We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year.  It’s great to see the children back and hear all their Christmas stories.  They all enjoyed the school panto and their Christmas party.

After a very busy term 1 we are looking forward to a productive and enjoyable term 2 (January to Easter).  We hope the children settle well back into their split school placements .

We will be working hard on developing language skills in the morning and afternoon sessions as well as focussing on working on the children’s individual targets as stated in their Individual Education Programmes (IEP) through topics and class activities.

Teachers are keen to work in partnership with parents and strive to keep you informed.  There will be Parent ‘drop in sessions’ on the 24th January and the 28th March  however please do not hesitate to contact us via the diary or telephone with any concerns.

A plea from HT

Remember no dogs are allowed in the playground.

Smoking is not permitted within the playground or around the school gates.

Put your name on EVERYTHING….lost property is taking over the school!

Please park safely. Double parking is not permitted.

Look at the Blog for information and updates on leanring – www.west.renfrewshire.sch.uk

Make sure we have your current address and phone number.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Mrs. Ormond and West Language Centre staff

Dates for your diary

24th January   3- 4:30pm Parent drop in session

10^th February   School Holiday  ( In-Service for teachers)

13^th and 14^th February   School Holiday

28th March  3 – 4:30pm Parent drop in session

Friday 31^st March school closes at 2.30pm

3^rd April-17^th April   Easter Holiday

Tuesday 18^th April   School reopens

We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year.  It’s great to see the children back and hear all their Christmas stories.  They all enjoyed the school panto and their Christmas party.

After a very busy term 1 we are looking forward to a productive and enjoyable term 2 (January to Easter).  We hope the children settle well back into their afternoon nursery placements and enjoy a full nursery curriculum. We  are looking forward to visiting them at their nursery to see how they are each getting on and to share strategies and learning targets.

This term we will have a weekly focus on a sound, number song and nursery rhyme.  We will be teaching skills and knowledge and understanding through our topics of ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ and ‘Farmyard Hullaballoo’.  We will be investigating life under the sea as well as finding out more about work on a farm. This term we will also be working of finding out about the ‘Chinese New Year’.  We will be performing a dragon dance in the gym and tasting some Chinese food. We will be finding out more about Robert Burns and his work, trying some Scottish food and hopefully trying out some dancing too! We will also be working on the children’s individual targets as stated in their Individual Education Programmes (IEP) through topics and class activities.

Click here for weekly-focus in Assessment and Development Class.

Teachers are keen to work in partnership with parents and strive to keep you informed.  There will be Parent ‘drop in sessions’ on the 24th January and the 28th March  however please do not hesitate to contact us via the diary or telephone with any concerns.

Sponsored Zumba

The sponsored Zumba was a huge success and we raised over £4,000.  A huge thank you to those of you who supported us and to Mr.Johnston for leading the activity…. he certainly showed us a few moves that day! The Pupil Council were consulted on how to best spend the money raised and decided that each class will get some money to upgrade their class library.  We have been busy sourcing books and special deals for both the Language Unit Class and the Assessment and Development Class. The Christmas Fayre was also very successful in raising around £1,500.

A plea from HT

Remember no dogs are allowed in the playground.

Smoking is not permitted within the playground or around the school gates.

Put your name on EVERYTHING….lost property is taking over the school!

Please park safely. Double parking is not permitted.

Look at the Blog for information and updates on leanring – www.west.renfrewshire.sch.uk

Make sure we have your current address and phone number.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Mrs. Ormond and West Language Centre staff

Dates for your diary

11th January   12-3 pm   Infant registration

12^th January   12-3 pm    Infant registration

24th January   3- 4:30pm Parent drop in session

10^th February   School Holiday  ( In-Service for teachers)

13^th and 14^th February   School Holiday

1^st March   Rag Bag Day

24^th March   Comic Relief Talent Show

28th March  3 – 4:30pm Parent drop in session

Friday 31^st March school closes at 2.30pm

3^rd April-17^th April   Easter Holiday

Tuesday 18^th April   School reopens

Week beginning 16th January.

