February 2018 Inshes Primary School

Together Everyone Achieves More

We hope you had a restful P3 winning the competition! appointed to a 23 month break in February and now Well done to all for taking secondment as Head ready for the second part of part. Teacher of Inverness Gaelic term 3! Class updates and School (Bunsgoil Ghaidhlig plans for the term can be Inbhir Nis). Mrs Walker will found on our school blog stay with us until the end of and twitter. Blog term 3. https://inshesweb2.wordpres s.com/ Parent Meetings: twitter @inshes_ps Our parent/teacher meetings (If you don’t have access to for all children (Nursery to internet you can request P7) will be held on the paper copies through the following dates in March: school office.). Our P4 pupils handed over a Tues 20th: 4 to 7pm cheque for £446.15 raised Thurs 22nd: 5.30 to 7.30pm As a school we have many for Maggie’s Highland by Our aim is to meet with things to celebrate; here are organising a pop-up café for parents and children to some of the brilliant families! discuss progress and next achievements from steps. A separate letter in February. regards to meetings will be School Achievements distributed on Friday 2nd All children took part in March. Safer Internet Day; learning how to stay safe online. Book Fair Many schools took but our Pupils will have the school ended up winning a opportunity to buy books Highland wide competition! Well done to our P4-7 from the Scholastic book TEAM who took part in fayre as each class will be Highland Schools’ visiting the Book Fair with gymnastics competition. their teacher from Tuesday th Our P6/7 team qualified to 20 March. There will be the National final! additional opportunities for parents to buy books at the parent/teacher meetings. ‘Gooseberry Planet Please note cheques should sponsored this year’s SID be made out to Inshes with the offer of a year’s Primary School. subscription to the resource

for the winning school. ……the winning school is ….INSHES PRIMARY who were fully engaged in the day including announcing the winning design in their Digital Mascot competition as well as creating an E- safety school rap!’

Staffing update All commission from sales Many children contributed We would like to goes to our classroom to the school mascot congratulate Mrs Walker, libraries. competition with Sienna in ASN teacher, who has been Head Teacher: Ms A Jansson Inshes Primary School, Inshes Road, Inverness, IV2 3RF Tel: 01463 725920 Blog: http://inshesweb2.wordpress.com Twitter: @inshes_ps

February 2018 Inshes Primary School

Together Everyone Achieves More

World Book Day News from our Pupils P4 and P5 pupils: On Thursday 1st March our Inshes Digital Leaders: On Tuesday 13th March, Primary 7 classes are Together with Raigmore 1.40pm, join Primary 4 and leading this year's World Primary we’ve been invited Primary 5 for our Book Day celebrations. to speak to Councillors in performance ‘Back to the They are raising money for Highland Council chamber Future’, to experience and their residential trip in June to share our ongoing work learn what life on planet therefore any money raised with our Chromebooks. We Earth 200 years from now is on the day will go to them. will work together with like! Discover the reasons Please join in to support the Raigmore on Google behind the transformation of P7s in their venture! classroom to create a joint the Earth and the human presentation. race as we explore the Global Goals and our A digital learning workshop responsibilities to meet for parents/carers will take them. This performance will place in term 4. Date to be leave you questioning your confirmed in March current habits and leave you newsletter eager to create new, positive

The theme is 'Share a Story' and changes that impact! and what better way to share This performance is the a story than chilling in your final part of our current PJs with a hot cup of cocoa! learning and Key Pupils and staff will be Assessment Task. asked to bring a £1 for Invitations to the dressing up in pyjamas (or performance will be sent onesies)! There will be home shortly with details on activities during the school how to get involved and be hours for the pupils and staff a part of this exciting and we will also be Eco committee performance! extending an invite to Our P4 classes have been to Farr Woods; they had a family members to our P6 and P7 pupils: brilliant day in the cold! community World Book Scottish Opera have been Outdoor Friday is now Day Cafe! Our WBD Cafe leading workshops with all will be open on Thursday truly back with all classes P6 and P7 classes, with a given opportunities to 1st March from 1:45- performance for P6 and P7 experience outdoor learning 2:45pm. Please come along families taking place on th to relax by having tea, in our community (linked to Monday 12 March 2pm. current learning) in all coffee or hot chocolate and a taste of something weathers (please note we delicious (at very reasonable will not venture out in extreme conditions)! Please prices). Within the cafe we will have a cosy and make sure your child is dressed accordingly to the comfortable area for you to sit and share a book with weather. your child. We are really looking forward to this This performance is linked event and hope that you can to our current learning and come to hang out with us. Key Assessment Tasks will CAFE DRESS CODE - be completed and families Pyjamas (optional) Head Teacher: Ms A Jansson Inshes Primary School, Inshes Road, Inverness, IV2 3RF Tel: 01463 725920 Blog: http://inshesweb2.wordpress.com Twitter: @inshes_ps

