If you/your child are having difficulty accessing Glow with the username and password, click the picture above and complete the contact form to have details reset. This form can also be accessed in the main blog menu, underneath the Glow login button.

Please do not add comments to this post or on the blog regarding password issues.

(The contact form will only be monitored during school hours)

On behalf of the school I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone within the community who has pulled together over the last few days as we have dealt with these unprecedented times.

Staff have been working tirelessly both in school and in isolation to ensure that we are geared up for remote digital learning. We hope to be able to provide an excellent service to our pupils throughout the shutdown period.  Your children should have received their GLOW logins and information on how to access these resources has been posted on the blog.

Teaching staff and SMT will keep in touch with our families on a regular basis. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch. The enquiries email will still be monitored during school hours and we will respond as soon as we can. We are here to help as much as we possibly can.

We all appreciate that it is disappointing for pupils that the term has ended prematurely, however our efforts over the last few days have been focused on preparing for the period of uncertainty  and ensuring that there is continuity of learning for all pupils moving forward.

Our best wishes go to our Primary 7 pupils. We are hoping that we get an opportunity to spend time with them before the end of June but this is by no means guaranteed. This will certainly be a year for them to remember but not for the reasons we had hoped. Their resilience will certainly be tested over the next few weeks and we hope they emerge stronger and more ready to take on the challenges that high school will bring.

Pupil reports which are due to go out on the 2nd of April will now be sent to you electronically. This will be done through your child’s glow email address. Please be patient as teachers will also be dealing with high volumes of traffic on their computers, also many will be volunteering to man the schools open for key worker staff, so this may take an extra bit of time.  If you do not receive your report within a couple of days from the date above please get in touch and let us know.

Information will be provided to you on the situation moving forward through all the appropriate channels if and when it becomes available.

Once again our deepest thanks. This is a situation that no one could have predicted.  It is in times like these that we all need to live up to our school values. Take care, be kind and most of all look after each other.

We all look forward to returning to Bishopton Primary all the stronger as soon as we are allowed to.

Please see attached digital learning letter. This has also been sent in the schoolbags.

Digital learning letter

Please see the attached letter regarding childcare provision for Key Workers. This letter will also be sent in the schoolbag .

Parent Letter – Key Worker Provision

Renfrewshire Council Education Psychology service have produced some information to help parents to help their children cope during unsettling times.  Pleas download and use as appropriate.

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Please see below for the latest information from Renfrewshire Council.  If you are one of the essential workers detailed below please fill in the form linked at the bottom of this post.

Our schools and nurseries will close until further notice from the end of the school day on Friday, following Scottish Government guidance.

We’re writing to parents/carers to outline the next steps as best we can and will provide regular updates as the national guidance becomes clearer. This is an unprecedented situation and we understand the concern this causes.

There will be no exams for the remainder of the school year, as per Scottish Government advice, but pupils will be supported to complete their required coursework and online resources will be made available for all pupils to ensure learning can continue.

Please see the attached letter from our friends in the PATHS team.

PATHS Letter

The Scottish Government has announced schools across Scotland will close after Friday.

We are working with them to ensure continued support for children and families affected. We will provide more info as soon as we can.

Please follow the council on Twitter @RenCouncil or visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/coronavirus for the latest updates. Visit www.nhsinform.scot/coronavirus for health advice.

Please be aware that assignments have been set for those children who are self-isolating at home. These assignments will be linked to the tasks being set in class each day and can be found by logging onto your child’s class team via Glow then Microsoft Teams. If you have any issues accessing them, please let us know as soon as possible.

Please see attached letter regarding school trips and school events in light of the COVID -19 situation.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.

Thank you for your continued support.

Parent Update 17 03 2020

The government has announced that the response to coronavirus is moving from ‘Contain’ to ‘Delay’. The advice right now is that schools and nurseries will remain open.

We are continuing to follow national guidance and our school remains open with business as usual. If this changes, we will inform you as soon as possible.

Please follow the council on Twitter @RenCouncil or visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/coronavirus for the latest updates. For health advice, visit www.nhsinform.scot/coronavirus.

Renfrewshire Council has published information for parents regarding Coronavirus on their website.  Please click the link below to access this information.

Renfrewshire Council Coronavirus Information

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this please get in touch or visit the NHS Inform website for more information.

Please note, the voting for the new school name is a ranked vote.

You should put the number 3 in the box beside your first choice name.

