Prestonpans Infant School Newsletter June 2012 We did it. It’s taken most of 2 years. It’s taken a lot of work from many people. You’ve all given very generously. We’ve had a lot of fun in the process. But finally, with the last push from our Marathoners, we have achieved our target of £30 000 and more. The Grand Total is…… The Playground is so much improved and the children have a great range of places to play and activities to keep them ac- tive and interested at playtimes. THANK YOU EVERYONE! On behalf of you all, I want to thank the Parent Council and it’s fundraising and grounds groups who have worked so hard to make this all possible. It’s not been easy for them. They’ve taken a lot of stick at times but they have kept going and kept going, determined to give the children the best they possibly can give and they have succeeded. You can see this from this photo of children fascinated with the newest playground installation.
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Prestonpans Infant School Newsletter
June 2012
We did it. It’s taken most of 2
years. It’s taken a lot of work from
many people. You’ve all given very
generously. We’ve had a lot of fun
in the process.
But finally, with the last push from
our Marathoners, we have achieved our target of £30 000
and more. The Grand Total is……
The Playground is so much improved and the children have a
great range of places to play and activities to keep them ac-
tive and interested at playtimes. THANK YOU EVERYONE!
On behalf of you all, I want to thank the Parent Council and
it’s fundraising and grounds groups who have worked so hard
to make this all possible. It’s not been easy for them.
They’ve taken a lot of stick at
times but they have kept going
and kept going, determined to
give the children the best they
possibly can give and they have
succeeded. You can see this
from this photo of children
fascinated with the newest
playground installation.
Sports Day was different this year. In line with the Curriculum for Excel-
lence Health and Wellbeing guidance on ‘Co-operation and Competition’, which
says there should be ‘Physical experiences and contexts for learning which
include ...directly/indirectly competitive activities and individual/team
activities’, we introduced a more competitive Sports Day. This had been
agreed with the Parent Council and with staff.
Some children found this quite difficult. Perhaps they weren’t winning at all,
perhaps they are used to winning in the class and it wasn’t happening at
Sports Day. Our aim in introducing more competition in Sports was to cele-
brate those children who achieve highly in sports. It is also to build
‘resilient children who can resist adversity, cope with uncertainty and re-
cover more successfully from traumatic episodes’ (Curriculum for Excellence).
That was certainly the views of the Parent Council who met after Sports
Day. What did you think? Please let us know by replying on the at-
tached slip and sending it back into school. We really need to know every-
one’s views on COMPETITION and on the general format of the day eg
next year, we won’t have the ice cream van. (Sorry, it was too dear and too
complicated!)
It’s really important to come to school on the last
day. Assembly that day will be a bit special so make sure
you are there. We decided a long time ago that the last
day of term would be a DRESS DOWN DAY and it’s free
and just for fun.
It was so very sad that t h e
Gala was yet again a day of solid
rain. On your behalf, I want to
thank the Prestonpans Gala Com-
mittee for their hard work
through the year that led to the
children taking part having a great
time and looking fabulous, despite
the rain. We do appreciate you Gala Committee. Surely next
year, the sun will shine…...
This year, all our nursery children who are going to school,
will have a wee assembly to celebrate their time in nursery
and to say goodbye to the nursery staff. This will be held in
the school gym hall on Wednesday 27 June at 11am. Families
are welcome, so are cameras! Come and be proud of the way
your child has grown and developed in our super nursery.
20.6.12 Wed all day P1s to Museum of Flight
21.6.12 Thurs all day P3s to Prestonpans Primary
22.6.12 Fri am P3s to Prestonpans Primary
22.6.12 Fri am New P1 pupils to P1 classes
25.6.12 Mon pm Classes move to teacher’s new classroom
27.6.12 Wed 11am Nursery Farewell Celebration
28.6.12 1.30 P3 Leavers Assembly—families welcome
29.6.12 11.50 End of Term/ Holidays
15.8.12 Children back to school
On Saturday 25th August, we invite all
our families to come along, bring a rug
and a picnic and let’s enjoy all the great
things to play on in our fantastically
improved Playground. Time will be around
12 -2pm and we will invite all the people
and groups that contributed to our Playground Improvement Fund.
Put it in your diary. More info to follow.
… for helping me settle i n t o
Prestonpans Infant School so happily.
Everyone told me, ‘it’s a lovely wee
school’ and that’s exactly how I have
found it. But Prestonpans Infants is
so much more than that too. We
are a vibrant, feisty, caring community of people that
want to do the best for the wee ones in our school. I
love the way you parents and carers, support the school in
so many ways. On behalf of the staff, thank you for all
the support you give us and give the children. Have a
safe and happy holiday and we look forward to seeing you
safely back on 15 August. P3 children and families, we
wish you well. You are ready for the great adventure
ahead at Prestonpans Primary School. We look forward to
seeing you grow over the next few years and to welcom-
ing you back as P7 helpers in 4 years’ time!
Ms Laing
… on Sports—what did you think?
… P3 parents and carers, do you have any advice for us about
1. How we got your child ready for moving up to P4 in the
Primary School?
2. The Information Evening at the Primary School on 7 June
