Many thanks

We hope you all had a lovely Christmas.

Thank you all for many kind gifts, cards and good wishes in the lead up to Christmas.

We hope that better weather will have returned by the start of the new term and that everyone has recovered from the winter colds and flus. I'm sure many children will have received new and expensive phones and electronic equipment for Christmas. Could I remind you that while we do not ban these items from school, children bring them at their own risk and it is their responsibility to ensure the safety of their own possessions. Please use discretion in what you allow children to bring to school, especially younger children.

Best wishes,

Alison Speirs

New arrival!

Congratulations to Alison and Owen Atkinson whose first child was born on 26th December.

She is called Ellie Hope Atkinson and both Ellie and parents are well and safely home from hospital.

Weather Warning

Due to the severe weather warning, the school bus will not run on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th December. The school will be open from 9-3pm on Wednesday and 9-12pm on Thursday for parents who are able to get pupils to and from school safely.

We will decide about the S2-5 Glasgow shopping trip at 9am tomorrow taking into account numbers of pupils at school and travel conditions.

Stars of the Show!

Pupils and staff voted to decide on the stars of the show for this years Nativity production:

Best supporting role... Rebecca Carey!

Best supporting role... Alexander Easdale!

Best supporting Actress... Chloe Neilson!

Best supporting Actor... Declan Bryce!

Star of the Show... Stuart Smith!

Pupil of the Term

Today we had a whole school assembly in the lunch hall to present the awards for pupil of the term.

In S1 - Nicol

In S2 - Robbie

In S3 - Ailie

In S4/5 - Robyn

Well done to all!

Fitness Challenge 2009

Today 20 children from S2-4 opted to take part in this years fitness challenge at the Waterfront gym. The children were started in pairs and accompanied by an adult on a fairly gruelling fitness circuit. They have been training for today over the past term and performed very well on the day. We were delighted by how hard they worked, their times and by the number who were very keen to participate in what was an optional activity.The course was as follows:

1km run on the treadmill
1km cycle
500m row
50 box steps with weights
30 lateral pull-downs with a 20kg weight.

The children were observed by a teacher or gym staff member all the way round and timed.

Kyle won a months free membership of the gym for gaining the fastest time by any boy. Beth won the same for the girls and Alexander won a gym bag and water bottle as he came second with a time which was just a fraction slower than Kyle.

All participants will also receive a brick for their house.

Well done to all!

Mr J :)

The Christmas Story

Last night was the first night of our Christmas play for 2009. It was a great evening and very much enjoyed by the 200+ audience that came to watch. The children were all super actors and actresses and played their parts so well. We are very proud of their performance and I'm sure all the parents are too!
Tonight is the final night and we look forward to another great performance.


Mr J :)

Holidays

Please remember that the school closes on Thursday 24th December 2009 at 12.00pm and reopens on Monday 11th January 2010 at 9.00am.

Christmas Week Uniform

Children in the primary department can wear trip uniform on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week and their own clothes on Thursday. Children in the secondary department can wear trip uniform on Monday and Tuesday and their own clothes on Wednesday and Thursday.

Broader Curriculum-Next term we're ski-ing!

Important announcement! Next term, all S1 and S2 pupils will travel to Bellahouston Ski centre for a 5 week block of ski-ing lessons. This will take place during the Broader Curriculum time on Wednesday afternoons. The slope is OUTDOOR, so please make sure your child comes appropriately dressed- the instructors operate in ALL weather!

ALL S1 AND S2 PUPILS MUST WEAR GLOVES FOR THE SKI-ING. These do NOT need to be special ski-wear, but must be reasonably thick.


This will an exciting first for the BC participants- we're looking forward to seeing the photos!!!

Lunch Seating - Primary

In our school from tomorrow until the Christmas holidays, we are trying a new form of seating in our lunch hall. We are replacing class tables with social/vertical/family groupings which are mixed across all primary stages.

This is very popular with some children and not with others. We are trying this as research suggests that it aids healthy eating choices (see BBC website) and also encourages good behaviour.

We will evaluate this experiment in January.

Mrs Speirs

Cedars School singing in Largs!

Last night, the school's Senior Choir and some children from the Primary School sang at Brisbane Evangelical Church. The choir performed five pieces, all very different. The whole group sang brilliantly and were an asset to the school. The church congregation and friends were joined by lots of our own parents- thank you to everyone who supported us!

Here's a snippet from the last piece the choir sang:









Well done everyone!

Personal Laptops

We are having an inservice in January to discuss, among other things, the question of children bringing their own laptops to school. We would like to hear any thoughts from parents. Contributions welcome by email, letter or comment on the blog.

Absence 1.12.09

Today Cedars School recorded the following absences:

P1 - 1

P2/3 - 3

P4/5 - 6

P6/7 - 1

S1 - 1

S2 - 1

S3-S5 - 0