A reminder for all classes (except P3H who will have their own day on Thursday) should wear their own clothes on Wednesday 28th March and bring a donation for Uganda. A letter was issued last week explaining that Miss Cauley will be working in Uganda this summer on a teacher training project in the Masindi region. Any support would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Coming soon to Bishopton Primary – The Big Pedal is organised by the cycling charity Sustrans. Every year they encourage children in schools all over the UK to cycle or scoot to school. Parents and teachers are encouraged to join in too. Every journey made is recorded over a 10 day period. The school with the most journeys is the winner. Prizes are awarded every day.
In Bishopton Primary, there is a special certificate for each daily class winner and an extra cycle/scooting time awarded to the over all winning class.
We ask that children cycle or scoot to school (but not in the playground before school or on the way home from school).
At some time every day, teachers will take their class to the playground to cycle or scoot and improve fitness , as well as having fun.
We would ask that all children wear a helmet on their bikes and , if they have one, on their scooters. Please make sure all helmets fit properly and are undamaged.
Please help us protect your child’s safety by checking over their bike or scooter before they bring it to school.
If your child has a lock for their bike or scooter they are welcome to use it, as bikes and scooters will be stored in the playground. Children are responsible for looking after lock keys.
Let’s hope for good weather. Please join in if you have a bike (or scooter!) If you would like to find out more or just keep up with our progress, you can check out the Sustrans Big Pedal website.
Last night a team of pupils from Primary Six competed in the Renfrewshire Dodgeball tournament at the Lagoon Leisure Centre. It was a frantic evening with lots of teamwork, ball skills and fun.
Well done Team Bishopton!
Congratulations to Aaron who travelled to Sheffield at the weekend to compete in the British Schools Judo Championships. He performed fantastically and came away with the gold medal! Aaron is not only an amazing athlete but a great role model who helps out every week at the P1-3 Judo club in the school.
Wel done Aaron!
A huge thank you to everyone who has returned their sponsor money to school. Our total is standing at just over £1000 which is a fantastic amount. If you have any money still to come in, we will be collecting this week. Children will be asked for suggestions of books they would like in their class library by their teachers over the next couple of weeks.
Mrs Campbell
Well done to Team Bishopton who competed in the Renfrewshire Cross Country event yesterday. Despite the challenging conditions, the pupils were fantastic and it was great to see them smiling at the end of the race. Thank you to our helpers and supporters who cheered our team on.
The football team were winners in a tightly contested game against St Anne’s this week. Mr Donaldson was very impressed with the teamwork and resilience displayed against a very good team. This has placed us in a fantastic position as we come to the last game of the campaign.
Thank you again for coming to our Numeracy Information Evening and thank you if you have completed the feedback form.
I thought I would put out one last request for any other feedback for the session. If you have any questions, I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey:
BPS Parent Feedback – Numeracy Information Evening
Thank you for all of your support and effort for World Book Day. The children looked fantastic! Classes have been spending time reading to each other, listening to stories read by teachers and special guests, including Mrs Twit!
We have received a great amount of sponsor money already and will continue to collect until Friday 16th March. All of the money will be put towards buying more reading resources, particularly non-fiction. We are grateful for every single penny we receive!
We will announce our grand total raised at the start of next week!
Thank you
Mrs Campbell
We will finally have our World Book Day on Monday 12th March. Please dress as a book character or wear your pyjamas to enjoy a fun-filled day to celebrate books and literacy. If you don’t want to dress up or wear pyjamas, please wear your school uniform.
We are looking forward to hearing about all of the books you have read for your sponsored read. Please bring any money you have raised on Monday.
Thank you for your patience and we look forward to an exciting day on Monday!
Health Week 2018 begins on Monday 5th March. We have a very busy week with lots of our talented parents and people from the community coming in to share their expertise with us.
Please wear gym gear every day as we have lots of activities planned to keep you fit.
Also, please try to bring one piece of ‘exotic’ fruit to taste as part of our fruit kebabs task on the days below:
Tuesday – Primary 3, 6 & 7
Wednesday – Primary 1
Thursday – Primary 2
Friday – Primary 4 & 5
We are sorry to change the date again but we are going to have to postpone World Book Day until Monday 12th March.
We have a busy week next week with all of the Health Week activities and a few of the Micro-Tyco events will take place then too. We want to give every event it’s own value so will celebrate World Book Day the following week.
Thank you for your understanding and we hope you are staying safe and enjoying the snow!
Due to the school closure tomorrow, we will hold World Book Day on Friday 2nd March instead. We know lots of you will have made amazing costumes for your favourite book characters or are looking forward to wearing your pyjamas while celebrating your love of reading!
Why don’t you read some snowy day books today and tomorrow to get you in the mood?
Due to the school closure tomorrow, we will hold World Book Day on Friday 2nd March instead. We know lots of you will have made amazing costumes for your favourite book characters or are looking forward to wearing your pyjamas while celebrating your love of reading!
Why don’t you read some snowy day books today and tomorrow to get you in the mood?
Thanks again for attending the Numeracy Information Evening last night. If you have not already done so, please complete the feedback form by visiting: BPS Numeracy Information Evening – Parent Feedback. Thank you if you for taking the time to leave your thoughts and comments. I will get back to you as soon as possible to respond to any questions.
