2. Information for Parents May 2016

3. Our School Day 8.55am – School begins 10.35am-10.50am – Interval
12.30pm-1.20pm – Lunch
3.00pm - Close

4. School Uniform

5. Curriculum for Excellence 3-185 5

6. Curricular Areas Expressive Arts Health and Well-being Languages
Mathematics
Social Studies
Religious and Moral Education
Technologies
Sciences

7. Purposeful Play

8. National Priorities
Literacy
Numeracy
Health and Well-being

9. Active Literacy

10. Numeracy and Mathematics

11. GIRFEC/Shanarri Indicators
Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
Named Person

12. Communication Newsletters Curriculum Evenings Open Afternoons
Parent Consultation Meetings
PTA
Parent Helpers
School Website

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14. The First Day Wednesday 17th August 2016 Arrive at school for 9.30am
Children and adults welcome
Children will be collected from school hall by their class teacher
Collect children at 2.30pm from the school gate next to the Nursery

15. Day 2 Arrive at school for 8.55am.
Children should enter playground unaccompanied from this day. Playground is supervised from 8.40am.
Collection at 3.00pm. (Opposite the external door of the base)

16. The first few weeks …
Getting to know other pupils, the class teacher and the classroom
Learning classroom routines
Two initial sounds every week
Homework!
Whole school assemblies
P.E Kit

18. Helping your child
Teach them how to put on jumpers, shoes, jackets etc.
Labels on clothes, bags, shoes etc.
Recognisable ribbon or key ring on school jacket.
Encourage your child to look after their property.

19. Getting ready for School
Tuesday 31st May (11.30am-12.30pm)
School lunch for new pupils and parents
Thursday 16th June (1.30pm pm)
Teddy Bears’ Picnic with current Primary 1s

22. Questions?!