Dunrossness Primary School

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Handbook of Information for Parents 2010/11 CONTENTS

Foreword Complaints Shetland Islands Council –Department of Education and Social Care Dunrossness Primary School Aims of the School

General Information 1. …………………………………………………………………………………………….Catchment Area 2. ………………………………………………………………………………………….Induction Process 3. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….School Times 4. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Enrolment 5. ……………………………………………………………….…………………………………………..Nursery 6. …………………………………………………………………………………………School Meals/Milk 7. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Uniform 8. …………………………………………………………………………………………..School Transport 9. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Absence 10. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….Curriculum 11. ………………………………………………………………………..Provision and Care of Books 12. ……………………………………………………………………………………….Home/School Links 13. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………Conduct 14. ………………………………………………………………………….Primary/Secondary Liaison 15. ………………………………………………………………………………………In-Service Training

Health and Safety 16. ……………………………………………………………………………………….Insurance of Pupils 17. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………School Rules 18. ………………………………………………………………………………………After School Visits 19. ……………………………………………………………………………Emergency Arrangements 20.………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Agencies

Sport and Social Features 21…………………………………………………………………………………After School Activities 22……………………………………………………………………………………………………..School Fund 23…………………………………………………………………………………………Cycling Proficiency 24……………………………………………………………………………………………………School Trips 25………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Sports 26…………………………………………………………………………………Christmas Celebrations Foreword

The information supplied within this handbook is accurate at the date of printing. We have tried where possible to include all recent changes but cannot guarantee 100% accuracy.

Please remember when reading this handbook that it is for your help and information, and that it is not a legal document laying down rights or duties for anyone.

In particular, nothing herein prejudices the right of the Schools Service or the Head Teacher of the school to make any decisions relating to the school as they see fit, without regard to whether this will affect the accuracy of any matters contained in this publication.

Further, neither the Schools Service nor any member of the staff of the school is legally responsible for any erroneous information contained in this document.

Concerns/Complaints

We hope that you will be happy with all that we do at Dunrossness Primary School. However, should you feel the need to voice a concern or make a complaint, please speak to the Head Teacher in the first instance.

Where you still feel that your complaint is unresolved, you may contact the Quality Improvement Officer for the school, Mrs Maggie Spence, on 01595 744085.

A copy of our full complaints procedure is available on request from the school office.

Dunrossness Primary School

Telephone: 01595 745440 Fax: 01950 460803 E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: www.dunrossness.shetland.sch.uk

Accommodation: Nursery, 6 classrooms, ICT Suite, ASN Room, Music Room, Art Room, Library and Indoor Training Pool.

Number of pupils: 111 + 23 Nursery Shetland Islands Council – Schools Service

Head of Schools Mrs Helen Budge

Quality Improvement Manager Mrs Audrey Edwards

(Can be contacted at Department of Education and Social Care, Hayfield House, Hayfield Lane, Lerwick. ZE1 0QD. Tel: 01595 744000)

Parent Council

Chairperson Mr Hansen Black Vice Chairperson Mr Martin Tregonning Treasurer Mr Raymond Mainland

Clerk Mrs S. Malcolmson, 4 Horseshoe Close, Virkie Tel: 460847

Elected Staff Member Ms G. Scanlan

Co-opted Members Mrs E. Mainland

Councillors Mr R Nickerson Mr A. Duncan Mr J. Budge School Staff for 2010-11

Head Teacher: Ms Lesley Simpson Principal Teacher/ Additional Support Needs Teacher: Mrs Andrea Henderson

Class Teachers: Early Stages Miss Fiona Duncan (Nursery) Miss Valerie Hughson (Primary 1/2) Primary 2/3/4 Mrs Helen Moar Primary 4/ 5 Miss Gemma Manson Primary 6 Mrs Sandra Hay Primary 7 Ms Gina Scanlan

