A reminder that the school closes at 2.30pm on Wednesday 20th December. We hope you have a great holiday, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Christmas Jumper Day – Friday 15th December
Please remember to wear a Christmas Jumper, t-shirt or something festive on Friday 15th December and bring a suggested donation of £1 to raise money for Save the Children. Visit the Christmas Jumper Day website to see how your money helps.
The Christmas jumper designs should be handed in on Thursday 14th December. Each entry costs 20p and the winner will be announced at the assembly on Friday. This competition was organised by the Pupil Council.
Updated School Lunch Menu
Please click below to download the new lunch menu for December 2017. School Menu December 2017 For more information visit:
http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/2303/School-meals
Click the images below to enlarge them.
Sumdog Contest Daily Update
A huge congratulations to Isla R in P2R who was the 9th Top Student in the Renfrewshire Sumdog contest yesterday!
Well done to P5/4 who were 7th! See below to see if your class has qualified and where you are on the leader board. #makingmathscount @sumdog
Christmas Mugs Ready to Collect
The Christmas mugs you ordered with your child’s design are ready to collect from the Main Office. Please collect them from the Office by the end of day on Wednesday 29th November. We will send them home with your child on Friday, if you have not collected them.
Thank you in advance,
Miss McDowall
Christmas Lunch – Friday 15th December
Letters were issued today to allow your child to order a Christmas lunch for Friday 15th December. Please complete and return the form with the exact money (£2.10 – P4-7 pupils only) no later than Friday 1st December.
Choices:
Roast Turkey with Santa’s Trimmings
or
Steak Pie
or
Vegetarian option
(roast potatoes, baton carrots and peas)
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Ice Cream
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Milk or Water
Author Visit at Bishopton Library
Meet Paul Bristow @pjbristow the author of ‘The Superpower Project’ in Bishopton Library on Wednesday 29th November at 3.30pm.
Paul lives in Greenock and writes children’s books, folk tales and comics.
Come along and listen to him talk about his books and about writing.
#bookweekscot
Christmas Art House Day – Friday 1st December
It’s that time of year again! Our annual Christmas Art House Day is on Friday 1st December. Pupils will work together with their House peers from other stages to create a Christmas display.
Pupils are asked to wear their House colours but they will be using paint, glue, glitter and other art materials so they may get messy!Please do not wear your best clothes!
A reminder of the House colours:
- Eagles – yellow or gold
- Falcons – blue
- Hawks – green
- Ospreys – red
Sumdog Contest Daily Results
The Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest started yesterday and so far we have two classes who have qualified: P5/4 who are in 16th place and P4M who are in 21st place! Well done. Remember each class needs at least 10 pupils per class to play in order to qualify. Have fun playing the games, practise your numeracy and maths skills and help your class to climb the leader board. @sumdog @MathScot
Sumdog Contest – Friday 24th to Thursday 30th
All P2-7 classes have been entered into the Renfrewshire Sumdog contest which runs from 8am on Friday 24th to 8pm on Thursday 30th. Please play any game to help your class and our school climb the leader board. Each class needs 10 players to play in order to qualify. So far, 131 classes from across Renfrewshire have entered! #makingmathscount
You can answer a maximum of 1000 questions which are set at your own level. Please ask your teacher for your username and password, if you need another copy.
Click this link to be taken straight to our school Sumdog login page:
Bishopton Rocks!
The P2 masterclass have been getting in on the new Renfrewshire craze by painting and decorating rocks which they are going to leave around the village. They decided on a Minion and Monsters theme and they are amazing! If you find one of their Bishopton Rocks around the village, it is yours to keep! It would be great if you could bring it in to school to let us know. If you have a Twitter account, post a photo of it. Please tag us using @BishoptonPS. It will be great to see who ends up with these marvellous creations.
