Please see some reminders and new pieces of information for your attention this week;
Clothing for wet weather
Having had a spell of really wet weather, it is essential that all children have appropriate jackets and footwear with them each day. It is helpful if the younger pupils have a change of clothes to change into should they get wet.
General clothing request
Could you please remember to label your child’s school jumpers and hoodies as our lost property has already accumulated a lot of these items
Attendance
Please remember to inform the school first thing each morning if your child is going to be absent. This can be done by email, either to class teachers directly or to portree.primary@highland.gov.uk
We are required to identify the reason for each absence and to follow up on unexplained absences.
Parent Correspondence
Permission forms for Flu Immunisations have been sent home this week as well as our annual data check. If you have not already, please check school bags and return these items to the school as soon as possible.
Cycling to School
Pupils who are cycling to school are reminded that once the enter the school car park, they must walk their bikes to the bike shelter at the back, rather than cycling through the school car park which can be busy with vehicles at that time.
Pupils on Bus
If your child uses bus transport could you please ensure that you let the school know if there are any changes to transport arrangements? We know that some pupils get the bus some days and not others – please let us know if there is a change to the usual routine. The best way to do this is to email both the class teacher and the school office (Portree.primary@highland.gov.uk). Emailing both office and teacher is important as class teachers may not always pick emails up on time – particularly if you are informing us on the day about a change.
Our bus pupils leave 5 minutes early at 3.25pm, so we have to know exactly who is meant to be travelling by bus so that they can be dismissed on time.
Key Dates for this term
| Date | Event |
| Thursday 5th September | Visit from Blythswood Scotland and presentation for all pupils about Shoebox appeal. |
| Saturday 14th September | Soccer 7s festival 1. Venue, date and time all tbc. |
| Monday and Tuesday 16th and 17th September | School closed to pupils. Staff in-service. |
| Wednesday 18th-Friday 20th September | Bookfair. |
| Wednesday 25th September | School Photos. |
| Thursday 26th September | Flu immunisations |
| Tuesday 1st October | Visit from Andy McKechnie ‘Readers are Leaders’ workshops. |
| Saturday 5th October | Soccer 7s festival 2. Venue, date and time all tbc. |
| Friday 11th October | Last Day of Term 1. School closed from 14th October, re-opening Monday 28th October. |
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