VISITORS FROM ARKANSAS, USA
Yoker and Knightswood churches are hosting a visit from musicians
from Arkansas this month. The whole school will be attending a
concert in Garscadden Primary School on the morning of 24 th March
and there will be workshops in school in the afternoon.
There will be a concert in the evening at Garscadden Primary to which
anyone in the community is invited.
EVENTS THIS TERM:
Play Zest – after school club for P5 – Thursdays
Big Bag of Worries – anti racism workshop for P1-4 9th March
Fire Safety Talks for P1-7 – 12th March
Scholastic Book Fair 13th – 20th March
Open Afternoon – 17th March
Parents’ Evening – 19th March
P5 swimming – starting 19th March
Assembly – 3rd April
EASTER / SPRING ASSEMBLY
We will be having our end of term assembly on Friday 3rd April at
10am. All welcome!
SPRING / EASTER HOLIDAY
School closes at 2.30 on Friday 3rd April and re-opens on Monday 20th
April.
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6th March 2009
WORLD BOOK DAY
We celebrated World Book Day yesterday with lots of reading
activities. Primaries 6 and 7 had
a visit from Bailie Liz Cameron,
who read to them in our library.
Every child was given a book and
a bookmark. Children should be
encouraged to read as much as
possible, both for enjoyment
and because good reading skills
are so important in our everyday lives.
RED NOSE DAY – 13th March
We will be “Doing something funny for money” for Comic Relief
again. Children (and staff) will be dressing up – the sillier the
better! and we are asking for a donation of at least £1 for the
privilege.
There will be cakes and competitions and each class will be
performing in our very own version of “Let’s Dance”.
Parents are invited to come along from 1.30pm onwards and join
in the fun – of course it will cost you! Minimum donation £1 and
if you wish to dress up too – that would be great!
Last time we raised £307.73 – let’s see if we can beat that this
time!
STAFF NEWS
I am very pleased to let you know that Mrs Bryce has been promoted
to the post of Acting Principal Teacher in the school. Mrs Bryce will
continue as P6 teacher, but will have other additional duties as well.
PTA/YPPC
There was a very good turn out of parents at the meeting with
Kathryn Farrow and, as a result, our Parent Council and the PTA subcommittee are up and running again.
Office bearers were elected at a meeting on 3 rd March. They are:
YPPC Chairperson
Robert Findlay-Parent member
Treasurer
Alexis Maguire-Teacher member
Secretary / Vice Chair Michelle Campbell-Parent member
The Scholastic Bookfair will be in school again this year from
13th– 20th March. The children will have the opportunity to see
the books and then the chance to buy from the bookfair. It will
also be available for parents at the Parents’ Evening. For every
£1 spent by you, the school receives commission to spend on
more books for our library, so please try to support this. Last
year, parents spent a total of £493 at the fair.
OPEN AFTERNOON
I would like to invite you to our Open Afternoon on Tuesday 17th
March between 1.30pm and 2.45pm. The afternoon will give you
the opportunity to look at your child’s work in jotters and on
display before Parents’ Evening.
PARENTS’ EVENING
PTA Chairperson
Vice Chair
Treasurer
Vice Treasurer
Debbie Glen – Teacher member
Alison Houston – Parent member
Karen Stewart – Teacher member
Mary Anne Pender – Parent member
Next event – Spring disco 2nd April
P1-3 5.30pm – 6.30pm
P4-7 6.45pm – 8.00pm
OLD FIRM ALLIANCE
Coaches from Rangers FC and Celtic FC have been working with the
children in P4/3 this term. On Wednesday 18 th March, the coaches
will be in school to deliver a workshop on anti-sectarianism. Parents of
any pupil in the school are invited to come along from 9am – 10am
BOOKFAIR
This year we will be having one Parents’ Evening on Thursday 19 th
March from 3.15pm – 9.00pm. Please indicate on the return slip
(one per family please, returned to the teacher of the oldest
child) whether you would prefer an afternoon time (3.15 – 5.35)
or an evening time (6.30 – 9.00). Returns should be with us by
Wednesday 11th March to enable us to organise appointment
times. You will receive notification of your time on 12th March.
HEAD LICE
Yoker Primary, like every other school in the country, from
time to time has a problem with head lice. Please help to keep
this to a minimum by checking your child’s hair regularly.