Primary 4 – Page 5 – Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

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

October 9, 2020

P4-7: Using Glow

Please find below some information about glow and how you can support your child to use it at home:

School responsible use:
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/primary-4-7-teams/

West Lothian Council Advice:
https://sway.office.com/ZO9JsHcgnSdze402

Scottish Government Advice:
https://glowconnect.org.uk/security-and-privacy/glow-community-rules/

Advice on how to access Glow apps:
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/advice-for-p4-7-on-how-to-access-microsoft-apps/

Kind regards,
Miss Burton

October 7, 2020

Primary 4-7 Teams

PUSCPS Glow Teams Repsonsible Use

Top Tips for Teams

October 7, 2020

Primary 4-7 Interim Report

Please check your child’s school bag for their term 1 interim report today.

October 5, 2020

P4 Maths Week Scotland

Primary 4 have been looking at position by using grid references to locate places on a map of the local area. We then took our learning outside to create maps using keys to show the position of specific areas and items.

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

P1-7 Passwords for Home Learning Tasks (Homework)

As we are currently not using homework diaries your child will come home this week with a laminated sheet with the log in and passwords they require to access different online platforms.

For Primary 1-7 this will include Sumdog login.

Primary 4-7 will receive their glow username. Due to regulations we are not able to share their glow password, children should know their password. If at anytime they need it reset they can ask their teacher or you can request it through the office email.

Primary 5-7 will also have their Didbook log in.

If your child is in Primary 1-3 and you have returned the See Saw permission form they will receive instructions explaining how to sign up this week. If you have not returned the permission slip can you please do this as soon as possible so that we can issue you with a log in.

Please ensure they keep these log ins in a safe place at home, they also have a copy at school.

Home learning choice boards (homework) will resume after October Break. Primary 1-3 will share their learning via Seesaw and Primary 4-7 children will share their tasks via their class team. More information about this will follow in the new term.

September 17, 2020

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 7^th 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 9^th October	10am-12pm
Primary 1
Tuesday 29^th September	4:00-6:00pm
Wednesday 30^th September	4:00-5:00pm
Thursday 1^st October	5:00-6:00pm
Primary 2/1
Wednesday 30^th September	4:00-5:00pm
Thursday 1^st October	5:00-6:30pm
Monday 5^th October	4:30-5:30pm
Primary 3/2
Wednesday 30^th September	4:00-5:00pm
Thursday 1^st October	5-6:30pm
Monday 5^th October	4:30-5:30pm
Primary 4/3 (Primary 3 only)
Wednesday 30^th September	4:30-5:30pm
Thursday 1^st 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.

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 17^th September 2020 at 6.00pm and will close for bookings on 24^th 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.