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.