LPS Newsletter

World Book Day at LPS

Junior Tour Guides Visit Junior Tour Guides

Pupils from P6 and P5/6 were thrilled to be invited by the P7 pupils at Roslin Primary School in Midlothian to see how they perform as Junior Tour Guides at the world famous Rosslyn Chapel. Both classes were able to be expertly guided around the chapel to learn about its history including the story of the apprentice’s pillar and its fame as one of the locations for the Tom Hanks film, The Da Vinci Code. The two classes have taken back some great tips for their own Junior Tour Guide project with Trinity House Maritime Museum in Leith which we all look forward to experiencing in the summer term. Many thanks again to all the staff and pupils at Roslin Primary for their hospitality and warm welcome.

Welcome Back Generation Science

We were delighted to welcome back our friends from Generation Science who worked with our P2 and P3 pupils on ‘Ella’s Wobble’.

Parent/Carer Consultations

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend or speak to their child’s class teacher at our recent Parent/Carer-Teacher Consultations. We appreciate being able to work in partnership with you to achieve the best possible outcomes for your children. We can never overestimate the influence our parents and carers have on their young people. Although schools have a massive part to play in educating learners, we only ever have pupils for a tiny 15% of any given year (assuming full attendance). We recognise that our parents are the experts on their kids!

We are always looking for ways to improve as a school. We would really appreciate any feedback you can provide to help us identify areas for further improvement next session. Please take a moment to complete our short survey by click on this link: here or by using this QR code. Thank you for support with this.

Leith Primary Celebrates Neurodiversity Week 13th-19th March 2023

As you will know by now, we relish any opportunity to celebrate our place as a vibrant and diverse school at the heart of the proud community of Leith. This year, we focus our celebrations on our neurodiversity.

As part of Neurodiversity Week, Shakila Hunter, Service Leader for North East of Edinburgh at the Additional Support for Learning Service, is leading a workshop for parents on Zones of Regulation. All  parents and carers are invited to attend Room 5 at 1pm-1.45pm on Tuesday 14^th March. We are planning to hold more information meetings in the future and exploring the possibility of setting up a support group for parents who feel that their child has additional support needs.

Hilary Aitken who is the CEC Lead Literacy and Dyslexia Support Teacher, is coming into school on Wednesday 15^th March to lead two Literacy Difficulties and Dyslexia  awareness workshops for pupils.

The workshops will give information about dyslexia, as well as other literacy difficulties, highlighting the positives and the success stories, as well as discussing how the challenges can be overcome. 

The pupils will then take part in  a fun activity, which will allow them to discover their talents. They will leave with a certificate.

They will be an important part of the Sharing Assembly on Thursday 16^th March. All classes will share with each other and celebrate their achievements in learning about Dyslexia, ADHD and Autism.

On Friday 17^th March, each class will submit one or more pieces of work to add to the Neurodiversity Display Board.

Pupils from the Equalities Pupil Group will film some of the work going on in classes during that week and this will be shared on the website at a later date!

Sleep Awareness Week at LPS – 20th-24th March 2023

We all know how bad we feel without a decent night’s sleep. Since coming back after the two lockdowns, we have really noticed how much more the lack of sleep has been affecting our young people at school. Whether because of increased anxiety, difficulty with bedtime routines, environmental noise or an increase in screen use, the lack of a good night’s sleep can have a huge impact on a child’s ability to learn, maintain positive friendships and sustain resilience when little things go wrong. Like water and food, sleep is one of the most important things a child needs for healthy development. It is also one of the most important things we need to be a parent.

The week beginning 20th March will be our Sleep Awareness Week and the chance to focus on the importance of sleep. Each child and parent will have the chance to keep a sleep log for seven days. At the end we will let you know if you are getting enough shut eye for your age or if sleep is something you need to prioritise more.

We are very lucky that Danni Taylor, our Citadel Family Support Worker, is also a qualified Sleep Consultant. She will be running two Sleep Better sessions on Wednesday 22nd March for all interested parents and carers to attend. The first session will be at 1pm-3pm approx. and the second 5pm-7pm. Find out a bit more about the science of sleep, the importance of sleep and healthy child development and how you too can get a better night’s shut eye. Please click on this link to let us know which session you prefer to attend.

