October Newsletter

ST ANTHONY’S PRIMARY
SCHOOL OCTOBER 2022

NEWSLETTER

Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you all had a lovely October break with your friends and family. We
are now in the midst of a very busy term which incorporates Hallowe’en,
Remembrance Day, St Andrew’s Day and, of course, Christmas. We are also
delighted to have our Councils starting again with vertical groupings. You
can read more about this later in this newsletter.
As ever, let us all keep Working Together for Excellence.
Kind regards

Shirley May Carr

November Weekend Pantomime

A reminder to parents and This session our pupils will be attending a pantomime in
carers that school will be closed school. M and M Productions will be presenting Snow
White to our children on Thursday 22nd December.
to pupils on Friday 18th Our very supportive Parent Council have offered to
November, Monday 21st help meet the cost of this. A huge thanks to them for
November and Tuesday 22nd this kind donation. Pantomimes are a huge Christmas
November. Pupils will return tradition and we are delighted that our children will be
to school on Wednesday 23rd able to experience this!

November.

Article 31- I
have a right to

relax and play

Article 31- I have a right to relax and
play

Digital Schools

We are delighted to share that we are now recognised as a Digital School! We were
awarded this on Wednesday 13th October after a validation meeting with Dr Katharine
Jewitt of Digital Schools Scotland. She met with our SMT, Miss Bonn, Miss McCulloch
and four of our P7 pupils to discuss how we use digital technology here at St Anthony’s.

A glowing report followed. Please see below some of the extracts from the full report:

The senior leadership team are all Digital learning is
competent digital leaders, passionate embedded
about digital literacy and lead by throughout the
active example in using digital school and at all
technologies to support teaching and levels, across all
learning. staff and pupils

Teachers and pupils use digi- Pupils and teachers
tal technologies extensively can clearly identify
when engaging in learning how digital technolo-
experiences. gies make a difference
to their learning and
teaching.

Across the school there Staff are proactive in
is a huge passion and keeping up-to-date with
enthusiasm to use tech- technology for learning
nology for teaching and and support each other
learning. in sharing knowledge.

St Anthony's Primary School exude a strong
sense of the value of the use of digital technologies in
enhancing and supporting learning and teaching. The
school is clearly committed to investing in digital
technologies, in order to motivate and inspire its learners,
with the aim of enabling them to make a significant
contribution to our growing digital world, and successfully

Article 28- I have the right to an
education

Article 13- I have the right to find out and share information

Hallowe’en

On Friday 28th October we celebrated Hallowe’en in our school. Pupils were invited to come
into school dressed up for the day. Throughout the day pupils took part in Hallowe’en ac-
tivities in class. Our Parent Council also provided Discos for all classes throughout the af-
ternoon. As can be seen from the pictured below, this was a day that was enjoyed by all.

Article 31- I have a right to relax
and play

Councils

We are delighted to have our Pupil Councils up and running.
They met for the first time on Thursday 27th October. This year we have 15 councils
all made up of pupils from P1-P7. This is a great opportunity for our pupils to work to-

gether with children from all stages of the school. The councils this year are:
Pupil Council

Rights Respecting Schools Council
Digital Schools Council
Fairtrade Council
Travel Council
Lifeskills Council

Outdoor Learning Council
Health Council
Sports Council
Recycling Council

Global Goals Council
RSPB Council

Intergenerational Council
ECO Council

Mindfulness Council

Article 15- I have the right to meet with friends and to join
groups

House Captains and Vice Captains

Arran

Iona

Article 29- I have the right to an
education which develops my
personality, respect for others’ rights
and the environment

House Captains and Vice Captains

North Uist

Shetland

Tiree

Article 29- I have the right to an
education which develops my
personality, respect for others’ rights and the environment

Diary Dates for Term 2

Tuesday 1st November All Saints’ Day
Friday 4th November Whole School Walk
Friday 11th November Remembrance Day and service led by P6
W/B Monday 14th November Anti-Bullying Week
W/B Monday 14th November Road Safety Week
W/B Monday 14th November Book Week Scotland
Friday 18th November School closed for staff and pupils
Sunday 20th November World Children’s Day
Monday 21st November School closed for staff and pupils
Tuesday 22nd November In-Service Day 3– school closed to pupils
Wednesday 23rd November Pupils and staff return
Friday 25th November Stay and Play
Wednesday 30th November St Andrew’s Day Celebrations
November Interim 2 Reports out to parents and carers
December 2022
Friday 2nd December Whole School Walk
Wednesday 7th December Christmas Party for P6 and P6 pupils from
P5/6
Thursday 8th December Christmas Party for P5 and P5 pupils from
P5/6
Friday 9th December Christmas Party for P4
Monday 12th December Christmas Party for P2X and P2Y
Tuesday 13th December Christmas Party for P3A and P3D
Thursday 15th December Christmas Party for P1M and P1B
Thursday 15th December Infant Nativity
Friday 16th December Christmas Party for P7
Monday 19th December P7 outdoor week in Arran begins
Thursday 22nd December Pantomime– Snow White from M and M
Productions
Friday 23rd December School stops for Christmas holidays

Article 13- I have the right to find out and share information