Tayvallich Primary School and ELC

Christmas Lunch
2023-12-13 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Tayvallich Primary School
Christmas lunch which takes place on Wednesday 13th December. Children are very welcome to wear a Christmas jumper or accessory on that day, if they would like

ELC Open Afternoon
2023-12-12 13:30 - 15:00 | Tayvallich Primary School
We will be holding an Open Afternoon in the ELC on Tuesday 12th December.
Argyll and Bute registration week for ELC pupils in Argyll takes place in January 2024.
Are you looking for the best ELC setting for your child? Are you considering a shared placement? Then please consider us as one of your choices.
Come along to our purpose-built ELC class at Tayvallich Primary School to see the wonderful environment and the bespoke experiences that we offer. Meet our friendly, experienced staff team and hear from other families about all that we do to give our children and families the best learning opportunities possible.
Please share the flyer below with local families with children who will be registering for ELC in January 2024.
Open Afternoon

Book Bug Session
2023-12-11 09:45 - 10:15 | Tayvallich Primary School Early Learning Centre
Come along to our fabulous ELC and enjoy exploring books and stories alongside our wonderful staff and pupils. All under fives who live locally are welcome to join us, with an adult family member.

Parent Council Christmas Wreath Making Fund Raiser
2023-12-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Tayvallich Village Hall
Parent Council Christmas Wreath Making
Following on from last year’s very successful fundraising event and back by popular demand, Tayvallich Primary School Parent Council are hosting another wreath making evening!? A chance to create your very own Christmas wreath whilst catching up with friends, enjoying some favourite festive tunes, a delicious mince pie and a glass (or two!) of mulled wine. ?
We’d love to welcome you (adults only please!) to Tayvallich Village Hall on Tuesday 5th December at 7:30pm. ?
Your £20 entry includes all the ingredients you will need to create your wreath including foliage, wreath ring, ribbons, cones, etc. Parent council members will be on hand to serve refreshments and help get creativity flowing! ????????
(If possible please bring along your own secateurs✂️ and gloves- this would really help us out!)
Please book your spot and let us know you would like to come by …
?emailing tayvallichparentcouncil@gmail.com
? filling in the sign up sheet in the shop
?or coming to chat to us at the parent council table at the craft fair on Sunday.
?It would be lovely if you could join us again to enjoy some jolly fun and help us top up school funds!?

Staff Training Day.
2023-11-27
Pupils do not attend school on this day.

Stay and Play Session
2023-11-20 09:30 - 10:30, 2023-10-26 09:30 - 10:30 | Tayvallich Primary School Early Learning Centre
Adult family members are warmly invited to stay and play alongside our wonderful staff and pupils after morning drop-off.

Progress reports issued.
2023-11-20 09:00 - 2023-11-24 15:30
Individual written pupil progress reports will be issued this week.

School Inspection
2023-11-20 - 2023-11-24 | Tayvallich Primary School
We are delighted that we will be welcoming members of the HMIE Inspection Team in to our classrooms and ELC to find out about our learning and support us on our improvement journey.

Children in Need Day
2023-11-17 09:00 - 15:30 | Tayvallich Primary School
Curricular events will take place in school around Children in Need Day.

Grandparent Games Morning
2023-11-15 11:00 - 11:45 | Tayvallich Primary School Early Learning Centre
Grandparents are warmly invited to play games alongside our wonderful staff and pupils.

Family Workshop on Learning
2023-11-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Tayvallich Primary School or Google Meet
Please join us for a session on how learning works and how we can support our children to learn both in school and at home and make the most of their amazing brains. We will look at memory, the brain, retrieval practice and exactly what helps (or doesn’t help) different brains to learn. The session will be fun and informative and there will be refreshments. Mrs Carter will lead the session with input from others with expertise in the topic.
There is no homework to be done in advance (!) but if you were able to watch (or re-watch) the film “Inside Out” as preparation for the part of the workshop on learning, memory and emotions, that would be fantastic.

Book Bug Session.
2023-11-13 09:45 - 10:15 | Tayvallich Primary School Early Learning Centre

Marking of Remembrance.
2023-11-10 09:00 - 15:30 | Tayvallich Primary School
Curricular events will take place in school around Remembrance.

PATCH workshops with Emily P5,6 and 7 - Postponed - New date TBC.
2023-11-07 | Tayvallich Primary School
PATCH workshops with Emily Love on personal safety, boundaries and respect.

Music Workshops
2023-11-01 13:00 - 15:30 | Tayvallich Primary School
Mrs Sarah Phizacklea will be starting her music workshops with us this week – we can’t wait for her to share Ukelele Dreams and Body Percussion with us! Our ELC and P1 to 4 children will work with her after lunch and the P5,6,7 children will work with her after afternoon break.

Bonfire and Fireworks Safety Workshop.
2023-10-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Tayvallich Primary School
Scottish Fire & Rescue Service Workshop with P6 and 7 about Bonfire and Fireworks Safety.

Parent Council/Village Halloween Party
2023-10-29 16:00 - 18:00 | Tayvallich Village Hall
Parent Council/Village Halloween Party (provisional).

Back to School
2023-10-23
School returns after the October holiday on this day.

Break Up
2023-10-06 | Tayvallich Primary School
School breaks up for the October holiday on this day at 3.30pm.

ELC Bookbug session
2023-10-02 09:45 - 10:15
Come along and enjoy reading together in our cosy ELC. Explore the wonderful world of books and stories and see how much we can learn from each other.

Parents' Evenings
2023-09-27 15:45 - 2023-09-28 17:00 | Tayvallich Primary School or Google Meet
Parents’ evenings will take place after school on Wednesday 27th September and Thursday 28th September where parents/carers can discuss with the class teacher how their child has settled into the new school year and the progress they are making. Individual times will be arranged with families.

Childsmile Toothbrushing visit.
2023-09-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Tayvallich Primary School
Visit from the NHS Oral Health team to support toothbrushing.

Primary 7 Smoke Free Me Performance and Workshop.
2023-09-08 09:00 - 11:30 | Lochgilphead Joint Campus
Primary 7 pupils will attend a drama performance and workshop about health, smoking and peer pressure at Lochgilphead Joint Campus.

Miss Fraser's last day
2023-09-08 | Tayvallich Primary School
We will be saying “Au Revoir” and “Auf Wiedersehen” to Miss Fraser as she moves full time to Glassary as full time P5,6,7 teacher, when Mrs McClymont finishes up for her maternity leave.
We thank Miss Fraser for being such a fantastic teacher over the last year and wish her all the best in Glassary. We will certainly keep in touch with her and see her often, as our two schools do so much work together and she will not be far away.

Parent Council Meeting
2023-09-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Tayvallich Primary School
This will be our first Parent Council Meeting of the year and we would love to see as many of you as possible.
There will be the opportunity to discuss proposals to change the timings of the school day as well as exciting plans for Outdoor Learning based on our consultation with LoveOutdoorLearning last term.
The Parent Council will issue more information and an agenda.
