LPS Newsletter

The Christmas season has really begun this week. The P4-P7 classes really enjoyed their first trip to the Lyceum Theatre in many years. The re-working of the Charles Dickins famous story A Christmas Carol was wonderfully interwoven into the tale of Greyfriar’s Bobby and set in Victorian Edinburgh rather than London. For the first time, this trip was free to all pupils thanks to the generosity of the KPE4 Charitable donation and from the proceeds of LPPC fundraising. The P1-P3 classes will enjoy a Christmas performance at Leith Academy next week.

Pupils celebrated the work they had done this term focussed on our Building Resilience topic and important school value of kindness at our Thursday assembly. There have been a lot of small and not-so-small acts of kindness happening all around school in recent weeks. These have been recognised by pupils and teachers in a variety of ways in class and in school. Classes have used Kindness Buckets, Trees of Kindness, Appreciation Stations and nominations in The Recognition Book. We have seen kindness shown towards our buddies, to school staff and to our classmates through small, thoughtful and selfless acts of kindness. We also spoke about how it is important to be kind to ourself by avoiding negative self-talk and doing things that are good for us such as going to bed on time and eating healthily. Kind behaviour is the antidote to bullying and unkind behaviour. Being kind to others makes others AND ourself feel good. Being unkind or showing bullying behaviours towards others makes others AND ourself feel unhappy. Kindness is contagious so one small act of kindness could spread leading to more people being kind, making the school and the world a happier place to be. We could not be prouder of the kindness our pupils have shown.

Christmas Doors

Which is your favourite?

Christmas Activities Reminder

Christmas Parties

All classes will have their class party on Wednesday afternoon except for P5 who will have theirs on Thursday late morning as they will be attending a rugby festival at Leith Academy on the Wednesday. Children should wear their school colours/uniform as normal but may bring in party clothes to change into only if they wish. Children do not need to bring in any other items for their party.

Christmas Lunch

This will take place on Thursday. Please note, the deadline for selecting Christmas lunch has now passed.

Christmas Dress Up Day

Wear a Christmas jumper or sprig of tinsel to school – just for fun!

P1-P3 to Attend Leith Academy Christmas Show

On Friday, P1-P3 classes will walk over to Leith Academy to see older pupils in their Christmas Show. Pupils should wear school colours as usual.

Whole School Christmas Assembly

Pupils will walk over to St Andrew’s Parish Church to sing and share Christmas songs together. Assembly to start at 1.45pm, parents are very welcome to attend.

Last Day of Term

The school day will end at 1pm. Please ensure that P1-P3 pupils are collected by an adult at this time and that P4-P7 pupils know their home time arrangements.

After School Clubs

Once more, thanks to your votes and the generous KPE4 Funding, we are able to offer a wide range of free after school activities to our pupils. This week, Aidan Haughey launch the Active Schools brochure for next term. We will also share additional after school activities run by our own staff in the new year, all completely free of charge. We would like every child to have the experience of being part of an after school activity to broaden their friendship group and extend their range of skills.

LPPC Christmas Craft Afternoon

Next week, our parent council will be hosting a fun afternoon of Christmas Crafts and the chance to meet Santa in the gym hall after school. They are still looking for volunteers to help run some of the activities. Please consider supporting this fun festive event if you can by getting in touch with them by email at leithppc@gmail.com

Lost Items – Are These Yours?

Let us know by getting in touch with the school office.

Parenting Support Sessions

We still have space on the below Primary Triple P courses. For more information contact Sue Cameron Sue.Cameron@edinburgh.gov.uk

Primary Triple P course is for parents and carers of 6 – 10 year olds and looks at effective techniques for dealing with common childhood behaviour problems. During the course we will explore strategies to manage behaviours such as aggressiveness, tantrums, shouting, answering back and refusing to follow rules.

The course takes place over 8 weeks and aims to offer you new ways to manage situations at home.  https://www.joininedinburgh.org/parenting-programmes/triple-p/

Castleview Primary School. EH16 4DP.

Starts Wednesday 18th January – 15th March 2023

9.30am – 11.30am 

Available spaces  – Link to the application form –Primary Triple P (6 to 10 years) 

Carrickvale Community Centre, EH11 3HH

Starts Thursday 26th January – 23rd March 2023

9.30am – 11.30am 

Available spaces- Link to the application form –Primary Triple P (6 to 10 years) 

Children’s Rights Parent Information Session

We are delighted to announce the launch of the new Guide to Children’s Rights for Parents, Carers and family members.

