The PTA are holding a Coffee Afternoon on Friday 14th March 2008 from 1.30pm-3.30pm.
The children will display their coloured boiled eggs and judges will choose the best examples while you enjoy a cup of tea/coffee and a delicious home bake.
In addition there will be items for sale made by the children themselves fron all the classes.
Please note that your child's items can be reserved by you to purchase. Please use the form attached to your letter or e-mail.Those that are not, will be released for sale to the General Public attending our Coffee Afternoon.
Children are being provided with a boiled egg to decorate for the event. (I am aware that some have been asked to bring in a boiled egg, and those that wish to do that can do so) THEY WILL KEEP THEIR OWN EGG and TREASURE it we hope!
If the eggs are kept in one piece, they are fabulous keepsakes and great to look at when you become older. I have one that is 47 years old and sounds like a rattle, as the egg yolk has dried up inside.
Items available for sale must reflect the costs involved in purchasing the basic materials needed to make them. THEY ARE UNIQUE items however!!
Painted Wooden EGG CUPS will cost £1 each
Decorated EGG SHAPE CANDLES will cost £1
Hand -made EASTER CARD will cost £1
Please remember that every penny that comes into the school Enterprise Money is reinvested into IDEAS developed by your children.
We hope you come to our event.......
To see how many Parents are looking at this site......will those who have read this mini-newsletter please give their child something YELLOW to wear or carry on Friday, 14th March
They will be entered into a draw for an Easter Egg that I will donate!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
LIVE ART. LIVE MUSIC. NEW EXPERIENCE
.......a unique chance to perceive music in a compelling and fresh way.
Painting Music perform concerts and run workshops bringing music to life through art and opening eyes and ears to the colourful world of sound.
Watch as the music jumps off the canvas as vibrant colours and shapes. At our Workshops you can even have a go yourself! Can you create your own musical work of art?
Painting Music – is for everyone, revitalising and refreshing the way we enjoy the arts.
We are delighted to be hosting this group to undertake a workshop on the 9th April 2008 in the Melvin Hall.
To cover costs we will require a payment to be made to Tarves School for £2.50 per pupil. Please fill in the pro-forma that is being issued to each family
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Easter activity programme has benefits for all
Aberdeenshire Council is running an Easter activity programme offering young people the opportunity to try new and ‘egg-citing’ activities.
These include quad biking, clay pigeon shooting, street dancing, skiing and tubing; but there are benefits for parents too. For £15 per day your children will be under adult supervision and get the opportunity to try out new and exciting activities during the holidays. Once children reach the age of 11 or 12 they start to prefer the company of their peers and sometimes find clubs involving younger children a bit restrictive. Recognising this, the council decided to set up the teenage holiday programme to provide the opportunity of meaningful activities amongst peers. The scheme is not strictly childcare, however, it does provide a high level of safety and supervision along with a wide variety of enjoyable high-octane activities. Young people who have taken part have commented that they enjoyed making new friends and trying new activities, as well as getting out of their usual surroundings and exploring new places. Parents have been enthusiastic about the quality of activities and enjoy the comfort of knowing that their children are constructively engaged and aren’t hanging around the house or the streets all day.Each group of up to 15 young people will be accompanied by two youth workers plus instructors, where required.All transport will be provided and is included in the cost of the programme. Indoor activities will be held in Stonehaven, Banchory, Westhill, Inverurie, Ellon, Peterhead and Fraserburgh. There will be pick-ups from Laurencekirk, Portlethen, Aboyne, Kincardine O’Neil, Alford, Oldmeldrum and Mintlaw.The programme is available to current primary sevens through to fourth year secondary pupils. The programme is funded by Aberdeenshire Childcare Partnership and delivered by Aberdeenshire Council Sport and Leisure.
Booking forms are available by phoning (01467) 628283 or can be downloaded from:
www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/recreation/holiday
For further information, please contact Rachel Boal or Sandra Bisset on (01467) 628283, or email
holidayprogrammes@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
These include quad biking, clay pigeon shooting, street dancing, skiing and tubing; but there are benefits for parents too. For £15 per day your children will be under adult supervision and get the opportunity to try out new and exciting activities during the holidays. Once children reach the age of 11 or 12 they start to prefer the company of their peers and sometimes find clubs involving younger children a bit restrictive. Recognising this, the council decided to set up the teenage holiday programme to provide the opportunity of meaningful activities amongst peers. The scheme is not strictly childcare, however, it does provide a high level of safety and supervision along with a wide variety of enjoyable high-octane activities. Young people who have taken part have commented that they enjoyed making new friends and trying new activities, as well as getting out of their usual surroundings and exploring new places. Parents have been enthusiastic about the quality of activities and enjoy the comfort of knowing that their children are constructively engaged and aren’t hanging around the house or the streets all day.Each group of up to 15 young people will be accompanied by two youth workers plus instructors, where required.All transport will be provided and is included in the cost of the programme. Indoor activities will be held in Stonehaven, Banchory, Westhill, Inverurie, Ellon, Peterhead and Fraserburgh. There will be pick-ups from Laurencekirk, Portlethen, Aboyne, Kincardine O’Neil, Alford, Oldmeldrum and Mintlaw.The programme is available to current primary sevens through to fourth year secondary pupils. The programme is funded by Aberdeenshire Childcare Partnership and delivered by Aberdeenshire Council Sport and Leisure.
