Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog
A place for news, information and sharing learning from PUSCPS
We had a great turnout again for our 2nd Families Learning Together session. Â It’s such a great opportunity to share learning with your child and hear how enthusiastic they are about their learning.
We have FLT sessions throughout the year so there will hopefully be one which will fit with busy home schedules.
The next session is Monday 12 December at 5pm.
https://vimeo.com/191690047
Next Friday (25 November) is our monthly Dress Down for Charity day. Â This month’s donations will be in support of BBC Children in Need.
The theme for this year is “Spot-tacular” and it would be great to see lots of spotty-dotty boys and girls (and adults). Â If you choose to send in a donation we will send this to Children in Need to support some of the most vulnerable children in the UK and overseas.
Due to an update to the system, we have had to change the format of our blog. Â The information is all still the same.
On the front page you will see a selection of the most recent posts in three columns similar to a magazine. Â There are a number of drop down menus at the top with information on the school and links to each classes blog posts.
Please have a look around and enjoy all of the fantastic posts from the pupils. Â Any comments on their learning is always appreciated by the pupils.
Some lovely NHS staff were in school today and administered the nasal flu vaccine to pupils in P1-P7. Â This fantastic NHS programme helps our pupils be prepared for winter and reduces absence rates in school. Well done to everyone who took part.
The next Parent Council Meeting will be this Thursday (17th November) at 6pm in the Staffroom at school. Â All parents of the school and nursery are warmly welcome to attend to discuss ideas and issues concerning the school and the education of all the children.
Today we remember the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many in both World Wars and in other wars since. On behalf of the school I walked in the parade through Broxburn and was helped by Lewis Patterson in P7 who laid our wreath.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Remembrance Sunday. There is a parade planned from Broxburn Church by the Swimming Pool leaving at 1:15. This ends at Strathbrock Centre where the service will be held at the War Memorial at approximately 2pm. I will lay a wreath on behalf of the school. It would be great to see you there.
Regards, Steven Eagleson
Measles infection in Lothian
 Measles cases have been confirmed in Lothian over the past month in teenagers and young adults.
Please do not send your child to school if they have any symptoms suggestive of measles infection.
Symptoms
The symptoms of measles include fever, lethargy, runny nose, conjunctivitis, cough and a red, blotchy rash which starts at the head spreading over the chest and limbs. The rash generally fades within ten days.
If your child has developed symptoms suggestive of measles, you should keep your child at home and contact your General Practitioner for further advice by phone (or NHS24 if out of hours on tel. 111).
This is very important in order to avoid the spread of measles to other people.
People with measles are infectious from around five days before the rash appears until four days after the rash appears and should self isolate at home during this time.
MMR
The best protection against measles is two doses of MMR.
http://www.immunisationscotland.org.uk/vaccines-and-diseases/mmr.aspx
NHS Lothian Health Protection Team October 2016
