All East Lothian Council schools, nurseries & specialist education provision will remain CLOSED to pupils on Friday, 2 March, due to adverse weather.
See this news story on the East Lothian Council web site for more disruption info.
East Lothian School Closures, Friday 2nd March
Science Week – 2
Science Week – 2 on PhotoPeach
Science Week – 1
Photos from Science Week on PhotoPeach
Reading is Braw – family after survey
Please take five minutes to complete the Reading is Braw family survey.
Children and Young People (Scotland) Act – East Lothian Council update for families
Children and Young People (Scotland) Act – East Lothian Council update for families
From 31 August 2016, the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act will commence. This Act states that every young person in Scotland is entitled to the support of a Named Person from birth until the until the age of 18.
All pupils will shortly be given a leaflet produced by Scottish Government, explaining the role of a Named Person. You can also find this leaflet on the East Lothian Council website, school websites and the Scottish Government GIRFEC website, along with lots of other information about the Named Person role. Continue reading Children and Young People (Scotland) Act – East Lothian Council update for families
Book Character Potatoes – Class Winners
Book Character Potatoes – Winners on PhotoPeach
School Library Service Review – Primary School Parent Survey
The School Library Service (SLS) have recently surveyed students to make sure they include pupil’s views in their review of the service and would now like to do the same for parents and carers. By completing this survey parents and carers will help us develop school library services for all children and young people in East Lothian.
The Parent Survey is online and will be open from 22nd April to 9th May.
Please click the link below.
Proposed New Secondary Provision for the Musselburgh Cluster
Please find link below which will provide you with further information/guidance in relation to the formal consultation which East Lothian Council will be under-taking in connection with the above.
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/inspectionandreview/schoolconsultations/index.asp
“Reading is Braw!” Launches at Burgh
We did it! Reading is Braw has officially launched and you can see some of the highlights of the day in this video.
The launch is reported on the Reading is Braw site at https://www.edubuzz.org/readingisbraw:
- You will see children reading here, there and everywhere.
- You will hear Lindsey Barley reveal the single most important life-skill we can teach our children. (Clue: it starts with the letter r…)
- You will hear children light up the screen with their love of stories.
Primary 5
Stone stacking
Stone Stacking – small scale on PhotoPeach
Stonestacking – Larger Scale on PhotoPeach
Primary 5 have been learning about Stone stacking. This is an art-form in which rocks are stacked on top of one another to form different shapes without the use of anything other than the rocks and gravity.
Some photos taken when we were learning new skills.
New Skills on PhotoPeach
During Health Week Primary 5 were learning what to do if someone is choking.
Choking on PhotoPeach