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26 The Advertizer Lochwinnoch Primary School Lochwinnoch Primary is ecstatic to announce that it has achieved a GREEN FLAG! We have been working hard towards achieving this special eco award and we cannot believe that we have finally done it. A massive thank you to everyone in our community who has contributed to our success, but an especially huge thank you to EADHA and Starling Learning who were invaluable to us during the process. The Primary 6 and 7 teams from Lochwinnoch Primary did extremely well at the annual Renfrewshire Road Race competition. We walked away with a great selection of medals and trophies including a 1st for Primary 7 girls and a 3rd for Primary 6 girls’ individual runners, as well as a 3rd for the Primary 7 boys team and a 1st for both the Primary 6 and 7 girls teams! Well done everyone – an amazing achievement! BBC LAB Live have been working with Primary 5 to create a short film with an Autumn theme. The children took on the roles of performers, interviewers, set designers, and script writers. They also got to make and decorate a variety of Halloween props and these instructions were also recorded. The children are really excited to see the finished result. The Parent Council organised a very successful Halloween Disco. The kids loved dressing up and there were lots of brilliant costumes! Primary 3 and 4 have been taking advantage of some free music sessions led by NYCOS (National Youth Choir of Scotland). They have played games, sung songs and learned lots about rhythm, beat and pitch. Thanks to our “Come as you please day” last term we have managed to acquire a set of football goals for the school playground. Mr McAlpine has also marked out the white lines of the pitch and the children are really enjoying getting a chance to play on a proper pitch! Our Christmas Fair this year will be on Thursday 6th December. We have lots planned for this year’s fair, including lots of stallholders from out with school. A perfect excuse to come and do your Christmas shopping all under one roof! School Registration dates - Renfrewshire Entry to primary schools in the Renfrewshire Council area occurs once a year, at the start of the new session in August. Only children whose fifth birthday falls between March 1st of that year and the last day of February of the following year will be automatically admitted to school. Parents may make a request for early entry to school for a child whose fifth birthday falls after the appropriate latest date. Parents may also make a placing request for their child to attend a primary school other than their catchment school. This process is explained in the ‘Sending your child to school’ available in the Related Documents section. Register your infant for school session 2019/2010 Children who reach 5 years of age between 1st March 2019 and 29th February 2020 inclusive should be registered for education in their catchment school as follows: ● Pupils whose surnames begin with the letters A - L should be ● registered on Wednesday 16th January 2019 Pupils whose surnames begin with the letters M - Z should be registered on Thursday 17th January 2019 Registration will take place between 1pm - 3pm on those dates. Parents should produce their child’s birth certifi cate and two proofs of residence which must include: ● Council Tax notice for your property or proof that you have registered for Council Tax at that property, and ● a letter from your solicitor confirming that missives have been concluded or a rent book for rented property, tenancy agreement or mortgage/bank statement. Original documents must be produced. You must register your child in only one school - either the denominational or non-denominational school for your catchment area. If you want your child to go to a different school, you will have to make a placing request. Your catchment school will give you a request form when you go to register. Placing requests for all schools for session beginning August 2019 should be sent to us by 15th March 2019. Kilbarchan Community Nursery This month the children have been busy in the garden. We filled the pumpkins from Halloween with bird seed and left them out as a tasty treat for the birds and wildlife to enjoy. Children are keen to play ‘What’s the time Mr Wolf, to help them to develop their counting skills. They have also been learning to risk assess as they work safely with tools and wood. We are now busy producing our own unique Christmas show. As well as creating characters and a story, the children are busily making their own props. The show will be performed on 13th December in the Primary school. On 14th December we will welcome back Clydebuilt puppet theatre who will be tell the story of ‘Lost Bear’s Christmas’. This will also be Christmas jumper day when we will be raising money for ‘Save the Children’. The nursery will close for the Christmas break on Friday 21st December at 2.30pm and re-open on Monday 7th January. Deadline date for our January 2019 issue - Wednesday 12th December- you don’t want to miss it!! 26-31 SCHOOLS_291 DECEMBER 18.indd 26 22/11/2018 14:47:00
December 2018 t: 01505 613340 e: info@advertizer.co.uk Houston Primary School 27 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 - 11.30am 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 - 11.30am 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, 9.30am - 11.30am 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. Renfrewshire Road Race On Friday 26th October forty representatives from Primary 6 & 7, participated in the annual Road Race. They have been training hard for this event and it certainly paid off. Kirk Gray of Primary 6 came third and Zara Redmond came first in their categories. The Primary 6 boys gained an overall second place for their team effort. Well done to all of the athletes who raced. A special thank you to our two lovely grans who accompanied us, and to the parents who came along to cheer us on. The Big Sing On Friday 9th November our junior choir and St. Fillan’s choir performed a variety of WW1 songs as part of The Big Sing, at Houston and Killellan Church. We thank Mrs Hey and Mrs Farquhar who have given up their free time to prepare the children for this special event. The pupils were just amazing. Book Week Scotland 19th to 25th November Primary 1: Bookbug bags were gifted to all Primary 1 students during Book Week Scotland, containing the three books shortlisted for the Bookbug Picture Book Prize. Primary 2 & 3: Books, writing materials and counting games were gifted to all Primary 2 and 3 pupils in their Read, Write, Count bags, providing fun materials for parents to use with their children at home. Unique school celebrates its first birthday Parents, pupils, teachers and support staff have been celebrating Riverbrae School’s first year. The school held a big birthday party to celebrate one year in the facility purpose built to transform the learning opportunities available to children and young people with additional support needs. Riverbrae School is the first one of its kind ever built in Renfrewshire and was joint-funded by Renfrewshire Council (£10.1million) and the Scottish Futures Trust (£8.7million). Provost Lorraine Cameron, Education Convener Councillor Jim Paterson and Headteacher Catherine Gilius unveiling the school plaque. During the celebration, eager pupils gave spectacular performances in front of proud parents and invited delegates before Education Convener, Councillor Jim Paterson, unveiled the school plaque. Councillor Paterson said: “Riverbrae is a fantastic school for children and young people of all ages. The school has been designed to help pupils transition between nursery, primary and secondary school all within the same building, helping those with complex additional support needs to get the best start in life and reach their full potential. The school is an inclusive and happy community where every achievement is celebrated, and experience is viewed as an opportunity for learning. We want our children and young people to have success for today and be prepared for tomorrow.” Riverbrae School Headteacher, Catherine Gilius, said: “It’s been a busy first year for the school, with parasports events, art exhibitions, historical drama and even a muddy puddle walk. The school is designed in a very inclusive way, supporting our children and young people not only to move through the phases of their schooling in a familiar environment with familiar friends and staff, but also to learn the skills they need to be included in the wider world “We pride ourselves on our ability to bring out the best in all our pupils by providing a curriculum which is built around the learning needs of the individual and offer opportunities for success in all areas of learning and development. That’s reflected in the school’s vision and values: leadership, equity, ambition, respect and nurture. Our pupils are important to us and their achievement, big or small, make our job worthwhile. We know we can’t achieve this on our own. We need the ongoing support of all parents, carers and partners to make sure Riverbrae remains the happiest and most stimulating school in Scotland.” @GryffeAds www.advertizer.co.uk 26-31 SCHOOLS_291 DECEMBER 18.indd 27 22/11/2018 14:47:04
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