Mon 30th June

Monday 30th June

A note from Mrs Fitzsimons

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our wonderful pupils for their hard work and amazing achievements this year. We have had so much joy and fun along the way.

In our standardised testing from P3-P7 we had 97% of pupils scoring average or above in Literacy with 58% of those in the above average and well above average bands. In Numeracy we had 97% scoring average or above and 60% of those were in the above average or well above average bands.

I am hugely proud of them all and we celebrate every success here as a school, from excellent academic achievements to getting player of the match at the weekend.

I would also like to thank all the staff for their dedication to Spa Primary, often going way above and beyond to ensure Spa PS is the best it can be. We would not be the school we are without them.

A big thank you to you, as parents, for supporting us all year. Whether that be financially, coming in to speak to the class, spreading positive PR, working with your children at home and creating a positive attitude to school. School would not work without our parent partnerships.

I would also like to thank the local community around us that have invested so much in the school this year. To the Church for allowing us to use their grounds, the local ministers who came in for assembly, Friends of Spa for organising fund-raisers, the Forest School for continued use, Spa Nursing home for looking after us on our visits and Montalto for the use of their grounds. We live in a wonderful community.

Have a really lovely summer with family and friends,

Mrs F

P7 Leavers

We had a brilliant Leavers' assembly on Thursday to say farewell to our P7s. It was an afternoon full of laughter and happy memories and not too many tears. We wish this wonderful bunch of children a happy and fulfilling future.

Thanks for your Support

Parent Information Session

Each teacher in P1-P7 will be holding an information session for parents on Fri 28th Aug in the classroom. The session will last 30 mins and will be repeated to allow you to attend 2 different sessions. They will run from 1:00- 1:30 and 1:30 - 2:00. If you are unable to get childcare for your school aged children during the sessions we will provide a classroom and Classroom Assistants to supervise.

I would really encourage you to take this opportunity to meet the teacher and hear what the year will hold for your child. You will be informed of the main curricular areas covered and how you can best support your child with homework. We look forward to seeing you there.

School Uniform

Below is a list of our school uniform requirements. We have endeavoured to keep uniform as practical and reasonable as possible. We would ask that you adhere to all aspects.

Applying for Free School Meals

If you think you might be entitled to Free School Meals please go online and check. The support is there for you to assist with meals and uniform. Being on FSM is extremely confidential and at no point would any other child/parent know that this is the case. We also receive additional funding per head of child who is on FSM. If you are already on FSM, you still have to make your application for next year and we would advise you do this as soon as possible as it may not be in place for September otherwise.

School Money- click here

If you have any outstanding payments owed on SchoolMoney can you please settle up so we can close down the school year.

New Academic Year Dates

Thurs 27th Aug - P2-P7 return to school until 12

Fri 28th Aug- P2-P7 in school 9-12 PARENT INFORMATION SESSION 1:00 - 1:30 , 1:30 - 2:00

Mon 31st Aug- first full day for P2-P7, P1 attend for 1 hour per group

THERE WILL BE NO DINNERS, HEALTHY BREAK OR BUS UNTIL TUES 1ST SEPTEMBER

Tues 1st Sept- P1 start in full until 12.

Primary 1 starting dates

Miss Whitley will be making familiarisation phone calls on Thurs 27th and Fri 28th August as per your selection at the induction morning. There will be an information session for parents on Fri 28th at 1:00 and 1:30, you can choose which session suits you. Then on Mon 31st Aug the new P1s will attend for one hour in groups of 10. As before, you were informed of your child's time in the Induction Booklet you received. All P1's will then start school from 9-12 on Tues 1st September. We are really looking forward to getting to know our new P1's.

After-school Clubs for Term 1

We have sent out our After-School Clubs for next term. You will not be able to pay until Sept. until our school management system updates the academic year, but you will be able to plan ahead. On our

They will begin on Mon 7th Sept and finish the week ending 4th Dec.

Monday- Actisport at 2:00 and 3:00

Tuesday- Football at 2:00 and 3:00

Wednesday - Arts and Crafts at 2:00 and 3:00

Hockey P5-P7 only at 3:00

Thursday - Basketball - at 2:00 and 3:00

Cross Country at Rugby Club 3:00