Firework Letter Schools 2020 WLC
Halloween Fundraiser
You will be aware that due to current restrictions we will be unable to have our usual evening Halloween Party fundraiser. We are also aware that children may have limited access to Halloween celebrations outside of school. With this in mind, we have organised an ‘in class’ Halloween fundraiser, please find information attached.
Our Parent Partner organisation are also preparing some fun Halloween fundraisers to do at home – watch this space!
End of Term 1
It has been fantastic welcoming all our children back and we have had a settled, calm and fun start to the new school year. As we approach the end of term 1, I wanted to express my thanks to you for supporting us to ensure our return to school was safe. Thank you for your patience as we refined routines in line with changing and updated guidance.
Just a reminder that the school is now closed until Wednesday 21st October for the October holidays. We will continue to offer take away school lunches to those who are entitled to free school schools between 12:00-1:30pm each day (Monday-Friday) from the dinner hall. If your child is making use of this service please ensue their rubbish goes in the bin and isn’t left lying on the school grounds. The main school office will be closed, meaning there is no access to our main school phone number or email.
Our nursery is open during the October holidays as normal. Please phone 01506 280997 to report an absence or in an emergency. If your child is absent, please phone between 8:00-9:00am. If your child is going to be absent in the afternoon please phone between 1:15-2:00pm. (The previous issue with the phone has now been resolved).
I hope the sun keeps shinning like it is today and you manage to enjoy the October holidays.
Kind regards,
Miss Burton
Breakfast Club
A gentle reminder that all Primary 1 -7 children are welcome to join us for Breakfast Club each morning. It starts at 8:10am,we would request that you do not send your children prior to this time as they will have to wait outside unsupervised. The doors to Breakfast Club close at 8:30am, so please ensure your child arrives before then.
Dress Down Day Totals
Fantastic totals for our recent dress down day – congratulations to Breich who will receive 100 extra house points! Thank you to everyone who contributed this money will be used to support our Sumdog subscription for this session.
Nursery – Primary 3 Phone calls
Thank you for using the online system to sign up to a phone call from your child’s teacher.
Just a few reminders about this process:
- You will receive a call from a withheld number.
- Please ensure you are available at your allocated time slot so you don’t miss your call.
- Please try to stick to your 10 minute appointment so that other families receive their call at the correct time.
Pump Track
West Lothian Council have alerted us that children and young people using the Pump Track have been digging up the surrounding area to try and make the ramps bigger. Obviously this is a health and safety risk as the Pump Track has been specially designed. If your child uses the Pump Track can you please discuss this with them.
Dress Dress Down – 25/09/2020
A reminder that Friday 25th September is a dress down day. If your child takes part in the dress down day we would please request that they make a donation, as it will be used to support our purchasing of Sumdog for this session.
As always, please no football colours or crop tops.
We will let you know which house raised the most money on Monday 28th September (after the donations have been quarantined).
Nursery – P3 Parent/ Carer Phone Calls
As previously mentioned Nursery to Primary 3 will have phone call as their term 1 parent consultation. Primary 4 – 7 children will receive a written report on 7th October.
In order for you to book a slot we will use the online booking system for parent appointments which we have previously used.
To accommodate the use of phones, etc. we have allocated the times below for calls. Please remember that the call will be from a withheld number. We would ask that you please do stay within your 10 minute slot to ensure we keep to our schedule.
| Nursery | |
| Friday 9th October | 10am-12pm |
| Primary 1 | |
| Tuesday 29th September | 4:00-6:00pm |
| Wednesday 30th September | 4:00-5:00pm |
| Thursday 1st October | 5:00-6:00pm |
| Primary 2/1 | |
| Wednesday 30th September | 4:00-5:00pm |
| Thursday 1st October | 5:00-6:30pm |
| Monday 5th October | 4:30-5:30pm |
| Primary 3/2 | |
| Wednesday 30th September | 4:00-5:00pm |
| Thursday 1st October | 5-6:30pm |
| Monday 5th October | 4:30-5:30pm |
| Primary 4/3 (Primary 3 only) | |
| Wednesday 30th September | 4:30-5:30pm |
| Thursday 1st October | 4:50-6:30pm |
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.
Login by entering the requested information, and then use the Booking Wizard to make your appointments.
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 original. The booking system will allow you to make bookings from 17th September 2020 at 6.00pm and will close for bookings on 24th September at 1pm.
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.
