Minutes of Athelstaneford Primary School Meeting Tuesday 8th January 2019 7pm-9pm 1.Welcome and apologies:
Present: Sarah Morgan (Head teacher), Mellony Bertram (Principal Teacher), Gillian Zanre (Chair), Tora Harrison (Vice Chair), Kelly Clarke (Haddington &Lammermuir Partnership), Niela Khan (Clerk), Alice Beveridge (Parent), Sandra Delahooke (Parent) Mhairi Dickie (Parent), Derek Swan (Parent), Jane Brand (Parent),
Apologies: Brian Small (Councillor), Jo Mair (Parent), Nikki Fallowfield (Parent), Susan Begg (Parent) Katrina Scobie (Parent), Jo McNicol (Parent). Jenni Lai (Parent), Lucy Calder (Parent), Harley Louden (Parent).
2.Head Teacher’s Update:
Had first round of parent consultations and reports. Attendance was good and feedback positive. P7 attended transition STEM day at Edinburgh college 2 members of staff have attended the first part of training in co-operative learning and are developing this method in their classrooms. Very happy and busy December with School fair, concerts, parties, a super trip to the pantomime and whole school learning of Christmas signalong signs.. 1140 th Extended hours begin on Monday 14 January. The hours will be 8.45-3.15, 8.45-12.15 (11.35 if you do not want your child to stay for lunch) Mrs Kirsty Brunton successfully appointed as Senior Early Years Practitioner and Miss Rebecca Doyle as nursery nurse. Mrs Brunton will start after the Feb holiday th and Miss Doyle starts on 14 January. Mrs Maule and Miss Doyle will cover Mrs Brunton’s hours until she starts. It is anticipated that there will be a review about half way from now until the summer. Lunch will be ordered online as the rest of the school do.
We are very much looking forward to this trial phase of 1140hrs and anticipate that is will run very smoothly.
P3/4 have started their 10 week swimming block Huge Thanks to everyone for supporting the Christmas Jumper day – an amazing £185.60!