1. Welcome to our P1 Information Evening – Balbardie Primary School Welcome to our P1 Information Evening at Balbardie Primary School

2. General Communication with school/home: Newsletters Emails Phone calls
Call in to school office
iPay Impact
Balbardie Blether – School Blog
or Google Search – Balbardie Blether
Classes for Next Session

3. Early Days in P1 First week in P1: 1st day of school
- Tuesday 23rd August 2016: 9.10am – 12 o’clock
- Children to enter via red door in back playground
- You can bring your child into school on the first day
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of first week:
8.55am – 12 o’clock
First full day – Monday 29th August 2016
Meet the Teacher evening –
Wednesday 7th September 2016 at 6pm

4. School Hours Soft start at 8.50am School begins at 8.55am
Interval 10.30am
Lunchtime 12.10pm P2 – P3/2 – P4 – P5
Lunchtime 12.30pm P1 – P2/1 – P3 – P6 – P7
School ends 3.25pm

5. Morning routine Children enter the school via the red doors
Children independently hang their coats up on their pegs which are clearly labelled
Children go into their classrooms
‘Good morning’ and lunch order with class teacher
Bags unpacked, ready for BIG start
Snacks and pencil cases are kept in
individual trays
Class teacher will provide a space for
water bottles to be kept

6. Daily Jobs
Pencil case – writing pencils, eraser, sharpener, glue stick, and coloured pencils (please make sure these are sharpened regularly!)
Your child can bring a water bottle to school – please note that this is for water only (no juice)
Please make sure that the reading books are returned to school
Please check your child’s bag daily for letters and work that will be sent home when completed.
Further routines are outlined in the Top Tips for Parents leaflet.

7. Please label all items! All school jumpers/ t-shirts/trousers/ skirts etc. look the same!

8. Playground during interval and lunch
Please provide your child with a small snack – please bear in mind that some children might be allergic to nuts
Fun time
Support Staff on duty
Activities to play with in the playground
Friendship Stop
Peer Mediators on duty (P6 children)

9. Lunchtime Packed lunches School dinners 3 trays: red, blue or green
Children order their dinner in the morning
You will receive a copy of the menu in your P1 pack – this is usually changed around April time

10. Wet Weather Wellies and a change of footwear
On wet days pupils will be supervised in their class at interval and lunchtime if the weather is unsuitable for outdoor play e.g. risk assessed to be too icy or wet

11. Going Home Safely
Bus
Car
Foot
Bicycle

12. Don’t worry! Tidying up at home and providing responsibility
Dressing him/her self
Label everything - 25 sweatshirts all look the same !
Flush the toilet and wash hands- encourage at home
Talk to your child about what they have been learning at school

13. School Uniform Girls Boys Skirt/trousers Trousers Polo shirt
School blouse/tie
Burgundy sweatshirt
Boys
Trousers
Polo shirt
School shirt/tie
Burgundy sweatshirt

14. PE Kit
Shorts
T shirt
Gym shoes
Outdoor PE Kit

15. Further information P1 Information Packs School Uniform orders
Medical Information and Health Care Plans
School dinner ordering
Milk ordering…

16. Milk
Ordered at the end of each term – you will get lots of notice from the school office on when this has to be paid by
Orders cannot be taken after this date – West Lothian Council Policy
Milk kept in fridges in P1/2 area
Children get milk at some point during the school day

17. Celebrating Achievements in Balbardie Primary School

18. Golden Club

19. Thank you for listening!
Please come down to the P1 classrooms and collect your packs – you will also have the opportunity to see which class your child will be in and briefly meet the P1 team!