School Newsletter May 2019 Hello! WOW! Can you believe it’s May already. I am sure that along with me you can hardly believe we are approaching the end of another school year. As always school life is very busy and I hope the following will help you keep up to date with what has been happening and what is still on the agenda Online Payment and School Meal Pre orders Most of our families are now registered on the School Pay System and it’s proving helpful in class as most children now have their lunches ordered which reduces the amount of time spent in class doing this task. If you have not registered yet and are unsure how to please contact Mrs Cameron in school office who will be happy to help you get set up. Can we also take this opportunity to remind you that if you wish your child to have a school packed lunch on a Friday, this must be ordered by the Wednesday afternoon – many thanks!
Parental Consultations Just a reminder that parental consultations will now take place on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th May. Letters will be coming home in the near future to see what time slots would be more convenient to you. Water bottles As you are aware the weather is much warmer and therefore I would be grateful if you could ensure that your child brings a named water bottle to school, which we will endeavour to return home every Friday for washing. Extensive research has shown that children’s concentration is much improved by regularly sipping water. Many thanks!
Issue 4 Parent Council I am sure you will all agree that the Summer Fair was a great success – what a lovely day. The work and dedication put into this day is fantastic and we would like to say a huge thanks to everyone who took part. Recently the Parent Council have been able to subsidise the cost of various excursions, pay for PVG’s for parental volunteers and buy new furniture for our Nursery and P1/2 class. We are also looking forward to the arrival of a visualiser in school to help with our learning. Parent Helpers As previously mentioned, thanks to Parent Council funding we were able to apply for PVG’s for parents/carers who were keen to come in and help within the school. There helpers come in regularly during the week to help with reading, spelling and maths groups and also help with delivering Bikeability and attending excursions. If you think you might be keen to get involved please let Mrs Cameron know.
Loose Parts Play We are pleased to let you know that the application we submitted to the North Berwick Coastal Area Partnership was successful and we have now been granted the monies to purchase and fit out the shed, pay for planning permission and groundworks and cover staff for training. Once the Planning Application is granted we will be going ahead with this project and will keep you posted as to the progress.
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Class Updates As well as the whole school having fun celebrating World Book Day and helping with the Eco Group’s litter pick we have also been very busy in class …… Our Nursery have been enjoying lots of outdoor play. They enjoyed working together with the P1/2 class to run a Marie Curie café and managed to help raise the grand total of £200.54 – well done! Our pre-schoolers are looking forward to the upcoming transition events and getting to know their new classmates and enjoying some playtime in the playground with their buddies. P1/2 also enjoyed working with their nursery friends helping to run a café to raise money for Marie Curie. They are looking forward to working with P3/4 and other classes from Dirleton over the following weeks taking part in a Music Workshop being run by the Youth Music Initiative, more information to follow. P3/4 enjoyed welcoming their family and friends along to their Viking Museum and sharing all that they had been learning – a great success! All the children also successfully completed a 10 week swimming block – thank you to our parental volunteers for helping escort them to and from the Sports Centre. They too are also are looking forward to working with P1/2 and other classes from Dirleton over the following weeks taking part in a Music Workshop being run by the Youth Music Initiative, more information to follow.
Dates for your Diary Please note the dates below for your diary for the coming months – it’s a busy 2 months!! May 2019 16th U14 Rugby Pro Cup Class Visits th 20 School Holiday (In-Service day) rd 23 7pm – NBHS Curriculum Structure Evening 24th P5-7 Athletics at Meadowmill (Late return) 27th P1/2 & P3/4 Music Workshop 28th P5/7 Edinburgh for Theatre & Museum P3/4 Brunton Theatre th 29 P5 to Job’s Kingdom Live Event Parental Consultations 30th Parental Consultations June 2019 3rd P1/2 & P3/4 Music Workshop th 5 Sports Day 10th P1/2 & P3/4 Music Workshop th 12 Reserve Sports Day th 14 Nursery Sports day 17th P1/2 & P3/4 Music Workshop th 18 P7 Transition at NBHS 19th P7 Transition at NBHS th 20 P7 Transition at NBHS P1/2 & P3/4 Music Performance @ Dirleton 21st Nursery Leaver’s Assembly School Reports issued th 25 Meet the Teacher 26th P7 Leaver’s Assembly 28th Church Service at 9.30am End of Term 12.30pm .
The P5/6/7 have enjoyed various sporting activities including, rugby, cross country and Bikeability. The P6/7’s had an informative visit to The Risk Factory in Edinburgh where they learnt many skills for life in real life situations. They are also looking forward to a busy few weeks – Athletics Festival at Meadowmill, Theatre and Museum visit in Edinburgh and the P5 Job’s Kingdom Live Event.
As ever thank you for all your support, if you have any concerns or queries please do not hesitate to contact me. Sarah Morgan Head Teacher
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