Our class learning overviews for this term are now on our website. Please take a look: click here

Ferryport Nursery newsletters are available by clicking here.

Reminders: The HT coffee morning has been moved from Thursday 4th to Tuesday 16th May at 9am.  There’s a Parent Council meeting this Wednesday 3rd May at 6pm in school.

Volunteers needed for sports day – contact parent council via the Facebook page.

Dress Down in red, white & blue for the Coronation this Friday. Special lunch box available at school dinners this Thursday – please order in advance.

P7 are organising a Bake Sale, raffle and other small stalls on Friday 12th May.  This is to raise funds towards their “Big Day Out” at the end of June.   They would welcome any baking donations from Thursday 11th May.  With thanks in advance.

Road Safety –  if you enter our school grounds between 9am and 3 pm please ensure that you close our gates, and bolt them, as you enter and exit.

Further Calendar Updates – click here for full calendar:

Sports Day change – due to availability of the Football Club grounds sports day will now go ahead on Friday 26th May.  We are seeking volunteers to support the running of the event.  Please contact the parent council via their Facebook page if you can help.

Parent Council Meeting – on Wednesday 3rd May – 6pm – in person at school.  We are desperately seeking more involvement from families.

Special school lunch to mark King Charles III Coronation – on Thursday 4th May the school dinner option will be a special party lunch box.  Please order online in advance.

Please ensure children bring a jacket every day – the weather is very changeable and we always aim to get children outside at breaks and lunchtime.

Scaffolding – The scaffolding around the school building is to allow for essential repair work to be conducted on the spire roof.  It is likely to be in place until August.  Children are being urged not to go near the barriers and to leave the playground promptly at the end of day due to possible vehicle access.

The school calendar has been updated click here. Please note the following:

Thursday 4th May – Head Teacher Coffee Morning – 9am – Come along and have a coffee and chat with Mrs Tweed.

Friday 5th May – Donate a £1 and Dress Down in Red/White/Blue and wear a crown for the King’s Coronation.  (School closed for an additional public holiday on Monday 8th May).

Tuesday 9th May – Tempest whole class photos. School uniform to be worn even if a usual PE day.

Friday 26th May – Sports Day.  The venue is Tayport football ground.

Friday 9th June – 1:45 -2:45 – Sharing Our Learning Open House – all families are invited into classrooms to find out what we have been learning this term.

Thank you for your feedback regarding our March Pupil Progress Meetings.  This has been summarised for you:

Birthday Cakes – we politely request that birthday cakes are not sent in to be shared in classes. Due to allergy risks and the impracticality of teachers cutting up cakes please note that going forward any cakes that are sent in will be returned for the parent/carer to distribute.

Active Schools Update from term 3 –  Madison Garland, Active Schools Co-ordinator has asked that we share her update: click here.

Health Hub – Health Tuck Shop – Wednesday break time – 30p to try 3 different fruits,  Details here: Tuck in colour

We are delighted to share a compilation sharing our learning video from term 3 which focuses on our inter-disciplinary learning topics of Exploring and H2O:

Cafe Inc will run 12 and 13th April from the Larick Centre – there are great activities on offer too alongside the free lunch. See poster for more details:

Cafe Inc runs in other areas details here.

All classes have enjoyed their visit to our local library. Please keep using it over the holidays! More information about the service and what’s going on can be found here.

During the Easter break Ferryport nursery children and staff are being relocated to Newport Nursery to allow for essential maintenance.

Remember school finishes on Thursday 30 March at 3pm. We reopen on Monday17 April.

Pupil Progress Meetings – if you have booked for Tuesday 21 March please arrive at your appointment five minutes early so you have time to browse your child’s jotters. Thank you to those who have already completed the feedback survey following Thursday’s meetings.  This feedback will influence how we share your child’s learning next session.

Fife Council wish to find out about the availability of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) for families in the Tayport area.  The ELC consultation is available online until Friday 28th April 2023. Please take part in the short online survey by clicking this link.

Reminder: School is closed on Friday 31 March – which is the first day of the Easter break

Here is a short compilation of the Scottish Opera performance from 6 March 2023.

