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First Shinty

12 teams from the school took part in the recent Skye First Shinty Tournaments for all ages and all did really well.  Portree were the winners of the P7 and under tournament and the P1-3 tournament and were also runners up in the P5 and under tournament.  The school successes at the Skye tournaments allowed Portree’s P7 team and P5 and under team to take part in the National Finals in Fort William on 27 February where again the P7 team fought off the challenge of 13 other qualifying teams from across Scotland, to win the tournament. In a closely fought final, Portree defeated Bute 4-1 to lift the national title for the 4^th time in the last 10 years.  The P4/5 team also played really well in their event which was eventually won by Inverlochy Primary School.  Thanks are again extended to all the coaches and parents who supported the pupils at all the tournaments.

Here are some pictures or the recent tournaments and the teams.

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JUNIOR SHINTY WINNERS 28/2/16 Janet Richardson, Fort William Branch Manager of the Royal Bank of Scotland presents the winners trophy to the Portree Team. PICTURE IAIN FERGUSON, THE WRITE IMAGE

JUNIOR SHINTY WINNERS 28/2/16 The Portree team who took the trophy in the Nevis Centre. PICTURE IAIN FERGUSON THE WRITE IMAGE

Skye and Lochalsh- Rotary Quiz

14 teams from across the area took part in this year’s Rotary Quiz.  Portree had two teams taking part and the team called “Portree  Information” were the winners of the quiz and will go on to represent the area at the North of Scotland Finals in Dingwall, in April.  The winning pupils were – Daisy Jo Ross, Patrick Craig, Anna MacPherson and Ryan Grundy.

Newsletter 7

Updated School Holiday information for 2016/2017 & 2017/ 2018. This information differs slightly from the information on the recently printed PPS, Art Calendar for 2016. This latest information was updated on the Highland Council, website in January.

As you’ll have seen in the WHFP last week, PPS Garden Club are looking for votes to help them win the top prize of £12,000 from Tesco Bags of Help awards. 

The money will be used to improve the Nature Trail at the front of the school and let children use the trail to play in and enjoy all year round.

You can vote when collecting online orders from the Tesco delivery vans this week or by shopping in store at Tesco stores in Dingwall, Tain or Ullapool.  Voting will be open until Sunday 6^th March.

Please vote for us and ask your friends and relatives to do the same and help “Bring the Nature Trail Alive!” Also spread the word!

World Book Day

Thursday 3^rd March 2016

Dress up as a pirate or a princess or a hero or villain from a book. (No charge)

Competitions

Whole School

1. Dress up and best dressed win a prize.
2. Create a model or a cake or a drawing of a book or character from a book. Winner wins a prize. Entries on Thursday Morning to P6
3. Raffle tickets to win books and various prizes (20p a ticket). We will start selling tickets on Wednesday 2^nd

Sgoil Araich and P1-3

1. Draw your favourite character from a book and hand in to Primary 6 by 9.30am on Thursday 3^rd
2. Primary 6 will also have some games and reading activities for P1-3 to take part in on Thursday.

P4-7 Competitions

1. Take a photo of yourself reading in an unusual place. Take the photo into school or send via email.  Best photo wins a prize.
2. Illustrate and write a quote or passage from your favourite book.
3. Quiz and games on the day.

Tesco has confirmed how voting will work for online shoppers on Skye during the voting week.(27^th Feb – 6^th March)

How to vote for online shoppers:

The delivery drivers will have brief information on the three finalist projects for our area, and voting slips. Customers will be asked to vote once for each delivery by circling the project they wish to vote for, placing this in a sealed envelope which Tesco will provide, and handing it back to the delivery driver. The PPS project is called “Bring the Nature Trail Alive” 

As you will know our class P7, are trying to raise funds to help save lives for people in Europe who do not have a proper Fire Service.

Our class company called PPS999 have designed T-shirts to sell which you might be interested in.

Information about the T-shirts and our company are attached along with an order form  with this link.

If you want to support us please return your orders by next Tuesday the 1^st of March. All the emergency services have already agreed to buy T-shirts.

We hope you can help us to save lives and also join us for our special 999 day on 24^th March.

Thank you,

P7