Parent Teacher Consultations استشارات أولياء الأمور والمعلمين
It’s that time of year we invite all our parents and carers to meet with their child’s class teacher to discuss how they are progressing towards their learning targets and getting on in general at school. We are lucky to have a high level of support and attendance at Parent Consultations, which lets our pupils know that learning is valued by you at home. Parental engagement in events such as Parent-Teacher meetings, along with good attendance and regular reading/being read to, are key indicators of future academic success for children of primary school age. If you were not able to attend the November Parent Consultations, please do make a point of scheduling an appointment with your child’s class teacher this time.
Our Support for Learning Teacher, Mrs Ciechanowicz, will be operating an Drop In policy on both days for your to speak with her if your child attends one of her regular groups on Wednesday 12th 3.30pm-5.30pm and Friday 14th 1.00pm – 3.00pm. As always, Ms Craig (Second Level: P5-P7) and Mr Stuart (First Level: P2-P4) will be on hand or in their office should you wish to speak to them about any matters to do with your child’s learning or development. Our Principal Teacher, Ms Fergusson, will also be available to speak with P1 parents as our Early Level lead.
We really look forward to welcoming you on the 12th or 14th of March.
Appointments can be made here: https://parents-booking.co.uk/login.jsp
Please let us know if you require an interpreter. يرجى إخبارنا إذا كنت بحاجة إلى مترجم.
World Book Day: Thursday 6th March
World Book Day is on Thursday 3rd March. This year, children are welcome to Dress as an Adjective (eg; red, sleepy, spotty, sparkly, jazzy, etc) or as a favourite book character. There will be book-linked events throughout the day and a general focus on developing a love of reading.
Pupil Appointments During School Hours
We have noticed a much greater number of parents than usual requesting to pick up their child from school early to attend appointments, often repeatedly and without forewarning office staff. When unplanned, this can cause unnecessary disruption to the learning of a class and at times can cause anxiety to the pupil who is not expecting to be picked up early. It also means that there is no one in our office to answer important phone calls or let visitors in or out of the building which has a disruptive impact on the smooth running of the school.
We appreciate that children may have to attend hospital or orthodontic appointments during school hours from time to time. In these instances, please can parents inform the school office at least the day before so that we can send your child to the office to wait for collection at the agreed time.
We kindly ask that all other non-urgent appointments are made out with school hours or during the school holidays wherever possible. We also request that parents endeavour to make their own appointments at times that do not effect the learning and attendance of their child at school.
As school attendance is a legal requirement, we reserve the right to ask parents for evidence of repeat medical appointments during the course of the same term. Please bring appointment letters to the school office when collecting your child.
From Monday, we will operate a Sign Out book so that we can keep a record of children who leave during the day for fire register purposes. You must ensure that this has been completed before taking your child to their appointment. Parents must never take their child directly from the playground without informing the school office.
Nursery parents are kindly asked to allow older children to complete their full school day on Fridays which end at 12.25pm. Only children with evidence of a planned medical appointment will be allowed to leave class early on Fridays.
We thank you sincerely in advance for your cooperation with these new measures.
Headlice
Headlice are a very common annoyance in all primary schools. It is no longer procedure to send out letters or have termly visits from the dreaded ‘Nit Nurse’. The best guidance we give is to put lots of cheap conditioner on your child’s head and then comb methodically through the hair with a nit comb. This needs to be done several days in a row to remove all the lice and the eggs. In addition, all members of the family should check and treat their hair as needed. Pillows, cushions, towels and soft toys need to be hot washed (or perhaps frozen in the case of a favourite teddy). Long hair should be tied up to prevent lice from moving from head to head. Please regularly check and treat your child’s hair to prevent the spread of headlice.
Toys in School
A reminder that pupils should not bring in any toys or other precious items to school. These can cause a distraction from learning and can go missing, get damaged and will be confiscated by staff for safekeeping if required. Please ensure anything of personal or financial value is kept safe at home. The school cannot accept responsibility for any lost or damaged items. Thank you for your support with this matter.
Save Pilmeny Development Project: Older People’s Services
Help us #SAVEPDP 2025
We are facing cuts to our older people’s services – a devastating loss of funding which will mean closure of our services to socially isolated older people in Leith Walk/ NE Edinburgh locality.
