School Newsletter February 2019 Hello! Well it’s February – hooray! January has gone by in a flash and I can hardly believe we are approaching the end of the first half of this term. I’d like to thank everyone for the kindness and generosity shown to all our staff with your kind gifts before Christmas. We opened the last box of chocolates on Friday . Staffing Update Mrs Hughes has now finished working in P3/4 on a Wednesday but will continue to teach in P5/6/7 on a Thursday and Friday – huge thanks to her for covering this class over that last few months. Mrs Kirsty Brunton was the preferred candidate for our Senior Early Years Practitioner post and will take up this post after the February break – we look forward to welcoming her to our school. Miss Becca Doyle was the preferred candidate for the Nursery Nurse post and has been with us since 14th January and is settling well in our nursery and school team.
Issue 3 Online Payment and School Meal Pre orders Most of our families are now registered on the School Pay System and it’s proving helpful in class as most children now have their lunches ordered which reduces the amount of time spent in class doing this task. If you have not registered yet and are unsure how to please contact Mrs Cameron in school office who will be happy to help you get set up. Can we also take this opportunity to remind you that if you wish your child to have a school packed lunch on a Friday, this must be ordered by the Wednesday afternoon – many thanks!
Class Newsletters All classes should now have had their class newsletter via e-mail which gives you an overview of the coming term. If you have not received yours please get in touch.
Mrs Helen Maule will continue to work in the nursery until the February break. After February she will work alongside Mrs Brunton, Mrs Allan and Miss Doyle to ensure a smooth transition for the nursery. She will also be teaching in P1/2 on a Thursday and P3/4 on a Friday morning.
Parental Consultations Just a reminder that parental consultations will now take place on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th February and NOT the Tuesday and Thursday as previously stated – Miss Brown has to a attend a training course now on the Tuesday – many thanks for your co-operation.
Nursery January our trial phase of delivering 1140 hours to nursery children began. This means that nursery children can access 1140 hours of free childcare.
Parent Council An astounding £3,800 was raised at our Christmas Fair – huge thanks to everyone for organising, helping and coming along to make this so successful.
The uptake is good and the children are having a very positive experience. All 13 children have lunch together with some staying for full days. Well done to everyone for making this transition go so smoothly.
The Parent Council have agreed to fund the purchasing of technology resources which support the work being done as a school improvement priority.
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