Author: Gray, C ( Holy Cross Primary )

Holy Cross Primary School

November 2017

Newsletter

316 Calder Street
Govanhill
Glasgow
G42 7NH
Tel: 0141 423 2538
School website:
www.holycross-pri.glasgow.sch.uk
Twitter:
@HolyCrossPri
Class blogs
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/
gc/holycrosspr/

Vision Screening
Primary 7
The school nursing
service will be in school on Friday 24th
November to carry out Vision Screening for
Primary 7 children. If you require more
information on this please contact the school office.

Scotland Week
Over the week of
27 November to
1 December we will be celebrating Scotland Week. Children will be learning about Scottish Culture and Scottish
History. There will be trips out and the children will have a Scottish food tasting session. Keep a look out on our school blog for photographs.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/
gc/holycrosspr/

Dear Parents/Carers
In the month of November we take time to remember family and friends who are no longer with us and we pause to pray for their eternal rest. In Holy Cross Primary we have a Remembrance Book on our school Altar at the school reception. Please feel free to enter the names of dearly beloved
family and friends who are no longer with us. We will remember each one in our prayers over this month.

Late coming
Persistent late coming is becoming an issue that is impacting on teaching and learning as teachers have to stop the flow of teaching to issue instructions to children who have come to school late.
Thankfully the vast majority of our children are good attenders and arrive in school on time. We open the door at 8.50am every morning allowing children time to prepare and be ready to start work at 9.00am. Please ensure your child is on time for school.

Attendance
I am systematically looking at the attendance levels of children in our school. If your child’s attendance drops below 80% I will issue a letter to inform you of this in the hope that improvements in attendance can be made. From January, I will be
looking at addressing attendance
below 90%.
High attendance at school has a
direct link to children's attainment. And I want our children to achieve their best!

Parent Workshops

We recently held a workshop for parents on Book Banding—this is the name of the initiative we have established in the school where every child is
assessed on their reading age and allocated a colour of ’banded’ books
appropriate to their level of development. If you missed the workshop and would like some more information, please contact the school office.
We will be hosting more opportunities this term to help parents understand and support their children’s learning. On the dates below you will be
welcomed to your child’s class where you will see a writing lesson in action … you may even be invited to participate!
P1 parent workshop will be 2.30pn on 4th December
P2 and P3 parent workshops will be 2.30pm on 5th December
P4 and P5 parent workshops will be 2.30pm on 6th December
P6 and P7 parent workshops will be 2.30pm on 7th December
There will be more workshops running over the course of the year. If you are interested in a specific subject, or simply want more information, please contact the school office.

www.holycross-pri.glasgow.gov.uk

Well done!
A huge thank you and well done to the children for their beautiful singing at Mass on all Saints day – several of the parishioners commented after the Mass and more recently on the lovely singing and excellent behaviour of the children. I owed the children a long play, so weather permitting, I was able to replay that on Thursday 16th at playtime.

Diary
School Photos
28th November
29th November
Dental Inspections
5th December
6th December
P1/P2 Nativity
12th December
Panto
Wizard of Oz
13th December
AM
Christmas Fair
15th December
Christmas Parties
18th December
PM
Advent Service
19th December
11am
School closes
20th December 2.30pm

School Photographs
School Photographs have now been arranged and will take place on
Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th November.
Siblings will have photographs taken on Tuesday 28th.
Individuals will have photographs taken on Wednesday 29th
NB If you have a younger child at nursery and you wish he or she to be
included in the photograph please notify the school office.

Fundraising
Parents, children and staff enjoyed participating in our Hallowe’en Parade which raised a total of £306 which will go towards Christmas activities.
A further £858.56 was raised in commission from the Scholastic book sales at the Parent/Teacher/Pupil Meetings. A wonderful amount! This will be spent on books for libraries across the school.

P7 Public Speaking
Well done to Usman and Zara from P7 who represented Holy Cross Primary in the Holyrood Public Speaking competition. We are very proud of you!

Staffing
Welcome to Ms Din and
Mr Glennon who have joined the Holy Cross team this term.
I am also delighted to announce that Ms Greenwood and Mr Aitken will be joining the team later in the term.
Welcome!

Road Safety and Parking
Please be mindful of the safety of our children by not double parking in the streets adjacent to the school. Please also refrain from allowing children to exit vehicles into on coming traffic.

Immunisations
If you have completed and
returned the parental
permission slip, your child will have received their flu
vaccination on
Wednesday 22nd
November.
If you have not returned and would like your child to be vaccinated, please contact your GP.

Outdoor Learning
We are looking for some strong parents to help us transplant our willow arch into our new
planters. If you have some spare time and lots of strength please
contact the school office.
All support is
appreciated!