May Newsletter  (MS Word document)

May 2014 – News, Information and Diary Dates

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• Milk money for the 2014 – 2015 session is due by Thursday 5 June : £28.50 for the full year.  If  paying by cheque, please make payable to Midlothian Council.  You can also pay termly, please refer to the letter you received previously for details.

Health Week Sponsored Walk : If you are still to hand in your sponsorship money please send it to school by Friday 23 May, at the latest.  We are very grateful for you support as this is our major annual fundraiser and so far, you have raised over £1000!

House Points

House points are awarded by all staff to pupils for a variety of things, eg good behaviour, showing respect and good manners, working hard in class, wearing school uniform, walking nicely around the school and holding the doors open for staff/parents/visitors etc.  The House Captains have been busy counting house points and the winning house gets 5 minutes extra playtime on a Friday.

Some Diary Dates and Additional Information

SUN PROTECTION, HATS AND  WATER BOTTLES

Throughout the year, classes may be outdoors in the school grounds, taking part in a variety of activities, PE, class work, environmental studies, etc. and it is recommended that children wear sunscreen.

There are products available which are applied once a day, ie. before your child leaves in the morning,  and you may find this easiest, particularly for younger children.  However, if you would prefer, you may provide your child with a suitable sunscreen, clearly labelled with his/her name and class, to be kept at school.  This will be applied by your child and will be his/her responsibility.  Therefore, I should be grateful if you would ensure that your child is able to apply his or her own sunscreen, understands that it must be kept in his/her tray and that it should never be shared with another child.

A hat for outdoor use is also recommended.  As with all belongings,  this should be clearly labelled with your child’s name and class and would be left at school.   

Water: P1 – P7 pupils are encouraged to drink water throughout the day and may bring a bottle to school; this must contain plain water only.  The bottle can be kept on her/his table for use throughout the day and can also be useful for taking outside during outdoor activities.  There are drinking fountains in all the areas and water bottles can be refilled there. In the nurseries, water is also  always available as well as their milk, which is provided free of charge to pre-school children.

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Pentland Plants :  We would like to thank Mr Young, who visited Pentland Plants to ask for a donation of plants for the Garden.  They have given us a very generous donation of approximately £100 –£200 worth of plants.

Commonwealth Baton : The Commonwealth Baton will pass through Roslin at 9:00am approx on Monday 16^th June. We are happy for parents to take their children to view the baton passing along the Main Street and then bring their children straight to school thereafter.  If you intend doing this, please notify the school so that we can amend the attendance register accordingly.

( P7 have kindly been invited to see it at Rosslyn Chapel, as part of their Junior Tour Guide Project and will be taken as a class – letter to follow)

MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL

EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMY

DAYSCHOOL SESSION DATES 2014 / 15 

* In Service Days