Dear Parents and Carers,
Please find below, several items of news for your attention this week;
Community Café
We very much look forward to running our Community Café again next week. Primary 7 have been busy preparing for this event which will run on Friday 24th February from 11am until noon. There will be music, a creche, lovely home baking and service with a smile! All are most welcome to join us and all proceeds will go towards the Syria & Turkey Earthquake Appeal.
After School Shinty
There will be no shinty for the next two weeks due to the holiday and industrial action. From Wednesday 8th March, our location and times will change to the following;
All shinty sessions will now be held at Portree High School on Wednesday evenings
Primary 1,2 Small Gym 5-6pm
Primary 3,4 Small Gym 6-7pm
Primary 5-7 Games Hall 6-7pm
Uniform Swap
Uniform pieces will be laid out in the corridor outside the gym from 12.15 next Friday for anyone who requires them.
Staffing
Following interviews earlier this week, we have appointed Fiona MacDonald to the post of Clerical at Portree Primary School. Fiona will begin with us on 6th March and joins us with experience from several years as clerical at Portree High School.
Family Reading Sessions
These sessions continue today with Primary 2 families invited to join us at 12.15 and Primary 3 families invited next week.
WOW Certificates
Just a reminder of our WOW certificate system. In order to recognise wider achievements by pupils and to share successes outside of school, parents are encouraged to complete a WOW certificate and send these in to school. Each certificate is shared with the class, 5 house points are awarded and these are then added to pupil profiles. A template of certificates is attached above but please also feel free to email class teachers with these good news stories!
P7 Raasay Trip
Our P7 Raasay trip has now been confirmed as 13th – 16th June. The next instalment of £75, payable to Portree Primary School is due today.
Soccer 7’s
Please note a change to the date of the second Soccer 7’s date below. The first two dates will be run as festival by Active Schools. Further information was sent out earlier this week for pupils to register online to participate in this weekends event.
Saturday 25th February – Plockton (Astro) 12-2pm
Saturday 11th March – Portree (Astro) 11-1pm
Saturday 13th May – Kyleakin/Kyle
Saturday 27th May – Portree (KGV)
Saturday 24th June – Broadford
Makaton Signs
The Makaton signs for this are please, sorry, next, girl. Graphics for these are attached above.
Basketball Festivals
Basketball Festival for all P6 and 7 pupils, arranged by Active Schools, will take place in March at Portree High School. Our P6 class will attend on Tuesday 14th March and our Primary 7 class on Tuesday 21st March. Pupils will require PE kits, water and packed lunches for this event.
World Book Day
World Book Day takes place on Thursday 2nd March, however, we will be marking this on Friday 3rd March to avoid pupils having to worry about changing from costumes into swimming and PE gear. On Friday 3rd March, pupils are invited to dress as their favourite book character or to wear the jammies to help us mark the day.
Young Carers Awareness Day
This will take place on Wednesday 15th March. Pupils will be invited to pay £1 to dress down for the day to raise money for this very worthwhile cause which benefits many of our pupils.
Red Nose Day
Friday 15th March is Red Nose Day in support of Comic Relief an while we appreciate there are a lot of fancy dress days upcoming, pupils are encouraged to wear read and to take in a donation if they wish. The traditional red noses are not available this year.
Composite Class Information Session
While we are still a long way off from knowing our class arrangements for next year, I would like to invite anyone with questions or concerns about composite classes to an open information session on Thursday 16th March at 2.45. This will be held by Mrs Templeman and myself in the gym and will be a very informal chance to hear a bit more about composite classes and to ask any questions you might have.
Known dates for this term (further dates TBC)
Friday 17th February P2 Family Reading session 12.15pm
Monday 20th February Mid term holiday
Tuesday 21st February Mid term holiday
Wednesday 22nd February Inset Day
Friday 24th February P7 Community Café
P3 Family Reading session 12.15pm
Uniform Swap
February 28 & March 1st Planned Industrial Action
Friday 3rd March World Book Day
Friday 3rd March P1 Family Reading session 12.15pm
Friday 10th March P2 Family Reading session 12.15pm
Tuesday 14th March Basketball Festival P6
Wednesday 15th March P1 & P3 Community Café
Young Carers Awareness Day
Thursday 16th March Composite class information session 2.45pm
Friday 17th March Comic Relief
Monday 20th March P3 & P5 Open Afternoon
Tuesday 21st March P1 & P4 Open Afternoon
World Down Syndrome Day
Basketball Festival P7
Thursday 23rd March P2 & P7 Open Afternoon
Friday 24th March P6 Open Morning
P3 Family Reading session 12.15pm
Tuesday 28 & 29th March Parents Evening Appointments
Just a reminder that the school is closed to pupils next Monday and Tuesday for the holiday and Wednesday for the inset day. We wish you all a lovely long weekend and look forward to seeing you on Thursday.
Regards,
Sara
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