Our Parent Council Page has been updated with the Minutes from the AGM. An electronic version of the Christmas Fayre leaflet has also been uploaded.
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Olympic Event
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.
The Week Ahead
This morning we waved our P7’s off to Ardentinny, accompanied by Mrs Turnbull, Mrs MacLeod and Miss Hood. Remember you can follow their adventures by ‘following’ the official school Twitter account. Just search on Twitter for ‘udston_primary’
Here is what is happening for everyone else!!
Tuesday
Last Mental Health Session 9.15-12.00pm
Parents’ Visits for P3 (Room 5) 3.15-5.15pm
Wednesday
Drama Club after school till 4.30pm
Thursday
Kerbcraft for P2
Parents’ Visits for P3 (Room 5) 3.15-5.15pm
Friday
Whole School Assembly this morning
P7’s Back 2.30ish!!
*PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE SCHOOL IS CLOSED ON MONDAY 2ND MAY!*
Happy Holidays!
It has been an extremely busy term at Udston!!
We wish you all a very safe and enjoyable holiday and look forward to seeing you all back on Monday 18th April!
New Website Header!
Our new header was drawn by Olivia Chesney in Room 8, well done!
Wishing you all a lovely Easter weekend and we will see you on Tuesday 29th March!
Week ahead
Please note that the boys’ football event is on Friday, not Thursday as originally posted. Thanks!
Good morning! Here is what’s happening at Udston this week.
Monday
UWS continuing their project with P4
Author visit for P5-7 this afternoon
Netball club after school
Tuesday
UWS in for P1 and P2 (welcome from 8.30am)
P7’s Road Safety Presentation 9.30am
P7 swimming
P6’s Dementia workshop 1.15pm
UWS nurses taking P1 & 2 for handwashing
Wednesday
UWS finishing today, for any remaining pupils
Drama club after school till 4.30pm
Thursday
Kerbcraft for P2
Boys’ football club after school
Friday
Vertical Learning Committees for P2-7
Boys’ football event 1pm at the Bent playing fields
Whole school assembly this afternoon
Remember to fast!
The UWS project is now well under way and will continue next week, with P1 and P2 pupils. Please remember if you have given consent for your child to get the blood sampling, they must fast overnight. Breakfast will be provided after. It is vital that your child does not consume any foods after 9pm the day prior to, or the morning of, the blood sampling. THIS IS VITAL AS FOOD INTAKE WILL AFFECT SOME OF THE MEASURES WITHIN THE BLOOD. Your child may however consume ONLY WATER as normal.
Thanks!
‘The Journey’ Road Safety presentation for P7
As mentioned in the latest newsletter, our P7 pupils will be taking part in a workshop on Tuesday 16th February. The presentation that they will watch first aims to explore the developing relationships that friends have as they move into High School. Since our P7’s are beginning this transition we are sure it will be a very beneficial activity.
‘The Journey’
A Road Safety Presentation for Primary 7 Students
The play ‘The Journey’, will explore the developing relationships in a group of young friends as they journey through primary school towards secondary school. The people they meet and the places they go, exert different influences on their behaviour. Parents and teachers may put on certain restrictions whereas peer pressure may encourage a sense of rebellion.
As they move into adolescence, attempting to cope with these influences, one of the girls downloads the ‘Risk-O-Meter’ App. This provides a useful insight into their attitudes to risk as their relationships develop and they begin to confide in each other, whilst at the same time enjoying life and trying to comes to term with the changes affecting them. As they grow older they experience more freedom, staying out later and travelling further afield. The lack of parental control is not always accompanied by the sense of responsibility it requires.
Key aims of the production are:
- To make the P7 children aware of the dangers they may face during their early years at secondary school.
- To help them realise why those dangers are particularly relevant to that specific age group.
- To enable them to analyse, discuss and change decisions and outcomes.
- To help them balance what they know to be the correct and safe options, with the ever-increasing pressures encouraging them to rebel.
The presentation is supported by an interactive workshop which looks at the main themes of the play again in more detail. This enables us to further embed the learning with the students.
Week ahead
Good morning! We hope you all had a lovely long weekend, despite the good old Scottish weather! Although it is a short week, we are very busy as usual!
Wednesday
Dental clinic this morning for P1 & P7
Drama club after school till 4.30pm
Thursday
MENU CHANGE-unfortunately the kitchen did not receive their full order this morning, so the ham option will be a tuna roll today
UWS starting blood sampling from 8.30am (remember to fast!) for P5-7
Please remember there is no kerbcraft today
Boys’ football team to Jock Stein Centre at 12.30pm
Boys’ football club after school
Induction of the new minister at Hillhouse Parish Church at 7.00pm
Friday
UWS continuing with project from 8.30am for P3’s
Rooms 7 & 8 to Burns Cottage
Whole School assembly this afternoon
Research Project starting next week
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