Support Staff: N.N.E.B: Mrs Carol Wadley Classroom Assistant Mrs Violet Casey ASN Auxiliaries: Mrs Emma Graydon Mrs Leona Smith Mrs Stella Smith Playground Supervisor/ Admin assistant: Mrs Jacqueline Jamieson Clerical Assistant: Mrs Miriam Birnie Janitors: Mr John MacKenzie Mr Kevin Harper

Visiting Teachers and Instructors: P.E. and Swimming Mrs Joan Smith Music Mrs Annalie Irvine Art and Design Ms Fiona Burr Woodwind Mrs Jane Morton Piano Mrs Moira Peterson Traditional Fiddle Ms Eunice Henderson Brass Mr Roy Hughson Accordion Mr Peter Wood Guitar Mr Stevie Hook

Canteen Staff: Mrs Edith Hutchison (Head Cook) Mrs Kate Goudie, Mrs Jane Flaws, Miss Katherine Henderson. Our Vision

Dunrossness Primary School: A happy school where everyone is supported and encouraged to achieve their full potential.

Our Aims

1. To provide a safe, secure, happy and healthy learning environment where respect is given to all and shown by all; 2. To shape values, promote independence and responsibility and develop skills for life; 3. To encourage, motivate and support everyone in our school to be the best they can be; 4. To inspire, reward and celebrate success and achievement in all areas of learning; 5. To be an integral and responsible element of the whole community that we are all proud to belong to.

The Curriculum for Excellence

The Scottish school curriculum has recently been reviewed and we have a new “Curriculum for Excellence”. This curriculum aims to develop four capacities for successful learning. These are:

Successful Learners With: • Enthusiasm and motivation for learning • Determination to reach high standards of achievement • Openness to new thinking and ideas.

Confident Individuals With: • Self-respect • A sense of physical, mental and emotional well-being • Secure values and beliefs • Ambition. Responsible Citizens With: • Respect for others • Commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural life. Effective Contributors With: • An enterprising attitude • Resilience • Self-reliance.

As part of this development the boundaries between each of the stages of schooling are being blurred, helping to create a curriculum for all children from 3-18 years.

A child‛s journey through Nursery and Primary school will now be organised under the following stages:

Early - In pre-school and in Primary 1

First - By end of P4, but earlier for some

Second - By end of P7, but earlier for some

These new stages will provide scope for challenge and depth. There will be no pressure to speed through the levels but nor will there be any ceilings. The focus is very much on individual progress and achievement. 1 SCHOOL CATCHMENT AREA

The catchment area for Dunrossness School is the South Mainland from Channerwick to Sumburgh Head, although, under the Parents' Charter, parents may request the Council to place their child in another school. This would normally mean that any extra expense, such as transport, would be borne by the parents.

Any enquiries regarding the placing of a child in a school other than the one in the area where the parents reside should be directed to the Head of Schools well in advance of the child starting school.

2 INDUCTION PROCESS

Parents of new pupils coming into the area are invited to visit the school with their children, tour the building and meet staff and pupils. Enrolment forms and copies of the school handbook are available on request. Please contact the school to arrange an appointment.

3 SCHOOL TIMES

The school day begins at 9.15am and ends at 3.30pm for all children in P1-7. Parents of children starting school for the first time, however, may collect their child from the school at 12.30 pm [or 12.20 pm if the child does not take school dinners] from the date of starting school until the October holiday. After the October holiday, the child will be in school for the full day. Classes: P1-P3 Morning Interval: 11.00 - 11.20am Lunch: 12.20 - 1.15 pm P4-P7 11.00 – 11.20am 12.30 – 1.25pm

4 ENROLMENT

The school session begins in August each year. Only children who will have attained the age of five on or before the end of February of the following year are eligible to be enrolled.

Any enquiries concerning a child's age for admission to school should be brought to the Headteacher in the first instance, and, thereafter, to the Head of Schools if necessary.

