Christmas Show
It was great to see such a healthy turnout for our Christmas Show on Monday night. Our pupils did themselves proud as always with their determination and effort, despite some technical issues including a lack of stage and no working curtains. There were some tired faces in the school on Tuesday morning – pupils and staff!
A sum of over £200 was raised through donations towards our school fund, and over £500 was raised in the raffle for Parent Council funds. Thank you all for your generosity.
Christmas Parties
Next week each class will have their Christmas Party. They will have music, games and party food in the gym hall, and we are also expecting a special visit from Santa Claus on Tuesday afternoon!
Pupils will each receive a small gift which has generously been paid for by the Parent Council.
Canteen Christmas Lunch
Please note that the canteen lunch menu next Thursday 19th December will be Christmas Lunch – turkey with trimmings.
Home Farm & Tigh na Drochaid Visits
Pupils in P2/3 and P5 visited Home Farm on Tuesday this week to entertain residents. They were in fine voice, singing a selection of Christmas songs.
On Thursday this week the P2/3 and P3/4 classes visited Tigh na Drochaid to entertain service users. Again, they performed brilliantly.
It’s always lovely to take the talent and charm of our pupils out into the community – the children always give it their all.
Dance Festival
P6 and P7 took part in the Dance Festival at Portree High School on Tuesday. It was a great opportunity to meet and mix with children from schools across Skye, and to put their recent social dancing lessons to good 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.
Late coming
A request for parents to ensure that their children arrive to school on time. The school day starts at 9.06am, and we expect that pupils are on time. Arriving on time is important for morning routines, and to ensure children are set-up for the day and ready to learn. I appreciate your support with this.
Last Call for Lost Property
Last call for lost property – please check in this week as we have lots of unlabelled lost property which has been sitting for some time. Unclaimed items will be donated to charity at the end of term.
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 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.
We look forward to seeing you there.
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