Abernethy Primary School Parent Council

09/10/2026

Date for your diary, you don’t want to miss it!!

05/10/2026

Less than 30 tickets remaining! If you are wanting to come along email [email protected] quick to secure your tickets!

🎻💃 FAMILY CEILIDH! 🕺🎶

The Parent Council are delighted to announce our Family Ceilidh!

📅 Saturday 28th November
⏰ 7pm–10pm
📍 Williamson Hall

🎟️ Adult tickets: £10
🎟️ Child tickets: £5
🍻 BYOB

⚠️ Limited tickets available due to hall capacity, so make sure you get your tickets booked quickly to avoid missing out!

📧 To book email: [email protected]

Get the date in your diary and come along for a fun night of music, dancing and family fun! 🎶

We can’t wait to see you there!

03/10/2026

Yesterday, the school held a lovely assembly to celebrate Mrs Hodgkinson’s retirement.

Memories were shared, stories were told, song were sung and there were certainly a few tears shed along the way.

It was a truly fitting assembly for Mrs Hodgkinson who has made such a lasting impression on the pupils of Abernethy Primary. She will be fondly remembered by them for many years to come.
Happy retirement, Mrs Hodgkinson 💐 We wish you all the very best for this exciting new chapter.

Mrs Hodgkinson also sent a lovely email this morning, which she has kindly asked us to share with all parents and carers…

🌻 Morning, I have just about recovered from the wonderful assembly that the amazing Abernethy pupils presented to me yesterday…. I tried my best to hold it together but…

For the last 17 years, Abernethy Primary School has been a very special part of my life.

I’ve shared so many happy memories with the children, staff and families, and I will always be incredibly grateful for the friendships, laughter and experiences we’ve shared.

Thank you so much for the very generous gift voucher, the beautiful plant and, most especially, for your incredibly kind words. I’m very much looking forward to visiting Rebecca’s Jewellery Studio — and this time, doing more than just window shopping!

We often hear that a school helps to build a community, but I truly believe it is the Abernethy community that helps makes Abernethy Primary such a special place. The whole Abernethy family has left a huge and lasting imprint on my heart.

Thank you for the memories,
The smiles and all the fun.
My time at Abernethy’s done,
And now my next stage has begun.

I miss you all very, very much and will always look back on my 17 years at Abernethy with enormous affection and gratitude.

Thank you for everything. ❤️
Mrs Hodgkinson 🌻

02/10/2026

🎻💃 FAMILY CEILIDH! 🕺🎶

The Parent Council are delighted to announce our Family Ceilidh!

📅 Saturday 28th November
⏰ 7pm–10pm
📍 Williamson Hall

🎟️ Adult tickets: £10
🎟️ Child tickets: £5
🍻 BYOB

⚠️ Limited tickets available due to hall capacity, so make sure you get your tickets booked quickly to avoid missing out!

📧 To book email: [email protected]

Get the date in your diary and come along for a fun night of music, dancing and family fun! 🎶

We can’t wait to see you there!

17/09/2026

Just a little reminder that our meeting is tomorrow at the Bowling Club at 7.30 pm

A few parents/carers are getting together to have a chat about upcoming events and fundraising opportunities for the kids at Abernethy Primary for the year ahead.

It’ll be a great chance to share ideas, get involved and hopefully come up with some fun ways to support the school and our kids! 💙

Hope to see lots of you there! 🙌🎉

08/09/2026

💡 Fancy getting involved💡

A get together for a really informal, fun hour of Event and Fundraising brainstorming about the year ahead at Abernethy Primary School! 🎉

📅 Friday 18th September
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 Location Abernethy Bowling club

We’d love to hear from parents and carers whether you’ve got loads of ideas, one brilliant idea, or absolutely no idea yet! 😂

We’ll chat about:
✨ Fun events we could run
💰 Ways we could raise some money for the school
🎉 Things people would actually enjoy getting involved in
💡 Ideas for the year ahead

There’s no big commitment and no need to come prepared, just bring your ideas and enthusiasm 😂

Lots of people mentioned after last years Funday they would like to get involved, here’s your chance!!

