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FEBRUARY 2010 NEWSLETTER LINKED SCHOOLS NEWS: Please note that both schools will be closed on Friday 12th February for staff in service training and closed for the holiday week from Monday 15th to Friday 19th February. WINTER WEATHER: Even though the weather has improved slightly, could parents/guardians please still ensure that Primary and Nursery children continue to have a warm coat with them every day and suitable footwear? It may be a pleasant morning when you leave home in the car but by break or lunchtime, the weather may have taken a turn for the worse. Please avoid sending the children to school too early as they can get very cold while waiting in the playground. ILLNESS: Children with sickness bugs and flu-like symptoms should be kept at home until they are better. They should not return to school or the Nursery while they still have any symptoms. Once all the symptoms have passed and they have had no symptoms for 48 hours, they can return to school or Nursery. Good personal hygiene is an essential part of reducing the number of flu cases in the community. Frequent hand-washing and use of tissues to cover coughs and sneezes is important in helping to slow the spread of infection among children. NEW MOBILE ‘PHONE?: Please ensure that the school has up to date contact numbers as urgent messages will be sent by Groupcall text to mobile phone numbers. Please check your mobile for messages during the day. PUPIL ABSENCES: To ensure pupil safety, it is really important that parents telephone the school office (Drumlanrig 373521 by 9.00 a.m.) and (Roberton 880272 by 8.30am) on the first day of absence and every day thereafter. Please also inform us if your child is not able to return to school after lunch. Thank you for your co-operation. HAITI EARTHQUAKE: We held a very successful Dress Down Day on Friday 22nd January to raise money for Haiti after the terrible earthquake. Children and staff wore “CLASHING CLOTHES” and there were many wonderful outfits! We are very proud of our children and staff who donated a whopping £602.00. Thank you very much to everyone who sent in money for this very worthy cause. ‘SAVE THE ALBATROSS’: Please continue to collect the used postage stamps from your mail and send them in to school. Thank you. DRUMLANRIG SCHOOL NEWS: MRS SCOTT: On Monday 1st February, we welcomed back Mrs Scott, who has returned from Maternity Leave. She will be teaching P5/6 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Miss Feakins will continue to teach the class on Thursdays and Fridays. TRAFFIC CONGESTION OUTSIDE SCHOOL: A number of parents / carers are persisting in parking on the zig-zag lines and on the pavements outside the school at 3.15 p.m. For the safety of everyone, please park responsibly. LUNCHTIME: If your child is at home for lunch on wet or snowy days, please do not send him/her back to school until 1.10 p.m. PUPIL COUNCIL: The Pupil Council is organising a house competition called ‘Would you like to win 100 points?’ It is based on the quiz show ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ This will take place on Thursday 11th February. Staff and pupils are pulling together to try and win points for their Houses. NURSERY ENROLMENT: Enrolment week for the 2010-2011 session will be 8th – 12th February. If your child will have his/her 3rd birthday before 28th February 2011, please call in during the Enrolment Week for the Enrolment Pack. If you have friends or neighbours who you think may have a child of this age, please pass this message on to them. Please note that 12th February is an in service training day so the school office will not be manned full time that day. NURSERY: The Nursery children thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the school’s recent Scottish Week. We had a special week of Scottish stories, songs, poems and snacks, including Mrs Sharkey’s famous stovies and haggis pie! VISION 2014: Six pupils accompanied Mrs Gordon to the Scottish Parliament to promote the Learning Community’s ‘Vision 2014’ project. MSP John Lamont was an excellent host and the children enjoyed having the opportunity to sit in the First Minister’s chair in the debating chambers! Watch out for more information on 2014 as we plan towards this 4 year project. CHILDSMILE 8th and 9th MARCH: Nursery and P1-P3 parents – could you please remember to return your signed Childsmile consent letter to school as soon as possible? If you have any queries, please contact Cheryl Tice, Oral Health Support Worker on 07766 698150. Thank you. CHRISTMAS MARKET UPDATE: Kirsty, Ronan, Jayden and Paulina accompanied by Miss Smith went to the local toy shop recently. With strict instructions from the rest of the class they were to buy some toys with a castle theme. The money raised at our Christmas Market was used to buy a wooden castle, seige tower, a jousting tournament set, a trebouchet and various knights and horses. We have had great fun in the classroom playing with our new toys and pretending to be medieval knights and princesses. It was decided as a class to give the rest of the money raised to the people of Haiti as we thought that they needed the money more than we did. PRIMARY 2A HOUSE POINTS: Teviot – 868 Dean –891 Cavers – 821 Borthwick – 896 AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS: Cookery: Cookery Club will be postponed until March. Please continue to collect the cookery club vouchers from Flora margarine packs and hand them into school. Thank you. Football: Thanks to everyone who attended the Sunderland trip in December. We raised over £150 on the trip that we will use to buy new football equipment. Thanks too to Rob Shiel for allowing us to use his hall (often at very short notice) to allow us to continue training while the astroturf pitches are snow/ice bound. Hopefully we can get back outside soon. Rugby: It is highly likely that there will be no rugby on Saturday due to the weather. However, should the weather improve, the plans are for the teams to play 2 matches each with a final being held at 10a.m. Most games will be 15 minutes 1 way with a 5 minute break between each game. Games kick-off at 9a.m. Curling: All P7s have now had a taster session at curling. A team has been selected to take part in the Borders Curling Competition in March. Cricket: The Hawick and Wilton Cricket Club coaches have introduced the new cricket season by training pupils on Mondays after school. It is not too late to join - any pupils who want a go should see Mr Hunter for a letter or download it from the school website. Badminton Club: P7 pupils have been preparing for the Borders Badminton tournament on Saturday 6th Feb. The boys will compete at Galashiels Academy, and The Queen’s Centre, Galashiels is the venue for the girls’ competition. Parents are able to stay and watch the competitions, however there is limited seating. DOOSC NEWS: · February Holidays Activity Timetable for February holidays:
Opening times for the holidays are Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, sessional charges apply. To book a space, or for more information, call into the club or ring us on 01450 379722. · On a Personal Note Everyone @ DOOSC would like to say CONGRATULATIONS to Kim on passing her SVQ3 in Children’s Care, Learning & Development. Well done Kim, all that hard work has finally paid off! We’d also like to say a sneaky “Happy Birthday” to Eileen….who will be celebrating a very special birthday during the holidays! Happy Birthday Eileen, from everyone @ DOOSC! Note to Parents We actively discourage children bringing items of value into the club (e.g. mobile phones, hand held games consoles etc) although we do realise that on occasions this may be inevitable. Therefore, if a child does attend the club with a valuable item, we would ask for them to pass it on to a staff member to put into the office for safe keeping until the end of the session. DOOSC cannot take any responsibility for loss or damage to any personal property during attendance at the club. Roberton School News Parent Council: A special meeting was held last week to discuss the future of the school. It is highly likely that there will be no pupils on the school roll next session. The consensus of opinion was to ‘mothball’ the school. This means that the school would remain as council property and the status of the school would be reviewed after 2 years with the option to reopen the school should there be sufficient numbers of pupils. Proposals for statutory consultation on the future of the school will be submitted to SBC councillors and to the Scottish Government. Rag Bag Funds: With the proceeds from last year’s Rag Bag collection, the boys decided to buy a 4in1 Target Goal along with three new footballs. This will enable them to practice their football skills as well as play hockey during their breaks. A big thank you again for all your donations. Janitor: Dave Halfpenny, our janitor, has been relocated to the Roxburghshire School area. We would like to thank him for all his hard work over the years and wish him well in his new schools. Our new janitor is Alan Currie who will now be with us every Tuesday morning. Topic: This term, Primary 5 children are learning all about Vikings, whilst Primary 4 are learning about Castles. DRUMLANRIG AND ROBERTON PRIMARIES - DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: Friday 12th February 2010 School closed - In-service training Mon 15th – Fri 19th Feb 2010 School closed - Holiday week Fri 2nd Apr – Fri 16th Apr 2010 School closed – Easter Holiday Mon 3rd May 2010 School closed – May Day holiday Tues 4th May 2010 School closed - In-service training Fri 11th June 2010 School closed - Common Riding holiday Monday 14th June 2010 School closed – In-service training Fri 2nd July 2010 3.15pm Break for Holidays Tuesday 17th August Start of new session "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DRUMLANRIG & ROBERTON PRIMARY SCHOOLS Please let us know if your child has done something out of school which we can recognise and celebrate in school. You can either note it down below and send in the slip to school or you may prefer to phone or email with your message. 01450 373521 or enquiries@drumlanrig-st-cuthberts.scotborders.sch.uk ACHIEVEMENT:
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Signed _______________________ *** SCHOOL INFORMATION: Drumlanrig St Cuthbert’s Primary School 01450 373521 Drumlanrig Nursery 01450 379046 Email: enquiries@drumlanrig-st-cuthberts.scotborders.sch.uk Website: www.drumlanrig-st-cuthberts.scotborders.sch.uk Roberton Primary School 01450 880272 Website: robertonps@scotborders.gov.uk Drumlanrig Out of School Club 01450 379722 |
