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Craigour Park Primary SchoolMoredun Park Road, Edinburgh. EH17 7HL
Telephone: 0131 664 [email protected]
Craigour Park Primary SchoolMoredun Park Road, Edinburgh. EH17 7HL Telephone: 0131 664 7594
Email: [email protected] us at http://craigourparkprimary.wordpress.com/
“Succeeding Together”
Nursery : AM 8.30am – 11.40 am / PM 12.20 pm – 3.30 pmNursery has its own entrance and exit. Please ensure you close the gate behind you when youboth arrive and leave. It is important that you supervise your child while in the play area.
P1 08.45 am – 2.30pm Friday 08.45 am – 12. 25pmPrimary 1 will enter school using the side door at the dinner hall. The children will line here in themornings in their classes and Class Teachers will bring them in. The children will leave at the P1lower wing door.
P2 08.45 am – 2.30pm Friday 08.45 am – 12. 25pm
P 3 - P7 08.45 am – 3.05pm Friday 08.45 am – 12. 25pm
The drop off space for Primary 2 up to Primary 7 is on our school astro turf. The children will linein classes where their Class Teacher will collect them on the bell. We ask that you do not enter theschool astro turf due to the high numbers of pupils and limited walk way access. Please standwith your child in the playground if you wish to be beside the, and let them enter the astro whenthe bell goes. Your help in this is greatly appreciated. Bicycles and scooters should not be riddenin the playground. Pupils should dismount and walk to the bicycle shelters at the front of theschool.
Children settle better if they arrive on time and can go into school with
their friends.
Give us your up to date phone number in case of an accident or illness.
Want to speak to the teacher?
Use the home school diary (monkey book) for daily communication.
Catch the teacher in the afternoon.
In the morning the children are the teachers’ priority to settle and to
begin their learning for the day.
If it is urgent please go to the Front Office and a member of staff
will be very happy to speak to you.
School encourages healthy fruit snacks at break time and drinking water.
Remember – No fizzy juice or sweets as we are a health promoting
school.
The children will progress through Early (Nursery to P1) First (P2 to P4) and Second levels (P5 onwards) covering the areas below. We support learners’ needs through focus groups and tailored programmes of work.
Craigour Park runs a text messaging service. If youhave a mobile number we can send you informationinstantly, reply to absence messages and keep you inthe loop about what is happening in and around theschool.
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/
Edinburgh Council’s website has information on all city schools that includes holiday dates and severe weather closures. Find out more details at
Our school website is the ideal way to keep abreast of what your child has been learning. Full of pictures and video, its aim is to give you a window into your child’s education.
Alongside this, you’ll find all related information about Craigour – staff, Parent Council, Pupil Parliament and much, much more. Please feel free to comment on our websitehttp://craigourparkprimary.wordpress.com
We will keep you up to date with the progress your child is making through our Learning Journals. We need your email address, so that you can
receive your notification when an observation has been uploaded. That way you will receive regular comments, photos and even the odd video
about what your child has been learning. These regular updates form your child’s school report over the year.
Please make
a comment –
the children
and staff
love to read
these
Healthy snacks for break time
Water Bottle £1.20Children are encouraged
to drink water throughout the day.
Milk letter pay per block
Healthy School Dinners – Free for pupils from P1 to P3. We have a separate P1 sitting in our dining hall to settle your child. If your child is having a packed lunch please note we do not permit fizzy juice or glass bottles. We strongly advise no sweets as we are a health promoting school.
Please fill in our Health questionnaire and return to the office. This provides essential information for us about your child.
Stop Head Lice. Once a weektake a peek. Please inform usof any outbreaks.
We have regular visits from NHS. Tooth brushing in the Nursery up to Primary 2. Medication
Please fill in a form at the office if your child requires the school to administer any medication e.g. asthma inhaler
Craigour Park School Agreement - PartnershipWe will ask you to read and sign this with your child as part of our contract with your family to worktogether and help your child reach their full potential. Within this contract we are also setting ourexpectations on acceptable behaviour which includes the Council’s Anti-Bullying and PrejudicePolicy.We strongly advise that expensive toys, clothing, mobile phones etc are the pupil’s responsibilityand should where possible be left at home.Craigour Park Parent Council agreed all pupils should wear school uniform. The school office hasorder forms for our sweatshirts etc. All pupils are encouraged to bring a school bag, pencil casewith the appropriate materials to do their class work and an outdoor waterproof coat.
We display pupils work throughout the school and on the school website. This includes pupilphotographs. We will not use photographs of your child if this is your wish.Parents/Guardians visiting the school at any time are reminded that no photographs or filming ofstaff or pupils is allowed or sharing on social media sites. Pupils misusing a mobile phone orcomputer, filming or recording staff within the school, school grounds or on a school outing will betreated seriously and Police could be involved.
