News

19th September 2025

News Update

• Parent Council Meeting

Our next Parent Council meeting will take place on Monday 22nd September, at 19.00, within the school. All are welcome. This link will take you to the agenda: Agenda

• Singing Playgrounds Training

Some pupils will be out of school on Monday 22nd for their Singing Playgrounds Training, a new initiative we are working on throughout the Black Isle. Watch this space!

• Bikeability

Final two sessions of Bikeability will take place on Tuesday 23rd September.

• Open Afternoon

Our Open Afternoon will be taking place on Tuesday 23rd September, between 14.00-14.45. Please head straight to your child's class. P1-4 in the main school building, P5-7 in 'The Huts' (building up the hill).

• Hockey Tournament

A number of pupils will be taking part in the Dingwall Hockey Tournament on Friday 26th September. They will have a slightly early lunch and then be transported to Dingwall via parent transport. A permissions form has been sent home via email to ensure we know how they are expected to get home. Due to the time of this event, no staff will be present to support, so if there are any changes to your circumstances that might impact this event, please infom the school as soon as possible.

• Tore Hall Open Day

Tore Hall will be having an open day on Saturday 27th September, 11.00-13.00. Stalls from various users of the hall.

12th September 2025

Bikeability

The next session of Bikeability for those taking part will be on Friday 19th September. The final two sessions will then both take place on Tuesday 23rd September. Please ensure bikes are brought to school in the morning.

12th September 2025

In-Service Days

Just a quick reminder that the school will be closed to pupils on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th September, due to staff in-service training. It will reopen on Wednesday 17th September.

5th September 2025

North Kessock Football Training

North Kessock Football Training will continue this session from Saturday 6th September. Spaces for are available for the P3-7 age range. Please see link below for full details.

Please note that parents are required as volunteers on a semi regular basis to ensure adequate support and for the club to function. Please contact James Dewhurst on 07877 488045 or by talking to him at the training session, if you are able to help out.

North Kessock Football Details

4th September 2025

Dress Down Day

We will be continuing our regular Dess Down Day on the first Friday of every month, to raise a little money for the school. These are noted on the school calendar for easy reference.

Come to school wearing whatever you choose, and bring £1.

1st September 2025

Hockey Practice - Wednesday 3rd September

Hockey training will start back on Wednesday 3rd September from 4.30-5.30pm at the Ben Wyvis Astro Pitch.

29th August 2025

News Update

• Bikeability

New sessions of Bikeability will start on Tuesday 2nd September for P6 pupils that have signed up. There will be a further two days of sessions on Friday 19th and Tuesday 23rd September. Please ensure your child has their bike with them.

• Photos

Individual and Family photos on Tuesday 23rd September.

• Football Training with Caley Thistle

This week we will have Caley Thistle coming for football training on Wednesday 3rd September rather than Tuesday. 

• Cross Country Running Practice

Mrs Irvine will be continuing her Wednesday lunch time running club for Primary 6 and 7s. If any parents are available to lend a hand with this she would be very grateful. Please email any help to: rebecca.williamson2@highland.gov.uk

28th August 2025

Homework Opt-Out

As discussed in our email last week, please see a link below, which will give you the option of Opting out of homework for you child, if you so wish. Full details of what this entails will be at the top of the form.

Please note, that if you would like to have homework, you need not complete the form.

https://forms.gle/eiafa4vshnpZcFCQ9

22nd August 2025

Shoot Bamboo Photography

Shoot Bamboo Photography will be in school on the morning of Tuesday 2Nd September for individual and family photos. If you wish younger siblings to have their photo taken (either individual or family) you are welcome to bring them along  on the day at 9.15am.

19th August 2025

Welcome Back!

We are so happy to see you all again after the Summer holidays, and look forward to catching up with you at some point. As always, the school website will list dates for the diary on the Home page calendar, and all news items will be posted here, in the News section.

6th June 2025

Sports, Sports, Sports!

We have had an incredible week of athletics competitions. P5-7 took part in the annual County Sports on Tuesday coming home with the First Place Trophy. Well deserved by everyone. P1-4 had great fun at the 10th Anniversary Baillie Cup, with many first, second and third place medals. Well done to both teams - we are incredibly proud of you!

We finish the week of sports off with a Hockey tournament at Bught Park on Sunday. Good luck to all the teams involved.

6th June 2025

Art for Action

P6-7 participated in the amazing Highland One World, Art for Action project. All 22 pupils in the class were involved in creating climate action-related artwork, and 6 pupils attended the stakeholder event in Inverness where they had the opportunity to speak to MPs, MSPs and other people in positions of power and influence, about their views. 

Click here to read the full article.

5th June 2025

Dress Down Day

We will be continuing to hold our first Friday of the month Dress Down Day, tomorrow (6th June). However, due to low uptake, we will not be continuing with Fruity Friday for the time being.

