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Welcome to Canberra Primary School’s website. We hope that it gives you a flavour of daily life at Canberra.
At Canberra Primary School our pupils are at the heart of everything that we do and we constantly strive to ensure that they are provided with a happy and safe learning environment where they receive the encouragement, challenge and support they require to achieve.
Canberra Primary School is an inclusive school where children are treated as individuals and nurtured to develop their skills and abilities. We have high expectations of all of our children and recognise that they need opportunities to be both successful and challenged if they are to become independent, self-motivated and resilient. We believe that the wide range of fun and creative learning opportunities provided combined with our caring ethos creates the conditions necessary for our children to achieve.
The partnership between home and school is central to our success and we aim to ensure that all parents and carers have the information they need to support their child. We hope that the information, photographs and news articles available on our website helps to achieve this aim.
Please enjoy browsing our website!
At Canberra Primary School our pupils are at the heart of everything that we do and we constantly strive to ensure that they are provided with a happy and safe learning environment where they receive the encouragement, challenge and support they require to achieve.
Canberra Primary School is an inclusive school where children are treated as individuals and nurtured to develop their skills and abilities. We have high expectations of all of our children and recognise that they need opportunities to be both successful and challenged if they are to become independent, self-motivated and resilient. We believe that the wide range of fun and creative learning opportunities provided combined with our caring ethos creates the conditions necessary for our children to achieve.
The partnership between home and school is central to our success and we aim to ensure that all parents and carers have the information they need to support their child. We hope that the information, photographs and news articles available on our website helps to achieve this aim.
Please enjoy browsing our website!
Important dates 2024-25
Please follow the link 'Important Dates 2024-25' to find out what is happening at Canberra this year! please note that dates may be added to and subject to change.
August 2025 Primary 1 enrolment
Parents/carers of children who are 5 years old between 1st March 2025 and 28th February 2026 are required to register their child for starting school. All children must be enrolled at their catchcment school . The online form can be found on South Lanarkshire Council's website by following the link for P1 registration on the home page. Information about catchment areas, deferrment and placing requests can also be found on the Council website. Please note that registration is now open and children should be registered as soon as possible.
Burns Show (added 13.1.25)
We are hosting a Burns Show on Thursday 23rd January at 6pm. This is a great opporuntiy for our children (P1-7) to learn and perform Scottish and Burns songs and poems. The tickets will be available from Monday 13th January and will be free to families. Children who are performing individual poems will be allocated tickets with the remainder being allocated on a first come first served basis. We will also be holding a raffle for Nursery-P7, with items being donated by school staff. All children will be issued a raffle ticket for our children's raffle. Tickets for the adult raffle will be sold in week beginning 20th January and on the night at a cost of £1 per strip. The Nursery will participate in Burns and Scottish themed activities on the day.
Please follow the link 'Important Dates 2024-25' to find out what is happening at Canberra this year! please note that dates may be added to and subject to change.
August 2025 Primary 1 enrolment
Parents/carers of children who are 5 years old between 1st March 2025 and 28th February 2026 are required to register their child for starting school. All children must be enrolled at their catchcment school . The online form can be found on South Lanarkshire Council's website by following the link for P1 registration on the home page. Information about catchment areas, deferrment and placing requests can also be found on the Council website. Please note that registration is now open and children should be registered as soon as possible.
Burns Show (added 13.1.25)
We are hosting a Burns Show on Thursday 23rd January at 6pm. This is a great opporuntiy for our children (P1-7) to learn and perform Scottish and Burns songs and poems. The tickets will be available from Monday 13th January and will be free to families. Children who are performing individual poems will be allocated tickets with the remainder being allocated on a first come first served basis. We will also be holding a raffle for Nursery-P7, with items being donated by school staff. All children will be issued a raffle ticket for our children's raffle. Tickets for the adult raffle will be sold in week beginning 20th January and on the night at a cost of £1 per strip. The Nursery will participate in Burns and Scottish themed activities on the day.
Canberra Vision, Values and Aims
Canberra Primary School Improvement Plan 2024-25
Canberra Primary Handbook 2023-24
Bullying - A Guide for Parents/Carers
Curriculum Rationale
Learning, Teaching and Assessment policy
Promoting Positive Relationships and Tackling Bullying Behaviour Policy
A-Z of Attachment - South Lanarkshire Council Attachment Strategy
Canberra School Travel Plan
Canberra Primary School Improvement Plan 2024-25
Canberra Primary Handbook 2023-24
Bullying - A Guide for Parents/Carers
Curriculum Rationale
Learning, Teaching and Assessment policy
Promoting Positive Relationships and Tackling Bullying Behaviour Policy
A-Z of Attachment - South Lanarkshire Council Attachment Strategy
Canberra School Travel Plan
Our school and nursery newsletters are sent out in a Sway each month. They have been changed to a PDF format for the website and this means that some features and the layout might not work as effectively as in the originals.
Primary 1 August newsletter
Primary 2/1 September newsletter
Primary 3 October newsletter
Primary 4 November newsletter
Primary 5 December newsletter
Primary 6 January newsletter
Primary 7
Primary 1 August newsletter
Primary 2/1 September newsletter
Primary 3 October newsletter
Primary 4 November newsletter
Primary 5 December newsletter
Primary 6 January newsletter
Primary 7
Parent Council
The Parent Council meets monthly on a Monday between 6.30-8.00pm. All parents/carers of children from Nursery - Primary 7 are part of the Parent Forum and are welcome to join the Parent Council, which supports the school with decision making, fundraising and putting on events. Please contact the school office to find out more.
Parent Council office bearers & meeting dates
HMI reports March 2024
School Nursery Summary letter
The Parent Council meets monthly on a Monday between 6.30-8.00pm. All parents/carers of children from Nursery - Primary 7 are part of the Parent Forum and are welcome to join the Parent Council, which supports the school with decision making, fundraising and putting on events. Please contact the school office to find out more.
Parent Council office bearers & meeting dates
HMI reports March 2024
School Nursery Summary letter
Breakfast Club
8.15am-8.45am (P1-P7 only)
School/Nursery day
9.00am-3.00pm
Break: 10.30am-10.45am (school only)
Nursery lunch: 11.30am
School Lunch: 12.15pm-1.00pm
Canberra Primary School Phone. 01355 224362
Belmont Drive Fax. 01355 263392
East Kilbride Email. office@canberra-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk
G75 8HD
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