Pantomime Visit – a reminder was sent on Friday regarding payment of our whole school visit to the Panto.  Thank you for the extra payments from families to support others.

Toydrive – Last week we launched our campaign as a NE Fife Toydrive drop off point.  Please see last week’s update for details.  If you wish to make a self-referral to receive gifts from the Toydrive, please complete the following form, in confidence: Toydrive Self-Referral Form.

Term 2 Learning Overviews – Please follow this link. to view planned whole school and class learning for this term.  Your child’s class teacher’s email address can also be found on the Overview.  Once you select your child’s class you should enter the page password.  We are keen to receive your feedback on the usefulness of the Learning Overview: click here.

Pupil Progress Meeting Booking System – You will receive an email today with a link to book one meeting per pupil on either 20th or 25th November.  Please book promptly and allow time before your appointment to view children’s learning and at least 20 minutes between a sibling’s appointment (if applicable).

A warm welcome back following the October break.

Thank you to those families who provided feedback on our school in September.  Please refer to our stakeholder feedback section of the website for a summary of key feedback and next steps: click here.

Each year we are a drop-off point for gifts for the North East Fife’s Christmas Toy Drive.  Here is all the information regarding donations.  We will open referrals to receive gifts in the coming weeks:  Toy Drive Poster (1) and FAQ 2025

Dates for your diary:  Please refer to our school calendar for the annual overview: click here.

• Friday 7 November – House Games – Archery – will be run by the 6 House Captains. This is an opportunity for everyone to earn extra house points and try a new sport.  Usual school uniform should be worn.
• Monday 10 November – Odd Socks Day launches our Anti-Bullying focus fortnight “Power for Good”. Everyone should wear their oddest odd socks to celebrate that it is great to be different and yourself!
• 12 November – P6 Internet Safety Talk – PC Emma Fisher
• 12 November – 5 – 5:30 pm – P6 & P7 Transforming Learning Parent/Carer Presentation on Teams. More information to follow.
• 10 – 21 November – P1-7 Anti-bullying focus fortnight
• Thursday 13 November – Dress down for Children in Need. As part of our journey to being a Gold Rights Respecting School the children would like to ask that everyone makes a small donation to dress down on this date.
• Friday 14 November – Inservice Day 3. School closed to pupils.
• Thursday 20 November or Tuesday 25 November – more information will be emailed regarding booking one pupil progress meeting on either of these dates.
• Friday 21 November – P1-3 Book Bag Gifting Ceremony in classes. An email will be sent with further details.
• Countdown to Christmas will follow mid-November.

Out of School Club information: click here.

We are delighted to share each class’s learning showcase for the term.  Follow this link and enter the class page password to view: click here.

Thank you to the many visitors to classes over the past few weeks – you made our world languages focus extra special.

Parent Council – sadly a new committee was not appointed at last week’s AGM.  The Parent Council has many important roles in a primary school.  It provides a discussion forum for school improvements, supports fund raising, and the running of school events.  Going forward not having a Parent Council will have an impact on our school calendar.  There is a small window of time in which if you would like to save the Parent Council and get involved you should email: tayportpcsecretary@gmail.com.

Book gift – As part of our gold reading school accreditation we will be gifting all pupils a book this Friday – children will be able to choose from a wide selection.

Transforming Learning – please visit the updated section on our website for more information on our digital journey: click here.

We are very proud of one of our P4 pupils who has written a wonderful book all about his superpower: being gluten free!

Parent Council AGM – today (Monday 29th) at 6pm here at school.  Everyone welcome!

Larick Centre what’s on this October.

Term 1 learning showcases will be shared on our website next Monday.

Friday 10th October 3pm school closes for October break and reopens on Monday 27th October at 9am.

Dress down in a country of your choice – Friday 26th September – This date is “European Day of Language”, however we are keen to celebrate languages of the world.  Children and adults can wear an outfit of their choice linked to any country  on Friday.   National football or rugby (or whatever sport) tops could be worn or even a spot of tartan.

Mobile\Smart devices – phones and watches – thank you for your support with this.  Here is a reminder of our rules around smart devices: click here

Data Capture Forms must be returned – these are vital to ensure your contact details and preferences are updated annually.  To date we have only received around half of the expected returns.

Anxiety Support – the following online anxiety management resource is for parents of children age 8-11 year who might be feeling anxious: click here.

Reminder – Parent Council AGM, Monday 29th September, 6pm, here at school.

Parent/carer school survey – so far 7 families have provided feedback on our school.  We would greatly appreciate if you could engage with this survey this week: Tayport PS Survey Link

Our P7s ran an excellent house captain campaign over the past two weeks.  An impressive 25 children ran for election – the competition was fierce.  Following speeches and voting on Friday we are delighted to announce our house captains 2025-26:

• Morton: Dione Zarafonitis and Ben Robinson
• Kinshaldy: Lauren McIntosh and Gabriella Cathcart
• Scotscraig: Teal Martin and Amber Daily

Reminders:

• Primary 1 and 2 Shared Start invitations were sent out last week – please respond quickly with your preferred time slot.
• Dress down in country of your choice on Friday 26th September.
• Parent Council AGM, Monday 29th September, 6pm, here at school.

