parent Council Bingo Night
- The Parent Council Bingo Night on Friday 11th March 2016 was a huge success – an amazing £1029 was raised! Thank you to the Parent Council for organising the fun evening and to everyone who came along on the night to support us, donated Raffle Prizes or made a donation.
What’s on this week:
Tuesday 15th March 2016
- 10.00am-12.15pm: Two Primary 5 pupils participating in Cross Country Finals at Coatbridge Outdoor Centre.
- 11.15am-12.15pm: Library Bus in school. Primary 1-3 children will have an opportunity to visit it this week.
Wednesday 16th March 2016
- Mr. Clark at Heads of Establishment Meeting all day.
- 10.45am-12pm: Paired Reading Training for Invited Parents.
- 11.00am: Miss Law in P2 to deliver Roots of Empathy programme.
- 2.00pm-3.00pm: Representatives from Co-op in school to present Colouring Competition winners to P1/2 and P2.
Thursday 17th March 2016
- 1.30pm-2.45pm: Police Visit to P1/2 and P2 as part of their learning about ‘People Who Help Us’. They will be bringing the Police Dog for the children to meet.
- 3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Football After School club led Active Schools Coach – (PE Kit and Water Bottle Required)
Friday 18th March 2016
- 9.30am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly
- 1.30pm-2.30pm: Cluster Football at Calderhead HS.
- 2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time.
Please remember:
The annual P1-7 Spring Prize Giving assembly will take place on Tuesday 22nd March 2016 from 9.30am-10.30am. All parents/carers and relatives are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served from 9.00am.
Friday 12th March 2016
Primary 6/7 had a great time at the annual Shotts and District Rotary Club Quiz this morning. It took place in St. Patrick’s Parish Hall. Teams from St. Patrick’s, Dykehead, Allanton, Alexander Peden, Kirk o’Shotts and Stane Primaries entered a team of four pupils. The quiz comprised of eight rounds, one based on each area of the Curriculum for Excellence.
At the interval, our team were in second place but unfortunately by the end of the quiz, we didn’t manage to place. However, I was very proud of the effort and attitude of the team and the rest of the class who were there to spectate. The event was extremely well organised by the Rotary Club.
Primary 1/2 and Primary 2 had a great morning with the nursery children from the ‘am’ session today as part of the monthly shared structured play learning morning. The children were working in stations based on ‘People Who Help Us’ and had great fun together. In the afternoon, the pm session children joined in Golden Time activities. This programme has been such a success for the school as the nursery children are becoming so confident being in and around the school.
Friday evening was the annual Parent Council Bingo night. I would never have believed that last year’s wonderful evening could have been topped, but it certainly was. The Marble Club was absolutely packed with friends, relatives and supporters of the school. The grand total raised was £1029 – a phenomenal amount which will make a huge difference to our children. Already this year, the Parent Council have contributed to new football strips and track-suits, the Pantomime excursion and the P6 Theatre Outing.
I would like to thank each and every person who contributed to the success of the evening – those on the Parent Council who worked tirelessly to organise it; everyone who came along to support and also to the people who donated raffle prizes or made a donation in lieu of a ticket.
It’s during events like this that I am reminded how fortunate I am to be the Head Teacher of a school that is the at the centre of a thriving and supportive community!
Thursday 10th March 2016
I had a lovely day working with P6/7. They were practising their badminton techniques by working cooperatively with partners to serve, return and smash the shuttle. Afterwards, they played a whole class game of non-stop Badminton. After interval, the class focussed on Narrative writing in the weekly Taught Writing lesson. The theme of this was ‘Adverse Weather’ and the children were learning to focus on characters feelings and reaction written in more expressive ways. They also worked hard to create interesting, expressive introductions to each paragraph to hold the reader’s interest. I was very impressed with how hard each pupil worked on this. I am looking forward to working with them again tomorrow and accompanying the class to the Shotts Rotary Club Quiz at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall.
Primary 1/2 and 2 had a brilliant visit from two Paramedics this afternoon – you can read all about this here.
Our new cashless system is still working very well – but there was a big queue to top-up cards at interval today. It’s a much better idea to provide children with enough money to last a week to reduce the amount of time they need to spend at the machine.
Tickets for the fabulous hamper donated by the Parent Council went on sale today at 50p a strip. The school captains and vice-captains were selling the tickets round the classes and will continue to sell them tomorrow and next week too.
Our transition to nursery programme continues every week with children in the nursery taking part in Soft Start or Golden Time on a Friday. Tomorrow we will also have our monthly Transition Play Session, with children from the am nursery session visiting the open area to take part in lots of ‘People who Help us’ structured play activities.
Primary 4/5 will also be out of school for a time tomorrow as they visit Wishaw Sports Centre to take part in a Tennis Tournament. I am sure they will have a lovely day.
And finally, our busy week will end on a real high note tomorrow with the annual Parent Council Bingo night taking place at 7.30pm in the Marble Club. I am looking forward to it and hope to see you there!
Wednesday 9th March 2016
Our new cashless cafeteria system is up and running and the pupils have been great at using it this week. They have been able to use ‘Ronnie’ the Reval Cash Machine to top up their cards and I was pleased with how quickly the children have got used to the new system. The children can top-up their card between 8.15am and 9am every morning and also during interval. Next week, I will send home details about the Online payment system, which parents will be able to use to check the card balance, see what their child has bought and also add funds from a Credit/Debit card.
All of our after-school clubs have finished for the term, apart from P4-7 Football, which will run until the summer holidays. New clubs for April to June will be announced soon.
Work has started on the conversion of the old Noisy/Quiet room into a central resource cupboard. Last weekend, the old staging was removed. The new rolling storage units are ordered and should be fitted soon.
Raffle tickets for the fabulous Easter Hamper donated by the Parent Council will go on sale tomorrow – children can purchase a strip of tickets for 50p. These will be on sale unti Monday 21st March 2016, with the winner announced at the Spring Service on 22nd March. Children must not put the money for tickets onto their dinner card as this can only be used for the canteen.
And finally – a huge thanks to the Grandad who has very kindly come into the school over the past few days to weed and tidy up around the playground! This is very much appreciated!
