Our School

"Together we create, learn and achieve in a safe nurturing environment where everyone can grow."

School Handbook

Link to School Handbook - https://drive.google.com/file/d/109ZZ1IHl4YJE28ivCrnPZp9zFCDSuiI6/view?usp=sharing

Vision, Values and Aims

Vision - "Together we create, learn and achieve in a safe and nurturing environment.

Our School Values -

At Keiss Primary School and Nursery our values are:

Kindness
Happiness
Respect
Health Attitudes
Include All

Our Aims:

At Keiss Primary School and Nursery, we want to support everyone to:

Be kind and develop positive relationships with others
Make healthy choices
Develop skills for learning
Realise and achieve their full potential.

Nursery Hours

Nursery sessions run from 9:00am to 3:00pm, Monday to Friday.

School Lunches

School lunches and tuck can be ordered online via a google form link which is provided on the school's seesaw each week. Each day Mrs Stewart has 3 soup choices available - Tattie and Leek, Lentil or Chicken Noodle.

School Lunches are free to all children in Primary 1 - 5. The cost for a school meal beyond these years is £2.40.

School Uniform

All our learners are expected to wear our school uniform which consists of a green sweatshirt and a green or white polo shirt or t-shirt and grey or black trousers or skirts/pinafores/dresses. Football tops are not allowed at school.

You can now order uniforms that display the school logo online with:

• Highland Workwear at www.highlandworkwear.com

• In Stiches – Wick Laundry at www.institches-wicklaundry.co.uk

• Schoolwear made easy at www.schoolwearmadeeasy.com

• Border Embroideries at www.border-embroideries.co.uk

As we are an eco friendly school we encourage our parents to recycle school sweatshirts that their children have out grown and we sell them from the school office for a small donation. Please ensure your child’s name is clearly marked on their clothing as we invariably end up at the end of each term with a pile of unclaimed school clothing.

You may be entitled to a clothing grant; you can apply online at https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/899/schools_-_grants_and_benefits/10/ free_school_meals_and_assistance_with_clothing

For P.E., all children must wear shorts and a t-shirt. Soft shoes must also be worn. Please make sure the shoes are in good condition and are sturdy enough for running around the gym hall. It is a safety rule that no jewellery is to be worn for P.E., games or swimming lessons. Earrings must be removed or covered with plasters during PE lessons. All children are required to have a pair of indoor shoes for wearing in school. These may be the same shoes for P.E. if desired. These should also be marked with your child’s name.

Communication With Parents

As a school and nursery we communicate events at our school through parents evenings, school assemblies and events, classroom visits, e-mail, our website, phone calls, letters, e-newsletters, Twitter and Seesaw.

Our Catchment Area and High School

A map showing the agreed delineated area for Keiss School and Nursery is attached above.

Our catchment area includes the area north of Auckengill, southwards through Keiss, to the Wester Bridge, and westwards to Lyth.

Free transport is available to children living within the school’s delineated area if they are under eight years of age and live more than two miles walking distance from the school, or are eight years of age and live more than three miles walking distance from the school. However, they may be expected to walk part of the distance to and from the school transport pick up point. Children living closer to the school than the above distances may apply for a concessionary travel.

Forms to apply for transport are available on the Highland Council Website: www.highland.gov.uk/info/878/schools/12/school_transport

Transportation to and from school, for placing request pupils, is a parental responsibility. If pupils live out with the school catchment area and their parents wish them to attend Keiss Primary School and Nursery, the Area Education and Learning Manager, Annika Jansson, has to approve these requests and this can take up to a month before you might hear of the success of your request. Parents are welcome to make an appointment to visit the school or nursery before they decide to enrol their child.

Each establishment serves its own particular catchment area. Pupils whose homes are located in that area will have priority in being allocated a place in the school. However, parents have the right to specify the school in which they wish to place their child. Application must be made to the Education and Learning Manager, North Area, Council Offices, Drummuie, Golspie, Sutherland. Placing request forms can be obtained from www.highland.gov.uk/enrol

Pupils from Keiss Primary will move onto Wick High School.

Primary School Day

For all pupils our school day begins at 9:00am Monday - Friday.

For Primary 1 - 3 the school day finishes at 2:30pm Monday - Friday.

For Primary 4 - 7 the school day finishes at 3:00pm Monday - Friday.

For all pupils each day -

Break time - 10:45am - 11:00am

Lunch time - 12:30pm - 1:15pm

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