Open Morning Friday 29th November
All parents and carers are invited to attend our Open Morning today (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.
Parents’ Evening
A final reminder that appointment bookings for Parents’ evening is currently open (link and instructions below) but will close on Monday, ahead of appointments taking 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.
Homework
A reminder that our school homework policy relaxes during the month of December. This helps to relieve pressure on pupils at a very busy time of year.
Update to school closure protocols
Highland Council have recently updated guidance on school closure protocols. I have attached the latest guidance for parents to this email, but in summary:
- The school closure 0800 telephone line has now been withdrawn and should no longer be used.
- Parents should use the school closures website for information on closures: School closures | The Highland Council (this website used to only be updated from 8am, however it will now be automatically updated as soon as the school is closed – regardless of time).
- In addition, I will continue to advise parents of school closures by email and Facebook updates.
Light-Up Portree
Thank you to all pupils who represented the school by singing at the light-up Portree event on Wednesday. They braved a freezing cold night, but sang brilliantly. The group did not have as much rehearsal time as planned due to school closure last week, but they did us all proud. Well done!
Tigh na Drochaid
P2/3 class visited Tigh na Drochaid on Tuesday this week to perform a dance routine for service users there. It was fantastic to hear how well the class did and how positively they were received. All classes in the school get dance tuition from Skyedance once per week, and it’s great to see the hard work in their lessons paying off.
Shinty
Children in P2-5 enjoyed a shinty coaching session delivered by Katie Drain (Shinty Development Officer) on Tuesday this week – great fun was had by all. Thank you Katie for visiting the school.
Well done as well to the children who represented the school last night at the Jenny MacKenzie indoor shinty tournament in Kyleakin, and thank you to our dedicated volunteer coaches for helping prepare our players for this tournament.
Parent Council Update
Parent Council have been busy fundraising over the last several weeks and have raised just under £600 from Halloween Disco and their stall at the reindeer parade. The Parent Council use funds raised to support various initiatives in the school (for example providing funding for Christmas gifts for children), and we are very grateful for their support.
Soccer 7s and P1-3 Football Festival
The next Soccer 7s event will take place on Saturday 7th December in Plockton at 11.30am. Permission slips have gone out today to interested pupils, please return these by Tuesday 3rd December, as this is my deadline for submitting teams. Alternatively parents may complete the permission slip online at this link: https://forms.office.com/e/h6hRBEHTYF
There will also be a P1-3 football festival the same day from 12-1pm in the games hall in Plockton High School. We do not have to register players or teams for this, but the organiser would like an idea of numbers from each school. If you plan to take your child to this, could you complete the form at this link: https://forms.office.com/e/sZeicREN0N
Christmas Show
Our school Christmas Show will take place on Monday 9th December at 6.30pm at The Venue at Portree High School. Tickets for this should have gone home to parents yesterday (possibly today for some). Apologies for the delay as we had hoped for these to have gone home last week.
If you know that you will not be attending, then please return your tickets to the school so that we can re-allocate them.
Please note that we will be taking pupils to Portree High School next Friday (6th) morning for a rehearsal, then again on the morning of Monday 9th for final rehearsal. We will all be walking to and from the High School on those days.
Community Christmas Event at Shepherd’s Way Church
Please see flyer below about the upcoming community Christmas event taking place at Shepherd’s Way Church on 14th December.
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 29th November | Parent Open Morning (all parents welcome into school to view their child’s work). |
| Tuesday/Wednesday 3rd/4th December | Parents’ evening appointments. |
| Friday 6th December | Christmas Show Rehearsal 1 at The Venue – 9.30am |
| Saturday 7th December | Soccer 7s in Plockton at |
| Monday 9th December | Christmas Show Rehearsal 2 at The Venue – 9.30am |
| Monday 9th December | School Christmas Show at 6.30pm. |
| Friday 20th December | Last day of term 2. |
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.
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