If you wish to order your child’s class photograph, the deadline has been extended to Sunday 20th June. Thank you in advance.

Class photographs were given out on Tuesday 8th June.

Orders are to be placed online by Tuesday 15th June. All instructions regarding ordering are contained in the photograph envelopes.

Thank you

Class photographs were given out on Tuesday 8th June.

Orders are to be placed online by Tuesday 15th June. All instructions regarding ordering are contained in the photograph envelopes.

Thank you

Class photographs were given out on Tuesday 8th June.

Orders are to be placed online by Tuesday 15th June. All instructions regarding ordering are contained in the photograph envelopes.

Thank you

Class photographs are in pupil school bags today.

Orders are to be placed online within 7 days. All instructions regarding ordering are contained in the photograph envelopes.

Thank you

A reminder that class photographs will be taken for:

• P1-3 classes on Thursday 13 May
• P4-7 classes on Friday 14 May

Pupils should wear a white shirt and tie, please.

As usual, you are under no obligation to make a purchase.

Dear parents/carers,

We are ordering specially designed t-shirts in House colours for the pupils to wear in their video recordings. They will arrive in approximately two weeks so could we please hold off recording your child performing until they receive their t-shirt. Thank you in advance.

Kind regards,

Karen McDowall

Principal Teacher

Dear Parent/Carer

Video Recording

As you will all be aware this is a big year for Bishopton Primary School.  After many years of growing, due to the expansion of Bishopton, a second school is due to open in the Village and a number of our pupils will be moving on after the summer break.  Once again, due to COVID restrictions, we will be unable to do any large-scale events at the end of session. Therefore, this year to mark the end of an era and to celebrate new beginnings, we have decided to produce a virtual End of Term Concert that you can watch from the comfort of your own home.

However, as pupils are not allowed to sing in school, we need your help to record the content.

Your child’s class teacher will have uploaded a backing track onto Teams and provided you with a copy of the words. The children will have listened to this many times in class and will have discussed ideas as to what the videos might look like. Now it’s over to you to record!

We require videos that only include your child singing with no audible backing track. The easiest way to do this is with the child singing along to the track whilst listening through headphones. Your child’s class teacher may not need your child to sing the whole song and they will let you know what is required.

As children under 12 are allowed to meet up outwith school, your child may feel more comfortable singing with a group of their friends and this is fine too. Once again your child’s class teacher will keep you informed of any specific requests for their song.

The most important point is that the videos are recorded with no audible backing track. This will allow us to combine all of the pupil voices into one track.

Please title your video file child’s name and class e.g.joebloggsP6H.mp4

Please email your video to gw21concertvideos@glow.sch.uk by Friday 4 June 2021.

If your child is reluctant to do this at home, classes will also be recording some lip-synched content in school. This will ensure that everyone gets to appear in the concert.  We would however, like to have as much singing from the pupils as possible so your support in this is greatly appreciated.

If you have any further questions regarding this please get in touch with your child’s class teacher.

Yours faithfully

Wendy McNaught

HEAD TEACHER

Parentzone have developed a handy Maths glossary for parents and carers which provides clear definitions of the commonly used terms in numeracy and mathematics.

https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/learning-at-home/supporting-numeracy/numeracy-and-mathematics-glossary/

Dear Parent,

The school photographer is coming to the school on Thursday 13 May 2021 to take a class photograph for Primary 1, 2 and 3.

Pupils should wear a white shirt and tie, please.

As usual, you are under no obligation to make a purchase.

Kind regards,

Mrs McNaught

​​​​​​​A new Sumdog contest starts tomorrow at 8am and finishes at 8pm next Thursday 29th April. All P2-P7 pupils have been entered.  Good luck, have fun while you learn!

This year, as always, the school will be taking part in the Big Pedal, the Sustrans national competition to get everyone moving – cycling, scooting and walking.

Below you will find a video and information sheet.

This year will be a little bit different as we are asking children to bring their bike or scooter on alternate days.  Please see the timetable below for your child’s days.

There are only a few simple rules –

all children must wear a helmet on a bike

bikes and scooters should be wheeled through the playground on the way in and out of school and on the ashy path.

Parents and younger siblings are welcome to join in the challenge.

Each class will get a chance to cycle and scoot with their friends in the playground during the day.

We would ask that you check over bikes and scooters to make sure they are safe to use, especially if they haven’t been used for a while.

Please don’t worry if your child is unable to bring their bike or scooter on any of their days.  Walking counts too!

Big pedal parent info

We are all looking forward to this year’s Big Pedal. It should be lots of fun.

If you have not ordered a Spring Tea Party Lunch and wish to do so, you must let us know by 9.15am tomorrow, Tuesday 16th March.

Thank you

Well done to everyone who took part in the Sumdog Contest.  We had 17 classes who qualified and 5 pupils in the Top 50. Playing maths games are fun but also build upon your existing maths skills. Keep playing maths games you enjoy!

