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Trinity News: 9th September 2026
Dear Parents and Carers
I hope that things are going well for you all. The school term seems to be flying by with the September holiday weekend already upon us. I had the privilege of spending last week at Benmore Outdoor Centre with our P7s. Their enthusiasm and confidence were fabulous to see and I was so proud of the respect they showed to each other and to their group leaders. Having attended a school residential week over 30 times in my career I can honestly say my final one was extremely memorable for all the right reasons! Many thanks to the staff who gave of their time to accompany the P7s and to those who provided an alternative in – school experience for those who chose not to attend.
MADD about Europe : Friday Sept 11th 9.10am – 10.00am approx
We will be sharing learning from our MADD about Europe focus on Friday morning. Classes have been learning snippets of dance, music and songs to take us on a tour of some European countries. Parents and carers are very welcome to join us in the front playground from 9.10am. Please note that this is dependent on the weather. If we have to move inside then unfortunately parents and carers will not be able to attend. Learners are encouraged to dress as a tourist or to wear the colours of a European country flag. P6 have made a cake for every class which when all are brought together will make a map of Europe – hopefully!
Doors Open Day
Please see the attached flyer for information about Doors Open Days on Sat 26th and Sun 27th September. This year the first 10,000 primary school children to attend a venue will receive a box of coloured pencils and a map of buildings in Edinburgh, Primary school children are invited to colour in their maps and submit it as part of a competition, with prizes for the winning entries.
Sharing Learning : SWAYS
As discussed at our ‘Meet the Teacher’ event, we are trialling a new approach to sharing learning via a Sway. These will start after Friday 18th September. Please note the link is protected and can only be accessed via the email sent from school. Please do not delete the email but keep it safe for ongoing access. Year groups will update information and photos on a weekly basis.
Pantomime
Thank you for confirming if you wish your child to attend Pinocchio. Tickets have now been paid for from school funds so please do make payment on Parentpay as soon as possible. Travel will be by coach with an expected return time to school of approx 5.30pm. Further info will follow nearer the time.
Tues Dec 1st : P1S, P1J, P2/1M, P2B, P2H, P6M, P6E, P6L, P7H and P7G
Tues Dec 8th : P3S, P3M, P3C, P4R, P4M, P4S, P5K, P5J, P5L and P7M (this is a change to original date for P7M)
Trinity Together at Christmas
Unfortunately this year we are unable to use Bangholm for our Christmas Trinity Together. This means that, at the moment, parents and carers will not be able to join us on Wed 9th December. We are looking at how else we might manage this.
Year ahead
There have been several positive comments about receiving a paper copy of the school calendar. Please do note however that dates do sometimes change. Changes can be seen in bold below.
| Trinity Primary School – calendar of events (please note these maybe subject to change) | ||||||
| Term One : Let’s start as we mean to go on. Please wear school colours only : black, yellow, grey, white or P7 sweatshirt. Be Kind, Be Creative, Persevere, Show Respect | ||||||
| Wk of | Info etc | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri |
| 7th Sept | 7.00pm TPSA / PC AGM | P6 Outdoor challenge | MADD about Europe event | |||
| 14th | Rainbow school learning begins Pantomime payment due | Holiday | P7 rugby | 9.00 Learning in P1 – par / car. mtg | ||
| 21st | P6 – Rainbow school (to 6.11.26) | Class photos | Class photos | P6 EPIC day | 11.50am Preloved uniform | |
| 28th | Have you signed up for parent/carer meeting? | P6 EPIC day | 4.30 – 7.30pm Par/car evening | 1.00 – 4.00pm Par/car afternoon 6.00pm TPSA Cinema night | ||
| 5th Oct | P7 sponsored Seven Hills Challenge P2 par / car welcome to P2 show | P7 Craiglockhart Hill 2.00pm P2 Show | P7 Blackford and Braids 9.15am P2 Show Halloween costume swap | P7 Calton and Castle Hill | P7 Arthur’s Seat | Non uniform day P7 Corstorphine Hill |
| 12th | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | |
| Term Two : Let’s keep our standards going. School colours only. Stay true to our values – Be Kind, Be Creative, Persevere, Show Respect | ||||||
| 19th | Wear house colours on Friday | INSET | Welcome back | House event 11.50am Preloved uniform | ||