5th June 2025

Fortrose & Rosemarkie Fun Day 2025

Fortrose & Rosemarkie Union Football Club are delighted that after such an amazing day last year to confirm we are bringing back the Fun Day in conjunction with Fortrose & Rosemarkie Community Council to support Mikeysline on Saturday 6th September 2025 at the King George V Playing Field Fortrose.

 Alongside the FRUFC Annual Memorial Charity Football in aid of Mikeysline we would like to invite Black Isle and the surrounding area Community Groups, Brownies, Scouts, School Parent Councils and any Local Businesses etc to have a stall for a donation towards Mikeysline (minimum £20 donation). Use the opportunity to not only make some money for your group or business but also to promote yourself in the local community.

 All ideas are welcome and the more variety the better!! We would love to have a baking stall, lucky dip, bottle stall, book stall, plants & flowers stalls or maybe you can offer lawn games such as hoopla, splat the rat, pin the tail, guess the weight etc to happen along side a variety of Black Isle Local Businesses.

We will also be looking for any donations for our Raffle which is carried out by FRUFC.

 If you are interested in being involved and raising money for your group or business along with supporting Mikeysline then contact Keith or Lysanne. We can help with suggestions if you are unsure of an idea for a stall but would like to take part.

Please contact us via the Fortrose & Rosemarkie Union FC Facebook page or via fortroseunion@yahoo.com to book or discuss. 

We will be looking to confirm all stall holder/vendors by 7th July 2025.

26th May 2025

Caley Thistle Football

Monday Football sessions with Inverness Caley Thistle will begin on Monday 9th June for a 4 week block.

The booking will go live on Wednesday 28th May  07:00 am.

Activity Details  

**PLEASE NOTE – this is for pupils in P4-7**

Title: P4-7 Football Munlochy Primary School

Year Group: P4-7

Day: Monday

Time:  15:10 – 16:15

Venue: Munlochy Primary School

Code: ACT002702

Please use the link below, and click on ‘General Activities’ and the Activity Code to search.  More information about the activity is on the booking.  To use our booking system, you need to be a member of Highlife Highland.  If you are not a member, you can register for FREE using the link.

https://booking.highlifehighland.com/

If you have any questions, please get in touch with me.

Mob: 07825 116499

E-mail:Murdoch.Jamieson@highlifehighland

16th May 2025

Sports Day

Our annual sports day will be held on Thursday 22nd May, in the school field. Parents are more than welcome to attend and cheer on their children. We aim to start around 09.30 and will finish at approximately 12.00. There will be a short break in the middle, however we will not allow children to spend this time with their parents to maintain safety. 

If the day is sunny, please ensure your child comes to school with suncream on, as we are unable to apply it for them. If for any reason we have to cancel, our back-up day will be on Thursday 29th May.

14th May 2025

Class Photos

Shoot Bamboo Photography have been into school this morning to take class photos. Children have been issued with an information sheet as to how you can view and place your order online, please check schoolbags for these. Orders placed online before Friday 30th May will receive free delivery to the school.

12th May 2025

Shoot Bamboo Photography

We would like to remind you that we have Shoot Bamboo Photography coming into school on Wednesday 14th May for class photos. Please can you ensure your child is wearing their school sweatshirt/cardigan on that day.

25th April 2025

Munlochy Summer Fete

A reminder that we will be holding our annual Summer Fete tomorrow (Saturday 26th April), on the school playing field, from 11.00-14.00. Loads of stalls and activities for everyone!

3rd April 2025

Fruity Friday and Dress Down Day

We would like to remind you that tomorrow, Friday 4th April is Dress Down Day and Fruity Friday. Children can come into school dressed for the Easter Disco if they wish. Please ensure your child has money with them if they would like to buy fruit and take part in Dress Down Day.

School will close tomorrow at 3.05pm and will reopen at 9.05am on Tuesday 22nd April.

Have a wonderful Easter Break!

3rd April 2025

Munlochy Summer Fete

20th March 2025

News Update

• Primary 7 Transition Disco – Thursday 20th March – 18.30-20.30 – Fortrose Academy

This event is completely free and will be supported by the leadership pupils. The disco will start at 6.30pm and finish at 8.30pm. It will take place in the study hall next to the school reception (pupils should enter via the main reception doors - not the library/leisure centre side). Water, snacks and other items will be available during the event. It would be advisable for pupils to wear clothing suitable for dancing. There is no need for them to bring any valuables or money. There will be water provided but pupils can bring their own water bottles.

• Comic Relief – Friday 21st March

To raise money for Comic Relief, Red Noses will be on sale for £2 each on Friday 21st March. Children may also come dressed in their PJs and bring £1 which will also go towards the cause.

• Bikeability – Wednesday 26th March

This will be the final Bikeability session. Please ensure bikes are brought to school unless you are borrowing one.

• Open Afternoon – Thursday 27th March – 14.00-14.45

Chance to be shown around the school by your child and see some of the wonderful activities and learning that has been taking place.

