Donations for the Toy Drive needed! Please drop off unwrapped gifts as soon as possible!

Pupil Progress Meetings – just a reminder that teacher meetings are for ten minutes.  To support the smooth running of the evening a bell will ring every ten minutes.

Beauty and the Beast – thank you to those who have already paid.  Full details here:  Panto information

Coats – two requests! Please send all children in with a coat every day.  We always try to get outside and will do so even in light rain.  Put your child’s name on the coat.   We have a few missing coats – please can everyone check at home.

The Family Support Service has asked us to share their latest update: click here

Keepng children off school advice: 2024-04-child-off-school-a4

Our whole school trip to the Byre theatre in St Andrews to watch Beauty and the Beast pantomime is not long away now.  We will be emailing details this week regarding payment of this special Christmastime experience.

Toydrive – we are accepting donations for the NE Fife Toydrive from now.  Please drop off at the school office.  If you would like to make a self-referral for your children to receive gifts from the toydrive please complete the following confidential form ASAP: click here.

Our anti-bullying policy has been updated by pupils, all staff and families.  Please refer to this on our website: click here.

Clubs and sporting achievements: Active Schools | Tayport Primary School

This week:

Class learning overviews for term 2 are now available on our website.  Follow this link and select your child’s class.  You can still review term 1’s learning showcase if you have not done so already!

Pupil progress meetings – please book as soon as possible.  All details on how to do this were emailed on Thursday 31 October.

P1-3 book bag gifting ceremonies – please note there is a change of date- The Scottish Book Trust bag gifting session will now take place on Thursday 21st November at 2:30pm.  One parent/carer is invited along to their child’s classroom to be part of the gifting ceremony.  If you have more than one child in P1-3 you are invited to move between both classes or alternatively another visitor can attend.  We will ring a short bell by 2:55pm to indicate that all visitors should leave the building  so that children can exit school in the usual manner at 3pm.

Remembrance – P7 will lay a poppy wreath at Tayport’s war memorial this Friday (8th) around 11am.  We are selling poppies in school if you wish to send in a donation (minimum of 50p please).

North East Fife Toy Drive – every year Tayport Primary supports this important local event by being a drop off point for gifts.  Our Community Champion MAD group will be organising this over the month of November.  If you wish for school to make a referral for gifts from the Toy Drive for your family please complete the confidential self-referral form: click here.

General information – Toy Drive

The Larick Centre is hosting a travelling art gallery:  information here.  Here is a link to learn more about them:  Travelling Gallery – Scotland’s Art Gallery in a Bus

P7 Leavers – don’t they look fabulous in their special leavers’ hoodies:

Active schools update: Girl’s football opportunity:

As Armistice Day approaches we will be reflecting on the UNCRC  article 38.  Governments should not recruit children into the armed forces.  Governments should make sure that children are given extra protection when there is a war or armed conflict.  We will be supporting the Scottish Poppy Appeal from today.  Please send in donations to purchase a poppy.  Our P7s will also lay a wreath at Tayport’s War Memorial on behalf of our school.

Around Halloween many children are understandably excited.  However, this can have a negative impact on general behaviour and pupils making good choices.  We would greatly appreciate your support in reminding your child of your expectations around their behaviour at school, particularly not engaging in rough physical play with peers at break and lunchtime.

At our P4-7  “learn to learn” assembly we will be discussing bonfire and firework safety (parents/carers can view key messages here.)

Morning snack – please send in one snack only for morning break.

Homework will start this week.  All children will also bring home a leaflet explaining more about “Natural Connections” which is the outdoor learning programme we are now engaging with.  Across the school we continue to build resilience in children through targeted health and wellbeing lessons.   Here is the parent/carer information for this term: Look on the Bright Side Parent and Carer Leaflet

Pupil Progress Meetings are coming up on either 21st of 26th November.  Later this week you will receive an email invitation to book your  teacher meeting.

In most schools headlice can be a recurring problem.  Please check your child’s hair very regularly and treat promptly if you suspect any infestation.  The following website offers specific NHS advice here.

North East Fife Toy Drive – every year Tayport Primary supports this important local event by being a drop off point for gifts.  Our Community Champion MAD group will be organising this over the month of November.  If you wish for school to make a referral for gifts from the Toy Drive for your family please complete the confidential self-referral form: click here.

