The school was blessed by ninety minutes of beautiful of early Autumn weather for our annual One Planet Picnic before the heavens eventually opened! One Planet Picnic celebrates locally produced, seasonal healthy produce that avoids unnecessary transportation or over-processing. Pupils enjoyed a range of fruits, vegetables and grain and dairy-based foods with their classmates. The picnic coincided with the Harvest Festival this Sunday, which recognises the work of farmers and food producers and gives thanks for a healthy harvest.
Open Classroom/ Meet the Teacher
Parents are warmly invited to attend their first visit of the session to their child’s classroom this Thursday and Friday. Please see times below.
| Class | Day | Times |
| P1a | Friday | 8.50am – 9.30am |
| P1b | Friday | 8.50am – 9.30am |
| P2 | Friday | 11.20am – 12.00pm |
| P2/3 | Thursday | 2.20pm – 3.00pm |
| P3 | Friday | 11.45am – 12.25pm |
| P4a | Friday | 9.50am – 10.35am |
| P4b | Friday | 11.45am – 12.25pm |
| P5 | Friday | 11.45am – 12.25pm |
| P5/6 | Friday | 11.45am – 12.25pm |
| P6 | Friday | 11.45am – 12.25pm |
| P7 | Friday | 9.50am – 10.35am |
This will be an informal opportunity to see your child’s classroom, meet their class teacher and pupil support assistant, take part in a short, fun activity with your child and find out anything you would like to know about the focus of the learning this term.
New Funding – Have Your Say
Leith Primary School is very lucky to have been chosen as the recipient of an ongoing yearly fund of £20,000 from the KPE4 Charitable Trust. The trust gives funding to a handful of schools and organisations across Edinburgh to support improving the lives of people growing up in these neighbourhoods.
The overarching goal of the funding is to increase the proportion of people growing up in deprived areas of North Edinburgh to live fulfilling lives with a positive impact on society.
Other schools have used their money to support costs such asschool camp, cultural trips and/or additional pupil support (language, learning, mental health, as well as any emergency needs that may arise (e.g.Christmas gifts, winter jackets, food).
Our Primary 7s have suggested ideas such as free trips, free school uniform, free after school clubs.
We will take the best ideas and put them to a stakeholder vote so that the decision is a shared one amongst our school community.
We would like to gather initial ideas and suggestions from our parents and carers.
Please follow this link to complete this form here or by using the QR code.
Entries will close on Friday 16th September 2022.
Thank you for your input.
Look On The Bright Side
Our Building Resilience focus this term is Look on the Bright Side. Perhaps this is a skill needed now more than ever in the context of a challenging world. For those of you interested in learning more about changing your perspective, have a look at the following:
Recognition Book Names
| Nathan | Primary 2/3 | Nathan has shown fantastic listening skills since the beginning of term. He puts his hand up to say what he thinks in class or group activities and is always ready to learn! Well done Nathan, your classmates are learning super listening skills from you! |
| Keira | Primary 3 | For always listening well and being kind. |
| Ruth | Primary 4a | Ruth is a respectful and polite pupil who is always ready to follow instructions. She tries to achieve her best work with every task that she attempts. What a great role model for the rest of the class! |
| Mati | Primary 4b | Mati has shown he is ready to learn this week. He tries his best in all aspects of his school work and has been challenging himself in maths. He is also a very helpful member of the class. Great job, Mati! |
| Kade | Primary 5 | Kade took part in our One Planet Picnic. He took turns and followed instructions very well when making both shortbread and overnight oats. Well done 🙂 |
| Osh | Primary 5/6 | Osh has shown me that he can complete very challenging place value tasks using large numbers this week. He has grown in confidence and required little support! |
| Louis | Primary 6 | Louis is in the Recognition Book for the excellent start he has made at Leith Primary. He always follows the school rules of ready, respectful and safe. He sets a great example for his classmates. Well done Louis! |
| Lucy | Primary 7 | Lucy has been persevering in Literacy and making small steps each day. Well done Lucy! |
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