The weather is very changeable please send your child to school with a coat every day.

P5-7 Endurance Race – the children completed the final event from sports day at the Common on Friday 6th June.  Everyone had a go and ran their own race – we were proud of all of them!  Below are each year group’s first, second and third place.  The fastest boy and girl will be announced at our end of year celebration on Thursday 3rd July.

Sharing Our Learning Event – Friday 13th June – everyone who booked a time slot to visit our Tayport then, now and next showcase should have received an email confirmation.  Please phone the school office if you have any issues.

Staffing changes – Miss Trewartha has successfully gained a voluntary transfer to another Fife school.  She will be joining them from August 2025.  We thank Miss Trewartha for all her hard work at Tayport PS – she will be missed!  Please note that our full staffing is still to be confirmed for after summer so we cannot yet allocate teachers to classes.  We are still in the process of structuring our classes – we assume all current P1-6 pupils are returning after summer – if this is not the case please let us know as soon as possible.

Tempest Class Group Photos – keep an eye on your inbox as a link to the class photos, taken last week, will be sent to you by tomorrow.

After the weather changed our plans we still managed to have a very fun sports day in our sports hall this morning! The children encouraged each other and showed great sportsmanship – well done everyone!

Have a lovely long weekend – school reopens to pupils on Wednesday 4th June.

The P7 pupils extend a warm thank you for supporting their bake sale on Friday.  It was a huge success and will cover the cost of the bus and a treat on their big day out!

Sports day – Friday 30th May – General information:

Sharing our learning – Tayport then, now and next – showcase on Friday 13th June – please remember to sign up asap for this school event.  So far the afternoon timeslot is most popular so if you are able to attend in the morning please do! Click here to book.

STEM Challenge – models and plans due in today – please put child’s name on model. STEM Challenge

Reminder:

• Monday 2 June – Holiday – School closed to staff and pupils.
• Tuesday 3 June – Inservice day 5 – School closed to pupils.
• Please note that due to school reopening on Wednesday 4 June there will be no weekly update next week.

Parent Council Meeting – this evening, Monday 19th May at 6 pm at Tayport Primary School – all welcome.  Please notify the Parent Council chair, in advance, if you wish to raise any issues: details here.

Sports Day Volunteers needed – the Parent Council are coordinating volunteers to support classes in walking to and from the Tayport FC sports ground on Friday 30 May.  Please communicate directly with them if you can help.

P7 Bake Sale – Primary 7 pupils will be holding a Bake Sale in school for classes on Friday 23rd May as an enterprise project to help raise funds for their “Big Day Out”.  Children plan to sell baked goods for 50p to £1.  There will also be a raffle prize to guess the weigh of one of Mrs Heggie’s cakes! Please send your child with small change on Friday if you wish them to take part.

P7 Leavers photo will be in the Dundee Evening Telegraph on Thursday 22 May.

Larick Centre – Take a look at what is going on at the Larick Centre in June: click here.

Our P6 and P7 football team won the  NE Fife Primaries’ Russell Cup at Madras College on Friday.  Mr Fox accompanied the team and complimented them on their comradery, sportsmanship and great attitude.  Well done! #On TRACK to a bright future!

Reminder – Friday 16th May – Dress-down in sportswear for our house games [which are run by the house captains] and donate 50p if you can.  Funds raised will go towards fruit snacks for sports day.

Parent Volunteers still needed – we have purchased a new P1-P2 reading scheme and are in need of some parent/carer volunteers to help put protective covers on all the books.  If you can spare an hour or two please phone the office.

Birthday cakes – please do not send in birthday cakes for teachers to hand out to children.  Due to possible allergies and some parental preferences we are unable to do this safely.

Parent Council Meeting – Monday 19th May at 6 pm at Tayport Primary School.  Please notify the Parent Council chair, in advance, if you wish to raise any issues: details here.