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- See video below of how this loss of funding would impact not only our service users, partner organisations and the local community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCTrs4LYpC4
- We have had press coverage from STV News highlighting the immediate impact the lost of funding will have on our service users, staff, partner organisations and the Leith community.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xxk2NAIDgo&t=1s
Keeping Your Child Safe Online – Events for Parents
As part of the council’s partnership with The Lucy Faithful Foundation, free events are being offered to parents and carers to support them to keep their child safe online. These will be delivered by The Lucy Faithful Foundation and Police Scotland.
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation Scotland and Police Scotland have teamed up to deliver a free one-hour evening event to help you keep your child safe online.
A survey of over 1000 parents and carers in Scotland found that most parents want to better understand the digital world their children are experiencing in order to keep their child safe. Our event will provide you with information and advice on three of the biggest challenges of the digital world children are living in.
. Pornography
. Nudes (sharing intimate images)
. Online sexual harm
The purpose of the event is for you not just to come away more informed, but to be provided with practical advice and tools to help your child navigate these online challenges.
We will be delivering the event 4 times throughout March 2025, tailoring the event to particular audiences.
Wednesday the 5th of March, 2025, 7pm-8pm – online – parents and carers of S1 and above children
Tuesday the 18th of March 2025, 7pm-8pm – online – parents and carers of P5/6 children
Tuesday the 25th of March 2025, 7pm-8pm – online – parents and carers of children with additional special needs
Wednesday the 26th of March 2026, 7pm-8pm – in person , Edinburgh Location TBC – parents and carers of S1 and above children
PLEASE NOTE: This event will be discussing sexual harm. This event is not appropriate for children to attend.
ASN Holiday Programmes
Ramadan Mubarak!
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is observed by Muslims worldwide as a period of fasting, reflection and spiritual renewal. It’s a time of community, prayer and giving to those in need. Fasting from dawn to sunset is a key part of Ramadan, alongside acts of kindness, charity and self-discipline. This year, Ramadan is expected to begin this evening, Friday 28 February and end on Sunday 30 March, followed by the celebration of Eid al-Fitr. As we did last year, some of our older Muslim pupils will have the opportunity to pray at lunchtime if they choose to in Room 23 supported by staff.
Right of the Month
Our March Right of the Month is:
Article 24 (Health, Water, Food, Environment): Every child has the right to the best possible health. Governments must provide good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food, and a clean environment and education on health and well-being so that children can stay healthy. Richer countries must help poorer countries achieve this.
Leithers of the Week
Well done to these hard working Leithers this week.
| Jamal | Primary 1a | Jamal has settled in nicely to Leith primary, working hard to follow our school rules. He has been a kind, helpful member of the class who is already showing he is ready to learn! |
| Anas | Primary 1b | Anas for his super effort in Numeracy this week. Anas has been counting forwards and backwards to 30 and has worked hard on adding 2 numbers together. He has persevered with some tricky number problems and we’re very proud of your determination. Well done Anas! |
| Dayan | Primary 2a | Dayan has focused on his tasks by thinking about what he is learning and what he needs to do to be successful. He’s mindful not to distract others and is beginning to ask for help if he’s not sure what to do. Well done Dayan, good job! |
| Alexander | Primary 2b | For inspiring us all with his amazing skills in art and creativity! |
| Heaven’ley | Primary 3 | You are always enthusiastic for every aspect of your learning. You take care of all of your classmates and make a wonderful teacher for all of her friends. |
| Youcef | Primary 3/4 | Youcef continues to grow in confidence with his letter joins and he focused very well during our handwriting session this week. Well done Youcef- keep it up! |
| Riyaa | Primary 4 | Riyaa has persevered and challenged herself in Maths this week. Well done! |
| Alex | Primary 5 | Alex goes out of his way to be helpful and kind in our class. He is a friend to everyone and we’re lucky to have him in our class. Thank you, Alex! |
| Kieran | Primary 5/6 | From Mari – Kieran for showing and sharing great ideas with his group when planning their maths challenges. |
| Robert | Primary 6 | For showing a great perseverance to get his writing done, good job! |
| Alexander | Primary 7a | For continuously showing kindness to all his peers in P7a. |
| Maya S | Primary 7b | Maya has continually shown responsibility for her education through knowing when to ask for help and has preserved this week in catching up with work after attending the Ski trip. |
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