April 26, 2024 by paulewinglps

Weekly Newsletter 26th April 2024

Highlights from this week at Liberton Primary

On Tuesday our Primary 1 to 3 children visited the Book Bus.
Also on Tuesday Primary 6A had a great time at the Fruitmarket Gallery visiting the new exhibition by Martin Boyce and working with our artist in residence.
On Wednesday, the Evening News photographer was in school for our Primary 7 pupils.
Also on Wednesday we had another very successful loose parts play day. It was wonderful to see the children showing such creativity and collaboration in their outdoor learning.
On Thursday our assembly for Nursery to P3 introduced our Building Resilience Look on the Brightside unit with a focus on being grateful for the good things in our lives.
On Thursday we will welcome visitors from the City of Edinburgh Quality Improvement Team and local headteachers to share our practice in writing. They were very impressed with the learning ethos of the school, our children’s hard-working attitude and the supports that teachers and staff put to develop pupil’s writing.

Coming up

This term our Primary 5 and Primary 6 classes will have Bikeability as part of their PE lessons.
On Tuesday we will have our first Libby Leaders session of the Summer term.
Also on Tuesday Alice Dansey-Wright, our Artist in Residence will be in school working with P6A.
On Thursday it will be the turn of our P5 classes to present their Learning Showcase Assembly. All parent, carers and families of our P5s are very welcome to attend.

Sports Day

This year our Sports Day for Primary 1 to Primary 7 will from 9.20am to 11.45am on Thursday 30^th May. In case of wet weather, we will reschedule for Thursday 6^th June. Parents, carers and families are very welcome to attend.

Libby Leaders Promoting Reading Group

Well done to our Promoting Reading Group who have been awarded £500 of Waterstones vouchers (to be spent in the store at Cameron Toll) from the Cameron Toll Community Fund. They are looking forward to a shopping trip to top up our library stock.

Car Park

A reminder that the staff and visitor car park should not be used for pick-up and drop-off. There have been concerning reports of young children being in the car park after school with many cars driving through or double parking.

Football Update

Well done to our Primary 7 football team who are through to the second round of the Inspectors Cup following victories over Pentland Primary and Currie Primaries on Wednesday. Well played boys!
Liberton Lightning P6/7 team won again, this time 7-1 versus Buckstone. After going 0-1 down in a tight first half, goals from Amy (4), Eli, Lucy, and Isla made it quite comfortable in the end. Missing a few regular starters made this all the more impressive. Strong performances from Chiara and Renee on right and left midfield respectively. Imogen and Zuzanna in defence looked like they could play for another hour and not concede any more goals. Player of the match with an excellent performance from start to finish was Amy.

Free School Meals

If you are eligible, please remember to apply for Free School meals and uniform provision. This is particularly important for children in P6 and P7, but for ALL years claiming this benefit can enable you to get additional support for school activities and can also increase funding available to the school to support with our children.

Recent changes:

From 1 April, children and young people will be eligible to receive free school meals through targeted provision if their parents or carers are in receipt of any of the following:

Income support;
Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance;
Income-based Employment and Support Allowance;
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
Universal Credit (where their monthly earned income is not more than £796);
Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit, where their income is less than £19,995
Both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit where their income is not more than £9,552.

The Regulations which seek to amend the eligibility criteria for recipients of both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit, or Universal Credit, can be viewed through the following web link: The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Modification) Regulations 2024 (legislation.gov.uk)

For more information about FSM along with details on how to apply, please see the links below:

https://www.mygov.scot/primary-school-meals

https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/food-clothing/free-school-meals-school-clothing-grants

Dates for your diary

Learning Showcase Assemblies

Thursday 2^nd May 9.10am P5 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 23^rd May 9.10am P1 Learning Showcase Assembly

May Day Holiday – 6^th May 2024

In-service Day – 7^th May 2024

Victoria Day Holiday – Monday 20^th May

Last day of term – Friday 28^th June

Liberton Primary School Association

LPSA Uniform Recycling Scheme – Uniform Request Form

Our aim is to promote the recycling of uniform and make school life as sustainable as possible and so all uniform donated to the LPSA is available free of charge for anyone who could make use of it.

You’ll find the link to our online ordering form here (https://forms.gle/CzzV9pPQabMNjMiBA).

On submitting a form, the LPSA will check our donations and get in touch with you directly to let you know what we have. It couldn’t be simpler!

April 19, 2024 by paulewinglps

Weekly Newsletter 19th April 2024

Highlights from this week at Liberton Primary

It was lovely to welcome all the children back following the Easter holiday.
On Wednesday our P4s went on their springtime seasonal walk. They had a lovely time seeing the cherry blossom, almond blossom, wild garlic and deer.
On Thursday our Assembly for P4-7 introduced the next unit of our Building Resilience programme, Look on the Bright Side. We discussed the importance of gratitude and staff and children shared things that they were grateful for.