5 NURSERY

Dunrossness School Nursery meets in two sessions per day, with capacity for 20 pupils per session. Enrolment is made through the school. Priority will be given to children with special needs, followed by children in their pre-school year but three year olds will also be considered if there are places available. Morning Session 9.15 - 11.45am Afternoon Session 12.45 - 3.15pm

Children within the Nursery and P1 classes are integrated together in our Early Stages Unit. Handbooks for the unit are available from the school office.

6 SCHOOL MEALS/MILK SERVICE a) The School Meals Service provides a healthy, nutritious and inexpensive lunch, which is cooked on the premises. A menu is sent home monthly to allow you to discuss menu choices with your child.

The Council has a “Food on Plate” policy. This means that all children are encouraged to take one choice from each food group on to their plate. No child is forced to eat food that they do not like or want.

Parents who wish their child to take packed lunches to school should inform the school in writing in advance so that provision can be made. Lunch boxes should be securely packed and non-breakable containers used. All meals are eaten in the school canteen. To change from packed lunch to school lunch and vice versa, we need a full week‛s notice due to the ordering of foodstuffs. b) Dinner Money is payable weekly on Friday mornings, currently £1.80 per day. Cheques with pupils' names and numbers of meals detailed on the back are preferred. Application forms for free meals may be obtained from the school. c) School milk is charged at a rate of 50p per week payable for each term in advance. The low charge for milk is due to assistance from the E.E.C. School Milk Subsidy Scheme.

7 UNIFORM

School uniform consists of a navy sweatshirt, cardigan or fleece and a red polo shirt, both with the school logo. Jeans or plain trousers/skirts may be worn with sensible shoes.

All uniform is ordered and purchased through the school.

Information regarding clothing grants is available from the school. For PE and Drama lessons, children require shorts, T-shirt and gym shoes. Slip-on gym shoes are preferred for young children. Children are asked to wear an apron or old shirt for Art lessons.

A swimming costume, goggles and a towel are needed for swimming lessons.

All items of clothing should be clearly marked with the child's name.

8 SCHOOL TRANSPORT

Free transport is provided by the authority for pupils under eight years of age who live more than two miles from the school, and for pupils aged eight years and over who live more than three miles from the school. If the children live a half mile or more from the bus route, transport is provided to make the connection.

During the winter months all children who live more than one and a half miles from the school are transported. If your child does not qualify for transport under these regulations, and you consider that you have a special case (e.g. child suffering ill health, or has a dangerous route to school) you may appeal for transport for your child to the Education Service.

All the school buses are fitted with seat belts and children are strongly advised to wear them.

Children are expected to be well behaved and courteous on the buses. Although conduct of children on school transport is a matter of shared responsibility between the bus company and parents, the school is, nevertheless, interested and actively involved in helping to resolve any problems which may arise.

Parents must be aware, however, that, if their children persist in misbehaving on school transport, bus drivers reserve the right to refuse to carry them.

9 ABSENCE

All children are required to attend school regularly unless prevented by illness, or for some other good reason.

If a child is absent, please phone the school office on the first day of absence.

If the absence is likely to be lengthy, it would be appreciated if parents would let us know as soon as possible. Parents are requested to arrange family holidays to coincide with school holidays so as to cause the least possible disruption to their child's education. Absence for family holidays during term time will be classed as unauthorised absence.

A request to withdraw a child from school should be made to the Headteacher well in advance, stating clearly the dates the child will be absent.

Where your child is absent following a case of sickness or diarrohea please be aware that they should be kept from attending school for 48 hours following the last bout of illness. This helps to prevent re-infection of other children and staff.

SCHOOL CURRICULUM

10 RANGE AND LEVEL OF CURRICULUM

The 3-18 Curriculum for Excellence provides a structure and a programme of activities for all pupils in keeping with the aims of the school. The curriculum enables pupils to encounter a range of areas of learning through which they will meet different kinds of knowledge, develop new skills and experience different ways of thinking.

The Curriculum is based on a set of principles applicable to all pupils: challenge and enjoyment, breadth, depth, coherence, progression, relevance, personalisation and choice.

