The bus has arrived safely and everybody is settling in and exploring Benmore!

Congratulations to our Book Week competition prize winners.

Roald Dahl Quiz winners- Toby P6 and Abby P5

Dressing up – Choo P6,  Zoe P3 and Finn P1/2

All the prizewinners received a £5 book token for the Book Sale!

Well done everyone for all the effort that went into the costumes and thanks to mums and dads for coming to watch.

From Wednesday 9^th March to Friday 11^th March there will be a sale of books running in school. All children will get a chance to visit the book sale with their classes during the school day. The sale will also be open during our Parent Interview times if you wish to visit with your child.

The sale will be open from 11.30 to 12 noon on Wednesday and Thursday and Nursery parents are welcome to visit during these times.
Dressing Up Parade

All children are invited to dress up as a favourite book character for our Dressing Up Parade on Friday 11^th March. Our theme this year is the novels of Roald Dahl but any favourite book character would be welcome. The parade will begin at 9.15 and parents are welcome to join us in the playground to see all the costumes!

The City of Edinburgh Council Sports Development Team Multi-Sports Holiday Programme is in the Easter Holidays. Bookings are now being taken and we have plenty of spaces!!!

The programme consists of 2 Multi-Sports Holiday Camps taking place at Forrester/St Augustine’s Community Sports Hub. Please note the programme is for P3-P7 children.

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P7 had a great morning at Edinburgh Castle for the launch of the Scotspirit Event. We met the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon and stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill. It was exciting to be involved in this event and we would like to thank the First Minister for being in all our selfies.

Along with amendments outlined in a motion presented by the Capital Coalition, the full meeting of the City of Edinburgh Council on 4 February 2016 approved the recommendations included in the report “Outcome of the Statutory Consultation Process on Options to Address School Capacity and Accommodation Pressures in South Edinburgh”. Copies of the Outcome Report and the Capital Coalition’s Motion are available on the south Edinburgh Consultation section of the Council’s website http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/southedinburghschools.

As the Council approval includes the decision to close the nursery classes of South Morningside Primary School which are located at Fairmilehead Church Hall, in line with the requirements of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 as amended by the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, the Council will now notify the Scottish Ministers about this closure proposal. The Scottish Ministers then have eight weeks from the date of the Council decision to decide whether to call in the nursery closure proposals for determination. Any person wishing to make a representation to Scottish Ministers as to whether the decision should, or should not, be called in have until midnight on Wednesday 24 February to make a representation and details of how to do so are also provided on the Council’s website at http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/southedinburghschools.

Thank you to all the parents and carers who helped to organise and run the movie night at school last Friday.

It was a fantastic event and we have raised £350 for the school!

A special thanks to the amazing local businesses who came up trumps too and supported the event:

Sainsburys, Starbucks, Cineworld, Cameo Cinema, Real Foods, Nandos

We hope to see many of you at the first social event of the year – movie night!
It’s on this Friday at the school with doors opening at 6pm and the film starting at 6.30pm.

Its going to be a great night, lots to enjoy as well as the movie, including the following for sale: POPCORN, HOT DOGS, PIZZA, FANTASTIC RAFFLE, REFRESHMENTS FOR PARENTS.

All raised funds will go to support the school.

Children are welcome to come in their pyjamas and parents bring a onesie too if you’re inclined!
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Parent/Teacher Evenings

Wednesday 9 March

4.00-7.30pm

and

Friday 11 March

1.30-4.00pm

Please send a note to the office by Friday 5 February if you would like us to try and fit your appointment in on a certain day.

(English as an Additional Language teacher will be in on Friday)