Our Play SquadThey are in theplayground at morningbreak to issue and playgames with our youngerchildren along with thePupil Support Assistants(PSAs)
Parent/School CommunicationHome school diaries are used by class teachers for home school communication. You mayreceive a pink incident report slip in your child’s diary which will clearly indicate if they have hadan injury, illness or behavioural incident. Please sign and return to school. The class teacher orSMT will be happy to discuss this with you.
Every day Earn-I TimeChildren have 10 minutes Earn-I time everyday which rewards thechildren’s good behaviour throughout the day. During this time thechildren are developing their social skills e.g. turn taking, sharing,learning new games. All children begin the day with full Earn-I time,however time can be lost as a sanction. Children are given a verbalwarning before being moved to the yellow then redcard. Improvement in behaviour in encouraged as the children canwin their time back.
Pupil of the TermAt the end of the term class teachers will choose one pupil andinvite their family to a special tea party for achieving Star Pupil ofthe Term
Star of the Week and Wow PointsEvery week one pupil is chosen by the class teacher as the class star. This is a pupil whohas tried their best and achieved. They receive a certificate at assembly, which is thendisplayed on the Weekly Wonder Wall for all to see. In addition the family are contactedby text to share the happy news and the P7 prefects take their picture for the schoolwebsite.The children are encouraged to collect WOW points for good work, good manners,kindness and effort. Every class decides upon their class rules and rewards. When thechildren earn 10 WOW points they receive a stamp in their Merit Card. When thechildren complete a Merit Card parents are contacted by Mrs Cameron to congratulatethem and their child.
Wider AchievementThe children are encouraged to share their wider achievement withtheir class and to visit Mrs Patterson (DHT), where their achievement isentered into the special “Craigour Stars Book”. Their photo is taken anddisplayed on the Wider Achievement board. This is also recorded in theLearning Journals and shared at whole school assemblies.
Label all clothing, school bags, gym shoes
and packed lunches with name and class.
Buy outdoor shoes/boots which your child
can put on and take off themselves.
Velcro straps are recommended until
your child can tie their own laces.
Soft, indoor shoes (black gym shoes) clearly labelledshould be left in school - designer expensive trainersare not necessary!
Dress Code
• Red school
sweatshirt/red
jersey
• Plain shirt or polo
shirt
• Plain
skirts/trousers in
grey, black or red.
• Sensible shoes
• Light jacket for
Summer
• Waterproof jacket
plus hat and
gloves for Winter
• School bag
School Uniform Order Forms available from the school office.
You may be entitled to clothing allowance. These forms are available from the office.
Each child in Primary 1 starting with us in August is issued with a red bag which should contain only the following:
Back and Forth Folder
Sound Flashcards
Common word bookmark
Shared reading book
Monkey diary (Reading Record)
In Primary 1 children will be expected to practise reading and writing, their sounds and common words weekly. We also issue “Big Talk”, topic or number home learning.
Parent/Guardians please sign or write in a comment in reading record. This is our primary communication between home and school. Please pass on any information to us - we love to read your comments.
Please ensure NO drinks or food are put in the red bag. Only reading and homework shouldbe put in this bag
Sounds
Comes home every night
Each new sound will have a matching action to go along with it, and a sheet to practise the letter formation.
Use sound or letter cards in red bag to build words
Children will learn a song to go with their daily sound(see Jolly Phonics on youtube)
Practise of the sounds at home every night will have a huge impact on your child’s learning and development. Make it fun and have a laugh, that way you will help us reinforce the pleasure of learning new things. We have plenty of fun ideas to share with you to try with your child.
We are using the City of Edinburgh SEAL (Stages of Early Arithmetical Learning) Maths Programme Nursery to Primary 4
In all stages we focus on oral and active learning
Our focus is developing mental maths strategies with numbers up to 30
Whole class lessons with support in groups
Time, Money, Measurement, Shape, Pattern, Problem Solving and Data Analysis are all covered in addition to this
Parent Consultations - You will be invitedin to discuss your child’s progressand have a look at their work.Remember Learning Journals are on-going(September and again in June)
There will be other opportunities offered acrossthe session to invite you to come into schooland share your child’s progress. We welcomeyour support with all school outings andfeedback on all events so please check our website regularly to keep in touch.
We have a thriving Parent Council who are alwayslooking for new members. If interested please see theParent Council page on our school website.
Craigour Park Primary hosts an After School Club andBreakfast Club which is run independently byChildcare Connections. All details about costs andopening times are contained in their website.https://sites.google.com/site/childcareconnectionsedinburgh/ or refer to the link on our school website.
We host many events throughout the school year: Sports day/Health Promoting WeekFundraising daysCharitable days - Comic ReliefScience /Art Fairs and lots more!
Please check our school website for up and coming events and your child’s Back and Forth folder/Monkey Diary for dates and more information
Please view our School Improvement Plan on our website
WELCOME TOCRAIGOUR PARK PRIMARY
“Succeeding Together”
