Dates for your diary – May 2024

Key Dates

April 2024
Monday 22 April
  • Study Leave Begins
May 2024
Thursday 2 May
  • Inset Day
Monday 6 May
  • May Day Holiday
Tuesday 7 May
  • Generation Science – Scourie 1:40 pm
Wednesday 8 May
  • Generation Science – KLB PS 9:10 am; Durness 1:40 pm
Thursday 9 May
  • Earth Sciences Workshops – Primary Schools and S1/S2
Friday 10 May
  • Undertow – Filming in School Grounds from 1:30 pm
Tuesday 14 May
  • P6/P7 Edinburgh Trip until Thursday
  • S1/S2 Parents Evening
Tuesday 21 May
  • S1/S2 Junior Rangers to Sandwood Bay
  • Aigas Outdoor Education workshops
Friday 24 May
  • Last day of study leave
Monday 27 May
  • P5 – P7 Ridgway Days
Tuesday 28 May
  • P5 – P7 Ridgway Days
Wednesday 29 May
  • S1-S3 Ridgway Days
Thursday 30 May
  • S1-S3 Ridgway Days
  • NWSS Sports Day – Primary Pupils

 

Head Teacher Appointment

We are all delighted to announce that Mr Naples-Campbell has been appointed as our permanent Head Teacher.
All staff and pupils look forward to our new term and lots of exciting new opportunities in the months and years to come.

Increase in School Meals

Effective from Monday 15 April 2024, the cost of the traditional school meal will be increasing.

Primary School Meals

Increase from £2.30 to £2.40 per 2 cours meal – this will apply to pupils in P6/P7 until the full roll out of universal free school meals is agreed by the Scottish Government.

Secondary School Meals

Increase from £2.55 to £2.65 per 2 course meal

Adult Meals

Increase from £4.00 to £4.20 per 2 course meal

Dates for the Diary

 

March 2024
Friday 29 March – Friday 12 April
  • Easter Holidays
Monday 15 April
  • First Day of New Term
Thursday 18 April
  • Reay Forest Open Day
Monday 22 April
  • Study Leave Begins
May 2024
Thursday 2 May
  • Inset Day
Monday 6 May
  • Holiday
Tuesday 7 May
  • Generation Science at Scourie PS 1.40 pm
Wednesday 8 May
  • Generation Science at KLB PS 9.10 am and Durness PS at 1.40 pm
Tuesday 14 May
  • P6/P7 Edinburgh Trip
  • S1/S2 Parents Evening
Friday 24 May
  • Last Day of Study Leave

 

Key Dates February-March

February 2024
Thursday 8 February
  • Royal Navy Visit – Pupil Team Building
Wednesday 14 February
  • Farr HS visit – Basketball
Thursday 15 February
  • Seniors to Thurso College Open Day
Monday 19-Tuesday 20 February
  • Holidays
Wednesday 21 February
  • Inset Day
Friday 23 February
  • National Theatre of Scotland Visit
Monday 26 February
  • HP Vaccinations – S1
Wednesday 28 February
  • Parent Council Meeting – 7 pm – Scourie Primary School
March 2024
Thursday 14 March
  • Red Nose Day
Monday 18 March
  • DTPMenACYW Vaccinations – S3
Tuesday 19 March
  • Parents Evening S3-S5
Monday 25 March
  • Course Choice forms to be returned
Thursday 28 March
  • Last day of term

 

Key Dates in December 2023

 

December 2023
Thursday 7 December
  • Christmas Jumper Day
  • Santa Dash Loch
  • Pupil Parliament
Monday 11 December
  • KLB PS – Festival of Lights
  • Parents Assembly
Tuesday 12 December
  • Durness PS – Christmas Lunch
  • Scourie PS – Christmas Play – Peter Pan – Evening
Wednesday 13 December
  • KLB HS & PS – Christmas Lunch
Monday  18 December
  • KLB PS – Christmas Party
Wednesday 20 December
  • Scourie PS & ELC – Christmas Party
Thursday 21 December
  • Christmas Assembly at Kinlochbervie Church – All NWSS pupils
  • KLB HS  Dance/Party – tbc
Friday 22 December
  • Holidays from 1.30 pm
January 2024
Monday 8 January
  • The new term begins

Click the link below to view/download the Parent  Council minutes of 8 November 2024.

All the latest school news.  The Head Teacher’s report is contained in the body of the Minutes.  The primary schools and ELC report is provided as an appendix.

 

PC meeting minutes 8th November 2023