Headlice – again this term we have had cases of headlice reported.  Regular checking of children’s heads is important, but it is a parental responsibility.    Please note:

• Anyone with hair can catch head lice, meaning that the problem, whilst often more prevalent in children, is not unique to them.
• Insecticide treatment should never be used as a preventative measure as the use of insecticidal products on a regular basis may result in insecticidal resistance. Insecticide lotions should only be used when a living louse has been found on the head.  NHS advice.

Pounds for Primaries Win – thank you again to all our families who supported us in winning £1000 again this year!

Parent Volunteers Needed – we have purchased a new P1-P2 reading scheme and are in need of some parent/carer volunteers to help put protective covers on all the books.  If you can spare an hour or two please phone the office.

Parent Council Meeting – Monday 19th May at 6 pm at Tayport Primary School.  Please notify the Parent Council chair, in advance, if you wish to raise any issues: details here.

Classes for August 2025 – We are in the very early stages of planning our classes for the next Academic Year – 2025-2026.   At this stage we assume all our children will be returning to us in August 2025.  However, if this is not the case for your child can you please let us know as soon as possible.

Family STEM Challenge – A reminder that our STEM Challenge is now live –   See all the details here:  STEM Challenge

Reminder:  ELC Consultation –  Every few years Fife Council wish to find out about the availability of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) for families in our area.  Please share your views.  The ELC consultation is available online until Friday 6th June 2025.  Click here to participate in ELC Consultation

Pounds for Primaries – This morning we had an impromptu and surprise assembly for our P3-7 MAD Groups.  The children and staff thought the Courier and Evening Telegraph were coming along to find out what we had spent our winnings from last year on… however… there was a big surprise.  We won another cash prize this year! The amount will be revealed in this Friday’s Courier and Evening Telegraph.  Thanks to the Tayport community for supporting us again!

Term 4 Learning Overviews – please follow the link to find out about the planned learning for this term for all classes – click here..  As part of planned health and wellbeing learning relationships, sexual health and parenthood is planned in a progressive manner from P1-7.  A link to the RSHP parent/carer information is included within the learning overviews.

Tempest Group Photo – date change – Group photos will now take place on Tuesday 27 May.

Family STEM Challenge – This week, at Wednesday’s Learn to Learn assembly children will be finding out more about this term’s STEM challenge which has been created by the STEM Challengers and Green Team MAD groups and Mrs Duncan.  The sustainability theme of the challenge links to our whole school topic of “Tayport then, now and next”.  We hope that lots of families will get involved! See all the details here:  STEM Challenge

P7 Residential – 30 April – 2 May – Please note Mrs Tweed will be accompanying staff and children to the residential this week so Mr Fox will be your first point of contact from Wednesday [30th].

Congratulations to our Rotary Quiz team who performed well at St Andrews, against school teams from Dundee and Fife,  on Friday evening.  They came fifth in a very close competition, and showed great team spirit and positivity.

Vaping and Smoking Guidance – Fife Council has recently updated its guidance around this.  Please ensure our playground is a vape and cigarette free area.  You can read the guidance for schools here: Smoking & Vaping Guidance March 25

What’s on in the community?  A free family activity day at St Andrews Wardlaw Museum on Monday 5th May, 12 – 4 pm.  Find out more:

ELC Consultation –  Every few years Fife Council wish to find out about the availability of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) for families in our area.  Please share your views.  The ELC consultation is available online until Friday 6th June 2025.  Click here to participate in ELC Consultation

The Larick Centre has asked us to share what’s on in May.  Click here to find out more.

Dates for your Diary – Term 4:  Please refer to our school calendar on our website: click here to see the calendar.