• Hockey Championship – Friday 28th March – 16.00-18.00

Our hockey teams will be battling it out once again for various trophies in Dingwall, on Friday 28th March. Come and cheer us on!

• Pitch Clean Up – Saturday 29th March – 11.00-14.00

We are holding a pitch clean up on Saturday 29th, to clear the end of the pitch and tidy up the surrounding areas. If you are free at all between 11.00 and 14.00, please think about coming along and lending a hand.

• Summer Fete Meeting – Monday 31st March – 14.00

We will be hold a short Parent Council meeting in the school at 14.00 to finalise plans for the Summer fete taking place on Saturday 26th April. If you have any capacity to help it would be greatly appreciated.

• Leaver Celebration – Tuesday 1st April – 11.00-11.30am

We are extremely sad to be losing our fabulous Mrs Jack this term, who has decided to retire so that she can spend more time with her grandchildren. To celebrate the fantastic 25 years she has given Munlochy Primary School, we will be holding a special leaver service for her on Tuesday 1st April at 11.00am in the village hall. Everybody is welcome to come along.

• Easter Disco

The Parent Council will be holding an Easter Disco for all P1-7 children in Munlochy Village Hall on Friday 4th April. The cost is £3 per child and payment should be sent to the school office in a sealed envelope clearly marked with your child’s name by Tuesday 1st April.

14th March 2025

School Meals Menu Update

The current school meals menus will continue until the end of May 2025 with a new menu starting on week commencing 2nd June 2025. This menu will continue to run until April 2026 and following this our menus will be changed on an annual basis after every Easter break. The extended dates are reflected in the online menus found here.

We intend to make some seasonal adjustments to menus during the year, these will be communicated to parents via schools and our online menus will be updated accordingly.

11th March 2025

News Update

• Community Café - Just a quick reminder to let you know that our annual Community Café will run tomorrow, Wednesday 12th March, between 11.00 and 14.00, in the school. Please invite friends and family to come along.

• Open Afternoon - We will be holding an open afternoon to celebrate the pupils’ learning on Thursday 27th March, between 14.00 and 14.45. This will be a great opportunity to be shown around your child’s learning space, engage in some activities, and leave feedback. Looking forward to seeing many of you there.

7th March 2025

News Update

• Community Café – Wednesday 12th March – 11am till 2pm – Munlochy Primary School - Primary 7 are getting ready for their annual Community Café. Posters will soon be going up around the village to advertise this event to the whole community, however, please feel free to spread the word. Primary 7s have also put together the following message:

“Primary 7 are holding their annual Community Cafe on the 12th of March from 11-2pm. We are looking for home-baking donations - all sweet treats welcome! If you are able to donate, please hand in any goods by March 11th to the office or P6/7 so P7 can check the stock in advance. Please be aware we are a ‘NO  NUTS’ school.”

• Dress Down Day and Fruity Friday - Reminder that Dress Down Day and Fruity friday will now happen on Friday 14th March. Please bring in £1. We will also be having Fruity Friday with cups of fruit for 50p each.

28th February 2025

News Update

• North Kessock Primary Football Club - From Saturday 1st March, the sessions will resume at the Ferry Brae Football Pitch at North Kessock. These will run till the Easter holidays with the final session 22nd March.

Please note the change in times and details for each age group.

P1-2 – 09:30 – 10:15

P3-4 – 09:30 – 10:30

P5-7 - 09:30 – 10:30

This club is run predominantly by parents from North Kessock Primary School. If you are able to support, even for one or two weeks, please contact James Dewhurst (james.dewhurst@outlook.com).

• World Book Day - We will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 6th March. Along with activities organised by the teachers, children are welcome to bring in a copy of their favourite book to show/share with the class. Children may also dress up as a favourite book character, if they wish – this is for fun and not part of any competition.

• Dress Down Day and Fruity Friday - Reminder that Friday 7th March is the first Friday of the month, which means Dress Down Day! Please bring in £1. We will also be having Fruity Friday with cups of fruit for 50p each.

• Cross Country Ross-shire Schools - The annual RPSSA Cross Country Championship will take place on Friday 7th March, at Invergordon Academy. Pupils will be bussed there, but parents are more than welcome to come along and cheer! The girls race will commence from 13.00, with the boys race starting as soon as the track is cleared (about 13.20-13.30). All participants have been given full information, but if in doubt about any details, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

21st February 2025

News Update

• Ross County Football Training - Football will continue on Tuesday 25th, and for the remained of the term

• Cross Country - A small team of pupils are taking part in the Cross Country Winter Running Series. Those involved must ensure they have the correct clothing with them.

• Bikeability - Level 2 Cycle Training will continue for all those taking part on Wednesday morning. Please ensure you have your bike with you.

• Childsmile - The Childsmile dental team will be making a visit to P1/2 on Tuesday to chat about teeth!

