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Teach Your Monster to Read – Free App

Hello!

To help you get back into the swing of things, we’re making Teach Your Monster to Read free to download from Wednesday.

We know it’s been a very challenging year and we hope to help out a little by giving you the entire series of award-winning literacy games for nothing.

The not-for-profit app is approved by the government’s DfE Hungry Little Minds campaign and has been played by over 22 million kids across the world.

Once downloaded, there’s nothing else to pay. Please let your friends know so we can help their kids learn to read too.

Oh, and if you want to play across a few devices, make sure you sign up for a free account at teachyourmonstertoread.com first.

Download your Teach Your Monster to Read app between Weds September 16th and Tues September 22nd 2020:

Primary 1 Homework Week Beginning 14th September 2020

Primary 1 Homework will be posted on the blog every Monday. The children should work on tasks throughout the week. They will be given a jotter home to complete the tasks in but this should not be returned to the school every week. Please click on the link below to access your child’s homework tasks.

Primary 1 Homework Week Beginning 14th September 2020

Thank you

Miss McCullagh

BE Schoolwear SALE!

Wearing a clean set of uniform for each day of the week can help lower the risk of transferring COVID-19 from home to school. After this back to school period, a lot of parents are now needing extra uniform on previous years so they have enough for each school day.

We’re here to help.

From the 1st September, there will be up to 60% off everything* online and in store – including school embroidered uniform. The minimum saving will be 25% – so if parents need extra uniform, they can now get their school logo’d jumpers, poloshirts, blazers and much more for less.
Click here to find your school’s online shop

Parents can now order online with home delivery
within 7 days*New orders for embroidered garments will now be dispatched within 3-5 working days. So if parents need to order more uniform, they can now do so with delivery within a week*.Find more info online here

FREE home delivery on orders over £45.00

*Sale does not include face masks, workwear or branded sportswear. Includes ties and school specific specially made items e.g. knitwear, ties and tartan kilts/skirts/pinafores only while stocks last.

**Orders being dispatched in 3-5 working days is depending on the supplier stock available. If stock is not available, we can offer a substitute or back order. Plain items will be shipped within 2-3 days, depending on supplier stock available. Once processed, orders are dispatched with DPD on a 24 hour service.

[www.border-embroideries.co.uk]

Our mailing address is:
Unit 1, Duns Road Industrial Estate, Greenlaw, Berwickshire, TD10 6XJ

Common Cold and COVID-19 Symptoms

Professor Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director
E: HealthConditionCovidEnquiries@gov.scot

To Parents / Carers

31 August 2020
Common Cold and COVID-19 Symptoms
I understand these last few months have often been challenging, particularly for parents and carers. Now that schools and nurseries have returned I am writing to provide some advice where a child or young person in your care presents with symptoms of the common cold or similar bugs during this pandemic.
Following the return of schools after a prolonged break, it is common for colds and similar viral infections to circulate. In many cases, children will be well enough to attend school and continue their learning with little or no interruption to their education. In other cases, for instance where they have quite a heavy cold, they may need to take a day or two off to recover.
This is not the case for children and young people with potential COVID-19 symptoms, they are required to self-isolate and seek a test through nhsinform.scot or by calling 0800 028 2816.
In order to ensure your children do not miss out on their education, it is important to be clear about how COVID-19 symptoms differ from those of other infections that we normally see circulating at this time of year.
COVID-19 Symptoms
It is important that all of us – including those who make up the community around a school – are vigilant for the symptoms of COVID-19 and understand what actions we should take if someone develops them, either at school or at home.
The main symptoms to be aware of are:
 new continuous cough
 fever/high temperature
 loss of, or change in, sense of smell or taste

Coronavirus – Jason Leitch Letter on testing and common colds – 31 August 2020

Back to School Guidance Update 31st August FAQ’s

Find in through the link below West Lothians updated guidance and the most frequently asked questions answered in the light of this guidance.

https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/back-to-school

Your Space Scotland at St Joseph’s

Dear Parent/Carers,

I am writing to inform you that St Joseph’s Primary School work with a provision called Your Space to improve the confidence and well-being of children and young people.

Your Space at St Joseph’s will provide emotional and therapeutic support to pupils, families, and staff. The service offers pupils some space to express themselves through talking and creative work and to think about any worries that they may have.

Lunchtime Drop in

One of the most popular aspects on offer at St Joseph’s will be the lunchtime drop-in. Lunchtime drop-in is open to all pupils and allows them to make an appointment to spend 15 minutes with a member of Your Space, either by themselves or with a group of friends. Pupils often talk about friendships or any worries they may have.

Parental Consent

Unless we hear otherwise from you, the school and Your Space will assume that pupils have their parent/carer’s permission to come along if they so choose. We also assume that you are happy for the school to share with Your Space, your child’s name, date of birth, gender and ethnicity for evaluation purposes, this information will be stored securely and anonymised.

Please contact Natalie Gibb from Your Space at St Joseph’s should you have any questions. Alternatively, if you do not want your child to participate in lunchtime drop-in, you may complete the return slip by Wednesday 2nd September

I do not want my child to participate in Your Space at St Joseph’s

Name of child______________________ Class_____________

Name of parent/carer__________________________________

Signature__________________________ Date_____________

If you have difficulty reading this or wish to print out the letter please download the document below.

Your Space at St Joseph’s2

NHS Lothian Letter for Parents

If you find it difficult to read this image you can open the document below.

parents and carers letter good practice schools

Glow Logins

Please be aware that from this week;

All Glow users will soon be prompted to change their password the next time they login to Glow. It is envisaged that this will become an annual process which will occur at the beginning of each academic year.

This change is being applied for all Glow users across Scotland.

If you have any devices at home which have saved login details they will need to be updated. The pupil who resets their own password is the only person who will know their password and this should be kept secure. The school does not hold a record of pupil passwords.

Can I remind parents that:

While parents are encouraged to view and discuss learning content at the shoulder of their child, pupils should never share passwords with parents or anyone else.

Cyber security best practice suggests all Glow users should do the following:

Keep your password to yourself
Never let anyone else access Glow using your account details
Never access the system with another user’s login details
Always choose a password in line with the guidance found here: https://glowconnect.org.uk/password-guidance/
Always choose “no” when prompted to save your password on a device which you share with others
Always sign out fully from your Glow session when no longer using it

Pupils should report any concerns related to access to their login details and should understand how to change their password. As with all aspects of Glow use pupils should report concerns to a trusted adult or use, Report a Concern available across all Glow services.

Parents must not use a pupils’ Glow account to contact the school or your child’s teacher.

All communications should be through the school email or by telephone.

wlstjosephwhit-ps@westlothian.org.uk

PE DAYS – UPDATED

Good afternoon.

Weather permitting, PE will continue to take place outdoors. On PE days children should come to school in their PE Kit. They should wear their, school polo shirt, school sweatshirt, dark coloured joggers/leggings and trainers as there will be no facility for changing.

PE days are as follows:

P1 Monday /Thursday

P2 Monday/Wednesday

P2/1 Monday/ Thursday

P3 Wednesday/Thursday

P4/3 Tuesday/Thursday

P4 Tuesday/Thursday

P5 Monday/Thursday

P5M Monday/Thursday

P6 Monday/Wednesday

P7 Thursday

Regards

First Week

Good afternoon.

Now that we have all completed our first week back at school, it is great to be able to say it has been a huge success. The children have settled well in their new classes and routines. The school is buzzing with a hive of activity, in class and in the playground. We are all very excited about the great things we are going to achieve in the new school year.

We thank you for your perseverance and patience at this time.

Have a fantastic weekend.

St. Joseph’s, school staff.