Dear Parents and Carers

Please see below for Christmas@Trinity information.    A copy is also attached as I know some families find it helpful to print and put ‘up on the fridge’.

With the festive season fast approaching I am very aware that financial circumstances can make this a stressful time for families.   We are very grateful to the Trinity PSA who have agreed to fund all in school Christmas activities to make it a ‘free Christmas@Trinity’ for everyone.   

Whilst we hope that everything will be lots of fun some of our learners can find the change from routine to be unsettling.  Staff are preparing for this and will adapt and support as required. 

Christmas jumpers etc are welcome to be worn from the 30^th.   

Please do not feel under pressure for your child to wear one every day, to have more than one, to wear one at all!    P6 will be holding a Christmas jumper swap / donation table on Fri Dec 1^st.   Donations are very welcome.  

Reverse advent calendar – this year we are supporting Project Pants and asking for donations of new pants (or socks – adult or children) to support a clothing bank run by Edinburgh City Mission.    Cash donations are also very welcome – P7 will use any money donated to purchase pants.

Nov Thurs 30^th                                                                                                                                                                                       9.10am House Christmas Art morning – All welcome.                                                                                                    6.15pm Christmas Light switch on

Dec

Fri 1^st Christmas jumper swap / donation table                                                                                                                       The following begin : Reverse advent calendar     HO HO HO! – classes sharing festive jokes 

Wed 6^th 2.00 Christmas Star Time – help welcome!                                                                                                             Fri 8^th : 9.15am Santa Fun Run in Victoria Park – All welcome

Week of Mon 11^th : Silent Disco time

Mon 11^th : 9.15am P1 The Twinkly Nativity – dress for a premiere!

Tues 12^th : 9.15m P1 Nativity – dress for a premiere!

Wed 13^th : Flu Vaccination                                                                                                                                                                                        P7 to Winter Wonderland

Thurs 14^th : Christmas Picnic Lunch

Fri 15^th : 9.20am End of term celebration in North Leith Parish Church – All welcome

Mon 18^th : P1 and P2 Party

Tues 19^th : P3 – P6 Christmas Activities

Wed 20^th : Playground Chalk Art                                                                                                                                                  Thurs 21^st : PJs and Film – no need to get dressed!

Fri 22^nd : Non uniform day.   Singalong.

School closes at 12.00noon for the holidays

I really do hope that we are able to make December in school an enjoyable, memorable and fun time for all our learners.  

Thank you for your support

Jacqueline Scott

Dear Parents and Carers

Please see below links to employment opportunities currently being advertised by the City of Edinburgh.  The posts are for Pupil Support Assistants in primary, secondary and special schools across the city.  This is an absolutely essential post in all schools and, I hope, a rewarding one.  We have a fabulous PSA team at Trinity who work tirelessly to support our learners in a range of ways.  We could not manage without them!

If you are interested in such a post then please do consider applying.  Further information can be found once the link is opened but please note the closing date for applications is 28^th Nov 2023:

https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/city-edinburgh-council/jobs/pupil-support-assistants-primary-schools-city-wide-346040

https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/city-edinburgh-council/jobs/pupil-support-assistants-secondary-schools-346043

https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/city-edinburgh-council/jobs/pupil-support-assistants-special-schools-city-wide-344245

Jobs supporting young people in schools – The City of Edinburgh Council

Kind regards

Jacqueline Scott

Dear Parents and Carers

I hope you had a good, if somewhat wet, weekend.  Whilst we went ahead with our playground tidy yesterday I did get the feeling that many, who might normally have helped, thought it had been cancelled.  We had a select group of 5 staff, one parent and two P7 learners!  As the rain poured perseverance certainly prevailed.  We are hoping to have our Outdoor Library space ready to ‘open’ during Book Week (week of Nov 13th)

Digital Safety

I am aware that our Parent Council are currently carrying out a survey with parents and carers regarding the use of smart phones.  It is definitely a case of varying points of view and ultimately parent / carer choice.  However we have had requests for guidance on ensuring safe use and hope that, in the meantime,  the following links from our Digital team at CEC will be useful.

WhatsApp privacy settings & parental controls | Internet Matters

Free Online Safety Guide | WhatsApp | National Online Safety

Digital Safety – Edinburgh Learns Digital

We are looking to add a digital tab to our school website where further info can be posted. 

Halloween Disco

Everyone appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves on Friday morning dancing to some great song requests.  The assortment of costumes was fabulous.  If you have not yet had a chance to do so the TPSA would be delighted for sponsorship to raise funds for school. 

https://gofund.me/9fbc1597

The week ahead

This week will see us focussing on the Learning Power : Have a Go Hamster.  Please take a minute to ask your child what this means to them.  Our learning powers are a fun way of teaching our learners ways to tackle their learning.