• Loch Insh Parental Workshop - There will be an online parental workshop for parents of P7 children going to Loch Insh this year. To join the Microsoft Teams session, please see the link information below:

Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 312 227 397 144
Passcode: dV3YL3PX

• Digital Continuous Profiling - We recently put out an email form to collect parental email addresses for the new digital profiles. If you missed this the link for the form is HERE. You will not be able to access your child's profile without submitting an email address.

• Free School Meal Expansion - The Scottish Government have advised that from February universal free school meal provision applies to Primary 6 and Primary 7 pupils whose parents are in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment. For Highland Council pupils this entitlement will start after the February break.

As per the existing universal provision in P1-P5, this entitlement will be for free school meals only and pupils will not be entitled to any holiday payments or a clothing grant. Families already in receipt of income-based entitlement to free school meals will not need to reapply. 

If you would be interested in enquiring as to whether you are entitled to free school meals and clothing grants, please follow this link and complete the online form: https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/899/schools_-_grants_and_benefits/10/free_school_meals_and_assistance_with_clothing

14th February 2025

News Update

• Long Weekend - Quick reminder that the school willbe closed to pupils on Monday 17th February until Wednesday 19th February. School will reopen to pupils on Thursday 20th February.

• Free School Meal Expansion - The Scottish Government have advised that from February universal free school meal provision applies to Primary 6 and Primary 7 pupils whose parents are in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment. For Highland Council pupils this entitlement will start after the February break.

As per the existing universal provision in P1-P5, this entitlement will be for free school meals only and pupils will not be entitled to any holiday payments or a clothing grant. Families already in receipt of income-based entitlement to free school meals will not need to reapply. 

If you would be interested in enquiring as to whether you are entitled to free school meals and clothing grants, please follow this link and complete the online form: https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/899/schools_-_grants_and_benefits/10/free_school_meals_and_assistance_with_clothing

3rd February 2025

Pounds for Primaries

We would like to remind you that Pounds for Primaries tokens will appear in the Press and Journal every day from today until Saturday 8th March. Please send your tokens into the school office or hand them to Arlene McNeill at the school gate.

If you prefer to receive the newspaper online, you can sign up to an online subscription for one month for £6.99. Once you have signed up, you will begin collecting tokens however you will need to email pjcommunities@pressandjournal.co.uk with the subject heading  “POUNDS FOR PRIMARIES” stating that you would like to allocate the full run of tokens to Munlochy Primary School.

We would like to thank you in advance for your help and support in this exciting opportunity to raise funds for our school.

31st January 2025

News Update

• School Arrival Time - We have noticed a number of pupils arriving at school quite early. Although we have staff employed to be available to meet the buses when they arrive, please can other pupils not arrive at school before 8.50am, to ensure there is sufficient support in the school playground.

• Transport to Extra Curricular Events - As you may be aware, we often struggle to book transport to events due to lack of provision and various other factors. This happens even when planned months in advance. As a possible solution to this, we would like to investigate the possibility of having willing parents take children to events. For more information and if you feel this would be something you could help with, please use the link below to complete a short form. https://forms.gle/mGDGCE7CDhCAULtm6

• Dress Down Day and Fruity Friday - We will be having our next regular Dress Down Day on Friday 7th February (1st Friday of the month). P7s will be running the popular Fruity Friday on each Dress Down Day as well (to make it easier to remember when they both are). This will happen on a rolling basis, with the following Dress Down Day/Fruity Friday, on 7th March, etc. Please bring in £1 for Dress Down Day and 50p for a cup of fruit.

• Pancake Day - The Parent Council have very kindly offered to provide pancakes for Tuesday 4th March, which will be dispersed around the school at break time.

24th January 2025

News Update

• Ross County Football - This will continue for pupils on Tuesday 28th January. Please ensure they have suitable footwear for school as the field is getting quite muddy.

• Bikeability - This will be starting officially on Wednesday 29th January. All children participating must ensure they have brought their bike, unless they have had one provided.

• Swimming Lessons - Lessons will continue this coming week on Wednesday 29th January for P5 pupils. Please ensure swimming costumes are brought to school as the bus leave very promptly.

• Loch Insh Parental Workshop - Thursday 27th February, 18.30 - We will be hosting an Online Parent Workshop for the upcoming Primary 7 residential trip to Loch Insh in May. Primary 7 parents will be sent an email with online joining instructions soon.

24th January 2025

School Closing

We have been informed of the Kessock Bridge being closed because to the incoming storm. Due to this we will have to close the school at 12.30 to ensure all parents can safely collect children and to allow onward travel for those that may need to cross the bridge.

Unfortunately, there will be no bus availability for the remained of the day, due to the bridge closure.

We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.

24th January 2025

School Open as Normal

Please be aware that the school is open as usual today (Friday 24th January). We are monitoring the weather conditions and will notify parents if there is any change to this throughout the day.

17th January 2025

Enrolling Your Child for School

If your child will be five years old on or before 28 February 2026, they are eligible to enrol for Primary 1 in the 2025 to 2026 session.

If you wish to enrol your child for Primary 1, please do so during enrolment week.

