Here are some useful videos for accessing Glow using an XBox or PS4.
Category Archives: Whole School News
Digital Learning Letter
Please see attached digital learning letter. This has also been sent in the schoolbags.
Letter – Key Worker Provision
Please see the attached letter regarding childcare provision for Key Workers. This letter will also be sent in the schoolbag .
Some Helpful Information
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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Update from Renfrewshire Council for Essential Workers
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.
A small number of primary and secondary schools will remain open in a childcare setting for those most in need, including children of essential workers, with social distancing measures in place – we will confirm these schools as soon as possible.
Please be patient with us as we work to make the necessary arrangements during this unprecedented situation.
For fuller information regarding school closures, details of essential workers and a list of FAQs, please visit http://orlo.uk/Schools_and_nurseries_information_dPn0H.
Who is considered an essential worker?
This list is our first phase and we will extend this further if possible.
- All NHS and social care and associated staff supporting COVID-19 response;
- NHS and social care workers supporting life threatening emergency work and critical primary and community care provision;
- Essential staff working for energy suppliers;
- All other NHS and social care workers and the wider public sector workers providing emergency and critical welfare services (Fire, Police, Prisons, Social Workers, Residential care);
I’m an essential worker, how do I take up this offer?
We are writing directly to all parents and carers to identify who this applies to and the level of interest.
If the list of essential workers applies to you, please fill the out this form via
Glow and Teams Help Page
I have created a page to keep all of the videos on how to use Glow and Teams in one place. This can be found under the Glow button on the top right of the school site.
Finding Microsoft Teams
If you are having trouble finding Microsoft Teams, please watch the video below. There is also a Teams app that can be used with your Glow username and password.
Microsoft Teams – Assignments
Please click HERE to watch a video on how to complete Assignments in Microsoft Teams.
PATHS Information
Please see the attached letter from our friends in the PATHS team.
Glow – Using OneDrive
Please see the video HERE to see how to access the OneDrive and create Word documents. This may come in useful when completing Teams assignments.
Glow – Password Problems
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)
Finding Microsoft Teams
If you are having trouble finding Microsoft Teams, please watch the video below. There is also a Teams app that can be used with your Glow username and password.
Coronavirus – national school closure
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.
Class Team Assignments
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.
World of Work Week Cancelled
In response to reducing risk in relations to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we will have to cancel the World of Work week (Monday 30th March to Thursday 2nd April).
Thank you so much to the parents who volunteered to come in to school to talk about their jobs and skills. We will hopefully get a chance to reschedule in the future.
Kind regards,
Karen McDowall, Principal Teacher
School Trip Infomation
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.
P5-7 stars of the week 💫🌟👏🏼
British Science Week
@STEM_Ren
We have had a fantastic week for British Science Week!
Primary 3 have been building their own musical instruments, learning about sound and vibrations.
Primary 1 have been reading The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark and teamed up with their Primary 7 buddies to investigate what owls eat. They dissected owl pellets and found lots of interesting bones!
Primary 2 were learning about electricity during freeflow and tried to make the bulb glow. They also learned about palm oil as part of their rainforest topic and how palm oil is used in lots of things at home. On Thursday, they did an experiment to see how germs spread and how we can get rid of them.
We had a fantastic week being scientists!
We hope you had a fantastic week discovering, investigating and enquiring!
Miss Grant
P 1-2 Stars of the Week
Well done to our Stars of the week!
Coronavirus – information for parents and carers
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.
British Science Week
This week is British Science Week. We will be completing exciting science activities in class. Keep an eye out towards the end of the week to find out what we have been up to!
In the meantime, here are some fun science activities to do at home! See if you can figure out the science behind it. Please tag @STEM_Ren if you post anything on twitter.
#STEMRen
Enjoy!
P1-2 Stars of the week
Well done to our Stars of the Week!
Cross Country Practice
What a great turnout for our Cross Country Practice yesterday. Here are some pictures of the event down on our running track.
P5-7 Stars of the week 💫🌟👏🏼
Football Team Update
The football team maintained their impressive form in a tough end to end game against St John Bosco. The team all worked together to score some great goals. Thank you to the referees who come to officiate during their lunchtime at Park Mains and to our supporters who cheered us on. Our final fixture of the season will be against our friends at Barsail Primary.
