School Newsletter June 2015
Another Newsletter already? We are so busy this term with lots to tell you so rather than sending you lots of letters I have put it all together in a mini newsletter. Staffing Last week we welcomed Miss Mary McIlroy, our new music specialist, to the school. Miss McIlroy will teach our music curriculum until Mrs Broadley returns from her maternity. The pupils had an active time on Friday creating rhythms with physical movement, using their bodies to make the sounds. Interviews for a new PE teacher have now taken place, and I pleased to tell you that the preferred candidate is Miss Hanne Robertson. Miss Robertson comes to us with experience as both a primary teacher and a PE specialist. She is a very keen sportswoman and we are looking forward to seeing PE continue to develop when she joins us at the start of next term. We are sorry to say goodbye to Mrs Tennant who has decided to move on from the supportive role she had had at Athelstaneford and a number of other schools. We are very grateful to her for the years of support she has provided to many children in the school. We wish her well in the future. We will keep you abreast of plans for supporting pupils next year as these develop.
Issue 7
Sports Day If the weather is kind to us, we plan to hold our sports day this Wednesday (10th) in the afternoon. We will head down to the park after lunch and hope to be in position at 1.30pm. The format will be similar to last year with potted sports followed by races. Parents and family are welcome to attend – there will an opportunity for sporty mums and dads to participate. Those of you who are competitive may want to begin planning a relay team. Plan carefully. The competition is fierce. You will be up against the team which won the Meadowbank Small Schools Trophy this year. We will bring all the children back to the school at the end of the event. In the event of the weather being against us, our reserve day is Wednesday 17th of June. Open Day Please come to join us on Tuesday 23rd of June, any time from 9am until 10.30am. You can have coffee and a chat with other parents, and your child will be able to show you some of his/her work. There will be a special display of learning related to this year’s community project. We hope many folk from the local community will visit us during the morning, particularly those who contributed to the children’s learning. Leavers’ Assembly This special presentation put together and led by the pupils in P7 is on Wednesday 1st July and begins at 1.30pm. All are welcome.