Booking forms are available by phoning (01467) 628283 or can be downloaded from:
www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/recreation/holiday
For further information, please contact Rachel Boal or Sandra Bisset on (01467) 628283, or email
holidayprogrammes@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Take Advantage!
Easter Holidays - Swimming Promotion
After meeting with the local recreation officer, our Active Schools Coordinator, Gary Cameron, has managed to arrange for all school pupils in the Meldrum cluster to have reduced access to four local Aberdeenshire council swimming facilities during the Easter holidays. These pools are Inverurie, Ellon,Turriff and Huntly and the cost of a swim will be just 50p per child. The tickets will be available for sale from our school and the children will hand their pre-purchased tickets into the centre of their choice when attending,
After meeting with the local recreation officer, our Active Schools Coordinator, Gary Cameron, has managed to arrange for all school pupils in the Meldrum cluster to have reduced access to four local Aberdeenshire council swimming facilities during the Easter holidays. These pools are Inverurie, Ellon,Turriff and Huntly and the cost of a swim will be just 50p per child. The tickets will be available for sale from our school and the children will hand their pre-purchased tickets into the centre of their choice when attending,
Monday, March 3, 2008
Draft Minutes of the Tarves Parent Council Meeting
20th February 2008 at 7.30pm in the School Staffroom
Present:
Martin Sisley (chairperson), Keith Western, John Stone, Bob Davidson, Wendy Middleton, Pamela Ackers, Kathy Summers, Alan Mann, Marek Gorski, Helen Wilcox (minutes)
Apologies:
Sheila Ferguson, Kim Davidson, Alan Gordon, Rosemary Carstairs, Paul Johnston
Minutes of the meeting on 14th November 2007:
These were passed as a true record of the meeting
1. Matters arising from the minutes:
Marek has re-established contact with the e-twining schools and things are progressing.
Following on from discussions with parents it has been decided to take P7 pupils to Poland again this year. They will be away from 17th – 24th May. The flights have been booked from Prestwick. There will be 13 children, 7 adults and 3 members of staff. The cost is expected to be £300/child and £330/adult. During the same week P6 pupils will be going to the Compass Centre at Glenshee with pupils from Cultercullen School. It was decided that Abernethy had become too expensive.
To comply with disabled access regulations a ramp has been put in place to provide access to the nursery store. This is not in an ideal position and is slippery when wet. However we have been informed that it is necessary.
Parents are still unhappy with the situation in the P1/2/3 class and it was discussed at some length. Marek said that the ‘paired writing’ with Primary 6 pupils was now taking place. Staff have been ‘in-serviced’ about the new ‘activity learning’ policies but these will take time to implement fully. He is considering devoting the next curricular evening for parents to the new ‘activity learning’ schemes. This will be held in March. Marek hopes next year the classes will be such that all the Primary 3 pupils will be together. In the meantime the class is receiving extra support from classroom assistants.The parents are concerned because their children are not mixing with the other Primary 3 pupils as much as they would like, especially in areas such as drama, PE and art, and the children appear to be repeating work that they did in Primary 2.Marek explained that normally P1 -3 did not get specialist teachers and that the Primary 3s in P3/4 only got a specialist PE teacher because they were in with the Primary 4s. It is not possible for the Primary 3s in P1/2/3 to join this class as it would make the class size too big.The parents feel that nothing is being done to help the situation and that the problem is being left to resolve itself next year when the classes will change anyway. They also raised the issue of more parent helpers being brought in especially for work in the activity room. Pamela asked if this would allow a mix of Primary 3s from both classes to work together on an activity.Marek said that this would need to be carefully timetabled but he would certainly go back to the teachers and see if something could be arranged. He would like to see parent volunteers being used more in the school.
The concrete block has now got yellow lines painted round it and red lines over the top of it. However the plant pot has been moved back to its original position.
The pick-up point at Thornroan has been sorted out.
