Author: South Lodge Primary

A few photos of the children out playing in the wonderfully warm Autumn day.

Harvest Service

 We are very nearly at Harvest time of year again.  We are holding a Harvest Service (together with our Good Work Assembly) in school on next Friday 12^th October at 1.15pm and would welcome donations from the following items:

• Breakfast cereal
• Rice
• Pasta
• Potatoes (tinned or instant)
• Oatcakes/Crackers Tinned vegetables  
• Tinned fruit
• Tinned soup
• Tinned meat or fish
• Tinned mince or stew
• Baked beans
• Tea bags/coffee/sugar (small sizes)

This year, all donations are being kept in our local area and being donated to the Capstone Centre in Alness. Donations may be sent into the class with your child any day the week before the service.  Please ensure that the foods have at least a 6 month use-by date.

You are most welcome to come along and join our service.

Thank you for your continued support!

I am sorry to say this word again but we are still having a major problem……head lice!!!

Head lice are a common problem in any community not just schools. Having head lice should not be seen as a stigma, as anyone can get them. It is important that when you treat your child you continue to follow through by checking and bone combing for several weeks. Sadly some products are marketed by companies which state they kill both lice and eggs. Most do not and if you haven’t removed the tiny eggs when you treat your child, those eggs may still hatch later, making you think your child has caught them again. Pillows, collars of jackets and any clothing where your child’s hair may come into contact, will also need to be washed to prevent your child re-infecting themselves.

As a school we do everything we can to help with this matter and the school cannot be blamed for the presence of head lice. The vast majority of the parents are doing the right thing and are, understandably, getting annoyed for having to re treat hair over and over again. If every parent checked their children’s hair for head lice at least once a week we would not have this on-going problem.

Treatments to get rid of head lice are available to buy from pharmacies, supermarkets and online.

The main treatments are: Lotions and sprays or Wet combing. Everyone with head lice in your household should be treated on the same day. If a treatment doesn’t work the first time, you can try it again, try a different treatment, or get advice from your school nurse, health visitor, pharmacist or GP.

Lotions and sprays:

 There are several different products that can be applied to the scalp and hair to kill head lice, including:

• dimeticone 4% lotion or lotion spray – applied and left for 8 hours (usually overnight)
• dimeticone 4% spray gel – applied and left for 15 minutes
• mineral oil and dimeticone spray – applied and left for 15 minutes
• isopropyl myristate and cyclomethicone solution – applied and left for 5-10 minutes

Some treatments need to be done twice – seven days apart – to make sure any newly hatched lice are killed.

Detection combing should usually be done two or three days after finishing treatment, and again another seven days after that, to check for any live head lice.

Your pharmacist can recommend a suitable treatment and advise you how to use it correctly if necessary.

 Wet combing:

 Wet combing involves removing head lice with a special fine-toothed comb. It’s suitable for everyone and is relatively inexpensive.

A number of lice removal combs are available to buy. Combs with flat-faced teeth spaced 0.2-0.3mm apart are best for removing head lice, although combs with smaller gaps can be used to remove eggs and nits (egg cases) after treatment.

The comb may come with instructions outlining how to use it. A commonly used method is described below.

• Wash the hair with ordinary shampoo and apply plenty of conditioner.
• Use an ordinary, wide-toothed comb to straighten and untangle the hair.
• Once the comb moves freely through the hair without dragging, switch to the louse detection comb.
• Make sure the teeth of the comb slot into the hair at the roots, with the edge of the teeth lightly touching the scalp.
• Draw the comb down from the roots to the ends of the hair with every stroke, and check the comb for lice each time – remove lice by wiping the comb with tissue paper or rinsing it.
• Work through the hair, section by section, so that the whole head of hair is combed through.
• Do this at least twice to help ensure you haven’t missed any areas, until no more lice are found.

Repeat this procedure on days five, nine and 13. Detection combing should be done on day 17, to check for any live head lice.

As I have previously said, if we all do this and check hair at least once a week we can get rid of this issue.

Many thanks for your cooperation and understanding in beating this problem.

Flu Immunisation Day is next Wednesday 3rd October so everyone who has returned their forms with approval will have their nasal drops that day 

The Challenge is on for South Lodge Primary School!!

The Scottish Sun are holding a Free Books for Schools campaign starting today until 18^th November to give the schools a chance of saving for a pack of £550 worth of free books for the school.  They are printing daily tokens which you cut out and collect before sending into school.

Please would you help spread the word for people to collect tokens for South Lodge Primary School.  We are needing to collect 3500 tokens to be able to claim the package.

Please send any tokens into the school office as you have them.

COMMUNITY SPORTS PROGRAMME – INVERGORDON LEISURE CENTRE

As part of Active Schools – Community Sports Programme we would like to invite your child to take part in a range of after school coaching opportunities. These activities are for P4 – P7 pupils and will take place at the Invergordon Leisure Centre, Games Hall.

Mondays:        Basketball                   15:45 – 16:30                          Last session:    10 / 12 / 18

Boccia                         15:45 – 16:30

Tuesdays:        Activ8 Dance              16:00 – 17:00                          Last session:    11 / 12 / 18

                          Soccer 6’s                   16:00 – 17:00

Wednesdays:  Badminton                  16:30 – 17:30                          Last session:    12 / 12 / 18

Thursdays:       Dodgeball                   15:30 – 16:30                          Last session:    13 / 12 / 18

Fridays             Futsal                          16:15 – 17:30*                        Last session     14 / 12 / 18

*(16:15 > P4) (16:45 > P7) – Bookable at leisure centre.

All equipment will be provided. Please ensure your child wears gym kit, non-marking indoor shoes and brings a bottle of water. If you would like your child to attend please complete the consent information overleaf and bring along to the next coached session.

Coaching will start w/c Monday 24 September and run for 10 weeks (no coaching 15 -26 October).

Parental volunteers are encouraged to assist with this activity. If interested in getting involved please contact me for further information.

If your child wishes to take part in any of the activities please tell them to collect a form from the school office.

We are delighted to tell you we have registered for the Scottish Sun FREE Books for School which will be starting on the 24th September until the 18th November 2018.  We need to collect over 3,500 tokens so are begging you all to help us achieve this.  We will then be able to get more than £550 worth of books for the school.

Please send any tokens into the school office and we will keep you updated on our progress.

A final plea to parents/carers who haven’t yet returned their child’s flu immunisation form. A final reminder letter will be brought home by your child this afternoon and we are asking for you to indicate whether you have mislaid the original letter and require a replacement (if at all possible as these are sent out by the NHS) or whether you definitely DO NOT wish your child to be part of the scheme this year.

Please send the form back to the office tomorrow morning.

Thanks.