@AttainRen #MWSREN #MathsWeekScotland

So many thoughts, observations and curiosities about the photograph from P7CK. Great effort!

• I see a yellow house next to a blue house (N)
• I see a lot of windows (M)
• There are lots of rectangles (J)
• There are two houses (F)
• There are two doors so it could be a semi detached house (K)
• I am thinking about symmetrical stuff when I look at this house like the windows and it repeats as well (J)
• There are patterns on the leaves (M)
• I wonder how many angles there are on these as there are right angles on the window (A)
• Where is this house? (F)
• Is this paper or blue (E)
• I notice the windows are even (L)
• Mostly the windows are the same size and shape (F)
• I wonder how many rooms there are inside and if every room has a window (E)
• I wonder if this is a house or if it is flats (C)
• Maybe one of the doors is a fire exit (K)
• Is there a garden and what size it is like the area? (E)

@AttainRen #MWSREN #MathsWeekScotland

What amazing and varied thoughts from P3AM for today’s Think, Notice, Wonder image. I love the way everyone brings their own experiences and questions to each photo.

The windows on the blue house are made up of 6 small rectangles on the top and 6 small rectangles on the bottom. That is 12 panes altogether. (Jessica T) You can just see the reflection of the tree in the 1st window at the top of the blue house on the left hand side We think this is the tree from the yellow house. Craig, Robb & Emma O Where does the wee road in between the houses go to? What size would the loft be if there are windows right at the top of the house? Harry T What county might these houses be found in? Henry The door is a vertical rectangle but the window above it is a horizontal rectangle. Innes

Although yesterday was Day 5 of the Sumdog Contest, it was our first day back at school. Please see below for the current results. Remember if you don’t see your class it is because you need at least 5 pupils from your class to play in order to qualify.

The Maths Week Scotland contest for Sumdog starts at 8am on Friday 24th September and ends at 8pm on Thursday 30th September. All P1-7 pupils have been entered and should have their login details.

Play as many games as you can to answer up to 1000 questions. This will help your class to climb the leader board. At least 5 pupils in a class must take part. The class’s score is the average of the scores from all pupils that take part.

Our school code is bishps or please use the link below to login:

https://www.sumdog.com/sch/bishps

Dear Parent/carer,

If you have not already done so please complete and return the consent form. We are going to the Co-op next week as part of Maths Week so we need consent before pupils leave the school.

Kind regards,

Miss Karen McDowall

@AttainRen  #MWSREN @BishoptonPS

Next week is Maths Week Scotland 2021 from Monday 27th September to Sunday 3rd October. We have many fun activities planned in school to celebrate maths and numeracy related to this year’s theme of ‘Our World’.

All pupils are entered into the Sumdog Maths Week Contest. This starts on Friday 24th at 8am and ends on Thursday 30th at 8pm.

We have arranged a visit to the Co-op. We would appreciate if you could please provide your child with £1 to spend at the local Co-op.

Please have a look at the activities suggested in the booklet below for ideas of how you can develop maths and numeracy at home. If you do any of these activities, please post photos of them to your child’s Teams or tweet them using the handles at the top of this post.

Maths Home Activities Ideas

Also look at the Parent Maths Booklets on this post:

Maths – Parent Guide

Your child will have their school photograph order form in their school bag tomorrow. There is no obligation to purchase any photos. Please complete any orders online by following the instructions provided.

If you order before the end of September you get free delivery.

Thank you.

At Bishopton Primary School we understand that the more kids know about how food is grown and made, the better they’ll eat, now and in the future.

It’s Good to Grow is a token collection scheme at Morrisons Supermarkets that allows schools to collect for free gardening equipment to get kids outdoors and growing. Between 6th September and 24th, October 2021 for every £10 spent in-store or online at Morrisons customers will automatically receive one Grow Token to donate to your chosen school.

Parents, grandparents & carers will need to be a MyMorrisons customer to take part so make sure you download the app and select Bishopton Primary School to donate your Grow Tokens to.

Finally, don’t forget to scan your app or MyMorrisons card at the checkout every time you shop to receive your Grow Tokens. Once you’ve selected the school, you’ll be able to donate your Grow Tokens to us.

From 24th October, the school will be able to redeem the Grow Tokens we’ve collected against a range of growing and gardening equipment for the school.

The sibling photographs will be taken tomorrow. If you have requested a sibling photograph, please have your child wearing your preference of our formal ‘shirt and tie’ uniform or our less formal  ‘polo-shirt’ uniform.

All children will be photographed with no obligation to purchase.

A reminder that the individual and family photographs will be taken in school on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 15th September. You should have completed a form to let the teacher know if you want individual, family or both and if you would like your child’s jumper on or off.

Thank you

A photographer is coming to school on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th September. It is a parental preference as to whether their child is photographed wearing our formal ‘shirt and tie’ uniform or our less formal  ‘polo-shirt’ uniform.

Your child will always be allowed to participate in  P.E. wearing either uniform.

All children will be photographed with no obligation to purchase.

Thank you if you have already completed and returned the Flu Vaccination and Data forms for your child. If you have not already done so, we are looking for the following forms:

• Flu Vaccination
• Data
• Parent Appointment preference
• School Photographs

Thank you

We have now subscribed to Sumdog which means pupils have access to all 32 games. Every pupil should have their login details. Please play as many games as you can to help practise your maths and numeracy skills. Enjoy!

https://www.sumdog.com/sch/bishps

Thank for the forms that have been completed and returned. If you have not already done so, could you please complete and return them ASAP.

Thank you

Good morning – I hope you have all had a lovely weekend.

This is a short note to confirm that our ‘Seasons for Growth’ program will be recommencing this academic session.

The program is for pupils that have experienced significant loss, separation or transition in their lives.

Themed around the four seasons of the year, ‘Seasons For Growth’ uses the transition between the seasons to equip children with strategies to help cope with changes in their lives.

From Wednesday 8^th September, will be running the program for pupils in Primaries 2, 3 and 4 only.

If you feel your child would benefit from inclusion in this program, please contact the school office in the first instance.

Kindest regards,

Miss Cauley and Mrs McKay

Trained Companions

Your child will be bringing home a letter today from NHS Scotland about the flu vaccine which is offered in schools every year. Please can you  complete the forms and return them in the envelope by Friday 27th August.

Thank you in advance.

Spelling Leaflet for Parents/Carers

Please read the above leaflet to help support your child with their spelling. The leaflet explains the strategies and routines we use in school  to teach spelling sounds and patterns. It explains the technical terms and the child friendly language we use. It also gives you an overview of what is taught each day in school. We hope you find this useful.

Kind regards,

Miss McDowall

Our email subscription service is now ready for you to sign up! This will send a daily email of any updates on our school blogs. Please see the image below to see where to find the sign up form.

A couple of things to be aware of:

• Please pick Whole School News and any additional stages you would like to receive email updates from (eg. select Whole School News, Primary 3 and Primary 6 if you have children in P3 and P6).
• You will only receive an email if there has been any updates to the blog.
• Emails will be delivered in the evening, please check your junk mail and mark the sender as safe if emails end up in there.
• The emails will come from an email address that is not monitored by the school. Please do not reply to these emails or use it for any communication as they will not be received. Please use bishoptonenquiries@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• If you had previously subscribed to Whole School News using the old system, your email may already be registered with MailChimp and you will need to complete a verification process via your email to add additional classes.

As with any new system, there will probably be some teething issues so bear with us while we sort them out. All blog updates are automatically populated to our school Twitter and Facebook feeds that can be found here….

With thanks,

Miss Burnett