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School Newsletter November 2017
Half Way There!? …. Well here we are at the half way point this term! So much has happened and even more to come over the next 4½ weeks!! All our new staff have now started and are settling in well to our school. As you know the weather has turned very wet and another wee reminder about children remembering to bring warm outdoor coats as we do try to get them out as much as possible at break and lunchtimes. Children are very welcome to change into indoor shoes in school in wetter months and indeed many of our older children bring trainers to change into at playtime and lunchtime to keep their school shoes ‘nice’! We have a very busy few weeks ahead and need everyone fit and well – if your child is under the weather please keep them at home until they are better and then we will all be ready for Christmas on 22nd!
Parental Engagement Strategy Thank you to all who came along to our Parental Consultations earlier this month – of those who were able to attend we had 96% attendance which is fantastic. Thanks also to everyone for participating in the consultation about the East Lothian Parental Engagement Strategy – at a first look it was extremely positive – results to follow. Pupil Parliament Our Pupil Parliament and Council Groups have had their first meeting with the next one planned this week. Group are working hard to develop blogging, rights respecting schools, eco and our school vision, values and aims. Our first feedback to everyone about what each group is doing will take place in December.
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Twitter Miss Millar and her Pupil Parliament Group launched our Twitter account and we have been tweet happy ever since – You can find our Twitter account by simply searching for: @Athelstaneford4 Our latest tweets will also appear on the homepage of our school website. Don’t forget to follow us, like and retweet our tweets. The aim of this is to be able to share updates, photos, events and achievements of our pupils on a daily or weekly basis. If you are unsure about how to use twitter let us know and we can plan for Miss Millar and the Twitter group to give a master class! Fundraising Events We have had two fundraising events this term:
Sick Kids Silly Sock Day:
All of the children came to school wearing their Silly Socks and donated £1 to do so – thanks to all that contributed we were able to hand over the grand sum of £48 to this fantastic charity.
Children in Need: On Friday Miss Millar and P1/2
organised a fantastic morning to raise money for Children in Need. Everyone came to school dressed in their pyjamas and onesies and looked fantastic. A huge thank you to everyone who donated homebaking for their bake sale – very much enjoyed by all!! The school were then all split into groups and because of their fantastic team work all managed to make amazing Pudsies of their own. We managed to raise a massive £214!! – well done everyone Make sure to have a look at our twitter page for photos and check out this week’s East Lothian Courier – we hope to be in it.
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