9 Mar 2007 - St John's Newsletter
St John?s RC Primary School
Newsletter
Friday 9th March 2007
School Website: www.stjohnsportobello.ik.org
Dear Parents,
Parents Consultations
Appointment times will be sent out on Monday or Tuesday of next week. Class teachers will be able to discuss your child?s progress with you during the 10 minute appointment time. The school management team will also be available during both sessions.
This year the PTA will help to organise the Book Fair in the school hall during appointment times. Come along and browse.
P7 Ceilidh
P7 pupils rounded off their Scottish Language & Culture focus with a Ceilidh on Wednesday. Some children recited Scots poems, others recited their own compositions written in Scots dialect.
Groups sang Scottish Songs and played tunes on various instruments. To everyone?s delight, Andrew Burns played ?Scotland the Brave? fantastically on the accordion and had everyone clapping and stamping their feet.
The children brought food to share including: scones; tablet; oatcakes; smoked salmon; tattie scones and cluttie dumpling!
No Ceilidh would be complete without dancing, so the children danced a variety of Scottish Country dances outside in the sunshine. The afternoon ended with ?Auld Lang Syne? and a braw time was had by all!
Star Billing!?.Melissa
Congratulations to Melissa, P4a, who is appearing in the ?Wizard of Oz? at the King?s Theatre. Melissa is appearing in 4 performances, Judy Garland eat your heart out! Details are;
The Wizard of Oz (Southen Light Company)
King?s Theatre, Edinburgh
Tues 5th March ? Sat 10th March
Duncan Lauder (Senior Quality Improvement Officer)
Duncan Lauder will visit St John?s on Tuesday 13th March in the morning. He will spend time in some classes and sample how the pupils are doing.
PTA Website
The PTA are keen for parents to know that you can all donate books to the school via the amazon ?wish list? scheme. I have passed on wish lists from some classes to the PTA. Favourite authors always welcome!
PTA Meeting
The next PTA meeting will be on 15th March in the school staffroom at 7.00pm.
Patchwork Quilt
Calling all those handy with a needle. The long awaited return of the patchwork quilt is here! If you would like to help complete the school quilt please come to the P7 Zone in the playground on Tuesday 13th March at 3.20pm.
P4 Children
The next gathering for those children preparing for their Confirmation and First Holy Communion will be on Monday 19th March @ 7pm in the Church. We look forward to seeing all the children and their parents on the night. Any questions relating to this programme or the P3 programme please contact Julie Collins on 0131 669 8089
Note to Parents of P7 ???
I would like to invite parents of P7 pupils to our first Parent Forum meeting as you will be part of the forum in August when the new Councils need to be in place. Our first meeting is on Monday, 19 March.
Lesley Carroll, HT Holy Rood High School
Going Places ? Holidays!!
Please see attached letter
Egg Challenge
Please remember to send your ?Egg Challenge? sponsor forms into the school as soon as possible.
Fair Trade Roadshow
Congratulations to Christopher, Freya, Mitchell and Rachel who represented the school at the City Roadshow.
Many thanks for your continued support and
co-operation.
Ms Barbara A Service, Head Teacher
Newsletter
Friday 9th March 2007
School Website: www.stjohnsportobello.ik.org
Dear Parents,
Parents Consultations
Appointment times will be sent out on Monday or Tuesday of next week. Class teachers will be able to discuss your child?s progress with you during the 10 minute appointment time. The school management team will also be available during both sessions.
This year the PTA will help to organise the Book Fair in the school hall during appointment times. Come along and browse.
P7 Ceilidh
P7 pupils rounded off their Scottish Language & Culture focus with a Ceilidh on Wednesday. Some children recited Scots poems, others recited their own compositions written in Scots dialect.
Groups sang Scottish Songs and played tunes on various instruments. To everyone?s delight, Andrew Burns played ?Scotland the Brave? fantastically on the accordion and had everyone clapping and stamping their feet.
The children brought food to share including: scones; tablet; oatcakes; smoked salmon; tattie scones and cluttie dumpling!
No Ceilidh would be complete without dancing, so the children danced a variety of Scottish Country dances outside in the sunshine. The afternoon ended with ?Auld Lang Syne? and a braw time was had by all!
Star Billing!?.Melissa
Congratulations to Melissa, P4a, who is appearing in the ?Wizard of Oz? at the King?s Theatre. Melissa is appearing in 4 performances, Judy Garland eat your heart out! Details are;
The Wizard of Oz (Southen Light Company)
King?s Theatre, Edinburgh
Tues 5th March ? Sat 10th March
Duncan Lauder (Senior Quality Improvement Officer)
Duncan Lauder will visit St John?s on Tuesday 13th March in the morning. He will spend time in some classes and sample how the pupils are doing.
PTA Website
The PTA are keen for parents to know that you can all donate books to the school via the amazon ?wish list? scheme. I have passed on wish lists from some classes to the PTA. Favourite authors always welcome!
PTA Meeting
The next PTA meeting will be on 15th March in the school staffroom at 7.00pm.
Patchwork Quilt
Calling all those handy with a needle. The long awaited return of the patchwork quilt is here! If you would like to help complete the school quilt please come to the P7 Zone in the playground on Tuesday 13th March at 3.20pm.
P4 Children
The next gathering for those children preparing for their Confirmation and First Holy Communion will be on Monday 19th March @ 7pm in the Church. We look forward to seeing all the children and their parents on the night. Any questions relating to this programme or the P3 programme please contact Julie Collins on 0131 669 8089
Note to Parents of P7 ???
I would like to invite parents of P7 pupils to our first Parent Forum meeting as you will be part of the forum in August when the new Councils need to be in place. Our first meeting is on Monday, 19 March.
Lesley Carroll, HT Holy Rood High School
Going Places ? Holidays!!
Please see attached letter
Egg Challenge
Please remember to send your ?Egg Challenge? sponsor forms into the school as soon as possible.
Fair Trade Roadshow
Congratulations to Christopher, Freya, Mitchell and Rachel who represented the school at the City Roadshow.
Many thanks for your continued support and
co-operation.
Ms Barbara A Service, Head Teacher