Enrolment week for Primary 1 pupils is from Monday 27 January to Friday 31 January 2025. Please click on the link below to complete the enrolment form for your child. Parents with no access to the online process can request a paper copy of the enrolment form from their catchment school during enrolment week.

Enrol your child for school | Enrol your child for school | The Highland Council 

13th January 2025

Mobile Library Visit

The Mobile Library will be calling at Munlochy Primary School tomorrow, Tuesday 14th January. If your child has borrowed a book from the library and would now like to return/exchange it, please ensure they bring it into school with them tomorrow.

10th January 2025

Late Opening

Due to the severe ice on side roads, we have decided to open Munlochy Primary School an hour later at 10am. Please be very careful on your journeys today. Buses are running, but there may be slight delays. They have been told to collect children from the usual stops, an hour later than normal. Any further complications from buses, and we will let you know.

9th January 2025

URGENT: School Closure

Due to adverse weather conditions, Munlochy Primary School will be closed today, Thursday 9th January. We apologise for the disruption.

Road conditions are very dangerous, so please be careful if you are venturing out. 

19th December 2024

Christmas Carol Service - Friday 20th December

Our Christmas Carol Service will take place in the village hall at 10.30am on Friday 20th December. All are welcome!

19th December 2024

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

As we head into the Christmas holidays, I just wanted to take a minute to wish you all well and thank you for the kind words and support given to the school and staff. As you know the last few weeks of the Christmas Term are jam-packed with exciting activities, shows, parties, and visits to the Panto. While this is a lot of fun, providing a variety of unusual and exciting learning opportunities, it is also very tiring for the team. Your continued help and positivity has ensured that we have been able to run activities and support children across the school, so that they can all enjoy these experiences, giving us a needed boost (along with multiple trips to the Costa machine in the shop!).

We have our end of term Christmas Carol Service tomorrow at 10.30am, in the village hall. It would be wonderful if you are able to make it, but if not, we all wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

11th December 2024

Christmas Show Update

We are all very excited to share our fantastic Christmas Shows with you tomorrow. The children have worked incredibly hard in preparation, so we though it would be useful to share some times with you, so that everything can run as smoothly as possible.

Both performances will be selling raffle tickets for a range of wonderful hampers and other prizes. The raffle will be drawn in the evening, during the interval. The Parent Council will also be selling teas and coffees.

Afternoon Performance

The afternoon performance will start at 13.00, with the Infant performance followed by the Senior’s performance. Timings will be quite tight at the end, so infants will be changed and walked up to school during the Senior’s performance. Seniors will then change out of costumes and walk up to the school, with priority given to children who take the bus. Those not on the bus may arrive back at school slightly after 15.05.

Please note, all children must be collected and taken home from the school, not the hall.

Evening Performance

Children must arrive at the hall at 17.30 for the evening performance. The evening showing will start promptly at 18.00. Infants will start the show and will then change and watch the Senior’s show. Infant children will sit on the floor at the front of the hall and will not be permitted to sit with parents at this time.

29th November 2024

Christmas News Updates

Christmas Lunch – Wednesday 4th December

Staff and Pupils will be having their Christmas lunch next Wednesday, 4th December. Children are invited to wear a Christmas jumper if they wish. The cost of a school meal is £2.40 for children in P6 and P7. Please remember to send payment in on Monday 2nd December.

Transition Ceilidh – Friday 6th December

Primary 7 Pupils will be joining pupils from other schools at Fortrose Academy on Friday 6th December for their first transition event of the year. This is always a wonderful experience with dancing and lots of fun. Please ensure that you child comes to school with suitable footwear for dancing in.

Carol Singing – Sunday 8th December

Munlochy Parent Council wish to warmly invite you and your family to join them carol singing at Munros Garden Centre on Sunday 8th December at 12pm. Munros have very kindly agreed for the Parent Council to hold this as a fundraising event while entertaining visitors to the centre during this festive period.

School Christmas Show – Thursday 12th December

This year we have two fantastic shows for you all. P1-4 will be doing their rendition of the popular ‘Lights, Camel, Action!’, and P5-7 will be showing ‘Snow White’, which has a few surprises waiting for you. There will be an afternoon showing from 1.00pm and an evening showing from 6.00pm. Tickets are on sale from the school office for £5 per adult, or £3 for senior citizens at the afternoon showing. Please can parents drop their children at the hall by 5.30pm for the evening show, so that we can get them ready.

Christmas Parties – Tuesday 17th December

We will be holding our school Christmas parties during the day on Tuesday 17th December. They will comprise of ceilidh dancing and then party games. Younger children may wish to come to school ready in their party clothes, as they will be dancing first thing in the day.

Panto – Wednesday 18th December

Eden Court will be hosting us again this year for their magical panto season. This year we are watch Jack and the Beanstalk. The bus will be leaving around lunchtime and will return by 4.30pm. Please ensure that you have arranged for collection or onward travel for your children, as no school buses will be running at that time.

