Information for Primary 1 parents/carers - 2018

1. Pumpherston & Uphall Station
Community Primary School
P1 Induction Evening
June 2018

2. Overview
• School Overview
• Visit the classrooms
• Learning and teaching in P1
• Please fill out as many of the forms in
your pack as possible and return to
us before you leave.

3. Our School Structure: 2018-2019
• Nursery
• P1
• P2
• P2
• P3
• P4
• P5
• P6
• P7

4. Monday to Thursday
• 8.10 Breakfast Club (Optional)
• 8.30 Playground supervision
• 8.50 School Day starts
• 9:00 Morning Session 1
• 10.30 Interval
• 10.45 Morning Session 2
• 12.15 Lunch
• 1.00 Afternoon Session
• 15.15 End of School Day
Structure of the School Day

5. Structure of the School Day
Friday
• 8.10 Breakfast Club (Optional)
• 8.30 Playground Supervision
• 8.50 School Day Starts
• 9:00 Morning Session 1
• 10.30 Interval
• 10.45 Morning Session 2
• 11.45 Fun Time Friday
• 12.25 End of School Day

6. School Uniform
• Black or grey trousers/skirt/ shorts
• White shirt/blouse and blue & grey striped school tie (blue cardigan
optional)
• Black or grey trousers/skirt / shorts
• White school polo shirt with school badge and blue school sweatshirt
with school badge
• Black indoor gym shoes
• Black sensible shoes
• Summer: Blue and white gingham dress with blue cardigan
• P.E. Kit: White/ blue t-shirt Black/ blue/grey shorts

7. School Uniform

8. What Do I Need to Bring?
• School Uniform
• Black Gym shoes to change into
• School Bag
• Gym Bag (with P.E. Kit)
• Handkerchief or tissues
• Wellington boots in wet weather
• Waterproof jacket/coat – children still go out to play on
wet days!
• A purse or envelope for money clearly labelled with
your child’s name and a note saying exactly what the
money is for
• Name tags on everything

9. What Do I Need to Do?
• Provide Emergency Contact details and keep them
updated at the school office
• If your child is going to be absent, let us know as
soon as possible and definitely before 9.00 a.m.
• If you will NOT be collecting your child yourself, let
us know who is
• Make sure your child knows what s/he is doing for
lunch: School Lunch, Packed Lunch or Going Home;
• Most children have a healthy snack at playtime
• Make sure homework is completed and signed
when your child starts getting some

10. Breakfast Club
• Supervised by Mrs Bonner
• All pupils in Primary 1-7 are entitled to a free breakfast
• Cereal, toast, fruit, yoghurt
• Breakfast served 8.10am – 8.30am
• Children enter through main entrance door
• Primary 1 children can start from Wednesday 22nd August

11. Lunchtimes
• School lunches are ordered daily through iPay impact – All P1-3 children are entitled to
free school dinner. Forms will be issued at the start of the new term.
• You can look at the lunches at home with your child and pre order your child’s lunch.
• Three choices of meals daily: Red and Blue Trays are hot, cooked meals, the Green Tray
is a Packed Lunch-type meal. A menu is included in your pack.
• Children can bring their own packed lunches from home and eat them in the dining hall
with their peers.
• Children going home for lunch must notify their teacher; sign in/out at office.
• Primary 1-3 children eat together at 12.15 Monday to Thursday; P4-7 pupils are
staggered.
• Packed Lunches are provided on Fridays.

12. Parent Lunch - ‘Dine Together’
• Tuesday 19th June 11.45am -12.15pm.
• Forms are included in induction packs –
please complete and return today.
• Teas and coffees in the hall from 11:00-
11.45 am while your child meets their
new teacher.

13. Attendance at school
• Research shows that children with less than 94%
attendance – impact on learning
• Attendance & lateness is monitored monthly
• If child unwell, telephone school and report
absence by 9.00am
• NHS Summary of Recommended Periods of
Absence for Communicable Diseases
• Safe Arrivals to School policy

14. Parental Involvement
• Parent/Teacher Meetings – twice a school year
• Families Learning Together – four times a year – opportunity to view children’s learning
• School Report at the end of the school year
• Assemblies
• Termly Learning Overview
• Open Afternoons
• Meet the Teacher (September)
• Curriculum Evenings
• Volunteering – (PVG Check)
• ‘Parents as Partners’ meetings and events

15. Digital Communication
Blog: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews
Twitter: @PUSCPS

17. Positive Ethos
• Class Community Contract
• School House System
• Dojo Points – House points
• Top Scorer
• Living our Values Certificate
• Fun Time Friday
• Celebration Assemblies – Remarkable Reader and STEM Superstar
• iAchieve

18. First Day
• Primary 1 children will start at 9am.
• Children and parents meet in the gym
hall.
• Staff will take you both along to the
classroom to help children settle in.
• Collect children from the back of the
school at their classroom door at 3pm.

19. Information Pack
• School Handbook, Induction Booklet & Session Dates
• Photograph/ Digital Permission Form
• SEEMIS Data Form
• EE2 Form for Local Outings
• Safe Arrival/Groupcall letter
• Milk Letter & Order Form, Lunch Menu
• Uniform Order Form
• ‘Dine Together’ Form to order lunch on 19th June
• School newsletter link
• This presentation will be available on the blog

20. Time to visit the Classroom
• Meet the Primary 1 teachers – Miss McLennan and Mrs Hardie
• Short presentations on literacy and numeracy
• Look around the classroom
• Have a look at some of our resources