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Weekly Information 30.5.25

School closures

Just a reminder the school will be closed to pupils on Monday and Tuesday next week (2nd-3rd June)

P5 Instrumental Concert

Our P4/P5 pupils will be attending a concert by the YMI instrumental instructors next week (Wednesday 4th June) at St Columba’s in Cupar. Please provide a packed lunch for your child on that day.

Balmerino Primary Sports Day

Our sports day will take place next week on Thursday 5th June (weather permitting!) Parents and carers are welcome to come and watch the activities from 1.15pm. Pupils can wear PE kit/sportswear for the day. Please do not bring dogs to the pitch during sports day.

Fun Run

Thanks to our PE committee run by pupils from across the school, children will take part in a fun run next Friday afternoon (June 6th) in some specially planned routes! Please ensure your child has suitable clothing for running outdoors on Friday 6th.

 

 

Weekly Information 26.5.25

Parent Council

Minutes from recent Parent Council meetings can be found at the link below:

Parent Council

Staff Update

Tuesday 27th May – Mrs Jess will be in school  to work  on tasks with Mrs Mitchell. 

5k Summer Challenge 2025!

Just a reminder sponsorship forms for the 5k Summer Challenge should be handed in to the school office by 10th June.

Weekly Information 25th April

P7 photos

A reminder the Last Class supplement featuring a picture of the class will be available on the below dates:

The Courier – w/c Monday 12th May 2025

Evening Telegraph – w/c Monday 19th May 2025

 

Nursery Aged Football Classes

Please find attached an information note for nursery aged football classes at Waterstone Crook: tot kickers poster april 2025

 

Wednesday Football

Our after-school football club will resume next Wednesday 30th April. The class will run as always on Wednesdays 3-4pm. If you are unsure if your child is enrolled for this session please check at the school office.

 

Weekly Information 4th April

Dear parent/carer,

We want to wish the whole school community a lovely Easter Holiday! Everyone has worked so hard this term and we are all looking forward to meeting again in two weeks after a well-earned break.

Easter Egg Competition

Here are the winners from our ‘Decorate an Egg’ competition!

Easter Disco 

The Rio Centre is hosting an Easter Disco event, please see the poster link below!

Easter Disco Poster

 

P5-7 Football

Congratulations to our P5-7 football team who took part in the U12 football competition at St Leonards this week. Throughout the competition they set a brilliant standard of competitive spirit matched with great sportsmanship. Huge thanks to our parent volunteers who helped with transport for the event.

 

Weekly Information 28th March

🐣 Join Our “Paint Your Own Easter Egg” Competition 🐣

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We are excited to announce a fun and creative activity for Balmerino students this Easter! Balmerino Parent Council is hosting a “Paint Your Own Easter Egg Competition”, and we would love for all children to participate.

Here’s how it works:

  • Step 1: Grab an egg (hard boiled or fake – it’s up to you!), and let your child get their paint brushes ready. They can design the most colourful, wacky, or imaginative egg they can think of!
  • Step 2: Submit the painted egg by 9am on Thursday 3rd April for a chance to win some fantastic prizes.

🥚🐇🐣 Eggciting prizes will be awarded to the best designs in each class, so everyone has an opportunity to showcase their creativity! 🥚🐇🐣

We encourage every child to join in, from nursery to P7 and let their creativity flow. It’s a great way for them to celebrate the season and show off their artistic skills. All painted eggs will be displayed in the school, and winners will be announced during the school day. Children are free to use pens, paints or anything they would like to make their egg stand out.

Let’s make this a fun and colourful Easter!

We can’t wait to see all the wonderful designs. Please ensure your child’s painted egg is submitted by Thursday 3rd April at 9am.

Best regards,

Balmerino Primary Parent Council

 

P7/S1 Ceilidh
This will take place on Tuesday 1st April. Pupils will be driven to Madras by bus and returned to school before lunchtime. Please ensure pupils have suitable footwear for dancing in a PE hall.
P5-7 Football Tournament
This will take place on Wednesday 2nd April – your child will be given school football kit if they are taking part. We are aiming to arrive at St Leonards for 1pm, with a finish time predicted of 4pm. Please wash and return the football kit after the event and before the school holidays. Please contact the school office if you are having difficulty with transport for your child.

Weekly Information 21st March

P7 to S1 Transition Information
Please find below a link to an information leaflet for reference:
Active Schools Running Event – 27th March
Dear Parent/Carer,
 
Active Schools in partnership with Newport Primary School are delighted to inform you that we are running a running event on Thursday 27th March from 3:50-4:45 at Newport Primary School. This event is open to pupils across the Madras Cluster P1-7. If you would like to register your child or children for this event please complete the link below. The race distances can be found on the attachment. 
 
