Staffing
We were delighted to welcome Ms. Hajar Moujib to the school on Wednesday. Hajar joins us as a second year student teacher with the UHI and will be working alongside Ms. Deplano on a Wednesday and myself on a Thursday teaching Primary 6. We’re all looking forward to working with her.
Children in Need
It was a pleasure to work with the Primary 6 class yesterday as they put the final touches on preparation for today’s Children in Need fundraiser. They have been busy preparing over the last couple of weeks and have put so much thought, effort and hard work into the day. We’re all really excited for the day ahead.
Thank you to all families who have contributed prizes for raffle, cakes for bake-off, and all of the other bits and pieces which have been donated. Your generosity is much appreciated.
Parents’ Evening
We are looking forward to inviting you to our parents’ evening appointments on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th December. Parents will receive an email later today with instructions on how to access our online booking system, and I have copied the link you will need below. Bookings open at 4pm today.
To login you will need to enter your name and your child’s name ([First Name] [Last Name]) and date of birth. The login details you enter must match those we have on record for you. Please follow this link to login: https://parents-booking.co.uk/portreeprimary
The booking system is very easy to use, but if you do encounter any difficulties then please let us know and we can help you.
Light-Up Portree and Reindeer Parade
Our P5-7 pupils have been invited to take part in Light-up Portree event on Saturday 23rd November. Interested pupils have taken a permission slip which must be returned ASAP. The children will perform ‘It Was On a Starry Night’ and ‘Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer’. They should meet Mrs Templeman in the Square at 4.45pm.
We are also invited to join the Reindeer Parade the same day – any pupils who would like to join the parade should meet at the Royal Bank at 1.35pm wearing school jumper if possible and any additional festive clothing they would like to.
Soccer 7s
Well done to all who participated in Soccer 7s last Saturday, and a big thank you to all parent helpers.
The next Soccer 7s will take place in Plockton on Saturday 7th December.
Remembrance Parade
A thank you to Zander (P7) for representing the school during the Remembrance Parade last Sunday, and for laying the Portree Primary School wreath. He did an excellent job.
Active Schools Football
Please see message from Sarah Ross:
Hi All
We will be starting our P2-4 Saturday football sessions again from tomorrow 16th of November at the Fingal Centre.
We are excited to let you know that we will also have our P1 session starting from 9.30am-10.15am open to all boys and girls in P1. If you have any little budding footballers that would like to join us for some fun football games, then please get booked on through our online booking system at https://booking.highlifehighland.com/
Places will be limited, so please book soon!
If you have any difficulties getting booked on, then please get in touch with Sarah at sarah.ross@highlifehighland.com
Please see poster for more information
Thanks
Sarah
Asda Cashpots
The school is now signed up to Asda Cashpots. This is a reward scheme which means Asda will donate a percentage of any shopping you do with them to the school. To get involved you need to download the Asda rewards app and select the school. Information about how to do this can be found here: https://www.asda.com/cashpotforschools
Mountain Warehouse Discount Code
You may remember that in May this year Mountain Warehouse offered all in our school community 20% off across their range. They have kindly agreed to run this discount until June 2025.
If you would like to take advantage of this, the promo code is: CC202473. This can be used at: https://www.mountainwarehouse.com
Key Dates for Term 2
| Date | Event |
| Friday 15th November | Children in Need Fundraising. |
| Friday 29th November | Parent Open Morning (all parents welcome into school to view their child’s work). |
| Tuesday/Wednesday 3rd/4th December | Parents’ evening appointments. |
| Saturday 7th December | Soccer 7s in Plockton at 10.30am. |
| Monday 9th December | School Christmas Show at 6.30pm. |
| Friday 20th December | Last day of term 2. |
Kind regards,
David MacLean
Acting Head Teacher
Active Schools Activities
Please see message below from Sarah Ross regarding current Active Schools activities.
All activities are required to be booked on our online booking system at https://booking.highlifehighland.com/. You do not need to be a member to come along, but you will require to create a pay as you go account to create an account for booking.
As always, our activities only go ahead with the support from our parent volunteers. If you would be interested in supporting any of our current activities or could help to set up something different in your local school or community then please get in touch and I can provide the support and help to do this.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Thanks
Sarah Ross
Active Schools Co-ordinator
High Life Highland
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