THANK YOU

What an incredible night we had at the Riverbrae Race Night on Thursday 21st May. Thanks to the amazing generosity and support from our families, friends, staff and local businesses, we are absolutely delighted to say we raised over £2,000 for the new school library.

A huge thank you to all of our fantastic race sponsors:

• Stephen Brennan – who also did a brilliant job hosting the event
• Millbank Steading
• Autastic Club
• ManCave Barbers
• Balloon Bliss Boutique

Special thanks also to Clarabella’s Cupcakes for kindly donating her delicious cakes.

Thank you to everyone who attended the event and supported us by buying raffle tickets, purchasing horses, placing bets and donating such fantastic raffle prizes. Your generosity and community spirit made the night such a success.

A very special thank you goes to our Head Teacher, Lynne Hollywood, all of the wonderful Riverbrae staff, and also Susan Douglas and Lucy Dempster who helped at the event. We truly couldn’t do it without your continued support.

We are incredibly grateful for the amazing support from the whole Riverbrae community, and all money raised from the evening will go towards creating a fantastic new library for our pupils.

Riverbrae Parent Council

We are proud to launching the first annual Riverbrae Charity walk.

This will take place on Saturday 27^th June starting at Riverbrae then either ending at Lochwinnoch (10km) or Paisley (24km). We will be raising sponsor money to be split equally between the School Fun and Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity.

It will be open to staff, parents, carers as well as friends and families.

If interested please get in touch with Jen Calwell on jennifer.caldwell@renfrewshire.school or call the school on 03003001372

Once I have gathered interest, I will arrange a meeting with all those wanting to take part.

Parentzone Scotland provides information and advice about education in Scotland. It includes practical ideas to support learning at home in a variety of curriculum areas, along with information on additional support needs, and tips on how parents can get involved in their child’s school and education.

Please click on the link below for more information.

Parentzone Scotland

You may already be aware that last month, councillors agreed Monday 15 June 2026 will be a bank holiday as designated by Scottish Government, to celebrate Scotland’s participation in the FIFA Men’s World Cup.

The power to amend school holidays sits with the Education and Children’s Services Policy Board. They next meet on Thursday 21 May, and when they do they will be asked to formally approve the closure of our schools and nurseries on Monday 15 June.

 In advance of that, parents may wish to consider their childcare options for Monday 15 June, should the closure be approved. The council will contact parents after the meeting on Thursday 21 May to confirm if the closure has been approved.

Online webinar – A Parent’s Guide to Children’s Rights

Wednesday 3rd June 2026 at 5:30-6:30 pm

Join Parenting Across Scotland and Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) for this special free webinar.  It is designed to help parents understand children’s rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in Scotland and how the UNCRC can support families.  For further information and to register click here.

Riverbrae Race Night

Thursday 21 May 2026.

Take a Break grant programme is now open for applications at midday on Tuesday 5 May 2026.

The aim of this programme is to support unpaid parent carers’ quality of life, health and wellbeing by providing cash grants to help them access a short break. Take a Break grants can be used flexibly, to help meet the interests and circumstances of the carer.

Take a Break Scotland provides cash grants to parents caring for disabled and seriously ill children and young people, aged 0 to 17.

The grant can be used for things like day trips, a short break away, travel costs, additional carer, gardening and home entertainment equipment, and much more. It aims to improve unpaid carers’ quality of life and wellbeing by supporting them to access a break from the day-to-day routine of caring

@takeabreakscotland grants are funded by the Scottish Government and administered by the charity @familyfund.

👉Find out more and apply online now: https://takeabreakscotland.org.uk

Applications close at 5:00pm on Monday 22 June 2026.