Our sound of the week  –

Number song  –  5 Naughty Jellyfish

Nursery rhyme focus –  Twinkle Twinkle

 

We will also be lots more work on our new topic –

Commotion in the Ocean

 

Week beginning – 9th January 2017

This week our sound of the week was:

We had a sound bag and sorted lots of things that started with /S/  and things that did not start with /s/

We also listened to the Jolly Phonics song song and story about the sound /s/.

We worked hard to complete lots of /s/. activities. We enjoyed lotto games and sorting games as well as  writing s using rice, sand, lentils, paint and pens.

This week our Number song was 5 Baby Turtles –

Our Nursery Rhyme of the Week was Two Little Dickie Birds –

Our New Topic this term is the story book  –

‘Commotion in the Ocean’.

We will be learning about sea creatures and under water adventures!

We really enjoyed playing with sea creatures in the water this week!

 

We all had a fantastic Christmas! Santa was very goods to us all.

Last week we said Happy Birthday and Goodbye to one of our pupils. Wishing him lots of luck and success on his new adventure!

This year, as in the past, Primary 7 pupils will have the opportunity to take part in a Burns Supper on Friday 27^th January at 12.45pm.  This has become a tradition in our school and much hard work and effort is put in by both pupils and staff to make it a success and to give the children a worthwhile experience.

Every child is involved and each has a part to play.   I ask that no hospital, doctor or dental appointment be made (unless in an emergency of course) for the last week in January or indeed the day of the Burns Supper.  It would be very much appreciated if you could alert the school staff to any appointments or absences already planned so that this can be taken into account when organising the event.  It is very disappointing for both children and staff when someone has to drop out at the last minute.

In keeping with tradition each child is encouraged to wear something tartan if possible. Please do not feel obliged to hire kilts for boys, as we appreciate that this can be very expensive.  The cost of the supper is kept to a minimum and includes the meal of haggis, neeps and tatties, a drink of Irn-Bru (our other national drink) and home made shortbread.

Parents are most welcome to join us and it is appreciated when they contribute to the atmosphere by joining in with the singing and dancing. Please note that this event is not suitable for young children and babies, and they should not attend.

Each child will be allocated 2 adult tickets. Please purchase tickets through the class teacher. The cost will be £3.00 for adults and free for pupils. Please indicate if you would like any extra tickets but do not enclose any money at present.  Extra tickets will be allocated by Wednesday 18^th January with payment due by Friday 20 January.

If you would like to attend, please complete the reply slip the children have been issued and return with payment by Monday 16 January.  It would be helpful if you could indicate if you or your child wish a vegetarian option.

I am sure this will be an enjoyable event for all and look forward to seeing you.

Yours sincerely

Ruth O’Boyle
Depute Head Teacher

 

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year.  It’s great to see the children back and hear all their Christmas stories.  P7 Christmas raps at the end of term service were very entertaining.  They all enjoyed the school panto and their Christmas party. Well done to the pupils who had a Christmas disco for their house reward.

We were extremely proud and moved by P7 when they led the Remembrance Day assembly in November.

This term we will be teaching skills and knowledge and understanding through the theme of Robert Burns.  This topic covers many curricular areas and children will perform for parents at the annual Burns Supper in January.

The children continue to have regular reading, spelling and maths homework and your support in this is vital to your child’s success.

Throughout this term P7 children will work in their own register classes for language but maths team teaching will continue.  Teachers and pupils will engage in a variety of Scottish literature and pupils with different abilities will work together to share skills, knowledge and strengths.  Appropriate tasks will be provided to continue to support and challenge for all pupils.

We will also have World of Work Week where children will turn their classroom into a little enterprising business for a week.  We will also hear from a variety of people about a variety of jobs.  I would encourage you to inform Mrs.Wiszniewski or your child’s class teacher if you would be willing to speak to children about your job.  We are very grateful when parents come forward to offer their services.  P7 pupils also have the opportunity to participate in a ‘go to work day’ with their parents on Monday 20^th February.  We understand that this might not be possible for some pupils and parents so pupils can visit other work environments with other family members if this suits better.

