What’s on Week Beginning 7th March 2016

The lunch menu for the week ahead:

After School Clubs

Clubs this week are:

Monday – P2-4 Rugby
Tuesday – P4-7 Science (Final Week) and P4-7 Dancing
Thursday – P4-7 Football

Swimming

The final week of the P5 swimming block was last week. We are really proud of the hard work and effort of all of the children – they will be presented with a special certificate for their achievement at assembly on Wednesday.

Parent Council Bingo Night

The annual Parent Council Bingo night takes place on Friday 11th March from 7.30pm in the Marble Club. If you would like to buy any tickets please contact a member of the Parent Council. Tickets are £5 per person which includes Buffet and a free game of Irish Bingo.

Any donations of raffle prizes would be most welcome and can be handed in to the office or to a member of the Parent Council.

Monday 7th March 2016

3.00pm-4.15pm: P1-3 Rugby Club with Active Schools Coach (Outdoor PE kit and water required).

Tuesday 8th March 2016

11.30am-12.00pm: P5 Kodaly Music session with Mrs. McGregor, Kodaly Teacher.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Dance After School Club with S6 Sports Leaders (PE kit and water required).
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Science After School Club with Mrs. Robert (Outdoor clothing required)

Wednesday 8th March 2016

9.30am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly.
11.00am: Miss Law in P2 to deliver Roots of Empathy programme.

Thursday 9th March 2016

1.30pm-2.45pm: Paramedic Visit to P1/2 and P2 as part of their ‘People who Help Us’ topic.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Football After School club led Active Schools Coach (PE kit and water required).

Friday 10th March 2016

9.30am-10.30am: Nursery, P1/2 and P2 – Transition Play Session.
10.00am-12.00pm: P4/5 Tennis Tournament at Wishaw Sports Centre (PE kit and water required).
10.00am-11.30am: P6/7 at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall for Rotary Club Quiz.
2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time.
7.30pm-late: Parent Council Bingo Night (Marble Club)

World Book Day

Don’t forget that our World Book day celebrations have moved to Friday 4th March 2015.

Children and staff are invited to attend school/nursery dressed as their favourite book character and bring a nearly-new book to swap too.

Every child will be issued with a World Book Day voucher which they can spend on a WBD book or put towards another book.

World Book Day 2016

We have moved our World Book Day celebrations to Friday 4th March 2016, in order to accommodate the P5 swimming lessons.

On Friday, all pupils and staff are invited to come to school dressed as a character from a book. Lots of boys and girls have been telling us about their ideas and they sound very exciting. We can’t wait to see you all dressed up!

We will have a costume parade in the hall on Friday morning so that we can all show off our costumes. Prizes will be awarded for the most original outfit from each class – Mr Clark will be our judge!

All children will then be involved in our ‘Whole School Read’ where we all split up into groups and listen to a story read by a member of our staff team. There will be lots of exciting titles to choose from.

We are also holding a ‘Book Swap’ during the day on Friday. Can all pupils please bring in a pre-loved book from home to donate, and then they can select a ‘new’ one to take home with them to enjoy.

We would like to thank all our parents/carers in advance for their support. We are looking forward to a fun filled World Book Day!

What’s on Week Beginning Monday 29th February 2016

The lunch menu for the week ahead:

General Information:

Cashless Cafeteria

On Tuesday 8th March 2016, the school dining hall will be going cashless. Look out for more information about this in school bags, twitter and emails this week.

World Book Day – CHANGE OF DATE

Our World Book Day celebrations have been moved to Friday 4th March 2016 to accommodate the swimming on Thursday. Children are invited to come to school dressed as a character from a book and to bring in a nearly-new book for the Book Swap.

