The Big Brownie 100th Birthday – Saturday 18th January
We have been asked to promote a special event being held in the town hall this Saturday to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Brownies.
The event runs from 2.00pm to 4.00pm in Stornoway Town Hall and they have an exciting programme of activities planned.
(See attached poster)
Sgoil a’ Bhac will be hosting a pre-enrolment open day for parents and families who are considering enrolment in Gaelic and English P1 in August 2014. This event will be held on Tuesday 21st January; 11.00am to 12.00pm. You will have the chance to visit classrooms, meet staff, view resources, speak to pupils and other parents and find out about the opportunities and experiences Sgoil a’ Bhac can offer in both Gaelic and English Medium Education.
Please share this information with any parents not currently associated wht Sgoil a’ Bhac who may be interested in attending the open day.
The Christmas Concert performance ‘Snow White and the Seven Jockeys’, held on Monday night was a big success and we would like to thank the following who made it all possible:
We will be holding a special end-of-term Christmas assembly led by Rev. C I Macleod on Friday 20th December at 11.00am. We would like to extend an invitation to parents and families to attend this assembly with us.
If you would like to join us for this assembly, please contact the school office to confirm your place: 820230 or backschool@gnes.net.
Thank you to everyone who responded to the consultation about extending the hours at Sgoil Araich Loch a Tuath from August 2014. The considerable majority of responses were in favour of extending the hours by 10 minutes a day, five days a week. This would mean the Sgoil Araich would operate from 8.50am to 12.00pm daily from August 2014. The results of the consultation have now been passed to the Education Department for consideration and we hope to be able to confirm the proposals for our opening hours for August 2014 in the new year.
All concert tickets are now sold out.
We look forward to welcoming parents, families and friends to the school on Monday night for our special Christmas performance.
The Parent Council will be selling more tickets and drawing the winners of their Christmas raffle on Monday night.
LAST FEW TICKETS…
There are a very small number of tickets remaining for the concert on Monday 16th December. They are selling fast and will be sold on a first-come first-served basis.
Christmas Concert – Monday 16th December from 7.00pm
Tickets go on sale on Monday 9th December for this year’s Christmas Concert production. An order form was sent home with chidren today and it can also be downloaded in PDF format below:
Christmas Concert Ticket Order Form
Orders will initially be limited to three per family to allow all families the chance to get tickets. All orders must reach the school by Thursday 12th December. Any remaining tickets will go on general sale from Friday 13th December.
From August 2014, the hours of the Sgoil Araich will be increased from 15hrs per week to 15hrs and 50 mins. We want to find out from parents what their preferred option is for extending the hours.
1 – Start at 8.50am daily instead of 9.00am
2 – Extend one session a week to 12.50pm
You can reply to this consultation in three different ways:
– Add a comment to this post stating your preference
– Send an email to backschool@gnes.net with your choice
– Download and return the reply slip below.
PDF – Sgoil Araich Hours Consultation
The consultation closes on Thursday 12th December 2013.
** We would be grateful if you could help us by circulating word of this consultation to any new parents/carers who may be considering enrolling in Sgoil Araich Loch a Tuath in August 2014.
