Author: Miss Burton

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Information on School Closures

Dear Parent/Carer

As we enter a period of school closures, the following arrangements are in place to ensure that your child’s learning can continue throughout this time.

The key source of learning will be using online platforms (virtual learning environment) however alternative arrangements will be made by individual schools for pupils for whom online learning is not suitable.

For children attending the nursery, suggested learning experiences that can be completed within the home will be provided on the school/nursery blog https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/category/our-classes/nursery/ and on our home learning sway at: https://sway.office.com/qlp529z8T7AHHeIq

For children in P1-P3, teachers will provide a set of appropriate learning experiences that can be completed at home. These will be shared weekly through our school blog https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/.

Your child has been provided with a jotter to record their learning and there will be an opportunity for them to share this when they return to school.

Children in P4-P7 are part of their class Microsoft 0365 Team, which can be accessed through their Glow account. Your child requires their Glow username and password to access their Team, and they are familiar with how to use this platform. Information for parents on how their child uses Teams is available at bit.ly/wlglowguide

It is expected that your child accesses their Team daily to engage with the learning experiences being provided by their teacher. The platform provides a function for your child to share their learning with their teacher and receive feedback where appropriate and support where required.

The use of Teams for communication is for learning purposes only between staff and pupils and ensures the safety of all users.

Parents / Carers who have any questions or require further information should use the following contact details. Please emails the school at wlpuscps@westlothian.org.uk ensuring your state your child’s name and class.

Further advice about continuity of learning at PUSCPS can be found at this link: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/continuity-of-learning-at-puscps/

I would like to thank our whole staff team and community for their support, understanding and patience during this uncertain time. Our school team will continue to provide all available support to your child and family where we can during this challenging period.

Kind regards,

 

Miss Burton

Head Teacher

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Advice for P4-7 on How to Access Microsoft Glow Apps

We would request that if children have access to a phone or tablet they download the following free apps to support with learning through glow:

  • Microsoft Teams – This is their online classroom.
  • Microsoft One Drive – This enables the children to save work to upload to their team. It also allows them to access their documents at home and school.
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft One Note
  • Microsoft Powerpoint

Downloading Microsoft Apps and Logging in for the First Time

The instructions on the link below will show you how to log into the apps.

To download Microsoft Office 2016 from the Glow Application Library, search for the ‘Office 365’ tile, shown here. It can be found on the National (Scotland) Launch Pad or you can add it to your own Launch Pad. Further help on the App Library is available here.

To download the software to a PC or Mac, click on the Office 365 tile and follow the instructions. More information from Microsoft is available here.

If you are downloading to an iPad or iPhone, you will need to download the apps from the App Store then log in using your Glow username. More information from Microsoft is available here.

It is also possible to download the apps from within Microsoft O365. To do so, click on the Office 365 link in the top left of your screen. This will take you to the O365 home page. Click on ‘Install Office 2016’ and follow the instructions.

Entering your username

When logging in, you will be asked to enter your username – this is your Glow username plus the domain e.g. gw15examplejames@glow.sch.uk. You will then be transferred to the Glow login screen.

Once you have entered your login details here, your registration will be complete. The Glow username will only activate the software for as long as that account is active in Glow.

Saving their work using an app

When using an app such as word or powerpoint, children should save their work to one drive.

When uploading their work to a team:

  • Within a post
  • Click the paperclip icon
  • Search in their one drive folder
  • Click on the document
  • You will see it upload

Saving their work using a netbook/ laptop

When using an app such as word or powerpoint, children can save their work to one drive/ or the computer.

When uploading their work to a team:

  • Click on files
  • Click on a folder
  • Click on upload
  • Search in their one drive folder/ or the computer
  • Click on the document
  • You will see it upload
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P4-7: Bring Your Own Device Offer of Support

Dear parent/ carer,
As we continue to prepare our children for continuity of learning in the event of school closures, we would like to support children downloading glow related apps if they have a device.
Tomorrow, Thursday 19th, if your P4-7 child has a device (phone or tablet) that they use and you give them permission, they can bring this to school. It will be collected as normal in the morning and stay at the office until the support session, or you can drop the device off at the office in the morning. They will only be permitted to use the device at this specific time and should not use them in the playground.
We would request that you download the following free apps in advance:
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft One Drive
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft One Note
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
We will then support your child with how to log in and access learning with these apps using their glow log in.
This is completely voluntary, and I hope you recognise that this is an attempt by us to continue to support you and your child with learning.
Kind regards,
Miss Burton
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West Lothian Communication about School Closures

We note today’s announcement by the First Minister regarding schools closing to pupils from Monday 23 March.

We are awaiting further details from the Scottish Government, and will confirm details with pupils and parents/carers as soon as we can.

Extensive preparations have already been made for this situation and we will work to maintain learning and to support students at this difficult time.

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Home Learning Opportunities

As you aware we have no confirmed cases of corona virus in our school.
However, we are aware that following NHS guidelines some children/ families are having to self isolate.
Currently our main priority is continuity of learning for the children we have at school, if schools were to close there will be home learning tasks made available and a strategic plan in place for how learning would be delivered which will be shared if there was a school closure.
In the short term if you are self isolating there are the following learning opportunities available:
  • P1-7 have Sumdog log ins that they can use at home.  Logs in are in their homework diary/ reading record.
  • P4-7 have glow logs in and should access home learning through their team. There is a literacy and numeracy task in their team to complete. More information here: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/p4-p7-get-glowing/
  • P1-7 term 3 home learning choice boards on the blog: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/term-3-home-learning-grids/
  • Some individual children have access to IDL log ins to support their literacy learning. Logs in are in their homework diary/ reading record.
  • Children should have their reading book at home
  • Visit our blog to look at learning experiences and leave a comment
Thank you for your continued support.
Kind regards,
Miss Burton
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Parent Consultations

Dear parent/ carer,
Following West Lothian advice we are cancelling our Parent Consultations next week.
Instead of the face to face meeting, we will provide an overview of learning that the children have experienced in term 3. If you have any specific questions about your child you will be able to email the school. This overview will be issued prior to the Easter holidays, and staff will follow up on any questions or concerns you may have after that.
Thank you for continuing to support and work with us during this time.
Kind regards,
Miss Burton
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