Please see below a reminder of our class P.E. days. Could we remind you to bring your P.E. kits on the relevant days.

Primary 1

Primary 1/2

Primary 2/3

Primary 3/4

Primary 4

Primary 5

Primary 5/6

Primary 6/7

Primary 7

Children who reach 5 years of age between 1 March 2019 and 29 February 2020 inclusive should be registered for education in their catchment school as follows:

• Pupils whose surnames begin with the letters A – L should be registered on Wednesday 16 January 2019
• Pupils whose surnames begin with the letters M – Z should be registered on Thursday 17 January 2019

Registration will take place between 1pm – 3pm on those dates.

Parents should produce their child’s birth certificate and two proofs of residence which must include:

• Council Tax notice for your property or proof that you have registered for Council Tax at that property, and
• a letter from your solicitor confirming that missives have been concluded or a rent book for rented property, tenancy agreement or mortgage/bank statement.

For more information see: http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/3554/Sending-your-child-to-school

Today we were treated to the first ever performance of a Staff Panto . Some of our staff performed a specially written sketch from Pinocchio. By the children’s reaction, I think they thoroughly enjoyed it. Who knew what budding actors we have !

A special thank you to Ruaridh Forde for the great script.

Here is our cast:

Just a reminder that the school will close for the Christmas break at 2.30 p.m. on Friday the 21st December and reopen on Monday 7th January at 9.00 a.m. On behalf of all the staff and pupils at St. Peter’s Primary we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Last week we presented our Christmas Musical Show – Children of the World.   In the show Gabriel and the angels celebrated the birth of Jesus and brought children from around the world to the manger.  The countries visited were Malawi, China, Australia, America, Poland and Ireland. Each class learned about the different festive customs in these countries and sang songs from the countries.

St Peter’s are supporting students in St Andrew’s Academy who are travelling to Uganda in June. The St Andrew’s pupils will come and deliver a short assembly to our school about the Uganda Appeal.

Afterwards they will run a bookstall in the gym hall to help fundraise for their trip. All books will cost £1 each. The stall will take place on Thursday 6th December 2018.

Today we held a St. Andrews Day assembly. Each class performed a song or poem to the whole school. We had a variety of old and new Scottish themed items, Ally Bally Bee, Bonnie Wee Jeannie McColl, 3 Craws, Lament to a Dinner Ticket and Caledonia, to name a few. Please have a look at our gallery below.

St. Peter’s Primary School Parents & Families Group are hosting a Family Christmas Party.

When: Sunday 25th November 2pm to 4pm.

Where: Blacklandmill Bowling Club

Cost: £3.00 – Tickets from the school office.

Disco with party games for kids and adults, Christmas quiz, Raffle, Chocolate Tombola, Tea, Coffee, Hot Dogs, Crepes and…..

LOADS OF FESTIVE CHEER !!

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please read our meeting minutes.

Parent Council Minutes 23 October 2018

Glenburn Early Learning and Childcare Centre and St. Peters Primary invite you to a free screening of the KPJR film Resilience the Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope.

When: Tuesday 6th November

Time: 4.15pm – 6pm

Please RSVP to St Peters Primary School by Friday 26th October 2018.

The Nursery and whole school are looking forward to a performance from ‘The McDougalls’ Theatre Company on Friday 12th October. We are asking for a £1 donation for school funds to help cover the cost of the performance.

This is a great treat for the children before our October holidays begin.

Please use this link to book Active School Clubs

https://rl-stpeters.class4kids.co.uk

St Peters Parish, Paisley invites children to their Childrens Liturgy of the Word which is held during 10 am Mass in the Church Hall, during term time.

Please join us.

Please read the Parent Council meeting minutes.

St Peter’s Parent Council Meeting Tuesday 23 May 2018

P1 and P1/2:  Sports Day will take place in the morning of Tuesday 19th June.

P2/3 – P7: Sports Day will take place on Wednesday 20th June. The theme for this year is the “European Championships” which takes place in August 2018.  Each class has been studying a country and should wear their team colours for Sports Day. The opening ceremony will take place outside on the grass area ( weather permitting) at 9.30 am.  Activities start approximately 10 am. The closing ceremony will take place at 2.30pm.

Please feel free to ‘drop in’ and visit your child’s class throughout the day. You are also welcome to take part in any of the sports activities.