Teachers are keen to work in partnership with parents and strive to keep you informed. There will be a parents evening in March however please do not hesitate to contact us with any concerns before that.  We would like to see parents in and around the school during World of Work Week and World Book Day.

Parental Questionnaire

The results of the parent questionnaire are available on the school website.  I met with a small group of parents to discuss the results and find solutions to the things that parents were most concerned about.  This information is also on the website.  Please ask the school office if you would like a paper copy of this.  The main causes for concern were the condition of the school building, communication between home and school and the way that the school deals with poor behaviour.  We discussed ways to improve our service regarding these issues.  Thank you to those parents who gave up their time to support the school on its way forward.

Can I encourage you to apply for free meal entitlement if you are due this.

Sponsored Zumba

The sponsored Zumba was a huge success and we raised over £4,000.  A huge thank you to those of you who supported us and to Mr.Johnston for leading the activity… he certainly showed us a few moves that day!  I have consulted with the pupils through the Pupil Council and they identified how they would like to spend the money.

The Christmas Fayre was also very successful in raising around £1,500.  Thank you to the members of the Friends of the West and staff and other parents who came to help on the day.

Our school aims are now on display in the school entrance.  They are for West Primary to be Educational, Inclusive, Supportive, Friendly and Caring.  We hope the school encompasses these aims.

Playtime

Sometimes parents and carers worry about their child during playtime and lunchtime.  At West we have tried to provide the children with opportunities for safe play.  There is a playground rota which indicates which year groups can play ball games on certain days.  There are also P6 play leaders who do a fantastic job of encouraging children to play together and teach them new playground games.  We also have our trim trails, climbing wall and the gazebo.  P7 children are also fortunate to go to the MUGA across the road, giving them their own space and facilities.

The classroom assistants and janitor are present throughout playtime and lunchtime for children to voice concerns to and to intervene when they see inappropriate play.

As you can appreciate the classroom assistants can deal with many issues throughout this time.  If you feel that your child is having an ongoing problem in the playground please do not hesitate to contact myself or the class teacher and we can highlight your child to the assistants, who will keep a special eye on them until the problem is resolved.

A word from the Pupil Council

We have been asking our class mates what they would like to spend the Zumba sponsor money on.  We made a list of suggestions and discussed these with Mrs. Ormond.  She advised us that many of the suggestions would be paid for through school budget and that she wanted us to purchase the things that children would enjoy most.

We decided that each class would be given a budget to upgrade their library with new books and soft accessories which would make the class library more inviting.  We also wanted to improve our musical instrument resources and purchase play equipment for the playground.

We will meet again in January with Mrs. Ormond to feedback on the things that we like about our school and areas that need improved.  We looked at the pupil questionnaire which is on the website.  We returned to class to share this information with everyone.

A plea from HT

Remember no dogs are allowed in the playground.

Smoking is not permitted within the playground or around the school gates.

Put your name on EVERYTHING….lost property is taking over the school!

Please park safely.  Double parking is not permitted.

Join the Friends of the West Facebook page or look at our website for information.

www.west.renfrewshire.sch.uk

Make sure we have your current phone number.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Mrs.Ormond and P7 staff

 

Dates for your diary

11th January   12-3 pm   Infant registration

12^th January   12-3 pm    Infant registration

16^th January   6.30 pm   Friends of the West Meeting

25^th January 7.00-8.00pm   P2/3 Reading Information Evening

27^th January   12.45 pm   P7 Burns Supper

1^st February   7.00pm   Meeting for P7 Lockerbie parents

10^th February   School Holiday  ( In-Service for teachers)

13^th and 14^th February   School Holiday

20^th -24th February   World of Work Week

1^st March   Rag Bag Day

6^th March   6.30 pm   Friends of the West Meeting

7^th March   Photographer for P7 Yearbook

13^th-17^th March   P7 trip to Lockerbie

20^th March   Book of Success home to parents

23^rd and 24^th March   Tempest Photography P1-7

24^th March   Comic Relief Talent Show

29^th March   Termly House Reward

29^th March   6.30-8.30 Parent’s Evening

30^th March    3.30-5.30 Parent’s Evening

Friday 31^st March school closes at 2.30pm

3^rd April-17^th April   Easter Holiday

Tuesday 18^th April   School reopens

 

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year.  It’s great to see the children back and hear all their Christmas stories.  They all enjoyed the school panto and their Christmas party.  Well done to the pupils in Broomlands who had a Christmas disco for their house reward.

