Please remember that of you wish to speak to your child’s teacher about anything other than a quick passing on of information, you need to make an appointment through the school office. It is not appropriate to make complaints or to attempt to open discussions whilst teachers are collecting classes from the playground or relaseing them at the end of the day. As you’ll appreciate, teachers are busy at these points supervising and organising their classes. Although we welcome open dialogue and want to know if you have a problem with something in school, all complaints/issues are better addressed through Mr Macgregor or Mrs Donnelly in the first instance.

Head Lice remain a ongoing issue in school (as in all schools). Please make sure that you check your child’s head on a regular basis (every day if you can) and treat if required. Your chemist can advise on this. Routine inspections are not carried out in school although if we do notice anything we will contact home to let you know. Under guidance from NHS Tayside, general letters are not issued to classes if there is a head lice case (this practice ceased many years ago).

INTERNET SAFETY WEEK

MONDAY, 6th
Mrs Fleming not in.
9 HT / Exclusion Resolution
9.30 DHT / Aileen Smith re Linking Skills profile
10.15 Target Assembly
11 DHT / Cara Reid (Playpark Survey)
11 HT / Support Staff Meeting
1.30 HT / Assessment, Recording Reporting Group (EDS)
3.30 Teachers’ Meeting

TUESDAY, 7th
10-3 St Paul’s Cluster E-Portfolio Training in ICT Suite (Miss Flight, Miss Mullan attending for St Clement’s)
Mrs Fleming with P5/6M.
11.15 HT / Child Protection Case Conference (Seymour House)
1.30 DHT / Child Protection Case Conference (Seymour House)

WEDNESDAY, 8th
Music Specialist
9.30 HT / Mrs Dammer / SfL re INCAS results
11 HT / Miss Nicoll / Miss Smith / SfL re PIPS results
1.15 P1/2 Visit to Ninewells Hospital
pm Miss Flight not in.
4 Mrs Fleming – Cluster NAR Group (St Vincent’s)

THURSDAY, 9th
INSET DAY – school closed to pupils

FRIDAY, 10th
Holiday

Don’t forget, the school is closed to pupils on Thursday, 9th February for staff training, and on Friday, 10th February and Monday, 14th February for the mid-term holiday. The same goes for all Dundee schools.

Well done to the school Basketball Team, who won their Area Festival at the Lynch Centre on Wednesday.

Our next Parent Council meeting takes place this Wednesday, 1st February. All parents/carers are welcome and it would be great to see some more people coming along, especially with plans for the new school staring to accelerate.

The planned Beetle Drive on Wednesday, 1st February has been postponed. A new date will be arranged and advised soon.

MONDAY, 30th
10.15 Target Assembly
12 P1 trip to Chinese Buffet and Supermarket
Teachers’ CPD – Writing Moderation

TUESDAY, 31st
9 Cluster HTs Meeting (St Paul’s)
pm Girls Football Festival (Soccerworld)

WEDNESDAY, 1st February
9 DHT / Meeting re Linking Skills Profile
9.30 Pupil Council Meeting (Assembly Hall)
11 HT / Section 70 Pupil Supervision Review (in school)
3.45 Miss Mullan – This is Our Faith Working Group (Pastoral Centre)
4 Miss Flight / ICT Coordinators Meeting (EDS)
4 HT / CPD on Physical Intervention Recording
6 Parent Council Meeting

THURSDAY, 2nd
Mrs Thompson / Non Violent Crisis Intervention Training (EDS)
9.30 P1 Screenings
9.30 HT / Profiling Group (EDS)
2 HT / ICT Strategy Group (EDS)

FRIDAY, 3rd
Mrs Thompson /Non Violent Crisis Intervention Training (EDS)
P5-7 Scottish Country Dance Festival (St Andrew’s PS)
HT/Mr Malone/Mrs Thompson at funeral am.
No Assemblies.
3 Football v Sidlawview PS (Myrekirk)

We’re supporting the Evening Telegraph’s Dundee Born and Read campaign – please read the attached letter and send in any unwanted books to the school.
Dundee Born and Read 25th January 2012

Please remember to check your child’s head regularly for signs of head lice and treat. This perennial problem is not a major issue at present, thanks to the vigilance of parents/carers – please keep this up.