Christmas Service – Friday 20th December

Our new parish minister, Terry Burns, has organised for a wonderful end of term Christmas Service in the Village Hall. All are welcome to attend.

22nd November 2024

New School Tea Towel!

Munlochy Parent Council have very kindly organised a Tea Towel Fundraiser this year. Please click on the link below for further information and to request the number of Tea Towels you would like. The cost is £5 each. We would really appreciate it if you could do this no later than Monday 25th November as the supplier would like to dispatch the order as soon as possible.

https://forms.gle/UDjb8SdrcJBDjxhE8

21st November 2024

School Closure due to Severe Weather Conditions

Munlochy Primary School will be closed today, Thursday 21st November, due to the severe weather conditions. If you need to venture out, please be careful and stay safe. Sneckie Taxis have also confirmed that school transport is also cancelled. 

8th November 2024

Weekly Round-Up

• Remembrance - Children in P6-7 will go round the classes on Monday 11th November with a collection tin and red poppies for the Poppy Scotland appeal. A suggestion of 50p per Poppy is recommended.

• Children in Need - We have Children in Need bands which will be available to purchase on Friday 15th November. The cost is £1 per band. 

• Parents' Night Appointments - These will be live for booking from Monday 11th November at 09.00. Please follow this link to the parent booking site. If you have any issues booking appointments, please contact the school. https://parents-booking.co.uk/munlochyprimary

• Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood - Online Parental Workshop - A reminder that we will be holding an online workshop for parents wishing to find out more about the ‘Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood’ (RSHP) sections of the curriculum, delivered in primary schools, on Monday 11th November, at 6.30pm. This will be a joint session with parents joining from all the Black Isle primary schools (Munlochy, Tore, Culbokie, Avoch, Resolis, Cromarty, and North Kessock). A recorded session can be found on the school website from a previous year, if you are unable to attend. For those wishing to attend, please use the link below to join the session.

Microsoft Teams Meeting Link for 11th November Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 342 899 121 317 Passcode: gGJ8Mw

4th November 2024

Munlochy Parent Council Meeting - Cancelled

Please note that this week's Parent Council Meeting has been cancelled.

28th October 2024

Winter Clothing

Just a reminder that children need indoor shoes for school. With the change in weather, our outdoor spaces are wet/muddy and therefore this is taken into our classroom if shoes are not changed. Please check with your child as some shoes no longer fit or have broken.

Also, please ensure your child is dressed for the changeable weather now, with waterproof layers. All children should have a change of clothes in their bag, in case they get wet. 

28th October 2024

Culbokie Beavers

Culbokie Beavers have a few spaces for those that might be interested. Please click on the link below for the leaflet and contact details.

Culbokie Beavers and Scouts Information Leaflet

28th October 2024

Halloween

With Halloween fast approaching, we thought it would be best to let you know how we would like to approach the wearing of costumes this year for school, Guising, and the disco.

As Halloween falls on Thursday this week (31st Oct), many of you will be taking your children around the houses in their costumes that evening. Due to this, we are requesting that no costumes should be worn to school on Thursday 31st October, so that they are in good condition for Guising. If your child is fortunate enough to have multiple costumes, we would still request that no costume is worn, to make it fair. That way, as parents, you will not have to deal with extra face painting touch-ups, new hair extensions, and duct taping bent pitchforks!

However, on Friday we would love to see their costumes, and all should feel free to wear them to school if they want to. Please note this is not a requirement. For those going to the Halloween Disco at the village hall, this also has the benefit of children not needing to change before heading to the hall for 3.30.

As with previous years, we have two stipulations for costumes in school:

Masks – masks may be worn in the playground, however, they must not be too scary, as this may frighten some of the children. If your child has a mask that is deemed to be too frightening, their teacher will ask them to store it in their bag until the end of the day. In class, all masks will be removed and put to the side.

Weapons/Additional costume items – We request that children do not bring in costume based weapons and additional items. If their costume really needs it for the disco, their teacher will hold on to it for the day and hand it back before they leave. This has the double benefit of them not being broken, as well as them not being used overly aggressively in the playground.

11th October 2024

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Wishing you all the very best as we go in to the October Holidays. See you all on Monday 28th October.

10th October 2024

Wider Achievements Assembly

We had a wonderful Wider Achievements Assembly today, hearing about all the fantastic activities the children get up to, outside of school.

10th October 2024

Our Royal Edinburgh Botanics Visit

On Friday 4th of October, Eve from The Royal Edinburgh Botanics came in to teach the whole school about different plants and flowers. She brought a variety of plants for our classes to identify using a key sheet, discussed Arthur Francis George Kerr and gave us virtual reality headsets that let us ‘explore’ the rainforest. Then our classes were then given two diary entries that described different types of rainforests. The class had to guess if they were in the river part or the mossy part of the rainforest using what they could see on the headset. Following that, we headed outside to take part in a playground scavenger hunt where we used bingo sheets to identify things in our environment that are different between here and the rainforests in Thailand. Next, we found some lichen which we closely investigated using a hand magnifier. We drew the lichen's tiny, fine details that you can only see under very close inspection. Finally, we found a flower or plant that interested us, folded it in a paper towel and placed it under some heavy books. When we come back after the holidays our flowers and plants will have dried out and we will be able to collect them together and create our very own class herbarium. We can't wait!

