School Newsletter March 2013
Issue 6 What’s Happening?
I would like to thank all parents and carers for their support since I announced the news of my departure from the school. I can now say that my offical start date at Rosewell has been confirmed as Monday 6 May and accordingly, my last day at Athelstaneford will be Friday 3 May. As yet, no decision has been reached in terms of my replacement and as soon as I have any information, I will let you know.
After School Clubs Our Drama and Homework After School Clubs have proved very successful with the last of these clubs taking place on 18th and 19th March. Many thanks for your undertstanding when these clubs have had to be cancelled at short notice. After the holidays our Bikeability Clubs will be starting so look out for acceptance letters coming home via pupil post.
Soft Start Next term we will be holding 2 Soft Start Sessions which will run from 9am until 9.30am on 16 May and 6 June. Our Session on 16 May will focus on number. The session on 6 June will give you another opportunity to share with your child what they have been learning. I hope you are able to come along and join in with your child in class.
School Blog I would like to remind you to keep checking our school blog. The Class Teacher’s and pupils regularly update this with what’s going on in school, we often post items of interest which are going on around the community too so I’m sure you’ll agree it’s a great information point.
Loch Insh Primary 7 will be attending cluster residential school camp from Monday 22 April to Friday 26 April. I will be holding an information session on Wednesday 10 April at 3.30pm for Parents and Carers. You will find out more about what the children will be doing at camp and what they will need to bring. I look forward to seeing as many of you on this date.
Marie Curie Mini Pots of Care Daffodil Tea On Tuesday 26 February the whole school took part in raising money for Marie Curie Nurses. The children brought in a donation and the Nursery served them with a drink of juice and a cake. The children also got to take home their mini pots of daffodils that they planted back in October last year. We managed to raise a fabulous £69.05 - thank you to everyone who took part.
Burke and Hare The children in Primaries 5, 6 and 7 gave us a fantastic performance at St Marys RC Primary School this week, what fantastic singers and performers. I was extremely proud of all our children’s efforts and how they worked well with the children from the other schools involved. A huge thank you goes to all those who came along and supported the children.
Learning Event – Homework Thank you to all parents and carers who attended this event. It was an informative night where we welcomed the opportunity for you to give us your opinions on homework. I plan to run a similar workshop at the next coffee and chat session on 26 April. This work is part of a wider consulation process that Miss Hutchison will lead on and will allow us to produce a framework for home work that will be agreed and implemented in August 2013.
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