Dear Parents and Carers,<\/p>\n
Welcome back to term 4.\u00a0 I do hope you have had\u00a0 a lovely Easter break and feel a little refreshed.\u00a0 It is certainly good to see the sun shine more and to feel the possible warmth of spring- even if only a hint!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It has been lovely to welcome the children back and to see their happy and smiling faces.\u00a0 There is a lot of exciting\u00a0 learning \u00a0planned for this term which I will try to keep you up to date as much as possible.<\/p>\n
Swimming\u00a0 <\/strong>This starts next week\u00a0 Tuesday 26th<\/sup> April\u00a0 every Tuesday for 6 weeks.\u00a0 \u00a0Each class will be bused to and from\u00a0 Sandwick pool for a 30min lesson.\u00a0 Your child will need to bring a swimming costume, towel and any foot covering if they have \u00a0a verruca or athletes foot.<\/p>\n Da Voar Redd up event:\u00a0 Friday 29th<\/sup> April<\/strong> 1.30pm\u00a0 the whole school will be walking down to the beach to do the annual beach clean.\u00a0 We have been supplied with bags and gloves, but can you make sure\u00a0 your child comes suitably dressed for a walk along the beach.\u00a0 We could do with some parent helpers on that day- so if you are able to volunteer please contact the school. I am so impressed that this is at least an annual event on Shetland- it seems appropriate as today is Earth Day which is designed to remind us all how fragile our planet it and how in need of our care.<\/p>\n Absence:<\/strong>\u00a0 May I remind parents and carers that if you child cannot come into school due to illness to phone the school on the first day.\u00a0 As we are really keen to try to maximize the time children have in school, if at all possible please try to organise appointments outside of school times and if planning other absence please complete,\u00a0 well ahead of the time, the absence request form \u00a0which you can find on the Forms section of the blog.<\/p>\n Daily school transport:<\/strong>The JRSOs and I have been reviewing the safety of the children on the school buses and as a result have decided to alter a little the way the children come out of school at the end of the day. From Monday the children will line up in bus groups with a JRSO and will be lead\u00a0 on\u00a0 to the bus\u00a0 by that JRSO.\u00a0 They will be asked to walk to the bus, looking and listening and when on the bus to stay sitting with their seat belts on.\u00a0 Those who do not go on a bus\/taxi will then come through the gate once all the buses are loaded. We have explained this in assembly today as well as how to be kind and respectful when on the bus.\u00a0 Please \u00a0can all parents remind children about how to keep safe and respectful on the buses.\u00a0 All children should remain seat belted in for the whole journey as well as show consideration and kindness towards each other and the driver.<\/p>\n Healthy Snacks:<\/strong>\u00a0 Just a reminder that we would like to encourage \u00a0all children to bring a healthy snack for snack time in the morning for example\u00a0 a piece of fruit,\u00a0 cheese,\u00a0 a low sugar cereal bar and try to avoid high fat crisps and\u00a0 high sugar biscuits or chocolate bars. Developing healthy eating habits while young leads to improved wellbeing and to a longer more healthy adult life. It would be great if we can work on this together with our children.<\/p>\n Safeguarding and photos<\/strong>:\u00a0 A reminder not to\u00a0 share photos\u00a0 of children other that just your own on any kind of social media, unless\u00a0 you have the permission of \u00a0the parent of the other children in the picture.\u00a0 From now on school staff will only put photos of children that we have permission for on the school blog.\u00a0 If you would prefer you child not to be in photos on the blog please let the school office know.<\/p>\n Upcoming dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n Monday 23rd<\/sup> May:\u00a0 Learner led event\u00a0 5pm to 6.30pm\u00a0 TBC.\u00a0 Parents- (up to 2 per family) will be invited to come at a particular time during the session, wearing a face mask, so that we do not have too\u00a0 many on site at any one time, so that children can share their work with you.\u00a0 If you need to have a conversation with the class teacher please book an appointment at another time. More information nearer the time.<\/p>\n 30th<\/sup> May:\u00a0 Children Classic Concerts will be performing Peter and the Wolf live for our children.<\/p>\n 30th<\/sup> May: \u00a0\u00a0African Drumming sessions will start for\u00a0 each class for 5 weeks<\/p>\n 30th<\/sup> June: \u00a0\u00a02pm:\u00a0\u00a0 Leavers Assembly\u00a0\u00a0 P7\u00a0 parents only<\/p>\n As other dates are confirmed I will update you here.<\/p>\n Best Wishes<\/p>\n Gina Finch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back to term 4.\u00a0 I do hope you have had\u00a0 a lovely Easter break and feel a little refreshed.\u00a0 It is certainly good to see the sun shine more and to feel the possible warmth of spring- even if only a hint!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It has been lovely to welcome the children … Continue reading Newsletter 22.4.22<\/span>