After School Clubs

The Fun Fitness and Cross Country after school clubs have now finished.
There is no Science club this week
This is the final week of P1-3 and P4-7 Arts and Crafts Clubs

What’s on this week:

Monday 29th February 2016

3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Arts and Crafts Club with Mrs. McGurk.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P1-3 Rugby Club with Active Schools Coach (Outdoor PE Kit and water required)

Tuesday 1st March 2016

11.15am-12.15pm: Library Bus in school for P4-7 children.
1.30pm-4.30pm: P6 and P7 excursion to Sky Academy. Remember the late return!
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Dance After School Club with S6 Sports Leaders (PE kit and water required)

Wednesday 2nd March 2016

9.30am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly.
1.30pm: Miss Law in P2 to deliver Roots of Empathy programme.
6.00pm-8.00pm: Parent Council Meeting. All parents/carers of school and nursery welcome to attend.

Thursday 3rd March 2016

A new Nursery play hut will be installed in the grounds today.
9.15am-11.15am: Primary 5 Swimming Block Week 11 (Swimming and PE Kit required)
11.00am-12.30pm: Mr. Clark at Calderhead for Cluster HT meeting.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Football After School club led Active Schools Coach – (PE kit and water required)
3.00pm-4.15pm: P1-3 Arts and Crafts Club led by Miss Thomson

Friday 4th March 2016

World Book Day – Staff and Pupils invited to dress as a book character.
9.30am-11.30am: HT from Calderhead HS visiting.
1.30pm-2.30pm: P6-7 Football at Calderhead for those in football team.
2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time.

Micro-Tyco – the final amount.

It has unfortunately come to the end of Micro-Tyco.

Primary 5/6 & 6/7 have truly enjoyed this lovely project.

We have made the staggering amount of…

£336.32!!!

Everybody has helped us. Thank you for all of your support!

All of this money goes to childrens’ charities through micro-tyco!

In memorial of this months challenge, here are some pictures of the pupils working hard and their creations:

What’s on Week Beginning Monday 22nd February 2016

This week’s lunch menu:

Fairtrade/Eco Week

This week the whole school will be focussing on Fairtrade and Eco activities, organised by P6/7 and P5/6. Children will be outdoors at times throughout the week, helping to tidy the school grounds. Suitable footwear and jackets should be worn every day.

The week will be concluded by P5/6 and 6/7’s class assembly which parents/relatives of children in these classes are invited to attend.

Monday 22nd February 2016

Miss Penrice a third year teaching student from the University of West of Scotland begins a six week placement in Primary 2 today.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-6 Fun Fitness After School Club with S6 Sports Leaders – PE kit and water required.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Arts and Crafts Club with Mrs. McGurk.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P1-3 Rugby Club with Active Schools Coach – Outdoors PE kit and water required.

Tuesday 23rd February 2016

11.30am-12pm: P5 Kodaly Music Lesson.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Dance After School Club with S6 Sports Leaders – PE kit and water required.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Cross Country Running Club with Mr. Clark – Outdoors PE kit and water required.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Science Club with Mrs. Robert (Outdoors)

Wednesday 24th February 2016

9.30am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly.
1.30pm: Miss Law working with P2 for the Roots of Empathy programme.

Thursday 25th February 2016

9.15am-11.15am: Primary 5 Swimming Block Week 10 – PE and Swimming Kit required.
9.30am-10.30am: Three members of Community Learning and Development Staff visiting to meet with Mr. Clark as part of Raising Attainment Challenge.
10.00am-11.30am: Cross-Country runners competing in tournament at Shotts Community Centre.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Football After School club led Active Schools Coach – PE kit and water required.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P1-3 Arts and Crafts Club led by Miss Thomson.

Friday 26th February 2016

Non-uniform day. £1 per pupil goes to our School Improvement Fund.
9.30am-10.30am: P6/7 and P5/6 assembly. Parents/Relatives of pupils in these classes welcome to attend.
1.30pm-2.30pm: P6-7 Football team at Calderhead HS for Shotts Cluster Tournament.
2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time.

World Book Day 2016

World Book Day 2016 is fast approaching, so the time has come to start thinking about which character we will come to school dressed as!