| 26th | am Halloween TPSA ‘Disco’ | |||||
| 2nd Nov | Enrolment week for Aug 2027 | P7 to Art of Listening Basketball athlete to visit | P7 to Art of Listening 6.00pm P6 and P7 par/car Empowered Learning mtg | P7 to Art of Listening | ||
| 9th | P5 – Rainbow school (to 18.12.26) | Flu vaccination | ||||
| 16th | P3 par / car welcome to show | 2.00pm P3 Show | 9.15am P3 Show | |||
| 23rd | Have you ordered Christmas lunch? | 6.15pm TPSA Christmas lights switch on | 11.50am Preloved uniform | |||
| 30th | Christmas ‘jumpers’ welcome Payment for pantomime due by September 18th | am House Christmas Art – par / car help appreciated! | P1, P2, P6 & P7H and P7G to Pinocchio pantomime at the Kings | 2.00pm P4 Show – par/car welcome | 9.15am P4 Show – par/ car welcome | 9.10am Santa Fun Run |
| 7th Dec | Payment for pantomime due by September 18th | P3, P4, P5 and P7M to Pinocchio pantomime at the Kings | Christmas Lunch | 10.50am Christmas Star Time – par / car welcome | ||
| 14th | P1 and P2 Christmas Party | P3 – P6 Christmas activity day P7 to Winter Wonderland | PJs and Film Day | Christmas Singalong | ||
| 21+ 28th | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | |
| 4th Jan | Holiday | INSET | Welcome back | |||
| Term Three : Welcome to 2027. Stick with our values and remember our rules – Work hard, Show Respect, Look after your own and school property. School colours only! | ||||||
| 4th Jan | P4 Rainbow school (to 12.2.27) | Holiday | INSET | Welcome back | 11.50am Preloved uniform | |
| 11th Jan | P5 skiing | |||||
| 18th | Melville and Argyll par / car invited to Coffee Morning and Learning Chats on Friday | P5 skiing 6.30pm P7 Family Ceilidh | Coffee Mornings 9.00am Melville 11.00am Argyll | |||
| 25th | Wear tartan | P5 skiing | 11.50am Preloved uniform | |||
| 1st Feb | P5 skiing | Coffee Mornings 9.00am Craighall 11.00am Royston | ||||
| 8th | 2.00pm P1 Show | 9.15am P1 Show | P5 skiing | 9.15am Trinity Together at Bangholm – parents and carers welcome | ||
| 15th | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | |
| 22nd | P3 Rainbow school (to 2.4.27) | 11.50am Preloved uniform 6.00pm TPSA Cinema night | ||||
| 1st Mar | World Book Day | |||||
| 8th | Have you signed up for parent/carer meeting? | 4.30 – 7.30pm Par/car evening | 1.00 – 4.00pm Par/car afternoon | |||
| 15th | 6.00pm TPSA P1 and P2 Easter egg hunt | Red Nose Day! | ||||
| 22nd | Holiday | |||||
| 29th | Holiday | 11.50am Preloved uniform Non uniform day | ||||
| 5 + 12th | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | |
| Term Four : The final term of the school year. Be Kind, Be Creative, Persevere, Show Respect. Keep wearing our school colours | ||||||
| 19th Apr | P1 & P2 Rainbow School to 29.6.27 | Holiday | ||||
| 26th | 7.00pm P7 (&P6) Show | Jam Jar Day | ||||
| 3rd May | Holiday | INSET | SAT : TPSA May Fair | |||
| 10th | ||||||
| 17th | Trinity Together : Sports Day | |||||
| 24th | Holiday | New P1 transition event | ||||
| 31st | 5.45pm – 7.00pm Open evening | |||||
| 7th June | am P5 – P7 Athletics Festival | |||||
| 14th | New P1 visit P7 to secondary visit 2.00pm Meet your Teacher for Aug 2027 | P1 – P6 picnic P7 to secondary visit | New P1 visit P7 to secondary visit | |||
| 21st | 9.15am Trinity Together – end of year celebration | 6.30pm – 8.00pm P7 Leavers’ party | ||||
| 28th | P7 picnic | 11.45am P7 clap out | Holiday | Holiday | Holiday | |
Jacqueline Scott MBE | Head Teacher | Trinity Primary School
Leith Fashion!
North and South Leith Church is holding a fund raising Ladies Pop-up Shop and Fun Fashion Show on Friday 30th October 2026.
There will be models modelling clothing from high street shops – M&S, Next etc – and there will be opportunities to buy items at up to 70% off!
Trinity News: 26th August 2026
Dear Parents and Carers
Week three of the school year already! Our P1 classes are already very settled and most have taken to the routines of school with absolute ease. It is lovely to see them running round our playground, playing with older learners and thoroughly enjoying all that school offers. A meeting for P1 parents and carers to share what will be taught in P1, and how you can help will take place on Fri 18th September.
Learning in P2 – P7 continues at pace with our MADD about Europe focus, P3 visits to the Book festival and P4 bramble walks
Meet the Teacher : tonight (Wed) at 5.45pm – 6.45pm
Please do come along this evening to meet your child’s teacher and see their learning environment. Each teacher will give a brief presentation about the year ahead at 5.50pm and then repeat it at 6.15pm.
