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I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year. \u00a0It\u2019s great to see the children back and hear all their Christmas stories. \u00a0P7 Christmas raps at the end of term service were very entertaining. \u00a0They all enjoyed the school panto and their Christmas party. Well done to the pupils who had a Christmas disco for their house reward.<\/p>\n
We were extremely proud and moved by P7 when they led the Remembrance Day assembly in November.<\/p>\n
This term we will be teaching skills and knowledge and understanding through the theme of Robert Burns. \u00a0This topic covers many curricular areas and children will perform for parents at the annual Burns Supper in January.<\/p>\n
The children continue to have regular reading, spelling and maths homework and your support in this is vital to your child\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
Throughout this term P7 children will work in their own register classes for language but maths team teaching will continue. \u00a0Teachers and pupils will engage in a variety of Scottish literature and pupils with different abilities will work together to share skills, knowledge and strengths. \u00a0Appropriate tasks will be provided to continue to support and challenge for all pupils.<\/p>\n
We will also have World of Work Week where children will turn their classroom into a little enterprising business for a week. \u00a0We will also hear from a variety of people about a variety of jobs. \u00a0I would encourage you to inform Mrs.Wiszniewski or your child\u2019s class teacher if you would be willing to speak to children about your job. \u00a0We are very grateful when parents come forward to offer their services. \u00a0P7 pupils also have the opportunity to participate in a \u2018go to work day\u2019 with their parents on Monday 20th<\/sup><\/strong> February<\/strong>. \u00a0We 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.<\/p>\n 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. \u00a0We would like to see parents in and around the school during World of Work Week and World Book Day.<\/p>\n Parental Questionnaire<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The results of the parent questionnaire are available on the school website. \u00a0I met with a small group of parents to discuss the results and find solutions to the things that parents were most concerned about. \u00a0This information is also on the website. \u00a0Please ask the school office if you would like a paper copy of this. \u00a0The 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. \u00a0We discussed ways to improve our service regarding these issues. \u00a0Thank you to those parents who gave up their time to support the school on its way forward.<\/p>\n Can I encourage you to apply for free meal entitlement if you are due this.<\/p>\n Sponsored Zumba<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The sponsored Zumba was a huge success and we raised over \u00a34,000.\u00a0 A huge thank you to those of you who supported us and to Mr.Johnston for leading the activity\u2026 he certainly showed us a few moves that day! \u00a0I have consulted with the pupils through the Pupil Council and they identified how they would like to spend the money.<\/p>\n The Christmas Fayre was also very successful in raising around \u00a31,500.\u00a0 Thank you to the members of the Friends of the West and staff and other parents who came to help on the day.<\/p>\n Our school aims are now on display in the school entrance. \u00a0They are for West Primary to be Educational<\/strong>, Inclusive, Supportive, Friendly and Caring<\/strong>. \u00a0We hope the school encompasses these aims.<\/p>\n Playtime<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Sometimes parents and carers worry about their child during playtime and lunchtime. \u00a0At West we have tried to provide the children with opportunities for safe play. \u00a0There is a playground rota which indicates which year groups can play ball games on certain days. \u00a0There are also P6 play leaders who do a fantastic job of encouraging children to play together and teach them new playground games. \u00a0We also have our trim trails, climbing wall and the gazebo. \u00a0P7 children are also fortunate to go to the MUGA across the road, giving them their own space and facilities.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n As you can appreciate the classroom assistants can deal with many issues throughout this time. \u00a0If 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.<\/p>\n A word from the Pupil Council<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We have been asking our class mates what they would like to spend the Zumba sponsor money on. \u00a0We made a list of suggestions and discussed these with Mrs. Ormond. \u00a0She 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.<\/p>\n 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. \u00a0We also wanted to improve our musical instrument resources and purchase play equipment for the playground.<\/p>\n 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. \u00a0We looked at the pupil questionnaire which is on the website. \u00a0We returned to class to share this information with everyone.<\/p>\n A plea from HT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Remember no dogs are allowed in the playground. <\/strong><\/p>\n Smoking is not permitted within the playground or around the school gates.<\/strong><\/p>\n Put your name on EVERYTHING\u2026.lost property is taking over the school!<\/strong><\/p>\n Please park safely. \u00a0Double parking is not permitted.<\/strong><\/p>\n Join the Friends of the West Facebook page or look at our website for information.<\/strong><\/p>\n www.west.renfrewshire.sch.uk<\/strong><\/p>\n Make sure we have your current phone number.<\/strong><\/p>\n Thank you for your continuing support.<\/p>\n Mrs.Ormond and P7 staff<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dates for your diary<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n 11th January\u00a0\u00a0 12-3 pm\u00a0\u00a0 Infant registration<\/strong><\/p>\n 12th<\/sup> January\u00a0\u00a0 12-3 pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Infant registration<\/strong><\/p>\n 16th<\/sup> January\u00a0\u00a0 6.30 pm\u00a0\u00a0 Friends of the West Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n 25th<\/sup> January 7.00-8.00pm\u00a0\u00a0 P2\/3 Reading Information Evening<\/strong><\/p>\n 27th<\/sup> January\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>12.45 pm\u00a0\u00a0 P7 Burns Supper<\/strong><\/p>\n 1st<\/sup> February\u00a0\u00a0 7.00pm\u00a0\u00a0 Meeting for P7 Lockerbie parents<\/strong><\/p>\n 10th<\/sup> February\u00a0\u00a0 School Holiday\u00a0 ( In-Service for teachers)<\/strong><\/p>\n 13th<\/sup> and 14th<\/sup> February\u00a0\u00a0 School Holiday<\/strong><\/p>\n 20th <\/sup>-24th February\u00a0\u00a0 World of Work Week<\/strong><\/p>\n 1st<\/sup> March\u00a0\u00a0 Rag Bag Day<\/strong><\/p>\n 6th<\/sup> March\u00a0\u00a0 6.30 pm\u00a0\u00a0 Friends of the West Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n 7th<\/sup> March\u00a0\u00a0 Photographer for P7 Yearbook<\/strong><\/p>\n 13th<\/sup>-17th<\/sup> March\u00a0\u00a0 P7 trip to Lockerbie<\/strong><\/p>\n 20th<\/sup> March\u00a0\u00a0 Book of Success home to parents<\/strong><\/p>\n 23rd<\/sup> and 24th<\/sup> March\u00a0\u00a0 Tempest Photography P1-7<\/strong><\/p>\n 24th<\/sup> March\u00a0\u00a0 Comic Relief Talent Show<\/strong><\/p>\n 29th<\/sup> March\u00a0\u00a0 Termly House Reward<\/strong><\/p>\n 29th<\/sup> March\u00a0\u00a0 6.30-8.30 Parent\u2019s Evening<\/strong><\/p>\n 30th<\/sup> March\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.30-5.30 Parent\u2019s Evening<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday 31st<\/sup> March school closes at 2.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> April-17th<\/sup> April \u00a0\u00a0Easter Holiday<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday 18th<\/sup> April\u00a0\u00a0 School reopens<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year. \u00a0It\u2019s great to see the children back and hear all their Christmas stories. \u00a0P7 Christmas raps at the end of term service were very entertaining. \u00a0They all enjoyed the school panto and their Christmas party. Well done to the pupils who had a … Continue reading P7 Term 3 Newsletter<\/span>