November 2019

Blacklands
Primary

Newsletter

November 2019

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Head Teacher’s Message

Dear Parents/Carers,

It has been a super fast month and it is now ‘all systems go’
until Christmas. You should have already received a booklet
with pantomime info, a school show ticket form and dates for
your diary for December. If your child has not brought this
home, please contact the office. If you can help with any
events we are holding or accompany us on any trips please
let us know!

This month’s newsletter contains the dates you should
already have, along with dates we have set for the rest of the
school year.

As always, please contact the office if you would like a chat
or a meeting to discuss any issues or concerns you may
have.

Thank you for your support in 2019
and I look forward to working with you
and your children in 2020.

In partnership,

Susan Lauder
Head Teacher

Message from the Office

Dear Parent/Carers

Thank you for the prompt returns with EV5 forms for the
pantomime and ticket money. Tickets for the show will be in
school bags on Monday. If you are looking for extra tickets,
these will be available from the office on a ‘first come, first
served’ basis from Wednesday. Either pop in to order and
pay or put money in an envelope with a note of which tickets
you would like.

We go to the Pantomime on Tuesday 17th December. The
buses will return around 4pm and ALL P1-4 children MUST
be collected from their class teacher in the playground.

A reminder that all clubs finish on Friday 6th of December
with the exception of GoFitba which is Friday 13th
December.

Kind regards
Mrs Smith

SCHOOL CLUBS

This term’s clubs will finish on
Friday 6th December (except
GoFitba which is Friday 13th). A
huge ‘thank you’ to all the
volunteers who run our clubs.
This term we have enjoyed:

Daily - Breakfast Bounce (P1-7)
Monday - Athletics (P5-7)

- School Show Club
(P4-7)
Tuesday - Multisport (P3/4/5)

Wednesday - Multisport (P1 and P2)
- Girls Football (P4-7)
- Champions League Football (P5-7)

Thursday - Bridges and Barriers (P6-7) ]
- Netball (P5-7)

Friday - Go Fitba (P4-7)
- Team Games (P4-7)

*** Clubs will start back week beginning Monday 13th January
except for breakfast club which will be open for business when we
welcome children back on Monday 6th January 2020. ***

School Shows

Our children are working very hard on their shows:

P1-3 are performing ‘Santa’s on Strike’ on Tuesday 10th
December at 6pm and Wednesday 11th December at 2pm.
P4-7 are performing ‘Sleeping Beauty and the Ugly Truth’ on
Thursday 12th December at 7pm and Friday 13th December at
2pm.

There will be a raffle/tombola at all shows along with a tuck shop.
Hotdogs will be on sale at the evening perfomance.

Classes will be selling some arts and craft Christmas goodies
outside their classes too.

*** To support our raffle/tombola, we are asking
that children in P1-3 bring some chocolate and
P4-7 bring a bottle and DRESS DOWN/WEAR

CHRISTMAS JUMPERS on Friday 6th
December.

BREAKFAST BOUNCE

Our ‘Breakfast Bounce’ continues to be very
successful and we would like to extend the
invitation to this to ALL FAMILIES in our
school. This is FREE! Families can come for
breakfast and you are very welcome to stay
for the ‘bounce’ or to play games with your
child/ren. You can come one day in the week or
every day! The choice is yours!

8.20-8.40 - Breakfast
8.40-9.00 - Activities and games
** P1-3 children must ALL be signed in by a

parent/carer on arrival. **

NEW SCHOOL LUNCH MENU

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On Thursday 19th December (weather
permitting) we will be walking to Kilwinning Old
Parish for our Christmas Service at 9.30am. We
would like to invite you to walk with us and
celebrate Christmas together.

Afterwards, we invite parents/carers and friends
to join us in the hall for tea/coffee and mince
pies.

Our fabulous Parent Council have organised for
a ‘special someone’ to come to gift a selection
box to each child during this time too.

Vz

Dates for your Diary!

Tues 3rd DECEMBER
Fri 6th
P6 to Bubblegum and Fluff (Abbey Church)
Tues 10th
Wear Christmas jumpers
Wed 11th P1-3 bring chocolate for tombola at shows
Thurs 12th P4-7 bring a bottle for bottle stall at shows

Fri 13th P1-3 Nativity in school 6pm (tickets only)
Hotdogs on sale, tombola and Christmas crafts
Mon 16th in classrooms
Tues 17th
Wed 18th P1-3 Nativity in school 2pm (tickets only)
Thurs 19th Tombola and Christmas crafts in classrooms

Fri 20th P4-7 Show in school 7pm (tickets only)
Hotdogs on sale, tombola and Christmas crafts
in classrooms

Wear Christmas jumpers
P4-7 Show in school 2pm (tickets only)
Tombola and Christmas crafts in classrooms

P1 and P2 party (PM)

Early Years Class party (AM)
P1-7 to Pantomime at Palace Theatre, Kilm

P3/4 and P4/5 party (PM)

9.30am Christmas Service at Kilwinning Abbey

Tea/coffee/mince pies for parent/carers afterwards

P5/6 and P7 party (PM)

Wear Christmas jumpers
Early Years Class to ‘The McDougalls’ at
Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine
School closes to school pupils 2.30pm

JANUARY

Mon 6th Pupils Return - School

Mon 13th - Fri Learning Conversation 2
17th

Fri 17th P4-7 to Billionaire Boy @ The Kings/Glasgow

FEBRUARY

Fri 7th School Holiday

Mon 10th School Holiday

Tues 11th Inservice Staff only

Thu 27th Discussion Dinner 5.30-6.45pm

Mon 24th Fairtrade Fortnight

MARCH

Mon 23rd - Learning Conversation 3
Fri 27th

APRIL

Wed 1st Daffodil Tea Fundraiser in school (PM)

Thurs 2nd Easter Service Kilwinning Abbey 9.30am
School Closes 2.30pm

Fri 3rd In-service Staff only

Mon 6th - Fri School Holiday
17th

Mon 20th Pupils Return

MAY

Mon 4th School Holiday

Thurs 7th New P1 Parent Induction 9.30am

Mon 11th - Fri STEM Week in School
15th

Thurs 14th New P1 Induction 9.15-10.15am

Mon 18th-Fri Health Week- Daily Mile launch at KSC

22nd Digital Learning Week

Thurs 21st Day Outdoors at Eglinton Park

Mon 25th School Holiday

Tues 26th In-service Staff only

Thurs 28th New P1 ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’ 1.30-2.30pm

JUNE

Tues 2nd Sports Day (PM)

Thurs 4th New P1 Induction 1.30-2.30pm

Fri 7th Sports day (RESERVE)

Tues 9th New P1 Induction 9.15-10.15am

Thurs 11th P7 at Leavers’ Trip Colour-splash

Fri 12th-Sun 14th P7s at Dalguise Residential

Tue 16th P1-P7 Summer Trip

Thurs 18th P7/S1 Induction 1 at Kilwinning Ac.
New P1 Taster Lunch

Fri 19th P7/S1 Induction 2 at Kilwinning Ac.
Class Bump Up (PM)
Reports Out

Wed 24th P1-7 Summer Concert 10.30am & 6.30pm

Thurs 25th Early Years Class Celebration

Fri 26th Summer Service/P7 Celebration at Abbey
Church 9.30am
School closes 1pm