December 2021
Welcome to our December Parent Council Newsletter
December is here! How quickly this term has gone! I hope you are all getting ready for the holiday season!
Firstly, we have FANTASTIC news - we are finally going to hold our first face to face meeting since February 2020 🎉. Our next meeting is on Monday 06 December at 7pm in the school hall. If you'd like to attend please email us on bankheadparentcouncilgcc@gmail.com so we can confirm numbers!!!
Due to the continuing covid-19 restrictions, the Parent Council are not sure if we will be able to hold our usual fundraising discos and similar events this session, so please contact us if you have ANY ideas which we could use to raise money to support the school!!
Finally, everyone at the Parent Council would like to wish you all a fantastic Christmas and New Year break. However you decide to celebrate, we hope you have a wonderful time! 🎁
The Parent Council Online Christmas Fair is now live!
Please have a look at all the lovely gifts on sale and send the link to your friends and family!
The Parent Council Online Christmas Fair closes on Wednesday 08 December at 12 noon!
Are you going to shop online this Christmas?
There is a REALLY, REALLY easy way to help raise funds to support our pupils using easyfundraising.
- Download the donation reminder
- Activate the donation each time you shop online
It's that easy ....
Our next PC meeting is on
Monday 06 December at 7pm in the school hall
All Parents are very welcome to attend.
Please email us before the meeting, or use our Contact us form, if you wish to attend.
Please remember that the Parent Council are here to represent you and to bring your views and issues to the school.
If you have anything that you need help with then you can contact us using our online form or email.
Scottish Government have announced a new £41 million Winter Support Fund for low income households.
Funding to help people struggling financially during the winter is part of a new £41 million support package.
The Winter Support Fund will help those on low incomes, children and people at risk of homelessness against a backdrop of rising living and fuel costs.
Key elements of the package include:
£10 million to help people who are struggling to pay fuel bills
£25 million flexible funding to help local authorities support wellbeing and respond to financial insecurity based on local needs
£6 million for third sector partners to support low income families
Find out more details on Scottish Government website.
More information on Benefits and Grants.
Before Christmas the Parent Council will send out a short survey on how you felt the telephone conversations went with your child's teacher in November!
Please look out for this and respond if you can!
The school's new communication app is up and running!
Search on your App Store for School App for Parents and input the school name - Bankhead Primary School Knightswood.
Then you should be up and running - it's that easy!
Glasgow Eco Trust Events:
Learn to cycle is back - the return of our learn to cycle programme has proved very popular. These offer a free 30 minute indoor 1-2-1 session and all equipment is provided. Open to ages 12+. Booking in advance is required.
Health walks - our health walks programme is proving really popular with walks leaving from Heart of Scotstoun on a Wed and Fri morning. Open to all.
Adult led cycle rides - our rides run every Tue and Sat and last for a couple of hours. Find out about dates and how to book.
Finally, Please check out the Friends of Knightswood Park Calendar 2022!
We are hoping to engage more of our parents who do not have English as their first language in the life of the school and the Parent Council. To do this we will be asking for parents to help to translate short documents into as many languages as possible.
If you are able to help then please contact us on bankheadparentcouncilgcc@gmail.com.
GCPG host many events throughout the year aimed at ALL parents within Glasgow. You can watch videos of their previous events on their Youtube Channel.
Remember the specialised forums for parents/carers from GCPG.
ASL Forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gcpgaslforum
Equalities forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gcpgequalitiesforum
Early Years forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gcpgearlyyearsforum
You can subscribe to their distribution list for up to date emails about their events (Email: GCParentsGroup@gmail.com) or follow them on Twitter or Facebook.