Achievements
Well done to Harris H in P6A for winning a Gold Award in the UK Intermediate Maths Challenge. An amazing achievement!
P1 Fire Service experience
P1 had a visit this week from Tollcross fire service. It was a great experience using the hoses, being talked through the equipment and experiencing being inside the cab.
Parent Drop-In
When: Friday 6th March (9:00am-10:00am)
Where: Nurture Nook (enter via door near the bike shed side of the playground)
What: P5, P6 and P7 parent mingle – a chance for parents of P5, P6 and P7 pupils to chat and share experiences
Easter Holiday Club
See information poster about a Easter Holiday Club hosted by Kidzcare at St Peter’s Primary School.
School Crossing Vacancy
There is a vacancy for a school crossing patrol guides in the local area and I was wondering if you could assist me with the above by perhaps promoting / highlighting the School Crossing Patrol Guide vacancies which is on the myjobscotland website (www.myjobscotland.gov.uk).
The closing date for the vacancies is the 11th of March 2026. As a shortcut to the vacancy candidates can either click on the link below.
School Crossing Patrol Guide – 13693_1772033622 | City of Edinburgh Council | myjobscotland
Free activities at the Wee Hub
This is a programme of free activities at The Wee Hub (Ocean Terminal) covering the coming weekend and next week (16 Feb -1 March 2026.)
Edinburgh Science Festival is back for another year of family fun and discovery over the Easter holiday!
The theme of this year’s Festival, Going Global, recognizes that scientific discovery is rarely made in isolation – it requires a collaboration of people and cultures from around the world.
The Edinburgh Science Festival is on from 4 – 19 April 2026, and 35% of the Festival’s family-focused activities and events are FREE.
Parents can browse the full programme of events on the What’s On page of our website or by downloading the digital brochure.
Junior Ranger Programme
Please find attached details of our Junior Ranger Programme, which may be of interest to your young learners. The programme is designed for young people aged 11–18 years.
Seasons for Growth Parent & Carer Programme
Please see below, courses for parents and carers supporting children and young people experiencing bereavement, loss or separation. The course aims to help parents and carers better understand the experience of death, bereavement, separation and divorce from a child’s perspective. The programme focuses on how to communicate with their child using the Seasons for Growth approach, while looking after themselves.
Parents and carers looking to support their children through change and loss will.
Learn about how children respond to change, loss and grief.
Understand that it is normal to have a range of grief reactions.
Explore new approaches to change, loss and grief in the lives of their children.
Build communication, decision making and problem-solving skills.
Participate in a supportive network of adults.
Integrate their new learning into their family relationships.
Courses will run for two hours, over three weeks. This is a new course we are piloting, and we aim to run a small number of community-based courses each term, alongside colleagues who have trained and are delivering within school and learning community settings.
Grief and loss are common themes that come through for parents and carers; we hope that the course can go some way to help parents and carers feel a little more equipped.
Kind regards,
Stephen Gilhooley