The attached letter provides details and explanation of the purpose of the National Parental Involvement and Engagement (PIE) Census that will be sent to parents/carers of school children across Scotland.

Parents – Parental Involvement Engagement

Please see the Soft FM flyer for more information.

Please see below for the February – March booking link for our school clubs.

https://oneren-stjamesrenfrew.class4kids.co.uk/term/10

Please see attached details of the St Andrew’s Foundation’s online seminar series, ‘Educating for Justice: Enacting Catholic Social Teaching in our schools’, led by Anna Blackman and beginning on Monday 31^st January, 5-6pm.

Educating for Justice

Football Details:

Starting: Wednesday 26^th January

Time:    4:30pm-5:30pm

Where: Renfrew Sports Centre, Artificial Pitch

Dates:   Block 1, 5 Weeks (26/1, 2/2, 9/2, 16/2, 23/2)

Age group: P1-P7

Football Booking Link:

https://renfrewshire-leisure.class4kids.co.uk/info/293

Basketball Details:

Starting: Wednesday 19^th January

Time: 5-6pm

Where: Trinity High School

Age group: P1-S2.

Basketball Booking Link:

https://basketballpaisley.class4kids.co.uk/

Please read the parent/carer letter from Renfrewshire Council regarding the First Minister’s announcement on Wednesday 5 January 2022.

Parent Carer Letter

Please find the January Newsletter from The Diocese of Paisley.

https://rcdop.org.uk/you-are-the-most-important-teachers-in-your-childrens-lives

ABOUT THE SCHEME

Overview
From 31 January, nearly one million 5–21 year olds living in Scotland will be eligible to benefit from free bus travel. The scheme will embed sustainable travel behaviours from a young age, open doors to new opportunities, and help to meet our target of net zero emissions by 2045.

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.

Full details on how to apply will be advertised in January 2022.
The Scottish Government continues to work with its partners at the Improvement Service (who is accountable for the NEC Scheme) and National Entitlement Card Programme Office (who is responsible for the management of the NEC) and support local authorities with the application process and Young Scot to deliver the scheme, which will become operational on 31 January 2022.

Read the latest news on free bus travel for under 22s and find out more information on the legislation.

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.

Child Psychology Renfrew drop in service (RENTEN) will be closing on the 15th December until 12th of January 2022.