Just a reminder that this Friday 6th March is our next Parent and Carer drop-in. It’s Book Week this week, so you may have the chance to see some Book Week activities.
Here are the drop-in times-
P1-2 classes- 11.25am-11.55am
P3-7 classes- 11.55am-12.25pm
This is also an opportunity to return your child’s Snapshot Jotter, if you have not already done so.
See you on Friday!
Please see below the latest Head Teacher’s newsletter from Mrs Gowans.
Head Teacher’s Newsletter- February 2020
Please see below a post from Miss Bishop, our LC1 teacher, sharing an amazing opportunity and adventure she experienced during the February holiday!
Broughton Primary has a new school partnership with Mboreni Primary School in Tanzania and I had the privilege of going to visit during the February break. I spent the week with other teachers from across Edinburgh making connections with our partner schools and learning about a different culture and education system.
This was a great opportunity, and the children, teachers and community were very welcoming. I took some gifts such as books and footballs which they were very grateful for and it was amazing to see how a school runs in a completely different country.
The focus of our partnership is global citizenship and sustainability at the moment and we look forward to sharing work between our schools.
In September, we hope that Mrs Chewa, head teacher of Mboreni primary can come to visit us at Broughton too.
Here are some photos from the best experience I have ever had!
Miss Bishop
Today was the first lunchtime Art Club, organised and run by House and Vice captains. It was McDonald house who kicked things off, and their house and vice captains planned a lovely activity called ‘Galaxy Art’ to practise paint blending skills. They were very well organised, demonstrated the activity well, and were great at supporting the children attending. I’m sure you’ll agree, the results are impressive! Well done to Harris, Isla, Holly and Kian!
It’s Pilrig house’s turn next Wednesday. Looking forward to seeing what Pilrig house can do!
Please see below the minutes from the latest Parent Council/Friends at Broughton meeting, held on Wednesday 29th January. Also, an update on our Growing and Cooking project.
BPS PC FAB Minutes 29 Jan 2020
BPS Gardening and Cooking Project update- Feb 2020
A number of parents have expressed an interest in knowing more about the approaches we use to teach spelling when children have completed the ‘Edinburgh Active Literacy Programme’.
We will therefore be offering a session for anyone who would like to attend at 4.30 – 5pm on Wednesday 26 February just before the Parent Consultations begin. The session will be run by Mr Elliot Young, our Support for Learning Teacher who oversees the school programme.
In order to get an idea of numbers please can you let us know if you would like to attend the session by either handing in a note or emailing the school admin account at
admin@broughton-pri.edin.sch.uk
Thank you!
Please see below an update information letter on novel coronavirus.
Thank you.
Please see the attached information below for details about the PSA’s upcoming Family Fun night, on Friday 6th March, from 5.45pm-8.15pm in our school Gym Hall.
The evening will include sharing a range of international foods, followed by a Beetle Drive. All welcome!
PSA Family Fun Night Information Poster 1
PSA Family Fun Night- Poster 2
PSA Family Fun Night- How You Can Help
Look forward to seeing you there!
Has your child received a P2 or P3 Read Write Count bag this autumn/winter?
Please let us know what you thought by filling out this Parent/Carer survey.
Read Write Count Parent/Carer Survey
The prize draw for parents and carers is a personal Read Write Count Goodie bag, filled with books, games and activities for all the family to enjoy.
The deadline to complete this is Monday 9th March 2020.
Thank you!
Next Tuesday 11th February is Internet Safety Day, so this week we have been learning all about ways to keep safe online.
We discussed ways to keep safe online at Tuesday’s assembly, and all this week we have been learning more about safe and responsible internet use in our classes. Liam, Catriona and Hannah from P7b have been visiting classes all this week, to collect photos of this to update our class website pages. Huge thanks to them for managing this job!
Remember, the safety advice we are learning applies every day, not just Internet Safety Day!
Broughton Primary 