Welcome to St Stephen's Roman Catholic Primary

Advent Carol Service at St John the Baptist RC Church

Please join us for our annual Advent Carol Service at St John the Baptist RC Church, 20 Melville Street, Perth on Thursday 18^th December at 6pm-7pm. Refreshments afterwards in the Parish Hall.

Soccer Centre

BRCFT are excited to announce our new soccer centres - the Ross Graham Soccer Centre & the Robyn Smith Soccer Centre! ?

This is a big step for our Community Football Trust to enhance our footballing provision for children aged 5-15 years old across our local, and wider community.

Ross & Robyn are the respective captains for Dundee United Men's, and Women's team and we are delighted to have them on board to increase the development of children's football across Blairgowrie & Rattray, and the wider community.

We are hosting one opening night for each soccer centre! Come along and meet Robyn and Ross ⬇️

?ROBYN SMITH SOCCER CENTRE: Opening Night
?Monday 19th January
⏰4.45pm-5.45pm
?Girls 5-15 years old
?️The Stadium, Davie Park
?FREE!
Sign Up Here ➡️https://www.brcfc.org.uk/programmes/2359

?ROSS GRAHAM SOCCER CENTRE: Opening Night
?Wednesday 21st January
⏰4.45pm-5.45pm
?Boys 5-15 years old
?️The Stadium, Davie Park
?FREE!
Sign Up Here ➡️https://www.brcfc.org.uk/programmes/2358

Please Note: Both soccer centres will continue weekly after both opening nights have taken place. Information for this is coming soon! ⚽
 

School Meals Information

Please use the below link to access school meals updates from Tayside Contracts.

Tayside Contracts Parent Information

Home Learning

Please note that the usual home learning will not be issued this week - instead children are asked to learn any lines for the school show and to come along on Wednesday evening to the Carol Concert for 1800. 

Carol Singing at Cluny Court

Parents of P5/6/7 please check ParentPay - all children in P7 and some from P5/6 have been asked to sign at Cluny Court this week but we require consent to attend. 

CAMHS courses for Parents/ Carers

Attached is a poster with a QR code linking to our website which details all of the online courses we offer to parents/carers. 

Understanding and Supporting Your Child:
This is the course we recommend starting with if you have a child who has big emotions or big behaviours, or who is or may be neurodivergent. In this course we explore preventative and in the moment strategies for supporting your child’s development and focus on building on your child’s strengths. 
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/understanding-and-supporting-your-child-3782053 

Supporting Your Child's Communication: 
Did you know that around 80% of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties in children, have an underlying communication difficulty? Join us for this online session exploring communication basics and strategies to help with communication.
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/supporting-your-childs-communication-4620083 

Understanding Sleep 
Join us for this online session exploring both sleep basics and strategies to help with problematic sleep patterns.
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/understanding-sleep-4620053 

Understanding Big Emotions 
Before attending this session we recommend completing our Understanding and Supporting Your Child course first, then join us for this online session exploring emotions and strategies to support your child.
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/understanding-big-emotions-for-parents-and-carers-4794815 

Understanding and Supporting Behaviour
Before attending this session, we recommend completing our Understanding and Supporting Your Child course first, then join us for these online sessions exploring behaviour. Over two weeks we'll look at strategies to help us better understand behaviours, preventative strategies, and specific strategies related to the function of behaviour.
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/understanding-and-supporting-behaviour-4794907

Executive Function 
Join us for this online session exploring supporting your child's focus and organisation skills. 
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/executive-function-4795078 

Decider Skills 
Join us to learn about the 12 Decider Life Skills, based in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. These skills aim to support children and young people to learn to manage emotionally difficult situations in less damaging, more positive ways. The skills support distress tolerance, emotional regulation , mindfulness and interpersonal communication.
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/parents-decider-skills-training-3001949 

Supporting Your Child With Anxiety and Worries
Over 4 weeks our Mental Health Education Officers will explore anxiety:

• What is it? Why do we have it?
• When do we know anxiety is becoming a problem?
• Anxiety Traps? What are they? How can we avoid them?
• Ways to cope.

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/supporting-a-childteen-with-anxiety-worries-3001979 

Your Resilience for Parents/Carers of Teens
Join our 4-week online programme aimed at building your understanding of resilience. We will discuss how to support your teen with coping with stress and distress; managing friendships and social pressures; and how to talk with your teen about resilience and mental health.
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/your-resilience-for-parents-and-carers-of-teens-3702449 

If you have any questions about any of the sessions then please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes,
The MHEO Team

 

	Mental Health Education Officer a: CAMHS Out-Patient Service     Dudhope Terrace, Dundee e: tay.camhsmheo@nhs.scot p: 01382 204004 Ext. 59087

Tickets for Nativity

Tickets for the school show are selling fast! Please remember to order tickets on ParentPay as soon as possible. 

Pupil Council Movie Snack Offer

The Pupil Council have organised a Christmas Movie afternoon for Friday 5th December. Children will choose from different movies in school (animated Grinch, Polar Express, a selection of Christmas Shorts). For £1 you can purchase a snack deal (Popcorn, water or juice and a Christmas treat). If you would like to buy one please bring £1 to school on Friday. 

Non Uniform Day

Tomorrow (28th) children may wear non-uniform to school. If you can, please send in a raffle or tombola prize for the Parent Council Christmas Fayre. Thank you! 

While school ceilidh

Tomorrow we will have our annual whole school ceilidh. Children are invited to wear tartan if they wish. 
a reminder that on Friday 28th we will be collecting for the Parent Council tombola/raffle prizes and children can wear their own choice of clothes to school.