School Newsletter September 2013 A Holiday already! The September Weekend (remember schools are off tomorrow and Monday) and I’m delighted to say how well everyone has settled back into school life particularly our new P1’s and nursery children, who have settled incredibly well from day one. Since August our children have been reestablishing and building their communities in each of the classes, so vital for effective learning to take place. I have thoroughly enjoyed the start to the year and am excited by our plans for the session ahead. We have been trying to refresh our skills in blog posting and hope to have this fully up and running again with regular updates from each of the classes. It really is very easy to leave a comment and the children really appreciate comments that their parents may have left for them and their class. http://edubuzz.org/blogs/athelstaneford If you visit the site you can subscribe by filling in your e-mail address to make sure you never miss a post! School Day Children should be ready to come into school at 8.50am, lined up with their peers and it has certainly been a great start to the year as far as this is concerned. We fully appreciate your support in ensuring children are ready on time and likewise, we shall do our very best to have your children ready to be collected at 3.15pm for P1/2 and 3.20pm for P3-7. School Uniform The children look great in their school uniforms and it is very much appreciated by the school that children continue to wear this. Please ensure that all items that come into school are clearly labelled with your child’s name.
Issue 1 Parent and Carers Consultations Please note the dates for the first set of consultations are Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October. Further details will be sent to you in due course. Physical Education We were delighted to welcome Mr McAnn as our PE specialist on a Wednesday morning and he has thoroughly enjoyed his first few weeks getting to know each of the classes. In order to fulfil the requirement of two hours PE there may be times when class teachers take children outside. Each class will have received a highlights sheet which will have outlined any other days children will need their PE Kit in school and it would be helpful if all children could make sure they have clothing suitable for indoors and outdoors at these times. We would appreciate any feedback you may have on how useful the recent Highlights Sheet was to families as a way of sharing the learning experiences planned for your child this term. Attendance If your child is unable to attend school for whatever reason, please let Mrs Cameron know by 9.30am on the day. Any absences not reported to us will be followed up and if we cannot contact you, this is then referred to the Attendance Team at East Lothian Council. School Improvement Plan The priorities from the School Improvement Plan will be put up on the blog for everyone to see but for those that would like more detail then a copy is available from Mrs Cameron in the school office for anyone who wishes to read the full document.
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