P7 returned from their very successful residential excursion to Lagganlia on Friday.

We all had a fantastic week, full of a range of different outdoor activities. Among the activities we were lucky to take part in were-

• Gorge walking
• Mountain Biking
• Kayaking
• Archery
• Snowboarding
• Hill Walking
• Shelter Building
• Rock Climbing
• Mapping and Compass Skills
• Abseiling

We also had the chance to practice important life skills that developed independence- being away from home for 4 nights, making beds, keeping dorm rooms and communal areas tidy and organising ourselves to follow detailed instructions.

Lagganlia staff were very impressed with the efforts of our pupils. They were enthusiastic about their activities, persevered when things were challenging, and supported and encouraged each other to keep going to succeed.

We are very proud of such glowing reports- huge well done P7! We hope you enjoyed yourselves! You’ve made some very special memories.

Below are a selection of the many photos we took last week!

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P7 arrived safely at Lagganlia Outdoor Education Centre, near Aviemore, yesterday lunchtime!

We have settled in to our dorms well, and have been developing independence and life skills through keeping our new home for the week clean, doing dishes and keeping dorms tidy and organised!

We have already done a range of exciting and interesting activities! Last night we carried out a ‘Scatter Course’, a kind of scavenger hunt to get to know the Lagganlia Centre well. Todays activities have included a gorge walk, abseiling, rock climbing, mountain biking and a hill walk.

The children have been recording their thoughts and feelings about their activities in their daily diary time too.

The weather has been mixed- a bit windy today, but that helps to keep the dreaded midges at bay!

We are happy to share just a few of our pictures so far with you below- there has already been some fantastic team work, encouragement, support and determination from our pupils- long may their positive attitude continue! More photos to follow later in the week!

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Our PSA will be holding a Lunchtime Cafe this Friday 30th September.

This will run from 11.30 until 1pm in the school Dining Hall.

On sale will be soup, savouries and home baking.

If you can support the cafe with a donation of sandwiches, cakes or other goodies, that would be much appreciated!

The flyer is below-

PSA Lunchtime Cafe

We are excited to announce the members of 2 very important Pupil Groups at Broughton- Pupil Council and House Captains.

Pupils interested in representing their class on Pupil Council prepared short presentations to say why they would be a good candidate, and were voted for by their classmates. Especially exciting for P2 and P3, who have reps for the first time this year!

Our Pupil Council this year are as follows-

P2a   Ruby Dockerty
P2b   Orla Pendry
P3a   Beatrice Smith
P3b   Grace Clarkson
P4a   Holly Bartholomew
P4b   Ruby Foster
P5a   Finn Pendry
P5b   Jess Russell
P6   Calum Rathjen
P6/7  Ewan Gardner
P7   Alba McGowan
LCW   Jamie Pass

P7 House Captain candidates, and P6 Vice- Captain candidates had to present to the members from their house from P5-P7. After some very close voting, the following pupils were voted in to represent their respective houses.

House Captains 2016-2017

McDonald
Ruth Adler P7   Sean Hunter P7
Pilrig
Isla McPherson P6/7   Amelia Durward-McLeod P6/7
Trinity
Katherine Donn P7   Douglas Harper P7
Drummond
Kayleigh Wylie P7   Cammy Clarkson P7

House Vice- Captains 2015-2016

McDonald
Thomas Dimelow P6   Harris Archibald P6
Pilrig
Alex Moir P6   Megan Wright P6/7
Trinity
Greig McVicar P6   Sameer Uddin P6
Drummond
Harper Clark-Tonberg P6   Holly Hou P6

Congratulations to all our new members!  We’re sure you’ll represent yout classes and houses well!

Praise must also be given to everyone who put themselves forward to be considered for these important roles. You were all very brave and confident to stand up and present to your audiences. Well done!

We had a visit from author E.R. Reilly at our assembly on Monday! He read us some excerpts from his books and gave us story writing tips we can use in our own creative writing and stories.

He held a book signing, where pupils could buy signed copies of some of his stories. Over 50 copies of his books were sold, so he kindly donated a number of free books to the school!

We enjoyed his visit very much!

This week also saw our annual ‘Meet the Teacher’ event. The evening was well attended across the school, and we hope that our parents and carers found it to be a useful and informative event. Power point presentations for each stage will be available to view on individual class pages soon. Watch this space!

