Important Information:
Car Wash- Saturday 9th
Please join us this Saturday for our annual car wash and coffee morning fundraiser – Bacon rolls and home baking as we wash your wheels!
Parent Portal – Monday 11th
Please be aware that the new parent portal, which you will have received communication about, will be going live on Monday 11th.
P7 Extended Transitions- Tuesday 12th
A gentle reminder that P7s have a transition visit on Tuesday 12th in which they will be joined by other local schools. We have had positive feedback regarding their last visits.
Rights Respecting Visit- Wednesday 13th
Thank you again to those who provided us with some parental views for our Rights Respecting Silver award. Our evidence is in and we are looking forward to our visit on Wednesday (13th May) in which we will be asked questions, share our learning and enjoyment of rights and find out if we have achieved our silver award.
Thank you to those parents who volunteered at parent council to be part of this journey with us, they are very keen to have your input.
If you haven’t signed up already and you are available on the 13th May and can help us by sharing your views, please contact enquiries. We hope you enjoyed our Right Respecting Silver video- wish us luck for Wednesday!
Hope Spot- Wednesday 27th
Please note we have our annual Hope Spot on Wednesday the 27th, further information will be sent out next week regarding this to the P1-4 families as it is their turn to go in the sea! P5-7 will still be coming along but they will have a fun art activity to take part in.
Staffing- Timetable Week Beginning 18th
We would like to give a warm welcome to Mrs Johnston, our new ASN Assistant, who it has been a pleasure to get to know this week. We are also delighted to welcome two new, lovely pupils to our school community, who have been an absolute joy to settle in and get to know.
As you are aware, Mrs Fraser will be leaving us on Friday 15th to begin her maternity leave. During this time, Mrs Dixon will be taking on the role of Acting Principal Teacher. Mrs Dixon will then share this role with Mrs Campbell after the Summer holidays.
We are also very pleased to be welcoming Ms MacKinnon back on a fuller‑time basis. She will be taking on the majority of teaching across P5–7 and P1–7. Please see the information below outlining how these staffing changes will look for your child(ren) across the week.
| 9-10.30 | Break | 10.45-12.00 | Lunch and Clubs | 1-3.15 (Incl Class Break) | |
| Mon | P1-4: Mrs Dixon P5—7: Ms MacKinnon |
P1-4: Mrs Dixon P5—7: Ms MacKinnon |
P1-4: Mrs Dixon P5—7: Ms MacKinnon |
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| Tues | P1-4: Mrs Dixon P5—7: Ms MacKinnon |
P1-4: Mrs Dixon P5—7: Ms MacKinnon |
P1-4: Mrs Dixon
P5-7: Ms MacKinnon |
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| Wed | P1-4: Mrs Dixon P5—7: Ms MacKinnon |
P1-4: Mrs Dixon P5—7: Ms MacKinnon |
P1-7: Ms MacKinnon | ||
| Thurs | P1-7: Ms MacKinnon | P1-7: Ms MacKinnon | P1-7: Ms MacKinnon | ||
| Fri | P1-7: Ms Mackinnon and Mrs Mes | P1-7: Ms MacKinnon and Mrs Mes until 11.45 then Mrs Mes | P1-7: Mrs Mes |
Joint Learning
We had a lovely time doing joint learning with Craignish and Glassary Primary School on Thursday and we can’t wait to see them again for our Great Athlete Visit and Sports Day.
This Week’s News
There has been lots happening at school, but we have been working very hard on our Recipe Books to sell on Saturday so haven’t had time for a Tayvallich Times, stay tuned!
Contact Us:
As always we love to hear from you and want to support your young person as best we can, for any enquiries or issues please contact us via the following email addresses:
enquiries-tayvallich@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Rachael.Fraser@argyll-bute.gov.uk