Wellbeing Wednesday
Many thanks to those who have sponsored Wellbeing Wednesday. This was relaunched today with everyone enjoying a piece of fruit free of charge.
Pantomime : December 1st and 8th
As I am sure you will understand theatre tickets need to be purchased well in advance. We have reserved a seat for Pinocchio for all Trinity learners but need to know if children are attending. We don’t want anyone to be disappointed if a seat hasn’t been confirmed for them. If you haven’t already done so please confirm if your child will be coming along.
Benmore
Next week sees our P7 learners heading to Benmore Outdoor Centre. This residential experience is a key part of the Trinity Learner Journey and is always greatly enjoyed.
MADD about Europe event : Friday September 17th at 9.15am
Parents and carers are invited to join us in the playground (weather permitting) to share music and dance from different European countries. Learners are welcome to come to school dressed as a tourist or wearing the colours of the flag of the country they have learnt about.
Thank you for support and the many kind words acknowledging my retirement in February. They are very much appreciated.
Best wishes
Jacqueline Scott
Website : www.trinity-pri.com
Perseverance Respect Creativity Kindness
Trinity News: 17th August 2026
Dear Trinity Learners, Parents and Carers
I hope that the start to the new school year is going well for everyone. It is always exciting to look ahead and see what learning opportunities are planned – June 2027 will be here before we know it!
I wanted to share with you all that I have made the decision to retire on Friday February 12th 2027. I’m sure this won’t come as that big a surprise as speculation has been around for a while. I always promised myself that I would retire whilst still loving the job, which I do, and still, I hope, giving 100% to it. I have had the absolute privilege of being HeadTeacher at Trinity Primary since April 2003 and our school has been an extremely important part of my life and that of my family. Whilst I really do have mixed feelings about leaving I know that this is absolutely the right time to do it and am very excited about the next stage of life. Trinity is an incredible school thanks to the amazing staff, the hugely supportive school community and our fabulous Trinity learners. I do not doubt that whoever is fortunate enough to be appointed its new HeadTeacher will continue to take our school from strength to strength. I have been informed from City of Edinburgh that the recruitment process is likely to begin towards the end of the year. Jayne Galinsky and Ollie Woodruff, co chairs of our Parent Council, will be part of this process.
In the meantime I intend making the most of the next months – doing all the parts of the job that are the most fulfilling and which make the biggest difference to our learners. Heading off to Benmore with P7 on Monday Aug 31st will certainly be a part of that.
I look forward to seeing you at our Meet the Teacher evening on Wed 26th August from 5.45pm (Wed 19th Aug for P3S).
With very best wishes and thanks
Jacqueline Scott
Trinity News: 19th June 2026
Dear Parents and Carers
What a busy week it’s been at Trinity
- watching the final of the Trinity Spelling Bee – well done to Lucas O’Reilly, 5K, on taking first place
- welcoming new P1 learners and their parents and carers
- meeting new classes and teachers
- enjoying a fabulous day at the beach
- spending three days at new secondary schools
- eating pizza and Chinese and soaking each other at the P7 leaver’s party
- listening to election speeches and voting for our new House Captains
A huge well done to everyone involved in these events. Our house captains for 2026 / 2027 will be announced at Trinity Together on Wednesday along with both the Trinity Artist and Writer of the year, our athletics winners, community award, friendship award and the winning house for 2026. It will also be our chance to say goodbye to all our P7 learners and present them with their yearbooks. It promises to be a very busy and exciting morning so please do join us at Bangholm for 9.15am.
House Captains
The standard of speeches for this year’s house elections was very impressive and whilst only eight will be elected, I hope that all our P6 Trinity learners who took part feel proud of themselves. I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thanks to our current house captains (Roberta, Sula, Magnus, Frances, Joel, Eva, Iris and Esme) who have been exemplary in their role and will be a great miss to us all. We are looking forward to their final House Captain moment when they lead our Trinity’s Got Talent final on Thursday afternoon.
Lost Property
As well as our usual array of lost property we also have a significant number of items left over from the beach trip. Please do take a moment to check if anything belongs to your child as all items will be removed before the end of term. Lost property can be found under the shelter at the front of the school.
Playground update
I do apologise for the delay in reopening part of the front playground. We receive quarterly playground reports and it was noted that some areas required significant work. The cost of these repairs was considerable and we are indebted to the TPSA for help towards this. With several school playgrounds requiring work and contractors already busy over the holiday period we made the decision to have the work completed during the summer term whilst the weather was ‘better’ and our learners had access to the grass area at the back. We are hopeful the work will be signed off next week and the full playground will be back in use. Thank you for your patience.
Sponsored Walk
Our updated and final total raised for the Edinburgh’s Children’s Hospital charity was £1130. A fantastic effort. Thank you for your support.
