PC Newsletter

01 October 2020

Welcome to our October online newsletter

The Parent Council hope that you and your children have settled into the new routines. The rules are changing every day, but stay safe and healthly.

Return to School - What you said!

We received 56 responses - thanks for your help!

The results show:

the majority of you were not anxious about the return to school in August
the majority of you felt you had the information you needed
the majority of the school had made the right type and enough changes
half of parents did not feel their child was anxious about the return to school in August
although, the majority of you felt your child/ren were anxious about the changes the school made
BUT 84 % said their child/ren were happy or very happy to be back at school

The main issues were

communication
use of outdoor learning
lunch breaks
and issues about the new arrangements for collection of children

The full results are available here as text or here as graphs.

GCC Survey on Family Engagement

A brief survey (roughly 15 minutes to complete) asking about:

what nurseries/schools did well
areas where communication could improve
the issues that you would like more information on
what additional supports you require to help on a range of issues

Sweets for sale

We made £50 from the sweets we sold before the September weekend.

Thanks!!

Need help to use online learning like Google Classroom?

GCPG Guides

help you (parents and carers) to use online learning sites:

including Google Classroom, Seesaw, Showbie, etc.

Our next meetings are:

Wednesday 07 October @ 7pm

Monday 02 November @ 7pm

During the present situation, the Parent Council (PC) have agreed to take our meetings online.

All Parents are very welcome to attend

We are now setting up our meetings using Zoom and we have been advised that for safety you must email us at bankheadparentcouncilgcc@gmail.com to get the link for each meeting.

Check out the school website for:

Weekly News Updates

Car Free Zone

Please remember that Caldwell Avenue and Broadlie Drive are CAR FREE ZONES from 8:30am - 9:15am and 2:30pm - 3.15pm.

Only residents and Blue Badge holders can park on these roads during these times.

Glasgow City Parents Group - Facebook Page

Find lots of information about what the GCPG are doing, including:

local and national advice
local and national guidance
online meetings open to all Glasgow parents, etc.

GCC - Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice and guidance for schools

Up to date information for Glasgow parents and schools on the recovery, resilience and reconnection framework for our city.

Scottish Government Advice related to Covid-19

Please read the advice from Scottish Government on new restrictions in place due to Covid-19. New rules for Scotland mean that you must not make indoor social visits to other households, pubs, bars and restaurants must close at 10pm, etc.