Springfield Primary & Nursery – Newsletter August 2026
It is so lovely to join everyone in Springfield Primary and Nursery after the school holidays and begin to get to know everyone. Miss Rennie’s absence will continue into this term, and I met with Donna Parker before taking up the role to ensure consistency and continuity for all our young people and families.
We enjoyed welcoming our new Nursery & P1 children who have joined us for their first experience of Springfield nursery & school life. They are all settling in well to the routines and seem to be enjoying themselves.
If you have any questions or concerns about anything, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Every week in class and at assembly we celebrate successes. Staff and pupils nominate individuals for “thumbs” who have gone above and beyond in their learning and for showing our school values of:
• Kindness
• Positivity
• Respect
• Honesty
Once an individual receives a “thumb” it is added to our display for the whole school to see.
I wonder which house will have the most by the end of term?
This term we are starting ‘Over and Above’ awards, these will be awarded to learner’s who have gone over and above for something this could be showing a school value or working really hard. As a reward for going over and above they will be rewarded by making a smoothie.
We are inviting all parents/carers into school on Thursday 10 September. We will be holding Stay and Play in
Nursery from 1.45-2.15pm and an Open Afternoon for the school at 2.15-2.45pm. This is a great chance for parents/carers to come into school/nursery and have your child show you round their class, get to meet staff and take part in fun activities in your child’s classroom/nursery. We look forward to welcoming you then.
Please see below for reminders, information and important dates for the year.
Jeni Roy
Absence
If your child is absent from nursery or school, can you please ensure you contact the school by 9.30am either by
email, text or telephone. Email –springfieldps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk Text – 07860 004822 Telephone – 01334 659438
Attendance
Can you please make sure your child is prompt for the start of school, we still have several children arriving late to
class, which has a knock-on effect on your child and the children and teacher in the class.
Seesaw use
Seesaw is continuing to be used again this session, it works really well and is enjoyed by teachers, parents and the children in nursery and school. This is a great way to share and record learning as it happens in the classroom and nursery. This resource is used to involve families in your child/ren’s learning and as such, can we ask that all related chats are learning based. Please note to ensure staff have work-life balance they will only access Seesaw between
8am-5pm. But the wifi can be patchy in school so anything urgent please contact the school in the usual way. If you have any other queries or concerns or to notify about absences please direct these to the school office 01334 659438, groupcall text 07860 004822 or by email on springfieldfieldps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk and these will be passed onto the nursery staff, class teacher or Jeni Roy.
Water Bottles
Can you please make sure that your child brings a water bottle to school every day. They will have opportunities to refill them as required throughout the day. Unless you have an arrangement due to medical reasons with the school, water bottles should only contain water.
School lunches
Can we please remind parents to pre-order and/or discuss available meal choices with your child/ren before they come to school. Children can still pre-order in school with their teacher in the morning, however some children are not liking what is available. This helps with the smooth running of the ordering process in the morning and avoids unnecessary upset and phone calls home.
Magic Breakfast
The breakfast café provides a free breakfast to any nursery (accompanied by an adult) and primary age child who attends the school. The Breakfast Café runs between 8.15am and 8.50am each school day. The last order time for food is 8.40am, no food will be issued after this time as cleaning will begin. Children can go outside to the playground at 8.50am or before to play unsupervised, as would be the case for other children who may arrive at
school early. It is important to note that the Breakfast Café is not childcare. This means that the staff involved serve food to the children, they are not responsible for looking after the children during this breakfast time. Any cases of unacceptable behaviour by the children, whilst at Breakfast Café or in the playground after may result in your child being excluded from this service. Parents/Carers are very welcome to attend with your child/ren.
Healthy Snacks
As a Health Promoting School please support us by giving your child/ren a healthy snack/lunch option. By doing this
it will help with your child’s concentration level throughout the school day.
Traffic
A reminder: Can we please ask all parents/carers to park away from the school and walk their children to school, this will avoid traffic congestion and any potential accidents from occurring. Please can we ask parents to avoid parking at Tarvit Terrace for parking as it is becoming heavily congested and therefore unsafe.
