Please note the date given in the newsletter for gift wrapping is wrong. The Parent Council will be in school on Thursday 27th November to wrap gifts to sell to the children. They welcome any help that you can give - even for an hour. I am sure it will be good fun, with refreshments thrown in, so please make an effort to help. Thank you on behalf of the Parent Council.
Primary 7H’s project this term is World War 2. They plan to knit squares to make a war time blanket and would be very grateful for donations of chunky or double knitting wool. Any amount will be gratefully received. Hope you can help.
The November Newsletter, packed with Christmas information, can be downloaded from the link below for your enjoyment.
Well done to the Eco Council who organised the collection of old or broken jewellery. They raised £258.85 for the school. They are still collecting old mobile phones so if you have any you don’t use, please send into school before Christmas. Thankyou.
They will also be recycling old stamps and what better time to start than Christmas! This will however be an ongoing project so please remember to keep all your used stamps and send them into school with your child. The Eco Council will issue each class with envelopes and stamps will be sent to RNIB who will earn money from the stamps we send them.
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Cammy Campbell, Northsound 2 DJ will switch on Culter Christmas Lights this Saturday. The afternoon’s entertainment will include a Magic Show, a visit from Santa, Chidren’s Entertaiment, Carol Singing, Mince Pies and Mulled Wine. For further details of the afternoon, click on this link - Christmas Lights poster
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Please read the Badminton pages to read the teams latest success.
To complement Mrs Moores badminton coaching, Alison McBain would like to start a children’s badminton class on Tuesday afternoons from 3.30pm – 5pm. If enough interest is generated, she would need a parent helper or a rota of helpers to run this class. If you are interested, please contact Alison at alisonmcbain@btinternet.com
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The Village Hall have places available in their adult badminton class. Classes are held each Tuesday during term time 1pm – 3pm in the Village Hall, for all abilities. Cost is £2.00 and all proceeds go to the village hall. Again, please get in touch with Alison.
Lots of news today.
MOST IMPORTANT
To clear up any confusion, the November INSET Day is FRIDAY 14th. Pupils return to school as normal on Monday 17th.
Eco bags are now available to purchase in school. They look fantastic and the logo was designed by one of our pupils. Click on the link below to get an order form. Stocks are limited, so don’t delay!
The Parent Council are holding their first BINGO NIGHT on Thursday and have made a request for donations of homebakes. They always have tea and refreshments during the evening, therefore could parents/grandparents etc. donate homebakes to the school office on Thursday morning. Thank you on behalf of Alison Yule.
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There has been a great response to this trip, however a few seats are left on the coach for the trip on Saturday 8th November. Not only is it a great day out but all our shoppers (because we are part of a coach trip) receive a 10% discount card that can be used within most stores within MacArthur Glen. The coach picks up at 7.30am from the Village Hall; 7.35am from the Ploughman; 7.55am at Bridge of Dee and 8.10am from Portlethen. The coach leaves MacArthur Glen at 6.00pm to return to Aberdeen. Should anyone be interested, please call Julie Thain on 07760 363 090.
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Our Crossing Patrol Lady, Molly Chalmers is off sick at the moment. We are unable to get a replacement so there will be no crossing patroller on North Deeside Road until further notice. We wish Molly a speedy recovery.
The Parent Council have asked if we could flag up their post about the ‘Four and a half day week’. They would like your views as soon as possible. Please read their post in the Parent Council page of this blog.
Some of the pupils from Culter School will be taking part in the Aberdeenshire Primary Singles Badminton Tournament at Kemnay Academy on Saturday 15th November. We wish them all the best. Have a “smashing time!”
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CHESS CLUB restarts Friday 7th November at 12.45pm. We are able to take 25 pupils from P4 – P7, but have 43 pupils wishing to play. If anyone is interested in helping out from 12.45pm until 1.15pm, Friday lunchtime, please e-mail me at b.polson@culter.aberdeen.sch.uk You will require to be disclosure checked. Basic knowledge of chess would be helpful!!
Peterculter Sports Centre is hoping to start up an adult badminton session on Sunday evenings from 9.00 pm – 10.00 pm. If you are interested, please contact the Sports Centre on 01224 732069 for more information.
