1. Pumpherston & Uphall Station
Community Primary School
P1 Induction Evening
June 2019

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: 2019-2020
• Nursery
• P1
• 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/ grey shorts

7. School Uniform

8. What Do I Need to Do?
• Provide Emergency Contact details and keep them
updated at the school office
• 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

9. 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

10. Lunchtimes
• School lunches are ordered daily through iPay impact – All P1-3 children are entitled to
free school dinner.
• iPay log in
• 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.
• 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.

11. Parent Lunch - ‘Dine Together’
• Tuesday 11th June 12:00-12:30pm
• Forms are included in induction packs –
please complete and return today.
• Teas and coffees in the hall from 11:00-
12:00pm while your child meets their
new teacher.

12. 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

13. 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
• Curriculum Evenings
• Volunteering – (PVG Check)
• ‘Parents as Partners’ meetings and events

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

16. Positive Ethos
• Class Community Contract
• School House System
• Dojo Points – House points
• Top Scorer
• Living our Values Certificate
• Together Time
• Celebration Assemblies – Awesome Author and STEM Superstar
• iAchieve

17. First Day
• P1s start at 9am.
• Children and parents meet in the gym
hall.

18. Information Pack• School Handbook
• Photograph/ Digital Permission Form
• Group Call permission
• SEEMIS Data Form/ Information form
• EE2 Form for Local Outings
• Parent Partner Information Letter
• Lunch letter
• Milk letter
• Uniform Letter
• Session dates
• Simply Play
If there are changes over the summer please contact the school to let us know.
• This presentation will be available on the blog

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

20. Primary 1
Mrs Hardie Tuesday 4th June 2019

21. What will your child be learning?
Children will build upon their learning from nursery in these areas:
• Literacy (Listening &Talking /Writing / Reading/ Languages)
• Maths & Numeracy
• Health &Wellbeing
• Expressive Arts – Dance/Drama/Music/Art
• Technologies
• Science
• Social Studies
• RME
Termly Learning Overviews will be available on the blog each term with a summary of
learning.

22. Getting organised …
Children will need:
• A healthy snack everyday – 1 item please
• Water Bottles with name – no juice
• Indoor shoes / gym plimsoles – no laces
• Gym kit and suitable shoes
• Waterproof jacket with hood

23. Please label all clothing

24. Word building
boards and letters
Available to
purchase from
the school:
£10

25. Home Learning Bags
• Letters and notes from school
• Home Link Diary
• Sound cards and sight words
• Word lists
• Reading books
• Home Challenges
* Please bring in everyday*
We would appreciate if you would check regularly
and clear out often.

26. Wordless Readers
• Encourage and develop vocabulary
• Develops understanding and sequencing
• Holding books independently, page
turning, recognising page numbers.

27. Together Time Friday
•Special time to celebrate positive
learning and choices.
•Children can bring in a toy or
game.
•No valuable items or devices.

28. Keeping in touch
• Parent Notice Board on window
• Decking
• Home Link Diaries
• Phone calls
• PUSCPS Blog, Twitter, Facebook, email
& Sways