The final week
| Mon 22nd June | P7 breakfast rolls | Many thanks to Lynn, our school cook, for providing these | |
| Tues 23rd June | P7 picnic to North Berwick | Please check additional information issued | |
| Wed 24th June | 9.15am – 10.30am approx Trinity Together – end of school year and P7 yearbook presentations | All Parents and Carers very welcome to join us at Bangholm P7 Parents and Carers invited to school for refreshments afterwards | |
| Thurs 25th June | 1.15pm – 2.45pm Trinity’s Got Talent final at Bangholm | ||
| Fri 26th June | School closes at 12.00 | Non uniform – dress as you please! | 11.50am Clapping out of P7 learners |
| Session 26 – 27 | |||
| Mon 10th Aug | INSET | School closed to learners | |
| Tues 11th Aug | INSET | School closed to learners |
I wish everyone a very happy last week of the school year.
Best wishes
Jacqueline Scott
Trinity News: 11th June 2026
Dear Parents and Carers
I hope you are all well. With just over two weeks to go before the end of term things are particularly busy in school. It feels a wee bit more like a case of winding up rather than, in any way, winding down!
Class organisation ; Aug 2026
All of our classes have now been reorganised for next session. Staff have taken considerable time to get this right for everyone taking into consideration friendships, learning, dynamics, parent / carer comments etc. As I am sure you will appreciate it is not an easy task but we are confident that the new classes will work well and allow friendships to broaden. Staff will share who teachers will be on Friday and on Tuesday June 16th everyone will have the opportunity to meet their new class and teacher and spend some time together.
Aberdour : Wed June 17th 2026
Many thanks for all the offers of help. We have over 100 parents and carers joining us. If you have volunteered you should have received a paper letter detailing transport and information. Please check school bags.
REMINDER : without payment learners are unable to attend as payment also acts as permission. Please check that you have paid.
Cycling in the area
It has been brought to my attention that the area around the building works on Craighall Road can be very busy and a request has been made that all cyclists dismount and push bikes whilst walking past Trinity Academy and down the lane.
Clothing and jewellery
Over the past few weeks we’ve seen an increase in the number of Trinity learners wearing cropped tops, hoop ear rings, make up etc to school. Such items are not suitable for a primary school and we ask for parent / carer support with this. Several learners also wear caps and hoodies. Whilst these are fine for outdoors they are asked to take such items off when inside the building. If purchasing items for school for August please do stick with our school colours – black, yellow, white and grey.
Sponsored walk
A huge thanks to our P7 HWB leadership group who organised the sponsored walk last Friday. It was a great success, much enjoyed by us all and raised a total of £969 for the Edinburgh Children’s hospital charity.
Sad news
It was with much sadness that we heard the news that a former Trinity teacher passed away last week. Jennifer Wilson was a much loved member of our staff team up to her retirement in 2019. Whilst many of you will not have had the pleasure of knowing Jennifer, some of our school community may have had older children who were taught by her. Our thoughts are with Jennifer’s family at this time.
The final two weeks.
| JUNE | |||
| Tues 16th June | P7 to secondary schools | ||
| New P1 visits | |||
| Meet your Teacher for Aug | |||
| 7.00pm TPSA mtg | |||
| Wed 17th June | P1 – P6 picnic to Aberdour | Beachwear! More information to follow | Parents amd Carers very welcome and much needed! |
| P7 to secondary schools | |||
| Thurs 18th June | P7 to secondary schools | ||
| New P1 visits | |||
| 1.30 P5 Sculpture Workshop Exhibition | Hosted at Sculpture Workshop | Parents and Carers very welcome | |
| 6.30pm – 8.00pm P7 Leavers’ Party – secret garden | Wear what you like but be prepared for an optional water fight! | P7 parents and carers welcome to join from 7.45pm | |
| Fri 19th June | House Elections | ||
| Tues 23rd June | P7 picnic to North Berwick | More information to follow | |
| Wed 24th June | 9.15am – 10.30amTrinity Together – end of school year and P7 yearbook presentations | All Parents and Carers very welcome to join us at BangholmP7 Parents and Carers invited to school for refreshments afterwards | |
| Thurs 25th June | 1.15pm – 2.45pm Trinity’s Got Talent final at Bangholm | ||
| Fri 26th June | School closes at 12.00 | Non uniform | 11.50am Clapping out of P7 learners |
| Session 26 – 27 | |||
| Mon 10th Aug | INSET | School closed to learners | |
| Tues 11th Aug | INSET | School closed to learners | |
| Wed 12th Aug | Term starts for P1 – P7 |
I hope the last two weeks of the school term are happy and successful for everyone in Trinity.
Thank you for your continued support.
Jacqueline Scott
Perseverance Respect Creativity Kindness
Trinity Primary School 