Scholastic Book Fair arrives on Thursday this week.  You are under no obligation to purchase a book. 

• All classes will visit the book fair on Friday 28th February.  Children will write down the name of a book they are interested in and its price.
• Each child will then bring home a small brown envelope with this information and you will have the choice of ordering online click here or by paying cash.  Cash should be put into the named brown envelope and returned to school no later than Wednesday 5th March.
• All children will receive a £1 book token and this is enclosed in the small brown envelope.  If ordering online remember to deduct £1 and return the voucher.
• Another alternative is for you to visit the book fair with your child on either Monday 3rd or Wednesday 5th between 3:00 – 3:45 pm.

World Book Day arrangements were shared last week here they are again: World Book Day 2025 arrangements

Pupil Progress Meetings – please book your parent/carer meeting as soon as possible.  Details on how to do this were emailed Monday 17th February.  If you are having any issues with this please call the office to arrange.

School lunches update – please note that there is a permanent change to Thursday [week 1] dinner options.  The change is to beef mince pie instead of steak pie.

International Day – School Lunch – Thursday 13th March –

is available on I-pay.  It would be appreciated if you could pre-order now.

Arrangements for P5-7 Shaper Caper Drama Workshops – details will be emailed to P5-7 families this week.

Congratulations to our P7 Rotary Quiz team who took first place at round one on Tuesday 11th competing against other Taybridgehead schools! They demonstrated great general knowledge and team spirit and are looking forward to representing Tayport

• Please check your Spam/Junk email folder for school emails .

Dates for your diary to the end of term 3:

Friday 21 February – P1-7 House Games run by the House Captains – everyone can earn points for their house by taking part! School uniform as usual.   PC Fisher to speak to P6s about being safe online.

Monday 24^th February – P7 Cluster League – Netball team @ Madras – 3:45 pm

Tuesday 25^th and Thursday 27^th February – all classes visit Tayport Library

Wednesday 26^th Feb – 5^th March – Scholastic Book Fair in school – further details will be emailed.  

Monday 3^rd March – MAD groups – 2 – 2:45 pm

Thursday 6^th March – World Book Day World Book Day 2025 arrangements

Tuesday 11^th March – Tempest individual and sibling photos in school

Thursday 13^th and Tuesday 18^th March – Pupil Progress Meetings –  further details on how to book will be emailed this week.

Thursday 13^th  and 14^th March – Shaper Caper Drama Workshops for P5-7 around the theme of “Our World”.  Short performance on Friday 14^th March at 2:30 pm – each child can invite one adult.

Tuesday 26^th March – Reading Café 3 hosted by Community Champions and Health Hub – invites will be emailed

Thursday 3^rd April – 6pm – Parent Council Bunny Drive – more details to follow.

Friday 4^th April 3pm – School closes for spring break reopening Monday 21^st April

Pounds for Primaries – please continue to collect tokens for us!

Safer Internet Day – Tuesday 11th February –  from Nursery to P7 we have been learning about staying safe online.  More tips for parents/carers.

Mid-term break reminder:

• Wednesday 12 February – Inservice day – school closed to pupils.
• Thursday 13 and Friday 14 February – Holidays
• Monday 17th February – 9am – school reopens to pupils
• Ferryport Nursery is closed to children on Wednesday for inservice but open, as usual, on Thursday and Friday.

An impressive 56% of school families responded to our Christmas Panto short survey – thank you.  The results were:

Pounds for Primaries – Last year we were one of the big winners in the Courier Pounds for Primaries competition.  This has allowed us to buy new playground equipment, sports tops, and other school sports equipment.   Please support us by asking all your family and friends to start collecting the special tokens, which will appear in The Courier/Evening Telegraph from Monday February 3 to Saturday March 8 2025.   

Every school that collects a minimum of 250 tokens will get at least £100 each.

Date change:  Due to a very busy term 3 calendar we have had to move Reading Café 3 from Thursday 6 March to Tuesday 25th March.  We will send an email to the Health Hub and Community Champion MAD group families.

Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Group Programme for Children: Please find below a link to our 2025 Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Groups programme for children, young people and families.   These groups are open to anyone, no need for a referral:  Emotional Wellbeing Groups for Children, Young People and Families – January to December 2025