The date of our first Family Mass has changed. We look forward to seeing as many parents as possible at 9:30am on Friday 9th September in St Fergus’ Church. Thank you 💛🖤
Feed you Family for £20 Workshops
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
Approved School Holidays 2023/24
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 .
Free school meals and clothing grant applications 2022/2023
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.
Breakfast Club sign up form for the school year 2022/23
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
Primary 7 Leaver’s Celebration
As highlighted in our May/June Newsletter our Leaver’s Celebration will take place on Thursday 23rd June.
On this day we will be attending St. Fergus’ Church for our Leaver’s Mass at 1:30pm and Don Bosco Award presentation, parents are welcome to attend and the children will be dismissed from
the Church.
The Don Bosco Award is given to 2 children who have lived our School Values throughout their time in St. Fergus and they have been voted for by the whole staff team.
In the evening, a Leaver’s Party will be held in the Knights of St. Columba in Renfrew. The children will meet at the school at
6:15pm, staff will be there to escort them to Renfrew, the bus has been booked and will leave the school at 6:30pm. I am sure they will have a great night full of party food and dancing! They will arrive back at the school around 9:45pm.
Your Child has an information letter in their school bag today. To access this please click on the link below.
August/September Newsletter
Please click on the picture below to read our newsletter.
Easter Treat Update and Dinners on return to school after Easter
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.
Laudato Si Leadership Group
Well done to all of the children who applied to be a part of the Laudato Si Leadership Group. All of the applications were wonderful and showed how much our children care about the goals of Laudato Si.
Our Leadership Group are
Renfrewshire’s free rewards campaign
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