Maths Week Scotland – Thank you and Feedback
Wow, what an amazing week we have had! Every pupil has experienced a wide range of exciting and challenging activities to highlight the importance and relevance of maths and numeracy. We have thought about how, where and why we use maths in our everyday lives and had fun taking part in our Maths Day on Tuesday.
The pupils thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the local Co-op and showed a great enthusiasm for their homework tasks. Thank you to those of you who sent in and/or tweeted photos of the children using maths and numeracy at home. Pupils were playing Sumdog, interviewing parents, pointing out clocks, weighing and baking!
We think that the first ever Maths Week Scotland has been a huge success and would like to hear your feedback. Please leave a comment below or write a note to tell us what you think about how we did. Tell us what you and your children enjoyed and what we could do better next year.
When we look at the key messages of Maths Week Scotland, I think we definitely ticked all of the boxes:
- Maths skills, understanding and confidence are important for everyone.
- Everyone can ‘do’ maths; it’s a way of learning and thinking that we all use and can develop.
- Maths ‘is everywhere’ and relevant to day-to-day life and work – decision making, problem solving, budgeting, planning, assessing probability and risk, and many more.
- Being confident about and enjoying maths is about commitment and learning. It’s not ‘a gift’; it’s something we can all acquire if we want to.
Thank you and we look forward to hearing your feedback.
Kind regards,
Miss McDowall
#MathsWeekScotlandRenfrewshire #MathsWeekScotland #MakingMathsCount
Sumdog Contest – Final Results
A huge well done to everyone who participated in the Sumdog contest as part of Maths Week Scotland. Thanks to your amazing efforts we achieved great results. Your efforts really paid off!
I know you all enjoyed playing in class and well done to those of you who played at home too. Thank you to those of you who tweeted photos of yourselves playing at home. A huge congratulations to P4 at Barsail Primary who were the top performing class within our cluster schools. And a massive well done to P5S, our winning class!
#MathsWeekScotlandRenfrewshire #MathsWeekScotland #MakingMathsCount
| 8th | P4!, Barsail Primary | 871 |
| 15th | P7!, Barsail Primary | 830 |
| 26th | P3, Barsail Primary | 767 |
| 58th | P4/3!, Barsail Primary | 676 |
| 61st | P7/6!, Barsail Primary | 664 |
| 71st | P5/4!, Barsail Primary | 646 |
| 77th | P3/4 2017/18, Langbank Primary School | 636 |
80th |
P5S, Bishopton Primary |
626 |
| 152nd | P6!, Barsail Primary | 548 |
157th |
P4M, Bishopton Primary |
539 |
175th |
P5D, Bishopton Primary |
528 |
205th |
P5/4, Bishopton Primary |
509 |
| 259th | P2, Barsail Primary | 485 |
266th |
P4C, Bishopton Primary |
474 |
| 299th | P5!, Barsail Primary | 456 |
| 423rd | Primary 4, Bargarran Primary | 399 |
480th |
P7H, Bishopton Primary |
380 |
| 448th | P3/2, Barsail Primary | 392 |
521st |
P6G, Bishopton Primary |
367 |
589th |
P6A, Bishopton Primary |
344 |
762nd |
P2C, Bishopton Primary |
301 |
895th |
P3S, Bishopton Primary |
275 |
| 944th | Primary 6/5, Bargarran Primary | 269 |
| 1022nd | Primary 5/4, Bargarran Primary | 254 |
1056th |
P2B, Bishopton Primary |
245 |
1098th |
P3H, Bishopton Primary |
239 |
| 1198th | Primary 2/1, Bargarran Primary | 224 |
| 1218th | P1b, Barsail Primary | 222 |
| 1437th | Primary 7/6, Bargarran Primary | 192 |
1569th |
P2R, Bishopton Primary |
172 |
| 1437th | Primary 7/6, Bargarran Primary | 192 |
1723rd |
P7S, Bishopton Primary |
149 |
| 1815th | Primary 3/2, Bargarran Primary | 139 |
| 1822nd | Primary 3, Bargarran Primary | 138 |
| 2190th | P5 2017/18, Langbank Primary School | 89 |
| 2413th | P1a, Barsail Primary | 53 |
Sumdog Contest – Thursday Morning
There are only 8 hours left in the Sumdog Contest! The final positions will be posted later but have a look at where our classes are now.
