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Parents

Parent / Carer Contact Details

Parents/carers are asked to ensure that telephone contact numbers – home, work and emergency contact(s) are kept up-to-date and are numbers at which a response can be obtained in all normal circumstances.

Parental Involvement

Parents receive monthly newsletters (usually by email) . The school has a website that is up-dated regularly and contains useful links for parents.  Updates and reminders are sent by email and/or text. A curriculum overview is sent home at the beginning of each term outlining what is going to be covered in each curricular area. A snapshot jotter is also sent home each term showing a sample of children’s best work from a specific week.

Argyll and Bute’s Parental Engagement Strategy may be viewed here.

Becoming Involved in School

The school values the important part that parents/carers play in their children’s education and sees partnership with parents/carers as an effective way of enhancing children’s achievements and promoting better school ethos and communication.In the school we all work as a team.

Opportunities for Parental Involvement

Examples of opportunities for parental involvement are as follows:

During the school day:

  • Art/Craft activities
  • Sharing knowledge and expertise in some aspect of the curriculum (e.g. topic talk), history, science, health
  • Practical activities in science, maths, social subjects, health education (e.g. first aid) or technology
  • Reading stories to groups of children, playing reading/phonics games
  • Supervising board games
  • Teaching playground games
  • Running or assisting to run a Lunch Club
  • Supporting educational visits/trips
  • School concerts – making costumes, props, supervision of children
  • Road safety – Cycle Training

Outwith the school day:

  • Fundraising events
  • Trips, e.g. sporting events, concerts
  • Wider-curricular activities, e.g. coaching, sports/art clubs/country dancing/school grounds – maintenance of garden/allotment areas

If you wish to be a regular parent helper, PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) checks must be completed.  Please discuss this with staff.