Join Lorna Cooper, local resident and author of How to Feed Your Family for £20 as she shares her hints and tips on how to prepare meals on a tight budget.

Lorna will be running a series of workshops from the Tannahill
Centre for different groups in the community. Workshops will
start the week beginning 29th August and last for five weeks.

Mondays from 9:30 am – Feeding your Family
Aimed at parents with young families, Lorna will share with
others her hints and tips on how to feed your family on a tight
budget.

Mondays 6:30 pm – Cooking for Young People
Lorna will be visiting the Tannahill Centre Youth Club, sharing
basic cooking skills and techniques that the young people can
carry through the rest of their lives.

Wednesdays 9:30 am – Cooking on a budget
Lorna will be sharing her hints and tips on how to become
more savvy in the kitchen, whether that’s reducing cooking
costs, making the most of leftovers or making the most of batch
cooking.

Wednesdays 1:30 pm – Community Workshops
Unable to attend any of the other workshops and keen to learn
from Lorna, or do you have your own hints and tips that could
be shared with others, then this workshop is for you!

For more information or to sign up, please contact the Tannahill
Centre on 0141 280 8801

Renfrewshire Council has asked that all school’s inform parents and carers about the approved school holidays for August 2023 to June 2024.  Click on the link below 👇

School Holidays 2023 2024 Approved

Please consider these dates when planning holidays with your children . 

Applications for free school meals and clothing grants for school session 2022/2023 are now open.

You should apply for free school meals and a clothing grant if you are on a low income and receive a qualifying benefit.

If your child is in primary six or seven, you should apply so your child can get a free school meal.

If your child is in primary one, two, three, four or five, your child will automatically receive a school meal. However, if you are on a low income, you should apply for free school meals because the council make payments into your bank account in lieu of school meals during school holidays (spring, summer, October and Christmas breaks). Please note these payments are only for people who meet the threshold of being on a low income. You can read more about the criteria on the MyAccount form.

You should also apply for a clothing grant no matter what primary class your child is in.

If you apply for a clothing grant by Friday 15 July and include all the required supporting documentation, then the council will be able to process your application and make a payment to you before the start of the new school term.

Visit MyAccount and log in to apply.

Our Breakfast club runs daily between 8:10am and 8:45am.

Places are limited to 40 children daily which will be balloted for on Monday 27th June, those unsuccessful will be placed on a waiting list.

To be included in this ballot please complete the following Microsoft form:

https://forms.office.com/r/8AFNYhDetT

Please ensure this form is completed and submitted by 12 noon on Friday 24th June

Easter Treat 1st April

We have been informed by the catering team that their supplier is no longer able to provide Easter Eggs.

Pupils who take a school lunch on this day will still be provided with an Easter Treat.

Change of Menu on Return to school 

Tuesday 19th April – Tomato & Basil Pasta  or Chicken Poppers/Veg Nuggets

Wednesday 20th April– Mince & Mash  or Sandwiches.

If you live or work in Renfrewshire and would like to earn rewards and support local businesses and charities, you are invited to sign up to Renfrewshire Council’s exciting new Not Far? Leave the Car campaign, which is now live and runs until the end of December.

The campaign rewards you, through the free to use BetterPoints app, for engaging in a more active and sustainable lifestyle by choosing to walk, run, wheel, cycle and take public transport more often. Participants earn points for their activities, which they can then use to support local businesses by exchanging points earned for exclusive discounts and offers from retailers within the app.  There will also be a host of other rewards and prizes on offer and participants can also choose to donate their rewards to local charities.

Taking part in the challenge is easy:

• Download the free BetterPoints app from the App Store or Google Play.
• Register your details, join the ‘Not Far? Leave the Car’ programme and use the BetterPoints app to track your active journeys.
• Reward points are automatically credited to your account for eligible journeys.

The BetterPoints app has helped thousands of people across the UK and Europe to adopt greener and healthier habits.

To find out more on the Not Far? Leave the Car visit: leavethecar.betterpoints.uk

Our children have been asking how we can support people fleeing from Ukraine and we will be collecting donations next week in school.

This letter will be issued to all parents tomorrow via email :

Thank you in advance for your support.

Children and young people who are 5–21 years old will need a new or replacement National Entitlement Card (NEC) or Young Scot National Entitlement Card (Young Scot NEC) to travel for free by bus. Parents or guardians of 5–15 year olds must apply on their behalf. Children under 5 years old already travel for free on commercial bus services and do not need a card.

For information on how you can apply please click HERE.