Culross Primary School

Primary Schools

Culross Primary School Low Causeway Culross KY12 8HL

Telephone: 01383 602 453

Email: Contact Culross Primary School by email

Headteacher: Claire Wyatt

Message for Parents/Carers

Dear Parent

Culross Primary School is a small school set in the historical village of Culross. The main school building has 4 classrooms. There is a dining/gym hall, a library, a resource area and office accommodation. We opened one of our classrooms as a Confucius Classroom in February 2018 and we have one Chinese exchange teacher based here. As well as teaching across the Queen Anne High School cluster they offer immersion days for all pupils across West Fife and Queen Anne High cluster schools.

We have a large playground and grassed area, which is used to its full advantage throughout the year for play, sports, outdoor learning and Eco-activities. We promote active travel to school using the WOW Travel Tracker.

We follow the The Curriculum for Excellence where learning and teaching focuses on all curricular areas, ensuring balance, breadth, coherence and depth. Children have the opportunity to be taught a musical instrument from P5 onwards.

The Parent Council is very supportive of the school and the fundraising branch supports the school through fundraising and organising fun events.

A residential excursion is offered to P7 every year to Ardroy Outdoor Education Centre. We also offer a variety of sports in addition to the PE curriculum. We have been awarded our Silver Sports Scotland Award which we are very proud of. We run a Bikeability award every year for P5/6/7. We are also a Health Promoting School. Our pupils run a healthy tuck shop - Monday to Friday. We provide school dinners which are brought in from Camdean Primary School. All Primary 1 - Primary 5 receive free school meals. We have recently been awarded Level 1 Rights Respecting School Accreditation.

We ensure the pupils of Culross Primary School are successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.

There is also an Out of School Club which runs weekdays from 3.15pm - 6pm and all day Mon-Fri during school holidays. Children from surrounding villages and Culross pupils are welcome to attend, for more information please contact 07872424629.

Yours sincerely

Claire Wyatt

Headteacher

School Ethos

At Culross Primary School we aim to create a positive ethos, celebrating success and providing high quality learning experiences for all.

At Culross Primary School our vision is:

"Be the best you can be!".

Our key values are:

Honesty
Fairness
Caring
Hardworking

We aim to:

Be Ready, Respectful and Safe

We celebrate achievements, in and out of school, on a weekly basis at our whole school Achievement Assemblies. Achievements are displayed for all to see on our achievement board in the school hall. We track our wider achievements and achievements in learning on our individual profiles.

We are an important part of the local community and have many links with our local and surrounding area. We work closely with our Parent Council and Fundraising Committee, The Culross Burns Society, and have links with the Community Council, Culross Abbey, and local
businesses.

As an ECO and Health Promoting school our pupils have a sound understanding of the need to be global citizens and effective contributors within their local community. In line with Fife's policy we use restorative approaches when managing pupil behaviour. Our children and staff work together through our Rights Respecting Schools Class Charter to ensure we are 'Ready', 'Respectful' and 'Safe'.

Parental Partnership statement

At Culross Primary School we believe that strong partnerships between home and school are essential in helping every child Be the Best You Can Be. We value open, positive communication with families and recognise that children achieve their highest potential when we work together with shared purpose.
Our school values of honesty, caring, fairness and hardworking guide everything we do. We are committed to modelling these values through our relationships, our expectations and our everyday interactions. By working in partnership, we support children to understand these values and put them into practice in school and at home.
We encourage parents and carers to be involved in their child’s learning, whether through attending school events, supporting learning at home, or keeping us updated about progress, concerns or successes. Every contribution strengthens our school community and helps us provide the best possible experiences for each child.
Culross Parent council represents all the parents of children in our school. Members are elected by the parent forum and work actively alongside the Headteacher to support our school. Meetings are held termly, all parents are welcome to attend the meetings. Minutes of the meetings are shared by the Parent Council and school with the wider parent forum and displayed in the entrance foyer.
If you have any questions, suggestions or require support, please contact the school at any time. We are always here to listen, respond and work together for the benefit of every child.

About the school

School roll: 57

The school, set in the historic village of Culross, is a two-storey building. There is disabled access to the downstairs area, which has two classrooms (Primary 1-3 class and Primary 6/7 class) toilets, a staff room, a small multipurpose room used by support staff, a main hall, a library area and offices.

Upstairs there are two classrooms, toilets and a library area. One of these classrooms is used for Primary 4/5 class, the other is our Confucius Classroom which opened in February 2018. As part of our Eco-School initiatives we have improved our playground by developing a wildlife garden, creating an outdoor classroom area and purchasing new playground equipment. To the rear of the school, there is a playground which is partly tarmacked and partly grassed, with a small garden area. We pride ourselves in being an Eco-friendly school. A cycle path runs along the back of the school and we encourage children and parents/carers to enter the school via this path. Some children cycle to school, we have upgraded our bicycle stands and are now accredited as a cycle-friendly school.

Culross Primary School

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