As a school we work hard to make sure everyone in our community can be as safe as possible when accessing our campus, and I am therefore writing to ask for your support.

Please be mindful of your speed when driving within our school campus.

Children and young people can regularly be seen trying to cross the road, often with the help of our crossing patroller, Mary. We have unfortunately received some complaints regarding the speed of certain road users whilst driving on campus. Excessive speed presents a risk to everyone, especially our young people, so please take your time and drive slowly, with care.

Many thanks,

David Lambert
Head Teacher

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As you will be aware, the Met Office has issued amber and yellow weather warnings for
Perth and Kinross on Friday 24 January 2025, as well as a red weather warning for
other parts of Scotland.

This is likely to cause considerable disruption throughout the day.

As a precaution, we have taken the difficult decision to close all Perth and Kinross
Schools and Early Learning and Childcare Settings tomorrow.

UHI Perth will also be closing its campus, which means pupils will be unable to attend
placements there on Friday.

We understand the impact this will have on parents and carers but the safety of our
children and young people is our priority.

Remote learning will be provided for pupils. We expect schools to be open as normal
on Monday, 27 January 2025.

Please click the link below to access details of our arrangements for Nursery, Primary, and Secondary children and young people.

TCSOA Remote Learning Guidance

Further updates will be provided through Perth and Kinross Council’s social media
channels and website. If there are any further updates regarding schools we will
contact you directly.

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If your child currently attends a local authority nursery place and you wish to keep this, please complete the form to confirm the pattern of attendance. This form should also be used if you are applying for an additional year of ELC to defer entry to primary school. More information regarding eligibility can be found here.

If you are considering applying for a Strong Start 2 place, please check the Funded early learning and childcare for 2 year olds (Strong Starts) page for eligibility information.

Applications remain open after the 28 February, and you can continue to apply through to the end of 2025-26.

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We have a really supportive Rotary organisation in Auchterarder who organise annual competitions for our young people. Many of our pupils have gone onto have great success at District, Regional and National level within the Rotary organisation, so it is well worth entering. Opportunities like this are fantastic for building up skills and confidence, developing CVs, and supporting your local community. Last year, the Auchterarder Picture House Crew generously framed and showcased the pieces in the Aytoun Hall Art Exhibition – Rotary/APC are hoping to do this again this again towards the end of February/ early March, giving the youngsters a great opportunity to share their talents within the community. Winners from each age category Junior (Up to and including 10yrs.) / Intermediate (11-13 yrs.) / Senior (14 – 17yrs) go on to the District competition which is a fantastic opportunity.

The theme this year is “The Wonder of Water”. You child can write, photograph or create a piece of art work that represents this theme and enter into the competition – deadline 31st January.

Next steps: If your child would like to enter any of the Rotary competitions, please complete and sign the attached form and return it to : rotaryauchyp@gmail.com or hand in a hard copy to Mrs Murch. I will have a few hard copies printed, should you need a spare. Photography files and written work should be sent to rotaryauchyp@gmail.com. Art work can be handed to Secondary Art teachers, the school office or Mrs Murch as long as the pupil name, date of birth and class are clearly written on the reverse. All entries (forms and competition entries) should be handed in by 31st January.

Rotary Auchterarder & District Website

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If you have recently moved to Perth and Kinross and need to enrol your child at their catchment primary or secondary school for starting in August 2025 you can also complete this form.

Please note that you will need to provide 1) your child’s birth certificate, 2) you current Council Tax bill, and 3) a recent utility bill. If you require more information please feel free to contact us at TCSOAContact@pkc.gov.uk for more information.

Although it is usual for children to attend their local catchment area school, you have the right to make a placing request asking that your child be granted a place in a school other than your local catchment area school.

Further information can be found at: https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/21194/School-enrolment

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In time, our aspiration is that our new website will grow to become a one stop shop of all information anyone connected with our school may need. If there is specific information you feel it would be helpful for us to share on our website, please let us know and we will consider this for future inclusion.

Please note the use of appropriately licensed stock images throughout the site; these have been used temporarily to allow the launch of our website in advance of appropriate photo consents being confirmed to allow the use of images of our own school, featuring our own children and young people. In the new term, our business support team will contact families in this regard and your support would be much appreciated.

Further information regarding the launch of our website will be shared in due course however, for the meantime, please feel free to take a look around and provide any feedback to us via our usual parent/carer contact email account: TCSOAContact@pkc.gov.uk.

David Lambert
Head Teacher

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David Lambert
Head Teacher

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