Parents as Partners – Page 7 – Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog

September 19, 2019

1 Plus 2 Languages Support

At Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS, one of the priorities on our School Improvement Plan this session is the 1 Plus 2 modern languages agenda.

Children are taught French from Nursery to Primary 7. This year we want to extend this by introducing another language or culture in an informal way. Our Parent Partners thought that some families within our school and community could support us! If you can help us, for example a workshop with a class, a club or ongoing support, please fill out the form below.

Thanks in advance.

September 19, 2019

Visit My Class 2019 Feedback

What did you find out about your child’s learning that you did not already know?

School:

Class Charters
Gym days
That they visit the school library
Everything, as we have just moved to Scotland
Homework
Good to know what happens on different days
Topics my child is learning about
Sumdog
IDL
My daughter has a job/ role in school
New behaviour techniques
What happens each term
How to support maths at home
Very useful information
Reading
WAGOLL Wall
Nice to be reminded

Nursery:

Routines
Tooth brushing
Curriculum
Learning through play
Structure of the day
It’s the second year so I knew about the routine but I’m pleased how nursery encourages independence from the start and helps the children and parents. Very approachable staff and knowledgeable.

What other information would you like us to provide during Visit My Class sessions?

You asked?	We answered …
A little personalisation about your child.	There will be opportunities for this at parents night and Families Learning Together and Sharing the Learning Events.
Do they have school photographs taken to buy?	Yes, Tempest Photography do this once a year. Look out for the date.
Positive reinforcement examples.	Have a look at our Positive Relationships at PUSCPS.
School Trips and how we can help.	Collect a PVG form from the office. Once this is complete we can add you to our list of parent helpers.
How do we teach Maths?	Have a look at our Maths & Numeracy section on the blog.

In what other ways can we support you to support your child at home?

You suggested?	We answered …
I would like to know what topics they cover in advance.	Have a look at our termly learning overviews.
Lots of questions about homework.	This was discussed at the Parent Partner Meeting and a new approach will be tried out in Term 2.

Thank you to the house and vice captains who came along to support the event.

Visit My Class Feedback 2019

September 17, 2019

Pop in & Play

September 17, 2019

Families Learning Together 1

September 12, 2019

P1 Visit My Class

2019-2020 P1 Term 1 Overview

https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/visit-my-class-p1-literacy

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019

Online Booking System for Parent Consultations

Like most other schools, this year we are moving to an online booking system for parent appointments, this is for a number of reasons, including a reduction of hours in our school office. On this system you can book an appointment for your nursery and/or primary school child/children. If Mrs Dugan, our support for learning teacher works with your child you can also make an appointment to see her.

Our school parent appointments are on Wednesday 2ndOctober 5:20-8:00pm and Thursday 3rd October 4:00-6:30pm. Our nursery parent appointments are on Wednesday 2nd October 6:30-8:30pm and Thursday 3rd October 6:30-8:30pm, depending on the group your child is in.

This system can only send invitations to the main contact for the child which has been recorded on SEEMIS and we request that they make the appointment.

To make your appointments please go to: https://parents-booking.co.uk/pumpherston

Please note: You need to type this address into your website browser’s ‘web address bar’.
Try not to ‘Google’ search the website address, it will not be searchable that way.

You will need to enter:

• Your title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms) and surname

• Your child’s first name, surname and date of birth

Please note: The login details you enter must match those we have on record for you. If you have not alerted the school to any relevant name changes, we will be expecting you to login with the details you gave us originally.

The booking system will allow you to make bookings from 12th September 2019 at 6.00pm and will close for bookings on 25th September at 6pm.

Once you have logged in, we suggest you use the ‘Booking Wizard’ to make your appointments, although a manual booking option (one booking at a time, one child at a time) also exists.

Troubleshooting Tips:

• If you cannot login and have tried all the combinations you think we have on file, please contact the school office using the e-mail address at the top of the login page.

• The email address you can enter is only used to receive a confirmation of your appointment. It will not be used as a login ‘check’. Your e-mail address is never the reason you cannot login.

• If you have several children to make bookings for, and decide not to use the Booking Wizard, you can make appointments one-by-one using the ‘manual booking’ method. Use the ‘Change Child’ button on the blue bar (above the school’s name, at the top of the web page) to swap between your children.

If you are unable to book at home, please contact the school office for help.