31 Aug 2007 - St Johns Newsletter
St John?s RC Primary School
Newsletter
Friday 31st August 2007
Dear Parents,
On Thursday of this week we had a visit from the Justice Minister, Mr Kenny MacAskill, who is our local MSP. He visited in connection with the proposed re-build of St John?s. Discussions ensued around the impact of the rationalisation and school closures in Edinburgh, in light of the current situation.
Mr MacAskill had a tour of the school building and he was very impressed by all our pupils, but especially by P7 who welcomed him.
Mr David Manson, our current PTA Chair, will keep parents updated under the new Parent Council, of any developments.
Also a reminder that the PTA AGM/EGM will be held on Tuesday 4th September at 7.00pm/7.30pm in the school hall. All welcome, but it would be particularly good to meet new parents. Please come along and give your support.
New Schools Travel Co-ordinator
Mrs Lorna Henderson takes over from Gill Kelly as Schools? Travel Co-ordinator. She will shortly be issuing questionnaires to pupils regarding our schools travel plan. A special focus on safe routes to school and ?Park Smart? will be made during road safety week. However, can I once again make a plea to parents not to double park in Hamilton Terrace at anytime. There was almost a very serious accident last week involving one of our pupils. If any parent is interested in joining our School Travel Group we would be happy to hear from you.
A Big Thank You!!!!!
A very big thank you to the parents, all mums, I think, who worked so hard on our beautiful community quilt last session. Their help with this was invaluable. We will display the quilt in school for all pupils, staff and parents to see.
ICT
During the summer holidays the school took delivery of some new equipment for the gym hall. The screen and projector means that all pupils can have more interactive assemblies and hymn practices.
Water
All classes in school participate in Brain Gym and as part of this programme we encourage drinking water during the day. Please send your child with water in a plastic bottle, or better still freeze this and let them have a cold drink.
P1 Curriculum Workshop Afternoon for Parents
This take place in the hall and P1 classrooms on Monday 3rd September from 1.45pm ? 2.45pm. Parents have been sent an invitation through pupil post.
School Security
Mr Kenny Wong, our new Property Care Manager, visited and is hoping to help us with our security.
Another plea to parents to please enter by the front door ONLY, collect a visitor?s badge and sign in and out. This will ensure we know who is in the building.
Orienteering Star????
Congratulations to Patrick Ryan who won the Scottish Schools Orienteering Championship at the end of term and during the summer he won the Scottish Six Days Championships in Speyside which had over 4,000 participants. Well done Patrick!
Staff & Parents
A group of staff and parents will begin the PE training course Basic Moves on Monday 3rd September from 6.00pm ? 8.00pm in the hall. This is run by Mrs Jan McIntyre and a team from the Edinburgh University.
Active Schools/Extra Curricular Activity
There will be more information on the programme in due course.
EE2/Video & Photography Consent Forms
These forms were issued to all pupils last week. We would appreciate a speedy return of completed forms to your class teacher.
Africa Week
Our Africa Week will take place from Monday 10th September. Miss Farrell will co-ordinate this and Steve from Happyness Drumming will run workshops for the pupils over the course of 2 days. The cost for this will be £2.70 per pupil. Please send money in a sealed envelope to your child?s class teacher at you earliest convenience.
Attention all: Brownies, Girl Guides & Beavers
All of the above groups start back next week. Details are:
Brownies Thursday 6.00pm ? 7.30pm
Girl Guides Thursday 7.30pm ? 9.00pm
Beavers Friday 6.00pm ? 7.30pm
Milk Money
Although milk money was due to be paid by 17/8/07, it has been possible to pay for milk late whereby payments received after 17/8/07 would ensure milk was provided from the Monday following the date payment was received at school.
Please note that no payments for milk will be received after 10.00am on Thursday 6/9/07. A reminder that the cost is £16.80 for the whole session or £6.80 for Term 1. Payments should be sent to class teacher in an envelope with your child?s name, class and milk money clearly written on the front.
Football Players Wanted
Edina Hibs Boys Club
Edina Hibs under 9?s are looking for players who would like to play in the top Pele league with us. If you were born during 1999 and would like to come along to training /trials, these will be held on Tuesday?s at the Jewel Miners Welfare Club at 6.15pm. All players welcome.
If you are prepared to come along, please bring with you Shin Guards and a bottle of water and a healthy snack for afterwards. Any problems please contact:
Gordon Hand 07748161662
David Henderson 0782385003
John Hall 07746947042
Star Gazer and Jet Setter???
Well done to Abbie Robertson P7a who has won tickets for her and all her family to fly to London, stay in a fabulous hotel and attend the prestigious Film Premiere of ?High School Musical 2? at the O2 Arena this weekend. She won this competition on the Disney website. She will be hobnobbing with all the stars and celebrities! We will hear all about it when she comes back!
Many thanks for your continued support and co-operation.
