We are delighted to have welcomed everyone back to Heathery Knowe Primary School. I hope all our children and their families enjoyed a restful summer break and feel refreshed and ready for the term ahead.
Leaving school at the end of the day
Parents can access the school grounds from 3pm to meet children exiting classes. Children in Primary 1 and 2 will be allowed to leave with an older sibling if the parent has telephoned the school to give permission. Otherwise, children in Primary 1 and 2 will not be allowed to leave without an adult.
Breakfast Club
Breakfast club runs daily from 8.15am – 8.45am.
Children arriving from 8.40am onwards will be offered toast to go.
School Lunch
Children can have a packed lunch, home lunch or school lunch each day.
If your child is a home lunch, please let the office know. P1-4 children need to be collected from the office for home lunches. P5-7 children will be allowed to walk home with parental permission.
Children in Primary 1-5 are entitled to a free school meal. However, only children with a means tested benefit to school meals will receive free milk. It is 20p per day to buy milk.
ParentPay
Heathery Knowe PS is a cash free school. If you have any issues with your parent pay log in, please contact Mrs Rankin in the school office.
New Primary One parents will be provided with Parent Pay log in information at the start of term.
School Uniform
There is no change to the school uniform requirements for children at Heathery Knowe PS. Please ensure that all items of clothing are labelled clearly.
The uniform consists of:
- safe waterproof shoes that can be worn while playing and learning outdoors
- grey trousers or skirt / pinafore
- blue shirt or polo shirt
- tie
- grey or maroon cardigan or jumper.
The PE kit consists of:
- dark coloured shorts
- blue polo shirt / tee shirt
- gym shoes
All children are asked to bring:
- indoor shoes – This is normally their gym shoes which are worn each day. Indoor shoes must have a hard sole as they will be worn outdoors in the event of evacuation.
- waterproofs- Ideally a waterproof jacket, trousers and wellingtons. Some younger pupils may prefer a splash suit. Children will play outdoors on rainy days to ensure classrooms are ventilated and children have access to fresh air each day.
- spare socks – Please pop a spare pair of socks into your child’s bag in case they are required.
Resources
- Children should bring a school bag each day. The bag should be waterproof to ensure all resources are protected.
- Children may bring a water bottle. Please ensure it is easy to fill and is clearly labelled with their name.
- Hand sanitiser is available throughout the school. There is no need for your child to bring their own sanitiser to school.
Please note that no items of clothing, bags or pencil cases should promote any football teams or display logos that may be offensive to others.
Staffing
Mrs French is taking a period of leave from work. Miss Wharton has been appointed as Acting Depute Head Teacher and will undertake Mrs French’s remit. Miss Wharton will continue to teach Primary 7 (Room 10) on a part time basis alongside Miss Gayne who has been deployed to Heathery Knowe PS until Mrs French is able to return.
Teachers in Scotland work directly with children for a maximum of 22.5 hours each week whilst children attend for 25 hours. This means all classes have more that one teacher over the course of the school week.
Teachers assigned to each class are as follows:
Room 1 – Mrs MacOwan (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9-10.30am) and Mrs Hughes Wednesday 10.30am -3.05pm, Thursday and Friday.
Room 2 – Miss Houldsworth and Mr Loveday (Tuesday 11.45am – 3.05pm)
Room 3 – Miss Deans and Mr Loveday (Thursday 11.45am -3.05pm)
Room 4 – Mrs McGee and Mrs Munn (Monday 10.30am-3.05pm) / Mr Loveday (Wednesday 10.45am-11.45am PE )
Room 5 – Mrs Gray with Mrs MacOwan (Wednesday 12.15-3.05pm and Friday all day)
Room 6 – Mrs Caldwell (Monday/ Tuesday) and Miss Grantham (Wednesday – Friday) / Mr Loveday (Monday 2.00-3.05pm for PE)
Room 7 – Mrs Spence and Mrs Munn (Thursday 11.45am-3.05pm)
Room 8 – Mrs Kane and Mrs Munn (Friday 11.45am-3.05pm)
Room 9 – Miss Inglis and Mrs Munn (Wednesday 10.30am-3.05pm) / Mr Loveday (Monday 10.45am-11.45am for PE)
Room 10 – Miss Wharton and Mr Loveday (Thursday 10.45am-11.45am for PE and Friday 10.30-3.05pm)
Mrs Munn, Mr Loveday and Mrs MacOwan are teaching core curricular areas of PE, ICT and Modern Languages in addition to other continuing subject areas.
Small Group Teaching Mathematics and Numeracy
To raise attainment in Numeracy and Maths and provide the highest level of support in this area, Primary 3-7 children benefit from smaller group teaching in maths. Two teachers are allocated to each stage and P3-7 children participate in Numeracy and Mathematics from 9.15-10.30am.
Positive Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS)
The PATHS® Programme for Schools is a universal, evidence-based, social and emotional learning schools programme for 4-11 year olds which empowers all children to develop the fundamental social and emotional learning skills which will enable them to make positive choices throughout life.
At Heathery Knowe Primary School, PATHS is taught across all stages (Primary 1-7) on a Tuesday at 11.45am. To ensure we continue to build friendships across year groups, we teach this according to stage rather than within classes.
PATHS groups are taught by the following teachers
Primary 1 – Mrs MacOwan and Mrs O’Sullivan (DHT)
Primary 2 – Miss Deans and Miss Houldsworth
Primary 3 – Mrs McGee and Miss Gayne
Primary 4 – Mrs Caldwell and Mrs French (covered by Miss Gayne)
Primary 5 – Mrs Spence and Mr Loveday
Primary 6 – Mrs Kane and Mrs Munn
Primary 7 – Miss Wharton and Miss Inglis
PE Times
All children in Scottish schools have a minimum of two hours physical education each week. This year each class has two hours of indoor PE in the gym hall plus an available outdoor slot in the MUGA pitch.
Children should bring indoor PE kit on the following days:
Room 1: Tuesday and Wednesday
Room 2: Tuesday and Thursday
Room 3: Wednesday and Thursday
Room 4: Monday and Wednesday
Room 5: Thursday and Friday
Room 6: Monday and Friday
Room 7: Tuesday and Thursday
Room 8: Tuesday and Friday
Room 9: Monday and Wednesday
Room 10: Thursday and Friday
Support
If your family is eligible for free school meals or a clothing grant please use the following link to apply:
Individual Requirements
If your child requires a special medical diet (medical condition or allergies) please email me to request the forms required. Completed forms will be returned to the catering team who will plan a special diet.
If your child requires a special diet for religious reasons please email me to request the forms required. Completed forms will be returned to the catering team who will plan a special diet.
If your child has a condition that requires regular medication in school please email me to request the forms required.
If there are other special arrangements that need to be made for your child or you would like to make us aware of specific circumstances that may affect your child’s learning or wellbeing please send a short email and a member of the leadership team will be in touch to discuss it further.
My email address is headteacher@heatheryknowe-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk
Thank you for your continued support. I look forward to welcoming everyone back for the new school year.
Kind regards
Kirsty Duff
