6 May 2008 - May Newsletter 2008
Dear Parents
Welcome to another month at RHPS!
After 20 years as janitor of RHPS Gordon Brown enjoyed a lovely send off last Tuesday. The children shared fond memories and songs at a special assembly and presented him with their gifts before leading him through the quad for a final farewell amidst huge cheers. Following this colleagues held a special reception in the staffroom to wish him well. Gordon was very touched by your lovely gifts and wishes me to pass his thanks on to you for the cheque and beautiful clock he received from parents and children. His cheery face and good work will certainly be missed around the school. Gordon is soon to take up a janitorial post in West Lothian, where he now resides. In the meantime we are fortunate to have the services of Emil Nowakowski as the school janitor.
PORTOBELLO ART EXHIBITION
Children in primaries 4-7 classes have been creating their visions of a new Portobello High School for an art competition open to all cluster primaries which has been organised by PHS students. There will be an exhibition of all the art work in Portobello Town Hall on May 23rd and members of the local community are warmly invited to come along and enjoy the creations. Sir Tom Farmer is providing prizes for some of the lucky winners.
P1 ENROLMENT FOR OUTWITH CHILDREN
Parents of primary 1 pupils starting school in August, who live outwith the school catchment area and have recently had a place at RHPS confirmed, should contact the school to make an appointment to enrol their child for school. Enrolment for these children will take place on Thursday May 8th.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT P5/6 FOOTBALLERS !
As you know P5/6 Footballers made it through
to the Scottish Cup Finals and the School Board
Cup finals at the end of last month. Although
they didn’t bring the trophies back, the boys can
Members of the school Poetry Club are delighted to have been recognised in a national
poetry competition. The proud poets are : Amy Deas, Heather Notman, Ross McKenzie,
Megan Young, Mhari Campbell, Curtis Laydon.
Special commendation went to Chloe Campbell whose poem is to be published in a
published Poetry Collection. Of course we have ordered a copy! Here is Chloe’s poem :
WINTER
I really hate the wind and rain,
It makes me sad, it’s such a pain,
I much prefer the Summer sun,
When I go out and play and have some fun.
In the Spring the flowers are nice and bright,
The moon doesn’t come out till later at night,
PERSONAL LEARNING PLANS and final summary reports will be issued early in June.
Please take time to read, comment, and return your child’s PLP and comments’ sheet.
SCHOOL UNIFORM ORDERS
Order forms are now available for school uniforms for next session. Please make sure that you
get your order in on time. (please remember no monies to school on Fridays). Uniforms will be issued
to children before the end of session. Late orders can be collected from school on August
19th between 10.00am and 1.00pm. It is school policy that all children wear the uniform and
items of sports clothing are discouraged. Many thanks for your support.
N.B. Lost property items just seem to pile up more and more. If all items of clothing
were named it would help us find rightful owners.
OUT ABOUT & AROUND
o The school photographer will be taking Primary 7 leavers’ photographs on Tuesday May
13th. Photographs of Nursery and Primary 1 classes will also be taken.
o School dentists will be in school for the day on Wednesday May 21st to check the teeth of primary
1 and primary 7 children. Parents of children who require treatment will be notified.
o Primary 7B will present an assembly this Friday and primary 5B on May23rd to share some of
their wonderful work. Parents of these classes are invited to join us at 11.00am that morning.
o Primary 1 classes are presenting an assembly on Friday May 30th and of course parents of these
classes are warmly invited to join us at 10.00am.
o Violinists will be performing for the senior assembly on May 30th at 11.00am. Parents of these
musicians are also invited to join us then.
o The Nursery class is having a cream tea and sponsored walk on Wednesday June 4th. More
information to come from nursery staff.
o School Sports are scheduled for Thursday June 5th. P1-3 classes in the morning and P4-7 classes in
the afternoon. Please come along and cheer the children on! If the weather is poor Sports day will
be rearranged for the following week – June 12th.
o We are playing host to a group of teachers from Iceland on June 6th. They are visiting Edinburgh to
see schools with very good practice in ECO work.
o Primary 5A’s Healthy Tuckshop held during Health Week was a resounding success with £125
raised towards their enterprise project and a lovely bird stand and feeders are now in pride of place in
the Quad.
o Primary 3B’s Enterprise Project is also proving to be very successful. THREEBEES HEALTHY
RECIPE BOOK has so far made £100. There are still copies left. For £2.00 you can have your own –
highly recommended!
o One of the Art Students from Edinburgh College of Art has started working with Primary 3 classes
on art for the playground – should be exciting!
SKIPPING IS COOL IN SCHOOL!
As a result of the skipping workshops held during Health Week, skipping has become a most popular
activity during breaks. It’s really encouraging to see good old fashioned skipping rope games being played.
Walk to School Week takes place across Edinburgh from the 12th to 19th May. This year’s
theme is “Sound Detectives”. Pupils are encouraged to explore their local environment
through sound on their way to school, and choosing the healthy option of getting to
school – walking.
For information about the Active Schools programme contact Colin McMillan on 661- 4459
or colinmcmillan@parsonsgreen.edin.sch.uk
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT school starts at 8.55 am and that all children should be in line at this
time ready to start the day with their class mates. Far too many children are trailing in late in the morning and
this has a very poor effect.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
MAY 2008
Thurs May 8th Spring Discos
P1-3 CHILDREN 6.00 – 7.15 PM
P4-7 CHILDREN 7.30 – 8.45PM
Mon May 12th BOOK FAIR IN SCHOOL –
Thurs May 15th parents welcome
Mon May 19th HOLIDAY
Tues May 20th STAFF IN-SERVICE DAY
SCHOOL CLOSED TO PUPILS
Fri May 23rd Cluster Art Exhibition 1.00 PM onwards
Portobello Town Hall
Mon May 26th Parent Consultations for all week
Nursery pre-school children
Tues May 27th Parent Council Meeting 7.00PM
Thurs June 5th School Sports Day
And finally.......
Just a reminder that on returning from holiday the school lunch menu always starts with the Monday menu regardless of the day school returns.
Yours sincerely
Joan Brear
Headteacher