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January Newsletter

Belated welcome back to school after the Christmas break.I would like to wish you success and health in 2009 on behalf of everyonehere.

We ended 2008 with some super parties and a really nice church servicewhich was taken by children in P4b and P5a. They prepared a service ofreadings and carols and this was very well done. We were fortunate to beable to walk to church but boy were we wet on our return. However, thisis Scotland and we need to live with the weather and not hide from it.The service collection was sent to Rachel House and totalled £180. Thisincluded money from our Christmas wishes tree – a suggestion from aparent.We are already planning some trips and activities for the children hereand dates of importance as are follows:Scottish week is the week beginning January 19

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with a Touch of TartanDay on Friday 23

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. We ask that children wear something tartan – a scarfor kilt or piece of ribbon etc. There will also be Scottish options served inour kitchen during the week.This year we are hosting the Grangemouth Primary School ScottishPoetry Competition for pupils in P5,6 and 7. This has been going for anumber of years now and the best pupil in each of these stages competeswith the best from Bowhouse, Beancross and Sacred Heart.

Enrolment for Primary 1 is taking place soon – Monday and TuesdayJanuary 26

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and 27

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between 9.00 – 11.30 a.m. and 1.30 – 3.00 p.m. Pleasebring your child’s birth certificate and proof of address. If you are not inour school catchment area please do not come here to enrol for school – you must go to your zoned school. It is not necessary to bring your childwhen enrolling for school.Nursery applications are being taken and the last date for these isFebruary 27

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. Forms are available from the main office. Only oneapplication per child should be completed.Parent appointments are planned for Monday February 2

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and 9

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andtimes will be sent home soon along with Interim Reports.School will be closed to pupils on Wednesday February 11

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, Thursday 12

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,Friday 13

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and Monday16th due to staff development and mid termholidays.Just prior to that – on February 10

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, we are having a dress down day forfunds and discos in the evening as it is near to Valentine Day. P1-3 willcome between 5.45 – 7.00 p.m. and P4-7 between 7.30 – 8.45 p.m.The discos will be £1 each and arrangements will be sent home nearer thetime.Our P7 pupils will be going to view “Boy in the stripped pyjamas” which ishaving a special showing during Holocaust week. This is part of theirWorld War 2 topic study. In addition we have been fortunate to securetimes for P7s to visit the National Archives in Edinburgh for a workshoprelated to World War 2. Information will be sent home to P7 familiesshortly.P1 / 2 and P2 will be going to The Singing Kettle on 23

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January. I’m surethey will enjoy this very much and I hope they have fun.On Wednesday 21

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and Thursday 22

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January both clericals will be goingfor training in relation to a new administration system which is beingintroduced to schools. This means that we are two vital staff membersshort for both days so please bear with us and be patient if you aretrying to phone in or have other queries. There will be a temporaryreplacement from high school “on loan” however so at least we won’t havean empty office all day.

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