On Thursday 3rd March 2016, we will be celebrating World Book Day in the school and nursery. All staff and pupils are invited to dress up as a favourite character from a book on the day. Prizes will be awarded for the most original outfit from each class.

Lots of ideas and inspiration for simple to create costumes can be found on the WBD website at www.worldbookday.com.

During the day, all the children in the school and nursery will be involved in listening to stories read by different members of staff around the school. This promotes reading together and reading for enjoyment and has proved a popular activity in the past!

We will also be holding a ‘Book Swap’ on World Book Day. All pupils can bring in one book from home (in excellent condition) which they can swap for a different book to take home with them! More details on the arrangements for this will follow.

Week Beginning Monday 15th February 2016

General Information

This week’s lunch menu:

There’s lots happening at Stane Primary School and Nursery class this week:

M&M Theatre Production

As a special treat, the children in P1-7 will enjoy a performance of ‘The Little Princess’ performed by the wonderful M&M Theatre Company. This will take place in the school gym hall from 1pm. The school will meet the cost of this.

To allow the performance to start on time, lunchtime will be earlier on Monday (12pm-12.45pm).

Valentine’s Disco

The Parent Council Valentine’s Disco will take place on Tuesday 16th February in the gym hall.

Nursery to P2 – 5.30pm to 6.30pm
P3-P7 – 6.45pm-8.00pm
£1.50 per pupil, payable on entry.
Tuck shop and glow sticks available to buy during the disco.

P6 Enterprise

The P6 Enterprise Group will hold their ‘Ice Cream’ initiative this week. They will take orders in the morning and deliver ice-cream after lunchtime. (On Monday, it will be delivered after interval due to the theatre visit)

Children can order:

a Cone or a Tub – 50p (2 scoops of strawberry, chocolate or vanilla)
added extras – 10p (sprinkles or raspberry sauce)

Rugby After School Club (Monday)

This club is cancelled this week as the coach is unavailable.

Nursery Football Taster Sessions:

Active Schools are delivering Mini-nippers Football Taster sessions on Tuesday (9.15am-10am and 1.15pm-2pm).

SSPCA Visit

Staff from SSPCA visit primary schools every year to deliver workshops on animal safety/prevention of cruelty to animals. This will take place this Thursday at the following times:

P6/7: 9.30am-10.30am

P1-3 11am-11.30am (Gym Hall)

11.30am-12.30pm P4/5 (or as soon as possible following return from swimming).

1.20pm-2.20pm P5/6

Other events this week:

Monday 15^th February 2016

12.00-12.45pm: Early Lunch
1pm-3pm: M&M Theatre Production – “The Little Princess”. You can find out more about this at http://www.magicoftheatre.com/shows/classic/little-princess
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-6 Fun Fitness After School Club with S6 Sports Leaders (PE Kit and Water Bottle required)
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Arts and Crafts Club with Mrs. McGurk.
Tuesday 16^th February 2016
Approx. 9.15am: Willie Yeoman from Clyde River Foundation in school – delivery of Fish Eggs to P6/7 and P5/6.
9.15am: Nursery Football Taster Session (Gym Hall)
10.45am-11.45am: Jean-Baptiste (French Assistant from Calderhead HS) working with P1/2.
11.15am-12.15pm: Library Bus in school for P4-7.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Dance After School Club with S6 Sports Leaders (PE Kit and Water Bottle Required)
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Cross Country Running Club with Mr. Clark (Outdoor PE Kit and Water Bottle Required)
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Science Club with Mrs Robert (Outdoor footwear required).
5.30pm-8.00pm: PC Valentine’s Disco. (See above)

Wednesday 17^th February 2016

9.00am-3.00pm: Nursery pre-school children vision screening.
9.30am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly.
1.15pm-3.15pm: Fiona from Childsmile will be in school to visit P1-7 re Tooth brushing.
1.30pm: Miss Law in P2 for Roots of Empathy Programme.

