RESPECT
HONESTY
CARING
TRUSTWORTHY
KIND
LORNE STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
March 2016
Tel:
0141 427 1315
Email: headteacher@lorne street-pri.glasgow.sch.uk
CAR PARKING
I am calling on all parent/carers to take responsibility
and ensure that all children are protected as they
come and go to school. Please do not double park or
park on the zig zag lines. Parking in these areas is
inconsiderate and affects the flow of traffic around
the school.
CHARITY BRING & BUY SALE
The Enterprise Committee are hosting a Bring
and Buy Sale on Wednesday 23rd March. Most
items will be 50p. We would be grateful for any
donations to help with our sale – old books,
teddies, games are ideal!
Donations must be in by Monday 21st March.
We are hoping our sale will raise money to help
a charity that has still to be decided by the Parent Council.
FOOD BANK
A reminder that we are still collecting items from the
following list to help feed local people in crisis by donating
them to the Ibrox Food Bank. Donations can be brought in
anytime. We have a permanent collection box in the school
reception area where items can be left for regular
donations to the food bank. We will be working with our
partners at Ibrox Parish Church to get this food to local food banks.
Please think about adding one or two items to your weekly shopping to help
us make a difference locally.
Milk (UHT or
powdered)
Soup
Sugar (500g)
Fruit Juice (carton)
Pasta Sauces
Tomatoes (tinned)
Tea Bags/Instant
Coffee
Tinned Meat/Fish
Jam
Cereals
Instant Mash Potato
Sponge Pudding
(tinned)
Rice Pudding (tinned)
Rice/Pasta
Tinned Vegetables
Biscuits/Snack Bars
Tinned Fruit
READING WEBSITES
World Book Day is on Thursday 3rd March. Children
were issued with their World Book Day £1 token on
Tuesday. These should be taken to the bookseller
and swapped for a BRILLIANT £1 book or used to
get £1 off any book or audio book worth £2.99 or
more.
Here are some websites you might find useful to encourage your child with
reading.
 Booktrusted: www.booktrusted.co.uk/education has a list of
recommended books.
 Scottish Book Trust: www.scottishbooktrust.com/children-and-youngpeople has a books section where you can search the book database and
find the latest new books.
 UK Children’s Books: www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk. Here you will find
links to authors, illustrators and publishers websites.
 Readit: www.readit.org.uk is East Dumbartonshire’s book review
website. All reviews have been submitted by children and young people.
So this is the place to find a good book to read.
 Achuka: www.achuka.co.uk has recommended books for all ages. Find
out about the latest books as well as information about authors and
illustrators.
 Stories from the Web: www.storiesfromtheweb.org allows children to
get their writing published on the web. They can also send in their
poems, stories, reviews, raps and songs. Stories and games also
feature.
 Oxford Owl: www.oxfordowl.co.uk Help your child’s reading, includes
over 250 e-books suitable for children aged 3 – 11 and a variety of
activities and advice.
EARTH HOUR
Climate change remains the most serious problem we face –
changing weather patterns, warming seas and melting ice
are devastating for both people and wildlife. Urgent global
action is needed if we are to avoid the worst impacts of
climate change and safeguard our world. Lorne Street Primary is again
uniting with schools across Scotland, the rest of the UK and the wider
world for signing up for WWF’s Earth Hour. Earth Hour 2016 takes place
on Saturday 19th March at 8.30pm where hundreds of millions of people
from across the world will come together and turn off their lights for one
hour to show support for our planet in a symbolic and spectacular display.
As an Eco School it is a great opportunity to be involved and the Committee
will once again be encouraging all pupils and their families to do the same.
ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE PROCEDURES
In developing their role as responsible citizens all children
are encouraged to arrive at school punctually both in the
morning and after the lunch break. There is an increasing
number of children who regularly do not arrive at school in
time to line up and enter the school with their class. We
would appreciate your support in ensuring that late
attendance is minimised where possible. Any children who are late and
have to enter through reception will be recorded as late on the register.
Parents/Carers are reminded that if a child is to be absent from school for
any reason to call the absence line on 0141 287 0039 promptly each day and
preferable before registration at 9am. If the school cannot account for
your child’s absence, office staff will first try to contact you via a text
message. Following this the Attendance Officer will be notified and if we
still cannot account for the child, in line with Glasgow City Council Service
Guidelines, the Police will be informed. Many thanks for your cooperation.
Twitter
Please join and follow us on twitter @LorneStreetPS for updates
and information about what is happening in the school. (You can view
our twitter feed on the school website or by typing
@LorneStreetPS in google).
Fuel Zone
This is the second year of Primary 1, 2 and 3 being entitled to
FREE school meals. Please make good use of this and encourage
your child to take up their FREE school meal. You can follow
@FuelZoneGlasgow on TWITTER too where you can see updates.
