#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!

Coping with children can, at times, be a challenge!

Issues such as tantrums, refusal to follow rules, shouting and screaming can cause stress and at times parents feel nothing they do works!

Help is at hand!

Triple P is highly regarded and successful programme for supporting parents who may be finding their children’s behaviour challenging.

Paul Harrison and Magi McCulloch, Home Link Workers, will be running a Triple P programme starting on Friday 25^th October in Renfrew High School for 7 weeks. Sessions will be between 9.30am-11.30am.  Note that on week two we are unable to run on the Friday so will run on Wednesday.

Dates for your diary therefore are:

Friday 25^th October,

Wednesday 30^th October,

Friday 8^th November,

Friday 15^th November,

Friday 22^st November*,

Friday 29^th November*

Friday 6^th December

* 30 minute telephone sessions at home

If you would like to be considered for a place in the group could you give Paul or Magi a call on 0141-618-6063 or complete the slip and return it to the primary school office, to discuss the next steps.

Yours sincerely,

Paul Harrison

Home Link Worker

Letter to parents group triple P October ’19

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.

Bishopton Primary will be taking part in the Kit for Schools promotion.

From 6th September, Aldi’s Kit for Schools promotion is giving 20 primary schools the chance to win £20,000 to kick-start a health legacy for their school. What’s more, every school who enters by completing their Aldi’s Kit for Schools poster will also receive an exclusive school sports kit! Collect a sticker with every £30 spent in store and fill up your school’s poster for a chance to win.

Please send in any stickers with a pupil or directly to the school office.

Many thanks,
Bishopton Primary School Sport Committee.

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!

Parent Pay

Below is a copy of the Parent Pay Activation Guide and newsletter.

With thanks.

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Parent Pay – Activation Guide July 19

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)

Here is the rota for term one. Hopefully we manage to get some kinder weather in the weeks ahead.

Rules

• The field is only open during Lunchtimes.
• Field shoes must be worn. If you do not have a change of shoes you cannot go down. P1 already have indoor shoes in their classroom however all other classes will need to bring in a change of shoes in for the field.
• You can only access the field when it is your turn.
  It will either be P1-3 or P4-7.
• You can only access the pitch when it is your turn. Be careful as these days may be different. Every year group will get a turn.
• Sadly, if it is raining you will miss your day.

Remember to put all litter in the bins provided. Have lots of fun but please keep up the Bishopton Standard.

You can now subscribe for a daily email update for blog posts linked to your child’s class. Visit the class information page for the relevant class and then click on the subscribe links. You will be asked to enter your email address. You will then be sent a verification email to confirm your email address. If you do not respond to this you will not be successfully subscribed. Please check your junk mail folder in case the verification email has been sent there if you cannot locate it.

If you want to receive updates from the main school blog and your child’s class blog, you will need to subscribe for the class and the main school blog updates and will receive two emails. The window for these emails arriving should be between 5 and 7pm each night with any updates from that day being sent through to your email. Please be aware that any posts added to the blog after 5pm that day will be in the update email the following day.

Example: if you have a child in P4M and P7H you should subscribe to both classes and will receive an email for each. If you also want to receive any posts on the main school blog (general posts that apply to the whole school), please subscribe to that also.

Please note, the email updates will come from a Google email address, however, this is not monitored by the school and any enquiries should come via the contact details provided here.

To ensure we are reaching as many people as possible we have set up a Facebook page which will also be updated from the school blog. Search for Bishopton Primary School Renfrewshire  or click here and like and follow our page. Please note, as with all our social media channels, this will not be monitored outwith school hours and should not be used as a means of contacting the school. If you wish to contact us please do so by contacting the school office.

With thanks!