18 Aug 2006 - St John's Newsletter
Dear Parents
It gives me great pleasure as the new permanent Head Teacher of St John?s to welcome back all of our pupils, staff and parents back to school. I am very happy to take over officially. A very special welcome to our new primary 1 pupils. All the pupils have started off the session well and are looking particularly smart in their school uniform. Well done! We are all going to make a concerted effort to continue with this.
The staff team have been extremely busy over the past few days in preparation for today. Clear expectations about standards of work and behaviour have been shared with pupils. The changes to the lines are working really well.
School Office Hours
Our school office will be manned from 8.30am ? 4.00pm Monday ? Thursday and 8.30am ? 12.30pm Friday.
Mrs Anne Brown (School Administrator)
Monday ? Thursday 8.30am ? 3.30pm
Friday 8.30am ? 12.30pm
Mrs Carolyn Duthie (Clerical Assistant)
Monday & Wednesday 8.30am ? 3.00pm
Tuesday & Thursday 8.30am ? 1.00pm
Friday 8.30am ? 12.30pm
Mrs Laura Tweedie will be based in the medical room during the school day and the school office from 3.30pm ? 4.00pm.
School Hours
Starting time, all Pupils:
Monday ? Friday 8.50am
Finishing times:
Monday ? Thursday
P1 & P2 2.45pm
Monday ? Thursday
P3-P7 3.20pm
Friday
P1&P2 11.55am
Friday
P3, P4, P5, P6 & P7 12.05pm
Security
Please remember that all parents and visitors should enter the building by the main door, sign in and collect a visitor?s badge. The pupils? safety is of paramount importance.
School Meals
Pupils can go home for lunch, bring a packed lunch or have a school lunch. Please note that school lunches have increased in price and now cost £1.55. Parents are asked to send school lunch money in with their child to the class teacher for the week on a Monday in a sealed envelope marked with their child?s name and class, and marked as ?school lunch money?. If parents wish to apply for free school meals for their child, application forms and information on qualifying criteria are available from the school office. There is a dinner menu enclosed with the newsletter.
Milk Money
Pupils may take milk in school. The cost of school milk is £16.80 for the whole session or £6.80 for Term 1 and £5.00 for each of Term 2 and Term 3. Again when paying milk money, parents should send the required amount of money into school with their child in a sealed envelope marked with their child?s name and class, marked as ?milk money? to the class teacher. Children who qualify for free school meals also qualify for free milk.
If you would like your child to receive milk this term (Term 1) please could you send this into school by Thursday 24th August. Please note children do not receive milk until the Monday after they have paid.
Free Fruit
Pupils in P1 and P2 are provided with free fruit in school as part of the Snack Attack initiative.
Allergies
Please remember we are a ?nut free? school. We have several children who are very allergic to nuts.
Vacancy Kitchen
There is a vacancy in St John?s Kitchen. Hours are: 11.45am ? 2.15pm
If you are interested please contact Heather, at Duddingston Kitchen on 0131 669 3560
Many thanks for your continued support and co-operation.
Ms Barbara A Service
Head Teacher
It gives me great pleasure as the new permanent Head Teacher of St John?s to welcome back all of our pupils, staff and parents back to school. I am very happy to take over officially. A very special welcome to our new primary 1 pupils. All the pupils have started off the session well and are looking particularly smart in their school uniform. Well done! We are all going to make a concerted effort to continue with this.
The staff team have been extremely busy over the past few days in preparation for today. Clear expectations about standards of work and behaviour have been shared with pupils. The changes to the lines are working really well.
School Office Hours
Our school office will be manned from 8.30am ? 4.00pm Monday ? Thursday and 8.30am ? 12.30pm Friday.
Mrs Anne Brown (School Administrator)
Monday ? Thursday 8.30am ? 3.30pm
Friday 8.30am ? 12.30pm
Mrs Carolyn Duthie (Clerical Assistant)
Monday & Wednesday 8.30am ? 3.00pm
Tuesday & Thursday 8.30am ? 1.00pm
Friday 8.30am ? 12.30pm
Mrs Laura Tweedie will be based in the medical room during the school day and the school office from 3.30pm ? 4.00pm.
School Hours
Starting time, all Pupils:
Monday ? Friday 8.50am
Finishing times:
Monday ? Thursday
P1 & P2 2.45pm
Monday ? Thursday
P3-P7 3.20pm
Friday
P1&P2 11.55am
Friday
P3, P4, P5, P6 & P7 12.05pm
Security
Please remember that all parents and visitors should enter the building by the main door, sign in and collect a visitor?s badge. The pupils? safety is of paramount importance.
School Meals
Pupils can go home for lunch, bring a packed lunch or have a school lunch. Please note that school lunches have increased in price and now cost £1.55. Parents are asked to send school lunch money in with their child to the class teacher for the week on a Monday in a sealed envelope marked with their child?s name and class, and marked as ?school lunch money?. If parents wish to apply for free school meals for their child, application forms and information on qualifying criteria are available from the school office. There is a dinner menu enclosed with the newsletter.
Milk Money
Pupils may take milk in school. The cost of school milk is £16.80 for the whole session or £6.80 for Term 1 and £5.00 for each of Term 2 and Term 3. Again when paying milk money, parents should send the required amount of money into school with their child in a sealed envelope marked with their child?s name and class, marked as ?milk money? to the class teacher. Children who qualify for free school meals also qualify for free milk.
If you would like your child to receive milk this term (Term 1) please could you send this into school by Thursday 24th August. Please note children do not receive milk until the Monday after they have paid.
Free Fruit
Pupils in P1 and P2 are provided with free fruit in school as part of the Snack Attack initiative.
Allergies
Please remember we are a ?nut free? school. We have several children who are very allergic to nuts.
Vacancy Kitchen
There is a vacancy in St John?s Kitchen. Hours are: 11.45am ? 2.15pm
If you are interested please contact Heather, at Duddingston Kitchen on 0131 669 3560
Many thanks for your continued support and co-operation.
Ms Barbara A Service
Head Teacher