After a very busy term 1 and term 2, we are looking forward to a productive and enjoyable third term.  Over this period, we will be teaching skills and knowledge and understanding through our main topic of the Solar System and Chinese New Year.  We have a special Scottish assembly where we will perform as a stage something with a Scottish feel to it.

This term we will be involved in dancing, drama and writing which will end with a performance at Paisley Town Hall on the afternoon of Friday 24^th March.  Parents will be invited along.  We will attend the annual Safe Kids event in February and enter the K’nex challenge where we usually have some success.

The children continue to have regular reading, spelling and maths homework and your support in this is vital to your child’s success.

We will also have World of Work Week where children will turn their classroom in to a little enterprising business for a week.  This year we will try to link this to World Book Day.  We also hear from a variety of people about a variety of jobs.  I would encourage you to inform Mrs.Wiszniewski or your child’s class teacher if you would be willing to speak to children about your job.  We are very grateful when parents come forward to offer their services.

Teachers are keen to work in partnership with parents and strive to keep you informed.  There will be a parents evening in March however please do not hesitate to contact us with any concerns before that.  We would like to see parents in and around the school during World of Work Week and World Book Day.

Parent Questionnaire

The results of the parent questionnaire are available on the school website.  I met with a small group of parents to discuss the results and find solutions to the things that parents were most concerned about.  This information is also on the website.  Please ask the office if you would like a paper copy of this.  The main causes for concern were the school building, communication and behaviour.  We discussed ways to improve our service regarding these issues.  Thank you to those parents who gave up their time to support the school on its way forward.

Can I encourage you to apply for free meal entitlement if you are due this.

The sponsored Zumba was a huge success and we raised over £4,000.  A huge thank you to those of you who supported us and to Mr.Johnston for leading the activity… he certainly showed us a few moves that day!  I have consulted with the pupils through the Pupil Council and they identified how they would like to spend the money.  The Christmas Fayre was also very successful in raising around £1,500.

Our school aims are now on display in the school entrance.  They are Educational, Inclusive, Supportive, Friendly and Caring.  We hope the school encompasses these aims.

Playtime

Sometimes parents and carers worry about their child during playtime and lunchtime.  At West we have tried to provide the children with opportunities for safe play.  There is a playground rota which indicates which year groups can play ball games on certain days.  There are also P6 play leaders who do a fantastic job of encouraging children to play together and teach them new playground games.  We also have our trim trails, climbing wall and the gazebo.  P7 children are also fortunate to go to the Mugga across the road, giving them their own space and facilities.

The classroom assistants and janitor are present throughout playtime and lunchtime for children to voice concerns to and to intervene when they see inappropriate play.

As you can appreciate the classroom assistants can deal with many issues throughout this time.  If you feel that your child is having an ongoing problem in the playground please do not hesitate to contact myself or the class teacher and we can highlight your child to the assistants who will keep a special eye on them until the problem is resolved.

A word from the pupil council

We have been asking our class mates what they would like to spend the Zumba sponsor money on.  We made a list of suggestions and discussed these with Mrs. Ormond.  She advised us that many of the suggestions would be paid for through the school budget and that she wanted us to purchase the things that children would enjoy most.

We decided that each class would be given a budget to upgrade their library with new books and soft accessories which would make the class library more inviting.  We also wanted to improve our musical instrument supply and play equipment for the playground.

We will meet again in January with Mrs. Ormond to feedback on the things that we like about our school and areas that need improved.  We looked at the results of the pupil questionnaire which is on the website.  We returned to class to share this information with everyone.

