We are now at the end of a very busy and dynamic school year. I would like to thank you all for the support that you have shown to the school this year, and wish you a happy summer holiday!
Staffing
We are saying goodbye to several members of our staff today. Mrs Lucy Salter, our current P5 teacher, will be leaving the school to take up a new post at Macdiarmid Primary School in August. Mrs Salter has worked with us for the past two years, and has been a real asset to the school. We wish her all the very best in her new post.
We will also bid farewell to Mrs Amy MacNab, who is leaving to embark on her teaching career, undertaking the PGDE and becoming a student teacher.
Both Mrs Salter and Mrs MacNab have been valued colleagues, who have made a great contribution to our school and to the lives of many young people. We are very sorry to see them go but wish them both all the very best in their future endeavours.
We will also say goodbye to another two of our PSAs, Mr Kris Allan, and Mrs Lesley MacDonald. Mr Allan and Mrs MacDonald have only been with us for a few months, but they have become an important part of our team and will be very much missed as they move on to work in Portree High School.
Finally, Mr Boyd Dickson, who has worked with us over the past two months as a supply teacher, will be leaving to take up his new post teaching in Moscow. So instead of a farewell it is a “До свидания (dasvidaniya)”. Thank you Mr Dickson for all of your efforts.
Confirmation of classes for 2024-25
I am now able to confirm that the classes and teachers indicated previously will go ahead (see below). You will notice there is still an outstanding gap to fill in P6. This is currently being worked on and will be resolved by start of term.
| Class | Teacher (s) |
| Primary 1 | Mrs Jessie Templeman |
| Primary 2/3 | Mrs Katie Martin & Mrs Morag Murray |
| Primary 3/4 | Mrs Marion MacAskill |
| Primary 5 | Mr Iain Murray |
| Primary 6 | Miss Claire Deplano & tbc |
| Primary 7 | Miss Neilian MacKenzie |
Prizegiving
Our prizegiving and leaver’s assembly took place yesterday. It was fantastic to be able to celebrate the amazing successes of our pupils. My sincerest thanks to all those who attended and also to Reverend Donnie G MacDonald for presenting the trophies, and to Ms Nan Cleghorn for leading a musical performance.
Congratulations to our trophy winners:
| Trophy Name | Awarded to |
| Ewen MacRae Infant Sports Trophy | P1/2 Class (collected by Heather Nicolson) |
| Karen MacLeod Sports Trophies (P7) | Ally MacLeod and Khadijah Iqbal |
| Caberfeidh Shinty Trophy | Rhys MacLeod |
| MacDonald Brothers Football Trophy (P7) | Ally MacLeod |
| Marion MacPherson Badminton Trophy | Caitlin Riley |
| The Gaelnet ICT Trophy | P6 Class (collected by Angus Grant and Roidh Coull) |
| The Clydesdale Enterprise Trophy | P4 class (collected by Zander MacKay and Rudy Cormack) |
| Pringle Primary 7 Project Trophy | Anna Langlands |
| PTA Citizenship Trophy Infant (P3) | Tamsin Taua |
| School Board Citizenship Trophy (P4/5) | Tarran MacLeod |
| Sheena MacLeod Citizenship Trophy | Logan MacKay |
| MacDonald R.M.E Trophy (P7) | Charlie Campbell |
| Scottish Hydro Electric Community Trophy (P7) | Leah Murphy |
| Bright Spark Tophies – Music | Ethan Gillies |
| PPS Musician of the Year | Ailsa Coull |
| Tom MacKenzie Art Award | Leah Murphy |
| Bright Spark Trophy – Creative Writing | Brooke Cardiff |
| Murray Health and ECO Trophy | Caitlin Riley |
| Donnie G MacDonald Science Trophy P1-P3 | Angus Mundy |
| Donnie G MacDonald Science Trophy P4-7 | Ben Swinnerton |
| Stuart MacDonald Trophy | Amy MacNab (staff) |
| Murdo Maclean Caring Trophy- | Max Hill |
| The Finlayson Ethos Trophy | Luka McKillop |
| PPS Girls Cross Country | Iga Rudak |
| PPS Boys Cross Country | Grant Campbell |
| PPS Senior Sports Champion Boys | Daniel Cazacu and Luka McKillop |
| PPS Senior Girls Sports Champion | Iga Rudak |
Primary 7
It’s a sad farewell to our Primary 7 class today. It has been wonderful having this group in PPS, and we are all so very proud of their achievements. We wish them all the very best for their time in Portree High School and beyond.
Parent Council
Our school Parent Council is on the lookout for new members. Parent Council plays a key role in representing the views of parents, supporting the school, fundraising, and much more. However, as a voluntary body it is reliant on members of the parent community offering their support. To find out more about the Parent Council, please see the information on the school website: https://portreeprimaryschool.com/parents/parent-council/what-does-the-parent-council-do/ .
I would ask all parents to please consider supporting the vital work of the Parent Council.
Skye Bible Church – Holiday Club
Schools Out Programme – Active Schools
Please see message from Sarah Ross at Active Schools, with poster at the end of this email:
Please find attached a copy of our planned activities across the summer for pupils age 3- 15 if you haven’t had the chance to book already. We have activities running in Portree, Broadford and Dunvegan so we hope there will be something for everyone.
A reminder that all activities must be booked online at https://booking.highlifehighland.com/
If you have any problems getting booked on then please get in touch with sarah.ross@highlifehighland.com
We hope to have some additional activities, but will update schools and our Portree Active Schools page as soon as they are confirmed, so make sure to keep a look out.
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