A reminder that face masks must be worn by children on the school bus. Thank you in advance.
Category Archives: Whole School News
Christmas Art Day P5-7
This year we had to change our Christmas Art Day but that didn’t stop us having festive fun and making epic displays. We decided to take this opportunity to thank all of the amazing key workers who have helped us during the pandemic. Every pupil decorated and wrote a message on their own little tree tag to decorate our new Christmas tree.
P5 thank the transport services (bus, trains and lorries), P6 thank education and childcare and P7 thank the food services.
Christmas Art Day P1-4
This year we had to change our Christmas Art Day but that didn’t stop us having festive fun and making epic displays. We decided to take this opportunity to thank all of the amazing key workers who have helped us during the pandemic. Every pupil decorated and wrote a message on their own little tree tag to decorate our new Christmas tree.
P1 thank the emergency services, P2 thank the NHS, P3 thank the scientists and P4 thank the utility, communication and financial services.
St Andrew’s Day Holiday – Monday 30th November
A reminder that Monday 30th November is a holiday for St Andrew’s Day. We hope everyone has a great weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday 1st December.
Flu Immunisation – Friday 4th December
If you haven’t heard otherwise and your child was isolating on Wednesday 18 November 2020 when the flu immunisation took place, the Immunisation Team will be returning on Friday 4 December 2020.
Parent Portal – Open Accounts
A reminder to open a ParentPay and Parent Portal account if you haven’t already done so. Click the link below for instructions how to create an account:
Click on the link below to get started:
ParentPay for Christmas Lunches
If your child is ordering a Christmas lunch, we would appreciate if you could open and activate your ParentPay account as soon as possible.
Thank you in advance.
Christmas Lunch Order – Return ASAP
CHRISTMAS LUNCH – THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER 2020
The ingredients for the Christmas lunch have to be pre-ordered and we would therefore request that the tear off slip be returned NO LATER THAN TUESDAY 1 DECEMBER 2020.
The cost of the Christmas Lunch is £2.25 P4-7. P1-3 is free.
Payment is made through the new Parentpay system therefore, if your child wishes to have Christmas lunch and you have not activated your account please do so as soon as possible.
Roast Turkey, Roast Potatoes, Carrots, Stuffing & Pigs in Blankets
or
Steak Pie, Roast Potatoes, Carrots & Peas
Christmas Ice Cream Pots & Christmas Treat
Milk or Water
Alternative menu for special diets is available
Sumdog Contest – Final Results
A huge well done to everyone who took part in the Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest. Your hard work and maths skills helped your class climb the leader board and helped you to improve too!
Well done to P6M who ended up in the Top 10!
7th | P6M, Bishopton Primary School | 632 |
20th | P4H, Bishopton Primary School | 277 |
23rd | P4M, Bishopton Primary School | 255 |
28th | P3A, Bishopton Primary School | 232 |
29th | P5C, Bishopton Primary School | 231 |
30th | P4B , Bishopton Primary School | 229 |
31st | P3M, Bishopton Primary School | 225 |
32nd | P4F, Bishopton Primary School | 223 |
34th | P3C, Bishopton Primary School | 215 |
40th | P3F, Bishopton Primary School | 194 |
41st | P3W, Bishopton Primary School | 186 |
49th | P4J, Bishopton Primary School | 148 |
50th | P6A/G , Bishopton Primary School | 144 |
55th | P7H, Bishopton Primary School | 119 |
59th | P2E, Bishopton Primary School | 108 |
61st | P5M , Bishopton Primary School | 102 |
68th | P5R, Bishopton Primary School | 92 |
73rd | P2J, Bishopton Primary School | 88 |
96th | P7C , Bishopton Primary School | 39 |
A huge effort by the following pupils who managed to place in the Top 50 Pupils:
26th | Jack S | P3M, Bishopton Primary School | 932 |
27th | Cameron L | P6M, Bishopton Primary School | 931 |
30th | Carly M | P3A, Bishopton Primary School | 930 |
39th | Seth Y | P3C, Bishopton Primary School | 925 |
Christmas Events Letter
Please see the attached letter which has gone out in school bags today.
Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest
The contest finshes at 8pm tonight so if you have any questions left to play, try your best!
We have amazing news from yesterday: P6M were the daily winners for all of Renfrewshire! Well done to all pupils who participated.
7th | P6M, Bishopton Primary School | 513 |
22nd | P5C, Bishopton Primary School | 228 |
24th | P3A, Bishopton Primary School | 223 |
25th | P4B , Bishopton Primary School | 222 |
29th | P4F, Bishopton Primary School | 207 |
30th | P3F, Bishopton Primary School | 205 |
31st | P4M, Bishopton Primary School | 198 |
32nd | P3C, Bishopton Primary School | 195 |
36th | P4H, Bishopton Primary School | 188 |
37th | P3M, Bishopton Primary School | 186 |
41st | P3W, Bishopton Primary School | 162 |
46th | P4J, Bishopton Primary School | 138 |
49th | P7H, Bishopton Primary School | 119 |
52nd | P6A/G , Bishopton Primary School | 114 |
54th | P2E, Bishopton Primary School | 106 |
57th | P5M , Bishopton Primary School | 93 |
65th | P5R, Bishopton Primary School | 84 |
73rd | P2J, Bishopton Primary School | 67 |
88th | P7C , Bishopton Primary School | 38 |
We also have four pupils in the Top 50 Pupils! Congratulations!
13th | Cameron L | P6M, Bishopton Primary School |
15th | Carly M | P3A, Bishopton Primary School |
34th | Abigail C | P3A, Bishopton Primary School |
37th | Seth Y | P3C, Bishopton Primary School |
Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest – Day 6
Well it is Day 6 of the Sumdog Contest and we now have nineteen classes who have qualified! Great effort from those who have participated.
15th | P3A, Bishopton Primary School | 253 |
23rd | P5C, Bishopton Primary School | 192 |
25th | P3F, Bishopton Primary School | 181 |
27th | P3M, Bishopton Primary School | 180 |
28th | P4M, Bishopton Primary School | 175 |
29th | P6M, Bishopton Primary School | 164 |
30th | P4B , Bishopton Primary School | 158 |
31st | P4F, Bishopton Primary School | 154 |
34th | P4H, Bishopton Primary School | 149 |
38th | P3W, Bishopton Primary School | 120 |
39th | P4J, Bishopton Primary School | 119 |
42nd | P3C, Bishopton Primary School | 118 |
49th | P7H, Bishopton Primary School | 92 |
50th | P5M , Bishopton Primary School | 90 |
56th | P6A/G , Bishopton Primary School | 75 |
59th | P5R, Bishopton Primary School | 73 |
60th | P2E, Bishopton Primary School | 73 |
67th | P2J, Bishopton Primary School | 54 |
77th | P7C , Bishopton Primary School | 31 |
We also have three pupils who are still in the Top 50 Pupils! What amazing mathematicians they are!
18th | Abigail C | P3A, Bishopton Primary School |
29th | Ruben M | P4M, Bishopton Primary School |
50th | Rory M | P3F, Bishopton Primary School |
Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest – Day 5
It is Day 5 of the Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest and we now have 18 classes that have qualified! Well done to P3A who are currently in the Top 10!
