Auchterellon Primary School
Newsletter August 2013
Dear Parent/Carer,I hope you enjoyed the wonderful summer weather. The children have returned with a healthy glow and looking much taller! A warm welcome to our new P1’s, Nursery Pupils and the new pupils throughout the school. We hope you have an enjoyable and fruitful time at Auchterellon School. Everyone is settling in well and we are looking forward to an exciting session ahead.
Staffing
Welcome to Mrs Amanda Clark our newly appointed School Administrator who has started in school and to Mrs Faye Grassick our newly appointed Clerical assistant. Mrs Grassick will start 9th September and until then Mrs Elaine Donaldson will be in the front office.
A fond farewell to Mrs Karen Thomson who left us at the end of last week to take up a part time post at the University. Mrs Thomson and her kindness will be sorely missed at Auchterellon School and we wish her well in her new job.
School Meals
The cost of a book of Dinner Tickets is now £20 per book of ten or £2.00 per meal.
H.S. A. and Parent Council - The AGM is to be held on Wednesday 11th September at 7pm. New members very welcome! It would be lovely to see some of our ‘new’ mums and dads. Please come along.
The website below is available for ALL parents/staff of Auchterellon Primary School to access. It is an excellent resource and information website.
Site: www.sptc.info
Location: member area
password: Parent Power
Membership Login: AUCHTEP1 / More dates for your Diary are to be found on the back of this newsletter.
Interdisciplinary Projects - In line with our new Curriculum for Excellence, our Projects encourage an inter-disciplinary approach to make clear and relevant connections across all curriculum areas. They may contain elements of Health and Well-being, Book Study, Nature Study, Enterprise etc. alongside Science, Geography, History, Social Studies and Technology. They provide opportunities for our children to engage in deep learning and the application of that learning.
You may already be aware of the project your child is studying with his/her class, but for those of you who are unsure Interdisciplinary projects for Term One are:
Nursery Year 1 – Myself, Nursery Rhymes, Houses and HomesNursery Year 2 – My family, Fairy Tales, Toys
Classes 1S & 1G – All about me, My School
Class 2/1 – Ellon, My town
Classes 2M & 2F – Houses and Homes
Classes 3M & 3C – Charlotte’s Web
Classes 4H – Water / River Ythan
Class P5/4M – A secret Project!
Class 5C – Missing! - a Mystery
Class 6/5DF – Africa
Class 6C – British Isles/ National Government Class P7/6M – Australia
Class 7W – Asia/ Natural Disasters
School Photographs
Individual and family Photographs will take place on Thursday September 12th and Friday September 13th. A note will go out shortly with more details. A speedy return would be much appreciated.
Help!
A parent is setting up a weekly music club at lunchtime or after school and is looking for another parent or a member of the local community who can play the piano to help with the group. If you are interested in helping out with the music group, or would like to discuss running another extra curricular club, please contact the school to let us know.
Yours sincerely,
Morag McGowan Head Teacher
This newsletter can be sent electronically on receipt of an e-mail address and is available on the Auchterellon School GLOW site.