Dear Parents and Carers
I hope that by the time you read this we will have enjoyed another successful and fun Sports Day. The P7 house relay finale is always a favourite, particularly with staff who take the chance to ‘water’ the P7s!
I spent yesterday with our P7s walking from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace, They had prepared information about various sights and took the part of tour guides. The group I had the pleasure to be with were polite, respectful and great company. A true credit to their teachers and families. The next few weeks see our P7s take part in the 7 Hills of Edinburgh challenge as well as their picnic to North Berwick and their P7 Leavers’ Do in the secret garden. Our tradition at Trinity is to make this very much an evening for 11/12 year olds – no need for limos, make up, fancy outfits but a fun night eating pizza and ice cream, dancing and ending with a water fight for those who want to take part. It is always a great event.
P1 – P6 Picnic to Aberdour – Wed June 19th
Thank you to the 43 parents and carers who have signed up already. This trip is definitely a case of the more help the better so if you are able to come along it is very much appreciated. Please use the form below to indicate if you are able to join us.
Brew & Blether : Supporting Learners with Dyslexia – Fri May 24th 9.00am – 9.50am
A chance to hear from staff and learners about what it means to be dyslexic, how dyslexia is identified and what supports are in place. Please use the form below to sign up.
School Office update
Many of you will know that Rebecca Boath, our school administrator, has been absent this session. She popped into school this week and it was so lovely to see her. Her plans are to return to Trinity in August for a short period and to then retire in September. Retirement is very much deserved as Rebecca has been an absolute asset to our school for many, many years and has worked tirelessly to support our school community. We will need to plan a fitting goodbye for her!
In her absence Katie Berry has done a fantastic job keeping the school running smoothly so I was not surprised when she told me she had been offered another job in the charity sector. Katie will therefore be leaving Trinity at the end of the summer term. Annette Baumann has now taken up the post of temporary clerical assistant as Claire Nisbet will start maternity leave from Wed May 22nd.
An advert for a permanent school administrator will go live soon on MyJobScotland. If you know of anyone who might be interested in having the opportunity to work in a busy school office where no two days are ever the same, and they would like some further information, please do ask them to get in touch. Both Rebecca and Katie will be big shoes to fill!
Trinity’s Got Talent
Please remind your child to hand their application in by Tues May 21st if they are looking to audition! The auditions will take place on the following dates :
Mon May 27th : P3 and P4
Tues May 28th : P1 and P2
Wed May 29th : P5, P6 and P7
I hope that the sun shines for the Monday holiday. School is back on Tuesday May 21st.
Best wishes
Jacqueline Scott
Trinity Primary School 