#MathsWeekScotlandRenfrewshire #MathsWeekScotland #MakingMathsCount
| 41st | P5S, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 621 |
| 106th | P5D, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 524 |
| 153rd | P5/4, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 481 |
| 186th | P4M, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 461 |
| 372nd | P7H, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 374 |
| 383rd | P4C, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 369 |
| 404th | P6G, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 362 |
| 706th | P2C, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 278 |
| 784th | P6A, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 264 |
| 813th | P3S, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 258 |
| 832nd | P2B, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 255 |
| 1276th | P3H, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 186 |
| 1470th | P2R, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 159 |
| 1567th | P7S, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 144 |
Sumdog Contest – Wednesday Positions
Here are the current positions of our classes and the classes from our cluster schools. Remember the contest ends tomorrow at 8pm, so let’s try our best today to climb the leaderboard. Well done to the pupils who have been playing at home. Thank you to the parents who have tweeted photos of your maths and numeracy activities – they look great!
#MathsWeekScotlandRenfrewshire #MathsWeekScotland #MakingMathsCount
| 3rd | P4!, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 703 |
| 30th | P7!, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 553 |
| 42nd | P4/3!, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 524 |
| 48th | P5S, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 518 |
| 83rd | P5/4, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 461 |
| 84th | P5D, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 460 |
| 98th | P3, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 447 |
| 178th | P5/4!, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 392 |
| 200th | P4M, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 382 |
| 284th | P5!, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 345 |
| 328th | P4C, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 331 |
| 378th | P3/2, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 314 |
| 432nd | P6G, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 293 |
| 440th | P2, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 290 |
| 448th | P7H, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 289 |
| 505th | P2B, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 274 |
| 529th | P3/4 2017/18, Langbank Primary School | Scotland | 267 |
| 553rd | P7/6!, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 261 |
| 571st | P2C, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 256 |
| 783rd | P6!, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 215 |
| 814th | P3S, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 211 |
| 841st | Primary 4, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 207 |
| 1026th | P6A, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 178 |
| 1039th | P3H, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 177 |
| 1125th | Primary 5/4, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 165 |
| 1154th | Primary 2/1, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 159 |
| 1163rd | P2R, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 158 |
| 1196th | P7S, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 153 |
| 1308th | Primary 6/5, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 138 |
| 1366th | Primary 3/2, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 129 |
| 1438th | Primary 7/6, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 118 |
| 1620th | Primary 3, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 88 |
| 1727th | Primary 7 , Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 72 |
Maths is Everywhere!
Today we celebrated Maths Week Scotland by having a full day of fun and challenging maths and numeracy activities. We had five activities throughout the day with different teachers and ended with a Maths Relay with all of the P4-7 pupils. Everyone put in a great effort and tried there best.
One of the activities was looking at the importance and relevance of maths and numeracy in our everyday lives. We brainstormed ideas about where and when we use maths and then used these to draw them on a hexagon. Why a hexagon, you ask? Well, so that we could display all of our ideas together by tessellating them! I was really impressed with your knowledge of how maths is used in your lives. I think your drawings will show the whole school how and why maths is everywhere!
#MathsWeekScotlandRenfrewshire #MathsWeekScotland #MakingMathsCount
Sumdog Contest – Current Positions
Please check below to see where our classes are on the Sumdog Leaderboard. Nearly all of our classes have now qualified and we are climbing the leaderboard. Remember we are competing with our cluster schools (Bargarran, Barsail, Inchinnan, Langbank and Rashielea).
