At this very busy time of year, I would like to thank parents and carers for supporting the school. We have had a number of events including the Christmas Fayre, Christmas shows, Christmas lunch and Christmas jumper day. Parents have been incredibly generous and supportive of all of these events. We are able to send another large donation to the East Kilbride Food Bank for those who need additional support.
Christmas Show
Thank you to all parents, carers and friends of Heathery Knowe PS who came along to support the pupils at the Christmas Show. The children thoroughly enjoyed preparing for the show and were very proud of their achievements. It was the first time we have worked together on a whole school performance for a number of years and the children did incredibly well supporting one another. The senior pupils were excellent leaders and helped younger pupils learn their words and songs. I hope that our audience enjoyed the show.
Christmas Fayre
The PTC organised our Christmas Fayre and I am pleased to let you know that it raised over £600. I am very grateful for the commitment of the PTC and all of our volunteers who work tirelessly to fundraise for the school. All of the money raised goes directly towards supporting learners at Heathery Knowe PS.
Christmas Shop
The Christmas shop is set up and ready to open from Monday 17th December. Pupils are welcome to come along and purchase a wrapped gift to bring home for a family member. All gifts cost £2 or £3.
Christmas Fundraising
The Christmas show tickets and hamper raffles raised over £900. This money will be banked in the School Fund and will be used to offset the cost of pupil experiences throughout the school year. Thank you for your continued support.
The Big Story
For the first time, we decided not to use a commercial pantomime company and booked the SLC librarians who performed, ‘The Big Story’. This was a very enjoyable performance for the pupils. Many of the pupils know the librarian from East Kilbride Central Library and it was a fabulous opportunity to strengthen our partnership. This experience cost a third of the commercial pantomime normally booked and the pupil feedback was that this would be their preferred option next year.
Playground Improvement Steering Group
The playground improvement steering group have been allocated £3500 to invest in the provision of engaging outdoor activities and experiences. We may need to allocate part of the fund towards the purchase of an outdoor storage container to ensure resources can be suitably stored. Pupils and parents will be consulted on the resources to be purchased and there will be some visits to neighbouring schools to get ideas.
This steering group runs alongside the anti-bullying strategy group as we are aware that some issues are arising in the playground when children are not actively engaged in play. We monitor incidents involving pupils in the playground and are continuing to work towards reducing them.
What’s on next week?
- Monday – Primary 4 party
- Tuesday – Nursery nativity and P3 party
- Wednesday – P2 party
- Thursday – P1 party and Primary 7 treat
- Friday – Carol Concert with St Louise PS
Thank you for your continued support
Kind regards
Kirsty Duff
