School Newsletter July 2014
Issue 9
End of Another School Year – 2013-14 I can’t believe we are at the end of term, let alone a school year – what an eventful year it has been.
There
have of course been termly highlights sheets
sharing
what
we
for one last time this year each class put
together
a
quick
blurb
to these past few weeks just in case don’t
get
a
nightly
will be having our usual end of term assemblies as follows:
report
were pleased to be able to send the yesterday
and
hope
that
have any questions about the content of
these
reports
please
do
not
hesitate to get in touch with school to make an appointment to speak to the teacher regarding any query you may have.
th
at 9.30am
Primary 7 Leaver’s Assembly will be held in the School hall on Friday 4
Everyone is welcome to join us and we hope to see as many of you as possible to join in with our end of term celebrations.
nursery parents just to remind you of change
of
hours
next
session.
to
the
Scottish
agreeing
to
extend
early
learning
and
childcare
hours
our
Staffing In
a
new
times
will
Government
be
as
follows: Monday to Thursday: 9am – 12.15pm Friday:
recent
letter
home
I
outlined
staffing for the start of next session as follows and here is a little reminder: Nursery
Mrs Little and Mrs Elliot
P1-3
Miss Hutchison
P4-7
Mrs Overmere & Miss McKinnon are
also
pleased
to
have
Mr
McCann, Mrs Tennant and Mrs Broadley
We thought it might be useful to our
Due
th
July at 11.30am
We
Nursery Hours
our
be
held in the Church on Friday 4 July
you
Should you
will
End of Term Church Service will be
found them informative and a record of recent achievements.
Assembly
rd
end of session reports home with your child
Leaving
3 July at 11.30am
when
you ask at the end of the day! We
Nursery
held in the School hall on Thursday
to
highlight what they have all been up you
To mark the end of our school year we
intend
covering each term in classes and so has
End of Term Celebrations
9am – 11.47am
back
next
year
as
Mrs
Gray
and
Mrs
remain
with
Cameron
us
will
part
Darrie
next
still
of
our
team.
will
also
session.
be
in
our
Mrs school
office happy to help with any queries you
may
most
have.
recent
As letter
mentioned to
in
parents
my the
recruitment of an Acting Head Teacher during
my
maternity
leave
shall
start
once we return to school in august to enable time for transition prior to the October break.
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Class Highlights Nursery The
last
month
in
action packed!
nursery
has
been
We have been learning
about our five senses, we thought about how our Daddies care for us for Fathers'
P1/2 In
Primary
term.
have
different
been
and
specialists.
the
P.E.
and
music
They created stories about
journeys
with
P1/2
and
Miss
Hutchison, P1/2 made maps of the
school
to
show
them
around and we all went on a journey to Yellowcraigs Country Park.
where
we
played team games
to
learn about minibeasts in the woods, we
been
and
Andy
Goldsworthy
before
our own art on the beach.
making
Thank you
to the parents for braving the rain and helping out! James,
and
Lewis
F.
got
us
thinking about the World Cup so
and
After
games,
the
aiming and
for
some
warm
children a
target
some
settings
of
our
dribbling
and
we
morning with ice-lollies.
the
made
some
footballs
finished
the
We have also
headdresses
beautiful
which
we
focused
on
wore
when
We have had a lovely end to the year the
children
about
the
different
about
the
take.
seem
very
journeys
Discussions
Miss
Hutchison
and
they in
time
our
children
and
to
friends after the holidays.
Our
class
has
that
We
more
we
have
about
habitats,
chains and lifecycles. forward
to
food
We are looking
welcoming
the
pre-schoolers
into our team after the summer holiday. P3/4 Primary 3/4 had a fantastic time at the East
Lothian
Primary
Tuesday
where
we
Queen’s
Baton
and
at
Games
got
to
try
see
last the
different
Meadowmill
Sports
Centre. We are continuing to look at different have
started
our
and using timetables. ways based
art
scrapbooks.
to
cope
on
with
our
with
a
We also look meeting
new
Thinking about
loss
class
and
novel
change
and
own
experiences. P5/6/7 This term P5/6/7 have been really busy, we
started Trade
by
finishing
Project
and
our Water Topic. other
circle
forward to welcoming back our ante-pre school
bugs
gardens.
discovered
are
drama specialist helped them to prepare for forthcoming changes.
