We are so proud of Annie (P1) and Ayda (P5) who have been collecting coppers and lose change so that they were able to buy Greggs Vouchers for those less fortunate or homeless.
Annie and Ayda gave their vouchers to the ‘Help the Homeless Charity’ .
Well done girls, thank you for being so kind and generous at Christmas time.
Well done to all our Children for creating some fantastic cards!!
Here are our winning designs:
The rules on self-isolation for household contacts has changed.
If you’re identified as a household contact of a positive COVID-19 case, you are advised to self-isolate for 10 days – irrespective of vaccination status, PCR test result and age.
What should I do if my child has COVID 19 symptoms?
It is extremely important that you continue to look out for symptoms of the virus amongst your own family. The most common symptoms are:
If your child has symptoms, they should not attend school and you should book them a test straightaway. They should remain at home and everyone in the household should self-isolate until they receive their test results. If the test is negative, everyone can stop isolating (and return to school).
More information can be found on the parentclub website by clicking HERE .
If you do not have symptoms, you can order rapid lateral flow tests for regular testing at home.
The Scottish Government are encouraging everyone to take regular tests, particularly if you’re socialising or mixing with other households.
Find out how to book LFD and PCR tests by clicking HERE .
By Friday 17 December, Renfrewshire Council will make two payments to parents and carers of primary-school children who are entitled to a free school meal on the basis of low income.
The first payment of £160 per child is part of the Scottish Government extending the Scottish Child Payment to children aged six to 16.
The second payment of £22.50 per child is in place of free school meals over the Christmas break.
That means a total of £182.50 will be paid into bank accounts in December.
These payments will only be made to parents of children eligible to receive a free school meal on the basis of low income.
Children who receive a universal school meal (those in P1, P2, P3 and P4) will only receive a payment if:
-your child is entitled to receive a free school meal on the basis of low income
-you have applied for free school meals.
If you have already applied for free school meals this school year (August 2021 to June 2022), you do not need to apply again.
If you haven’t applied for free school meals, you can do so now using the MyAccount form on the council’s website. You can also check if you qualify to apply. See free school meals payments during school holidays for more information.
The Pupil Council created a questionnaire focussing on Teaching and Learning in our school. We used questions for the HGIOS document for children to ask our school how good out teaching and learning is and if they had any suggestions.
We received very positive responses and as a result are looking at more equipment for the playground.
The Pupil Council are excited to share some dates for your diary for December. Please look at our Pupil Council Newsletter for more information.
St Fergus Pupil Council for 2021-2022 members update.
“We work very hard to give St. Fergus Pupil’s a voice and always take their ideas on-board to improve our school.” – Maisie & Chelsea.
Our Pupil Council members are:
P1 – Dorota & Lucy
P2 – Sophie & Gary
P3 – Xavier & Faith
P4 – Olivia & Lewis
P5 – Shae & Reilly
P6 – Milosz & Miley
P7 – Maisie & Chelsea
Mrs Pirrie and Mrs Devine would like to introduce our Eco Committee Members who are working very to promote our Eco-Schools Action Plan.
P7 – Emily and Patryk
P6 – Steven, Nicola, Sara and Abbi
P5 – Maisie May and Maria
P4 – Sophie and James W
P3 – Vanessa and Vanessa
P2 – Kayley and Ella
P1 – Bradley and Dominik
If your child will be 5 between 1 March 2022 and 28 February 2023, you should register them for school now.
Apply by Friday 5 November 2021 using this link: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/P1-registration
You can only register your child at one local school, either the denominational or the non-denominational school in your catchment area (where you live).
If you, or someone you’re helping, can’t register online, phone your local primary school and make an appointment to register in person during the registration dates.
If you want your child to go to another school outside of your catchment area, you’ll need to:
-register your child at a school in your catchment area first
-apply for a place at a school outside your catchment area (placing request) or phone us at 0300 300 0170.
If you can’t register your child for school till after Friday 5 November, please contact your local school directly.
You will have read in our School Improvement Plan 2021-22 about our journey on the RNRA programme. We are looking for your help!
The staff team have created a survey to capture the views of our parents on how nurturing our school is.
We would be delighted if you could spare 5 minutes to complete the following survey before Tuesday 30th November.
https://forms.office.com/r/Z3XBxJ4TBK
Thank you.
