HEAD TEACHER'S REPORT 30 MAY 2012

Parent Council – 30^th May 2012

Headteacher’s report

Staffing

We have appointed a permanent teacher to the school, Chris Farrell who will start in August.  We still have three temporary posts to fill; two to cover RCCT and one to cover Cristina Press who is going on maternity leave.

Dates not already in the diary

Monday 4^th June – jubilee celebration in school

Tuesday 5^th June – jubilee holiday

Wednesday 20^th June – P7 graduation at 1.30pm, all Parent Council members invited.

Thursday 21^st June – P7 day out - This includes bowling, cinema and a meal.

Reports will be given out to parents on 15^th June instead of 8^th June as previously indicated on the calendar.

Newsletter

Newsletter will go out tomorrow and will have teachers and classes allocated for next session.

Restorative practices briefly explained in newsletter.

Cursive handwriting will be introduced next session.

Self evaluation

All consultation is complete and the Standards and Quality and School Improvement Plan will be completed by the end of June and will be issued to parents in August/September.

Main developments next session

Further work on engaging parents

Cursive handwriting

Grounds works following our award of £15000

Curriculum – literacy, numeracy, health and wellbeing

GIRFEC (Getting It Right For Every Child) - paperwork will change, joint working of agencies to support children and families.

Community /Joint working

Following the children’s presentation to CRAG, the two schools have been asked to organise some further consultation across the community about small developments to improve the area e.g. benching, improvement of paths. This will take place in August ’12. CRAG will focus on developing a skate park.