Breadth is achieved through a balance within the main areas of the curriculum: Language, Mathematics, Social Subjects, Expressive Arts, Religious and Moral Education, Personal and Social Development, Health and Wellbeing, Technologies and Science.

Language: Language is subdivided into Listening, Talking, Reading and Writing, each of which is given an equal weighting although, in the early years, Listening and Talking predominate.

Reading in the Early Stages is developed using The Oxford Reading Tree scheme and children become familiar with the sounds and the letters of the alphabet through Jolly Phonics. In the later stages, New Ginn 360 and Jolly Grammar are used. From P4 onwards, children read novels at an appropriate level and use the computerised Accelerated Reader programme. Further details are available in school.

A variety of material is used to develop comprehension and interpretation skills, imaginative and functional writing and also listening and talking skills. From P6, pupils will have the opportunity to study French.

Mathematics: The Maths curriculum consists of Problem Solving and Enquiry, Information Handling, Number, Money and Measurement and Shape, Position and Movement. In the early years, the emphasis is on number with some work on pattern, information handling and shape. By Primary 7, the children will have acquired a broad range of mathematical skills including discovering, discussing, ordering, classifying, generalising, drawing and measuring. The Scottish Heinemann Maths Scheme is used across the school.

Environmental Studies: The Environmental Studies curriculum provides a rich context for developing the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to interpret experience. This curricular area comprises Science, Social Subjects, Technology and Information Technology.

Progression is achieved by starting, at the early stages, with topics relating directly to the child. This leads on through the process of investigation of the local environment which, in turn, addresses the national and ultimately the global environment.

Expressive Arts: The Expressive Arts encourage the exploration of values and foster imagination and creativity through the areas of Art and Design, Drama, Dance and Music.

Subject specialists present a curriculum appropriate to each stage within the school.

Health and Well Being: Health Education focuses on three interconnected strands - physical health, emotional health and social health.

In the early years, Health Education is mostly integrated into Environmental Studies topic work whereas, by the upper primary stages, it can become more of a discrete subject. Parents have the right to withdraw children from Sex Education classes, which take place during P6 & P7.

Personal and Social Development: PSD permeates each area of the curriculum and is a fundamental aspect of the education of the whole child. Through PSD, pupils will learn to identify, review and appraise the values that they and society hold and to recognise that these affect thoughts and actions. PSD is taught in discrete lessons and also through cross curricular lessons with subjects such as Health, Science and Language.

Citizenship: Citizenship seeks to teach pupils to have respect for self and each other and their interdependence with other members of their neighbourhood and society. It also aims to teach pupils the duties and responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic society. Children learn the skills of Enterprise and take part in fund- raising activities.

Religious and Moral Education: RME is achieved through a curriculum which includes Christianity and all other major world religions. Pupils are encouraged to develop understanding and respect for people of all faiths.

Activities in these areas will help pupils to appreciate values such as honesty, fairness and respect for others and to develop a personal code of behaviour.

Parents have the right to seek exemption for their children from both Religious and Moral Education and Religious Observance.

Homework: Homework is seen as an integral part of learning in Dunrossness Primary School. It is therefore useful and relevant to learning and something which teachers and pupils should approach with a positive attitude.

Homework tasks are varied and wide-ranging, well balanced and coherent. They contain opportunities for open-ended work by pupils as well as ongoing practice of reading, spelling and number skills.

Assessment and Reporting: Continuous assessment is carried out by teachers using experience and professional judgement. Assessment can be formal or informal and at all times is used to help children to develop their learning. The school applies formative assessment strategies across the curriculum, developing personalised learning.

Children are given individual targets in Language and Maths on a termly basis.

Due to full implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence in our school, we will no longer be using 5-14 assessments but will be relying on standardised national data assessment with PIPS testing in P1, P3, P5 and P7 as well as our teachers professional judgement.

Where a pupil‛s lack of progress causes concern, parents will be consulted. Parental consent will be sought prior to more detailed diagnostic assessment being carried out.

