Dear Parents/Carers,
Mega version today!
Assembly
Mr Wood set up a World of Work Teams call with Mark Thorne from Thorne Records in our Community. We also celebrated our achievements.
Whilst this was going on, we welcomed the Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray MP to meet our Rights Respecters who told him all about our Outright Campaign and how we plan to apply for our second Gold Award for Rights Respecting Schools and UNICEF. Thanks to Mrs Nicola and Miss Doig for preparing the children for an excellent presentation.
Achievements
- We have had winners in the Scottish Mathematical Challenge Awards! The Prize Giving Ceremony will be held at Napier University.
- Gold Awards: Matthew Kerr (P6/7) & Phoebe Snow (P7B)
- Silver Awards: Eleftherios Papanicolopulos (P6/7) ; Lucia Cheung (P7A); Jiqing Ma (P7A) & Eirinn Claase (P7B)
- Bronze Awards: Kamran Sabir (P6/7) & Phebe Macdonald (P7B)
- We have competed in various cross country events over the last few weeks. In the Meadows XC we won 4 medals ,Isolde 3rd in the P7 girls and Abigail came 11thand Cora was 14th, Anya 3rd , Rose 6th and Rebecca 10th in the P6 girls , Milly 13th P6 girls. Jack was 13th in P6 boys.
In the Edinburgh Schools Inverleith XC Jack was 15th and Oscar was 16th for P6 boys. Anya 15th, Rose 16th Rebecca 22 and Milly 38th for P6 girls and we got 3rd place for the team event for P6 girls. In P7, Isolde got a medal when she came in 9th. We will be competing at the Kirkcaldy XC Scottish Championships on the 26th April so fingers crossed we do well there. Thanks to Mrs Ramsay for coaching and taking them to compete.
- Yesterday on the 27th March we had our team of swimmers and divers competing at the EPSSA Swimming Gala. The children were competing in Breaststroke, Back crawl and Freestyle with Isabella, Zoe and Phebe competing in the diving Competition.
We managed to get into the final off all the races with us coming a good 4th in the Breaststroke, 2nd with medals in the Backstroke and getting into the final of the Freestyle. Considering that most of the swimmers are P6 competing against P7s they did themselves proud.
In the diving Isabella came 2nd with a medal in the Dive 2 category and Zoe and Phebe did really well in the Dive 1 category.
All in all it was a brilliant day for Bruntsfield in the Gala . Proud of you all !
What has been happening in school this week?
- P1C have been learning to play different rhythms on untuned instruments and how to follow musical symbols to play a rhythm. We have even used musical symbol cards to create our own rhythms too!
- P4B have been working hard on telling the time this week and solving problems associated with time. We also created some oil pastel animals to add in to our class rainforest.
- Primary 2 have been learning about fractions. We cut fruit into equal pieces and used them to make smoothies. We wrote instructions on how to make them and talked about how fruit can keep us healthy. We had an author visit from Molly Arbuthnott who read us her book Eddie the Duckling and completed a fact sheet all about ducks.We’re learning about life cycles just now so we’ll finish a life cycle diagram for ducks tomorrow.
- P4C have been drawing pictures to represent our ideas for the Outright Campaign to share with MSP Mr Daniel Johnson. Our ideas are to try to encourage children to get off devices and exercise more in our local area. We are using our voices to help fulfil Global Goal 3 : Good Health and Wellbeing and Article 24 : You have the right to clean water, healthy food, a clean environment and good health care. When we met Mr Johnson, he suggested adding our own drawings to show our list of ideas for Edinburgh Council. Once we have finished our drawings, we will send them along with our idea list to Mr Johnson and he will present them to Edinburgh Council.
- In SfL, the P3 Rubies and Emeralds groups have been working super hard to learn their Block 4 tricky words and in their check up test this week. They have all done brilliantly!