We are seeking feedback from P5-7 families about the recent Scottish Opera experience: click here

Tempest Photos –  rescheduled for Tuesday 14th March.

Pupil Progress Teacher Meetings –  Please ensure that you have signed up for either Thursday 16th or Tuesday 21st,  If there are any issues please phone the office.  Please remember the meeting is for a maximum of 10 minutes, there is time before the meeting to look through jotters.

Sickness Bugs – A person with gastroenteritis is most infectious from when their symptoms start until 48 hours after all their symptoms have passed.  Please support us in reducing the spread of this bug in school by keeping your child at home for the full 48 hours.

Saints Basketball – P1 – 7 – All of the details can be found on the link: Click here to find out more about sessions. (P1-7)

What Matters to You? – Strategic Equity Fund Surveys for Families Over the next 3 years Fife Council Education Service will receive additional funding to support us to undertake strategic approaches to achieve the mission of the Scottish Attainment Challenge, with a clear focus on delivering equity through improving outcomes for learners impacted by poverty.  The funding should be focused on resources, activities and approaches focussed on learners impacted by poverty, which will lead to improvements in literacy, numeracy and support health and wellbeing.  Please complete the survey:  click here

World Book Day – we had a very successful PJ day last Thursday. Thank you for participating in the Book Fair and everyone enjoyed the big book swap organised by P7.  We have now submitted our Reading School Core accreditation evidence and await the outcome.

Tempest Individual Photos – final reminder that these are being taken on Wednesday 8th.  In school sibling photos will also be taken.

MAD groups – our next Making a Difference group meeting is this Wednesday.

Rotary Quiz – we are hosting the Tayhead schools rotary quiz this Wednesday, Our 7 team has been hard at work improving their general knowledge.

Scottish SPCA are visiting and delivering workshops for P1-5 over Thursday and Friday this week.

What Matters to You? – Strategic Equity Fund Surveys for Families Over the next 3 years Fife Council Education Service will receive additional funding to support us to undertake strategic approaches to achieve the mission of the Scottish Attainment Challenge, with a clear focus on delivering equity through improving outcomes for learners impacted by poverty.  The funding should be focused on resources, activities and approaches focussed on learners impacted by poverty, which will lead to improvements in literacy, numeracy and support health and wellbeing.  Please complete the survey:  click here

All the P5-7 children have been working hard preparing for their Scottish Opera performance on Monday 6th March at 2:25pm.  Here is a sneak peak from rehearsals…

School closed – Tuesday and Wednesday -due to industrial action. Ferryport Nursery will be open as usual on both days.

Thursday 2nd March – World Book Day – to  celebrate all things about books children and staff are being encouraged to wear nightwear to school and bring a favourite book.  Please do not let children wear house slippers to and from school (they can, if desired, change into them at school).

Scholastic Book Orders – Unfortunately the Book Fair is to be collected at lunchtime on the 2nd of March.  Therefore if parents wish to come into school to choose and pay for a book this can only be accommodated on Thursday 2nd March 9 – 9:30 am.

Parent/Carer Meeting Online Booking – the link will be sent out this week.

Final reminders:

• Scottish Opera Show for P5-7 – Monday 6th March at 2:15pm.
• Tempest Individual Photos – Wednesday 8th March – everyone to wear school uniform even if a gym day.

Industrial Action – a letter was sent to all families last week to notify of planned school and nursery closure next week – Tuesday 28th February and Wednesday 1st March – due to planned teacher industrial action.  We will notify you if there is any change to this.

World Book Day and Scholastic Book Fair – information about our World Book Day plans were shared in last week’s update. Here is another reminder click here.

Scholastic Book Fair – arrives this Friday. You will receive an email on how to order books.

Scottish Opera P5-7 – a reminder that on Monday 6th March P5-7 will be presenting their production to their families at 2:15 pm in the sports hall.

Tempest – individual photos – on Wednesday 8th March. If Wednesday is usually a gym day for your child they should come to school in uniform not gym kit on this date.

Parent/Carer Progress Meetings – the online booking system will be set upfor you to book meetings on Thursday 16th or Tuesday 21st March.  An email will be sent by the end of this week with links.