Fair Trade Big Breakfast
Lorne Street Primary will be taking part in the Fair Trade Big Breakfast
campaign and we are registered on the UK Fair Trade map. You can buy a
£1 ticket or pay on the door. The price includes fair trade tea, coffee or
orange juice and toast with fair trade jam. Please come along on the 8th of
March from 8.30am till 9.30am and help Lorne Street be part of the
biggest breakfast in the UK! www.fairtrade.org.uk/breakfast.
School Uniform & PE Kit
Please ensure that children wear their school uniform
and have an appropriate jacket/coat/footwear
particularly during the unpredictable weather. A
heavier, waterproof school jacket is available at a
reasonable price and can be purchased from Border
Embroideries at 35b Argyle Street Station, Glasgow. In addition, all
children need their PE kit available in school. This should include indoor
soft shoes, shorts and a t-shirt. Teachers will ask the children to take
their PE kits home from time to time to be washed and that their shoes
fit.
Parent Council
The Parent Council are always looking for ideas and extra
help, particularly parent volunteers for fundraising events.
So please come along for the next meeting and become
involved in your child’s school, keep informed and make a
valuable contribution. The next Parent Council Meeting is
on Monday 29th February at 9am. You can also contact the
Parent Council at [email protected]
GOOD NEWS
We have recently been awarded Unicefs Recognition of
Commitment for our work on Rights Respecting Schools.
We will now be working towards level 1 of the award.
As part of our work taking this forward we are looking
again at our values. Our values will show what we stand for as a school and
what we strive for. They will become central to all we do in Lorne Street
Primary. We have already had a whole school focus on the values of
Respect and Friendliness. The Rights Respecting Steering Group have
selected further values to focus on and discuss. Once these have all been
introduced we will decide as a school which values represent Lorne Street
Primary best. We will keep you informed of our
progress.
Glasgow’s Improvement Challenge
As part of Glasgow's Improvement Challenge, all children
in Primary Two have been given the opportunity to enjoy
outings, activities and experiences with the aim of developing a love of
reading as well as encouraging and strengthening links between parents,
children and school.
“Dan the Storyteller” from the Village
Wednesday 3rd
Storytelling Centre will be visiting to hold
February & Thursday
Pirate themed storytelling workshops
4th February
with the children.
Friday 5
th
February
Thursday 25th
February
Thursday 21st April
The children will complete their
storytelling workshops with a visit to the
Tall Ship for a real pirate adventure!
The children will visit Eastwood Park
Theatre to see a production of “Big
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Plus.”
“Zoo-Ed” – A Gruffalo themed workshop
where children will get to meet (and
handle) some of the animals from the
Gruffalo’s deep dark wood!
Moira Munro, author of “Hamish - the
Thursday 28th April bear who found his child” will visit the
school and work with the children.
Miss Clark, P1 teacher, is the Leader for the Glasgow’s Improvement
Challenge at Lorne Street. Miss Clark works on this on a Thursday and
Friday. Miss Sleigh teaches P1 on Thursday and Miss Mulgrew teaches P1
on a Friday.
Tempest Photography
We have arranged for Tempest Photography to come in to do
our school photographs on Monday 7th March. They will do
individual and family photos. Please ensure your child comes
to school in full school uniform for their photos. We will also have group
photos of P1 and P7 children.
School Clubs
A number of extra-curricular activities have been
organised for pupils this term. Letters are sent out in
advance of each club starting. This term we have
offered the following opportunities to pupils.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Football
Gaelic
Games
Dance
Sports
Athletics
3pm to 4pm
3pm to 4pm
Lunchtime
3pm to 4pm
3pm to 4pm
3pm to 4pm
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Monday 29th February
Fairtrade Fortnight. Activities throughout
the fortnight for all classes.
Tuesday 1st March
Lorne Street World Book Day
Wednesday 2nd March
1.45pm P7 to Fairfield Heritage – Mary
Barbour Performance
P5 to Hunterian Museum
Monday 7th March
Tempest Photographer. Siblings and
Individual photos. P1 & P7 Year Group
Wednesday 7th March
1.30pm Euroquiz - 4 P6 pupils to St. Alberts
Tuesday 8th March
8.30am – 9.30am Fairtrade Big Breakfast
Friday 11th March
P6 to Street Velodrome at SECC
Wednesday 16th March
Athletics Event at Emirates. 6 P7 girls and
6 P7 Boys
Monday 21st –
Thursday 24th March
Charities Week
Tuesday 22nd March
6.50pm – 8pm UDO Dance Show at Hillpark
Secondary School
Thursday 24th March
11am Easter Service and Fairtrade Coffee
Morning
Wednesday 30th March
P5 Romans Open Afternoon
HOLIDAY DATES
Friday 25th March
Monday 28th March
Friday 1st April
Monday 4th April to
Friday 15th April
Monday 18th April
Monday 2nd May
Holiday
Holiday
School stops at 2.30pm
Easter Holidays
School starts 9am
May Day Holiday
PARENT/CARERS COMMENTS SHEET
Please use this slip for requests for more information or to give
your opinion on how we are performing.
Signed ________________ Date_______________
Child’s Name_________________________________