Welcome to the St. Fergus’ Community
This page has links to some important information and videos that will support you and your child on their journey from Nursery to Primary. Please check this page regularly for updates.
All parents should have now received a welcome email with an information leaflet attached . Please click on the link below 👇 to view this.
St. Fergus’ Transition Programme and Enrolment Welcome Parent Leaflet 2024
Transition Dates For April- June 2024
| 17th April | Meet the Teacher (11.00-11.30 pm) – introduction to Primary 1 and the Class Teacher with a shared story about starting school and a tour of the classroom. (Parents/Carers/Keyworkers welcome to take part) |
| 24th April | Emotion works (11.00-11.45 am) – Health and Well-being lesson around Emotion Works. Children will discuss, draw, dramatize emotions from a story stimulus. Children will be introduced to a different member of staff each week. (Parents/Carers/Keyworkers welcome to take part) |
| 1st May
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Teddy Bear Picnic (2.00-2.45 pm)–Primary 1 children, Buddies and our School Librarians will showcase school library. The children can bring their own teddy and snack. |
| 8th May
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Outdoor Learning (11.00-11.45 am) – Nursery children will visit the school and be introduced to their Buddies. Their outdoor adventure will involve the children being Bug Detectives and going on a Bug Hunt. |
| 16th May
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Small group of Buddies (x4) will visit the children in Nursery with the P.1 Teacher or Early Learning Childcare Officer during free play.
Hillview ELCC- 11am Ferguslie ELCC- 11:45am Glencoats Lodge – 1.30pm |
| 29th May | Buddy School Tour (9.45-10.30 pm) – Nursery children will visit the school and will be given a tour with their Buddies followed by a snack and playground fun. |
| 5th June | P.1 Parent Induction Day 1 (1.30-2.30 pm) – Meet the Senior Leadership Team while your child meets with their Class Teacher. Children and parents should be in attendance due to the amount of important information given by the staff team. |
| 12th June | P.1 Parent Induction Day 2 (11.00-12.00 pm) – Meet the School Community Staff while your child meets with their Class Teacher. Parent’s tour of the school. Children and parents should be in attendance due to the amount of information given by the School Community. |
| 18th June | School Dinner Tasting Day (11:30-12.15pm) – Enjoy the morning in our School Dinner Hall with your child sampling our school meals. (Options of food will be given nearer the time.) |
Click on the picture below to view the Presentations:
All parents who attended the second induction day received the following handout:
Thank you to the parents who completed our survey. The Results are as follows:
Previous years we have had a series of virtual meetings and this can be accessed below.
Online Transition Lesson 1:
The nursery children enjoyed meeting our current P1s who gave them a tour of our classroom. Then we read a story about starting school and the current Primary One’s talked to the nursery children about what to expect on their first day of school.
Online Transition Lesson 2:
The Children listened to the Bug Collector Story and loved hearing all about George’s adventures with his grandpa. Then we spoke about the different emotion words in the story and and had a go at acting out these emotions. We then spoke about how the nursery children were feeling about starting school and they drew an emotion face to show us how they were feeling. Primary One loved seeing their fantastic art work!
Nursery Visit to St Fergus:
The nursery children visited their buddies at St. Fergus. They got a chance to meet their buddies and then we all went on a bug hunt together, just the the characters from our book The Bug Collector!
Have you Applied?
The Best Start Grant School Age Payment is a £250 payment made around the time a child normally starts Primary 1.
It is open to people who get tax credits or certain benefits and are a parent or carer of a child.
People are encouraged to apply online at:
https://www.mygov.scot/best-start-grant-best-start-foods
or by calling 0800 182 2222
If eligible you can also apply for Scottish Child Payment and other Best Start Grant payments at the same time.