A plea from HT

Remember no dogs are allowed in the playground.

Smoking is not permitted within the playground or around the school gates.

Put your name on EVERYTHING….lost property is taking over the school!

Please park safely.  Double parking is not permitted.

Join the Friends of the West Facebook page or look at our website for information.

www.west.renfrewshire.sch.uk

Make sure we have your current phone number.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Mrs.Ormond and P6 staff

 

Dates for your diary

11th January   12-3 pm   Infant registration

12^th January   12-3 pm    Infant registration

16^th January   6.30 pm   Friends of the West Meeting

25^th January 7.00-8.00pm   P2/3 Reading Information Evening

27^th January   12.45 pm   P7 Burns Supper

1^st February   7.00pm   Meeting for P7 Lockerbie parents

10^th February   School Holiday  ( In-Service for teachers)

13^th and 14^th February   School Holiday

20^th -24th February   World of Work Week

1^st March   Rag Bag Day

6^th March   6.30 pm   Friends of the West Meeting

7^th March   Photographer for P7 Yearbook

13^th-17^th March   P7 trip to Lockerbie

20^th March   Book of Success home to parents

23^rd and 24^th March   Tempest Photography P1-7

24^th March   Comic Relief Talent Show

29^th March   Termly House Reward

29^th March   6.30-8.30 Parent’s Evening

30^th March    3.30-5.30 Parent’s Evening

Friday 31^st March school closes at 2.30pm

3^rd April-17^th April   Easter Holiday

Tuesday 18^th April   School reopens

 

 

 

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year.  It’s great to see the children back and hear all their Christmas stories.  They all enjoyed the school panto and their Christmas party.  Well done to the pupils in Broomlands who had a Christmas disco for their house reward.  Our trip to Vikingar was excellent and consolidated all the learning from our Viking topic.

After a very busy term 1 and term 2, we are looking forward to a productive and enjoyable third term.  Over this period, we will be teaching skills and knowledge and understanding through our main topic of the Titanic, with a focus on its historical impact.  We will be investigating materials in relation to floating and sinking plus organising a P5 trip to the Tall Ship in Glasgow.  We have a special Scottish assembly and for this we will learn more about Robert Burns and perform something with a Scottish feel to it.

The children continue to have regular reading, spelling and maths homework and your support in this is vital to your child’s success.

We will also have World of Work Week where children will turn their classroom in to a little enterprising business for a week.  This year we will try to link this to World Book Day.  We also hear from a variety of people about a variety of jobs.  I would encourage you to inform Mrs.Wiszniewski or your child’s class teacher if you would be willing to speak to children about your job. We are very grateful when parents come forward to offer their services.

Teachers are keen to work in partnership with parents and strive to keep you informed.  There will be a Parent’s Evening in March however please do not hesitate to contact us with any concerns before that.  We would like to see parents in and around the school during World of Work Week and World Book Day.

Parent Questionnaire

The results of the parent questionnaire are available on the school website.  I met with a small group of parents to discuss the results and find solutions to the things that parents were most concerned about.  This information is also on the website.  Please ask the office if you would like a paper copy of this.  The main causes for concern were the school building, communication and behaviour.  We discussed ways to improve our service regarding these issues.  Thank you to those parents who gave up their time to support the school on its way forward.

Can I encourage you to apply for free meal entitlement if you are due this.

Sponsored Zumba

The sponsored Zumba was a huge success and we raised over £4,000.  A huge thank you to those of you who supported us and to Mr.Johnston for leading the activity…. he certainly showed us a few moves that day!  I have consulted with the pupils through the Pupil Council and they identified how they would like to spend the money.  The Christmas Fayre was also very successful in raising around £1,500.

Our school aims are now on display in the school entrance.  They are Educational, Inclusive,Supportive, Friendly and Caring.  We hope the school encompasses these aims.

