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Activities at the Rio

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WEDNESDAY 16TH JULY POPPY BUBBLES POSTER

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LETS DO LUNCH 17 JULY POSTER

Café Inc. Returns!

P5 Pipe Band Drumming

P5 will show off their drumming skills at assembly at 11am on Tuesday 1st July. P5 parents are welcome to come to watch. It will only be about 5 mins long so please don’t change arrangements to come, but if you are in the area you are free to pop in.

Thursday 4th July

This is the last day of school. The Church service at 9.30am – all P1-7 children will walk down with their class. P7 children will be leading the service, we will give them a good send off!  All parents are welcome to come to the church for the service – nursery parents are welcome to bring their child if they think they would enjoy it and drop them back at nursery afterwards.

The new term starts on 18th August for staff and 20th August for pupils.

Community News

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Free Family Activities St. Andrews – Summer 2025

Archeology workshops

The Wardlaw Museum invites you to their  upcoming free family activity day ‘Future Makers’ being held at the Wardlaw Museum on Saturday 12^th July 12pm – 4pm: Future Makers Family Day. I’m also pleased to invite families to our free summer holiday workshops, running alongside our current exhibition, Rewrite the Future. These interactive sessions are a great way for children to get creative, explore new ideas, and have fun during the holidays! Sessions run on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 4 weeks throughout the summer holidays.

2-2.45pm Ages 3-7 years

3-4pm 8-12 years

• Week 1: Hack the Future       15^th & 17^th July
• Week 2: Build the Future        22^nd & 24^th July
• Week 3: Animate the Future Tuesday   29^th & 31^st July
• Week 4: Travel to the Future     5^th & 7^th August

All sessions are free, but booking is essential due to the limited capacity available for each session.

Bookings can be made on the University website:
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Next Year at Wormit PS – Frequently Asked Questions

Next years P1-7 children had a good transition time yesterday and they met their new teacher and class. I recognise that the formation of composite classes feels new to many of you so I thought it would be helpful if I shared some frequently asked questions and the answers to them:

Why was my child placed in that class?

All decisions about classes have been made following Fife Council policy which is to split year groups according to age.

Can you move my child to a different class at my request?

Unfortunately, no. This isn’t a situation in which I can act on parent voice. To be fair to all families, I can not move a child at their parents request.

Will my children be able to play with friends from their current class even if they are separated next session?

Yes – we are finalising arrangements for doors, cloakrooms, lunchtime and playtimes at the moment. We are working to ensure all children get opportunities to mix within their year groups as well as within their new class. The finer detail of this will come to you next week but please be reassured on this point.

What about my child’s learning – if they are in the older group in the class does this mean they will repeat work and not make the same progress? If they are in the younger group will the work be too hard?

Absolutely not. We provide differentiation in all classes whether they are straight or composite. Your child will build on their current learning. I oversee all learning, teaching and attainment meetings within the school and have no concerns about any child’s placement in terms of their attainment or learning. The children who are in composites are in significantly smaller classes which will aid differentiation. The level they are working at across the curriculum will not change.

My child is feeling anxious about this change. What can we do?

Change often makes us feel like that. Reassure your child and help them look for positives. Remind them that they will still all their friends at school. Be reassured we will look after all children as they make this change. Once the school year has started, if we see any particular anxieties in your child or if you flag them up, we will see if any further supports are needed.

Can I meet with you to discuss?

Yes – I am happy to meet with parents if they have questions which can not be answered by the above or by the further information which is coming out next week. My preference would be to wait until your child is in their new class and we can see how things are settling before we meet, but I will accommodate meetings this term if you have questions not answered here.

Lucy Jess

Job opportunities

There are two Pupil Support Assistant Jobs at Wormit PS currently being advertised. Please share this link with anyone who is interested: Search Jobs – Fife Council Jobs and Careers Careers

Community News

Click here to find out about the Rotary Sandcastle Competition

Click here to find out about the Gauldry Charity Afternoon Tea

Click here to find out about the Future Makers Family Day

Newport Festival Information

Girl Guiding

Staffing News

Next week will be Mrs Mitchell’s last week in post at Balmerino and Wormit. She will be returning to her substantivate post in Dunfermline for the remainder of the term.

“It has been a pleasure to serve the children, families, staff and communities of both schools and their nurseries.  I have loved getting to know the children and playing a small part in their education. Thank you to everyone for making me feel so welcome. I wish you all a wonderful happy and healthy summer”.   Mrs Mitchell

“I  want to take this opportunity and place on record the thanks of Fife  Education Service to Mrs Mitchell for providing ongoing leadership and stability over the past 6 months” Donnie Macleod, Executive Director of Education

I would also like to extend my great thanks to Katie Mitchell for leading the schools while I was not well enough to do so. I also want to thank her for the support she has given me to phase back to my full role. I am delighted to be back at work full time but will miss working with Katie and I wish her well for the future.  Lucy Jess

On Monday I will be able to confirm the arrangements for classes and staffing for the new school year in August and later in the week, the children will have a chance to meet their new teacher as part of the transition process.