Look forward to seeing you there!

St. Peters Health Week will run this year from Monday 18th June to Friday 22nd June. We have a very busy and exciting week planned for the children.

Active clothing can be worn throughout this week as the children will be involved in physical activities each day. Please make sure that your child has suitable clothing e.g. no football colours/team strips/cropped t-shirts. Please ensure that your child has suitable footwear for activities. Children will be encouraged to drink lots of water this week and should have their own water bottle.

We look forward to a fun filled week full of positive team spirit and look forward to seeing some family members during this week. A letter will sent home with more details.

Pirates of the Curry Bean

St. Peter’s Primary Drama Group are having a special community performance of their amazing show “Pirates of the Curry Bean” by Craig Hawes.

When:

Wednesday 6th June 2018 – 3.30 pm

Thursday 7th June 2018 – 6.00 pm

Tickets: Adults-£2.50, Children-free. Tickets available from the school office.

See you there!!

Ice Lolly Tuck

When: Thursday 31st May

Cost: 30p per lolly

Please read the meeting minutes.

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St. Peter’s Parent Council Spring Fling

Stalls, baking, plants, fair trade & so much more….

St Peter’s Spring Fling 2018

When: Friday 18th May

Time: 3.15pm – 4.45pm

Adults : £1      Kids go free

The Fundraising Citizenship group have organised a ‘sit beside your friend’ day on Friday 27th April to raise money for school funds. Children can pay £1 ( £2 for a family) to choose a friend to sit beside.

Thank you for your continued support.

The Fundraising Group

St. Peter’s Parents & Families Group – Ladies Night

Ladies…..The St. Peters Primary School Parents & Families Group invite you to what should be an enjoyable night out with friends in June.  Get your glad rags on ( heels mandatory!),  dance the night away at the Disco and take part in the stand-up bingo. We hope it will be a full house on the night!!

When: Friday 1st June 2018 – 7.30 p.m. till late

Where: Blackland Mill Bowling Club

How much: Tickets £5 – available to buy from the school office.

Hope to see you there.

Ladies Night Poster

St. Peter’s Parents & Families Group Movie Night

Film:  Paddington 2 (rated PG).

When:  Friday 27th April at 4 p.m.

Kids entry: £2 – includes juice, hot dog, crisps and sweet.

Tickets available from the school office.

Just a reminder to let you know that the school closes on Thursday 29th at 2.30pm for the Easter holidays.

School re-opens to staff and pupils on Monday 16th April at 9.00am.

We wish you all a very happy and holy Easter.

Have a wonderful holiday.

On Friday 16th March we held our World Book Day. All of the classes took part in various activities during the day. Take a look at our gallery below. Can you name the characters from their favourite books, that the children have come as?

Please read the meeting minutes

St Peter’s Parent Council Meeting 7 March 2018

The Fairtrade Citizenship group will be holding a small toy and sweet tuck at lunchtime on Tuesday 27th March. Our supplier, Rainbow Turtle will be supplying the stock. Prices will start at 40p for sparkly bangles and increase to £1.20 for Fairtrade Jelly Beans.

We are also holding a raffle next week for a Fairtrade Chocolate Explosion box. Tickets will be 50p and the winner will be announced on Thursday 29th March.

Many thanks for your continued support.

On 26th March we will have an additional Head Teacher for the day.

The children have recently been learning about the world of work. During this time they have researched various jobs and prepared a short speech about a job that they would like to do. On February 23rd they delivered the speech to their class, Their classmates were asked to vote for the talk they found most interesting and engaging.

Here are our class winners:

(Roll your mouse over the pictures to see their job titles)

Today the class winners  presented their talk at assembly and pupils were asked to vote for an overall winner.

The overall winner will be Head Teacher for the day on the 26th March  and all class winners will have tea with Mrs Mazzoni and Mrs Lawson that afternoon.

The sale of toast to raise money for SCIAF is doing very well so far.

The Citizenship Group are selling toast for 10p a slice at interval on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during Lent to raise money for SCIAF.

Please continue to support this great cause, thanks.

The Citizenship Group, led by Mrs Lawson, are raising money for SCIAF. During Lent, they are selling toast for 10p per slice, during the morning interval on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  So far we have had quite a queue and hopefully it will continue like that so that we can raise as much as we can.