We would like to inform everyone that Innerwick Parent Council are organising a Spring Fair which is to be held in Innerwick Village Hall on Saturday 2nd April 2011 from 10.00 – 12.00. THis is on the same day as our ceilidh and another great thing to do in the morning.
Tickets are being sold for the event and cost £1.00 each for an adult and 50p each for a child. You can pay at the door.
We hope that you are able to support this fantastic fundraising event.
???Parent Focus, in conjunction with Vodafone have worked to develop a magazine for parents which is full of information about technology. It covers all of the things a parent needs to know including how to set parental controls, managing mobile phone costs and understanding social networking as well as great advice from Professor Tanya Byron and Carrie Longton, co-founder of Mumsnet.
The magazine is free and copies can be ordered by sending the order form to; – publications@parentfocus.co.uk
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GREAT NEWS!
 We have been awarded the full grant of £10,000 by ‘Awards for All’. to improve the playground art West Barns Primary school.The Parent Council and school are now liasing with a company Scotplay. They met with members of the Pupil Council last Friday and will foward a visual design and costings for a really good trim trim trail and playground equipment.
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Scottish Government Technology for Learning Strategy
There is an opportunity for all parents and carers to influence the Scottish Government’s Technology for Learning strategy via a short survey.
Further information can be found at “Blog post at Engage for Education”:
http://www.engageforeducation.org/2011/03/what-do-you-think-about-technologies-for-learning/
Extract:
In Scotland, we have already made significant progress with embedding technologies into everyday learning, however we need to continue to build on this.
That is why the Scottish Government is developing a Technologies for Learning Strategy that will aim to further the use of technology in learning and assessment in a practical and organised way for the benefit of Scotland’s learners and Scotland’s economic growth.
We want to find out more about how technologies are already being used for teaching and learning. If you are a parent/guardian or a teacher/practitioner you can help us by completing a quick and easy, anonymous survey. Your views and opinions will help us with developing the strategy.
Please select the right survey for you and remember to complete it by 27 April 2011:
Technologies for Learning survey for parents and guardians: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V3GYP57
If this is something that interests you we would encourage you to take the time to complete the survey.