February 2018 Inshes Primary School

Together Everyone Achieves More

views will be asked for much appreciated if you Easy Fundraising through homework tasks. could complete the Did you know that whenever questionnaire either you buy anything online, Early Learning electronically or by from your weekly shop to and Childcare collecting a paper copy your annual holiday, you Children attending Out of when dropping could be collecting free School care have written a off/collecting your donations for our school? letter to Raigmore hospital child/ren. 1. Head to children’s ward asking what https://www.easyfundraising games they can buy the Parent Council .org.uk/causes/inshesprimar children with the monies Next Parent Council yschoolinverness/ and join raised so far through Social meeting will take place on for free. Enterprise (some of the Tuesday 6th March 2. Every time you shop money will be reinvested in 7.30pm. Parents/Carers online, go to supplies for the next welcome to attend! easyfundraising first to find project). the site you want and start At this meeting Head shopping. Have you joined your child Teacher will be giving an 3. After you’ve checked out, for a Stay and Play in update on current school that retailer will make a Nursery? Parents/carers are improvements and priorities donation to your good cause welcome to drop in any time for session 2018/19 will be for no extra cost wkb 26th February. discussed. whatsoever! [email protected] Thank you for your support!

Adverse weather To enquire about school closures in times of adverse weather, please phone: Highland Council Number If you have enrolled your child for nursery for next 0800 564 2272 session you should have Enter school’s own pin received a Pattern of number when prompted: Hours Preference form to 04 3290

confirm your child’s Road Safety and School attendance for session Dates for session 2017-2018 2018/19. Please return this Car Park Closes: Wednesday 28th March form to the school office. Only vehicles for disability Opens: Monday 16th April access are allowed to enter Closes: Friday 29th June This month a Parental the carpark between 8.30am questionnaire will be to 9.15am and 2.30pm to Other closures: distributed to all ELCC 3.15pm. Please remember Monday 7th May parents to gather that you can park at Inshes Monday 4th Jun parent/carer views to help us Park or at the nearby Inshes

make further improvements Retail Park, Thank you for to our service. It would be keeping us safe!

Head Teacher: Ms A Jansson Inshes Primary School, Inshes Road, Inverness, IV2 3RF Tel: 01463 725920 Blog: http://inshesweb2.wordpress.com Twitter: @inshes_ps

February 2018 Inshes Primary School

Together Everyone Achieves More

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Term 3/4: March Thursday 1st World Book Day (P7 to lead activities) Café open to all 2-3pm! Friday 2nd Parent evening appointments slips handed out to eldest in each family Tuesday 6th Last day for parent evening appointments slips to be returned to school 7.30pm Parent Council meeting – all welcome! Monday 12th EARLY LUNCH FOR ALL: P1-3 11:45-12:45, P4-7 12:15-13:15 P6 and P7 Opera performance 2pm- families welcome! Tuesday 13th EARLY LUNCH FOR ALL: P1-3 11:45-12:45, P4-7 12:15-13:15 P4/P5 performance 1.40pm – families welcome! Tuesday 20th Class photos to be taken by Tempest photography Parents evening 4-7pm Wednesday 21st McRobert cup P2-P7 (selected team), Bught Park am Thursday 22nd Parents evening 5.30-7.30pm Friday 23rd Fruity Friday Dress Down Day Monday 26th National Autism Awareness Week Wednesday 28th School closing normal time for holiday April Monday 16th School re-open to all Friday 27th Class newsletters posted on school blog under class pages

Inshes Primary School Calendar term 3/4

Session 2017/2018

Head Teacher: Ms A Jansson Inshes Primary School, Inshes Road, Inverness, IV2 3RF Tel: 01463 725920 Blog: http://inshesweb2.wordpress.com Twitter: @inshes_ps