Staffing
Today is Ms Korri Henderson’s last day with us. Korri has been covering PSA maternity leave for the past year, and has become an invaluable member of our school team. We thank Korri for her flexibility and hard work, and wish her all the very best for the future.
We welcome Mrs Sarah Nisbet back to work next week and very much look forward to having her back with us.
Children in Need
I was so proud last week to see the school come together to fundraise for Children in Need. The school was awash with yellow, and there was some amazing crazy hair (I dare say some parents may still be scrubbing hair colouring off kid’s heads!).
A total of just over £580 was raised – an absolutely brilliant amount which will help do a lot of good for children across the country.
The Primary 6 class must take the lion’s share of credit for all the effort that they put into organising the day. They took their duties very seriously and acted with incredible maturity to ensure everything went smoothly. Well done P6!
Thank you to all families who supported us by contributing items for raffle, jumble sale and the bake-off, or by sending your child in with cash for donations. It was all very much appreciated.
Parents’ Evening
A reminder that appointment bookings for Parents’ evening is currently open (link and instructions below). Over 60% of parents have already booked their appointment, but there is still plenty of time to do this before they take place on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th December.
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.
Open Morning Friday 29th November
All parents and carers are invited to attend our Open Morning on Friday 29th November from 11.30am.
This is a chance to visit your child’s class and spend some time looking over their classwork and pupil profile with them.
Please note that if you wish to take your child home slightly early that Friday after your visit you may do so, however you must ensure their teacher knows!
We look forward to seeing you there.
Light-Up Portree and Reindeer Parade
Please note a change to the plans for the Light-Up Portree event and Reindeer parade tomorrow. Due to poor weather forecast the organisers have decided that the Light-up event will now take place on Wednesday night 5-6pm. The children who have signed up to sing for this should therefore not attend tomorrow night, but should attend on Wednesday if they are able to.
Also, the reindeer parade will be going ahead, however pupils will not be able to join in the parade (though of course they can still watch).
Shinty
There will be no shinty practice this Tuesday 26th November as our volunteers will be on a coaching course that day.
The Jenny MacKenzie indoor shinty tournament will take place next Thursday 28th November. We will be sending two teams to this – permission slips have gone home to those taking part. Please return these by Tuesday 26th November. Best of luck to everyone involved.
Skyedance Showcase
Last Saturday’s Skyedance Showcase has received rave reviews from many in attendance. Congratulations to everyone of our pupils who took part. I know how much determination and effort went in to practicing their routines, and I am so delighted to hear how it went so well on the night.
Thank you to Allison at Skyedance for being so supportive of our dancers and helping to get them performance ready.
Christmas Show
Our school Christmas Show will take place on Monday 9th December at 6.30pm at The Venue at Portree High School. All families will receive two tickets for this which will go home with children today. If you require additional tickets, then please contact the school office to join the waitlist and we will do what we can to accommodate you. The seating capacity of The Venue limits how many tickets we can give away.
If you know that you will not be attending then please return your tickets to the school so that we can re-allocate them.
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 |
| Saturday 23rd November | Light-up Portree and Reindeer Parade. |
| 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
portreeprimaryschool.com 