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54 the advertizer Bridge of Weir Primary School The first few months have whizzed by and with the October holiday already behind us we’ve got time now to draw breath and review our first term. We were delighted to welcome our new Head Teacher Mrs Susan Bell who took up her post in August this year. Mrs Bell has been Depute Head Teacher at Bridge of Weir Primary for 13 years so is a familiar face to us all. She knows the pupils, parents and staff of the school very well and has ambitious plans to build on all that has been achieved over the years to ensure that every child at Bridge of Weir Primary School has the best possible educational experience. Our new Primary Ones have settled in extremely well thanks in no small part to their amazing P7 buddies who have carried out their duties with impressive commitment. The care and kindness which they have shown towards our younger pupils is heart warming and has been much appreciated by parents too. This year all classes will have a focus on Art and Technology with lessons delivered by Mrs Devine and Mr Lowit. The standard of art work being produced is outstanding and pupils are developing skills in portraiture, printing, painting and design. Technology allows children to co-operate with their peers, problem solve, work in teams and think creatively and projects so far have included P5 designing their own fidget spinners and P7 constructing periscopes. In Primary 3 pharaohs, pyramids and Canopic jars have been the order of the day as the children have been exploring the mysteries of ancient Egypt whilst Primary 2 have been designing their own torcs and round houses as part of their Celts topic. A few classes have already been out of school on educational trips - P7 enjoyed their visit to Whitelee Wind Farm, Primary 5 were very impressed when they visited the Bannockburn Centre and Primary 6 are all up to speed with Scottish history after their visit to Linlithgow Palace. History has also been the focus for Primary 4 who have been finding out about the Vikings. In the nursery the children having been enjoying learning about what goes on “Under the Sea” and they had great fun during Maths Week Scotland working with numbers, patterns, shapes and measuring. There’s a whole lot of learning going on at Bridge of Weir Primary! Houston Baby & Toddlers Mobile Phone Recycling Thanks to everyone who collected old mobile phones for us as part of Recycle Week. 77 were collected by our participating primary schools alone! So a special thanks to Bridge of Weir (Eco Committee members pictured), Fordbank, Houston, Howwood, Kilbarchan, Lochwinnoch and St Fillan’s Primary Schools and to Lochwinnoch and Kilbarchan Community Nurseries. These phones, along with the ones handed into the LEAP offices, have been passed to St Vincent’s Hospice and will be sent to be refurbished/recycled, preventing the precious metals, rare earth elements and other recyclable parts they contain from ending up in landfill and raising much needed funds for St Vincent’s in the process! If you have still to hand in phones, the good news is St Vincent’s Hospice have decided to continue the collection, so they can be handed into their shops, or to a LEAP office. What a great time we have had at toddlers recently. We enjoyed lots of great costumes on show at our Halloween party along with all the usual fun and playing with our friends. A little reminder that toddlers will not be on Thursday 30th November due to the St Andrews day holiday. We welcome all children age between 0-4 years old, together with their parents, grandparents or carers to join in with the games, crafts and play on offer every Thursday. The children can enjoy playing, making friends and of course snack time while the adults can catch up with a cuppa. We meet between 9.30 - 11.30am, so come along when you are ready to the West Hall, Main Street, Houston PA67EL (next to the Carrick Centre) We look forward to meeting you. Bridge of Weir Primary School Eco Committee members EVERY MO N D A Y Lochwinnoch Baby & Toddlers McKillop Hall, 9.45am - 11.30am £2/family fee incl tea & children’s snacks. Kilmacolm Playgroup St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 9.30am - 11.40am Howwood Baby & Toddler Group Howwood Parish Church, 10am - 12noon Kilbarchan Parish Church Tots’ Club Kilbarchan Parish Church Hall, 9.15am - 11.30am EVERY TUESDAY Kilbarchan Tots Kilbarchan Scout Hall, 10am-12noon £2 contribution. Tea, coffee & biscuits. Bridge of Weir Toddlers Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Cres, BoW Pop along and see us from 9.30am - 11.30am Kilmacolm Playgroup St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 9.30am - 11.40am Howwood Playgroup Howwood Church Hall, 9.45am - 11.35am EVERY WEDNESDAY Kilmacolm Toddlers St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 10am - 11.30am For children from birth to 3 years. Lochwinnoch Baby & Toddlers McKillop Hall, 9.45am - 11.30am £2/family fee incl tea and children’s snacks. Howwood Playgroup Howwood Church Hall, 9.45am - 11.35am EVERY TH U R S D A Y Houston Toddlers Church Hall, Main Street, Houston Pop along and see us from 9.30am - 11.30am Kilmacolm Playgroup St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 9.15am - 11.40am Howwood Playgroup Howwood Church Hall, 9.45am - 11.35am EVERY FR I D A Y Langbank Playgroup Langbank Village Hall, 9.45 - 11.45am For 2.5 - 5yr olds. Contact Jen Burrows 07947 983025. Langbank Under 3’s Church Hall, Langbank, 10am - 11.45am For children from birth to 3 years Baby and Toddler Group Elderslie Kirk, Main Rd, Elderslie, 9.30am - 11.30am £2 includes children’s snack and tea/coffee. Lots of different toys to play with. All welcome. Community Bookbug Sessions Livingstone Hall at St Columba’s Junior School, Knockbuckle Road, Kilmacolm. From 9.30 - 10am 1ST & 3RD FR I D A Y Renfrewshire Inverclyde Twins Club McKillop Hall, Lochwinnoch, 1pm -2.30pm £3. Bring a mug along for a cuppa. t: 01505 613340 e: info@advertizer.co.uk
