Communications
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Balgreen Christmas Events 2020
Please see the attached document for details of school Christmas events.
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Christmas cards and Covid
We ask that children do not bring in Christmas cards or party invitations from home to give to their friends or classmates. As part of infection control procedures, we are trying to limit the amount of items moving to and from school. Class teachers will not be able to distribute these items. Children will be designing cards for another class as part of our Christmas celebrations in school. Thank you for your support.
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Parent Information Session for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Attached is a leaflet about parent information sessions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. If this is of interest to you, please follow the instructions for signing up to the meetings.
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Christmas Lunch December 15th
Please note that if you have pre-booked a school lunch on ParentPay for Tuesday 15th December you will have to go on and re-book because that day now has the Christmas Lunch menu choices. Your selection will have been cancelled for that day. Please also note that ParentPay will be carrying out essential maintenance on the site this Wednesday (25th November) so bookings for breakfast club and lunches must be made by 8:00 pm. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Rolling out Microsoft Teams
Attached is a letter with some further information about how we are using Teams at Balgreen and code of conduct. Term Ahead Letters and Homework Walls for this term will be available via your child's Class Page on Teams. Please get in touch should you have any questions.
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October Newsletter
Attached is a newsletter letting you know about some of the developments that have been taking place at Balgreen this term.
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Updated Guidance - Face Masks
After an announcement on Friday by the First Minister new guidance has been issued for schools. As a result of this guidance we must now ask all parents and carers to wear a facemask when picking up and dropping off their children at the start and end of the day.
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Bicycle Security
We have been informed that there are currently gangs targeting schools and their communities, looking to uplift bicycles left unlocked and unattended. Please see the attached guidance on how to protect your bike, and that of your child. Make sure bike locks are brought into school each day and used.
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Additional funding for school lunches
The Scottish Government has recently announced additional funding for school lunches that will see a retrospective payment made to families in receipt of free school meals. Payments of £13.50 will automatically be made to family accounts if families are currently registered for free school meals, or PayPoint payments if families do not have accounts.
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Halloween dress up
We have received enquiries from several families asking if pupils are allowed to dress up tomorrow. If pupils have Halloween costumes and are keen to dress up tomorrow then we would love them to come in to school wearing their costume. If your child does not have a costume/does not like dressing up they may come in their own clothes tomorrow and they do not have to wear school uniform. Given Halloween this year will be very different for children,...
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Communication from CEC
Please find attached an important communication from Andy Gray, Chief Education Officer at City of Edinburgh Council.