We also have our links to ‘Tricky Ricky, our end of term treat for you- His show is aimed at Nursery-P3, but we’re sure older children will enjoy it too- You can watch his performance by clicking on the links below-
Today we had a lovely morning. Our P7 Leavers were invited in to school, to collect a copy of the P7 Yearbook, gifts from the school, and any personal belongings they had left in school before lockdown. This also gave them a chance to say goodbye to staff, and most importantly their teachers, in person! They were invited in small, staggered and socially distanced groups. It was so lovely to see them, and get the chance to wish them good luck face to face! Here are some photos of their visit-
As Mrs Gowans mentioned in her letter today, there will be no new learning uploaded to Microsoft Teams over the summer holidays. As Teams is for task and school related discussion, please use your own personal social media to chat with each other over the break.
If you are interested in any Active Schools activities over the summer holidays, please follow the link below for more information-
Here are some videos to welcome you to Broughton. One is from your class teacher, introducing themselves to you, and the other is a tour of your P1 classroom.
We’re half way through the week, so we hope you’re all still enjoying your home learning tasks!
Our first post today is a letter from the City of Edinburgh Council for parents and carers around the reopening of schools in August. You can read it below.
Yesterday’s virtual Edinburgh Zoo trip was such a big success! We’ve been delighted to see all the lovely feedback on Teams. It would seem that everyone had a great time, and really enjoyed seeing all the different animals! Here are some of the photos and lovely work from the Zoo trip that was shared on Teams yesterday. Huge thanks again to Miss Wilson and Mrs Clark for organising the trip!
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Don’t forget that audition videos for our virtual Broughton’s Got Talent are on each stage Team page, and there should be a poll on the page so you can vote for your favourite. Today is your last chance to vote! Winners will go through to finals, where Mrs Gowans will decide on winners!
Our P7 pupils had a virtual picnic with their teachers today, where they met up on Teams, half a class at a time, to chat and snack together! This was instead of their usual leavers BBQ, which would have been tonight. Not the same we know, but we hope you enjoyed the chance to get together virtually! Tomorrow our P7s have been invited into our school playground in staggered, small, socially distanced groups, so they can say goodbye to their teachers and collect a P7 Yearbook and some leaving gifts from the school. We can’t wait to see them!
That’s all for today folks! As always, stay safe! 2 sleeps to go!
Mrs Venn, Mr Borthwick, Miss Bradley and Mrs Gowans
Last week we held a virtual Parent Council and PSA meeting via Teams. Please see the minutes of this meeting below, with links to other related documents and information.
Is everybody here? Have you got your jacket? Packed lunch? Have we got our First Aid kit and all our forms? Are the parent helpers here? Then we’re ready. Let’s go!
(Actually, we don’t need any of those things for our virtual trip today, but it’s nice to pretend we are all together today!)
There were a couple of pre-visit activities, which will still be on class pages if you didn’t get a chance to do them. It’s not too late, you can just ‘visit’ the zoo a bit later.
Some classes have posted the information for today’s trip on their class pages, or on Teams, but it’s just below if you need it.
Last week we shared with you the teachers who will be taking each class next year.
Here you can find a welcome video from your class teacher, introducing themselves. Some have also been able to share some photos of the learning space, as it looks just now. P1 teacher videos will be available later in the week.
Enjoy, and remember, you are looking for your class for next year, so, for example, this year’s P1a will be looking for the P2a video- that’s where we start-
Miss Wilson’s video for P2a-
And some pictures of P2a’s classroom, Room 2-
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Miss McDowell’s video for P2b-
Mrs Clark’s video for P3a-
Miss Sitaridou’s video for P3b-
P3b’s classroom, Room 4-
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Mr Horan’s video for P4a-
P4a’s classroom, Room 13-
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Mrs Evans’ video for P4b-
P4b’s classroom, Room 12-
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Mrs McAndrew’s video for P5a-
P5a’s classroom, Room 9-
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Mrs Bertram’s video for P5b-
Mr Inglis’ video for P6a-
P6a’s classroom, Room 16-
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Please follow this link to see Miss Stewart’s P6b video and pictures-
As Mrs Gowans mentioned in her letter, we have a number of new staff next session. Because it’s been so long since we were all together in school, some teachers have made a ‘Welcome’ video for their classes to introduce themselves, and some have photos to share of their learning space too. They’ll be posted on the website later today, so look out for them!
We were sad to read of the official cancellation of the Edinburgh Marathon Festival at the weekend. It had been rescheduled for early September from May, but that time has also, understandably, been considered unsafe for such a big event to go ahead. If you had registered for the EMF, make sure you log in to your account, as there are a number of options available for you , including transferring your registration to next year. You have until 31st December 2020 to make your decision!
This week we have our exciting virtual trip to Edinburgh Zoo tomorrow, so hopefully you have been able to do the prep tasks. They’re not essential to you taking part in the trip though, so look out for a guide to the trip in tomorrow’s home learning. There also won’t be any other home learning tomorrow because of our trip!
Auditions are also ongoing for a virtual Broughton’s Got Talent! Simply post your video on Teams and then a poll will be held to choose finalists- Mrs Gowans will be the judge!
It’s our P7 pupils’ last week of primary school! We have made some plans to give them a couple of special virtual and socially distanced events to wish them well for high school. Timeslots and information has been sent out for these- we look forward to them!
Mrs Venn has found a lovely resource to share. It’s a Building Resilience alphabet- you can find it by clicking the link below-
Finally, here are some home learning resources from the British Council, introducing learners to some important global issues and goals for sustainability.
Well done to you all for making it through another week of home learning! This time next week, we’ll be on summer holidays!
Next week we have our Virtual Broughton’s Got Talent and our Virtual Trip to Edinburgh Zoo to look forward to. Keep going everyone, we’re nearly there!
Last night it was lovely to see some of our parents at our Virtual Parent Council and PSA meeting on Teams. There was lots to talk about, and it was nice to see some familiar faces again!
We shared information about class teachers for next session today! Look out for some videos and photos next week on the website, where your teacher will introduce themselves to you, and show you your new classroom space.
We have more resources to share with you. Miss Clark has a list of ideas for summer holiday activities that are either very cheap, or cost nothing! See below-
See below how you can support your child to gain a qualification at home!
Youth Scotland have made 1000 free resources available to parents and carers to help them to support their child to gain a qualification at home. The Hi5 and Dynamic Youth Awards (DYA) are wider achievement awards that follow an engaging and fun plan-do-review format. Hi5 Awards are aimed at children aged 5+ and DYA at age 10+.
All completed awards receive a certificate. Both awards are nationally recognised and are credit rated and levelled by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF).
The resources will be made available to the first 1000 applicants on a first come first served basis. Click here for further information and to access this free resource.
That’s all for today, and for another week folks!
We wish you all a very happy and safe weekend. One more week to go….
Mrs Venn, Mr Borthwick, Miss Bradley and Mrs Gowans
Broughton Primary 