Dear Parents and Carers
Friday already and the sun is currently shining. What a difference this makes! Trinity learners have been making the most of the weather and getting outside with PE in the park, discussion groups in the outdoor library, a visit to Newhaven lunch club to chat with those who make use of it and a walk to Wardie Bay. This week has also seen our choir perform in the Glee competition in Central Hall, Tollcross. Whilst they didn’t win the competition, their enthusiasm and support for the other choirs was fabulous to see. A huge congratulations to them and thanks to Aisling Griffiths and Graeme Blaikie for giving of their time to lead the choir.
Grow a Story
World Book Day in March saw us launch Grow a Story. Every child from P1 to P7 has had the opportunity to write a story involving an explorer, a jungle and an item. From each class 6 stories were then shortlisted and on Wednesday a panel of judges, made up of parents and staff, read, deliberated, discussed and selected year group winners and our Trinity Writer of the Year. Many thanks to those who offered their services. The plan now is to have the winning stories published. Winners will be announced at a special Trinity Together event later in the term.
Building update
Work continues to progress. It is fascinating to watch the timber structure take shape, with those of us on the top floor enjoying a birds eye view. The biggest impact is the lack of playground space for nearly 600 children. I know that many of our learners are missing the mound and the freedom to move from the front to the back playgrounds and have a bit more space from each other. The contractors are hopeful that our full playground will be reinstated by late August.
Supported School Self Evaluation visit – Mon 29th and Tues 30th April
Next week we are looking forward to a visit from members of the Quality Improvement team at the City of Edinburgh. Across the two days the team will visit classrooms and share learning, sample paperwork and learning records and meet with some learners, staff, parents, carers and partners who support our school. This is an excellent opportunity to receive feedback about how well we are doing and what we can do to continue to improve. To help us get some more feedback it would be much appreciated if you could take a few minutes to complete the form below
Dates coming up
May
Wed 1st : P4 Gaelic Football taster session
My Bank to P6
Fri 3rd : Jam Jar day – bring a filled jar (eg small toys, pencils, sweets) and ‘be allowed’ to wear non uniform (jars will be sold at the TPSA event on Sat 11th)
Mon 6th : HOLIDAY
Tues 7th : INSET – school closed for learners
Wed 8th : P6 transition event at Bangholm
Thurs 9th : P6 skiing (no.1 of 6)
Sat 11th : TPSA fundraising event – Park Fun Run
Thank you for your support
Jacqueline Scott
Trinity Primary School 