Thanks for supporting us with your attendance!

The author E.R. Reilly is visiting our school on Monday at Assembly. He will talk to the P3-7 classes about his work and give them ‘top-tips’ for writing stories of their own. This will launch our new approach to teaching Reading at Broughton which you will hear more about at ‘Meet the Teacher’ on Tuesday.

E.R Reilly’s books are suitable for all children. From ‘Rashnu’, which is especially suited to younger readers, through to ‘Tall Tales’, where a girl ventures into the woods to rescue her pet dog.
You can visit the website at: http://www.er-reilly.co.uk where you can read extracts from the books and see videos of Eamonn teaching children to write stories.

If you would like to purchase one of the books please fill in the slip below and return it to school.

Author Visit September 5th

P1 held a very successful Curriculum Evening this week.

Our new P1 parents got a chance to meet the P1 teachers and find out about how P1 will be organised for the upcoming session.

For those who could not attend, the presentation used by the staff can be found here-

P1 Presentation August 2016

We hope all those who attended found it to be informative and enjoyable.

Thanks for your support!

Our annual Parent Council and Parent Staff Association AGM is next Tuesday 30th August, from 6.30-8.30pm in our School Dining Room.

We have been asked to share the following information with you-

Edinburgh 20mph Speed Limits – Go Live

From Sunday 31 July, the legal speed limit in streets across much of Edinburgh’s city centre and rural west area went down to 20mph, the first phase in a planned rollout of lower speeds across the Capital.

The new speed limits are designed to increase safety for all road users in Edinburgh as well as creating a calmer, more people-friendly environment in shopping and residential streets. A network of key arterial roads across the city will be retained at 30mph and 40mph, resulting in a modest impact on journey times overall.

Our phased 20mph rollout between now and early 2018 brings to fruition many years of planning and public consultation and the network has been designed in line with robust criteria in partnership with key stakeholders such as Police Scotland and Lothian Buses.

Police Scotland will enforce the new limit, focusing on areas where particularly high levels of contraventions are recorded. Anyone caught breaching the limit risks a £100 fixed penalty and three penalty points on their licence.

We have long recognised that a majority of city residents want to see speed limits reduced in the city centre, around residential areas and in busy shopping streets.

Phase 1 ‘go live’ marks the start of sharing these benefits right across the Capital.

Further information and a detailed map of the 20mph network is available at edinburgh.gov.uk/20mph or visit our Facebook page at Facebook.com/edin20mph

Regards

20mph Team

We are very excited to be starting a new session here at Broughton! Whether you are a new family to the school, or have been here for a while, we welcome you all back warmly!

We also have some new members of staff to welcome-

• Ms Rusk in P1a
• Ms Blair in P1b
• Ms Venn in P3b (Mon-Tues) and LCW (Wed)
• Ms McGuigan in P4b
• Mr Horan in P5b
• Miss Black, Pupil Support Assistant

We wish you all a very happy time with us here at Broughton!

Arrangements for Wednesday 17th August- P2-P7

P2 and P3 will line up in the front playground when the bell rings and they are met by their teachers.

P4-P7 will line up in the back playground when the bell rings and they are met by their teachers.

Arrangements for our new P1 classes this week

On Wednesday 17 August, please bring your child into the playground at 9.30 and collect him/her from their classroom at 11.30.

On Thursday 18 August, please bring your child into their classroom at 8.50. The teachers will bring all the children to the front door at 12.10. You will collect your child from the front door at this time.

From Friday 19 August the front door will be opened at 8.45 to allow the children to come into the classrooms independently for a soft start. The teachers will dismiss the children at the front door at 11.55.

P1 hours are as follows-

Wednesday, 17 August: 9.30- 11.30
Thursday, 18 August: 8.50 – 12.10
Friday, 20 August: 8.50 – 11.55

From Monday, 22 August the hours will be:

Monday – Thursday: 8.50 – 2.45
Fridays: 8.50 – 11.55

Breakfast Club

Just a reminder that our new Broughton Breakfast Club begins on Monday 22nd August. There are still some spaces available- if you are interested in a place, please let our School Office staff know.

Class and Staff Pages

Our Staff photos page and Class pages are currently still showing the staff, classes and work from last year. They will be updated for the new session soon, and we will let you know when they are ready to be viewed!

See you all tomorrow!

Let’s hope we all have a wonderful year!