By Emily & Owen P7

10th October 2024

Digital Leader's Assembly

Our group of eight digital leaders, presented their first assembly of the year on Thursday 3rd October. Their theme up until Christmas is Online Relationships, and they spoke with the school about how it feels when different things are said to you, in different ways, and does it change when it happens online? 

They did a fantastic job preparing it themselves and seeking audience participation. They are planning on running a second assembly in Term 2 on the same theme, before looking at Digital Health and Wellbeing after the Christmas holidays.

10th October 2024

P5-7's Paralympic Triumphs

At school P5-7 took part in our own mini paralympics because it has been our topic for the first term. In our mini paralympics we tried three different sports: goalball, boccia and sitting volleyball. Sitting volleyball was voted as our favourite sport. When you play, you sit on the floor. You have to keep your bum on the floor at all times but can hit the ball with any body part. The aim of the game is to score by hitting the volleyball over the net and have it land on the floor of your opponent's side.

We were very lucky to have two guests come in from Disability Sport, Fiona Green and Paul Davidson as well as our active schools coordinator Murdoch Jamieson. Paul ran the 400 metres race in the London Olympic Stadium in 2012. Paul was competing in a group with the top 7 athletes in the world and Paul came fourth.

Trying these new paralympic sports was a great experience. We enjoyed it so much we asked Murdoch to help us set up a lunch time boccia club after the holidays!  

By Calum & Ruairidh P7

4th October 2024

Weekly Round-up

• Wider Achievements - It is the time in the term when we ask parents to help their children take note of the incredible things they do, outside of school. Please use the link to download a Wider Achievement Certificate that can be filled out at home and brought to school by Wednesday

9th October. We can also send a printed form home if requested, by emailing the school. Download Certificate

• Leaver's Hoodies - The Parent Council have very kindly agreed to purchase a leaver's hoody for each of our P7s. An information leaflet has been emailed out with colour choices and we also have sample hoodies in school for your child to try on for size. Parents are welcome to purchase an additional hoodie at £19.95 if they wish. Please send payment into school in a clearly marked envelope with your child’s name and stating the size and colour you wish to order. Cheques should be made payable to Munlochy Primary School.

• October Holidays - Reminder that the school will close at the end of the day on Friday 11th October for the October Holidays. School reopens at the normal time on Monday 28th October.

24th September 2024

Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood - Online Parental Workshop

We will be holding an online workshop for parents wishing to find out more about the ‘Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood’ (RSHP) sections of the curriculum, delivered in primary schools, on Monday 11th November, at 6.30pm. This will be a joint session with parents joining from all the Black Isle primary schools (Munlochy, Tore, Culbokie, Avoch, Resolis, Cromarty, and North Kessock).

A recorded session can be found on the school website from a previous year, if you are unable to attend. For those wishing to attend, please use the link below to join the session.

Microsoft Teams Meeting Link for 11th November

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 342 899 121 317

Passcode: gGJ8Mw

24th September 2024

NUT ALLERGY - URGENT INFORMATION

The Food Standards Agency is advising people who have a peanut allergy to avoid consuming foods that contain or may contain mustard, mustard powder or mustard flour because they may have been contaminated with peanuts. 

Catering services have consulted our suppliers, Brakes.  Although they are not supplied by the company at the centre of this issue, they are taking the extra precaution of checking the products they supply for possible contamination.

Catering services have alerted all our cooks to the products in question and they have been advised to ensure none of these products are used in any items provided to the pupils we have registered with a nut allergy until further notice.  Where possible alternative products have been advised.

20th September 2024

Weekly Round-up

Lots happening over the next few weeks, so please check back frequently as things may change.

• P1 Information Workshop - Monday 23rd September, 16.00, in the P1/2 classroom at Munlochy Primary School

• Parent Council Meeting - Monday 23rd in school. All welcome.

• P1-4 Landmark Trip - Permissions needed for the P1-4 Landmark trip, if you have not already done so. Please use the form to give your consent: https://forms.gle/z8z72XJMgTAxwQ539

• Open Afternoon - Wednesday 25th September at 14.00. Small intro presentation in the Huts to start.

• Wider Achievements - It is the time in the term when we ask parents to help their children take note of the incredible things they do, outside of school. Please use the link to download a Wider Achievement Certificate that can be filled out at home and brought to school by Wednesday 2nd October. We can also send a printed form home if requested, by emailing the school. Download Certificate

20th September 2024

Parent Council Meeting - Monday 23rd September, 19.30

We will be holding a Parent Council Meeting on Monday 23rd September at 19.30 in the school. All are welcome, so please come along even if you have never been before.