Looking forward to seeing you there 
 
Thank you,
Madison 

Weekly Information 14th March

P7 Ceilidh

A Primary 7 transition visit to Madras, organised by Fife Active Schools, will take place on Tuesday 1st April. Transport will be provided by Madras and pupils will be back in school for lunch time, so no alternate arrangements will be needed or changes to timings for the school day. Pupils should bring a snack and water bottle with them as always.

Please ensure your child has trainers or suitable footwear for dancing with them for this visit.

The Ceilidh transition event will allow pupils from schools in the cluster to meet ahead of joining together as the new S1 cohort after the summer break.

P6/7 Running Event

We are hoping to take our primary6 and 7 pupils to a running event at Beveridge Park on 22nd May. Details of this will be sent in a separate email.

Weekly Information 7th March

Fife Active Schools Easter Playscheme

As we move into spring, we’re excited to share that our Easter Playscheme is back, along with all our regular activities at Madras College Community Use.

🌟 Easter Playscheme – Bookings Open Soon!

Join us for a fun-filled week of Sports, Netball, Mini Ninja, Games, Dance, DJ Music and exciting surprises!

📅 Dates: Monday 7th – Friday 11th April 2025
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
👦👧 Ages: P1 – P7

💰 Pricing:

  • Full Price: £31.50
  • FifeStyle Concessions:
    • Premier: £15.75
    • Bonus: £28.35 (Available to everyone!)

📌 Bookings open: Saturday 8th March at 10 AM

📍 How to Book:
📞call us on the payment number 07749712214  or visit Madras Community Use Reception:

  • Monday – Thursday: 5:45 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Saturday: 9:45 AM – 1:45 PM

Spots fill up fast, so book early to secure your place!

If you have any questions please get in touch with Madras Community Use.

📧 CommunityUse.Madras@fife.gov.uk

Thank you,

Madison

Blast @ Madras
Blast @ Madras is 4 free fun transition events that NE Fife Youth Work team are organising at Madras. It’s open to any P7 & S1 attending Madras or catchment primary.
The 4 fun Friday nights are an opportunity to mix with peers, try different activities, build familiarisation of the building and make friends. They run on the last Friday of the Month in March, April, May & June.
There is also a free parent space with refreshments, activities and info sharing. An opportunity to chat with others parents/carers or chill while the young people are busy with activities.

Weekly Information 21st February

Dear parents/ carers,
Balmerino Primary are going to be one of the first schools in Fife to have a Heat Pump installed. This heat pump will begin being installed the week of the 24th March 2025. Please see the attached maps and site layout. This installation will take approximately 3 months and perhaps a little longer.
Our Nursery children will begin entering Nursery through the old porch door. The entry to this will be through a newly installed gate within the wall to the left side of the playground where children and families will walk along the path to the porch door. Nursery staff will meet you there and take the children to the Nursery. Parents and families can collect their child from this Porch at the end of the day and exit the school using the same route. The Current Nursery entrance will no longer be in operation and as you can see from the plans, the majority of the playground will also be out of use.
The school children will continue to use the bottom part of the playground and the garden area. Staff will communicate this with the children. The staff team at Balmerino will share the new break and lunch structure with the children and this weeks assembly on Friday will focus around the safety and new routines. Monday to Wednesday one ‘house’ will play in the garden area then on a Thursday p1 to p4 will play in the garden area and a Friday p5 to P7. This new routine is to allow all children the chance to play in the garden area and enjoy the outdoor space. There will be one member of staff in bottom playground and one member of staff in the garden area to ensure our children are kept safe.  I will not allow the work to begin until all the agreed measures are in place and the children have access to the garden and Nursery.
This is a very exciting time for our school but the children’s safety comes first. Please could you talk to your child/children about the changes and ensure they know how to keep themselves safe? We will of course do the same in school. Thanks for your continued support.
Kind Regards
Katie Mitchell

Active Schools Club @ Madras

I am delighted to inform you that Active Schools are offering children across P5-7 the opportunity to take part in an after school cluster football session. These sessions will be led by an Active Schools Volunteer. I have outlined the key details below:
 
When: Fridays (28th Feb to 21st March)
Where: Madras college – Astro 1 (Indoor in the event of bad weather)
Time: 4-5pm 
Who: P5-7 
Cost: Free 
 
We only have 16 spaces available for this session. To sign up please complete the below MS form. 
 
https://forms.office.com/e/V7cb3vp3uz
If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch with me directly 
 
Thank you,
Madison Garland 

Weekly Information w/b 10th February

Holidays

A reminder the school will be closed to pupils Wed-Fri this week. Wednesday is an in-service day and Thursday/Friday are holidays.

School Library

A huge thank you again to our parent council for setting up our wonderful new school library. The library committee have been hard at work setting up a lending system and pupils may bring books they have borrowed home on loan. Please make sure your child is aware of their lending dates for returning their books to school.

Rotary Quiz

Good luck to our team who will be taking part in the Rotary Club Quiz on Tuesday 11th!