Chris who has been our acting janitor is leaving us and our new janitor, Dave Wells is starting with next week. Thank you to Chris and welcome to Dave.

Best wishes

Lucy Jess

P7 Transition

Next week is an exciting week for our P7s as they will have their 3 day visit to Madras on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. I look forward to hearing how it went on Friday.

P7 Bake Sale

Thank you to the P7 parents who arranged the bake sale and to all who supported it.  The event raised an amazing £350 for the P7 party.

Information from The Communities in Cupar Team

The team have asked me to share the following:

Mrs Gordon

Today was Mrs Gordon’s last day with us at Wormit Primary. The girls and boys said goodbye in the hall together. We will miss her very much and wish her all the very best!

Church Service

A reminder the church service will take place on Friday 20th, starting at around 9.30am. We would love to see you there!

Christmas Parties

Next week we have Christmas parties on the following days:

Tuesday 17th: P6 & 7

Wednesday 18th: P4 & 5

Friday 20th: P1 – 3

Children can bring a change of clothes for the party with them to school, classes will change after lunch.

M&M Panto

The M&M pantomime company will visit us on Tuesday morning to share their show with pupils. This will start around 9.30.

Mrs Mitchell

We are happy to welcome Mrs Mitchell to our schools on Monday 9th December. She is very much looking forward to meeting everyone in our school communities!

P4-7 Show

‘The Greatest Show’ has now fully sold out for both performances. We are looking forward to sharing the show with P4-7 parents on Tuesday at 2pm and Thursday at 6pm.

Car Parking

Please do not use the staff car park for parking, drop-offs or pickups. We are aware the area around the school can be difficult for space but staff have been unable to access the car park at times in recent weeks.

Thank you to everyone who has been able to contribute to the cost of the M&M  performance of Snow White in the school hall.

We are asking for a donation of £6 per child towards the cost of hiring M&M. If you haven’t yet, please pay for your child when you are able by using the ipayimpact fund called ‘M&M Panto’ – the fund will stay open until the date of the performance (17th December). All pupils Nursery-P7 will attend the show whether or not their parents can contribute. The remaining cost will be met from school fund. Please contribute if you can so that school fund stays healthy for other activities!

Internet Safety Information

This advice is relevant to all parents and particularly to those whose children have a smart phone or are in the upper school.

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Moving to Secondary School – guide for parents

Message from Parent Council: Thanks to all who supported the Parent Council Halloween Parties last week, with your help we managed to raise an amazing £727.23 profit!  All the profits raised from Parent Council events go towards the life of the school. We also have enough left over from the Tuck Shop to provide every child with a snack and drink for the Pantomime in December. The next Parent Council meeting will take place at the school on the 14th of November at 6pm and it would be great to see as many of you there as possible. We are planning to hold a Christmas Fair on the 4th of December, and will be discussing this and other plans for the year at the meeting next week. Many thanks, Wormit PC

Money Matters: 

Please click here to see the  Money Matters poster: Money Matters November Dates 1

• Support, hints and tips with budgeting
• 2-day course in Cupar County Buildings on 18^th and 19^th November
• 10:00 – 12:00 both days
• First come first served, limited spaces
• Last sign up date 14^th November at welfaresupport.northeastfife@fife.gov.uk

Please make sure you have a note of all the dates in this busy term:

Friday 15th November
Inset Day – School Closed to pupils for staff development

Thursday 21st November
Newport Festival evening junior choir – more information to follow

Tuesday 3rd December
P1 Health Checks

Tuesday 10th December
P4-P7 Christmas Performance at 2pm – More information to follow

Thursday 12th December
P4-P7 Christmas Performance at 6pm – More information to follow – children will need to be back at school between 5.30 and 5.40 to get into their costume. They should be collected at the end of the show by an adult. Please keep this date free so that your child can attend the show – if you already have a prior arrangement and they can’t come, please let us know as soon as possible. Many thanks.

Tuesday 17th December
M & M Christmas Pantomime in school in the morning – please pay the £6 per child contribution via iPayImpact when you can. No need for uniform today, children can come to school in own clothes including a Christmas jumper if they would like.

Primary 6 and 7 Party in the afternoon –  your child can come to school in party clothes as it is the panto day.

Wednesday 18th December
Primary 4 and 5 Party – in the afternoon – your child can bring party clothes to school to change into after lunch.

Friday 20th December

Last Day of Term – Church service at 9.30am – all P1-7 children will walk down with their class. P1-3 children will be leading the service this year.  All parents are welcome to come to the church for the service – nursery parents are welcome to bring their child if they think they would enjoy it and drop them back at nursery afterwards.

Primary 1 – 3 party – in the afternoon – your child can bring party clothes to school to change into after lunch.

Save the Date

Parent Council are organising a Christmas Fair on Wednesday 4th December – more details will follow.

Toy Drive

Wormit Primary will once again be a collection point for this year’s Toy Drive which will run between 1st November—30th November. We will be collecting gifts for boys & girls ages between 0-18. Gifts must be NEW and UNWRAPPED. Donations can be handed in at the school office and will then be collected and distributed to Children and Families in need.