Coming up

On Monday the Book Bus will visit for our Primary 1 to 3 children.
Also on Tuesday Primary 6A will visit the Fruitmarket Gallery to work with our artist in residence.
Good luck to our Primary 7 football team who will be taking part in the first round of the Inspectors Cup on Wednesday.
Also on Wednesday, the Evening News will be in school to photograph our Primary 7 pupils.
On Thursday our assembly will be for Nursery to P3 and will introduce our Building Resilience Look on the Brightside unit.
Also on Thursday we will welcome visitors from the City of Edinburgh Quality Improvement Team and local headteachers to share our practice in writing.

Annual Survey of Parent Views – FINAL CHANCE

We would love to hear the views of our parents and carers about what is going well at Liberton Primary and what we could do to make our school even better. Please complete this brief Form to give feedback on our school. (It should take about 5 minutes). https://forms.office.com/e/GPiptWE2vB. THE SURVEY WILL CLOSE ON MONDAY 22^nd APRIL.

Mrs Saunders

Many congratulations to Mrs Jamieson, who celebrated her wedding over the Easter Holidays. She will now be known as Mrs Saunders.

LPSA Cookbook and Cover competition

Forms for recipe ideas and a chance to design the cover for our cookbook were sent home today. Please return any forms to the school by 25^th April.

P7 Evening News Photograph

Primary 7 pupils will have their photo taken in school, for the Evening News P7 Special Edition, on Wednesday 24^thApril. Information on when the paper will be issued has been sent home with pupils. If you do not want your child to be included in the photo, please email the school office to advise.

Uniform Ordering

Please see attached flyer regarding ordering of school uniform. The reduced price ordering window opens on Monday 22^nd April.

Free School Meals

Recent changes:

From 1 April, children and young people will be eligible to receive free school meals through targeted provision if their parents or carers are in receipt of any of the following:

Income support;
Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance;
Income-based Employment and Support Allowance;
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
Universal Credit (where their monthly earned income is not more than £796);
Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit, where their income is less than £19,995
Both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit where their income is not more than £9,552.

For more information about FSM along with details on how to apply, please see the links below:

https://www.mygov.scot/primary-school-meals

https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/food-clothing/free-school-meals-school-clothing-grants

Dates for your diary

Learning Showcase Assemblies

Thursday 2^nd May 9.10am P5 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 23^rd May 9.10am P1 Learning Showcase Assembly

May Day Holiday – 6^th May 2024

In-service Day – 7^th May 2024

Victoria Day Holiday – Monday 20^th May

Last day of term – Friday 28^th June

Liberton Primary School Association

LPSA Uniform Recycling Scheme – Uniform Request Form

You’ll find the link to our online ordering form here (https://forms.gle/CzzV9pPQabMNjMiBA).

On submitting a form, the LPSA will check our donations and get in touch with you directly to let you know what we have. It couldn’t be simpler!

March 28, 2024 by paulewinglps

Weekly Newsletter 28th March 2024

Have a great holiday and best wishes for those celebrating Easter or Eid al-Fitr.

Highlights from this week at Liberton Primary

Well done to our running squad who took part in the Citywide Cross Country meet on Monday. They competed very well in extremely tough conditions.
On Tuesday our artist in residence was back in school to work with Primary 6B on their Dream Park models and looking at the work of artist Martin Boyce.
On Wednesday our Diving Team represented the school at the Edinburgh swimming and diving gala at the Royal Commonwealth Pool. They did extremely well, even though both Luka and Mila were the youngest competitors in their class they showed great confidence amongst older children. Well done also to Filip in P7 who came 4^th in his class.
On Wednesday P3B had their final Forest Schools adventure of the term.
On Thursday we finished the term with our Libby’s Got Talent showcase. We had over 70 children take part, displaying a wide variety of talents. Everyone was impressed with their commitment, confidence and enthusiasm. Well done to them all.
Today we break for our Easter holidays. School will resume on Tuesday 16^th April.

Annual Survey of Parent Views

Football Success – Liberton Lightning Match Report

Liberton Lightning P6/7 team won against one of Edinburgh’s strongest teams: South Morningside. Our first goal was a contender of goal of the season: a great passing movement around the whole pitch – Amelie, to Mya, to Amy, to Isla, to Larissa who scored with a powerful shot. South Morningside equalized, then Amy scored a great goal with a cool finish with the outside of her foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. Renee scored our third goal after a trademark powerful run and finish, to give us a cushion. Special mention to Hajar for stepping up to play in this tough match. Player of the match, due to excellent dribbling, work rate, and a great goal was Larissa.

