We have launched our whole school health and wellbeing programme – Building Resilience -.  This term’s learning focus is “Be resilient”.  We will use our Learn to Learn sessions and time in class to learn ways that we can become more resilient. A parent information leaflet has been uploaded to each class team and a talking homework activity will be posted there  too.

P7 Residential Week – We set off today and are looking forward to an action packed week together.  Mrs Tweed, Miss Gallacher (P7 teacher) and Mrs Holt (PSA) will be accompanying the trip.

The class learning overviews have been shared with you via Seesaw and class teams.  They have also been uploaded to our website: click here .  We look forward to hearing if these overviews have improved your understanding of what your child is learning at school.

The Parent Council AGM will be held on Tuesday 21 August at 6:30 pm in school.  We are still looking for a new Parent Council chairperson.

Please order either a school dinner or send in a packed lunch.  We have a number of children attempting to eat both at lunch time.

What a wonderful first week back! The children are all looking so smart in their uniforms – thank you! We enjoyed coming together on Friday at our first “Learn to Learn” assembly. We welcomed all our new children and staff to Tayport Primary and introduced them to our school vision and values.

PE day summary:

P1 – Wednesday & Thursday

P1/2 – Tuesday & Wednesday

P2/3 – Tuesday & Thursday

P3 – Tuesday & Thursday

P4 – Wednesday & Friday

P4/5 – Wednesday &  Friday

P5 – Wednesday &  Friday

P6 – Monday & Thursday

P7 – Monday & Wednesday

Please can children come to school in PE kit on the days listed below wearing plain dark shorts or track suit bottoms, plain white/ red/ house colour t-shirt and their school jumper. Send in a jacket daily even if the weather is good (with their name on it please). Children should bring a full water bottle every day. We do not have spare bottles or cups to provide drinks throughout the day.

Meet the Teacher this Wednesday 24th August.  You will have the opportunity to visit your child’s classroom and meet their class teacher informally.

We have finalised the dates for parent teacher meetings to: Thursday 22nd September 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm and Tuesday 27th September 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm.  You will receive details on how to book next week. Click here for other dates for your diary for term 1

Following your feedback last session regarding how we share what your children are learning, all classes are preparing a termly learning overview which will be shared with you via Teams/Seesaw.  A copy will also  be available on the website.  This overview will tell you  about our whole school themes, planned literacy and numeracy work and other curricular learning.  There is also a section on how you can support learning at home.  We anticipate sharing these with you by the end of this week.

Parent Council – As you all know our Parent Council is an important vehicle to share parent voice about school.  It also works very hard to raise funds for the school and by doing this they support a lot of the work e.g. funds towards resourcing the P1-3 outdoor play area and The View activities (such as baking resources).  They also put a lot of effort into gifting all nursery and school children treats throughout the year.  Sherree Rennie is stepping down as Chair Person of the Parent Council at the AGM (date tbc) and a replacement has yet to be found.  If we do not have a Chair Person then the Parent Council will be dissolved. This would be a huge blow for the school and community so I am putting a shout out for anyone who would consider taking up this role.  To find out more please use the contacts here.   Or phone the school office for contact information.

Link to Nursery’s August newsletter: click here.

Information received from Active Schools about clubs starting in our community: click here to go to community section

A warm welcome back to school this week. The video above has details about the school day, where to line up, school uniform, and about bringing a water bottle.  Here is the picture of where to line up on Wednesday – there will be markers out to guide children and of course we will be there to help!  In summary:

P3, P4/5, P6 – Line up and enter/exit main entrance

P1, P1/2 – Line up between the trim trail and the building entering via the side door.  At 3pm children will also exit the side door.

P4, P5 – Line up at the back gate wall and enter/exit via the side door.

P2/3, P7 – Line up at the back gate wall and enter/exit via the sports hall door.

If possible please pre-order school lunches with your child at home.

The school calendar will be updated very soon. In the meantime click here for some upcoming dates for term one.

Wishing all our families a very happy and safe summer.  We have had a lovely last morning at the local Parish church celebrating achievements, music and our P7 leavers.  We await the arrival of our pipers as our P7s leave for the final time.  All children have been gifted a sweet treat bag to take home, courtesy of our amazing Parent Council.

Thank you for a great first year as head teacher of Tayport Primary and Ferryport Nursery.  We are lucky to have such a strong and compassionate staff team who are here to make a difference and to ensure all your children are on TRACK to a bright future.

Over the holidays if you need to contact me please do so via email: tayportps.headteacher@fife.gov.uk.

I will be back on touch on the 15th or 16th of August with information about starting back on the 17th e.g. where to line up etc.