Annual data checks – please check carefully and return by Friday this week.

Last week’s “Meet the teacher” event was a big success.  If you didn’t make it along you can access the information shared on your child’s class page on the school website: here. Remember that you will need your password to access the page.  You will also be able to view the class charter and the learning overview for this term.

During this term we are celebrating languages and would love for parents/carers who speak another language to share this with their child’s class.  Please complete the following short form if you are able to help and we will confirm day and time with you.  Thank you for your support.  On Friday 26th September we will have a dress down in a country of your choice day… more information to follow after MAD groups meet next week.

Panto information was shared today and IPay has been set up.

At this time of year we seek parent/carer feedback on our school to support our school improvement work. Please click here to open the form.

Your Parent Council needs you!    In the coming weeks we will be looking for new members to join our Parent Council — a fantastic way to share your ideas, support school initiatives, and connect with other families. Whether you’re a seasoned volunteer or just curious to learn more, please consider coming along to the AGM, which will be held in school, on Monday 29^th September, 6pm.

• Walk, wheel, or scoot to school.
• Make every journey count!
• Don’t forget to fill in Week 2 of your Frankie Passport

You will have received an email with details about your password to access your child’s class page on our website.  Please visit this to see this term’s learning overview.  Over the term further content will be added.  Alternatively you can follow this link, select the class and enter your password here.

P6 and P7 School Lunches – unless you are entitled to free school meals school lunches must be paid for primary 6 and 7 pupils.  The cost is £2.60 and this should be paid on I-Pay.

Lost property – here is the collection of lost property from week one.  If you are missing items you can collect at the end of school day from the main office. Please put your child’s name on all items,

Annual data check and general permissions – these important documents will be issued this week.  Please check all details carefully and return by 12th September.

Asthma Inhalers – please ensure that we have all required medication and paperwork in school.

Meet the teacher for P1-7 -is this Wednesday 3 September from 3:15 – 4:15 pm.  This is an informal opportunity to meet your child’s teacher(s) and visit their learning environment.  The event tends to be fairly busy at 3:15pm so feel free to arrive at any point during the one hour window!  P1, P1/2 and P2/3 families only were offered one of two time slots.  The 3:15-3:45 pm has been most popular.

Our Digi-hub is still in its infancy but the doors will be open during “Meet the teacher” if you would like a look.  The Digi-hub is situated next to the office at the main door and Miss Gallacher will base herself there throughout the hour.

Building Resilience – Find out more about our whole school approach to building resilience on our website: here.

Our standards and quality report for 2024-25 and school improvement plan for 2025-26 have been finalised and can be accessed here.

• Call the school – 01334 659444
• Email – tayportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk
• Text Groupcall – 07860 004846
• Record on Parentsportal

Meet the teacher – Wednesday 3rd September – 3:15-4:15 pm.  This is an informal opportunity to meet your child’s teacher, see their learning environment and a sample of what they have been doing since the start of term.  Following feedback from last year on how this event could be improved for P1, P1/2 and P2/3 we have split the Meet the Teacher timings into 3:15 – 3:45 or 3:45 – 4:15 pm.  An email was sent on Friday (22/08/25) to P1-P2/3 families asking them to choose their preferred slot.  We hope this will support a positive and calm meet the teacher experience for our younger pupils’ families.

Flu immunisation consent forms – please return these promptly this week, and by Friday at the latest.

Termly Learning Overviews will be shared next Monday.  These will include email addresses of you child’s teacher (s).

Your Parent Council needs you!    In the coming weeks we will be looking for new members to join our Parent Council — a fantastic way to share your ideas, support school initiatives, and connect with other families. Whether you’re a seasoned volunteer or just curious to learn more, please consider coming along to the AGM, which will be held in school, on Monday 29^th September, 6pm.

As we prepare for the children’s return to school on Wednesday 20^th August here are the lining up arrangements:

P2-P7 – 9am start.

P1 – 9:15 am start on Wednesday 20th August only.  The teachers will collect the line and bring children into school.

Here is an important reminder regarding children bringing mobile phones to school –  please read and discuss with your child – Mobile phones at Tayport PS

All children should bring a full water bottle daily.

Please put your child’s name on all school clothing and show them where to look for their name.  We appreciate that parents/carers support us by sending children to school looking so smart in their school uniform.  Also on gym days uniform is plain dark shorts or tracksuit bottoms, and a plain t-shirt with a school jumper.  No fake nails, makeup or dangling earrings.  

The school calendar can be accessed on our website here.