Playtime

Sometimes parents and carers worry about their child during playtime and lunchtime.  At West we have tried to provide the children with opportunities for safe play.  There is a playground rota which indicates which year groups can play ball games on certain days.  There are also P6 play leaders who do a fantastic job of encouraging children to play together and teach them new playground games.  We also have our trim trails, climbing wall and the gazebo.  P7 children are also fortunate to go to the Mugga across the road, giving them their own space and facilities.

The classroom assistants and janitor are present throughout playtime and lunchtime for children to voice concerns to and to intervene when they see inappropriate play.

As you can appreciate the classroom assistants can deal with many issues throughout this time.  If you feel that your child is having an ongoing problem in the playground please do not hesitate to contact myself or the class teacher and we can highlight your child to the assistants who will keep a special eye on them until the problem is resolved.

A word from the pupil council

We have been asking our classmates what they would like to spend the Zumba sponsor money on.  We made a list of suggestions and discussed these with Mrs. Ormond.  She advised us that many of the suggestions would be paid for through the school budget and that she wanted us to purchase the things that children would enjoy most.

We decided that each class would be given a budget to upgrade their library with new books and soft accessories which make the class library more inviting.  We also wanted to improve our musical instrument supply and play equipment for the playground.

We will meet again in January with Mrs. Ormond to feedback on the things that we like about our school and areas that need improved.  We looked at the results of the pupil questionnaire which is on the website.  We returned to class to share this information with everyone.

A plea from HT

Remember no dogs are allowed in the playground.

Smoking is not permitted within the playground or around the school gates.

Put your name on EVERYTHING….lost property is taking over the school!

Please park safely. Double parking is not permitted.

Join the Friends of the West Facebook page or look at our website for information.

www.west.renfrewshire.sch.uk

Make sure we have your current phone number.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Mrs.Ormond and P5 staff

 

Dates for your diary

11th January   12-3 pm   Infant registration

12^th January   12-3 pm    Infant registration

16^th January   6.30 pm   Friends of the West Meeting

25^th January 7.00-8.00pm   P2/3 Reading Information Evening

27^th January   12.45 pm   P7 Burns Supper

1^st February   7.00pm   Meeting for P7 Lockerbie parents

10^th February   School Holiday  ( In-Service for teachers)

13^th and 14^th February   School Holiday

20^th -24th February   World of Work Week

1^st March   Rag Bag Day

6^th March   6.30 pm   Friends of the West Meeting

7^th March   Photographer for P7 Yearbook

13^th-17^th March   P7 trip to Lockerbie

20^th March   Book of Success home to parents

23^rd and 24^th March   Tempest Photography P1-7

24^th March   Comic Relief Talent Show

29^th March   Termly House Reward

29^th March   6.30-8.30 Parent’s Evening

30^th March    3.30-5.30 Parent’s Evening

Friday 31^st March school closes at 2.30pm

3^rd April-17^th April   Easter Holiday

Tuesday 18^th April   School reopens

 

 

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year.  It’s great to see the children back and hear all their Christmas stories.  They all enjoyed the school panto and their Christmas party.  Well done to the pupils in Broomlands who had a Christmas disco for their house reward.

After a very busy term 1 and term 2, we are looking forward to a productive and enjoyable third term.  Over this period, we will be teaching skills and knowledge and understanding through our main topics of electricity and forces, the Jewish celebration of Shabbat, famous artists and a literacy study of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.  We will have a special P4 assembly about Fairtrade and we look forward to trying out our music and drama skills during our performance.  We will also have a special Scottish assembly and perform something with a Scottish feel to it.

The children continue to have regular reading, spelling and maths homework and your support in this is vital to your child’s success.

We will have World of Work Week where children will turn their classroom in to a little enterprising business for a week.  This year we will try to link this to World Book Day to further promote reading and literacy.  We will also hear from a variety of people about a variety of jobs.  I would encourage you to inform Mrs.Wiszniewski or your child’s class teacher if you would be willing to speak to children about your job.  We are very grateful when parents come forward to offer their services.

We are planning a trip to Glasgow Science Centre later in the term to further explore topics of study being covered in P4.

