A huge welcome back to the start of our third term. Happy New Year to everyone in our school community! I hope that you all enjoyed some quality time with family and friends over Christmas and New Year and that Santa was good to you.

We have returned to school with a bang. Care Inspectorate carried out an inspection of our nursery, looking at:

• Leadership and management of staff and resources
• Play and learning
• Nurture, care and support

I am delighted to report that we have received 3 ‘Very good’ ratings. Our staff team are overjoyed at this wonderful recognition of the skills and knowledge that allow for quality outcomes for our children. Well done everyone, I am so proud.

Please keep an eye out for messages on Groupcall as we have messaged details about Low Intensity Anxiety Management, LIAM, sessions that ae provided by CL&D at Riverbank school.  programme.

Enrolments for P1 in August takes place this week and new families are most welcome. Please remind family and friends to pop in.

The week ahead looks like this:

 

	Monday	·       Nothing schedules, as yet
	Tuesday	Ms F Wong, am, cluster support teacher, working with pupils. Ms Amy Donnelly, cluster resource teacher, working with groups Mrs Callaghan, cluster support teacher, working with pupils, am. Flu vaccination catch-up
	Wednesday	·       Ms Wong pm cluster resource teacher, working with children. ·       Ms Amy Donnelly, cluster resource teacher, working with groups ·       EAL teacher visiting ·       Staff development meeting ·       Whole school assembly ·       Finance and HR meeting – Mrs Bolland
Thursday		Ms D Callaghan, Cluster Support Teacher, working with children. Ms Amy Donnelly, cluster resource teacher, working with groups
Friday		Cluster meeting – St Augustine’s