Thurs Nov 2^nd : Open Day for P1 due to start in August 2024

Fri Nov 3^rd : Trinity Together will see P6 sharing with us information about Action for Climate Change 

Profiles

This term all our learners will have another opportunity to talk to their class teacher about their learning.  This conversation forms part of the profile which will be issued at some point over the term.  We have made a few alterations to the format of the profile in response to comments from parents, carers and staff.  A feedback sheet will accompany your child’s profile so please do take time to let us know your views.   

National Gallery opportunity

Practical art for ages 4+ 

Family Fridays

New at the National! Every Friday afternoon during Edinburgh term time we’ve got trails, play activities and, of course, hands-on art making with artists. All free, all welcome. Just drop in.

For more information please check out the National Galleries website

The weather for the next few days looks like it will continue to be wet.  Getting outdoors is so important for our learners so please do make sure they come dressed for the weather.

Thank you for your continued support,

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

I hope that you had an enjoyable October week.  It has been great to see our Trinity learners back in school this week.  There is definitely an Autumnal feel to the weather so please do make sure your child comes to school with an outdoor named jacket.   As the saying goes ‘there is no such thing as bad weather only the wrong clothing’.  Being outdoors is so beneficial to wellbeing and we seldom have indoor breaktimes at Trinity.  Our learners also spend time in the secret garden and, hopefully soon, in our outdoor library during the school week.

Halloween

Our sponsored Halloween disco will take place in school on Friday Oct 27th.   Everyone is very welcome to dress up (please avoid anything too scary!).   Many thanks to the TPSA who have organised the gofundme link to allow funds to be raised for school.     Please see the link below if you would like to sponsor your child to dance!

https://gofund.me/9fbc1597

Playground Tidy

Our rescheduled playground tidy will take place from 9.30am – 12.30pm on Sunday Oct 29th.  Here’s hoping the weather is kinder to us this time.   All offers of help are much appreciated so please do come along, bringing with you any gardening tools, brushes etc that can be used.

Christmas Cards

You should have received the sample of your child’s Christmas card in school bags today.  The closing date for orders will be Mon Nov 13th.   All the information required to make an order is attached to the sample card.   Many thanks in advance for your support with this.   All funds raised go towards supporting out of school visits and additional resources for all our learners.

World Children’s Day – Mon Nov 20th

The theme for this year’s UNICEF World Children’s Day is Investing in the Future.  The day provides another opportunity for children to understand their rights and to have their voices heard.  We will be holding a peaceful protest at 1.30pm in Victoria Park in support of Climate Change Action.   Our plan is to come together as a school with banners and placards and walk round the ‘doughnut’.   Our protest will end with us singing  What A Wonderful World.  Parents and carers are very welcome to join us.

Brew and Blether

Many thanks to those of you who were able to come along on Fri 6^th Oct.   I was so proud of our House Captains who shared what it has meant for them to be a Trinity Learner.  We asked those present for their views on our values and our aims and whether these were still relevant.   

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=af6sSGo3tUKfacnke7-5xOIkKPXH5aRMkxa6wP8C2ZxUMDNGOTdaNDZLUlUwNlBQWTdONTFXUTdKSS4u

The term ahead

Oct

Fri 27^th : Halloween Disco – sponsorship link above

Sun 29^th : 9.30 – 12.30 Playground tidy – All welcome

Nov 

Thurs 2^nd : P1 for Aug 2024 : Open Day – Sessions at 9.00am, 11.00am, 1.45pm

Wed 15^th : 9.00am P1 – P3 Book Bag event

Mon 20^th : 1.30pm Climate Action protest in Victoria Park – All welcome

Fri 24^th : 9.00am Brew and Blether

Mon 27^th : 9.15am P3 show – more info to follow

Tues 28^th : 9.15am P3 show – more info to follow 

Thurs 30^th : 9.00am House Christmas Art morning – All weclome.   Time to get the Christmas jumpers out again!

Dec

Fri 8^th : 9.15am Santa Fun Run in Victoria Park – All welcome

Mon 11^th : 9.15am P1 Nativity

Tues 12^th : 9.15m P1 Nativity

Wed 13^th : Flu Vaccination

Thurs 14^th : Christmas Lunch

Fri 15^th : 9.20am Christmas celebration in North Leith Parish Church – All welcome

Mon 18^th : P1 and P2 Party

Tues 19^th : P3 – P6 Christmas Activities

Thurs 21^st : PJs and Film!

Fri 22^nd : Non uniform day.   Singalong.

                    School closes at 12.00noon for the holidays

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 27^th and Thurs 28^th 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 5^th and Fri 6^th 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 6^th 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

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=af6sSGo3tUKfacnke7-5xOIkKPXH5aRMkxa6wP8C2ZxUQjdXWEZTWldSV1FRVEQ1OUhRUDhUTDJWUC4u

Community Secret Garden tidy – Sunday October 8^th from 9.30am

All offers of help from 9.30am on Sun 8^th 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