School Policies: All current School Policy Documents are filed in the school and are available on request.

Additional Support for Learning: Additional Support for Learning is provided in the classroom on a co-operative teaching basis. Needs of children are assessed and an appropriate level of support offered. Individual or small-group tuition is also available. Additional support is provided by the Speech and Language Therapist, Behaviour Support Team, the Psychological Services Department and other agencies such as Occupational Therapy and Behaviour Support.

Information and Communications Technology: ICT supports learning across the whole curriculum. ICT supports pupils in acquiring positive dispositions towards learning, enhancing the presentation of work, problem solving and investigative approaches.

Children follow a structured program of development across the school and have access to Interactive Whiteboards in most classes. A variety of software and other ICT equipment such as digital cameras, remote controlled toys and animation equipment help to integrate ICT within all curriculum areas.

Specialist Teaching a) Music: A music teacher visits the school and teaches all classes. b) Physical Education: All children are expected to take part in Physical Education unless they are medically unfit, in which case parents are asked for a note explaining why their child should be excused. A specialist teacher visits the school and teaches all classes.

BBC Radio programmes may be used for Movement and Drama. c) Swimming: All primary pupils receive Swimming Instruction once per week. All pupils are expected to take part in swimming unless they are medically unfit. In the case where a child has an obsessive fear of the water, it is important that the Head Teacher is informed so that the best approach to swimming for that child can be discussed. d) Art: An itinerant teacher of Art visits the school each week, and all classes receive instruction.

Visiting Instructors

Instrumental Instruction: Instrumental instruction is available for pupils in Primaries 5, 6 and 7 and is now paid for by parents and guardians. Pupils have the opportunity to take lessons in Piano, Woodwind, Traditional Fiddle, Accordian or Brass. Regular practice is essential so a child must have a piano at home before taking up piano instruction. Pupils must also provide their own fiddles though woodwind and brass instruments are provided as are accordions. It must be remembered that this is an extra activity and classwork missed must be made up in a pupil's own time. A pupil who is not making progress will be asked to stop and make room for a new entrant.

Religious Observance: School Assembly is held once a week and on a fortnightly basis includes corporate Christian worship. Pupils actively participate in musical accompaniment, reading, drama etc. These assemblies are mainly conducted by the school chaplain. Since the school is nondenominational, the chaplaincy is shared between the ministers of the local Baptist Church and Church of Scotland.

Parents have the right to seek exemption from Religious Observance for their child.

11 PROVISION AND CARE OF BOOKS

All class textbooks are provided. For general reading, children are encouraged to select books from the school and class libraries. Please appreciate that books are very expensive so children are asked to take particular care of any taken home and to ensure that they are returned to the school.

Book Clubs are organised in the school to encourage reading by giving pupils the opportunity to choose and purchase their own. 12 HOME/SCHOOL LINKS

We regard the fostering and maintenance of good relations between home and school of vital importance in education. To encourage such co-operation the following opportunities are provided for parents and teachers to meet: a) Parents' Evenings

Parents' Evenings are held twice yearly. An appointment is made to enable parents to have a private interview with class teachers to look over their children's work and discuss progress. A meeting for P1 Parents is held in the term before their child starts school. b) Parents‛ Day

During the month of June, the school holds an Open Day when parents are invited to visit the school and celebrate the successes of the children. Parents will be shown around by their children. Staff are in attendance and are available to discuss the progress of a child with the parent, though the opportunity is more limited than on Parents' Evening due to the school being open to all parents at the one time. c) Appointments

Parents are encouraged to meet with the Head Teacher or individual staff member to discuss any matter giving cause for concern. A note or telephone call to the Head Teacher to arrange a mutually convenient time is all that is required. d) Parent Council

Parents are represented on a Parent Council that meets six times a year to assist in fostering good links between home and school and to develop projects to help children with their learning.

13 CONDUCT

The school operates a policy of promoting positive behaviour.

