A big welcome back on Thursday to all of our pupils . I sincerely hope that everyone has enjoyed a very well deserved break and return to school full of energy for the second half of term 3!

On Wednesday, all staff  return to work, after a 2 day break.A very special welcome back to  Mrs Crielly, who returns after 9 months maternity leave. She will continue the role of delivering interventions and some class teaching that both Mrs Henderson and Mrs McKendrick delivered. We wish both ladies well in their future careers.

As part of our improvement plan, we are driving improvements in both literacy and numeracy and as such, our In service day will contain  a strong focus on both. We are all looking forward to increasing our skills and knowledge in order to improve outcomes for our pupils.

On Thursday, we are very fortunate to have Vikki from NLC Active schools visiting us as she is organising an assault course for the house that has won the weekly challenge most often.The winning house is Lochend.  Please ensure that if your child is a member of Lochend house, they are provided with appropriate kits etc. We also have the ‘fun games’ after school club scheduled for our younger pupils. As always, please ensure that children have appropriate kits and water bottles. Thank you.

As you know , Thursday  is Valentine’s Day and as this has been a short week, we will hold our annual Valentine’s disco next Thursday 21st February. Tickets are priced at £1.50 and are available at the office where Mrs Dunn and Mrs Clare will be happy to help. A huge thank you to our Parent Council, who have organised this fun event for all of our boys and girls.

We look forward to our weekly assembly on Friday, where ‘Pupils of the Week’ will be announced. Boys and girls will also find out who will be awarded ‘Cool Class Cup’ and the winning house. We will keep you posted.

Mrs Bolland