A reminder that the school will be cashless from tomorrow, Thursday 10th October.

If your child uses the milk bar at interval, you must have money in their meals account, this includes P1-3 and other Free Meals. Your child will not be allowed to get into debt on their account for a snack from the milk bar at interval.

Any questions or queries can be answered by the Parent Pay team who will be in school from 8.30am tomorrow. Thank you.

A Parent Pay Team will be available to talk to in school from 8.30am tomorrow. If you have any questions or queries, please drop in to talk to the team who will be happy to help.

If you have misplaced your child’s username and password for Parent Pay, please contact the Main Office know so we can arrange to get you a copy.

If you wish to purchase your child’s photgraph, please complete and return the order and payment in the envelope provided by WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2019 or you may order online.

Thank you in advance.

You will find your child’s Christmas card design in your child’s bag today or tomorrow. Ordering this year is ONLINE ONLY and instructions are printed on the template.

Please check the spelling of your child’s name and class making amendments as appropriate before ordering.

The deadline for ordering is 30 October.

Parent Pay launches on Thursday 10th October. We will no longer be accepting money in school for any transactions.

#MWSREN @AttainRen #MathsWeekScotland

A huge well to everyone who took part in the Sumdog contest. I’m sure you all had fun playing games and practising your maths skills too. See below for the final results.

#MWSREN #mathsweekscotland

Well done to the classes who have qualified for the contest so far.  I definitely know some pupils who have gone above and beyond and I see that they have been playing games before school – that’s dedication! The results for yesterday, day 6 are below. You have until 8pm tonight to take part. Try your best and have fun while practising your maths skills!

~#MWSREN #mathsweekscotland

Thank you to everyone who has been promoting Maths Week at home. We have loved hearing about how the children are using maths and number at home. Thank you to those of you who have tweeted about when you last used your maths skills and posted photos of the maths in real life activities. Keep posting!

#MWSREN #mathsweekscot

It is day five of the Sumdog contest but we have only been back at school for one day. Have a look at some real life data to see how our P2-7 classes are doing on the National Sumdog Contest.

So far we have 8 classes out of 21 classes who have qualified for the competition. Remember, at leasts 10 pupils per class need to play for your class to start climbing the leaderboard! Can you answer 1000 questions? The contest closes at 8pm on Thursday 3rd October. Try your best and have fun!

All P2-7 pupils have been entered into the National Sumdog Contest for Maths Week Scotland. It starts at 8am on Friday 27th September and ends at 8pm on Thursday 3rd October.

Please play at home as much as you can, as well as any other real life maths tasks. You have 1000 questions to answer which should be at your learning level. Help your class climb the leaderboard and check our school blog for daily results! Enjoy and try your best!

Your child was given a form today about the individual and sibling photographs. Please complete and return these as soon as possible.

A photographer is coming to school on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd October. Please ensure your child is wearing their school uniform on both days as not all photographs will be taken on Wednesday.

All children will be photographed with no obilgation to purchase.

As usual we are busying making our Christmas cards in school so they will be ready for December. This year we have a new project we’d like to share with you…

Purchase a fabulous personalised festive gift for your child. We have set up an online shop that can be found at https://www.sforders.co.uk/op.php

Order deadline is Saturday 19th October for this extra gift.

The Christmas cards, mugs, etc will be available to order soon.

All orders raise money for the school.

Dear parent/carer,

This year’s Maths Week Scotland is from Monday 30th September to Sunday 6th October. Although we are only in school Tuesday to Friday we hope you can help to support our love of maths and numeracy throughout the week. Renfrewshire’s theme is ‘real life maths’ so please talk to your child about when you use maths in your daily life. Every class will have their own fun way to celebrate and learn about maths but here are a few things to think about in advance:

• We would appreciate if you could please provide your child with £1 to spend at the local Co-op. Your child’s teacher will be looking for adult helpers for the visits.
• Tweet ‘I last used my maths skills to…’ using the @BishoptonPS #MWSREN #mathsweekscot
• Take photos and tweet them to @BishoptonPS of your child using maths in their everyday lives.
• Help you child to interview family and friends about how they use maths in the daily lives and their job. Think about number, pattern, shape, estimation, fractions, 2D and 3D shape, angles, direction, mapping, time (hours, timetables, calendars), measure, money, etc

Your child’s class will have their own maths homework task(s) that week and you will be reminded of these nearer the time, however I thought it would be good to know in advance. Thank you in advance for your co-operation and positive attitude towards maths and numeracy!

Kind regards,

Miss Karen McDowall, Principal Teacher

Your child should have been given a parent appointment letter today for you to choose your preferred day. Please complete and return this form A.S.A.P. Thank you in advance.

All pupils were issued with a letter from Sainsbury’s today about a competition to promote their launch on 27th September.  The entries have to be completed at home and returned to school by Friday 20th September, not 23/10/19 as stated on the letter.

Could we please ask for all data forms to be returned A.S.A.P.? If you need a new copy, please contact your child’s teacher or the school office. Thank you in advance.

Fèis Phàislig  which runs in partnership with the instrumental music service is starting a Gaelic choir on Monday 9th September at Castlehead High School. It is for young people aged 8-18 years with a passion for singing. Sessions are delivered in English and participants do not require a previous knowledge of Gaelic. The group will have the opportunity to compete in local and national competitions including the Royal National Mòd, as well as showcasing event throughout the year. Visit https://feisphaislig.com/  for more information.

Leis gach deagh dhùrachd/Best Wishes!

Could I please ask for all flu vaccination forms to be completed and returned? It does not matter if your child is having the vaccination in school or not, we still require the forms to be completed and returned.

Thank you in advance

Please click the link below to view a letter regarding a new approach to spelling we are starting this August. You will find this printed on the reverse of your child’s Homework letter which should be with you soon if you have not already received it. Please do not hesistate to contact us if you have any queries.

Thank you!

Letter for parents (Wraparound Spelling)

All P2-7 classes have been entered into the Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest. Please play as many games on Sumdog to help your class climb the leader board. The contest starts at 8am on Friday 14th June and ends at 8pm, Thursday 20th June.  Good luck!

Every stage will be hosting an event to celebrate their learning. Please see below for a run down of the dates, times and places.

• P1 – Friday 21st June, 1.30pm (Classrooms)
• P2 – Friday 21st June from 2-3pm (Classrooms)
• P3 – Friday 21st June, 1.30-2.15pm (Classrooms)
• P4 – Wednesday 19th June, 1.15-2.15pm (Gym Hall)
• P5 – Friday 21st June, 2.15-3.00pm (Classrooms)
• P6 – Wednesday 19th June, 2.15-3.15pm (Gym Hall)
• P7 – Thursday 27th June, 1.30pm (Gym Hall)