#MathsWeekScotlandRenfrewshire #MathsWeekScotland #MakingMathsCount
| 33rd | P4! Barsail Primary | Scotland | 450 |
| 73rd | P4/3! Barsail Primary | Scotland | 410 |
| 97th | P5S, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 382 |
| 102nd | P5D, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 375 |
| 173rd | P5/4, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 328 |
| 292nd | P4M, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 273 |
| 297th | P2B, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 271 |
| 328th | P4C, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 261 |
| 331st | P7H, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 260 |
| 363rd | P6G, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 250 |
| 639th | P3S, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 179 |
| 703rd | P3H, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 168 |
| 707th | Primary 4, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 167 |
| 816th | P2C, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 147 |
| 903rd | P6A, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 132 |
| 924th | Primary 3/2, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 128 |
| 984th | Primary 5/4, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 115 |
| 1080th | Primary 6/5, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 96 |
| 1085th | Primary 7/6, Bargarran Primary | Scotland | 95 |
| 1168th | P7S, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 83 |
| 1413th | P2R, Bishopton Primary School | Scotland | 0 |
Sumdog Contest – Maths week Scotland
The P2-7 pupils have been taking part in the Sumdog Contest which coincides with Maths Week Scotland. As part of our celebrations, we are competing against our cluster schools (Bargarran, Barsail, Inchinnan, Langbank and Rashielea). The pupils should be given some time in class to play the games but they can also play at home. Keep checking the Blog for updates on our positions on the leaderboard. See below for our current positions. #MathsWeekScotlandRenfrewshire #MathsWeekScotland #MakingMathsCount
Currently there are two classes from Barsail Primary who are ahead of our classes:
| 32nd | P3/2, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 401 |
| 67th | P4/3!, Barsail Primary | Scotland | 340 |
Try your best to answer questions correctly to help us climb the leaderboard!
Sumdog Contest – Maths Week Scotland
As part of our celebrations and participation in Maths Week Scotland (11th-17th September), our P2-7 pupils have been entered into the Sumdog National Contest.
How it works
To take part, pupils simply play Sumdog’s maths games. Scores are based on accuracy and the questions are tailored to each student’s level – so everyone has a fair chance. The contest runs from 8am on Friday 8th to 8pm on Thursday 14th September. Pupils will be given time in class to play but can play at any time during this period.
Rewards for pupils
As well as improving pupils’ confidence, speed and accuracy with their number bonds and tables, as a reward for taking part, each pupil who answers 100 questions will receive an item for their Sumdog House.
Park Mains Cluster Schools
We will be competing against schools throughout the whole of Scotland but we will be focussing on beating our closest primary schools: Bargarran, Barsail, Inchinnan, Langbank and Rashielea. Our Daily Score will be posted on the Blog, so keep your eyes peeled to check our position on the Leaderboard!
Please save this link to allow your child to login to Sumdog without having to enter the school code:
https://www.sumdog.com/sch/bishopton-primary-school
Good luck and try your best!
Maths Week Scotland, 11-17 September
Dear Parent,
We have organised many fun activities to help promote numeracy and maths as part of Maths Week Scotland. A few of the main messages that Maths Week Scotland wants to promote:
- Maths skills, understanding and confidence are important for everyone.
- Everyone can ‘do’ maths; it’s a way of learning and thinking that we all use and can develop.
- Maths ‘is everywhere’ and relevant to day-to-day life and work – decision making, problem solving, budgeting, planning, assessing probability and risk, and many more.
- Being confident about and enjoying maths is about commitment and learning. It’s not ‘a gift’; it’s something we can all acquire if we want to.
Please read below to find out some of the fun activities your child will take part in:
- Each stage will be involved in one full day of fun maths activities where they will visit different teachers to practise and learn new maths skills. This will take place on Tuesday 12th September.
- P2-7 classes have been entered into the Sumdog National competition which runs from 8am, Friday 8th to 8pm, Thursday 14th September. Your child has been issued with their Username and password. They will be playing the games during class time and they can also play the games at home. We are competing against the whole country but focussing on beating our local schools in the cluster. Check our Blog and Twitter for daily updates!
