St Columba’s Primary
School Newsletter - January 2017
Head Teacher: Miss Michaelina MacLellan
Tel: 01631 568090
01631 568092
E-mail: [email protected]
Dear Parents and Carers,
CHRISTMAS BOOK LAUNCH
Thank you to everyone who attended our book launch. It was fantastic to see so
many parents and family members there and your attendance was greatly
appreciated by both the staff and the pupils. A huge amount of work went into
creating the books and we’re sure that we have some budding authors in our midst!
WH SMITH
We are very grateful to WH Smith for donating £150 worth
of vouchers for books to the school. This will enable us to
build up a bank of books to use as book studies which will
help to further enhance our literacy learning. Thank you!
CYCLING PROFICIENCY
Our P7/6 pupils will be starting their cycling proficiency training on Tuesday 17
January. The training will start with a bicycle check to ensure that all bicycles are
in a safe and road worthy condition and this will be followed by three weeks of
training within the playground and six weeks of training on the road at Morvern Hill.
Please ensure that your child brings their bicycle to school every Tuesday
morning and that they come prepared for wet weather.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
It is important to ensure that all pupils in the school conform to the school uniform
and take a sense of pride in wearing it. Please ensure that your child does not
come to school wearing jeans or brightly coloured trainers.
We shall be sending a uniform order to our supplier at the end of January and this
will be the last one until our order for the new school session 2017/18 is sent in
May/June. If you wish to order any uniform please contact the school office and an
order form will be sent home with your child. All orders with payment should be
returned to the school by Wednesday 25 January.
ST COLUMBA’S ENTRANCE
A number of adults have been entering the school building via the St Columba’s
entrance before the start of the school day and at the end of the school day. The
door is open in the morning to allow children access to the toilets but only pupils
needing to use the toilet should come in the doors.
We have asked to ensure that these doors are kept locked until the bell goes at the
end of the school day and we ask that no-one enters the building before then.
This is to ensure the safety of all of the pupils in the building and to ensure that in
the event of a fire, we know exactly who is in the school building. Should you need
to enter the school building, please go to the main Campus entrance and sign in at
the office. We would appreciate your co-operation with this.
REGISTRATION FOR P1 PUPILS FOR AUGUST 2017
Any child who will be five years old between 1st March 2017 and 28th February 2018
and wishes to enrol with us to start school in August 2017 should register with us at
the following times:
Monday 16th January – 1.30pm – 3pm
Tuesday 17th January – 8.30am – 11.45am
Wednesday 18th January – 8.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3pm
Friday 20th January – 9am – 10am
We ask that you take your child and their birth certificate along with you to register
them for school. However, if your child is already familiar with the school then it is
not necessary to bring them with you.
All children who enrol with us will be invited to come into school every Wednesday
afternoon from 2pm – 3pm starting on Wednesday 25th January to begin their
transition to us. The weekly visits have proved invaluable in the past as they have
enabled the children and their parents to become familiar with the school and the
school staff and it ensures a very smooth transition from nursery to P1.
RECONCILIATION
There will be a meeting for parents whose children are receiving the Sacrament of
Reconciliation on Wednesday 1st February at 5.30pm in the GP Room. The
children will be receiving the sacrament on Wednesday 29th March at 6pm in the
Cathedral.
NUT ALLERGIES
We have some pupils within the Campus who have a severe allergy to nuts.
Therefore, we ask that pupils do not bring in any nuts to school.
EARLY YEARS GROUP
Our Early Years Group will continue to meet every Wednesday
afternoon from 1.40pm to 3.10pm and all parents with children
under five are more than welcome to attend. If there are any more
parents who would be willing to help to run the group then their
help would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you
would be interested in this.
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday 16th January – Friday 20th January – Enrolment Week
Tuesday 17th January – start of cycling proficiency for P7/6
Thursday 26th January – whole school attending Oban High School Dance Show
Wednesday 1st February – Reconciliation parents’ meeting, 5.30pm, GP Room
Thursday 2nd February – Rag Bag collection
- P7/6 Cricket taster session at Atlantis Leisure
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Tuesday 7 February – P1 and P7 dental inspections
Wednesday 8th February – Valentine’s Disco, 6.30pm – 8pm
Monday 13th February – Wednesday 15th February inclusive – school holidays
Thursday 16th and Friday 17th February - In Service Days
Wednesday 22nd February – Parents’ Evening
Thursday 23rd February – P5/4 Athletics Competition, Atlantis Leisure
Thursday 2nd February – P7/6 Cricket Festival, Atlantis Leisure
Thursday 9th March – P5/4 Athletics Final, Atlantis Leisure
Monday 20th March – P4 Prayer Service, 2pm
Wednesday 29th March – Reconciliation, 6pm, Cathedral
Friday 31st March – School closes at 2.30pm
Tuesday 18th April –School reopens at 9am
Monday 1st May – May Day Holiday
Friday 19th May – Sports’ Day
Friday 26th May – Reserve Sports’ Day
Friday 9th June – St Columba’s Day
Wednesday 28th June – School Prom Disco – 6.30pm – 8pm
Friday 30th June – School closes at 1pm
Yours sincerely
Miss M MacLellan
Head Teacher