Schools are still feeling the effect of the wintry weather with many deciding to close their doors today.
Others have delayed their openings while some have transport issues due to the conditions.
Here is the list of closures, delays and transport issues in full:
ABERDEEN
No issues so far
ABERDEENSHIRE
Auchnagatt School – Changes to School Transport Routes ( Ian Bruce will attempt his run this morning but WILL NOT do the Drumwhindle part of the route. Sylvia will also attempt her run but WILL NOT go up the Gibseat route. She will contact any other parents if there are particular problems. If the bus does not arrive within 15 minutes of your normal pick up time please return home. )
Auchterellon School – School Transport Not Operating ( Watermill bus not operating today. Allan’s bus is running. Do not wait longer than 15 minutes for him. Safety is paramount and side roads are very poor today. Thank you. )
Auchterless School – School Opening Delayed ( School will open at 9.30am . Sarah’s bus will attempt to pick up pupils at the usual time. If she is not with you within 15mins, please return home. Turriff cabs (Noreen’s bus) will attempt to collect pupils half an hour later than the usual time. If parents bring pupils to school for the later opening time, please ensure that you are available to collect your child/ren during the day should this be necessary. )
Banff Academy – Changes to School Transport Routes (Portsoy Taxi’s have had to abandon their run for Bus I to Gardenstown this morning.)
Barthol Chapel School – School Transport Not Operating ( Premier Coaches are not running today – as far as we are aware Burns Coaches are attempting the route. Please only bring your children to school if you are available to collect them at the end of the day – or sooner if the weather deteriorates. )
Chapel of Garioch School – School Transport Not Operating ( No school bus today. Travel safely. )
Drumblade School – School Transport Not Operating ( Premier coaches (Nigel’s Bus) is not running today due to untreated roads. Shearer’s buses are still running but only wait 10 minutes if running late. Only bring your child to school if it is safe to do so and you can collect at the end of the day or if the school has to close early )
Ellon Academy – Changes to School Transport Routes ( Currently Ellon Academy is open at the usual time of 8.25am, with extended registration to 9.25am to allow staff/pupils to arrive safely. The following transport routes however are affected: – Bains Coaches which affects pupils travelling on Buses 6 and 7 from Ythanbank and Menie. – Victoria are NOT running the Hatton Feeder bus NS631Z. – Watermill buses are NOT running from Foveran, Slains and Drumwhindle. The new date for the S5/6 Parents’ Evening is Monday 5th February. Thank you. )
Fintry School, Turriff – School Opening Delayed ( Owing to a yellow warning for ice and the condition of the side roads today (Monday) we have decided to open at 9.30 tomorrow (Tuesday). The bus will pick pupils up half an hour later than usual. )
Fraserburgh Academy – Changes to School Transport Routes ( Classy A taxi’s feeder service (NS441Y) which connects to another service at New Aberdour is unable to run today. Where school transport is not running, please do not take your child to school yourself unless it is safe to do so. If you do take your child to school you must be able to collect them at the end of the day or in the event of an early closure. )
Fyvie School – Changes to School Transport Routes ( The Watermill orange bus (George) has attempted his run but unfortunately had to turn back therefore will not be running today 12/12/17. )
Gordon Schools (The) – Changes to School Transport Routes ( Reids of Rhynie F-NS644O not picking up pupils at Wheedlemont but will be doing all other pick ups Premier Coaches NS644L (Corse/Drumblade/Marnoch) cancelled today due to poor road conditions )
Hatton School, Cruden – School Transport Not Operating ( School transport is not running today because of the road conditions. If the parents of bus pupils decide to bring their children to school, please ensure that you can collect them at the end of the school day. )
Inverurie Academy – Changes to School Transport Routes ( Due to poor road conditions caused by the adverse weather, the following transport will not operate today: ABC Bains bus (contract number SS649E) from the Keithhall area. At present (7.00am) as far as we know all other transport operators are going to attempt their runs as usual. In the event of any delay, pupils should wait for 20 minutes beyond their usual pick up time for transport to arrive before making their way home. Parents/carers should not transport their child/ren to school if school transport is not operating, however if you choose to do so you must be available to return at short notice in order to collect your child/ren in the event that the school needs to close early, and you assume responsibility for transporting your child/ren home at the end of the school day. Pupils unable to attend school should continue their learning by accessing materials online. )
Keithhall School – School Transport Not Operating ( 7.40am Bains transport is not operating today. )
Kinellar School – Changes to School Transport Routes ( The plan today will be put in place again tomorrow . If school transport is running tomorrow morning (we aim to notify you by 0700), a contingency plan has been developed for school transport to Midmill on the morning of Tuesday 12 th December. Due to the existing road conditions, bus transport will be operating from Main Road, Blackburn rather than the normal bus stops. Parents who usually transport their children by car to Midmill should do so as normal. Parents of bus children should avoid taking their children to school by car, as the registers are already in place and this could cause disruption, delay and congestion at Midmill. At the moment, taxis are planned to operate as normal. A plan for the return journey will be developed on Monday morning. This is likely to involve busses dropping children off at Main Road. Children who normally walk home can continue to do so but parents should consider this will involve a different route home than normal. Bus A – Meet your escort at the first bus stop (Community Hall) at 0820. The children from walk from the Community Hall to Main Road with their escort. Bus will depart at 0840. Bus B – Meet your escort at the Community Hall at 0810. The children from walk from the Community Hall to Main Road with their escort. Bus will depart at 0830. Bus C – Meet your escort at Norman Gray Park at 0825. Cherry Tree children to walk to bus stop with Cherry Tree staff. Bus will depart at 0825. Bus D – Meet your escort at Leys Hotel bus stop at 0810. Bus will depart at 0820. Bus E – Meet your escort at Nursery Entrance in car park at 0810. Bus will depart at 0820. Bus F – Meet your escort on Main Road adjacent to Nursery at 0850. Bus will depart at 0900. Bus G – Meet your escort at Ley)
