Last plea to parents and carers about bringing in a costume to donate to this year’s Halloween Costume Swap. Tomorrow morning is the last chance to bring something in so your child can then choose something new from the swap tomorrow (Tuesday 10th October).
Many thanks to all the parents and carers who have already brought something in!
Dear Parents and Carers
I hope you had a good weekend.
At the current time the planned Industrial Action is set to go ahead. This will mean that schools will be closed to learners on Tues 26th, Wed 27th and Thurs 28th Sept. Learning grids will be issued today on various platforms so do check school bags, our school website and TEAMS. If you experience any difficulties please contact school. A daily check in on TEAMS will take place at staggered times to hopefully allow siblings to ‘attend’ even if sharing a device.
9.00am P5
9.30am P6
10.00am P7
10.30am P4
11.00am P2
11.30am P3
12.00noon P1
Parents’ Evening / Afternoon
These will take place on Thurs 5th and Fri 6th October. It is hoped the booking system will go live today. Please do bear with us as we are so missing Rebecca Boath, our administrator, who oversees this. Many thanks to Katie Berry who is doing a fabulous job.
Brew and Blether : Fri 6th Oct at 9.00am – 9.45am – What does it mean to be a Trinity Learner?
(Please note this is a change of date)
An opportunity to come along and hear from our House Captains about what it means to be a Trinity Learner and chat about what you feel is important for our learners to value and experience.
To help us have an idea of numbers take a minute to complete the form below or email us on admin@trinity-pri.edin.sch.uk
Community Secret Garden tidy – Sunday October 8th from 9.30am
All offers of help from 9.30am on Sun 8th Oct will be much appreciated. There are various jobs needing tackled to get the garden ready for winter – weeding, pruning, cleaning of chicken house, clearing of pond etc etc. Definitely a case of many hands will make light work so thank you in advance.
Flu Vaccination
New date : Wed Dec 13th
Playground behaviour
Your children may have mentioned that I have spoken to all classes regarding behaviours that we are seeing regularly in our playground. The level of ‘play’ fighting and rough play is concerning along with the use of inappropriate language, dropping of litter and lack of respect towards adults and each other. This is particularly evident during football where the decision has been made to suspend the current in school league. I have explained to our learners that the only behaviour they can control is their own and they must think carefully before getting caught up with others. It is appreciated if the same message is repeated at home. On a much more positive note our secret playground patrollers reported seeing people being asked to join in, showing others how to play games, picking up litter, laughing and having fun – just what we all want!
Thank you for your support
Jacqueline Scott
Jacqueline Scott | Head Teacher | Trinity Primary School
Tel 0131 554 2062 (direct dial 85631) | Email : jacqueline.scott@trinity-pri.edin.sch.uk
Website : www.trinity-pri.com
Perseverance Respect Creativity Kindness
Dear Parents and Carers
First and foremost please accept my apologies if you were at all disappointed at our MADD event this morning. We are so grateful for the incredible turnout of support and certainly did not mean to cause anyone any upset. Making the decision to move to Trinity Academy was made with the best of intentions – I had however underestimated the numbers of parents and carers who would be joining us. I hope that asking P1 and P2 parents and carers to leave after seeing their child then allowed others to come in to see theirs. As we always say to our learners, we are learning all the time and can always make things better. I will take this on board! Thanks also to Trinity Academy for accommodating us at the last moment.
I enjoyed a fabulous time at Benmore Outdoor Centre with P7 last week. The weather certainly helped but the highlight for me was how true to our values the P7s were. Not only did they persevere trying out, what was for many, new and challenging activities, they also showed themselves to be kind and respectful to each other and to the staff. Creativity was also evident particularly during Hunt the Teacher when some staff managed to hide so well they couldn’t be found! We are already booked to return in September 2024 for our current P6s to have the opportunity for a residential experience (aka School Camp!)
The same week saw P6 enjoy an extended outdoor education experience at Bonaly Scout Camp setting off at 9.00am and returning at 9.00pm. Feedback has been really positive so we are planning to include such a day into our Trinity Opportunities journey. Please see the attached poster if you are unsure what this is.
