It has been a very busy week with parents’ evenings and Christmas Show preparation.
Christmas Show
Our school Christmas Show will take place on Monday 9th December at 6.30pm at The Venue at Portree High School. We would be grateful if pupils could arrive no later than 6.15pm, to allow us enough time to get them organised before the start of the show. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Pupils will be attending the Venue this morning and again on Monday morning for rehearsals. Stagecoach are very kindly providing a bus to transport pupils in P1 and P2/3, while the other classes will walk.
Our Parent Council will be holding a raffle on the night of the show (see poster below). If you are not able to attend, but would like to buy raffle tickets, then please contact them by email on portree.primary@highlandpc.co.uk
Christmas Jumper Day
Friday 13th December will be our Christmas Jumper Day, in aid of Save the Children. Pupils will be encouraged to wear a Christmas Jumper and if possible, make a donation of £1.
If you have any Christmas Jumpers which are no longer required (too small, etc.) you would be welcome drop these off at the school for others to use.
Christmas Service
The school will attend a Christmas Service at Shepherd’s Way Church on the last day of term (Friday 20th December). Families and members of the community are also invited to attend. Time tbc.
If you would prefer that your child did not attend, please let the school know. Children who do not attend the service will remain at the school to do Christmas crafts.
Soccer 7s
Soccer 7s takes place tomorrow (Saturday 7th December) at 11.30 a.m in Plockton. An information letter has gone home today to children involved.
Lost Property and Second-hand Uniform
We still have lots of unlabelled lost property in the school including jackets, hats, gloves, and everything else! Please visit the school office for a look. We do not have the storage space for this and will be donating any unclaimed lost property to charity shops at the end of term.
We also have a large number of very good quality second hand school uniform available. Please visit the school to have a look and take what you need.
X-Programme
Please see message below and leaflet attached regarding the X-Programme, this may be of interest to some parents.
Hello,
Please find some information attached about the X-Programme. This is an NHS programme which offers support with health, weight and wellbeing for families and children of all ages. It is a family focused lifestyle change programme which motivates and supports participants and their families to feel positive about making sustainable lifestyle changes to support their health and wellbeing.
For more information please visit www.thexprogramme.scot.nhs.uk or contact Connie at c.spouge@calachildcare.co.uk.
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 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. |
| Tuesday 10th December | Dance Festival at Portree High School (P6 & P7 attending) |
| Friday 13th December | Christmas Jumper Day. |
| Tuesday 17th December | Dance Festival at Portree High School (P5 attending) |
| Thursday 19th December | Canteen Christmas Lunch. |
| Friday 20th December | Last day of term 2 and Christmas Service at Shepherd’s Way Church. |
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.
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