Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog
A place for news, information and sharing learning from PUSCPS
Our new building was officially opened By Alex Salmond on 29 February 2012. Â That means that although 4 years have past, we haven’t had a birthday yet! Â Monday is the 29th of February – our ‘building-birthday’ and a day which only happens every 4 years. Â Click the link below to find out more about what a Leap Year is and why it happens.
Click here to find out more about Leap Years
All parents/carers and interested members of the public are invited along to West Lothian Council’s Safer Internet Day this Friday at Bathgate Sr David’s Cinema. Â Please see informaton below or click on the blue link for more information. Â Â WLC Safer Internet Day Website
Please see below a summary of our Better Relationships, Better Behaviour, Better Learning policy which is central to our behaviour management at PUSCPS.
We are a restorative school and all pupils are fully involved in restorative conversations after incidents which supports pupils in working together to restore damaged relationships. Â In these conversations pupils are supported to agree an appropriate consequence for the behaviour.
Further information on restorative approaches can be found online. Â Please ask at school if you need any more information.
Tomorrow we are beginning a trial of running school without any bells. We believe it will improve timekeeping and pupil skill in telling time. It will also help develop a calm and orderly environment in school which is beneficial for all pupils, especially those with additional needs. There is no change to the timing of the school day.
 Download a copy of this information by clicking the blue link here:  Named Person 2016
We are trying very hard to make our school grounds an interesting and stimulating environment for our children to play and learn in. We are always looking for volunteers to help us with digging, landscaping, general maintenance or ‘heavy’ work tasks in our garden. If you have some free time and are interested in helping then please contact Miss Baillie or the School Office for more information. All volunteers are very welcome!
We look forward to welcoming the older members of our school community along on Thursday at 1:30 for our Scots Assembly.
Please be very clear that this assembly is only for older family members and friends to enjoy being part of our learning. Parents and carers have many opportunities to attend other events throughout the year.
Much as we normally look forward to seeing parents and carers, space in our hall is very limited and you would potentially be depriving an older friend or relative a space if you chose to ignore this which would be very disappointing.
When we know the numbers attending we may be in a position to offer additional tickets to families of children performing.
Thank you for your understanding.
Steven Eagleson
Pencil case packed? New shoes polished? Â We are looking forward to seeing you all back bright and early on Wednesday morning. Enjoy your last few days of holiday.
Steven Eagleson.
Dear parents and Carers,
www.thinkuknow.co.uk is an excellent resource run by The Child Exploitation Online Prevention agency (CEOP) and offers advice to pupils, parents and educators on managing the benefits and risks of social media.  The blue link at the bottom of this post will open a leaflet on a video app called ooVoo which parents and carers may find useful.  This has also been emailed to those for whom we have addresses.
ooVoo is a video chat app. It lets you make video calls, voice calls and send texts to friends and family.  It allows users to communicate with their friends and family via a group video chat with up to 12 people.  Like many other sites and apps, ooVoo is used by both adults and children. This means that children can be directly contacted by an adult they don’t know.   Ultimately the decision as to whether or not a child under 13 is on ooVoo and similar sites lies with the child’s parent or carer.
I hope you find the attached information useful in keeping your family safe online.
Steven Eagleson
Headteacher
click the blue link to download the leaflet:Â ooVoo guide for parents
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