Many thanks to yourselves for supporting such experiences and to staff for going above and beyond to ensure they happen.
Building update including lunches
We are still awaiting further information as to when works will commence on the roof areas affected by RAAC. In the meantime P6 continue to enjoy the Lodge classrooms and our kitchen staff are managing to provide a hot meal. Please be aware that the hot meal service is restricted at times due to food having to be cooked off site and transported to school. This might mean a slight change to what is offered on Parentpay.
SHREK Jan 2024
Thank you to those who have paid the ticket price (£20) on Parentpay. This will be the total cost for the visit as the TPSA have kindly agreed to pay for the coach transport. If you do not wish your child to attend the theatre please do let us know as we currently have tickets for all Trinity learners and do not want tickets to be wasted.
Please see below for a list of dates for the year ahead. Hopefully having these in advance will help a bit with planning. Further detail will be issued as required, as will communication of additional events and experiences as they arise eg we are waiting for the dates for Scottish Opera for our P5s.
Thank you for your support.
Jacqueline Scott
Dates for the year ahead – also available on the calendar on our school website
Sept
Mon 18th : Monday Holiday
Fri 22nd : Cinema night
Tues 26th : Flu vaccination
Wed 27th : P6 to outdoor event at Holyrood
Fri 29th : 9.00am Brew and Blether – Do our values still reflect what we want for Trinity Learners? Please come along to hear from our House Captains about what it means to learn at Trinity
Oct
Thurs 5th : 5.00pm – 8.00pm Parents / Carers evening – booking system will open soon
Fri 6th : 1.00pm – 4.00pm Parents / Carers afternoon – booking system will open soon
Tues 10th : Halloween costume swap
7.00pm Parent Council mtg (online)
Fri 13th : Non uniform day
11.00am Star Time
School closes at 12 for October holiday
Mon 16th – Fri 20th : October week holiday
Mon 23rd : INSET – school closed for pupils
Tues 24th : School returns
Fri 27th : Sponsored Halloween Disco
Nov
Thurs 2nd : New P1 Aug 2024 Open Day
Mon 13th : P1 – P3 Magic Show
Wed 15th : P2 and P3 Book bag event
Fri 24th : 9.00am Brew and Blether – Being Me! Please come along to chat about what inclusion means at Trinity
Mon 27th : P3 show
Tues 28th : P3 show
Thurs 30th : Christmas House Art morning
6.15pm TPSA Light switch on
Dec
Fri 8th : Santa Fun Run
Mon 11th : P1 show
Tues 12th : P1 show
P7 to Winter Wonderland
Wed 13th : Star Time
Fri 15th : Christmas Service
Mon 18th : P1 and P2 party
Tues 19th : P3 – P6 activity day
Thurs 21st : PJs and film day!
Fri 22nd : Non uniform day
Trinity Together singalong
Jan
Mon 8th : INSET – school closed to pupils
Tues 9th : School returns
Fri 12th : Argyll coffee morning and learning chat
Tues 16th : P7 to Risk Factory
Fri 19th : Craighall coffee morning and learning chat
Wed 24th : SHREK – the return to school is expected to be at about 5.30pm
Thurs 25th : Wear a bit of tartan day
Fri 26th : Royston coffee morning and learning chat
Feb
Fri 2nd : Melville coffee morning and learning chat
Mon 12th – Fri 16th : school closed for Feb week holiday
Mon 19th : school returns
March
Thurs 7th : World Book Day – T shirts for wearing will be decorated in school
5.00 – 8.00pm Parents / Carers evening
Fri 8th : 1.00 – 4.00pm Parents / Carers afternoon
Fri 15th : Red Nose Day
Mon 18th : P4 show
Tues 19th : P4 show
Wed 27th : 6.00pm TPSA P1 and P2 Easter event
Thurs 28th : Spring House event
School closes for holidays
Fri 29th – Mon 15th April : school closed for holidays
April
Mon 15th : Holiday
Tues 16th : School returns
Mon 29th : P2 show
Tues 30th : P2 show
May
Fri 3rd : Bring a jar day
Mon 6th : Holiday
Tues 7th : INSET – school closed for pupils
Sat 11th : TPSA May Fair
Mon 13th : Photos
Tues 14th : Photos
Fri 17th : Sports Day
Mon 20th : Holiday
Fri 24th : 9.00am Brew and Blether
Wed 29th : New P1 Aug 2024 event
Thurs 30th : P5 – P7 Athletics Festival
June
Thurs 6th : Open Evening
Fri 14th : House elections
Tues 18th – Thurs 20th : P7 to secondary school
Tues 18th : Meet your Teacher
Wed 19th : P1 – P6 Picnic
Thurs 20th : 6.30pm P7 Leavers’ Do!