- Your child will only have Maths and Numeracy homework during Maths Week and we would encourage you to help to promote the importance of maths and numeracy in their everyday lives. The homework will be a checklist of suggested activities where they can record what they have done. Photos and any extra evidence are encouraged!
- We will be visiting the local Co-op and would like the pupils to buy a small item so it would be great if you could give your child some money to spend (£1 max). Adult/parent helpers will be required to accompany the classes on their visit.
- We have fun Maths Trails available at the Main Office/Class Teacher for you to complete with your child or on their own by walking around the school grounds and on their walk home. Please ask for copy and complete with your child before or after school. Send the completed form in with your child to their class teacher.
- Every day at 10am we will take part in RIC (Renfrewshire is Counting). The pupils will do counting activities, e.g. games, forwards and backwards counting sequences, multiples or times tables, , number patterns and sequences, relevant to their level. This should last about 10 minutes.
- We will create Maths in Art designs. Winners form P1-3, P4-5 and P6-7 will be entered into the cluster school competition. Winners will be announced on Friday 15th September.
- Renfrewshire Libraries have joined us in partnership to help celebrate Maths Week Scotland by planning activities that families can get involved in when visiting their local libraries. One such activity is a competition to create a new Skoob who loves Numeracy and Mathematics!
- Please visit the websites below for more information and ideas of how to take part at home, as well as checking your child’s Blog. http://www.gov.scot/mathsweek http://www.readwritecount.scot/count/
- If Tweeting about your celebration via Twitter, please use #MathsWeekScotlandRenfrewshire to get our efforts trending.
We are looking forward to sharing our passion of Maths and Numeracy with the pupils of Bishopton Primary and hope the enthusiasm spreads! If you have any questions about Maths Week Scotland, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind Regards,
Miss McDowall
Principal Teacher
Sumdog
P2-7 pupils have or will be given their username and password for Sumdog. Sumdog is a way for children to practice maths skills while playing fun, math-related games against friends, classmates or students from around the world. Games are individualised for each pupil’s ability level, so users can play against opponents who have the same skills.
Please save the link below on your computer/tablet to take you straight to the login page (with the school code pre-filled). Our school code is bishopton-primary-school.
Book & Resource Request
Can you believe it is nearly the end of another school year? We are tidying up and would like you to have a look at home for any school resources that may have forgotten to return. Please bring them in this week and we will put them away for next year. Thank you!
P7M Admin – Monday 26th June
Please remember the following things for this week:
- Bring a big bag for your P7 jotters and work on Monday 26th.
- Practise the songs for the Leavers’ Assembly on Tuesday 27th June, 1.45pm. Click here to access the songs and lyrics.
- Picnic with our P1 Buddies – Monday 26th June,11.45-12.15 Click here for more information.
- Water Fight – Monday 26th June (afternoon), Click here for more information.
- Leavers’ Assembly – Tuesday 27th June, 1.45-3.15pm. You should wear a white shirt and tie, grey or navy trousers/skirt and black shoes.
- School closes at 1pm on Wednesday 28th June.
P7 Water Fight – Monday 26th June
We are having our water fight in the afternoon of Monday 26th June. If you are taking part in the water fight, please bring your change of clothes, a towel and your water gun/balloons/bottle in on Monday. You will be given time to get changed before and after.
P1 and P7 Buddy Picnic – Monday 26th June
We will be having a picnic on Monday 26th June to allow the P1 and P7 buddies to say goodbye to each other. We will have the picnic from 11.45-12.15 so please bring your packed lunch, a rug (if you have one) and maybe some treats to share. If the weather is good, we will eat in Picnic Paradise and if not, we will eat in the P7 Huts. P1s can collect their school meal at 12.15 as usual.
Thank you.