Frequently asked questions about the Toy Drive

General information – Toy Drive

The Larick Centre is hosting a travelling art gallery:  information here.  Here is a link to learn more about them:  Travelling Gallery – Scotland’s Art Gallery in a Bus

A warm welcome back to term 2.  Thank you for ongoing support with our school uniform.  Please continue to put your child’s name on all items, including coats.

Please check out our school calendar for upcoming dates for your diary: Tayport family calendar 2024-25 at 20 Oct 24

Last term staff and children reviewed and updated our anti-bullying policy.   We are keen for all parents/carers to have the opportunity to review and feedback on this too.  Click here to view Tayport PS updated Anti-Bullying Policy  If you would like to share any feedback on this policy please: click here.

We were delighted to receive feedback on various aspects of our school  from 28% of our families, You said we did feedback Oct 24

We couldn’t end the term without sharing some exciting news.  Last weekend two of our pupils proudly took part in events to mark 25 years of the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh.   Highlights included meeting the former First Minister and the King’s guards, seeing the Scottish crown, listening to debates and even meeting the King and Queen!  We are very proud of our Tayport Primary pupils! #On TRACK to a bright future!

Our House Captains ran a very successful first “surgery” to invite classes along to share any issues.  They are already putting plans into action!

Thank you to those who attended our Reading Café on Tuesday – it was great to have such a big turnout and we appreciated all your positive feedback particularly about how well the P5-7 pupils ran the café.

We have jammed a lot into the past 7 weeks – please remember to look at the class showcases click here and leave us some feedback.

Wishing all our families a lovely October break.  Please remember Café Inc is offering cold packed lunches at the Larick Centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  We will welcome everyone back on Monday 21 October.

We are excited to share this term’s learning with you via our website.  Please click on this link and then select your child’s class.

You will be able to see the termly learning overview and a gallery of photos below linking this with the learning covered.  We would welcome your feedback on this new approach to sharing class learning so a short form is available on each class page – we would appreciate hearing from you!

Reading Café one is happening tomorrow in the small hall – Tuesday 1 October 9:30 – 10:15am and is for the P3-7 Learning Leaders and Reading Council MAD group pupils.

Lost Property – this term’s unclaimed lost property will be laid outside the main office on Tuesday and Wednesday this week from 2:45 – 3:15 pm.  If you are missing items please come and take a look!  Unclaimed items will be donated to the local charity shop after the October break.

Silver Rights Respecting School grand unveiling by the house captains this week:

Annual data checks – we are still waiting for almost 80 annual data checks to be returned.  Please send into school ASAP.

Summer Fete – this Friday (20th) 6 – 7:30 pm.  We still need more raffle prizes – please hand into the school office and Parent Council are looking for more volunteers.  Here are all the details again and please ensure that all children are accompanied and supervised by an adult at the Fete:

Anti-bullying fortnight commences – #operation kindness. Please ask your child about this.

Celebrating diversity – if you are bi-lingual and would be happy to visit classes around the week of 23 September please complete this short form: click here.

Annual Contact Information Update – a paper copy was sent home last week – please check this carefully, update and return to school quickly.

P1-3 Shared Start Dates – thank you for letting us know your preferred date.  You will receive an email this week to let you know which day to attend.

School emails – some families are having difficulties receiving school emails.  Groupcall has advised that you add the following email address to your safe senders list and address book:  21EC133@groupcallalert.com

 School Summer Fete – The parent council are actively raising funds for our Christmas panto trip to the Byre in St Andrews.  An email was sent on Friday with full details.

Asda Cashpots For Schools – if you happen to shop in Asda and use the Asda app our Parent Council has signed our school up for their Cashpot for Schools fundraising.  Please link us in if you can: Asda Cashpot for Schools information

Water bottles – please send in a full water bottle daily.  The bottle should have children’s name on it.

Lost property – we have a small pile of unnamed lost property gathering – please let your child’s teacher know if you are missing anything specific.

Learning Overviews for term 1 – just a reminder that you can access these on our class pages on the school website here.  Teacher contact emails are on the learning overviews too.