1. Welcome to St. Fillan’s
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2. School Staff Mr Hutcheson – HT Miss Jackson – DHT (P1–3)
Mrs Balloch – DHT (P4–7)
Mrs Young – Principal Teacher (Nursery)
Mrs Fraser & Mrs Murphy (Office)
Mrs Sharkey (First Aid)
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3. Primary 1 Curriculum Religious & Moral Education: “Alive O”
Health & Well Being: PE, Health, Personal & Social Development (Self Esteem, Behaviour)
Language: Reading, Writing, Talking, Listening
Mathematics: Number, Money, Measure, Shape, and Information Handling
Expressive Arts: Drama, Music, Art and Dance
Environmental Studies: Science, People in the Past, People & Place, People in Society and Technology
Information & Communication Technology
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4. I can read I need to learn 26 letters of the alphabet
I need to memorise lots of words
I need to remember that some words don’t obey the rules
I need to know about letters, words, spaces, lines and going from left to right
WHY should I bother?
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5. Communication with Parents
Regular letters from the Head Teacher
Termly Newsletter
Parent Council, all parents/carers members of Parent’s Forum
Questionnaires
Progress Reports
Web Site
Open–Door Policy
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6. Starting Primary 1 Monday 17th August 2009 9.00 am until 12.10 pm ?
Children are brought in quickly to escape the excitement of the playground
Check school-bags for letters
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7. Lunch & Snacks Health Promoting School Fruit 3 x a week
Drinking water encouraged
Milk every day, strawberry, chocolate or plain
Cafeteria
Packed lunch
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8. Health Development Officers
Each Learning Community has a Health Development Officer attached to it. HDO’s will work in partnership with head teachers, school staff, parents, children, community groups and partners agencies who can support health promoting schools.
Gillian Collins
Health Development Officer
Holyrood & Shawlands
Learning Communities
For more information on Health Promoting Schools visit:
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9. How Do I Prepare My Child For School?
Stay calm - don’t allow yourself or your child to get stressed
Concentrate on looking, listening, talking, and drawing – there will be plenty of time for formal school work after August
Teach your child the word “yet”
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10. Practical Points Buy a big school-bag No football colours
Think about independent dressing -zips, buttons, tying laces, ties, getting changed for PE, shoe change from yard
Labels on all clothes, shoes etc
Healthy tuck
Boy’s Toilets
Sleep
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11. School Information Telephone number: 0141 637 8750 Fax: 0141 637 8386
Address: 20 Crompton Ave
G44 5AF
Web Site
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