Head lice
Can you please remember to check your child/ren’s head regularly for head lice. If there is evidence of head lice, it is important to start treatment as soon as possible. Children with head lice infection should continue to attend school or nursery as long as treatment has started. To help prevent re-occurrence it is advised that children with long hair have it tied back.
Toys etc. from home
Can we please remind you that children should not be bringing toys, teddies or valuable items from home into School, this causes disruption in the class and the playground or may be lost or damaged.
PE
Children can wear their PE clothing to school on the below days. Can we ask that all PE clothing matches the school uniform colours.
Please note – No crop tops, vest tops, sleeveless tops, sequined colourful clothing, no slogans or pictures or heavy branded items should be worn to school at any time.
P1-2 = PE Tuesday and Thursday
P3-4 = PE Tuesday and Wednesday
P5-7 = PE Monday and Friday
Houses
To ensure all of our School Houses have a similar amount of children from a variety of stages we have had to shuffle some into different houses to make sure it is equitable. We have ensured that children who currently have siblings in the school have been kept together.
Jackets
Please can you send your child with a waterproof jacket everyday. The weather is so changeable that we are all sometimes caught off guard so it is really helpful if you can ensure they have one with them to keep them dry as we are outside where at all possible.
Bikes and scooters in the playground
Children have been asked to put their scooters and bikes into the bike cage and are not permitted to ride these in the playground before or after school – they have been asked to walk them out of the playground for safety. The Breakfast Club children are still permitted to use their scooters and bikes until approx. 8.50 when parents and children start to enter the playground. Please can children be reminded of the importance of wearing a helmet.
Important Uniform Reminder
We are delighted to see so many smart pupils, in school uniform colours. As you are aware, we take a great deal of pride in our school uniform and the sense of pride and identity that this gives us. We think it is important for the pupil’s PE kit to also be seen as part of their school uniform Therefore, we would ask that PE clothes follow the school uniform colours.
*Please remember to label or mark all school items with pupil’s full name to enable lost property to be
returned.
For Your Information
Staff
Mrs Jeni Roy – Acting Headteacher Letham and Springfield
Nursery
Mr Ross Balsillie – Nursery Teacher
Mrs Melissa McCrabbe – Nursery Early Years Officer (EYO)
Mrs Alison Laing – Nursery Early Years Officer (EYO)
Miss Christine Wilson – Nursery Early Years Officer (EYO)
Miss Heather Morfitt – Nursery Early Years Officer (EYO)
Miss Keira Graham – Modern Apprentice Early Years Officer
Class Teachers
Miss Stewart – P1-2 Teacher (Monday-Friday)
Miss Fairweather – P3-4 Teacher (Monday-Friday)
Miss Arcari – P5-7 Teacher (Tuesday-Friday)
Mrs Dunbar – P5-7 Teacher on a Monday and all classes NCCT, non-class contact time (Monday-Wednesday) and Support for Learning (every 2nd Thursday)
Support Staff
Miss Binnie – Pupil Support Assistant
Ms Lister – Pupil Support Assistant
Mrs Miles – Pupil Support Assistant
Mrs Brannen – Support for Learning Teacher (Thursday)
Mrs Stewart – School Office
Mr McLaren – Janitor
Mrs Patrick – Cleaner
Mrs Gray – Cleaner
Mrs Cumming – Catering
Dates for the Diary
Monday 7th September 5.30pm: Parent Council Meeting at Springfield Primary – All Parents/Carers welcome
Thursday 10th September: 1.45-2.15pm: Stay and Play – Nursery – All Parents/Carers welcome
Thursday 10th September: 2.15-2.45pm: Open Afternoon – School – All Parents/Carers welcome
Thursday 24th September: 3.15-5.15pm: Parents Night
Wednesday 30th September: 5-7pm: Parents Night
Friday 2nd October: Flu Vaccinations
Monday 12th October to 23 October: Holidays
Monday 26th October: Tempest Photography in for individual and sibling photos