Number 2 in the box beside your second choice name.

Number 1 in the box beside your third choice name.

All forms should be returned to school by Friday 6th March 2020.

If you do not have a copy of the form please contact the school office.

Thank you  to the large number of parents who responded to our homework survey earlier in the session. Attached is a summary of the responses and the actions we will take moving forward into next session.

As always we really appreciate your feedback. If you have any questions regarding this please get in touch.

Homework Questionnaire Results

Thank you for your patience whilst work has been ongoing to clear a blockage in our drainage system.

The drains are now clear and the playground and all entrances will be open as normal tomorrow morning (31/01/2020).

Good morning. We have received information on a few occasions this week regarding issues with traffic flow through the village.

The main problems are arising from cars parked too close to the junction of Old Greenock Road and Ferry Road. This makes it very difficult for larger vehicles and the school buses in particular to turn.

On two mornings this week the bus has become ‘stuck’ when trying to turn and the traffic on the surrounding roads has become gridlocked. The situation was only resolved when the parked car was moved.

We fully appreciate that parking is difficult during peak periods but please be mindful of others and only park in places that are unlikely to cause problems for other road users.

A  number of parents have signed up to the Parking Pledge and we are grateful of your support in this.

Following discussions at the recent parent council meeting regarding homework, we are surveying the views of the wider parent body.

Clicking on the link below will give you access to the survey. The link to the survey will be available until the 21^st October.

We hope you take some time to complete this survey as your views are important to us.

Homework Survey

For clarification the location of classes for the 2019-20 session will be as follows:-

P1C – Base 2

P1M- Base 3

P1P- Base 4

P1S- Base 4

P1W- Base 3

P2E- Base 5

P2F – Base 6

P2G- Base 6

P2K- Base 1

P2S- Base 5

P3A- Room 1

P3C- Room 2

P3F- Room 8

P3M- Room 1

P3W – Room 2

P4B- Room 3

P4F- Room 4

P4M- Room 5

P5C – H2

P5R- H1

P6A- H3

P6G-Room 9b

P6M- H4

P7C- Room 9a

P7H- Room 7

P7S- Room 6

Current teachers will ensure that all pupils are aware of the location of their new classroom and where to line up on the 1st day back. Signage will also be placed around the building on the first day to direct anyone who is unsure to their area for lining up.

Teachers for next session will be introducing themselves to their new classes throughout the week as appropriate.

Pupils from P3 W have traveled through to Ingliston Showground to set up their garden for the Gardening Scotland pallet competition. Their design was one of only 20 chosen for the final.

We wish them the best of luck with their design.

If you are visiting the show this weekend please stop by and see their wonderful garden.

Thank you to everyone who has been in touch thanking the staff for their efforts and hard work in putting together yesterday’s event. It was very much appreciated.

Our pupils all had a great day and there is much excitement whilst we wait for the scores to be totalled and the winning house announced at the next assembly.

Our pupils showed great sportsmanship and resilience despite the weather.

Here’s hoping the sun shines on us next year.

The weather forecast is not great for either Wednesday or Thursday this week. As Thursday appears to be worse than Wednesday, sports day will go ahead as best as possible tomorrow.  Some alterations may need to be made during the day if the weather becomes very bad.

Please come prepared with waterproof clothing. The temperature also looks low so a jumper or sweatshirt may also be required.

If you are taking your child out of school at lunchtime they will be dismissed by their class teacher from the usual exit door, not from the school office.

Thank you to all who responded to our Parental Questionnaire during our parents evenings this week. For those of you who did not manage to complete a paper copy, an electronic version is available via the link below.

Please do not click on the link if you have already submitted your paper response.

If you would prefer a paper copy please contact the school office and one will be made available.

We value your feedback and look forward to receiving as many responses from as many sources  as possible.  Your responses will help us to plan and deliver the best possible service for the year ahead.

As we celebrate World Book Day we are delighted to launch our new Accelerated Reader resource. This resources is designed to increase reading engagement within the school and we have invested in a wide range of new book titles. The books were chosen by a group of our pupils based on information collected from their peers.

Below is a link to a booklet that explains the system in more detail. Look out for a physical copy in your child’s bag in the coming weeks.

Initially we will be starting with pupils in primaries 4-7. However as we become more familiar with the system and extend our range of books, pupils in the infant stages will also have access.

We hope that you will support your child in this by asking about the books they are reading and perhaps taking some time to discuss the books.

AR Parent Guide