1. Welcome to Kinmylies Primary School
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Welcome to Kinmylies Primary School

2. Roll August 2017
The school roll for August 2017 is 272 children in Primaries 1 to 7, to be accommodated in 11 classes
Nursery roll of 99 three and four year old children, in two rooms over the course of the day and the week.
31 P1 pupils

3. Pupil Support Assistants
Staff
P1W Miss White –18 children (max 25)
P1I Mrs Innes – 18 children (max 25)
Miss Kelly – Head Teacher
Mrs Fraser – Depute Head Teacher
Pupil Support Assistants
Support for learning teacher Mrs D MacQueen, Head Teacher Mrs S King
Info will be given out at end of session to inform of classes. Classes work very closely together – particularly for phonics and reading and there will lots of shared time across the two classes.

4. Can be found on the school blog – paper copies on request.
School Handbook
Contains all the information you need. If you need another copy please let us know
Can be found on the school blog – paper copies on request.

5. School Times Primary 1-3 – Monday -Thursday
Start 9am (playground opened & supervised from 8.45am)
Break am
Lunch pm
Afternoon Break (15mins)
Home 3.30pm
Drop off and pick up from gate
Week one1 buses!

6. School Times Primary 1-3 – Friday
Start 9am (playground opened & supervised from 8.45am)
Break am
Home 12.15
Drop off and pick up from gate

7. Children progress at different rates
children as individuals
provide a range of activities at which they can succeed
Doesn’t matter P1 or p1/2. active learning, onery

8. Curriculum for Excellence
Responsible Citizens
Successful Learners
Broad learning, cross-curricular, indoors and outdoors as much as possible.
Big focus on literacy, numeracy and health & wellbeing across all areas.
More adult directed activity / formal lessons than nursery but still lots of opportunities for self directed play.
Soft Start.
Confident Individuals
Effective Contributors

9. Keeping in Touch - Getting Involved
School Blog
Newsletters
Twitter
Parent Council Facebook
Reports
Workshops
Home/School Diary
Questionnaires
Homework
Parent’s Evening x2
Teaching Staff
Open Afternoons & Performances

10. ATTENDANCE Absence due to illness - phone before 10am
Family - write to Head Teacher
Ill during school day - emergency contact
Please make sure these are up to date! Always a slip on side of newsletter to let you inform school of changes to mobile numbers / contact details for any. If you are going to be late, just give the school a ring and let us know. Leave a message if no answer.

11. PROMOTING POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR
Rewarded for good behaviour
Achievements are celebrated and rewarded at weekly assemblies
House Points are shared with the whole school (Wallace Bruce Douglas Malcolm)
Class systems / individual stickers.
Behaviour Policy
It’s Good to Be Green
Contacted at an early stage.
Good to Be Green in P1. Card system.
Letter will be sent home for time out. If you are unclear about the reason for a time out please phone to discuss. Staff very good at investigating an incident but sometimes the bit of paper not big enough to outline context / detail of what has happened. More than happy to talk through – please contact school directly.

12. Curriculum Expressive Arts Health and Wellbeing
Languages- Emergent Literacy
Mathematics
Religious and Moral Education
Sciences
Social Studies
Technologies

13. Creating Confident Kids
The Programme was developed by Highland Council Psychological Service in 2008 but updated in This programme is currently one of three that exist. Resilient Kids Together has been developed for pupils in middle primary school (primary 3/4) and Resilient Kids Moving Up is aimed at primary seven pupils to prepare them for transition to secondary school.
Resilient Kids to School aims to support children with the transition from nursery to primary one. The large E and L in the title highlights the Emotional Literacy focus of the pack. Emotional Literacy is described as the ability to be aware of and manage our own feelings and to be aware of and respond appropriately to the feelings of others. It is widely accepted that when emotional literacy is targeted within a school curriculum, academic achievement is raised.

14. Week 1 Arrangements Induction Week
Tuesday 15th August Group A attend 9am – 12.15pm
Group B attend 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Wednesday 16th August Group B attend 9am – 12.15pm
Group A attend 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Thursday 17th August All children to attend 9am – 12.15pm
Friday 18th August All children to attend 9am – 12.15pm
TUES – Accompany child to classroom. Enter via main entrance at reception. Staff will come and meet you there.
WED – Drop child off at playground gate.

15. School Uniform

16. Being prepared School Uniform Indoor shoes
Suitable clothing for being indoors and outdoors – independent dressing
Change of clothing
PE kit
ALL ITEMS LABELLED PLEASE!
No toys unless the teachers specify a particular occasion
Shoes – only laces if can tie!
School not responsible for damage or loss to toys.

17. Free Red Bag – please remember every day

18. Snack

19. Lunch School Dinners are free for all children from P1 – P3.
Can take a packed lunch if you know it’s something your child won’t like that day. Menus are sent home.
All lunches eaten in canteen and monitored– packed lunches told
not to bin anything.
Packed lunches – allow you to monitor what has been eaten. Staff there to supervise however sometimes children will slip out haven not eaten their full lunch. Let teacher know if you are concerned about eating.

20. Can be found on Highland Council website.
Menu for Lunches
Friday – Grab and Go Lunch – if requested.
Consists of:-
Sandwich or Wrap with choice of cheese tuna or ham fillings.
Biscuit or cake.
Piece of fruit
Carton of juice
Can be found on Highland Council website.

21. Modern Languages
Highland Council strategy to promote modern languages in the Early Years.

22. Homework School 15% Home factors 85% Influence of Home and School
(From Highland Council’s Shared Reading Document)

23. Homework Short and active Reading – when ready
Numeracy – cards with tasks Term 1 & 2
Weekly Home School report – Homework Note letting you know what they’ve been doing.

24. Resources and Questions
Resources out in open area to have a look. Focus – Phonics, Reading, Numeracy and French.
Further workshop in Term 1 to support with Phonics, Reading, French and Numeracy. Dates to be confirmed.