Thursday 18^th February 2016

9.15am-11.15am: Primary 5 Swimming Block Week 10 – Swimming and PE Kit required
10.00am-11.30am: Mr. Clark accompanying Cross-Country runners to tournament at Shotts Community Centre.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Football After School club led Active Schools Coach (PE Kit and Water Bottle Required)
3.00pm-4.15pm: P1-3 Arts and Crafts Club led by Miss Thomson

Friday 19^th February 2016

9am-3.30pm: Mr. Clark attending Nurturing Lives and Communities Conference
1.00pm-3.00pm: Nursery ABC Music Support Session.
1.15pm-3.00pm: Claire Cassidy from Strathclyde University to working with P2 on Primary School Philosophy.
2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time.

Primary 6 Enterprise Club 2016

The Primary 6 Enterprise Club have been working hard to raise money for the annual trip to The Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Playhouse and a restaurant. The children have come up with a lot of good fund-raising ideas.

Starting on Monday 15^th February, Primary 6 will be opening their very own Stane Ice Cream Factory for one week only!

Pupils will be able to order ice cream first thing each morning and it will be delivered to them straight after lunch.

Children can choose:

A Cone or a Tub – 50p (2 scoops of strawberry, chocolate or vanilla)
Added extras – 10p (sprinkles or raspberry sauce)

We look forward to opening The Stane Ice Cream Factory!

Mrs McLean, Miss Tiffney and the Primary 6 Enterprise Club

What’s on 1st-5th February 2016

School Lunch Menu

General Information

First Aid

Mrs. Linfoot has successfully completed First Aid training and will share responsibilities as ‘First Aider’ with Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Kean.

February Focus for Celebrating Success Awards

Pupil of the Week: We are Kind and Helpful
Worker of the Week: Interdisciplinary Learning

Inset Day – Wed. 10th February 2016

As part of the North Lanarkshire CANcan (Challenge Attainment in NorthLan) nurture development, all staff will be trained in the Solihull Approach. The February inset day will be devoted to this. Staff from Allanton PS and Alexander Peden PS will join us for this.

Jidel Judo

Local sports group, Jidel Judo will be in school on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings to offer training sessions to P1-7. PE Kit is required for this. (See below)

February Long Weekend

School and nursery are closed Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th Feb 2016. Have a lovely holiday everyone!

What’s on this week:

Monday 1st February 2016

10.00am: Dental Nurses will be in school for P1 and P7 Dental Check-up.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P2-4 Rugby After School Club led by Active School Coach. Outdoor kit required.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-6 Fun Fitness After School Club led by S6 Pupils. PE Kit required.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Arts and Craft After School Club led by Mrs. McGurk.

Tuesday 2nd February 2016

9.00am-12pm: Jidel Judo taster session for P3, P4/5 and P5/6
11.15am-12.15pm: Library Bus for P4-7 pupils who wish to visit.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Cross Country After School Club led by Mr. Clark. Outdoor kit required.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Dance After School Club led by S6 Pupils. PE Kit required.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Science After School Club led by Mrs Robert. This week the Science club will visit Dykehead PS to share their Biodiversity work.

Wednesday 3rd February 2016

9.00am-12pm: Jidel Judo taster session for P1/2, P2 and P6/7
1.30pm-3.00pm: Miss Law in P2 for Roots of Empathy Programme.
1.30pm: HT and 2 PTs from Kirk o’Shotts/Calderbank PS to visit Mr. Clark re Forward Planning.
2.00pm-6.00pm: P4/5 Parent/Teacher Consultations with Miss Tiffney. 6.00pm-8.00pm: Parent Council Meeting – All parents invited to attend.

Thursday 4th February 2016

9.15am-11.15am: Primary 5 Swimming Block Week 8. PE and Swimming kit required.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Football After School club led Active Schools Coach. PE Kit required.

Friday 5th February 2016

10.00am-12pm: P2 attending Hub Club event at Wishaw Sports Centre. Children should wear sports clothes for this event.
10.45am: Mr. Clark visiting P5/6 (HT Learning Visit)
1.30pm-2.15pm: Assembly
2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time.