Parents still feel that the homework diaries are not being used to their full extent. Marek pointed out that the diaries are designed as a 2 way communication system and parents could also use them to pass information to the school. With regard to unfinished work, Marek doesn’t want children kept in at break times to complete work and if unfinished work is being sent home both he and the parents should be informed. He doesn’t want the children to equate work with a punishment.
2. Head teacher’s Report:
Ms Julie Wilson has been appointed as the new lunchtime auxiliary.
The school has been given some money which has to be used for building improvements. Marek is thinking about having the old toilet room cleared so that it can be used as a proper store for the PE equipment. He may also use some of the money to get the school sign put back up.
The school held a ‘pupil folder’ night where parents were invited to come with their children to see the children’s work. It was very successful and will probably be repeated next year.
3. Councillor’s Report:
Paul was unable to stay for the whole meeting but he wished to thank the school for completing the Haddo questionnaires. He also asked if the Parent Council could act on any issues and support the regeneration of Haddo.
4. After-School Club:
There has been a good response to the questionnaire with approximately 28 families interested in breakfast or after-school care.
Kathy has spoken to Anna Fisk but there is no money available at the moment from the authority however we have indicated a level of need. It would need to be set up as a business and either funded by the school PTA perhaps or by external funding. Methlick School is in a similar position so it may be possible to have a joint venture. The after-school club would have to be run by qualified staff and would need some form of insurance. It was suggested that the playgroup leader may be interested in running it. John is going to ask.
Marek is keen to have more after-school activities for the pupils. He has been speaking to the new ‘active schools’ co-ordinator who says that he can provide qualified instructors for various sports activities. This would cost about £30 per session so the cost per child would depend on numbers. It was suggested that a questionnaire be put out to assess the level of interest and which sports would be most popular. Marek has applied for a transverse climbing wall which would be sited outside at the back of the school.
5. Parent Council Funding:
The new bank account has finally been sorted out and we have received £192 from the authority as funding for this year. Helen was asked to find out how this figure has been arrived at.
6. AOCB:
The school is still looking for an accountant to audit the books. Alan Mann offered his services which were gratefully received.
The school blogspot is now up and running. It is open to anyone, however only the school can upload anything on to it. Apparently not all parents are aware of the blogspot so Marek said that another letter would be put out to inform parents. Any photographs of children on the site do not have their names attached and where names are put on, only first names are used.
The PTA is organising a summer fete this year and are looking for ideas and help. The provisional date is Saturday 14th June.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 14th May at 7.30pm in the school staffroom.
Present:
Martin Sisley (chairperson), Keith Western, John Stone, Bob Davidson, Wendy Middleton, Pamela Ackers, Kathy Summers, Alan Mann, Marek Gorski, Helen Wilcox (minutes)
Apologies:
Sheila Ferguson, Kim Davidson, Alan Gordon, Rosemary Carstairs, Paul Johnston
Minutes of the meeting on 14th November 2007:
These were passed as a true record of the meeting
1. Matters arising from the minutes:
Marek has re-established contact with the e-twining schools and things are progressing.
Following on from discussions with parents it has been decided to take P7 pupils to Poland again this year. They will be away from 17th – 24th May. The flights have been booked from Prestwick. There will be 13 children, 7 adults and 3 members of staff. The cost is expected to be £300/child and £330/adult. During the same week P6 pupils will be going to the Compass Centre at Glenshee with pupils from Cultercullen School. It was decided that Abernethy had become too expensive.
To comply with disabled access regulations a ramp has been put in place to provide access to the nursery store. This is not in an ideal position and is slippery when wet. However we have been informed that it is necessary.
Parents are still unhappy with the situation in the P1/2/3 class and it was discussed at some length. Marek said that the ‘paired writing’ with Primary 6 pupils was now taking place. Staff have been ‘in-serviced’ about the new ‘activity learning’ policies but these will take time to implement fully. He is considering devoting the next curricular evening for parents to the new ‘activity learning’ schemes. This will be held in March. Marek hopes next year the classes will be such that all the Primary 3 pupils will be together. In the meantime the class is receiving extra support from classroom assistants.The parents are concerned because their children are not mixing with the other Primary 3 pupils as much as they would like, especially in areas such as drama, PE and art, and the children appear to be repeating work that they did in Primary 2.Marek explained that normally P1 -3 did not get specialist teachers and that the Primary 3s in P3/4 only got a specialist PE teacher because they were in with the Primary 4s. It is not possible for the Primary 3s in P1/2/3 to join this class as it would make the class size too big.The parents feel that nothing is being done to help the situation and that the problem is being left to resolve itself next year when the classes will change anyway. They also raised the issue of more parent helpers being brought in especially for work in the activity room. Pamela asked if this would allow a mix of Primary 3s from both classes to work together on an activity.Marek said that this would need to be carefully timetabled but he would certainly go back to the teachers and see if something could be arranged. He would like to see parent volunteers being used more in the school.