Teachers are keen to work in partnership with parents and strive to keep you informed. There will be a Parents Evening in March however please do not hesitate to contact us with any concerns before that.  We would like to see parents in and around the school during World of Work Week and World Book Day.

Parent Questionnaire

The results of the parent questionnaire are available on the school website.  I met with a small group of parents to discuss the results and find solutions to the things that parents were most concerned about.  This information is also on the website.  Please ask the office if you would like a paper copy of this.  The main causes for concern were the school building, communication and behaviour.  We discussed ways to improve our service regarding these issues.  Thank you to those parents who gave up their time to support the school on its way forward.

Can I encourage you to apply for free meal entitlement if you are due this.

The sponsored Zumba was a huge success and we raised over £4,000.  A huge thank you to those of you who supported us and to Mr.Johnston for leading the activity…. he certainly showed us a few moves that day!  I have consulted with the pupils through the Pupil Council and they identified how they would like to spend the money.  The Christmas Fayre was also very successful in raising around £1,500.

Playtime

Sometimes parents and carers worry about their child during playtime and lunchtime.  At West we have tried to provide the children with opportunities for safe play.  There is a playground rota which indicates which year groups can play ball games on certain days.  There are also P6 play leaders who do a fantastic job of encouraging children to play together and teach them new playground games.  We also have our trim trails, climbing wall and the gazebo.  P7 children are also fortunate to go to the Mugga across the road, giving them their own space and facilities.

The classroom assistants and janitor are present throughout playtime and lunchtime for children to voice concerns to and to intervene when they see inappropriate play.

As you can appreciate the classroom assistants can deal with many issues throughout this time.  If you feel that your child is having an ongoing problem in the playground please do not hesitate to contact myself or the class teacher and we can highlight your child to the assistants who will keep a special eye on them until the problem is resolved.

Our school aims are now on display in the school entrance.  They are Educational, Inclusive, Fun, Friendly and Caring. We hope the school encompasses these aims.

A word from the pupil council

We have been asking our class mates what they would like to spend the Zumba sponsor money on.  We made a list of suggestions and discussed these with Mrs. Ormond.  She advised us that many of the suggestions would be paid for through the school budget and that she wanted us to purchase the things that children would enjoy most.

We decided that each class would be given a budget to upgrade their library with new books and soft accessories which would make the class library more inviting.  We also wanted to improve our musical instrument supply and play equipment for the playground.

We will meet again in January with Mrs. Ormond to feedback on the things that we like about our school and areas that need improved.  We looked at the results of the pupil questionnaire which is on the website.  We returned to class to share this information with everyone.

A plea from HT

Remember no dogs are allowed in the playground.

Smoking is not permitted within the playground or around the school gates.

Put your name on EVERYTHING….lost property is taking over the school!

Please park safely. Double parking is not permitted.

Join the Friends of the West facebook page or look at our website for information.

www.west.renfrewshire.sch.uk

 Make sure we have your current phone number.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Mrs.Ormond and P4 staff

 

Dates for your diary

11th January   12-3 pm   Infant registration

12^th January   12-3 pm    Infant registration

16^th January   6.30 pm   Friends of the West Meeting

25^th January 7.00-8.00pm   P2/3 Reading Information Evening

27^th January   12.45 pm   P7 Burns Supper

1^st February   7.00pm   Meeting for P7 Lockerbie parents

10^th February   School Holiday  ( In-Service for teachers)

13^th and 14^th February   School Holiday

20^th -24th February   World of Work Week

1^st March   Rag Bag Day

6^th March   6.30 pm   Friends of the West Meeting

7^th March   Photographer for P7 Yearbook

13^th-17^th March   P7 trip to Lockerbie

20^th March   Book of Success home to parents

23^rd and 24^th March   Tempest Photography P1-7

24^th March   Comic Relief Talent Show

29^th March   Termly House Reward

29^th March   6.30-8.30 Parent’s Evening

30^th March    3.30-5.30 Parent’s Evening

Friday 31^st March school closes at 2.30pm

3^rd April-17^th April   Easter Holiday

Tuesday 18^th April   School reopens