27th	P4B , Bishopton Primary School	365
36th	P4H, Bishopton Primary School	298
44th	P3W, Bishopton Primary School	268
49th	P5C, Bishopton Primary School	251
66th	P6M, Bishopton Primary School	215
76th	P4M, Bishopton Primary School	191
78th	P3C, Bishopton Primary School	183
79th	P6A/G , Bishopton Primary School	183
85th	P3M, Bishopton Primary School	171
90th	P4J, Bishopton Primary School	156
93rd	P7C , Bishopton Primary School	152
96th	P7M, Bishopton Primary School	145
102nd	P5M , Bishopton Primary School	136
110th	P7H, Bishopton Primary School	123
114th	P4F, Bishopton Primary School	114
131st	P3A, Bishopton Primary School	83
133rd	P5R, Bishopton Primary School	78

Top 50 Pupils

• 14th

  Seth Y

  P3C

• 25th

  Bella V

  P3W

• 31st

  Jacob A

  P6M

• 36th

  Jack S

  P3M

• 47th

  Luke Y

  P5C

Today is the last day of the Sumdog Contest and we now have 16 classes on the leader board. We also 3 pupils in the Top 50 Pupils! Let’s give it a huge last effort today to see where your class ends up on the leader board.

Top 50 Pupils

• 8th

  Seth Y

  P3C

• 15th

  Bella V

  P3W

• 19th

  Jacob A

  P6M

so

Yesterday was day 5 of the Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest and we now have 13 classes who have qualified and 6 pupils in the Top 50 Pupils! Well done to everyone who has played the games. The contest closes at 8pm tomorrow so please getting playing to help your class and to build your maths skills! Sumdog

Top 50 Pupils

• 4th

  Seth Y

  P3C

• 31st

  Cara C

  P3M

• 33rd

  Callum Andrew H

  P7M

• 39th

  Lewis M

  P6A/G

• 43rd

  Bella V

  P3W

• 45th

  Harvey B

  P4H

We now have 13 classes in the contest and 6 pupils in the Top 50! Congratulations to everyone who has played games. Keep playing to help your class climb the leader board. Go for it!

Top 50 Pupils

• 16th

  Callum Andrew H

  P7M

• 19th

  Seth Y

  P3C

• 22nd

  Harvey B

  P4H

• 29th

  Cara C

  P3M

• 32nd

  Lewis M

  P6A/G

• 46th

  Jacob A

  P6M

Well done to the pupils who have played games in the Sumdog Contest so far. We now have 8 classes who have qualified (at least 5 players per class need to play) and 5 pupils in the Top 50! What a superb effort from these individuals. Keep up the great effort. If you haven’t played yet, log on and get playing!

https://www.sumdog.com/sch/bishps

Top 50 Pupils:

In Day 2 of the Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest, we have 8 classes who have qualified (at least 5 players per class need to play). Please play as many games as you can to help your class climb the leader board.

Sumdog Contest in numbers:

• 236 classes entered
• 62 classes qualified
• 799 pupils played
• 98,155 questions answered
• 81,178 correct answers (83% accuracy)

We also have 4 pupils in the Top 50 Students! Well done to these dedicated pupils:

• 11th

  Callum H

  P7M, Bishopton Primary School

• 29th

  Lewis M

  P6A/G , Bishopton Primary School

• 36th

  Harvey B

  P4H, Bishopton Primary School

• 38th

  Seth Y

  P3C, Bishopton Primary School

Yesterday was Day 1 of the Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest and we have 6 classes who have qualified (at least 5 players per class need to play). Please play as many games as you can to help your class climb the leader board.

Sumdog Contest in numbers:

• 236 classes entered
• 59 classes qualified
• 765 pupils played
• 85,066 questions answered
• 69,565 correct answers

A Renfrewshire Sumdog Maths Contest starts today and ends at 8pm on Thursday 4th March. Please play as many games as you can to help your class climb the leader board.

https://www.sumdog.com/sch/bishps

Every year on the 22nd of February,  the Girl Guides and Scouts celebrate World Thinking Day.  Bishopton Primary School are once again delighted to support this. Any pupil who is a member of one of these organisations is welcome to wear their appropriate uniform on this day. This year’s theme is peacebuilding.

Spelling Leaflet for Parents

Please read the above leaflet to help support your child with their spelling. The leaflet explains the strategies and routines we use in school and home learning to teach spelling sounds and patterns. It explains the technical terms and the child friendly language we use. It also gives you an overview of what is taught each day in school. We hope you find this useful.

Kind regards,

Miss McDowall and the Spelling Working Party

Please find below websites to support you with maths and numeracy:

Maths with Mum – Primary Maths

Learning Together – Back to School Maths

Numeracy and Maths Glossary