Ms Barbara A Service
Head Teacher
Newsletter
Friday 31st August 2007
Dear Parents,
On Thursday of this week we had a visit from the Justice Minister, Mr Kenny MacAskill, who is our local MSP. He visited in connection with the proposed re-build of St John?s. Discussions ensued around the impact of the rationalisation and school closures in Edinburgh, in light of the current situation.
Mr MacAskill had a tour of the school building and he was very impressed by all our pupils, but especially by P7 who welcomed him.
Mr David Manson, our current PTA Chair, will keep parents updated under the new Parent Council, of any developments.
Also a reminder that the PTA AGM/EGM will be held on Tuesday 4th September at 7.00pm/7.30pm in the school hall. All welcome, but it would be particularly good to meet new parents. Please come along and give your support.
New Schools Travel Co-ordinator
Mrs Lorna Henderson takes over from Gill Kelly as Schools? Travel Co-ordinator. She will shortly be issuing questionnaires to pupils regarding our schools travel plan. A special focus on safe routes to school and ?Park Smart? will be made during road safety week. However, can I once again make a plea to parents not to double park in Hamilton Terrace at anytime. There was almost a very serious accident last week involving one of our pupils. If any parent is interested in joining our School Travel Group we would be happy to hear from you.
A Big Thank You!!!!!
A very big thank you to the parents, all mums, I think, who worked so hard on our beautiful community quilt last session. Their help with this was invaluable. We will display the quilt in school for all pupils, staff and parents to see.
ICT
During the summer holidays the school took delivery of some new equipment for the gym hall. The screen and projector means that all pupils can have more interactive assemblies and hymn practices.
Water
All classes in school participate in Brain Gym and as part of this programme we encourage drinking water during the day. Please send your child with water in a plastic bottle, or better still freeze this and let them have a cold drink.
P1 Curriculum Workshop Afternoon for Parents
This take place in the hall and P1 classrooms on Monday 3rd September from 1.45pm ? 2.45pm. Parents have been sent an invitation through pupil post.
School Security
Mr Kenny Wong, our new Property Care Manager, visited and is hoping to help us with our security.
Another plea to parents to please enter by the front door ONLY, collect a visitor?s badge and sign in and out. This will ensure we know who is in the building.
Orienteering Star????
Congratulations to Patrick Ryan who won the Scottish Schools Orienteering Championship at the end of term and during the summer he won the Scottish Six Days Championships in Speyside which had over 4,000 participants. Well done Patrick!
Staff & Parents
A group of staff and parents will begin the PE training course Basic Moves on Monday 3rd September from 6.00pm ? 8.00pm in the hall. This is run by Mrs Jan McIntyre and a team from the Edinburgh University.
Active Schools/Extra Curricular Activity
There will be more information on the programme in due course.
EE2/Video & Photography Consent Forms
These forms were issued to all pupils last week. We would appreciate a speedy return of completed forms to your class teacher.
Africa Week
Our Africa Week will take place from Monday 10th September. Miss Farrell will co-ordinate this and Steve from Happyness Drumming will run workshops for the pupils over the course of 2 days. The cost for this will be £2.70 per pupil. Please send money in a sealed envelope to your child?s class teacher at you earliest convenience.
Attention all: Brownies, Girl Guides & Beavers
All of the above groups start back next week. Details are:
Brownies Thursday 6.00pm ? 7.30pm
Girl Guides Thursday 7.30pm ? 9.00pm
Beavers Friday 6.00pm ? 7.30pm
Milk Money
Although milk money was due to be paid by 17/8/07, it has been possible to pay for milk late whereby payments received after 17/8/07 would ensure milk was provided from the Monday following the date payment was received at school.
Please note that no payments for milk will be received after 10.00am on Thursday 6/9/07. A reminder that the cost is £16.80 for the whole session or £6.80 for Term 1. Payments should be sent to class teacher in an envelope with your child?s name, class and milk money clearly written on the front.
Football Players Wanted
Edina Hibs Boys Club
Edina Hibs under 9?s are looking for players who would like to play in the top Pele league with us. If you were born during 1999 and would like to come along to training /trials, these will be held on Tuesday?s at the Jewel Miners Welfare Club at 6.15pm. All players welcome.
If you are prepared to come along, please bring with you Shin Guards and a bottle of water and a healthy snack for afterwards. Any problems please contact:
Gordon Hand 07748161662
David Henderson 0782385003
John Hall 07746947042
Star Gazer and Jet Setter???
Well done to Abbie Robertson P7a who has won tickets for her and all her family to fly to London, stay in a fabulous hotel and attend the prestigious Film Premiere of ?High School Musical 2? at the O2 Arena this weekend. She won this competition on the Disney website. She will be hobnobbing with all the stars and celebrities! We will hear all about it when she comes back!
Many thanks for your continued support and co-operation.
Ms Barbara A Service
Head Teacher
