Category Archives: Information for Parents

Thursday 2nd February: Movie Night

 

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Bring a cushion or a pillow to sit on, wear your PJs or Onesie and tuck into a snack with juice whilst chilling out to a good movie and good company It costs £2.50, which includes juice and snack.

Whilst every effort is made to accommodate certain special dietary requirement, please ensure your child is aware of the foodstuffs they can consume. Add dietary requirements to the back of the booking slip. DO NOT provide your child with their own snack and juice. Any questions please ask the PSA via their e-mail.

Please fill out the form below (one per child) and return to the school in a sealed envelope marked MOVIE NIGHT, together with your payment, by Monday 30th January. The pre-payment is to ensure there will be enough snacks and juice for everyone. We accept walk-ins on the night but cannot guarantee them the snack and juice. They must be signed in. No photography/mobile phones Please only allow younger children to wear onesies if they won’t need assistance in the toilet.

*COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS —

All children must be collected by a responsible adult

P1-4 Children will be ready to leave the school by 7:50pm PLEASE be waiting for your child at that time.

P5-7 will be held back until 8pm We will call out names and bring child forward for collection. We ask that you stand well clear of the collection area until that time to allow other parents access.

P1-4 : Leaving by the MAIN DOOR by primary year, starting with P1. Please gather at front path/grassy area, but stand clear until your child’s year is leaving.

P5-7 : Leaving by the NEW PLAYGROUND exit (front of school, door with metal stairs). Please gather in the new playground area to pick up your child.

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Bring Your Own Device Update

This week, the Technical Troopers met to discuss the use of Bring Your Own Device in MCPS to find out what is going well and what can still be improved. As we are still in the trial phrase of Bring Your Own Device, we have decided to allow children in P5-7 who have a signed BYOD contract to use their own device during Free Time Friday. The Technical Troopers brainstormed the benefits and possible problems that could occur with this, and also discussed the possible consequence of the contract being broken during Free Time Friday.

We decided that all of the details outlined in our Responsible Use contract will still stand. This will be reviewed regularly to ensure that our pupils, staff and devices remain safe. You can see a copy of our Responsible Use contract here. If you would like your child to engage with Bring Your Own Device, copies of the contract can be obtained from the class teachers in P5-7.

In addition to this, and following on from our taster session from Google at the end of last term, we have recently purchased a set of 10 Virtual Reality headsets. These can be used with most smart phones using the ‘Expeditions’ app. Google Expeditions takes children on virtual trips all over the world, allowing them get up close with historical landmarks, dive underwater with sharks and even visit outer space! This is an exciting new use of Bring Your Own Device that we are looking forward to exploring.

Dress Up Day

Friday 3 February

(Thursday 2 February for Nursery p.m.)

£1

Come into school in fancy dress or your “going out” clothes!

Please, no football tops.

There will be a Dress Up Day in school on
Friday 3 February (Thursday 2 February for Nursery p.m. class).

If you wish to take part in this activity, please come in dressed in fancy dress, or your “going out” clothes and bring a £1 donation.

This will be added to the school playground fund.

The PSA is a registered charity. Charity number: SC044390

Primary 4A Pizza Workshop

Dear Parent/Carer

Pizza Workshop

As part of From Field to Fork Interdisciplinary Learning, Primary 4a will be attending a Pizza Workshop at Frankie and Benny’s Restaurant in Livingston on Tuesday 7th February 2017.

Pupils will be travelling by coach from the school which will leave at 9.15am and the children will be walking back from Livingston to Mid Calder and will arrive back at the school around 11.45am. School uniform should be worn with a suitable waterproof jacket and shoes.

The cost for the trip is £2.00 which is towards the cost of the coach. Please complete the permission slip below and the attached EE2 form and return to the school by 2nd February 2017.

We will require parent helpers to allow the children to attend. Please mark below if you can assist on the day.

Yours sincerely

Mary McKenzie

Head Teacher

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