Sharing our Learning

We are now using “Book Creator” to showcase this term’s learning.  Here is the link to class pages: click here.  You will still need to enter your child’s class password to access their page and the link.  We hope you find this engaging and informative and would welcome your feedback here.

Classes for August

We are still waiting for our staffing to be confirmed for August.  We hope to confirm which class and teacher children will have by the end of the week.  Due to falling pupil roll we will have eight classes next session and inevitably there will be staff changes.

Weather

With the impending hot weather please ensure children are bringing a full water bottle daily, and apply sun screen before school.  Sunhats can be worn when outside (please put names on these).  Children should still have a lightweight jacket for rain in their bag too.

World Cup Themed Football Festival- Friday 26 June

As shared earlier this month we will be running a special World Cup Festival, in memory of Charlie Melville, for P1-7 in the sports hall on Friday 26 June. We will also be supporting the “Be More Charlie” charity, established by the Melville family to support families in Scotland affected by childhood cancer.   Everyone can wear a national football top or something in navy/white/ tartan or even  light blue (the charity’s colour).  It will be possible to purchase a Be More Charlie wristband for £3 on the day.  There will also be a small supply of Be More Charlie badges available, which cost £5.

End of term celebration

We will gather at Tayport Parish Church on Friday 3 July for our annual leavers’ celebration.  This is a non-religious gathering.  We request that any P7 parent/carers who wish to attend arrive at the church for 9am.  With such a large P7 year group please can visitors be limited to 2 per pupil in the first instance.  Other visitors should arrive around 9:15am.  Due to the Church’s risk assessment numbers of visitors will be capped and there is no standing behind pews allowed.

Active Schools information:

Community News:

Term 3 Learning Showcases – we are delighted to share with you a sample of the wonderful learning happening in classes during this term.  Visit the class page and select the relevant classes: click here.

Before 9am and After 3pm – we have had a number of parents report safety concern about unsupervised children climbing on the main playground boundary walls before school.   Another ongoing issue before 9am is a few children’s use of mobile phones in the playground.  For those children whose parents choose for them to bring a mobile phone to school the rules are:

• the phone must be switched off as soon as they enter the playground.
• the phone is handed in to the office/ teacher at 9am and collected at 3pm.

Please support us in keeping everyone safe.

Chewing gum –  periodically we have issues around children eating chewing gum in school.  It would be greatly appreciated if you can reinforce that chewing gum is not allowed in school or at break times.

Water Wardens – linked to our whole school learning “My Brilliant Machine” our Health Hub MAD group have come up with a plan to encourage everyone to drink water throughout the day. The objective is to drink one normal sized bottle of water over the school day.

Here are the rules:

• Water only – not juice!
• You are encouraged to drink a normal size water bottle. If you don’t have a bottle then classes should still have a plastic cup. The teacher can decide how many cups you should drink to earn the point.
• You can only earn one point per day. You won’t get two points for drinking two bottles. Like anything, drinking too much water is not good for you so we are only asking that you drink one bottle.

Reading Café 3 – Tuesday 25th March 9:30 – 10:15am – the Health Hub and Community Champions will run our third reading café of the session.

Parent Council – Information on how to contact our Parent Council is on our website click here to visit.   We shared last week that on Thursday 3rd April the Parent Council will run a family “Bunny Drive”. details here.

What’s happening in Tayport:

 

We were very proud of our P5-7 Pupils who performed to a large audience on Friday afternoon.  They used drama, music and expressive dance to share important environmental messages around ghost nets, extinct animals and lego lost at sea.

End of Session Parent/Carer Feedback Survey –  please complete following your pupil progress meeting.

P6/7 (Miss Harrison) Pupil Progress Meetings for Tuesday 18th have been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.  We will contact those affected as soon as we have an alternative plan in place.  

Our Parent Council  is organising a family fundraising event just before the Easter break.  Please support the  “Bunny Drive” at school on Thursday 3 April at 6pm.  it is a pay on the door event.  Click here for: Bunny Drive Information

The Larick Centre has a Free Event for P6-P7 age children to learn about White Tailed Eagles on Saturday 22nd March 2025 10:30 am.   To book a ticket:  click here.