Here are some responses to a few questions and comments so far:
Please feel free to download the presentation below:
BPS Numeracy Information Evening Presentation
2. Can I play Kahoot at home?
Yes! I have added instructions on how to play the games I have created at home to all class Blogs:
3. Can I have the other Parent Prompt booklets?
Yes. I will add all three booklets (Early, First and Second level) to the ‘Helpful Resources’ section on the school website.
I will also add the other resource I mentioned, called ‘Every day is a learning day’. This is aimed at parents/carers of 3-6 years but it gives simple ideas on how to support Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing at home.
Every Days a Learning Day 3to6 Ed Scot
4. How do we monitor the individual levels when using iPads/ICT?
A great question! Depending on the game/app it might give you access to individual pupil results. The Kahoot app and Sumdog both allow the teacher to check on what questions the individuals struggle with so we can provide support or if they are too easy, we can give them more challenging questions. Some other games/apps do not allow the teacher to monitor the results. However, as mentioned these activities are only one way we teach and practise maths concepts.
One of the ways we make learning fun is to play an interactive quiz called Kahoot! This game can test pupils’ knowledge of any subject the teacher creates a quiz about. Pupils enjoy playing competitively against their peers to climb the leader board. The teacher can download the results at the end to show them how the pupils managed with each question. Are a lot of pupils struggling with their 7 times table? Or 3D shapes? This information can be used to plan future lessons or individual’s next steps.
If you attended the Numeracy Information evening on Tuesday, you would have had a chance to play along with the other parents and carers to test your knowledge of the 72 Learn Its. Although some of you were a little apprehensive at first, it sounded like you were enjoying yourself whilst playing along!
Some parents asked if these quizzes could be shared, so I have listed the current maths quizzes I have created. Please search for my username: karenmmcdowall to find these Kahoots! Read the instructions below to find out how play the games.
How to play my Kahoots!
*You will need to log in on one tablet/laptop etc and have another device (for your child) in order to play the game.
Good luck and I hope you have fun!
Thank you for coming to our Numeracy Information Evening. We hope you found it useful. We would appreciate any feedback about the session. If you have any questions, I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey:
BPS Parent Feedback – Numeracy Information Evening
The football team played their rescheduled fixture against Bargarran Primary after the recent snow.
After a joint training session a few weeks ago, both teams played out an entertaining draw. It was great to see such positive attitudes during both the training session and the game from both sides. This was great to see especially with our upcoming transition events as we prepare for Secondary school.
Please come along to our Maths and Numeracy Information Evening on Tuesday 27th February from 7-8pm. You will learn how we teach maths and numeracy, be given ideas how to support your child and hopefully leave with a more positive attitude towards maths!
If you could download the Kahoot! app to your phone before you come that would be great. Otherwise, you may borrow a school iPad.
I look forward to seeing you.
Kind regards,
Miss McDowall
With World Book Day fast approaching (Thursday 1st March), we are getting excited about all the costumes and books the children are going to share with us! As previously mentioned, children can dress as a favourite book character or in their pyjamas/onesies. If they do not want to take part then they should wear school uniform as this is not an own clothes day.,
We are not asking for a donation on Thursday as we are hoping that children have been reading as many books as possible and raising lots of money through our Sponsored Readathon! Money can be brought in from Thursday in an envelope with your child’s name and class clearly marked.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Campbell
Class teacher/Literacy Champion
The STEM club is starting back up and will be creating different models and using experiments to solve problems. This is a follow up from all of the fun we have been having during the STEM master classes.
This will be over Friday lunchtimes with Mr McAvoy in the P7S classroom so please remember to bring a packed lunch.
If you would like to come, please ask a parent or guardian to complete the form on the website below.
https://rl-bishopton.class4kids.co.uk/
Brownie, Guides and Girl Scouts World Thinking Day is on Thursday 22nd February. Children can wear their Brownie/Guides uniform to school this day.
Celebrated since 1926, World Thinking Day is a day of international friendship. It is an opportunity to speak out on issues that affect young women and fundraise for 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 150 countries.
Just a reminder that we start our Sponsored Readathon tomorrow, February 19th. Please encourage your child to read as many books as possible and help us raise as much money as we can to buy non -fiction books and resources for all classes. All of the books read can be added to their First Minister’s Reading Challenge Passport. If your child has completed theirs or needs a new one, we have plenty extra in school – let their teacher know.
The Readathon culminates in World Book Day on March 1st. Children can bring in their sponsor money in an envelope with their name and class clearly stated. All children are asked to dress as their favourite book character or to wear pyjamas/onesies on the day. There are lots of costume ideas on the World Book Day website! Please remember that the Readathon can be completed as a family.
Thank you for your continued support!
Mrs Campbell – P1 teacher and Literacy Champion
A new choir club is starting on Tuesday 20th February 2018. This will be in Primary 1C/S from 12.15-12.45pm and ran by Miss Cuthill and Miss McKay. If you would like to attend please use the link below to book the class.
https://rl-bishopton.class4kids.co.uk
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