The Global Citizenship Committee’ s focus this year was to help children receiving Mary’s Meals with basic tools to allow them to go to school. The Backpack Project is supposed to be an inexpensive project which all children can contribute to.
Letters will come home today with some information about the appeal and the Backpack Project will start Tuesday 9th May.
Primary 7 will be hosting a whole school ‘Olympic Event’ on Thursday 22nd September 2016.
The event will include an obstacle course designed by pupils and an Olympic themed tuck shop which will be available during playtime and lunchtime.
If your child wishes to take part in this spectacular event the cost will be 50p for the obstacle course and 50p for tuck shop items.
We would like to remind parents that all medical consent forms should be completed and returned to school by Monday18th April 2016. Should you require a form, these can be collected and filled out at the office on the day of our return to school.
Dear Parents/Carers,
We are absolutely delighted with the response to the Health and Wellbeing Research project, including the number of children who are taking part in the capillary blood sampling.
The university is planning on starting the gathering of information next week and we have outlined a proposed schedule of year groups for your information. For those children who will be fasting beforehand, the university will be in school from 8.30am therefore if you wanted to come in with your child for the capillary blood sampling, we would ask that you come in anytime from 8.30am on the day outlined for your child’s year group. Please do not worry if you are unable to come in with your child, this is an option. Please also remember that your child can withdraw at any point with this too.
Thursday 11th February P5 – 7 pupils 8.30am onwards
Friday 12th February P3 pupils from 8.30am onwards
Monday 15th February P4 pupils from 8.30am onwards
Tuesday 16th February P1 and 2 pupils from 8.30am onwards
Wednesday 17th February ANY PUPILS WHO WERE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE ON THE PREVIOUS DAYS from 8.30am onwards.
Again, the above times are for children who will be fasting before taking part in the capillary blood sampling. The whole process is very quick and the children will then be offered toast and juice immediately afterwards in the dining hall.
Both the university and ourselves have the list of names who are taking part. If your child is not taking part, they will obviously not be included in any part of this project other than participating in PE as normal.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding the above.
Mrs Henry
UNICEF Bring-A-Pound Appeal
As you may have seen in the news, devastating earthquakes have hit Nepal. UNICEF is on the ground, delivering clean water and other life-saving emergency supplies for children and families. The Global Citizenship Committee are holding a Bring-A-Pound Day for Nepal on Friday 19th June. Children can come to school wearing red, blue and/or white clothing/accessories, the colour of Nepal’s national flag, in place of school uniform.