Winter Newsletter Oct 2020

Risk assessments have been done for woodwind and brass tuition in primary schools. This was signed off by the OIC which means individual or paired tuition can resume.

 If you are a woodwind or brass player, please bring in your instrument and music for your lesson on Thursday or Friday.

Dear Parent/Carer

I am pleased to report that Scottish Government has provided Orkney Islands Council with a limited number of Chromebooks, iPads and MiFi devices that will be allocated on a basis of need.  That need might be educational, financial or related to data access, or a mixture of all three.  I would be grateful if you could complete this short online survey which will assist us in our allocation of devices.

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/DigitalSurveyforParents/

The closing date for submitting your completed survey is Friday November 13^th.

Kind regards

Steven Burnett

The IT group have been doing surveys throughout the school (still maintaining class bubbles) and have created some videos as a result of the information they collected.

They are continuing to do videos to help younger pupils understand how to use, and look after, all technology and equipment in the school.

The JRSOs have produced a video for the rest of the school to promote the wearing of hi-vis vests and the use of reflectors, now the daylight is getting shorter.

The JRSOs gave out reflectors on Friday the 9th for pupils to wear when out and about.

There was a silver ring found in the car park on Friday.

Please get in touch with the school office if it is yours.

(Have a look at the FRIENDS OF FIRTH menu for more information.)

P7, who are now S1, received a leaving gift, certificate and some sweet treats all wrapped up and delivered to their door from everyone at Firth Primary School.

The FOFs kindly organised the personalised mugs and delivery.

If anyone has a photo of our S1 pupils and their mug, we would love to add them to our post.

Thank you!

Watch this video made especially for you:

With our return to school in August, we are expecting to spend a bit of time learning outside.  This is a safer and healthier environment for everyone and we are going to make the most of the experience.

Last term the FoFS began to apply for grants and funding for the playground space, and they are continuing their hard work at the moment in the hope of moving towards a new and improved outdoor learning environment.

Mrs Drever was able to secure funding and resources before lockdown, as well as a professional learning workshop for staff about outdoor learning.  We were lucky enough to have an instructor from ‘Learning Through Landscapes’ to teach us a little bit more about using outside spaces with classes.

Outdoor Learning and Landscapes

We are excited about each class group taking on an outside project and working towards achieving a long term space for ongoing learning outside.  Whether that is learning about nature or doing maths in the open air.  Anything is possible.