Thank you again, Mrs Tweed

Thursday 30^th June

End of Term Service – 10am at local Parish Church:

• All classes will be seated in church before any visitors are allowed in. Your child must stay with their class at all times.
• The P7s will perform their Leavers’ Song and the Norcross Community Shield and Alison Johnstone Memorial Cup for Overall Progress and Achievement will be awarded.
• At the end of the service please allow all classes to depart before leaving your seat.

Please remember school lunches are only offering a cheese or ham roll on Thursday.

3pm – This year when the final bell goes the P7s will exit the Sports Hall door. All the other classes will create a pathway from the sports hall steps for the P7s to walk through, all the way to the top playground (at the main entrance).

The simple map below will give you an idea where your child’s class will be as they will be dismissed from the playground once the P7s have passed.

• P7 parents have organised for two pipers to lead the P7 procession. This will be very loud so parents may wish to keep younger children back.

August – when we return in August P1-7 pupils should be wearing school uniform.  Children will continue to wear sportswear on gym days. Please can this be plain black or grey tracksuit bottoms and a red or white plain t-shirt.  Click here for school uniform reminders Please put children’s names on all items please.

Ongoing issues with head lice. Please keep checking and combing!

Sports Day – An enormous thank you to the Parent Council for organising  and leading our sports day last week.

Football Festival at Leuchars Primary – a group of p6 and 7 boys and girls proudly represented Tayport Primary at a football festival last week.  While they did not win the festival they worked very well together and showed great sportsmanship.

Sharing Our Learning Event – Please click the link below for details.  We have had to change the arrangements to P1-7 all visiting on Monday 20th June as we have just been informed that on Tuesday 21st our school network is being upgraded from 11am meaning we will have no internet or phones.  Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Sharing our Learning 20 June 22

Click the link below for all the details regarding our upcoming sports day.

Sports Day June 2022 information

The snack bar will be open for Hot & Cold drinks plus snacks but only for spectators. Buying for school children is not permitted.

School Uniform – We would like to see a return to all pupils wearing school uniform in August.  Details about our school uniform can be viewed here .  Core uniform items e.g. skirts, trousers, shirts can be purchased in many high street stores. If you wish items with our school badge, BE Uniform shop has updated items online click here or items can be ordered/purchased in their Dundee store.  On gym days we request that children wear simple unbranded  black/ red or grey sportswear.

Parent Portal  – we have shared information around the Parent Portal over the past year.  Click here for further information  you will also receive an email showing you how to sign up.

Jubilee Reminders – special school picnic box lunch on 1 June. Dress down in red/white/blue fundraiser (bring a £1), for CHAS and Cash for Kids on 2 June.

Sports Day – Thursday 9th June – 9:30 – lunchtime.  If possible, children should wear house colours. Back up date: Friday 10th June.

Ardroy pre-trip information evening – 31 May at 6:30 pm on Teams. Link has been emailed

Konnect and Kind Project – We are very excited to share that we will be part of Tesco’s community grant voting to see if we can access £1500 for this Health and Wellbing project.  Voting will commence in store from the first week of July 2022 and continue until 30th September 2022. Click here for all the details and how to help

Kit for All – Our active schools coordinator has asked us to ask you if you have any old but usable sportswear that you can donate on 13th and 14th June.  An email regarding this was sent on 30 May.

Visit our community page for details of Tayport Amateur Dramatic and Musical Society’s upcoming Performance at the Bonar Hall, Dundee. click here

May/June Nursery newsletter is available now. click here

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – on 1 June there will be a “special” cold picnic boxed school dinner to mark the Jubilee. You can go onto Ipay to see the menu and order now.  On Thursday 2 June we will have a fundraiser dress down in red/white/blue for the Jubilee day. A small cash donation is requested from pupils and the School Captains have decided that the sum raised will be split between CHAS (children’s hospice) and Tayside and Fife’s Cash for Kids.  School is closed Friday 3 and 6 June.

Sharing our learning  – Save the dates – We would like to invite parents into school to share learning from this term.  P1 – 7 will be invited on Monday 20th June – 1:45 – 2:45 pm. We have had to change the date to all classes due to an unplanned network upgrade on Tues 21st June meaning we will have no phone or internet access from 11am. Apologies

World of Work Week (16-20 May) – Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this such an interesting and impactful week. twitter update

P7 Bake Sale – was a huge success on Friday 20th. The P7s were raising funds towards their Big Day Out. Well done everyone.

Head Lice – A number of classes have ongoing issues with head lice.  Click here for further NHS advice