October 2024 Newsletter

Attendance

If your child is unable to attend school for whatever reason, please contact the main school office using telephone phone number (01890 781350) or send us a message using Xpressions. If your child is absent from school please notify the school office as soon as you can. If not you will receive a Groupcall message. If your child is booked in for a lunch on ParentPay please ensure the meal is cancelled online, or you may be charged.

ParentPay

Please make meal choices for your child before 8.30am on the day you wish to make the booking. If you are experiencing any problems accessing ParentPay please contact Mrs McAskill in the office.

Unauthorised Absences

If you take your child out of school during term time, this will be recorded as an ‘unauthorised absence’. We would encourage you to contact the school office and ask for a holiday request form in these circumstances.

Uniform/PE Kit

ALL items of school uniform should be labelled, there are a number of jumpers on our lost property table already. Please ensure that children with long hair have their hair tied back and NO jewellery is worn on PE days. If your child is unable to remove their own earrings, they must bring medical tape in from home to cover them.

JRSO

The P6-7 JRSOs attended the JRSO conference on Teams on Thursday 19th September. They enjoyed their training and have brought lots of great ideas to share with the other P6-7 children who this year have formed a ‘P6-7 JRSO Committee’ so they can all be involved.

P5-P7 Rugby and Hockey Festival

P5-P7 will be taking part in this years Rugby and Hockey festival with P5 doing rugby and P6/7 doing hockey on the 3rd of October at Eyemouth High School. This is a great opportunity for pupils to meet other pupils from the cluster. Please remember to give your child a snack and water bottle for the event. We should be back in school around 12.30pm so children can still get a school lunch if they have ordered one. Please ensure permission for this has been granted via the ParentPay app. You will find this in the “Other New Items” section of your child’s page.

Walk to School Week

Walk to school week is 7th – 11th October. We would like to see as many pupils walking to school, as possible. You could park and stride from a bit further away than you usually do. Our JRSOs will also be running a competition within school for Walk to School Week, pupils will get information about the competition shortly.

P1 to P7 Parent Consultations

Our next Parent Consultations are being held on the Monday 7th October at 3.15pm until 5.00pm and the 9th of October at 5.00pm until 7.00pm. Emails were sent out to parents with the link for booking. Please contact the school office if you have a problem.

Ayton PFA AGM

The Parents and Friends of Ayton Primary School will be holding their AGM on Monday 28th October at 6:00pm in school. If you have any queries for the PFA please contact pfa@aytonprimary.com.

Asda Rewards – ParentKind

Parentkind have teamed up with Asda, who is making millions of pounds available to donate to primary schools across the UK through their ‘Cashpot for Schools’ initiative – all you have to do is, opt in through the Asda Rewards app, choose our primary school and shop and scan in store or shop online at Asda.com, between 2nd September and 30th November 2024.

Asda will donate 0.5% of the value of your shop to our PTA. Also, every time somebody opts in, Asda will give an additional £1 to the school Cashpot. Plus, it doesn’t stop there – Asda are also giving £50 to every school to get them started.

Scholastic Book Fair

This year we are hosting a Scholastic Book Fair during the Parent Consultations above. The book fair will be held in school and we will have lots of fabulous books to have a look at and buy. Every order will help get free books for the school. Orders can be placed at the event by using the QR code. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept cash.


Medication in School

Please remember it is your responsibility to ensure medication/medical supplies in school for your child are within their expiry dates. Should your child need medication to be administered during the school day, please ask Mrs McAskill for a form which must be completed in advance. Medication to be administered within school MUST be prescribed and labelled with your child’s name.

Harvest Assembly

There will be a harvest assembly for pupils on Friday 11th October in the school hall. We would be grateful for donations of non-perishable items next week. These will be passed on to a local food bank for families in need. Thank you in advance.

Halloween Disco

School parents have organised a school Halloween Disco on Friday the 25th of October. P1-4 at 6:00pm until 7:00pm and P5-7 will be at 7:15pm until 8:15pm. Entry costs £1 per child and juice and a snack will be provided. Children can come in Halloween costume or in normal clothes.

Respectful Relationships and Anti Bullying Policy

It is our vision that all learning establishments are safe, respectful and nurturing environments where bullying behaviour is never acceptable. It is therefore critical that those who play a role in the lives of children and young people in the Scottish Borders are equipped to prevent and respond effectively to incidents of bullying behaviour. Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) in the Scottish Borders ensures that the child and their family are at the centre of policy and practice and that the views of the child, young person and their parents/carers are sought, listened to and taken into account when decisions are being made. Please see here for more.

Curriculum Overviews

Curriculum Overviews for P1-3 and P4-7 will be issued on Friday 1st November.

Dates for your diary

• Thursday 3rd October: P5-P7 Rugby and Hockey Festival 10:00am – 12:00pm
• Monday 7th – Friday 11th October: Walk to school week
• Monday 7th October: Parents Consultations 3:15pm – 5pm
• Monday 7th October: Scholastic Book Fair
• Wednesday 9th October: Parent Consultations 5:00pm – 7:00pm
• Wednesday 9th October: Scholastic Book Fair
• Friday 11th October: Harvest Assembly in School Hall
• Monday 14th – Friday 18th October: October Holiday
• Monday 21st October: Staff In-service Day – school closed to pupils
• Tuesday 22nd October: Pupils resume
• Friday 25th October: Halloween Disco. P1-4 6pm-7pm. P5-7 7:15pm-8:15pm
• Monday 28th October: PFA AGM 6pm in school hall
• Tuesday 1st November: Curriculum Overviews issued to parents/carers
• Monday 2nd December: School closed – St Andrews Day holiday
• Tuesday 3rd December: School closed – Eyemouth Cluster Casual Holiday