november 2017 PGHS Prizegiving Successes 55 PGHS Prizegiving Successes Pupils, parents, staff and invited guests came together to celebrate the academic and wider achievements of the hard working pupils at PGHS. Hosted by the Julia Ballingall and Daniel Blaikie, head girl and boy, the audience were entertained with speeches from former pupils and musical talent from current pupils. Lucy Pollock and Courtney Bowie received prizes for DUX and runner up DUX, respectively. Congratulations to all prize winners. A close shave for a good cause Mr Cochrane, chemistry teacher raised over £700 for the Brain Cancer Trust charity, by having his head shaved by former pupil, Emma Carson. S6 pupils Rhys Lappin and Murin Keith organised the lunchtime event by selling bands and tickets. Money was also raised at a coffee morning by staff. “Help your child to pass” Information evening There was a fantastic turnout at our “Help your child to pass” Information Evening. Parents participated in workshops from teachers on how to support their children through their studies with advice on study skill, sleep and exam stress. Careers Advice was also available by Derek from Skills Development Scotland. School Trips All S2 pupils spent a day at the Glasgow Science Centre. Having a fun packed day, pupils spent time at the interactive activities, on workshops and in the planetarium. On another trip, pupils also spent a fun evening at the theatre watching a production of the “The Addams Family”, following the school’s own production last term. Tail o’ the Bank Credit union come to PGHS. As part of their Duke of Edinburgh award, Lucy Stone, Jordyn Ingram and Eilidh Kennedy , S5, have been trained by employees of the Tail o’ the Bank Credit union to run a branch of the credit union from the school. S1 and S2 pupils have been given £10 with their new account to encourage good saving habits for the future. Enterprising Maths competition Congratulations to Erin McCafferty , Emily Anderson , Karla Bridges and Sarah Harrison who were runners up in the Inverclyde Enterprising Maths Competition. The all-girl team participated in a variety of challenges to take second place out of six and will now proceed to the Regional Finals. Follow us on Twitter @PortGlasgowHS and @PGHS_PE_ @GryffeAds www.advertizer.co.uk Houston Primary School Magnificent Mathematicians! What a wonderful week of maths we had as part of a new initiative to help everyone in Scotland to see maths in a more positive light. The staff and pupils engaged in very many creative mathematical activities with cross-curricular links and to real life experiences throughout the week. The staff worked collegiately sharing ideas and resources to ensure the children had the best possible experience. In P1, the pupils engaged in ‘Sum Superhero’ activities solving number crimes and helping numbers to escape. They even made their own superhero capes! P2 went on a trip to Lunderston Bay and used SEAL maths techniques on the beach. P3 played fun, team number games, making the answer using their bodies. P4 planned a meal for their family, costing out each item and then made it at home with an adult. P5, opened their very own Stationery Shop, with tricky prices to add up. They calculated change and worked out how much profit they made on each item. It was so popular that it is going to stay until stocks last! P6 & 7 linked their learning to Social Studies topics by planning a holiday to Paris on a budget and P7 calculated what excellent value their residential trip is to Loch Insh. Grow Your Own Potatoes Houston Primary School won the West of Scotland section of the Grow Your Own Potatoes Competition by growing their very own Saffiyah potatoes weighing in at 1474g. Well done to the Gardening Club and the wonderful grandparents who support the children. http://growyourownpotatoes.org.uk/pc192/About-the-project/Competition- Winners/Competition-Winners-2017 Kilmacolm Primary P3 & P5 organised a coffee morning in aid of McMillan Cancer Care, to which they invited our parents. The boys and girls organised the whole event, including some extra activities and they raised a massive £274 to donate to this worthy cause. Well done boys and girls! Earlier this month we welcomed the Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, to school to let him see the great work we’ve been doing to encourage our boys and girls to love reading. In conjunction with the First Minister’s Reading Challenge, the boys and girls have focussed on their love of reading and have certainly shown us some of the strange places they like to read. Mr Swinney spent a considerable time with our Junior Leadership Team who conducted a tour of the school, showing him all the wonderful learning which happens in KPS. Mr Swinney visited all the classes, asking questions of our boys and girls and the boys and girls had many questions ready for him about what he likes to read and what was his favourite book. We know Mr Swinney enjoyed himself in KPS and was impressed by our learning. Mr Swinney thought we would like the Makar’s details and he has passed on the address so we can get in touch. KPS certainly loves reading! When you read our next news we will have returned from our well - deserved October holiday.
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