7th | P3A, Bishopton Primary School | 271 |
15th | P5C, Bishopton Primary School | 154 |
16th | P4F, Bishopton Primary School | 148 |
20th | P4B , Bishopton Primary School | 135 |
21st | P3F, Bishopton Primary School | 132 |
24th | P3M, Bishopton Primary School | 122 |
28th | P3W, Bishopton Primary School | 106 |
30th | P4J, Bishopton Primary School | 102 |
32nd | P4M, Bishopton Primary School | 101 |
37th | P5M , Bishopton Primary School | 86 |
38th | P4H, Bishopton Primary School | 85 |
40th | P3C, Bishopton Primary School | 80 |
41st | P7H, Bishopton Primary School | 78 |
44th | P6A/G , Bishopton Primary School | 64 |
49th | P5R, Bishopton Primary School | 51 |
52nd | P2E, Bishopton Primary School | 47 |
57th | P2J, Bishopton Primary School | 32 |
58th | P7C , Bishopton Primary School | 27 |
We also have four dedicated pupils who are in the Top 50 pupils: keep up the super effort!
12th | Abigail C | P3A, Bishopton Primary School | 907 |
24th | Ruben M | P4M, Bishopton Primary School | 754 |
40th | Rory M | P3F, Bishopton Primary School | 564 |
49th | Amy W | P4B , Bishopton Primary School | 531 |
Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest – Day 3
It is Day 3 of the Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest and five of our classes have qualified! Well done to the pupils who have taken part so far. Remember you need at least five players in your class to take part before you can qualify. Have fun and keep trying your best.
12th | P3W, Bishopton Primary School | 84 |
14th | P4M, Bishopton Primary School | 65 |
20th | P5M , Bishopton Primary School | 48 |
22nd | P4H, Bishopton Primary School | 32 |
24th | P5R, Bishopton Primary School | 31 |
We also have two pupils in the Top 50! Super effort from those two – keep it up!
13th | Abigail C | P3A, Bishopton Primary School | 523 |
21st | Ruben M | P4M, Bishopton Primary School | 439 |
Children in Need
A massive thank you to all who have supported us today. The children looked fabulous in their yellow and had a great time in the playground at breaks dancing to Miss McDowall’s playlist! Most importantly we have raised over £600 so far! This is wonderful and remember that Parent Pay is open for donations until next Wednesday.
Thanking you all once again.
Mrs Davidson
Children in Need
Just a wee reminder to wear something yellow tomorrow. Our Parent Pay account is building up nicely for this very worthwhile cause… keep it going everyone. As always Bishopton Primary families are very generous. We will keep the page open until next Wednesday.
Thanking you all once again for your support.
Mrs Davidson
Renfrewshire Sumdog Contest: 13-19th November
Sumdog’s Renfrewshire Maths Contest is almost here! It starts tomorrow at 8am, and finishes at 8pm on Thursday 19th November 19.Please play as many games as you can to help your class climb the leader board. You can answer up to 1000 questions. Good luck!
Renfrewshire Latest Update
Dear Parent/Carer,
As you know, the Scottish Government has now introduced a system of new protection levels to help stop the spread of COVID-19, and Renfrewshire has been placed at Level 3.
This means some extra guidance for schools to help keep everyone safe, and we’ve listed what that means for you below:
- we can now resume indoor PE for pupils when the appropriate safety measures are in place. We are currently working on this and will let you know as soon as this able to go ahead.
- currently, school staff keep a two-metre distance from pupils as normal practice, but staff will now wear a face covering wherever this is not possible. This will apply from Primary 2 and above. We are conscious of the impact of this on our pupils – where children require additional support, we will identify a different approach which balances safety and quality of communication.
- school staff will wear face coverings in all communal areas of the school and will explain to our pupils why this is important.
- visitors, parents and carers should wear a face covering when entering the school or playground and at pick-up and drop-off. We also ask you wear a face covering at any busy pick-up or drop-off points outside school.
- the national advice is good airflow within schools is important to minimise spread of the virus. As we approach winter and colder weather, we will make sure classrooms are safe, warm and comfortable. However, we ask parents and carers please provide warm clothing, such as a jumper or fleece, in colder weather. Please contact the school directly if we can be of assistance with this.
All of the above is in addition to the existing safety measures in our school, which follow the national guidance and are already of a very high standard. These include:
- thorough cleaning within the school, very good handwashing regimes, physical distancing between staff and between staff and pupils wherever possible; and good hygiene when catching coughs and sneezes.
