Author: Mr Toner

This week we are delighted to have Barrowland Ballet visit us through the Imaginate programme. Barrowland Ballet’s latest production “Family Portrait” comprises a video installation and a workshop. You can find more information below. The classes involved will be

Thursday 28^th October 2021 – Primary 2/1, Primary 5 and Primary 3

Friday 29^th October 2021 – Primary 4, Primary 5/4 and Primary 3/2

Workshop Information
Barrowland Ballet is one of Scotland’s most exciting and successful contemporary dance companies based in Glasgow. We are delighted to be visiting your school with our new immersive video installation, Family Portrait, with Theatre in Schools Scotland. You can find out more about us, and our show at www.barrowlandballet.co.uk/production/family-portrait/
Following the video installation, we will also be delivering post show dance workshops.
Please see below information in advance to ensure your child gets the most out of the experience.

1. Workshops will be taking place outdoors in the playground. Please ensure your child is prepared with clothing suitable for working outdoors including trainers, warm clothes and a waterproof jacket.
2. We request that each pupil taking part in the workshop brings with them something from nature.
   For example: conkers, autumn leaves, evergreen leaves, moss, ferns, small rocks, a stick with lichen.
   Please ensure your child brings something along on the workshop date mentioned above.
3. Please note that Barrowland Ballet will support the school to take photos and videos throughout the workshop. This is for the school only and we will not share publicly or share with any third parties.
   Any documentation taken will be treated and stored in line with both Barrowland Ballet and Imaginate’s Child Protection Policies. Barrowland Ballet will work with your school/teacher to ensure that footage, either photography or video, is not taken of any pupil who currently does not have school photography consent.
   Learn more about Theatre in Schools Scotland by visiting www.theatreinschoolsscotland.co.uk/

(Please note – Halloween Celebrations will take place around the workshops on Friday – come prepared for Halloween too!)

The next Rag Bag collection will be on Tuesday 22^nd June.

Please support this activity. Only send bags on Tuesday as we are not able to bring them into the building. There will be additional “baskets” beside the Rag Bag container in the car park.

This is a great opportunity to clear out our wardrobes for the summer.

If you want to know more about Rag Bag look here.

The next Rag Bag collection will be on Monday 21^st June Tuesday 22^nd June

Please support this activity. Only send bags on Tuesday as we are not able to bring them into the building. There will be additional “baskets” beside the Rag Bag container in the car park.

This is a great opportunity to clear out our wardrobes for the summer.

If you want to know more about Rag Bag look here.

On Wednesday 16th June we will be holding our adapted Sports Day.

Everyone has been given a slip that tells them their team (check bags). If possible please wear something of that colour or make a badge with your Team colour.

Come prepared for whatever the weather! Sunscreen, rain jacket, water etc.

Active Schools and Community Sport are delighted to announce that we will now be using Facebook and Instagram as an additional communication tool from Tuesday 1^st June

Their new accounts are under the name of Active West Lothian on Facebook and activewestlothian on Instagram.

After having Twitter for a number of years, we are all excited at having the opportunity to use Facebook and Instagram to promote our projects, programmes, extra-curricular & sports club opportunities, and much more to a wider audience.

The Facebook and Instagram accounts will be posting regular content and is going to be the best way for parents to engage with Active Schools Coordinators across West Lothian and to find out about opportunities for their child/children.

🚨#ActiveWestLothian is now LIVE🚨

💬Would you like to👀&👂more about #ActiveSchools & #CommunitySport Projects & Programmes in @LoveWestLothian ?

❓If so then please follow us via the links below

🤳#Instagram https://tinyurl.com/3m82mbbx

📱#Facebook https://tinyurl.com/mx9rsk7j

 

Click here for our prize winners.

Please do not send bags into school. Place them in or beside the RAGBAG collection container in the Staff Car Park. Please only bring them on Monday 8th March  in the morning.

There will be no bags sent home this time.

What they will take or won’t take.

Through Rag Bag your are able to help recycle textiles and clothing that may have ended up going to landfill. It is estimated that approximately 1.75 million tonnes of clothing waste is produced in the UK every year.

Out of this vast tonnage around 1.2 million tonnes is sent unnecessarily to landfill.

If we can divert some of this tonnage away from landfill we will directly help the environment and help provide good quality clothing to some of the poorest developing nations in the world.

Whether you participate in the Rag Bag collections or have an external or internal recycling bank you are able to recycle the following items.

We can accept the following items:

•  Wearable Clothing
•  Paired Shoes
•  Handbags
•  Belts

We cannot accept the following items:

• Workwear
• Wet/Soiled Clothes
• Curtains
• Towels
• Duvets or Duvet Covers
• Pillows or Pillow Cases
• Blankets
• Table Cloths
• Linens
• Cushions
• Carpets
• Suitcases
• Books
• Bric a Brac
• Clothes Hangers
• Electricals

More information at https://www.rag-bag.co.uk/

“The Passenger Transport Service is very keen to hear your views regarding both the transport provided and any contacts with the team.  There are two surveys to be completed depending on the type of transport your child(ren) use.

We appreciate that you may not have used this transport so much lately but your views are very important to us.  The links to the surveys are as follows;

School Bus Survey for Pupils and Parents 2020/21

School Taxi and Minibus Transport Survey 2020/21 .

Thank you for taking the time to complete the relevant survey.”

Keith Smith

Passenger Transport Services System Administrator

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