Easter Activities for Families

Please find attached the Spring What’s On for Families in South East Edinburgh. This lists information on free or low-cost activities and support available during the holidays.

ND Well Opportunities from Barnardo’s

See attachment for information on NDWell Drop-ins. These sessions are for parents/carers who have a child or young person who is neurodivergent. It’s a chance to come along and get advice and support. They also run a sibling’s group for 7–12-year-olds who have a brother or sister who is neurodivergent.

School Uniform Recycling

Thank you to everyone who has contributed items to the LPSA uniform recycling stall. We now need to top-up our stock, particularly for sizes 7-8, 9-10 as well as black P7 jumpers/sweaters. If you have any of these items that your child has now grown out of, please hand them into the school office.

International Cookbook

The LPSA have decided to make a fundraising cookbook, to celebrate how international our school is. If you have a favourite recipe, please fill out the form attached and send it to lpsa.communications@gmail.com
Please submit Scottish/British recipes too – we would love to celebrate everyone’s favourite foods.
Although we ask that recipes are not taken directly from another cookbook / website for copyright reasons, as soon as you make some little tweak, that is OK e.g. maybe you like your pancakes pink!

Dates for your diary

Learning Showcase Assemblies

Thursday 2^nd May 9.10am P5 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 23^rd May 9.10am P1 Learning Showcase Assembly

Easter Holidays – 29^th March to Monday 15^th April – Children return Tuesday 16^th April

May Day Holiday – 6^th May 2024

In-service Day – 7^th May 2024

Victoria Day Holiday – Monday 20^th May

Last day of term – Friday 28^th June

Liberton Primary School Association

LPSA Uniform Recycling Scheme – Uniform Request Form

You’ll find the link to our online ordering form here (https://forms.gle/CzzV9pPQabMNjMiBA).

On submitting a form, the LPSA will check our donations and get in touch with you directly to let you know what we have. It couldn’t be simpler!

Bridgend Farm Easter Activities

If you are looking for some activities to keep kids busy over Easter – Bridgend have a few!

Hopefully the weather will pick up by then…

Please see attached and also our eventbrite bookings for the Easter Trail and Birds, Eggs and Nests workshop.

March 22, 2024 by paulewinglps

Weekly Newsletter 22nd March 2024

Highlights from this week at Liberton Primary

Congratulations to our pupils who played as part of the Primary 7 Edinburgh Schools Orchestra at the Usher Hall on Monday night. It was a tremendous performance in front of a sold-out house of 2200 people. Both the musicians and the audience loved it! Well done to Zaara, Iona, Julian, Robin, Amelia, Florian, Lennox, Stas and Adam.
On Tuesday P6B worked with our artist in residence.
On Wednesday Primary 6 hosted the Great Libby Bake off (see below for more info).
It was lovely to see so many families in school on Wednesday and Thursday for our Parent Consultations. Thank you also to the LPSA for organising our uniform recycling stall.
On Thursday our assembly for P4-7 focussed on the Hindu celebration of Holi.

Coming up

On Monday at 7pm there will be a meeting of the LPSA held online. All parents are very welcome to attend. (See below for details).
On Tuesday our artist in residence will be back to work with Primary 6B.
on Wednesday our diving team will represent the school at the Edinburgh swimming and diving gala at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.
Also on Wednesday P3B will continue their Forest Schools adventure.
On Thursday we are greatly looking forward to our Libby’s Got Talent showcase for pupils across the school.
Also Thursday will be the last day before our Easter holidays. Pupils will be dismissed at their usual times. School will resume on Tuesday 16^th April.

Annual Survey of Parent Views

Great Libby Bake Off

Well done to everyone who baked (and shopped) for the Great Libby Bake Off. There was an amazing selection of cakes from our very talented bakers. The winning entries were 1^st Place: Annabelle, 2^nd Place: Luna, 3^rd Place: Zaara and Leena. Photos of their brilliant work can be found in the attachments. Well done to the P6 classes who raised £460 towards funding their trip to Benmore.

Parking and Road Safety

A reminder to all parents to park safely and with consideration within our local community. It is an offence to block roads, driveways or access.

We have also had concern raised about individuals on electric bikes driving recklessly around the school during collection times. The police have been informed. Please be aware of this risk to pedestrians and vehicles as you leave the school.

Lost Property

We have a large selection of lost property in the reception area. This has been sorted into various sections for ease of finding specific items. Please come in and have a look before the end of next week, as any leftover items will be placed into the clothing bin or passed to the LPSA for recycling, thanks.

