Click the link to view/download the January 2022 Parent Newsletter.
Topics include:
- New staff
- Adverse Weather
- Covid testing and protocols
- HPV Vaccinations
- Scholastic Book Fair
- Lunchtime Activities
Adverse Weather – January 2022
- If the school is closing early for any reason including adverse weather, we will endeavour to make contact with all parents via telephone. We will also post on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
- At all other times such as before school opens, parents should check the Highland Council Schools Messaging Service, the Highland Council website on school closures and/or our Facebook or Twitter pages. We will update as soon as we possibly can. Staff will not be contacting parents from their homes.
- The schools’ messaging service number and pin is as follows for all North West Sutherland Schools: 0800 564 2272 / Pin Number 04 1130 (pinned to the top of our FB page for easy access).
Parent Council Meeting – 23 February 2022.
The next Parent Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 23 February at 6.00 pm. More details will follow.
Parent Council Meeting Minutes – 10 November 2021
Click the link below to view/download the minutes of the Parent Council meeting of 10th November. There are individual reports from all 4 schools.
Dates for Your Diary – November/December 2021
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 2021 | |
| Thursday 18 November | Children in Need |
| Tuesday 23 November | Sport for Champions School Visit |
| December 2021 | |
| Thursday 9 December | Christmas Jumper Day (Save the Children) |
| Wednesday 22 December | Holidays from 3.50 pm |
Parent and Pupil Newsletter – October 2021
The latest newsletter is available. Click on the link below to view or download.
Topics:
- Staffing
- Adverse Weather
- Hydro Scheme Trip
- COVID testing
- Flu immunisations
- McBeath Memorial project
- End of Day arrangements
Adverse Weather
Guidelines for Parents – Travelling to School During Adverse Weather
Guidelines for this winter have been issued. Please click on the link below to view or download.
The Guidance includes information on the Council’s advice line on closures (updated daily) as well as links for the Council’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Local schools will also try to contact all parents regarding closure via telephone. There will also be messages on the North West Sutherland Schools Facebook and Twitter pages.
Parent Council Meeting Minutes
The first Parent Council meeting of 2021-2022 was held on 29 September 2021.
Click the link below to view the minutes. In addition, Appendix 1 is the Head Teacher’s report.
Parent Council – Annual General Meeting
The AGM was held on 29 September 2021. New office bearers are:
Chair – Sophie Beveridge
Vice-Chair – Denise MacDonald
Secretary – Yvonne MacRae
Treasurer – Iona Shaw
Please click the link below to view/download the minutes of the meeting.
Screen Machine
The Screen Machine will be in Kinlochbervie on September 8 and September 9. Films are:
- The Croods (U)
- Black Widow (12A)
- Small Country & Islands in Film (15) – about the experiences and challenges of living and working in the Highlands
- Limbo – black comedy about a group of refugees awaiting asylum in the Western Isles
No dates for Durness this time.