Looking forward to see lots of you there,

Best wishes,

Ben Sharp and the Parents Council Members

13th September 2024

Weekly Round-up

Hope you have all had a lovely week.

• Quick reminder that Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th September are In-Service days, and therefore closed to pupils. Open again on Wednesday at the usual time.

• Mrs MacKenzie has sent out the permission form for this years Pantomime - Jack and the Beanstalk! If you missed the email, please find the link below, which details payment information - https://forms.gle/VXeXx8WFEo96NQp29

• We will be having an Open Afternoon on Wednesday 25th September at 14.00. Mr Sharp will give a brief overview of this year's developements, and pupils will be sharing the learning that has been taking place so far this year. This will be a great opportunity to see your child's High Quality Assessment and leave a comment on this body of work.

6th September 2024

Weekly Round-up

We are planning on adding a weekly round-up to the website, most weeks. Some weeks may have more information than others, but it's a lovely way for us to catch you up with anything that may have been missed. 

Please can we ask that any communication that isn't directly to Mr Sharp, or any of the teachers, is sent to the munlochy.primary@highland.gov.uk email address? This way we will ensure all emails are answered as promptly as possible. Please use this to inform us of any absences, holidays, or appointments, as well as to ask any questions.

We had a fabulous achievement assembly this week. We will try and get a lovely photo of the recipients onto the website next week. 

Please remember to check the calendar for future events. This page will be updated to inform you of trips and events that need permission, and anything of high importance, will be emailed to the recorded email address we have for you.

5th September 2024

Dress Down Day

On the first Friday of each month, we will be holding our monthly 'Dress Down Day', where you can bring in £1 and dress as you please for the day. Proceeds go towards school funds for future events. As tomorrow (Friday 6th September) is the first friday in September, we will be having our first Dress Down Day of the school year. Children may wear what they like,  ut it is wise to also dress for the weather and comfort to learn.

3rd September 2024

School Photos

Reminder that school photos will be taking place on Wednesday 11th September. This is for both individual pupil photographs, and siblings together. 

3rd September 2024

Primary 1 Parents' Information Workshop

We will be holding an information workshop for parents of Primary 1 pupils, to discuss Literacy, Numeracy and engagement. It will take place at Munlochy Primary School on Monday 23rd September at 4pm.

We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

26th August 2024

Welcome Back!

Welcome to another year at Munlochy Primary School! We are thrilled to be back and already have lots of exciting plans for the new year. Class teachers will soon be sending out a ‘Welcome to Our Class’, letter with more information about what your child may need, or what their plans are for the term.

In discussion with the class teachers, we have decided to change the school contact procedure very slightly, in the hopes of making it easier for everyone. Absences should still be emailed to the school office or myself, as should anything of serious note. However, if you are keen to pass on some information to class teachers directly, or ask a question, you may use the emails below to do so. Please note however, that class teachers are extremely busy and so may not be able to respond promptly. If you require something urgently, it will still be best to contact myself or the school office via email or phone.

School Office: munlochy.primary@highland.gov.uk

Ben Sharp (Headteacher): ben.sharp@highland.gov.uk

Beca Irvine (Principal Teacher and P6/7): rebecca.williamson2@highland.gov.uk

Gavin Cormack (P5/6): gavin.cormack@highland.gov.uk

Eve MacLeay (P5/6): eve.macleay@highland.gov.uk

Laurie Gordon (P3/4): laurie.gordon@highland.gov.uk

Alisha Spear (P3/4): alisha.spear@highland.gov.uk

Criosaidh Finlayson (P1/2): criosaidh.finlayson@highland.gov.uk

We would also really appreciate feedback on the new Homework format that was started last term. Please use this link (https://forms.gle/kDfz82MJea8y33Cj7) to complete a short survey before Friday 30th August, so that we may implement any changes into our homework packs this term.

22nd August 2024

Free School Meals and Payments

Scottish Government legislation provides universal free school meals for all children from Nursery up to the end of Primary Five.  Universal Free School meals have not yet been rolled out to Primary Six and Seven. Some children will still be entitled to Free School Meals by application, if you think this may apply to your children, criteria and application can be found Free school meals and assistance with clothing | Free school meals and assistance with clothing | The Highland Council.  Any meals taken by primary 6 and 7 pupils not entitled to income based free school meals are required to be paid for.  The cost of a primary school meal is £2.40 per meal. Parents or carers will be able to pay by cash or cheque to the school.  Cheques should be made payable to The Highland Council.  Please make sure all money is in an envelope clearly marked with your child’s Name, Class and the value of cash/cheque in the envelope. Pre-payment envelopes can be available for use by parents – please ask your school for a supply of these.  Unfortunately, online payments are currently not an option in your child’s school. If you have any queries please contact your school office or CL.catering@highland.gov.uk.

Past Newsletters

Below you will find newsletters from previous years.