This much anticipated resource provides information about children’s rights and introduces the United Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The UNCRC is the internationally mandated children’s rights treaty which sets out the rights that all children and young people should expect and what they need to grow up happy, healthy and safe. It outlines the central role played by parents and families and also recognises that they need protection and assistance to support the rights and wellbeing of their children.

The booklet was created by the UNCRC Parents Network, made up of parenting organisations and Scottish Government policy officials, who have been meeting for over a year to look at how best to inform parents, carers and family members about the rights of their children. It conveys broad universal messaging about children’s rights

 Children’s rights | Parent Club

Well Done to These Hard Working Leithers!

Elliot	Primary 1a	Elliot has been an extra kind member of the class this week. He always looks for ways to help others and this week he looked after a friend who was feeling sad.
Eva	Primary 1a	Eva has been looking for ways to help friends and has been inviting lots of new friends to join in with her play. Well done Eva!
Lena	Primary 1b	Lena spreads kindness wherever she goes and is a very happy, caring and polite member of our class. We feel very lucky to have Lena in our class.
Jayden	Primary 1b	Jayden is a very kind and helpful member of our class who loves doing little jobs for other people. He also has wonderful manners and always remembers to say ‘thank you’ and ‘please.’ Jayden, you are a star!
Rohaan	Primary 2	Rohaan has been showing excellent perseverance this week with his learning, especially with a tricky jigsaw. Well done Rohann!
Alyn	Primary 2	Alyn created a super piece of writing last week. He persevered to create three sentences making sure he was doing his best work. Well done Alyn!
Holly	Primary 2/3	Holly has shown a big interest in our topic ‘Ancient Egyptians’ and took in books from home to show the class.  She then used these to help her with her research!  Good job Holly!
Omer	Primary 2/3	We have been focusing on thoughtfulness this week.  Omer has been very thoughtful and often helps others to tidy up their things.  Well done Omer, you’re a good example to your classmates!
Sharan	Primary 3	For being a respectful and responsible member of primary 3. Sharan has helped create a new class job for his class and is always willing to help others. Thank you Sharan.
Aaron	Primary 3	Aaron has followed our class recognition board focus of ‘helping each other’. He demonstrated this in PE whilst working with a partner and helping them with their chest pass. Well done Aaron.
Abed	Primary 4a	Abed completed all spelling, writing and maths tasks today, working hard and asking for help if he needed it. Well done!
Gloria	Primary 4a	Gloria is a pupil who is a good role model for kindness in our class. She often thinks of others and tries to be helpful whenever she can.
Muslim	Primary 4b	Muslim always goes the extra mile to be helpful. He kindly hands out classmate’s water bottles at the end of the day and treats our classroom with respect by ensuring he helps to tidy everything up. Keep it up, Muslim!
Omar	Primary 4b	Omar has been a tech genius this week! He has helped others with laptop troubles and took lots of fantastic notes when researching Albert Einstein. Fantastic work!
David	Primary 4b	David was very sensible on our school trip today. He made sure he stayed with his partner and was respectful during the show by sitting nicely and showing good listening.
Zaynb	Primary 5	Zaynb is very considerate and kind. She is helpful to everyone and very supportive. She also has excellent manners and treats everyone with respect. Well done 🙂
Keira	Primary 5	Keira shows great kindness to all and is very good at giving personal and detailed compliments and praise. She often shares on the class Appreciation Station Channel on Teams. Well done Keira 😊
Maja	Primary 5/6	Maja has made great progress with her use of subject specific vocabulary and punctuation.
Leland	Primary 5/6	Leland showed kindness when he helped Mr Cochrane tidy up after making our door display!
Shakeel	Primary 6	For his kindness and support to other classmates in an art lesson. He was someone was struggling and offered support and encouragement so that they had enough confidence to finish the task.  Well done!
Wegdan	Primary 6	For displaying kindness to others and for always setting a good example to her classmates. Well done!
Kinjal	Primary 7	Kinjal is kind to others, she looks out for her friends and is consistently polite and respectful to adults and peers.  Well done Kinjal!
Niko	Primary 7	Niko has been kind to the P1s over the last few months, working as their prefect and being a good role model for them during sessions at the loft. Well done Niko!