All of the classes had a fantastic day out at Dumfries House today and the children are all a credit to our school and their families.  We had an excellent day and this video says it all about the fun had by our P1A and some of our P1B children sneaked into some pictures.  Enjoy the short video.  I am sure the children would all be exhausted this evening because they never stopped the whole day.

Learning Journals

Due to the excellent response to the use of Learning Journals in our P1-3 classes, we are very excited to be introducing the use of them to the upper classes starting next session.  To help with preparation work for these, we need the current P4 – P6 children’s parents/carers to complete the form below and then the process of setting up the journals can begin.

What are Learning Journals?

The Learning Journals app allows staff to upload photos and videos of your child’s learning. The system is clear, simple and easy to use for parents, staff and children.

A huge benefit of Learning Journals is that it provides a lasting visual record of a child’s time at school. The profiles can be exported to a printable PDF to be kept forever, as well as having an electronic copy that can be viewed whenever you want.

Learning Journals is a web based service, therefore parents are now able to login and catch up with their child’s progress wherever they are be it home, work or even out and about, by using their smartphones.

Parents can instantly leave comments and feedback ensuring that the school have a strong link with the home.

Please see the image below to view the app you must download from your play/app store.

Getting started:

In order to be sent a username, password and pin  allowing you to log in to view your child’s account, parents/carers must complete the contact form below.

Once added to the system, Learning Journals will then send you the link to get logged in.

For further information, please visit the Learning Journals website by clicking the link below.

https://learningjournals.co.uk/resources/parent-guide/?fbclid=IwAR1d3w5VoqsESgbT8cP6NkgP0BBAjx3vmOpWTNr-d-ok7yFbYKbTJg1AtrE 

We would appreciate if our current P1 parents could take a minute or two to feedback through this form.  Your support is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Calling all parents of Primary 1 to Primary 3 children.  We would like your feedback on our use of Learning Journals in school.  Click the following link to access the  short questionnaire.  Your views are greatly appreciated.  Thank you in advance for your time.

Mrs Johnstone

We have been really enjoying learning British Sign Language. Here we are signing 2 songs. We hope you are impressed.

Mrs Johnstone’s  Primary 1A’s have now achieved their Bronze Award in Wider Achievements.

Well done!😃⭐️

They will all now be working on their Silver award, which will require some support from home. Details of fortnightly targets are on the P1A Wider Achievement tab within the class information area.

We are delighted with the response to the use of Learning Journals by parents/carers. The children really enjoy uploading their work to share.

Our approach to using this reporting format is…

• 2 stories will be uploaded each week – this is an overview of what has been happening in class. Therefore this may not be your child’s individual work.
• 1 observation of your child’s own work will be uploaded once in a three week rota as the classes are set in small focus groups to have that detailed focus time. Therefore every 3 weeks your child will have a personal observation uploaded. This will be on the subject of literacy – writing, as we are aiming to raise attainment in this particular area through our school improvement plan.

Parental Contributions

• Please use the parental contributions area to share learning from home, be it learning to tie shoe laces, baking a cake and following the recipe, certificates for dancing, gymnastics, karate etc. Anything that shares the fantastic learning opportunities in the home and beyond. We want to know and these can then support with their Wider Achievements awards.

Adding more parents/carers/family members to be able to view your child’s profile is an option that is available. If you wish others in your family to have this access, please complete the contact form below.

Thank you, Mrs Johnstone

If any new P1 parents/carers wish an emailed copy of your child’s photograph from their first day at school.

Please email me at the address below with your child’s name and I will send a photo over.

claire.johnstone@eastayrshire.org.uk

Thank you

Mrs Johnstone.

Child Transition Booklets June 2021(Click Here)

Please find attached above, our information story for the children who are moving into Primary 1 in August.  This is a story that can be read with the children a number of times from now until August to help support them with the new routines and become familiar with adults they will meet.

Please point any ECC child’s parents towards this post if you know of anyone who has a child starting P1 in August.

Much appreciated

Mrs Johnstone