It is important that within the school family, children learn to develop a sense of community. Living together requires an awareness of, and consideration for, the needs of others. Our aim, therefore, is to encourage in the children responsible social attitudes. There will be occasions when, despite the promotion of positive behaviour, children will misbehave and punishment will be necessary. A system of removal of privileges and referral to those in higher authority has been devised throughout the school. In cases where behavioural problems are of a more serious nature, parents are contacted and their help is sought in dealing with the matter. Staff from the Behaviour Support Unit may become involved.

14 PRIMARY/SECONDARY LIAISON

On completion of their Primary Education at age 11/12 years, pupils normally transfer to Sandwick J H School. Details may be obtained from the Headteacher, Mr Stuart Clubb, Sandwick Junior High School, Sandwick, Shetland. Telephone: 431454. A structured programme of liaison is in place to ensure a smooth transition and progress.

Prior to transfer, P7 pupils visit Sandwick J H School for two days following a typical S1 timetable. They also attend one morning a week for a period of four weeks in Term Three, where they experience a variety of Secondary lessons.

15 IN-SERVICE TRAINING

Five days are allocated per session for In-Service Training for teachers: two days at the start of the new session, two days in October and one other day which is organised at cluster or school level.

16 INSURANCE OF PUPILS

Shetland Islands Council holds Public Liability insurance cover which provides indemnity to Third Parties including school children, in the event of legal liability falling on the Council.

Parents are asked to note that the Education Service does not provide insurance cover for pupils while at school. Insurance will be arranged by the school for trips which involve staying away from home for one or more nights, and for some special activity trips on a one-day-only basis. Otherwise, insurance of pupils while at school is a private matter for parents. 17 SCHOOL RULES

We will:

Show kindness and consideration to others at all times.

Listen well at all times.

Walk quietly around the school.

Look after our school and everything in it.

Keep out playground voices for when we are outside.

Be a good representative for the school at all times.

18 AFTER SCHOOL VISITS

If your child is not going straight home from school, please send a written note or telephone the school beforehand. Your child is not entitled to a seat on a different bus. Where necessary, please arrange transport in advance by ringing the appropriate bus company. This is not the responsibility of the school.

19 EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS a) Early Closing: From time to time it is necessary to close the school early for various reasons, such as bad weather. Lists of pupils by district are compiled at the school and distributed to 'Contacts' in the various districts giving them the telephone number of parents in the area, and the emergency number provided by parents. Through your 'Contact' you will be informed should the school have to be closed for any reason. You should ensure that the school is kept updated on any changes to your contact numbers.

During periods of snow and ice buses cannot always operate on time, particularly in the morning, though bus operators will make every effort to keep to their schedule.

It should be noted, too, that the decision to send your child to school in adverse weather conditions rests with yourself, as you will be best able to judge the weather conditions in your home area.

It is most important that you should make emergency arrangements for your child at all times, bearing in mind that pupils may well be on their way home before you can be contacted. In severe weather conditions, the school may be closed at very short notice, and buses will not be delayed until all parents have been notified, so it is essential that the child knows each day what to do if there is nobody at home. [See also School Transport]

First Aid: If your child has an accident or becomes ill at school, you will be contacted and arrangements made for your child to be sent home.

In the case of injury considered to require immediate medical treatment, the child will be taken directly to the doctor and the home contacted. It is best, whenever possible, that parents collect their own children from school but, if that is not possible, transport will be arranged. If there is the possibility that no one may be at home, parents should ensure that alternative emergency arrangements are always made. Please keep the school informed. c) If your child is suffering, even temporarily, from an illness or injury which may be affected by accidents or school activities, please inform the Head teacher. This information will help to ensure that your child receives proper attention if the need arises.

It is in the interests of your child that medicine is not sent to school, but is administered at home. If circumstances make it essential that your child should receive medicine in school, please contact the Head teacher so that arrangements can be made with the knowledge and consent of the teacher concerned. In these circumstances it would be expected that the dosage for that day only would be sent with the child. A medical consent form must be completed and signed by parents. These are available from the school office.