The concrete block has now got yellow lines painted round it and red lines over the top of it. However the plant pot has been moved back to its original position.
The pick-up point at Thornroan has been sorted out.
Parents still feel that the homework diaries are not being used to their full extent. Marek pointed out that the diaries are designed as a 2 way communication system and parents could also use them to pass information to the school. With regard to unfinished work, Marek doesn’t want children kept in at break times to complete work and if unfinished work is being sent home both he and the parents should be informed. He doesn’t want the children to equate work with a punishment.
2. Head teacher’s Report:
Ms Julie Wilson has been appointed as the new lunchtime auxiliary.
The school has been given some money which has to be used for building improvements. Marek is thinking about having the old toilet room cleared so that it can be used as a proper store for the PE equipment. He may also use some of the money to get the school sign put back up.
The school held a ‘pupil folder’ night where parents were invited to come with their children to see the children’s work. It was very successful and will probably be repeated next year.
3. Councillor’s Report:
Paul was unable to stay for the whole meeting but he wished to thank the school for completing the Haddo questionnaires. He also asked if the Parent Council could act on any issues and support the regeneration of Haddo.
4. After-School Club:
There has been a good response to the questionnaire with approximately 28 families interested in breakfast or after-school care.
Kathy has spoken to Anna Fisk but there is no money available at the moment from the authority however we have indicated a level of need. It would need to be set up as a business and either funded by the school PTA perhaps or by external funding. Methlick School is in a similar position so it may be possible to have a joint venture. The after-school club would have to be run by qualified staff and would need some form of insurance. It was suggested that the playgroup leader may be interested in running it. John is going to ask.
Marek is keen to have more after-school activities for the pupils. He has been speaking to the new ‘active schools’ co-ordinator who says that he can provide qualified instructors for various sports activities. This would cost about £30 per session so the cost per child would depend on numbers. It was suggested that a questionnaire be put out to assess the level of interest and which sports would be most popular. Marek has applied for a transverse climbing wall which would be sited outside at the back of the school.
5. Parent Council Funding:
The new bank account has finally been sorted out and we have received £192 from the authority as funding for this year. Helen was asked to find out how this figure has been arrived at.
6. AOCB:
The school is still looking for an accountant to audit the books. Alan Mann offered his services which were gratefully received.
The school blogspot is now up and running. It is open to anyone, however only the school can upload anything on to it. Apparently not all parents are aware of the blogspot so Marek said that another letter would be put out to inform parents. Any photographs of children on the site do not have their names attached and where names are put on, only first names are used.
The PTA is organising a summer fete this year and are looking for ideas and help. The provisional date is Saturday 14th June.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 14th May at 7.30pm in the school staffroom.
After School Clubs
Presently we are working hard to bring more after-school activities for your children and we would like to thank you for your responses addressed to our Active Schools Coordinator.
We can offer the prospect of a very exciting after-school French Club for Primary 1,2, and 3 pupils to be held directly after school at 2.45pm on Thursdays and a P4 and 5 club for pupils from 3.30pm - 4.25pm.
Whether this goes ahead or not depends on the number of interested participants. A minimum of 10 children per session will be required.
Please read the introductory letter from ‘le Club Francais’ below.
Fun French After school Club, Tarves School
Le Club Francais would like to introduce itself to parents of Primary one, two and three children who may be considering a second language for their child. We have been running Fun French Clubs in Aberdeen schools for several years and would like to offer new clubs in your school.
Le Club Francais teaches French through a structured and progressive course, using first class materials along with songs, drama, games and fun activities. We provide a carefully-phased introduction to a wide range of vocabulary, the development of good pronunciation and accent as well as familiarisation with the culture of France. Our bilingual teachers receive ongoing training in the use of our professionally-developed teaching materials and methods.
If children enjoy their early exposure to French, they will absorb and retain this giving them an advantage and a head-start for later language learning.
Le Club Francais would meet on Thursday, for 45 minutes after school, during which children will enjoy lessons including songs, games, role-play and many varied activities. On joining the club, children will become members and receive a CD and songbook, and at the end of the school year, their progress will be marked with certificates. A joining fee of £9.95 is payable to cover this membership pack and thereafter lessons cost £4.20 per week. Fees are to be paid in within the first two weeks of term for the whole tem.