Help Us With Our Garden!

Our playground planters are desperately in need of some TLC! We would love if as many of you who can, help us replace the soil and get the planters ready for some spring planting. Mrs Young, who leads our Eco Committee is looking for volunteers, young and old, on Fridays 17th and 24th March from 1pm to help out. If you have a spade and wheelbarrow, even better, but not essential. Please come along in old clothes and willingness to lend a hand and you will have a warm welcome. We look forward to seeing you on the 17th.

Let’s Celebrate Our Leithers of the Week!

Lori	Primary 1a	Lori is a kind and gentle friend who sees the best in everyone. She tries hard to include everyone when she is playing and is an excellent P1 role model. Well done!
Isla	Primary 1b	Isla shows kindness to everyone and is a very caring and helpful member of our class. Isla is also a great learning partner and always listens carefully to others. Thank you for being you, Isla!
Arianna	Primary 2/3	Arianna has had a great first week at Leith Primary and has settled into the class really well.  She’s making friends and joining in with class and group discussions already!  Well done Arianna, we’re glad to have you as a member of our class!
Feranmi	Primary 3	Feranmi has worked diligently in her role as class eco-monitor.  She has tried hard to look after our classroom environment, has been reminding people to save electricity and carried out lots of litter picking in the playground!  Well done!
Kieran	Primary 4a	Kieran has made important progress in Maths this week, persevering to achieve his targets. He has also demonstrated kindness and responsibility, helping with litter picking and with other jobs in class. Well done, Kieran!
Fatou	Primary 4b	Fatou has settled in really well at Leith and made some good friendships. She is respectful, moves around the school safely and shows she is ready to learn. Well done Fatou, keep up the good work!
Andrew	Primary 5	Andrew shows kindness to everyone. He is a good friend and a good partner or team mate. Well done Andrew 🙂
Maja	Primary 5/6	Maja showed great confidence in maths. She was unsure of what to do with a new skill, asked for help and then mastered the strategy (using factors to simplify fractions)
Jude	Primary 6	For excellent focus and effort in our writing lesson. He enjoyed sharing his work with the class and created a fantastic setting description.
Kirk	Primary 7	It was great to see Kirk up in front of the class acting out a play script of Romulus and Remus confidently and working as part of a team.  It has also been great to see Kirk get stuck into coding and create animations and games!  Keep up the good work Kirk.

Talia	Primary 1b	Talia is a very kind member of our class who is always thinking of others. She has worked well with her learning partner this week and has enjoyed listening to their ideas, as well as sharing her own. Well done, Talia!
Stanley	Primary 2	Stanley has been persevering with his magic e words and he has been making great progress with reading and writing of these this term.  Keep up the good work Stanley!
Ivy and Nathan	Primary 2/3	Nathan and Ivy demonstrated excellent ‘Working Together’ skills, during their RSHP activity about friendships!  They worked together effectively by smiling, making eye contact and using open body language, to find out things about each and even managed to find out that they had 19 things in common!  Great work Nathan and Ivy!!
Waris	Primary 3	Waris has been a supportive talk partner this week.  He has demonstrated that he can take turns, listen to other people’s ideas and also encourage his partner during a writing task.  Well done Waris!
Jamie	Primary 4a	Jamie was a responsible line leader sensibly following directions to help to keep the class safe on our walk back from our first swimming lesson at Abbeyhill. Thank you Jamie!
Alfie	Primary 4b	Alfie brings cheer to our classroom every single day and has a positive attitude towards his learning. Although he initially found a task in maths tricky this week, he persevered and worked so hard! Well done Alfie.
Andrew	Primary 5	Andrew has good team working skills. He can work with a variety of partners. This week he worked with a partner to complete a PowerPoint about his partner’s mother language. It had lots of interesting facts and they created a great product. Well done 🙂
Rosa	Primary 5/6	For her continuous progression in all areas of maths!
Danyil	Primary 7	Danyil has worked well in rugby this week, learning the rules and getting stuck in despite a language barrier.  He has been a team player supporting other members in his team which was lovely to watch.  He has also been trying hard to get involved and understand what he needs to do in lessons.  Well done Danyil!