Category Archives: Term 3

Snowdrop Festival

Coupar Angus will be hosting the Snowdrop festival again this year. The children are going to be involved through:

  • Planting snowdrops on the Common with support from Pop
  • Knitting white and green squares for Big Coupar Angus Stitch Up. Parents can join in too. Knitting group meets on a Thursday lunchtime 1245 – 1315
  • Running a Snowdrop Bingo Tea on Friday 27 February at the Town Hall – eyes down 1930hrs
  • Making a snowdrop wall display using white and green plastic bags

The festival runs on 28 February and 1 March – more details to follow.

Newsletter

Guide Dogs

At the start of this session Primary 2 wanted 2 to raise enough funds to sponsor a guide dog. They have worked very hard and have raised a fantastic amount, £661.14. They are now able to sponsor two families of guide dogs. Well Done!

Christmas Jumper Day

On Friday 12 December, children at Coupar Angus Primary School raised funds for Save the Children by decorating jumpers. £66.80 was raised. Thanks to all who took part. The following children received prizes for their creativity:

P1P – Olivia McCulloch

P1S – Julia Olender

P2 – Sophie Stewart

P3 – Kai McLellen

P4 – Shane Gall

P5 – Madison Drummond

P6 – Mary Cameron

P7 – Ellise Sloan

TR1 – Teonie Smith

TR2 – Lee Cummins

Christmas Hamper

Conner Gowans, P4, was the lucky winner of the Christmas Hamper.

Gingerbread House

P4 continued their winning streak with Sarah Brown winning the Gingerbread House.

Human Rights Day

On Wednesday 10 December Primary 5 used the United Nations website to answer a quiz on the United Nations, explored children’s rights and drew up a wish list of the 5 basic needs that all groups in society should have equal opportunities to access, while the children in TR1 explored the right for shelter and how some people find themselves homeless. They focused on homelessness in London, and learned about ‘Bob the Street Cat’ who befriended a Big Issue seller.

Barnardo’s Charity

Hayley Best from Barnardo’s visited the school on 6 January to talk to the children about the workdone by barnardo’s in the local area. She was able to tell us that since 1990 children at Coupar Angus Primary School had raised £4112.28. Well done everybody!

Book Fair

From Thursday 29 January to Wednesday 4 February children will be able to buy books at school from the Traveling Book company. A leaflet will be sent home showing a selection of books tht will be available. The fair will be open at the end of each school day for parents to browse the selection and to make purchases. We are working hard to promote a positive reading habit as it does have such a positive impact across the whole curriculum. Than you for your support.

Co-Operative Christmas Competition

The children were given the challenge of creating a Christmas Decoration from paper plates. Jayden Gray P3 and Andrew Mands P6 received a box of sweets for their winning entries.

Temporary Library

The Coupar Angus library is being refurbished starting 26th January. While the 6 week spruce up is taking place, the temporary service will be located in the art room within the school. The art room is located within the gym annex.

Opening Hours

Monday – Closed

Tuesday – Closed

Wednesday – Closed

Thursday – 10:00am – 12:00pm; 3:00pm – 7:00pm

Friday – 2:00pm – 6:00pm

Saturday 9:30am – 12:30pm

Sunday – Closed

If you live, work or study in Perth & Kinross then you can join the library service and receive a library card.

Adverse weather conditions information 14/01/15

Coupar Angus Primary School will remain open on Tuesday 14th January 2014. Please ensure that your child has suitable footwear and a warm jacket with them. For the latest information please visit www.pkc.gov.uk.

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We request that children are not sent early to school. No one should arrive before8.45 am and the closer to 9.00 am the better as there is no supervision for pupils in the playground before 9.00 am and they cannot expect to be admitted to the building. Sensible wet weather clothes including wellington boots are again recommended.

It is vital that all children have and know their ‘Emergency Home’. If parents are at work or otherwise away from home in times of bad weather or if a child becomes unwell while at school, it is reassuring for everyone to know exactly what arrangements will be made.

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Should heavy snow or heating failure force us to send children home early this will be our procedure:

School bus/taxi pupils will be dealt with first. Parents will be contacted by phone wherever possible, to allow them to have a responsible adult to meet children off the bus/taxi.Children will never be left alone anywhere but handed over personally by the taxi driver to an adult. In the event of there being no adult at home the child will return to school where alternative arrangements can be made eg taking the child to their emergency home.

Children who live outwith the town and are brought to school by private car will be dealt with next. Again homes will be phoned and the parents asked to come andcollect the children.

Children who live within the town will be gathered into groups from the same street and sent home in these groups. One responsible adult contact in each street who is on the phone and usually free to help will be asked to come and help the group home.

Do not hesitate to phone the school or come and collect your child if you are at all worried about deteriorating weather conditions and wish your child home.

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Every effort will be made to open the school, provided the safety and welfare of pupils and staff are not at risk. If you consider the conditions are hazardous, pleasekeep children at home.

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Please check the following website for information:

Perth & Kinross Council: www.pkc.gov.uk

PKC Twitter: @PerthandKinross

Coupar Angus Primary School: www.couparangus.pkc.sch.uk

Primary School Enrolment

If your child will be five before 29 February 2016 then it’s time to enrol them for school.

If your child will be five on or before that date you must register your child to start school during the registration week from 12 January 2015 to 16 January 2015.

The next school session begins on Tuesday 18 August 2015

 

Further information can be found on the Perth & Kinross Council Website.