Our week
We have finished our first full week of the new session and I imagine there are some tired pupils (and teachers) this weekend. Thank you for your continued support with the high standard of school uniform across the school.
There was plenty of rain this week and I would like to take this opportunity to let you know our procedures for rainy days:
- If it is raining before the school day starts then the pupils can line up inside the cafeteria at 8.50 and go along to class from there.
- If it is a wet interval or lunch then pupils remain in class and are monitored by our Primary 7 pupils. We are continuing to work with our Primary 7 monitors to support them in taking on this leadership role in school.
Skills Force
Primary 7 started working with Skills Force this week as part of the Prince William award. This is a great opportunity for pupils to develop personal skills and confidence as they prepare to move on to secondary education. We receive a weekly report from the Skills Force leader and I was delighted to read that our pupils “showed great listening skills and respect for one another”. This is something that we will continue to foster within our Primary 7 group across the school year.
Youth Music Initiative
Primary 5 pupils started working with Ms Dolan this week as part of the Youth Music Initiative. The pupils work in two smaller groups and it was impressive to see the level of concentration and effort that our pupils were showing when working together on musical activities.
Photographs
We are working hard to find alternative ways of sharing our learning with families which comply with the GDPR legislation. Mrs McGee is trying to set up a locked photo gallery on the website for each class. We will hopefully be able to demonstrate how this could work at the PTC meeting on Tuesday.
The next Parent Teacher Council meeting is on Tuesday evening. I will provide a Headteacher report to the PTC which will be available to all parents on the website and school app.
Included in the headteacher report will be:
- Communication with parents update
- Parking and congestion update
- Consultation on the dismissal of pupils to avoid the bottleneck at the one side of the school at home time
- Consultation on playground zones and activities to promote settled and safe behaviour
All parents are welcome to come along to Parent Council Meetings.
What’s on next week?
- Jacqueline Wallace (Quality Link Officer) will visit the school and support us in finalising our school improvement plan for this session.
- Our new Educational Psychologist, Rick Walsh, will visit the school and we will begin to plan for the year ahead.
- On Friday the school will be represented at the launch of ‘Treat me well’ and ‘Respect Me’ anti- bullying strategy for South Lanarkshire Council. Following this we will be reviewing our school based procedures and anti-bulling education for pupils as an immediate priority.
- We will have a planned fire drill this week to ensure that everyone knows the procedure and assembly points across the school. Primary One will be prepared in advance for this. If your child has individual needs and will find this change to routine unsettling, please let us know and we can reassure them during the process.
Thank you for your continued support. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with the school if you have any queries or concerns.
Kind regards
Kirsty Duff