Le Club Français is a private organisation, invited to teach French as an optional extra to the curriculum by the school.
Please return the slip to SCHOOL OFFICE BY END OF TERM to let us know if you would like your child to enrol. Please contact Catherine on 01224 486381 or E-mail : cocoiziz@yahoo.co.uk with any queries as she is responsible for administration rather than the school office.
I believe that languages taught at an early age will greatly benefit ANY child and the format of these lessons should give the children a lot of fun!!
Tarves Parent Council Minutes
Further to the School Council Minutes being posted on the Blog, I have been asked if it would be possible to post the DRAFT minutes of the most recent meeting, as there are usually only five meetings per year and therefore minutes would not be shared with everyone for a few months.
This is an unusual move, however they will be posted once School Council Representatives have checked them over for their accuracy.
We can offer the prospect of a very exciting after-school French Club for Primary 1,2, and 3 pupils to be held directly after school at 2.45pm on Thursdays and a P4 and 5 club for pupils from 3.30pm - 4.25pm.
Whether this goes ahead or not depends on the number of interested participants. A minimum of 10 children per session will be required.
Please read the introductory letter from ‘le Club Francais’ below.
Fun French After school Club, Tarves School
Le Club Francais would like to introduce itself to parents of Primary one, two and three children who may be considering a second language for their child. We have been running Fun French Clubs in Aberdeen schools for several years and would like to offer new clubs in your school.
Le Club Francais teaches French through a structured and progressive course, using first class materials along with songs, drama, games and fun activities. We provide a carefully-phased introduction to a wide range of vocabulary, the development of good pronunciation and accent as well as familiarisation with the culture of France. Our bilingual teachers receive ongoing training in the use of our professionally-developed teaching materials and methods.
If children enjoy their early exposure to French, they will absorb and retain this giving them an advantage and a head-start for later language learning.
Le Club Francais would meet on Thursday, for 45 minutes after school, during which children will enjoy lessons including songs, games, role-play and many varied activities. On joining the club, children will become members and receive a CD and songbook, and at the end of the school year, their progress will be marked with certificates. A joining fee of £9.95 is payable to cover this membership pack and thereafter lessons cost £4.20 per week. Fees are to be paid in within the first two weeks of term for the whole tem.
Le Club Français is a private organisation, invited to teach French as an optional extra to the curriculum by the school.
Please return the slip to SCHOOL OFFICE BY END OF TERM to let us know if you would like your child to enrol. Please contact Catherine on 01224 486381 or E-mail : cocoiziz@yahoo.co.uk with any queries as she is responsible for administration rather than the school office.
I believe that languages taught at an early age will greatly benefit ANY child and the format of these lessons should give the children a lot of fun!!
Tarves Parent Council Minutes
Further to the School Council Minutes being posted on the Blog, I have been asked if it would be possible to post the DRAFT minutes of the most recent meeting, as there are usually only five meetings per year and therefore minutes would not be shared with everyone for a few months.
This is an unusual move, however they will be posted once School Council Representatives have checked them over for their accuracy.
Curricular Evening - 4th March 2008
Curriculum For Excellence
As indicated in the School Events Calendar issued to you at the beginning of the session, Tuesday 4th March was to be a Curricular Evening.
Looking at what is going to be important for you and your children over the next ten years at least, I decided that it would be of benefit to explain the move to a ‘Curriculum for Excellence’ and some of the thinking behind it.
With this in mind, I have a Power-point presentation that will highlight the main features and that will help us to work together.
I know that many of you will cringe at the prospect of having to attend a meeting where I will be presenting a talk about education, however I promise that it will be in terms that everyone will understand, and will be to the point and allowing any questions to be asked.
The meeting will start at 7.15pm and should not last for much longer than an hour.
If one member of the family could be available to come, then I would truly be obliged to you!!
Please do your best to give me one hour of your time in order to help you and your children in the future.
As indicated in the School Events Calendar issued to you at the beginning of the session, Tuesday 4th March was to be a Curricular Evening.
Looking at what is going to be important for you and your children over the next ten years at least, I decided that it would be of benefit to explain the move to a ‘Curriculum for Excellence’ and some of the thinking behind it.
With this in mind, I have a Power-point presentation that will highlight the main features and that will help us to work together.
I know that many of you will cringe at the prospect of having to attend a meeting where I will be presenting a talk about education, however I promise that it will be in terms that everyone will understand, and will be to the point and allowing any questions to be asked.
The meeting will start at 7.15pm and should not last for much longer than an hour.
If one member of the family could be available to come, then I would truly be obliged to you!!
Please do your best to give me one hour of your time in order to help you and your children in the future.
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