Poppies

Poppies will go on sale from Monday 4th November. Please send your child with a coin if you would like them to buy one. The House Captains will take them round the classes each day until Friday 8th November.

Girls Football

Cupar Youth Musical Theatre presents;

Alice in Wonderland – click here for details

Upcoming dates:

Wednesday 30th October
Parent Council Halloween Disco

Thursday 31st October
Halloween Costume and Craft – P1-7 children should come to school in uniform but are welcome to bring a simple costume to change into after lunch for Halloween craft and activities. Nursery children can wear uniform all day.

Friday 1st November
Tempest Photographer will take individual and sibling photos. If you would like a photo with a different group (e.g. a group of cousins) please contact the school office. As long as you have given
permission for photos, all children will have their photo taken unless you contact the school office to opt them out. Pre-school siblings can be brought to school at 8.30 to have them included in a photo
with your nursery/school age children. We can’t accommodate secondary ages siblings. There is no obligation to buy.

Friday 15th November
Inset Day – School Closed to pupils for staff development

Thursday 21st November
Newport Festival evening junior choir (all P3 and 4 children) will be invited to come and sing in the evening – more details will follow.

Panto – Nursery and P1-7 Pupils

Following the success of last year’s in school performance, we have booked M&M to come and perform Snow White in the school hall for all pupils. We are asking for a donation of £6 per child towards the cost of hiring M&M. Please pay for your child when you are able by using the ipayimpact fund called ‘M&M Panto’ – the fund will stay open until the date of the performance (17th December)

Safety at School

Children should not wear hooped or dangling earrings or acrylic/false nails to school. They are not practical or safe for activities during school time. We also discourage make up of any sort for primary aged children and would ask parents to support us in that and encourage your child to save make up for special occasions. Though we don’t draw attention to older children wearing a little bit of discrete make up or nail polish.

P7 Transition Information

Click here for a reminder of the up coming open evenings

Halloween Safety Information

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Bonfire Night Safety Information

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Poetry Competition

Click here for details

Newport-on-News in conjunction with The Newport Podcast and The Rio are looking for entries to our Newport Poetry Competition and we wondered if the children at school would like to take part.  I have attached a poster for your information. It can be in any form, long or short, a sonnet or a limerick.  If we get more than 20 entries, we will publish them in a special book.  We will also read them out on the podcast (or you can read your own) and have a special evening at The Rio where we can read them out.

All ages and prizes will be given out.

It just has to have a connection to Newport or Wormit

All entries to newportontaytv@gmail.com or hand into The Rio.

If you would like any further information, please contact Simon at newportontaytv@gmail.com

Message from Active Schools

Calling all local dancers! Starting this Thursday 31st, Halloween Day, from 16:00 – 17:00, we’re offering a FREE 4-week dance class for kids! They’ll explore a variety of dance styles including Lyrical, Highland, Ballet, and Hip-Hop!
📅 Every Thursday (October 31^st – November 28^th)  | 15:45 – 16:45
📍 Hosted by the University Dance Club at Saints Sports
💃 Open to all skill levels!
Bookings can be made via telephone on 01334 462190 or emailing the reception team at Sportsreception@st-andrews.ac.uk
The University Dance Club can’t wait to see them shine on the dance floor! Limited spaces available – Sign up now!

Lego Club at the Library

The Decider Skills – Parents and Carers Workshop

This workshop is for parents and carers of children and young people aged 8 years and over. The aim of this workshop is to learn fun filled strategies, based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy skills to support your child or young person’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/2ib1FySHgf

Halloween Parties

We are excited for the parties next week. A huge thank you to all the parents who are busy getting ready for them. The details all came home earlier in the week and the tuckshop list is here. Please make sure your child knows what they are allowed to buy and eat if you are not going to be with them.

Drinks: Tesco Apple/Blackcurrant drink, Tesco Orange drink, Capri Sun Orange, Capri Sun Apple/Blackcurrant 

Crisps: Tesco Crisps – various flavours, Tesco Snacks – Onion Rings/ Bacon Rashers/ Cheese Puffs

 Sweets/Chocolate: Toffee Crisp, Wispa, Dairy Milk, Twirl, Crunchie, Double Decker, KitKat Chunky, Haribo

 Moaom for prizes

Are there any budding horse riders out there?

One of our P6 pupils is having good success in show jumping. His mother is going to sign him up British Show Jumping ‘Just for Schools’ league and he will compete as an individual for our school. If there any other pupils with a similar interest and talent, it may be possible for the parents to get together to form a team. If your child is a rider and you are interested, please contact me at lucy.jess@fife.gov.uk. This is not a school organised event, it would be an arrangement between parents but entering the Just for Schools league opens up opportunities and I am delighted to see the school represented.

Fife Council Funded Course

• Introduction to Microsoft 365, including:
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel (spreadsheets)
  • Word
• AI for work
• Maths anxiety
• Digital numeracy skills

• Age 19+
• Lives, works or volunteers in Fife
• Does NOT have a Nat 5 maths or equivalent (Intermediate 2 pass; Standard grade Credit, grade 1 or 2; O’Level grade C+)