• Tuesday 29th April – P1 Health Checks
• Wednesday 30th April – Friday 2 May – P7 Residential at Belmont.  Mrs Tweed, Mrs Deacon and Miss Harrison supporting the trip.
• Monday 5th May – Holiday – school closed to staff and pupils
• Wednesday 7th May – Aug 25 P1 transition visits start for next 6 weeks.
• Friday 9th May – Madras Cluster P6 and P7 football tournament [details to follow]
• Friday 16th May – House Captain Games – dress down in sports wear and donate 50p if you can,  This donation goes towards fruit and water snack on sport’s day.
• Monday 19th May – 6pm – Parent Council meeting – all welcome.  Contact your Parent Council: details here.
• Monday 19th, Wednesday 21st or Friday 23rd May at 2:30 pm – P1-3 Shared Finishes.  More information to follow.
• Tuesday 20th May – 9:30 am – Reading Café 4 hosted by Global Citizen and Peer Mediator MAD group. Invitations to be sent out.
• Tuesday 27th May – Tempest class photos – full school uniform even if usual PE day.
• Friday 30 May – morning – Sports Day at Tayport Football Club – more information to follow
• Monday 2 June – Holiday – school closed to staff and pupils
• Tuesday 3 June – Inservice Day 5 – school closed to pupils
• Friday 13th June – Open afternoon – Details to follow
• Tuesday 17th – Thursday 19th June – P7 transition to Madras College
• Friday 19th June – End of year Pupil Progress Reports issued
• Thursday 26th June – 6 pm – P7’s Leavers’ Ceremony – details to follow – this is for the families of P7 children only.
• Friday 27th June – New classes announced [dependent on staffing]
• Thursday 3rd July – 9:30am – End of year celebration at Tayport Church – all welcome.   3pm – last day of term
• Friday 4th July – Summer holidays commence

We had a very successful crazy hair and wear something red day for Comic Relief and raised an impressive £154.75!

Term 3 Learning Showcases – If you haven’t already please take a look at the samples of wonderful learning happening in classes during this term.  Visit the class page and select the relevant classes: click here.

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.

House Captain Surgeries – all classes fed back on how things are going and what they would like us to focus on next.

St Leonard’s Golf Championship – well done to Finlay McNab and Fraser Keith who proudly represented Tayport Primary School at this event last week.  A mixed team of P6 and P7 pupils will head back to St Leonard’s, St Andrews, this week to participate in a local schools football tournament too – good luck to them!

Easter break – school closes at 3pm this Friday (4th) and reopens on Monday 21st April.

Fife’s Children’s Services has asked us to share their  Parent/Carer and Professionals advice Line number for immediate and timely advice.  Their data is showing that these universal supports are effective in providing much needed speech, language and communication advice, at the right time for our children and young people across Fife.   2025 new Phone line poster

P5-7 Shaper Caper Drama Workshops and Performance reminder – tickets were sent home on Friday for the short performance on Friday 14th March at 2:30pm.  For the performance all P5-7 pupils should wear dark bottoms and ideally:

• P5 – green t-shirt.
• P6 – orange t-shirt.
• P7 – blue t-shirt.
• or a plain white t-shirt.

Pupil Progress Meetings – teachers will try their best to keep to the ten minute meeting times to support this a bell will ring to indicate the start/end of meetings.

Tempest individual/sibling photographs – Tuesday 11th – all children to wear school uniform even if it is a gym day.  P7 year group photo for the Courier to be taken by teachers today too.

P1 Parents (Seesaw) – You will recall that you were asked to complete a new General Permissions Form and return to school.  Seesaw is an approved Fife Council App and is covered by the permission sought for photographs on the form.  A copy of the wording of the question is below as a reminder.

Photographs / recordings of pupils are often taken to support learning as well as to celebrate successes in school or as part of school life. These photographs and the names of those pupils pictured may be displayed in school. They may also be published in local press and used on Fife Council Social Media sites, including Fife Council approved apps. Do you give permission for your child’s name and photograph to be published in the local press and used on Fife Council Social Media platforms?

If you answered NO to this question or did not return the form then your child’s photo will not appear on Seesaw.

P6 and P7 St Leonards U12 Football Tournament – more information about this event will be shared this week.