May / June 2022

Welcome to our final Parent Council Newsletter of 2022!!

We are nearing the end of 2021/22 session and the Parent Council are finally pleased to announce that ......


WE ARE PLANNING TO HOLD A SHORTS AND SHADES DISCO IN JUNE 2022!! 🎉🤸‍♀️


We are aware that for many of our P1-P3 children this is their first school disco and we are excited to welcome them!! As usual, we will have a raffle, tuckshop, drinks and hopefully hotdogs on sale. The details are yet to be finalised with the school but we will keep you all updated. As always, to hold the disco we require as many parents as possible to help supervise in the hall, sell sweets, etc., if you would like to help then please complete the attached electronic form and we will be in touch.

We would like to say a HUGE THANKS to everyone for their support of the Easter Hamper, where we made £171 to support the school. If you have any ideas of how we can spend the money we have raised then please get in touch at bankheadparentcouncilgcc@gmail.com.

As announced in the School May Newsletter the school will be holding face to face parent meetings on Thursday 9th June for you to find out how your children are progressing in their learning. The school is trialing an online booking system so please don't forget to book your slot when the email arrives!

Although it is a little early, the Parent Council would like to wish the P7s all the best in their move to secondary school!

Our next Parent Council meetings are on

Monday 23 May at 7pm on Zoom

AND

AGM & FINAL meeting on Monday 13 June at 7pm (venue to be confirmed)

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.

Are you going to shop online?

There is a REALLY, REALLY easy way to help raise funds to support our pupils using easyfundraising.


  1. Register using this link to support Bankhead Parent Council

  2. Download the donation reminder

  3. Or, go through the easyfundraising website to your favourite online shopping websites

  4. Activate the donation each time you shop online

It's that easy ....

FINALLY, Most of our parents are now signed up to the school's new communication app!

We ask that all parents download the app - if you are still to do this then please 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!

Summer activities to keep them busy!

Run, Jump Throw is available to book at Scotstoun for summer through the Victoria Park Athletics Club.

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Please check out the latest recordings of GCPG events aimed at ALL parents within Glasgow. You can watch videos of their previous events on their Youtube Channel. The latest recordings include:

  • Q&A session with new Director of Education at Glasgow City Council

  • Glasgow's Approach to supporting Children and Young People with Additional Support Needs

  • Ways to nurture your child's wellbeing

  • Water Safety advice with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Parenting Teenagers

Parentzone have set up a new Hub to help those who are parenting teenagers. The Hub aims to help parents find useful tips and advice on how to better understand their teen’s emotions or feelings and how to be there for them. Find out more ...

Parentzone aims to provide information for parents on the Scottish Education System and is a really useful source of information.

The Parent Council are sharing these resources but do not take any responsibility for their content.

Need childcare?

The Scottish Government is working to understand when and where childcare is needed for school age children. They are working with Caerus who will launch the software to allow families to find and book childcare, clubs and activities.

You can help by sharing your views and registering on https://parents.caerus.scot/

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.

GCPG host many events throughout the year aimed at ALL parents within Glasgow and they have set up specialised forums for parents/carers from GCPG.


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.