February Holiday

Please remember that the school is closed on Friday 14th, Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th for the February holiday.
Our nursery is closed Friday 14th and Monday 17th. It reopens Tuesday 18th.

Dress Down Day Fundraising

The recent amounts raised for our Dress Down Day was:

P1: £ 10.45
P2: £12.39
P3: £20.51
P4: £19.50
P5: £14.30
P6: £0
P7: £13.00
Thank you to everyone who contributed. We will add this to the amount raised in our previous dress down day and classes will selected resources for Together Time.

Parent Partner Agenda

We warmly invite you to our Parent Partner Meeting on Wednesday 12th February.
Please find the agenda below.

Parent Partner’s Agenda Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 6pm

– Welcome and Absence
– Roles and Responsibilities within the parent partner group.

– The Constitution of the PUSCPS Parent Partner Group

– Communication with the management team
– Parental  engagement

– Attendance Update

-Health Week and Developing the Young Workforce
– Fundraising

-Library Update

– AOB

Learning & Teaching Workshop: Emotion Works

At the start of every day each class does an emotional check. This gives children the opportunity to talk with an adult about any worries.  The children have the opportunity to check in during the day if something crops up.  Throughout the school the number of emotional vocabulary increases with each stage.

As a school we use the emotion works programme and discuss emotions through characters in books and films.

In nursery we begin by using some simple vocabulary to describe emotions with images and stories to illustrate.  As we move through the school the vocabulary increases and we introduce the concepts of triggers, behaviours, body sensations, regulation strategies, intensity and influences.

JRSO Update: Parking

At our last JRSO (Junior Road Safety Officers) meeting, we all agreed that the main problem that the school has is the parking situation at the end of the day.

Our JRSOs would like to let you know that it is unsafe for children and adults to park on the grass verges, on the bends and in front of the bollards.

The service area (the area after the bollards) is also an unsafe area to park as this is an area that is used by the children for walking through to get to their cars. It is also to be kept clear as this is an area that is required to be used by the Emergency Services if they are in attendance at the school (hopefully this will never happen). As you know we may need the Emergency Services at any moment and if there are cars parked in this area then this holding back the services from doing their job. So please DO NOT PARK in this area even if the bollard has not been put back in its place.

There are 39 parking spaces that don’t get used at the football pitch grounds. It only takes just over 1 minute to walk from there to the school playground. This area has just recently been resurfaced, so there are no potholes like how there used to be.

The JRSOs feel that this is a much better place and solution to the schools car parking problem.

The JRSO s would like to ask you as parents/carers to think about your child’s safety and please park safely and responsibly.

Thank You

JRSOs

Dalguise Reminders

I can’t believe it is almost time for Dalguise already!

Please find below some reminders and information that were shared at the Parent Information Evening. You can also find this information at: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/dalguise-information-evening/

  • If your child requires medication they must complete a permission to administer medication form prior to leaving on the Wednesday morning. This includes travel sickness pill, Calpol, etc.
  • Medication for camp should be handed into Miss Burton at the office at 8am on the morning of camp.
  • Code of Conduct: It is very important that families read through this agreement and sign it with their child
  • On Wednesday 5th February children are required to be at school for 8:10am, the bus will leave at 8:20am. Children should be dropped off at the front office, and go into the gym hall to be registered and go to the toilet. Parents and family can wait outside to wave goodbye to their children as they go onto the bus – if they wish.
  • Children should wear comfortable clothes ready for outdoor activities, school uniform is not required.
  • Children are not required to order or bring a lunch.
  • We will send a group call to let you know the children have arrived safely.
  • £6 pocket money will be provided, £2 each day. A purse or a wallet is useful for the children to keep their change in. Children should bring not bring any extra money to camp, this keeps it fair for all the children.
  • Staff attending the residential are Mrs Andison, Mrs Bonner and Miss Burton.
  • Pupils are not permitted to take cameras, electronic devices or valuables with them. They can take a disposable camera if the wish. The staff will take photos with school cameras. Wi-Fi permitting we will try and post on the school blog while we are away. We may also post photos on Twitter as it is it easier and quicker to upload to this platform – you do not need to have a Twitter log on, if you go to Twitter and search @PUSCPS you will find us.
  • Primary 7 should bring their leavers hoodie to camp  – we are hoping they will have arrived by then.
  • When packing, remember the child will have to carry their own bag to the accommodation. It is also recommended to go over what clothes you have packed for them so they know what to wear to different activities. Please remember a sleeping bag.
  • Children will be collected as usual at the end of the school day on Friday at 12:25pm. If we are delayed we will group call you. If you are not collecting you child please let the office know in advance. Parents/ carers should collect medication handed in for the residential from the school office.

Some tips from Mrs Andison:

A tip for parents of P7 pupils going to camp next week.  I learned this tip from another parent and I think it is helpful for helping to organise your child’s suitcase.

If you put each day’s set of clothes into one labelled plastic carrier bag, one for Thursday, one for Friday and one labelled for the disco, it helps them to stay organised and to wear suitable clothes for the outdoor activities.  In the past we have had pupils wearing clothes meant for the disco during the day, leaving them old outdoor clothes for the disco. This can be really upsetting for some pupils.

Please make sure they have suitable gloves, plenty of spare socks and their towel.

I’m really looking forward to going. We will have a great time – lets hope for some dry weather.

From Mrs Andison

Learning & Teaching Workshops: Maths & Numeracy

When introducing a new concept we always start with concrete items. In these pictures the concrete items we are using are the Dienes blocks of 1000’s, 100’s , 10’s and 1’s. We use the place value grids to display the concrete items correctly. At the same time we write what the abstract calculation looks like. By doing this we are covering the 3 aspects of CPA teaching: concrete / pictorial / abstract.

Term 2 Celebration Assembly

Two pupils from  Bathgate Academy recently took part in the Polar Academy experience. They joined us this morning to share their journey and achievements with us. A huge thank you to the boys who gave us a very inspiring presentation.

Introducing our Awesome Authors for Term 2 …

and congratulations to our STEM Superstars.

We recognised one of Primary 7 pupils who received a West Lothian Young People’s Award for her commitment to buddying and supporting younger children in our school.

Congratulations to Breich fro receiving the most house points for term 2!

https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/celebration-assembly-term-2-218292102

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