Find in through the link below West Lothians updated guidance and the most frequently asked questions answered in the light of this guidance.
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.
This week in P2…
We have been learning:
- to log in to Sumdog and MyOn
- to use chalks to make a fireworks picture
- about how Plop found out “Dark is Exciting”
NHS Lothian Letter for Parents
If you find it difficult to read this image you can open the document below.
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.
Primary 3 Homework Week Beginning 24th August
Hi Primary 3,
Homework this week is your spelling words and some maths. Please remember to fill out the form to show what tasks you are completing.
Homework can be completed in your yellow jotter and you do not need to bring this into school.
Form:
Miss Graham
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
This week in P2…
We have been learning:
- to share and take turns with our new friends in Primary 2
- about the rules and routines we have in our new classroom
- how to draw an owl
Primary 3 Homework Week Beginning 17th August
Homework does not need to be handed in on a Friday.
Please remember to fill out the form for Primary 3 to let us know what homework has been completed.
Thanks
Miss Graham
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.