It should be noted that no teacher can be held responsible for the safety of medicine in the classroom. 20 VISITING AGENCIES a) Health Checks: Personnel from NHS Shetland carry out health screening checks. You will be informed before these examinations take place, and you will be invited to be present. b) School Dentist: The School Dentist endeavours to carry out a dental check on all pupils in the school at least once a year. Parents will be approached for their consent if their child requires treatment. The dental caravan is usually stationed at Sandwick Junior High School.

For children requiring special dental attention, the Orthodontist visits Shetland from time to time.

21 AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

The school hosts a range of After School Activities. These are usually organized on a first-come-first-served basis and parents are responsible for collecting their children at the end of the activity.

The school also has an “Out of School” Club that provides childcare from 3.30 – 6.00pm. Further details can be obtained from the school.

22 SCHOOL FUND

Funding for Christmas parties, special events and special items of equipment is raised through the school's annual Coffee Evening, usually held in September and other fundraising events. This is supplemented by donations and funding from other miscellaneous sources.

23 CYCLING PROFICIENCY

In the summer term Cycling Proficiency Training is offered to all P6 and to any pupils in P7 who have not undertaken the course through the Active Schools Team.

24 SCHOOL TRIPS

In connection with topic work, educational visits to local places of interest are often made by classes. Your consent will be sought prior to these trips. P6 and P7 pupils have an opportunity to take part in a weeklong trip to Edinburgh biannually. See also [16] Insurance for Pupils. 25 SPORTS

School Sports Days for different age groups are held annually during school hours towards the end of the Summer Term, weather permitting. All pupils are encouraged to participate.

Football/Netball Leagues: The school takes part in the Primary School Leagues when the netball and football teams have an opportunity to meet pupils from other schools.

A Sports Day for the South Mainland Cluster is held at Sandwick J H School. All pupils in P6 and P7 take part and the prize winners go forward to the County Sports at Lerwick.

26 CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

Entertainments to celebrate Christmas are held during school hours in the weeks before the Christmas holidays.

Pupils will often provide entertainment for parents, friends and senior citizens with proceeds going to designated charities or the school funds. Dunrossness Primary School 2010/2011 Calendar of Events

AUGUST Monday 16t h STAFF ONLY In-Service Tuesday 17 th STAFF ONLY In-Service Wednesday 18 th School Commences for Pupils

SEPTEMBER Monday 13t h Parent Council AGM

OCTOBER Monday 4 th Parents‛ Evening Tuesday 5 th Parents‛ Evening Friday 8t h School Closes 3.30pm – October Holidays Monday 25t h STAFF ONLY In-Service Tuesday 26 th STAFF ONLY In-Service Wednesday 27 th STAFF ONLY In-Service Thursday 28t h School Re-opens for Pupils

NOVEMBER Sunday 7t h School Winter Fair & Teas in the School

DECEMBER Wednesday 15 th Christmas Matinee & Evening Concerts Tuesday 21 st Christmas Parties Wednesday 22 nd School Closes 3.30pm – Christmas Holidays

JANUARY Wednesday 5 th School Re-opens Wednesday 26 th School Closed – Up Helly Aa

FEBRUARY Friday 25 th STAFF ONLY - Extra CfE In-Service Monday 28t h Occasional Holiday

MARCH Monday 14t h Parents‛ Evening Tuesday 15 th Parents‛ Evening Friday 25 th School Closes 3.30pm – Spring Holidays

APRIL Monday 11t h School Re-opens

MAY Monday 2 nd School Closed – May Day Holiday Friday 27 th STAFF ONLY In-Service Monday 30t h School Closed – Occasional Holiday Tuesday 31 st School Closed – Occasional Holiday

JUNE Thursday 23rd Open Day from 2pm Tuesday 28 th School Sports Day Thursday 30t h School Closes 3.30pm – Summer Holidays