If you’d like to come along feel free to pop along or please private message us or email:
📧 [email protected]

Everyone welcome, the more ideas the better! 🎉

07/09/2026

📣 WE’RE BACK… AND WE HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT! 📸😂

Firstly, sorry we’ve been a bit AWOL! We’ve been enjoying the summer and, quite frankly, needed a minute to remember how school routines work again. 😅

We hope the first week or so back has gone well and everyone is settling into the madness of school mornings again. ☕️

Now, more importantly…
📸 SCHOOL PHOTO DAY IS TOMORROW! 📸
A professional photographer will be in school, so parents, this is your last chance for quality control. 😂

Before your child heads out the door tomorrow, we recommend a quick inspection:
👩‍🦱 Hair brushed? Define brushed…
👕 Jumper free from paint, mud, breakfast and whatever that mysterious stain is?
🦷 Teeth free from the remains of this morning’s breakfast?
👃 Face clean?
🎒 Anything resembling a week's worth of lunch stuck to them?
😂 And have they been reminded to actually look at the camera rather than suddenly becoming fascinated by something on the ceiling?

Of course, despite our best efforts, there is a 97% chance they will arrive looking like they've just completed an obstacle course. 🤣

Good luck, parents. May the hair behave, the collars stay down and nobody blink.

And remember… these are the photos that will be pulled out at their 18th birthday. No pressure. 😜📸

01/07/2026

🚨 A reminder that school finishes for the summer holidays tomorrow at 12:00pm, with pupils returning on Tuesday 18th August. We hope all our families enjoy a wonderful summer break.

As the school year comes to a close, we would like to extend a huge thank you to all our parents and carers for your amazing support throughout the year. Your generosity, enthusiasm and encouragement particularly with our fundraising efforts have helped make this a very successful year for the Parent Council and the school community.

We are incredibly grateful for everything you have done to support our events and activities, including helping to make our Fun Day such a great success.

Looking ahead, our next major event will be our Ceilidh Night in November, so keep an eye out for further details after the summer holidays.

Thank you once again for your continued support. We wish everyone a happy and relaxing summer! ☀️

29/06/2026

🌟 School Funday – Tomorrow! 🌟

We would like to wish all of our pupils and staff a fantastic afternoon at tomorrow's annual School Funday! 🎉

The staff have organised some brilliant activities, and we're sure everyone is going to have an amazing time making lots of fun memories. A huge thank you to all the staff for the time and effort they've put into making the afternoon so special.

👕 Reminder: Tomorrow (30th) is Dress Down Day, so children can come to school in their own comfortable clothes, ready to enjoy all the fun!

Have a wonderful day, everyone! 🌞🔥🍦

23/06/2026

Did you know there are free online sessions available for ALL Abernethy parents and carers this autumn? 🙌

Connect, who support Parent Councils across Scotland, are running a brilliant programme of evening sessions on topics that might be useful for families:

🎬 Discovering Careers in the Screen Industries with Into Film - 23 September, 8-9pm
Learn about the variety of roles within the screen industries and how young people can find out more about working in film.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992129740681?aff=oddtdtcreator

🌟 Building Futures with Developing the Young Workforce - 6 October, 8-9pm
Find out how DYW supports young people across Scotland to build skills, confidence, and explore future pathways and the world of work.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992116193160?aff=oddtdtcreator

🧠 Cranial Cocktail: Understanding the Teenage Brain - 17 November, 8-9pm
A fascinating look at what's going on for young people as they grow up and how we can respond.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992050258949?aff=oddtdtcreator

All sessions are free and online - just click the link to register.

Parents and carers - come along to our online session with Developing the Young Workforce (DYW)