Moray Primary School & In this issue: Nursery Newsletter Achievements 1

Children’s Day 1 June E.P Transport Celebration

Here we are at the end of Emma Todd who won their team were the winners of P7 Leavers’ 2 another school session and categories and overall the Lex Cook Cup, winning Service ready for summer. winner Emma Todd! 5-1 against Bowhouse Primary. Our P7 team House Winners Children’s Day Sports Health Week 3 The children from Dundas We had another successful worked hard enjoyed a fun afternoon on year at the Children’s Day throughout the tournament Friday 22nd in recognition sports with the following coming a respectable 3rd place. Myles Maclachlan of them winning the House winners: End of Term 4 won Man of the Tournament Trophy for 2018. They P1 30m Kirsty Grey went to Zetland Park and for the P6’s. As always our P2 30m Libby Cassidy pupils represented enjoyed an afternoon of Staffing 4 P3 50m Zoe Spowart with respect and dignity. A games and lots of fun. P5 70m Erin Simpson huge thank you to our Classes P7 90m Blair Lyall coaches Mr Haxton and Mr The children spent the P4/5 Relays Erin Simpson, Bolan and to all those who Moray PTA 4 morning on Tuesday in their Bethany Spowart, Sarah came along to support. new class meeting their Simpson, Alysha-May class teacher and, for some, Thomson Awards Ceremony P7 received awards in new classmates. Well done to all the children who took part and to the recognition of their Gymnastics Special points of reserves for their achievements at a Ceremony Well done to all who took on Wednesday. They were interest: part in the gymnastics commitment. entertained with songs  Forms for free competition and to our Children’s Day Football performed by each stage school meals/ winners Alysha-May Both teams played very well and also gave a wonderful clothing grants are Thomson, Chloe Grey and on the day and we are proud and tear jerking available online of all their efforts! Our P6 performance of This is Me. www..gov.uk

 School uniforms are available to buy Children’s Day Transport Celebration from the school on The weather was Our E.P pupils delivered lots of facts and Friday 17th August lovely on Saturday information to parents and carers about their between 10 a.m. 23rd which transport topic at Tuesday’s celebration. and 2 p.m. These encouraged From reading aloud facts, talking about modes can also be purchased anytime lots of children of transport, singing songs and displaying the school is open and parents to their work it was the office. walk in the a lovely afternoon procession. It was a great day and the and we thank all Rainbow Fairies and Fairy Godmothers those who were beautiful and a credit to the school. attended and to Thank you to all the parents who helped staff and pupils with the Nursery Float. The Gruffalo for their hard theme looked fantastic! work! Primary 7 Leavers

On Wednesday and Thursday of this week we celebrated the achievements of our Primary 7’s. We heard from them about their memories of school and their aspirations for the future. The theme picked up on popular television shows such as Gogglebox, You’ve Been Framed and the movie of the moment, The Greatest Showman! As always the children’s performances from their singing & acting to dancing were fabulous! Well done to the teachers and pupils for all their hard work. Parents, Pupils and Staff thoroughly enjoyed the performance. The P7 classes chose the money for our collection to be sent to Cystic Fibrosis .

Moray Health Week

Sports Day

This year our Enterprise & Healthy Lifestyles Committees did us proud again organising Sports Day with a European Games theme! It was a huge success; children, parents, grandparents and staff having a fun day and enjoying the lovely weather. We continued our picnic tradition which again was very well attended.

Moray Mudder Once again our PTA along with the support of MacTuff Kids organised the Moray Mudder event! This is an event in our calendar that pupils and staff look forward to and again it was a fabulous morning. Unfortunately the day had to be cut short but our P6’s and P7’s were treated to their own version on Monday with our PTA designing their own Mudder and putting the older pupils through their paces. We thank everyone who supported this whole school event and we are delighted that Freya is making a speedy recovery and has been back in school seeing all her friends! FALKIRK ROCKS

As part of Health week children were encouraged to decorate rocks at home to take part in Falkirk Rocks, a social media initiative that has been very popular with children and families across the Falkirk area. Throughout the week pupils enjoyed hiding their rocks at Zetland Park and around the community and looking out for some that were already hidden!

To see more pictures of these events check out our twitter page @MorayPS Falkirk Council

Moray Primary School Moray Place FK3 9DL

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Moray Parent Partnership Rhona Price PTA— Christina MacColl Laura Grey

Dates for the diary: AUGUST

17th INSET 17th Uniform Day—10.00 a.m.-2.00 p.m. 20th INSET 21st School resumes for staff & pupils. P1 pupils 9.15a.m. as per P1 information. 22nd P1 Pupils start at 9.00 a.m. and finish 12 noon 23rd&24th P1 pupils in until 12.15 p.m. 23rd&24th P1 Lunch as per letter home

Staffing Whole School Events School Uniform After more than 20 years working in We have had many whole school We are always proud of how smart Moray P.S. Mrs Turner has decided events and activities this term and as our children look and wish to continue to retire. She has been a fabulous always thank our parents and carers to promote the wearing of full school asset to the school supporting many for supporting these. A great amount uniform by all pupils. The uniform children over the years. We wish her of effort and work go into making consists of: well for a long and happy retirement. whole school events such as the Navy sweatshirt/jumper/cardigan Mr Landsman also leaves us this term Moray Mudder and Sports Day a White shirt/polo shirt success and an enjoyable, fun to move to a permanent post within School Tie or Logo the authority. We wish him all the experience for the children. We promote within the school the values Grey or Navy trousers/skirts/shorts very best. of respect and responsibility and we Summer blue checked dresses We have a change to staffing next would hope that all within our school Black/Navy School Shoes year and will be joined by Miss Mair community model these. It was *Please note grey jumpers/ taking P7M and Miss Steedman who disheartening to hear less than cardigans are not part of the will be teaching P3S. We welcome desirable language being used at one school uniform. them to the Moray team. of these events and particularly I wish you a lovely summer holiday around the pupils. We hope going As mentioned in the previous and look forward to seeing everyone newsletter we say goodbye to Miss forward we can have the support of in the new session. Hallam. We wish her well and hope our parents and carers in creating an she keeps in touch. ethos of respect. Ghislaine Tait Headteacher