Clepington Primary School
Head Teacher Newsletter
January 2014
We hope that everyone had a nice Christmas break. We cannot believe it is the end of January
already. It has been a busy month and we are looking forward to the months ahead.
What are we up to this term?
Red Room are learning about the senses and friendship and are enjoying their daily fitness
activities.
Blue Room are learning about senses also through ICT, writing and other curricular areas.
Primary 1 are learning about Scots language and our local community. P1b also made ‘hairy
haggis’ biscuits!
Primary 2a are learning about the past and present polar explorers as part of their ‘Frozen’
topic. P2b have begun a new topic, ‘Lost and Found’ and are looking at maps to find the South
Pole. P2c performed the Canadian Barn dance at assembly and had great fun.
Primary 3a and P3c are learning about the Great Barrier Reef and creating PowerPoints as
part of their ‘Under The Sea’ topic. P3b are learning about Scots language, they are writing in
Scots too! They have also been learning the Military Two Step.
Primary 4 enjoyed a visit by the author Bob Harris, which inspired them to write their own
stories. They are looking forward to learning about Africa as part of their next topic.
Primary 5a also enjoyed a visit from Bob Harris, an author. They are looking forward to finding
out about life in the 1960s. P5b have been learning some Scottish dances, Islam and the 1960s
also.
Primary 5/6 are learning about Children’s Rights and have been thinking of ways to raise funds
for charity.
Primary 6a are also learning about Children’s Rights and are learning about street children in
Uganda. P6b are using google maps to locate homes and facilities in their local area.
Primary 7a are taking part in the NHS drama workshop ‘Well good’ to raise awareness of the
dangers of smoking. P7b are enjoying their topic on WWII and are developing their research
skills using books and ICT to find facts relating to Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.
*************STOP PRESS ***************
PLEA FOR HELP
We would gratefully accept any donations of any unwanted school uniform items. We
always need trousers, skirts, shorts, shirts, gym shoes etc. If you can help us out please
send any unwanted items in to Mrs Millar. Thank you for this.
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Parking
We would like to thank you for supporting us in our efforts to keep Clepington children safe.
Most parents/carers are now parking in designated parking spaces and using the public car
park more often. However, we continue to see a number of parents/carers continue to stop on
the zigzag and double yellow lines. We have been in contact with the council and hope to
extend the yellow lines. We will continue to monitor the situation. If any parents have any issues
with the parking, please feel free to get in touch with me at the school.
PLEASE NOTE – we will continue to monitor the situation and write to individual drivers who we
feel have stopped/parked unsafely in an effort to ensure the safety of all at Clepington. Thank
you for your support.
School Website
Our school website is now live. It can be accessed by parents via the Dundee City Council
Website or via the following link:
http://clepingtonprimary.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk/
We will try to keep it updated as much as possible. The class pages are yet to be developed,
we hope to get to this soon. We hope that you find it helpful.
Cinema Trip
The children (and staff) all had a great time at the cinema in December. The behaviour of the
children was fantastic. Well done everyone. Hopefully we can do this again in December 2014.
Thank you again to the CPP and everyone who donated monies during the Christmas Fayre
evening as this all contributed to the cost of the
buses and entrance fee.
Cultural and Arts Week
Our Cultural and Arts week is in full swing! Thank
you so much to Mrs Solazzo and Mr Webb for all
of the organisation. The children loved the lion
dance on Monday this week and we would also
like to say a huge thank you to parents and
grandparents who volunteered to give up their
time to run art, music and drama activities for the
children this week. It has been a great success.
Head Teacher awards
Our Head Teacher Award winners this month are:
Primary 1 – Adam Mills, Maaha Mamun, Zayd Salik, Lily Dowdles, Emna Carim, Alistair Low
Kenzee Hunter, Rayyan Rashid, Andrew Roadknight, Maison Cree
Deborah O'Brien
Primary 2 – Jason Wu, Sohaib Ashraf, Katie Caithness, Breogan-Geremias Lorenzo, Naeema
Tasleem, Mia Haden, Craig Smith, Wiktor Kotusiewicz, Ali Hussain, Cameron Hill, Alex Doran
Mollie Turner
Primary 3 – Natalia Lesniowska, Holly McGregor, Asim Abdullah, Maryam Malik, Brook Britnell
Kobain McLean, Lewis Hardy, Leanne Hardy, Freya Dunbar, Jay Haggart
Primary 4 – Amber Paterson, Margarete Costa, Jaden Bambury, Leith Spalding, Iva Vasileva
Sam Rowe, Naomi Strachan
Primary 5 – Callum Paterson, Amber Christie, Alicja Zych, Chloie Robertson, Isla McDougall
Aaron Haggart, Katie Close, Cameron McGregor
Primary5/6 – Adrian Justa, Madina Khan, Uwais Asghar, Leaona Harley
Primary 6 – Lennon Campbell, Zeeshan Tahir, Catalina Carr, Kacey Ledger, Laura Hamilton,
Joshua Dingwall, Thomas Brannan
Primary 7 – Aishwary Costa, Kayla Robson, Nadia Din, Liam Galloway
Our awards are given for curricular and social skills achievements. A social skill is chosen as a
focus in each class every fortnight. Well done to you all!
Anti bullying
Please look out for the Anti-Bullying shield homework. Miss Riggs has been talking to the
children about anti bullying and we will continue to work with the children to ensure that all
children know how to keep themselves safe, what bullying is and how to report it at Clepington.
We will also be working with the children on anti-bullying themed days throughout the year.
Staffing changes
Due to staffing changes, all support for learning staff are currently in class. All support at
present is class based due to changes in our staffing circumstances. Vacant teacher posts have
been advertised this week.
Dates for your diary
(dates are subject to change)
February
05/02/14
07/02/14
11/02/14
12/02/14
12/02/14
13/02/14
14/02/14
17/02/14
18/02/14
20/02/14
25/02/14
P7b ‘Well Good’ Workshop, Sports/comfortable clothes to be worn
Rag Bag collection date
School Photographer – Family/Individual photographs
P1 – P3 Health Day, Sports/comfortable clothes to be worn
P7s at Caird Hall Organ event
INSET day 4, children should not attend
HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY
Parent Council Meeting, all welcome – held in school at 6.30pm
Parents’ Night 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Parents’ Night 4.00pm – 7.00pm
March
07/03/14 P4 – P7 Health day, Sports/comfortable clothes to be worn
28/03/14 Easter service at Stobswell Church – will now be held in school
28/03/14 Schools finish for Spring break at 3.15pm
April
14/04/14 School begins 9.00am
18/04/14 Good Friday holiday
24/0/4/14 Parent Council Meeting, all welcome – held in school at 6.30pm
May
05/05/14 May Day Holiday
08/05/14, 15/05/14, 22/05/14 P6 cricket input
14/05/14 New P1 parent information afternoon
14/05/14 – 16/05/14 P7 Residential trip
15/05/14 New P1 parent information afternoon
23/05/14 INSET Day 5 – children do not attend
26/05/14 Victoria Day Holiday
27/04/14 Parent Council Meeting, all welcome – held in school at 6.30pm
June
05/06/14 Sports Day
06/06/14 Reports out to parents today
11/06/14 P7s at Morgan – transition visits
12/06/14 P7s at Morgan – transition visits
13/06/14 P7s at DISC, part of Morgan transition programme
20/06/14 Whole school ‘Green All Year Treat’ – only those on Green since October will attend (Baxter Park
and BBQ at school)
24/06/14 Prizegiving, Stobswell Church
27/06/14 School finishes at 12.00pm for summer holidays
August
19/08/14 School begins for pupils at 9.00am