To celebrate Book Week Scotland P4 – 7 classes will be organising a class Book Swap. Children are invited to bring in books that they no longer want. They can then have the opportunity to swap these with other pupils in their class. In order for this to be successful it would be useful if every child could bring at least one book.

Please could all books which children are happy to swap be brought to school by Friday 16^th November.  Individual class teachers will then organise their book swap events during the course of Book week.

“Beauty & The Beast” Pantomime          Hopscotch Theatre Company

We are delighted to offer the children from Nursery to P3 the opportunity to see this pantomime, performed in school, on Tuesday 11^th December 2018.

This event is subsidised by the Parent Council, therefore, the cost per child is only £3.50.   We really appreciate the invaluable support we receive from the Parent Council and the children greatly benefit.

Please arrange to pay this amount via ParentPay, by Friday 23 November 2018.   If you haven’t already activated your ParentPay account, please contact the office for your personal activation code.

Children who normally attend our nursery in the afternoon are invited to come in to school via the nursery entrance at 10.00am (show starts at 10.15am) on the day of the performance and should be collected by an adult at 11.00am.

“Jack & The Beanstalk” Pantomime      Brunton Theatre

We are delighted to offer the children from P4 to P7 the opportunity to visit the Brunton Theatre, to see the above pantomime, on Tuesday 11 December at 1:45pm, returning approximately 4:30pm.  PC forms have been issued today 7th November

This event is heavily subsidised by the Parent Council, therefore, the cost per child is only £6.00. We really appreciate the invaluable support we receive from the Parent Council and the children greatly benefit.

Please arrange to pay this amount via ParentPay, and return the permission form to school, by Friday 23 November 2018.   

Mrs Jo Wilson

Head Teacher

Midlothian Council notifies Radio Forth & Black Diamond FM when a decision is taken regarding school closures. Please do not phone the school as the most up-to-the moment information is given on the radio and the Midlothian Council Website, and there may well be no staff in school to receive your call.

Forth 1 – 97.3fm     or 102.2fm

Forth 2 – 1548am              Real Radio  – 100-101fm    Black Diamond FM – 107fm

If Roslin Primary is not mentioned on the radio, then the school is open

Should it become necessary to close the school during the day, staff will text/phone parents/carers to make arrangements for children to be collected.   In the event that staff are unable to contact a parent or carer, then the child will remain in school with a member of staff, until the normal finishing times.   Please ensure all your contact numbers are current.

When collecting children under these circumstances the procedure is as follows:

•  Enter by Reception. Please do not come in class area doors.
• A register must be signed by the parent/carer before departing with your child. This will be available in the foyer.
• If you offer to take children other than your own, please ensure that you have the parent’s permission to do so, and confirm this with a member of staff before leaving the building.
• If you are at home and are aware that the school is to close early, please come round and collect your child; do not wait for the school to phone first, as it will take a considerable amount of time to contact parents/carers for over 200 children. This will greatly assist in the process.  
• In these exceptional circumstances, do not leave messages on the school telephone answering service, as all lines will be busy making outgoing calls to parents/carers and staff will not be able to check for messages until all the children have left the building.
• After School Club (ASC) – If your child is booked in to the ASC and you are at home and/or aware that the school may be closed early as a result of severe weather, please come to collect your child. Otherwise he/she will go with the ASC staff as soon as they are able to collect the children. Please check with the ASC regarding their procedures.

The above guidelines will help to ensure that the process of closing school early goes as safely and smoothly as possible and your help is greatly appreciated.

Access to school on snowy days

Pupils can enter the school by the front reception door.  All other routes can be used but parents/carers must be made aware that these routes should be used with extreme caution as it is unlikely the janitor will be able to clear/salt these routes in time for the start of the school day.

Site Plan with Priority Route

The flu vaccine spray will be administered in Roslin Primary on Friday 16^th November 2018.  If you have not given consent for this, your child will not receive the vaccine.

For information about the Flu vaccine and help to complete the consent form you can visit immunisationscotland.org.uk/childflu or you can phone the NHS information helpline on 0800 22 44 88 (textphone 18001 0800 22 44 88). The helpline is open every day from 8am to 10pm and also provides an interpreting service.

From Monday 5 November, Remembrance Poppies will be available in school for the pupils to buy. Please note, there is no set price for the poppies but a small donation is welcomed.  For children in the infant area it is advisable that they have their donation in an envelope marked “poppy” to avoid any confusion with other monies.

Bilston Parent &Toddler flier

Please click on the link for details.

We wish all our families a safe and happy break.  

Staff will resume Monday 22nd October, and learners on Tuesday 23rd October 2018.