This week our school choir visited a local community group to sing for them.\u00a0 The pupils represented the school well and enjoyed the experience. Thank you to Mrs Spence for leading the school choir. We had opportunities this week for pupils to visit local churches to learn about the Christmas story. Primary 6 participated in Christmas Unwrapped and Primary 3 participated in Christmas Cracker.<\/p>\n
Forest Schools with East Kilbride Community Trust\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Heathery Knowe Primary School is developing a partnership with K Woodlands led by East Kilbride Community Trust.\u00a0 Forest Schools promotes the development of children’s resilience and empathy. It also\u00a0 develops a sense of community with\u00a0 opportunities for collaboration and problem solving.<\/p>\n Miss Houldsworth and Miss Harris have volunteered to take forward this aspect of school development and be trained as Forest School Leaders.\u00a0 Children will participate\u00a0 for one half day per week in a group of 10-14 children . We are planning for the current Primary 5 pupils to be the first group to undertake the 10 week forest schools programme.<\/p>\n Massage In Schools Update<\/span><\/p>\n Learners in Room 3, 7 and 8 will be the first groups of pupils to participate in regular Massage in Schools sessions. Miss Deans, Mrs Gallacher and Mrs Spence will train the children in Massage in Schools. A letter will be issued to parents providing more information about the programme.<\/p>\n Christmas Lunch<\/span><\/p>\n Christmas lunch will be served in school on Wednesday 11th December. Please note this meal must be ordered in advance. The Cook cannot accept orders on the day. If your child has not returned a slip for Christmas lunch then the kitchen staff are assuming they will be packed or home lunch. Please contact the office on Monday if there is a change to the arrangement.<\/p>\n Christmas Shop<\/span><\/p>\n The Christmas Shop will be run by the PTC each day next week. Pupils are invited to bring \u00a32 or \u00a33 to purchase a gift for a family member. They will bring it home pre-wrapped to place under the tree. The shop opens on Monday and will run throughout the week until the stock has sold.<\/p>\n Pupil Equity Fund\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Next week I will update South Lanarkshire Council on the progress made towards improving attainment at Heathery Knowe Primary School. The school received a Pupil Equity Fund of \u00a368, 000 to help close the poverty related gap in attainment.<\/p>\n The majority of the fund was used to employ an additional teacher at Heathery Knowe Primary School. This full time post is shared between Miss Deans and Mrs McGee. It has enabled us to:<\/p>\n PATHS Pupil Feedback\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This year we introduced a whole school Health and Wellbeing programme called Positive Alternative Thinking Strategies. Pupils from Primary 4-7 provided feedback on PATHS this week.<\/p>\n Individual and Family Photograph Feedback\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the individual and family photographs taken this year. Of the 43 people who responded:<\/p>\n The data above will be used alongside the additional comments to book a photographer for next year. The photographers currently used by the school and nursery will be considered alongside other local photographers to book someone for August \/ September 2020.<\/p>\n What’s on next week?<\/span><\/p>\n Christmas shop all week<\/p>\n Monday – Primary 6 Party Thank you for your continued support<\/p>\n Kind regards<\/p>\n Kirsty Duff<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This week our school choir visited a local community group to sing for them.\u00a0 The pupils represented the school well and enjoyed the experience. Thank you to Mrs Spence for leading the school choir. We had opportunities this week for pupils to visit local churches to learn about the Christmas story. Primary 6 participated in … <\/p>\n\n
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\nTuesday – Primary 5 Party
\nWednesday – Primary 3 Party
\nWednesday – Christmas lunch for all pupils
\nWednesday – Flu immunisation day for all pupils
\nThursday –\u00a0SCHOOL CLOSED TO PUPILS
\n<\/strong>Friday –\u00a0 Snapshot Journals Home<\/p>\n