Eco Code Competition
The committee have chosen a winning duo! Thomas’ rap motivates us to embrace the importance of being environmentally forward-thinking, while Yamlam’s code outlines practical strategies for our school and community to act. A rap challenge! Would your classes enjoy creating music to accompany Thomas’ lyrics? A GarageBand activity for the final week of term sounds like the perfect fit! (See attachments).
Smalls For All
P3B are collecting brand new pants for children to support the charity ‘Smalls For All’ as part of their OUTRIGHT Campaign. The charity provides underwear to children in the UK and in Africa. Smalls For All works with other Edinburgh charities to provide school uniforms to children, including new underwear. If you are able to help then please donate brand new children’s pants ages 3-15 by the Friday 4th April. Thank you for your help!
P5 Concert
On Wednesday, we had an amazing concert in the Stage Hall showcasing the work done by Javi, a talented singer and musician and his work with P5. The standard was amazing! Thanks to Rocio and our Parent Council for supporting this. Hopefully we can extend this to other stages in our school.
Primary One
Primary One Induction for pupils starting Primary One in August 2025 is on Wednesday 18th June at 9:15am. The school will be in touch with transition information at the end of April 2025.
School Lunches
Please see the updated Lunch Menu and Allergen Information which will start after the Easter break and is now live to book via ParentPay. Please ensure you order lunch for the first week back after Easter by 10pm next Wednesday 2nd April to enable our catering staff to order the correct amount of food. Please note, you can order school lunches up to 250 days in advance.
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/32863/cec-menu-25-26
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/32859/cec-allergen-information-25-26
Term 3 Milk – 22nd April to 26th June
If your child would like milk after the Easter holidays, please remember to pay via ParentPay by Friday 18th April. The daily charge is 23p per 189ml carton, this equates to £10.35 for Term 3.
If you are eligible for free school meals, milk and clothing grants then the milk will be supplied free of charge. Please respond to this email advising if your child would like to be added to the list. More information and the eligibility requirements to apply for school grants is detailed in the undernoted link.
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/schoolgrants
St Oswald’s Consultation
St Oswald’s centre – please come and give your views on the future of this community owned building. Doors will be open today (Fri 28th) until 7pm and tomorrow (Sat 29th) 10am-3pm, with information boards and opportunities to vote for what you would like the space to be used for. If you can’t drop in, please give your views via the online survey at this link.
Easter Tennis Courses
I attach a poster which has a link for our Tennis Easter courses at Craiglockhart Tennis Centre and the Meadows. We have something for all ages for pre-school to Teens – and, if you have any budding Sports Leaders we are also running a course for this at the Meadows.
“Edinburgh is alive with The Sound of Music…”
Orla Harrison, a former pupil of Bruntsfield Primary is playing the part of Liesl in Forth Children’s Theatre’s The Sound of Music.
9-12 April (first week of the school hols), in Broughton High School in Stockbridge. Handy for the 36 bus.
£12.50 a ticket for children – worth every penny, FCT productions are stunning!
https://www.forthchildrenstheatre.org/upcoming-shows
Edinburgh Open Workshop – Making for All Ages
Edinburgh Open Workshop will once again throw open its doors to budding makers of all ages on Saturday 29th March. Children, young people and parents from across the city are invited to sample everything that EOW has to offer – learning new skills and creating arts and crafts to take home. Now in its second year, there are even more workshops and taster sessions to choose from, with something to spark every interest. Hand carve a set of wooden tea lights; test your metal in a welding workshop; build a wooden planter from scratch; sew a tote bag; or make a personalised balance board using the CNC machine. And for mini-makers, there will be opportunities to build a birdhouse or build a dinosaur at drop-in sessions throughout the day. DIY, upcycling and home-decor enthusiasts will be able to take advantage of a Free Cycle event where surplus fabrics, props, wood and paint will be available to take home. Please check out our website for more details – www.edinburghopenworkshop.co.uk. We advise booking workshops online in advance, although some spaces may be available on the day. There will also be a choice of drop-in sessions throughout the day.
ND Parent/Carer Peer Support Group
See attachment.
Kind regards,
Stephen Gilhooley