Fri 21st : Star Time
Mon 24th : P7 picnic
Wed 26th : End of year celebration
Thurs 27th : Trinity’s Got Talent final
Fri 28th : Non uniform day
12.00 School closes for summer holidays
Session 2024 / 2025
Pupils return on Wed 14th August 2024
Jacqueline Scott | Head Teacher | Trinity Primary School
Tel 0131 554 2062 (direct dial 85631) | Email : jacqueline.scott@trinity-pri.edin.sch.uk
Website : www.trinity-pri.com
Dear Parents and Carers
What a lovely day for the 1st of September. Long may this weather continue particularly for P6 and P7 who are off on outdoor adventures to Bonaly Outdoor Centre and Benmore next week. We wish them all a fabulous time.
It was great to see so many of you at our Meet the Teacher open evening last night. I hope you found it useful. For those of you unable to attend, the powerpoints explaining the year ahead will be on the school website by the end of next week.
If you have a minute please do complete the form below to give us some feedback.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=af6sSGo3tUKfacnke7-5xOIkKPXH5aRMkxa6wP8C2ZxUQVBFS1Q0VVhMMFpYTVpJVE1EOEFQUVlCRS4u: Trinity News: 1st September 2023At Trinity Together today we talked about the United Nations Rights of the Child. We are hoping to be awarded our silver Rights Respecting Schools award in the not too distant future. Please take a minute to ask your child what they know about these rights and what they mean. You may want to watch the following youtube clips:
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Our House Captains have taken to their responsibilities well and, I hope, showed themselves to be polite and helpful last night. They will be sharing what it means to be a Trinity Learner and asking for your views on our values, aims and opportunities at our first Brew & Blether on Fri 29th Sept at 9.00am. Keep a look out for more information.
PSAs
We are indebted to our PSA team who provide support for our learners. The City of Edinburgh is currently recruiting for PSAs across the city. If you would be interested in such a post please apply using the link below. The advert closes on Wed 6th September.
Building update
As you are aware we are one of the schools currently affected by RAAC (reinforced concrete). Whilst it is not ideal our P6 learning spaces in the Lodge are of a high quality and we have been able to reinstate hot food. Many thanks go to everyone involved for their hard work, flexibility and support.
The following update is from City of Edinburgh.
The design process for replacement of the roof in the closed area of the school has continued over the summer and the latest estimated procurement and delivery programme suggests the works on site would begin early in 2024. This could be subject to change as further work is progressed on the design and delivery options.
Thank you for your continued support.
Best wishes
Jacqueline Scott
Dear Parents and Carers
There is no doubt that families are finding things tough at the moment as the cost of living increases. With school meals now free for all P1 – P5 children we have seen a decrease in the number of families applying for ‘free school meal’ entitlement. Please find attached a poster outlining what other supports you are eligible for when entitled to free meals. Sandra Brown, our family worker, is avavilable on a Wednesday to help with apllications. As well as wanting to ensure that families receive what they are entitled to, the school also benefits financially when families are in receipt of free school meal entitlement.
Please do get in touch if you like further information.
Best wishes
Jacqueline Scott
Dear Parents and Carers
As my previous email stated we will be using Teams as a means of communicating learning both in school and if we have any classes requiring to isolate. Please find attached a guide to using Office 365 and Teams. If you experience any difficulties do not hesitate to get in touch with school by emailing admin@trinity-pri.edin.sch.uk
Best wishes
Jacqueline Scott
HeadTeacher
Please read the following information regarding school lunches and allergies.
CEC Allergens – April 2018_2019
Trinity Primary School 