Dear Parents,

It has been necessary to review procedures relating to maintaining a safe and secure environment for pupils.  It is a school responsibility to know who is in the building at any given time.  Following concerns, Mr. R. Duthie, Education Officer, visited school on Friday to consider the issue from a new perspective.

It was decided, in consultation with senior management and catering staff that the following pilot will operate for six weeks from January 7^th 2008.

• School lunch tickets will be sold on Monday mornings in classroom areas.  Since menus are issued well in advance, this will help you and your child identify which days they will have a school lunch.  It would be most helpful if you could purchase a book of tickets and issue them to your child as necessary.  For younger pupils a purse or box placed in the schoolbag with the number of tickets required would be appreciated by catering staff.
• Single tickets will be available for purchase at lunchtimes after pupils with tickets are served.  This obviously means that pupils will have money in school for which they will be responsible.
• All pupils should enter school by their respective unit door which will open at 9.00 a.m.  Parents of the younger pupils in the red unit are asked to say their ‘goodbyes’ before the pupils enter school.  The doors will then be closed at 9.05 a.m. and pupils arriving late should enter by the main school door.
• Parents of Nursery children should use the Nursery door to enter and exit the building.  I understand that a number of parents collect Nursery pupils and then wait in the school foyer for children who do not finish class until 3.15 p.m.  If this is the case, you are requested to walk round the building to the front of school and then leave to meet your child at the respective unit door at 3.15 p.m.
• All parents should enter school by the main door and identify themselves to office staff who will attend to their enquiry.

I do hope you appreciate the need for the above measures and if you are unclear about a particular situation, please ask.

I will write to you at the end of the 6-week pilot time to give you an update.

Thank you for your co-operation in this very important matter.

Yours sincerely,

M. S. MCPHEE

Depute Head Teacher

 c.c.      R. Duthie (Education Officer)            K. Watt (Schoo

Dear Parents / Carers,

We would like to remind you that the nursery Christmas parties are on Monday 17^th December.  Morning children should arrive at 9.15 a.m. in order to allow staff time to prepare the nursery.  You are welcome to join us in the hall at 11.00 as we hope a special visitor might surprise us!

The times for the afternoon children are 1.45 p.m. for arrival and 2.30 p.m. for the special visitor.

The sing-along will take place on Wednesday 19^th at 11 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. as previously stated.

Yours sincerely,

T. PERT

Depute Head Teacher

Dear Parents,

The donations for the Shoebox Appeal have been arriving at a fast and furious pace.  The shoeboxes have all come wrapped and filled so there will be no need for parent helpers this year.

Many thanks for all your generous donations.

Yours sincerely,

R. CONSTABLE

Class Teacher

P1/2 Nativity Photographs

I hope you are looking forward to the Nativity as much as the children are.

As a little reminder of the Nativity individual photographs of the children in costume will be available for sale at the end of each performance at a cost of £2.

This year we are also taking group photographs. These photographs will be on display with the individual photographs, but must be ordered with payment at the same time. The group photographs also cost £2.

Thank you for all your efforts with costumes and your continued support.

See you next week!

Yours sincerely,

T. PERT

Depute Head Teacher

Dear Parents,

Today in school, your child has been given a copy of an anti-bullying leaflet produced in school following a competition held in the last school session. The creators of the leaflet design are credited on the back page.

This leaflet is being issued at the end of the 2007 anti-bullying week and appreciative thanks go to Mrs. Liz Henley and Mrs. Maria MacCallum for all their hard work in co-ordinating activities during the week.

Yours sincerely,

M. S. MCPHEE

Head Teacher

Dear Parents and Pupils,

As in previous years, pupils may bring Christmas cards to school for delivery to other pupils in school only. This service will commence on
Monday 10^th December 2007
The addressed card should have the name

CHRISTIAN and SURNAME and CLASS written on it.

A post box will be sited in each unit and pupils should use their own unit post box.

I write also to remind you of the party dates in the run up to the Christmas break.

p.m. on 12^th December – P3 & P4

p.m. on 14^th December – P1 & P2

a.m. & p.m. on 17^th December – Nurseries

p.m. on 19^th December – P5-7 (Disco)

As we have to follow Health & Safety regulations, food will be provided by school. Children may wear party clothes if they wish.

Yours sincerely,

M. S. MCPHEE

Depute Head Teacher