Following a visit by the Care Inspectorate to Ferryhill Nursery on 25th September 2013 the full inspection report is now available for viewing on the following website:
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Parents/Guardians
At present the PTA co-ordinate the ordering of milk for those children from primary 2-7 that request it. This is becoming almost an impossible task with problems arising, a sample of which is below:
The PTA cannot be responsible for payments which are left in the PTA tray as the tray is only cleared once a week on a Monday. It leaves us vulnerable to claims of people paying when we have not received either a completed slip or a cheque/cash for their child.
As the PTA are not present on a daily basis it is hard to ensure that all those children who have had milk paid for actually receive it. All we can do is order the required amount and update lists for the relevant teachers, which we do at the beginning of each term.
After lengthy discussion, it has been decided not to send out the slips for the January term until a decision has been made whether the PTA will continue to provide this service which is only for the 40 -60 children per term who take up this offer.
As part of this decision, I have compiled this note so that anyone who wants to comment on the halting of this service can have their say.
If you have any comment or have any alternative suggestions on a way forward, please contact me on: coletteorwell@hotmail.com
Regards
Colette Crichton
PTA Treasurer
We have recently reviewed our Homework Policy and our Positive Behaviour Policy. They are available to view by clicking on the links below. If you have any comments about either of these you can leave a comment on this post.
Winter Weather
Now that the outside temperature seems to be on the way down, this is just a reminder to send pupils to school with suitable outdoor clothing. We will only keep pupils inside at breaks and lunchtimes if there is very poor weather. We will endeavour to have the pupils outside as much as possible. In relation to this, Mrs. Begg will still take pupils outside for PE if it is suitable to do so. We would encourage pupils to have tracksuit type clothing with their PE kit which they can wear for any outdoor sessions.
Late Arrivals
We have been noticing an increasing number of pupils arriving late for the start of the school day. The first part of the day is when the class teachers explain the work for the day and the classes get settled. We would want all our pupils in class for this.
If a pupil does arrive late they must report to the school office so that we know they are in the building.
Book Bags
We would ask that the pupils that have green book bags use them only for their reading books and homework. Some of our newly bought reading books have been damaged by juice or snacks being carried in the book bags. We would appreciate if they could be kept apart.
School Uniform
We continue the policy of strongly supporting the wearing of school uniform. If you have any queries about uniform please contact the school office. It is also a great help to the staff if all items are clearly marked with the pupils’ names.
Personal Belongings
I want to take this opportunity to remind everyone that Aberdeen City Council does not hold any insurance to cover the loss of personal belongings. We strongly advise that pupils do not bring items of high value to school. The school will not be able to replace anything that is lost or damaged.
Security
I want to remind all parents/carers of P1-7 pupils that they must not walk through the school building without reporting to the school office first. This will help us to maintain the safety and security of everyone. If you need to speak to one of the teachers an appointment should be made at the office.
Dates for your Diary
Here are some dates of things that are happening in school………
7th November – P2 Cinema Trip
8th November – P4-7 Cinema trip
11th November – In-Service Day (School Closed to Pupils). The staff will be working on developing Maths teaching and learning for pupils across all stages. We will also be working on pupil target setting.
15th November – Children In Need Day (More details to follow)
– P6 pupils to visit Petrofac Training Services
10th December – P4 Christmas Party
12th December – P1 Christmas Party
– Christmas Lunch (School Dinners)
13th December – P5 Christmas Party
16th December – P2 Christmas Party
17th December – P7 Christmas Party
18th December – P3 Christmas party
19th December – P6 Christmas Party
– Nursery Christmas party
……..and here are some events that parents/carers are very welcome to join us for
10th December – P1-3 Nativity Play 10am in Ferryhill Church
13th December – Nursery Nativity Play 10.30am in the school gym
20th December – Church Service (Ferryhill Church)
……and please remember Saturday 7th December which is our PTA Christmas Fair
Term Dates
Newsletter – September 2013
Now that the P1 children are in full time I want to say welcome to our new pupils and welcome back to our returning pupils. It is great to see how smart everyone looks in their school uniform. We look forward to working with you all over the next session and sharing the children’s achievements
School Uniform
We continue the policy of strongly supporting the wearing of school uniform. The pupils are looking so smart and we hope that we can keep this up for the whole year. If you have any queries about uniform please contact the school office. It is also a great help to the staff if all items are clearly marked with the pupils’ names.
Personal Belongings
I want to take this opportunity to remind everyone that Aberdeen City Council does not hold any insurance to cover the loss of personal belongings. We strongly advise that pupils do not bring items of high value to school. The school will not be able to replace anything that is lost or damaged.
Curriculum Evenings
We will be holding a curriculum evening for the parents of primary 1 pupils over the next few weeks. This will give us the chance to share with you the teaching and learning that goes on in a primary 1 classroom. Later on in the year we will be holding a curriculum evening for parents of the P2-7 pupils to share with you what is happening at these stages.
More details to follow soon.
Staffing Updates
We are delighted to welcome Mr. Miah to the school. He will be taking over from Mrs. Legdon in the P2 class. We also are delighted to welcome Miss Hutcheon and Mr. McGregor to the school team this year.
School Dates
We have listed below the term dates for the year. We will be meeting soon to work out dates for parent interviews, sports days etc and will add these to the blog as soon as they are fixed.
Security
I want to remind all parents/carers of P1-7 pupils that they must not walk through the school building without reporting to the school office first. This will help us to maintain the safety and security of everyone.
School Blog
In an attempt to maintain our Eco School ambitions and reduce paper use this will be the only school newsletter to come out on paper. In future all newsletters will be posted on the blog. We will remind everyone by text each time a newsletter is posted. If you still need to receive a paper copy of the newsletter. Please fill in the tear off slip below and return it to the office.
Here are the dates for the next school year:
Pupils return to school: Tuesday 20th August 2013
September Holiday: Friday 20th & Mon 23rd September 2013
Term Ends: Friday 11th October 2013
Term Starts: Monday 28th October 2013
In-Service Day: Monday 11th November 2013
Term Ends: Friday 20th December 2013
Term Starts: Monday 6th January 2014
In-service Day: Friday 14th February 2014
Mid Term: Monday 17th February 2014
In-service Day: Tuesday 18th February 2014
Term Ends: Friday 4th April 2014
Term starts: Tuesday 22nd April 2014
In-Service Day: Friday 2nd May 2014
May Day holiday: Monday 5th May 2014
Term Ends: Friday 4th July 2014
Further term information for future years can be found here
Happy Holidays!
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