- staggering school start/finish times, breaks and lunchtimes, maintaining class groupings and good ventilation of buildings.
We would also like to remind parents and carers that all children should wear a face covering when travelling to and from school by school bus, unless they are exempt.
More information on what we are doing to keep schools safe is available on the council website, as is a guide to what to do if you suspect or have coronavirus.
We know the ongoing situation is very challenging for everyone, but we are doing all we can to keep our school safe and maintain a welcoming and nurturing learning environment for pupils.
The response from our pupils has been fantastic and we cannot thank you and them enough for your continued support.
Please stay safe at home and follow the latest public health advice. If there is anything else you wish to discuss with us, please contact the school directly.
Scottish Child Payment
http://mygov.scot Click here for the leaflet.
If you have a child who will be under six on 15 February 2021 and you get certain benefits or tax credits, you could be due £40 every four weeks per child once Scottish Child Payment starts.
To help us deal with demand, we are taking applications
now. This way we can make sure we have all the
information and evidence we need. This will help us to
quickly make our decision on your application once the
benefit starts. We will then start making payments from the
end of February 2021.
When you apply for Scottish Child Payment, you can also
apply for Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods at the same
time and on the same form.
Check if you are eligible and apply now at
http://mygov.scot/benefits or by calling 0800 182 2222.
Pupil Flu Vaccination – Wed 18th November 2020
Pupils will receive the flu vaccination on Wednesday 18th November 2020.
Children in Need
Once again this year Bishopton Primary will support Children in Need. This Friday 13 November, we would like the children who wish to participate to wear yellow for the day and wear their Pudsey ears or hairbands, if they wish. We are suggesting a donation of £1 to be paid through Parent Pay.
Please log in to your Parent Pay to donate, this will be open from this Wednesday 11 November until 18 November. We look forward to seeing a sea of yellow and having a fun day.
Thanking you in advance for your continued support.
Infant Registration
Reminder: register your 🧒 child for primary one before Monday 9 November.
If your child has their 5th birthday between 1 March 2021 and 28 February 2022, you should register them for school this week – and we’re asking you to do this online.
Go to www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/p1registration anytime between Monday 2 and Monday 9 November.
You’ll need to have a few things ready to upload:
- a copy of your child’s full birth certificate
- proof of address – Council Tax and Child Benefit Statement (or Driving Licence, utility/bank statement showing last 3 months transactions)
- Roman Catholic Baptismal Certificate (if applicable)
If you can’t register online, please phone your local catchment school to arrange an appointment. This is really important – please do not turn up at school without an appointment.
8.45 Soft Start and Face Coverings
Our 8.45 soft start has been working very well, but recently there has been a number of children arriving in the playground before this time.
We are keeping pupils in consistent class and year groups throughout the day. This is to minimise the numbers identified as close contact and having to self isolate should we have a case of COVID within the school.
Children who are spending time in the playground, unsupervised and mixing with other classes and year groups, could potentially have an impact and increase the numbers having to isolate.
Therefore please help us by ensuring your child only arrives in the playground between 8.45 and 9.00a.m.
Also a reminder that the guidance has been updated and face covering should be worn by parents in and around the school premises, including at drop off and pick up.
The Scottish Government had launched Face Covering Exemption card. Those who are exempt can apply here.
Once again we thank you for your support as we work hard to keep our whole community safe.
Infant Registration
Infant registration for the August 2021 Primary 1 intake opens today.
Registration is online this year and can be accessed by clicking here.
Face Coverings On School Sites
The updated guidance for schools, published on the 30th October 2020, on face coverings now states:
“Face coverings should be worn by parents and other visitors to all school sites (whether entering the building or otherwise), including parents at drop-off and pick-up.”
We appreciate that there are exemptions to this but if you are able to, please wear a face covering whilst on the school site including the playground.
Thank you for your cooperation in this. Our aim is to keep our whole community as safe as possible.