Morag,
find in the playground and in
positive
time with 'Mr Happy', in transition work with
Katie
topic
the
carnival
Samba dancing! and
characters
We've been working on telling the time
been enjoying moving to Brazilian music and
with
own.
interdisciplinary
and
up
practised with
about
media in art to copy our photographs
we held our own mini World Cup Day.
them
we've read describing poems and written
sports
Radleigh
with
In class we have
thinking
had fun at the park with P1/2 and then looked at the work of artists Tony Clark
the
and had great fun on our trip to
getting
They met and spent time with their P7
welcomed
Journeys
Yellowcraigs.
ready for their journey to primary one. buddies
have
We have enjoyed going on many
the rainbow and the alphabet! children
we
pre-schoolers into class every Friday this
Day, we also focused on the colours of Pre-school
1/2
people
off
our
then
Fair
started
We learned that
don’t
always
have
access to clean drinking water or even water to wash their hands. We took advantage of the great weather to go out into the playground to make scale
drawi
ngs
of
the
pitch.
The
Primary7’s had a great introduction to High School and we wish them all the best for S1. S:\Admin\Newsletters\1314\Newsletter 9.doc
STOP PRESS Some
very
news……
exciting
Susan
confirmation
Begg
from
Credits
that
they
agreed
to
fund
skatepark
project
minute
has
received
Viridor have the
to
tune of £45, 000.
last
This is great news
this project so far and was an idea originated
from
boys
from
our
school who I’m very sure would want to thank Susan for her support and dedication their
to
hard
this
work
project. and
Without
courage
for
standing up at a village hall meeting, the project would never have got this far
and
closer
we
would
to
not
be
realising
anticipated
one
step
this
village
much
resource
for
children of all ages.
you
to
all
of
continued this
you to
year
village and
of
who
have
support
us
attending
events,
curriculum
evenings
course
helping
etc on
school trips which could not go ahead without you.
Special thanks must also
go to Mrs Fallowfield who has led our Motor Skills Group and also picked up the
baton
sponsored
recently cycle
Record Event. to
come
succesful
in
Paton
this
community for
arrange
Guinees
the World
Final numbers are still
school and village. Mrs
to
and
but
her
was
event
another for
our
Thank you also to help
running
our
Bikeability School Sessions and to all those
parents
who
have
come
in
to
school or the nursery to help out over the course of the year –we want to see you and this really is the best way to see and feel what is happening in your school and experience what your child does.
for
thanks
leading
recycling
to
us
Ms
Fry
through
workshops.
and some
The
final
products
the
children
have
produced
are
amazing
never have happened had you not come in
with
your
ideas
and
willingness!
Thank you. Of course we couldn’t forget about our Parent Council for their ongoing support and dedication to our school.
Thank
you again to Nicola Semple and Susan Begg
who
have
recently
stepped
down
as Chair and Vice Chair and to Sandra Delahooke who was voted in as our new Vice Chair and to Debbie Coppinger and Evelyn back
Swanston from
years and
by
parent
and
Ziggy
really
I
who
have
fundraising
dedicated
school
And finally …….. Thank
recently,
and this entire project would
the
for everyone who has been involved in that
Most
is
look
partnership
after
stepped two
to
the
cause!
a
very
special
forward
with
to
you
long This place
working
all
again
in next
sesion as we continue to work towards providing learning
the
highest
experiences
possible for
our
quality
children.
On a personal note my partner and I would like to thank you for your very lovely
messages
congratulations
of
now
support that
we
and have
shared our happy news with all of you. On behalf of myself and the rest of the team
I
happy
wish
holiday
forward everyone
to
you and
all
a
restful
and
look
welcoming back
on
Thursday 21 August. Please remember to keep an eye on the school
blog
http://edubuzz.org/blogs/athelstaneford/ for the most up to date information.
As
ever if you have any concerns or queries please do not hesitate to contact me. Catriona McKinnon Head Teacher
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