Kinellar School – Changes to School Transport Routes ( continued…..Bus G – Meet your escort at Leys Hotel bus stop at 0850. Bus will depart at 0900. Return Kinellar School Arrangements for Return to Blackburn from Midmill 11.12.17 Bus A Will arrive approximately 1530 at the Leys Hotel bus Stop on Main Road Bus B Will arrive approximately 1530 at the Nursery Bus Stop on Main Road Bus C Will arrive approximately 1530 at the Norman Gray Bus Stop Bus D Will arrive approximately 1545 at the Leys Hotel bus Stop on Main Road Bus E Will arrive approximately 1545 at the Nursery Bus Stop on Main Road Bus F Will arrive approximately 1555 at the Nursery Bus Stop on Main Road Bus G Will arrive approximately 1555 at the Leys Hotel bus Stop on Main Road Where possible, please walk to pick up as there is limited parking. If you normally pick your child up from Midmill on a Monday, please keep plans as normal. If your child normally walks home they can continue to do so. A member of staff will assist at the crossing on Fintray Road (outside the school) to help the children to cross. If you are late due to the weather, please remember that your child will not be left alone and please call the school to let us know. In the event that there is nobody to pick a child up they will be taken to the nursery building. )
Kininmonth School – School Transport Not Operating ( Kineil coaches are not running on Tuesday 12th December. School will be open as normal for those children who can get to and from school safely. If you cannot get to school please work on the areas of the curriculum discussed on Friday and be prepared to share your work. Please contact the school if you need further guidance on work to be completed. )
Meldrum Academy – Changes to School Transport Routes ( Kineil 705H Methlick will run its winter route (not running the Burnend of Gight road)parents who can transport their children safely can have them picked up at Cairnorrie or Methlick. Kineil 705L Udny – the bus will not be running on the Greystone/Blair road today. 7.08am update – Burns Feeder V will not run to Hillbrae and Burns Feeder W will not run to Ythsie. Kineil 705J Old Rayne is on but will not run to Tocher and Kirkton of Rayne.****7.20am update Bains 705O and 705P St Katherines/BartholChapel and Udny/Whiterashes will not be running today. )
Meldrum School – Changes to School Transport Routes ( No Airyhiloock or Bourtie pick ups today on 670B route today )
Methlick School – Changes to School Transport Routes ( Diane’s bus will be operating main road pick ups only this morning. Middlemuir 8.30 am, Mains of Cairnorrie (main road entrance) 8.40 am, and Street of Monteach 8.50am. Fiona’s bus will also only operate pick ups in a couple of places. Monteach Road end 8.20 and Ythanbank Joinery at 8.30am. )
Mintlaw Academy – Changes to School Transport Routes ( The school is open but registration will be extended to 9am to ensure safe travel for all. Changes to transport will be added in due course if any routes are still affected.**** Watermill Coach NS467A will run only its main kinmundy road and A956 route and Watermill Coach NS467M will start its pick up from Brucklay garage then follow the main road route to Mintlaw. Bruce Tibbenham connecting New Pitsligo Bus will attempt the route as will Kineil Coach NS467D but in the event of any delay, pupils should only wait for 15 minutes beyond their usual pick up time before making their way home. Kineil will run coach NS467E starting from New Deer, it will not collect from Knaven, Kineil Coach NS467J will run again only from New Leeds. Kineil coack NS467K will NOT operate at all today again.**** Update 8am Classy Taxis NS467L has attempted the route but it is not safe to continue so will not run today. If your childs tranport is not running, please do not take you child to schoool yourself unless it is safe to do so and if you do take your child to school you must also be able to collect them at the end of the day or in the event of an early closure )
Monquhitter School – School Opening Delayed ( School will open at 9.30 am to allow for the safe travel of pupils and staff. All bus routes will be attempted but do not wait more than 10 minutes at your pick up point. )
New Deer School – Changes to School Transport Routes ( 12 December 2017 Due to the treacherous condition of the roads – Colleen from Milne’s Coaches, will not be running the Old What part of her route, If you are affecected, Colleen will have contacted you personally. Dial-a-Bus are not running the Knaven part of their route Thank you )
Rayne North School – Changes to School Transport Routes ( Bain’s taxi not running today. )
Turriff Academy – Changes to School Transport Routes ( The majority of transport intends to operate as normal. Given some roads will still be slippy, the runs are likely to take longer than on a normal day. Pupils should wait 15 minutes after the usual uplift time to allow for the slower journeys. The following are known not to be running. Milnes Coaches – Bus G20 will not run to Burnend Farm. They will run the rest of the route. Lesley MacIntosh – Connection run to bus E will not operate. Bus E (Stagecoach) will run. Any pupils not able to make it to school should study at home using online resources. Any parents bringing their own children to school should ensure they have arrangements in place to get them home again.)
MORAY
No issues so far
HIGHLANDS
Gairloch Nursery – EM: Closed
Gairloch Nursery – GM: Closed
Gairloch Primary: Closed
Kinlochewe Primary: Closed
Kinlochewe Primary Nursery: Closed
Shieldaig Primary: Closed
Shieldaig Primary Nursery: Closed