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St Joseph’s Sharing Shelf
The Equity Team have created a ‘Sharing Shelf’ in the front foyer at the school entrance. You will find lots of non-perishable foods and lots of other household items that people can come and take when needed. We also have lots of toothbrushes, toothpaste and other toiletries. There is also lots of uniform and kids clothes on our clothing rack in the foyer.
All items are available to everyone to ‘take what they need and give what they can’. We will be adding other items to the shelf in the next few weeks. If you can think of anything else we could offer, please let the school know.
We really appreciate your support in making this ‘sharing shelf’ a success.
Thanks,
The Equity Team
Measles Update
NHS Lothian has alerted all schools about an increased number of cases and outbreaks of measles in England and Europe which increases the risk of infection spreading in Scotland. Immunisation with the MMR vaccine is the safest way to protect yourself and your family against measles, mumps and rubella. In February, NHS Lothian will write to all parents/carers of school aged children who have not yet had two doses of the MMR vaccine. Parents/carers are urged to book an appointment for their child to receive their MMR vaccine by calling the NHS Lothian Vaccination Helpline on 0300 790 6296. Parents/carers can gain further information on measles, including signs and symptoms to look out for, by accessing NHS Inform https://www.nhsinform.scot/campaigns/mmr-againstmeasles
Measles Information
NHS Lothian has alerted all schools about an increased number of cases and outbreaks of measles in England and Europe which increases the risk of infection spreading in Scotland. Immunisation with the MMR vaccine is the safest way to protect yourself and your family against measles, mumps and rubella. In February, NHS Lothian will write to all parents/carers of school aged children who have not yet had two doses of the MMR vaccine. Parents/carers are urged to book an appointment for their child to receive their MMR vaccine by calling the NHS Lothian Vaccination Helpline on 0300 790 6296. Parents/carers can gain further information on measles, including signs and symptoms to look out for, by accessing NHS Inform https://www.nhsinform.scot/campaigns/mmr-againstmeasles
West Lothian Children and Young People’s Occupational Therapy Service Phone Helpline
Please see the attached information from occupational health
Parent Council Meeting Minutes – 8th January 2024
The minutes from the Parent Council meeting on the 8th January can be viewed below.
The next meeting will be held in school on Monday 5th February at 6pm. All are welcome to attend.
Equity Champions
Our Equity Champions were delighted to get their group badge to proudly display. They have been busy last term creating a ‘Sharing Shelf’ in the foyer at the main entrance, where families can give what they can and take what they need from it.
They are also very happy to see families making good use of our School Uniform rack.
Sumdog – Needs to be updated!
I recently received this information from Sumdog. If you have been using on a tablet or phone please do the following to keep using this resource.
If you’re using a mobile device you’ll need to use the app instead of browser, as mobile devices don’t have the operating power required for the browser version of games
From 3rd January, older versions than version 80.1.1 will no longer work. This is to support essential updates.
iPads/iPhones
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APP
You will need minimum iOS 11.0 or later.
Android Devices and Chromebooks
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APP
You will need a minimum Android v5.0 or later.
The latest version of the Sumdog app is version 80.1.1.
From 3rd January, the minimum version of the Sumdog app that will run is 80.1.1. If you are using an older version of the Sumdog app, it will not run until you update to the newest version.
If the above links do not work go to Sumdog Help Centre
Parents Only Please.
We have had some challenges reported to us with the link to the HMIE questionnaire sent out via GroupCall.
If you have not been able to complete it please use the link below.
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P6 Recent Highlights
P6 have been very busy recently and wanted to share a few highlights from the past few weeks. We have been learning how to measure, using our Outdoor Learning space to help us estimate distance and check our measurements. We also had our class trip to visit Edinburgh as part of our Harry Potter topic. In class, we created our own wands and took part in some Wizards duals and have enjoyed taking part in some collaborative construction work.
