Thank you for your support! The parent council Christmas raffle was a great success. The final amount raised will be updated in the new year. We still have a supply of coloured pupil designed 2022 Calendars for sale at £6. Please contact the office ASAP.  Again we appreciate your support.

Congratulations and a huge well done to Ciara, Ava-Ruth, Zoe, Poppy and Hamish who performed in the Tayport Amateur Dramatic and Musical Society show “Nativity The Musical” from 8^th to 11^th December. We are proud of their dedication and commitment over the previous months, resulting in being part of a great community event.  #community  #inspire

Mid-session reviews and Learning Steps home – please return learning step jotters asap (with your signature and comment).  #progress

Draft School Calendar for Jan – April 2022 – has been updated on the website but is a work in progress! Please keep checking here. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fi/tayportps/school-calendar/jan-april-2022-draft/

From 6^th January 2022 – We continue to operate with various Covid-19 mitigations in school. We had hoped by the New Year that we would have more flexibility with children mixing, however, this is not the case. For various reasons we plan to make one change to the current bubble structure operating at breaks and lunchtimes. On our return to school in January Primary 4 will switch bubbles with Primary 2/3.  For your information lunch times are structured as so (first 20 minutes in the dinner hall):

Bubble 1 – P1, P1/2, P2/3 –Lunch 12:00 – 12:45

Bubble 2 – P5/6, P6/7, P7 – Lunch: 12:25 – 1:10

Bubble 3 – P3, P4, P4/5 – Lunch: 12: 50 – 1:35

Vacancies at Tayport Primary:  There are a number of cleaning posts in North East Fife schools available. Our recruitment advert for another pupil support assistant has been extended too. https://ekmu.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/

All the boys and girls have worked hard to prepare and deliver their Christmas 2021 performance. Please enjoy!

Click here to view Tayport and Ferryport’s Christmas 2021 Cheer Performances

Mid-session reviews and Learning Steps home – please enjoy sharing your child’s learning together. Jotters should be returned by end of week with comments from you and signed.

Parent Council Raffle Tickets – still available. Check their Facebook page for an impressive list of prizes. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fi/tayportps/parental-involvement/parent-council/

Class Christmas Parties – Just a reminder of plans for this week and the start of next:

School 2022 Calendar For Sale– Envelopes with order slips were sent home last week. Please get back to us ASAP.

Covid-19 Safety – with ongoing concerns around the new variant, where possible adults should avoid entering our playground, physically distance from each other and wear a face covering at all times. There are some changes to isolation rules if anyone in school becomes infected with the new variant. We will update families if this happens.

Christmas Cheer Videos to be shared on Friday 17^th – Classes are finalising their Christmas cheer song and we hope to share this, via the website, on Friday.  A link will be emailed to first contacts on Groupcall.

Refreshed School Vision and Values – After a lot of collaborative work, our young Learning Leaders have finally agreed our updated school vision and values. We will trial these next session and make any improvements before finalising during term 4. A short video will be created to explain this soon. In the meantime, you can view details here: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fi/tayportps/

Class Christmas Parties – Dates have been set for class Christmas parties below. Although two classes are against a date, due to ongoing Covid-19 mitigations classes will use the gym hall separately. If desired, on party days children can come to school in “party wear” .  All children will receive a selection box to take home following their party.  Please remember the Parent Council is funding the parties and selection boxes through its fundraising work and would welcome families’ support for the Christmas raffles through ticket purchasing and prizes.

Tues 14th – P4

Thurs 16th – P5/6 & P4/5

Fri 17th – P6/7 & P7

Mon 20th – P1 & P1/2

Tues 21st – P2/3 & P3

Click here for other dates for December

2022 Designed School Calendar Fundraiser –

Please expect an order slip and envelope sent home with pupils this week.

P6 Ardroy Residential information Evening – Ardroy staff will host an information evening for P6 families on Tuesday 7^th December at 6 pm on Teams. The link has previously been emailed to all families.

Link to Tues 7th Dec meeting on Teams at 6 pm

 Nursery Deferrals – Fife is part of a pilot programme giving parents the option of deferring children whose birthday is after 17^th August 2022. All information will be emailed to families or can be accessed on our website here: Nursery Deferral Information

Pupil Support Assistant Post – closes midnight 9 December.  PSA vacancy has arisen in school. Please share around the community. PSA at Tayport PS Advert

 Tiny Tangerines Programme at Dolphin Centre – Michael Anderson, the Early Years Development Officer from Dundee United Community Trust is running the Tiny Tangerines programme, a physical literacy programme that is for nursery aged boys and girls. He currently runs sessions at the Dolphin Centre in Tayport every Friday from 1pm – 1:45pm and 2pm – 2:45pm. All information can be found at their website  here

Winter Fuel Discounts – You usually get a Winter Fuel Payment automatically if you receive the State Pension or another benefit, such as Pension Credit (but not Housing Benefit, Council Tax Support or Universal Credit). If you qualify, but don’t get paid automatically, you’ll need to make a claim:  here

Perth Christmas activity – Information can be found on the Community section of our website. Note there is a 10% discount code if you book before 8th Dec (excludes Saturdays).

Fife’s Virtual Library Links for w.b 6^th December: https://sway.office.com/Bpzc5xYmuFMbkY2L?ref=Link