Newsletter (2) August 2016 | Page 2

Oakbank School Council Our first AGM of session 2016-2017 is on the 14th September at 6.30pm – 8.00pm. All parents are welcome to attend. We are always looking for new members for our parent council or fundraising committee so if you are interested please come along. Our meetings are held once a term. Water Bottles in School Daily Mile We like to encourage children to drink water throughout the day and children have access to their water bottles in the class and other areas of the school. Can we please remind you that it should only be water that they are drinking out of those bottles in the classroom and not diluted juice. Pupils and staff continue to enjoy taking part in the ‘Daily Mile Challenge’ every day. We hope this will bring about many benefits to the health and wellbeing of our pupils. For some of our new parents you can find out more information about this on the website: http://thedailymile.co.uk/ Oakbank Safe Start Club The ‘Safe Start Club’ started on Tuesday 16th August to provide child care for pupils from 8.00am to 9.00am. The children attending this club have all settled very well. A big thank you to all the parents involved who worked very hard to move this forward – Mr Dave Shenton, Mrs Sam Pettigrew, Mrs Lynne Cunningham, Mrs Irene Wilson and Mrs Louise Edwards. If you are interesting in your child attend this morning club please contact safe start on email oakbanksafestart@yahoo.co.uk There are still a few spaces available so get in quick. It is £2.50 per child £1.50 for additional siblings. This is a great lifeline for parents who need to drop their children off at school and get to work before 9am. The Oakbank Safe Start Club are also looking for any members who would be interested in joining their Safe Start Committee if you are interested please email at the address above. School Improvement Art Steering Workshop Our school improvement plan can be accessed on our A consultation with Sushiela Jamieson (artist) to look at the proposed design for the artwork will take place on Friday 26th August at 12 noon for Nursery – P1 families and 3.25pm for P2-P7 families. Pop in if you’re free and have a look. school website under the tab ‘Learning’ then cl ick on Standards and Quality Report. School Staff Headteacher: Mrs Murray Depute Headteachers: Mrs Manson (P3/4 -P7) Mrs Butchart (Nursery – P3) Mrs Young (Treehouse) P1M Mrs Middleton P1MC Mrs McEwan P1/2 Mrs Dann P2CD Mrs Dickie (Mon-Wed) Mrs I Clark (Thurs – Fri) P4D Miss Downie P5C Mrs K Clark P5D Ms Donaldson P6GE Mrs Gellatly (Mon-Tues) Mrs Ewen (Wed-Thurs) alternate Fridays P2/3S Mrs Stewart P6SW Mrs Scrimgeour (Mon-Tues) Mrs White (Wed – Fri) P3F Mr Fortune/Mrs Digence (Fri) P7J Mrs Juggins P3/4B Mrs Barr P7H Mr Hewitson Non Class Contact Staff: Mrs Heggie (PE) Mr Grant (ICT) Mrs Scimgeour Mrs Donoghue Pupil Support Teacher: Miss Davidson (Mon – Wed) Support Staff: Mrs Henderson Mrs McDougall Mrs Hunter Mrs Laird Admin Staff: Mrs Laird Mrs Campbel Mrs Roach Mrs Guild Mrs Clark Nursery Team : Nursery Teachers: Mrs Donoghue (Mon-Tues) Mrs Macaskill (Wed-Fri) Early Childhood Practitioner: Mrs Watt Mrs McCallum Mrs Baker Mrs Griffin Miss Binning Miss Barnes Miss Devaux Miss McPherson Play Assistant: Mrs Macdonald Treehouse Staff: Specialist Support Teacher: Miss Guthrie Pupil Support Assistant: Mrs Kinmont Janitors: Mr Park Mr Martin Mr Drysdale Catering Staff: Mrs Kay Miss Mutch Mr Ness Mrs Craigon Cleaning Staff: Mrs Campbell Mrs Somwan Mrs Powrie Mrs Charters Mrs Barr Road Crossing Patroller: Mr Crichton Mr Copland Miss Sutherland Mrs Laing Mrs Kamimska