International Cookbook

Dates for your diary

Learning Showcase Assemblies

Thursday 2^nd May 9.10am P5 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 23^rd May 9.10am P1 Learning Showcase Assembly

Easter Holidays – 29^th March to Monday 15^th April – Children return Tuesday 16^th April

May Day Holiday – 6^th May 2024

In-service Day – 7^th May 2024

Victoria Day Holiday – Monday 20^th May

Last day of term – Friday 28^th June

Liberton Primary School Association

Next meeting

The next LPSA Committee meeting will be held online on Monday 25th March at 7pm. All parents and carers are warmly invited to attend.Click here to join the meeting

LPSA Uniform Recycling Scheme – Uniform Request Form

You’ll find the link to our online ordering form here (https://forms.gle/CzzV9pPQabMNjMiBA).

On submitting a form, the LPSA will check our donations and get in touch with you directly to let you know what we have. It couldn’t be simpler!

Bridgend Farm Easter Activities

If you are looking for some activities to keep kids busy over Easter – Bridgend have a few!

Hopefully the weather will pick up by then…

Please see attached and also our eventbrite bookings for the Easter Trail and Birds, Eggs and Nests workshop.

March 8, 2024 by paulewinglps

Weekly Newsletter 8th March 2024

Highlights from this week at Liberton Primary

On Tuesday we had another great Libby Leaders session including planning our Eco-Friendly Lunch campaign, our Walk and Wheel event and even making instruction videos on knot-tying techniques from our Outdoor Learning group.
Also on Tuesday, our artist in residence had her first full session working with Primary 6A looking at architecture, modelling and sculpture.
All the children looked very smart for their class photos on Wednesday.
On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day. The children loved guessing the books and characters from the various clues that were brought into school. They also loved the book-based scavenger hunt in the playground create by our Libby Leaders Reading Group and Mrs Cook.
Our assembly on Thursday focussed on role models, International Women’s Day and World Book Day.
On Friday the school was filled with the noise of Samba drumming as Commotion Women’s Drumming very kindly came to share their skills.
We look forward to welcoming everyone this evening for the LPSA Movie Night in the gym hall. Thank you to all the parents who have worked so hard to provide this opportunity for our children.

Coming up

Next week our school will be taking part in Sustrans Walk and Wheel event. See the email sent out this week for more information.
On Monday we will have another Loose Parts Play day in our school playground for all classes.
On Wednesday our Primary 7 pupils will visit Edinburgh University as part of their Widening Participation programme.
On Thursday our Primary 3 children will have their opportunity to present their Learning Showcase Assembly to parents and families.
On Friday the Fire Service will be visiting Primary 7 for an information session.
Also on Friday it will be Red Nose Day, children are very welcome to come to school dressed up, dressed down, or wearing something red as part of the celebrations. Donations can be made directly at www.comicrelief.com.

Liberton Lightning – Match Report

P6/7 team won again, beating Taobh na Pàirce 1-0. In very muddy conditions, and against a team considerably taller than us, we battled hard and played good football at times. Special mentions to Amelia for her first half saves and Amy for trying to pass the ball around in midfield. Goal was from Amy. Player of the match was Isla, for some outstandingly brave saves in the second half. That’s us unbeaten since September.

Dancing Success

Well done to Cara from P7 who was in the USA last week to take part in the Phoenix Open Highland Dance Championship. She did brilliantly and was 3^rd overall in the 11 years Phoenix Open Championship and was the overall 11 years Phoenix Scottish National Dance Premiership Champion!

Parent Consultation Evening

Today is the last day to make a booking for our upcoming parent consultation evenings. The booking system will close at 5pm today.

Active Schools Easter Camp

See attached flyer for information on the Active Schools Easter Camp in the second week of the Easter holidays. The booking system for this will go live at 11am on Friday 8^th March.

Upcoming activities

Wednesday 20^th March Libby Bake Off – A chance to bake, admire and eat fabulous cakes as the P6s raise funds for their Benmore trip.
Libby’s Got Talent 28^th March – A chance for children to show off their amazing talents to the whole school. Always a highlight of our year!

Girls Football

Loanhead Miners FC Girls Football Club are currently recruiting for our 9 a side and 7 a side teams. See below for details.

Dates for your diary

Parent Consultation Evenings

These will be held on Wednesday 20^th and Thursday 21^st March.

Learning Showcase Assemblies

Thursday 14^th March 9.10am P3 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 2^nd May 9.10am P5 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 23^rd May 9.10am P1 Learning Showcase Assembly

Liberton Primary School Association

LPSA Uniform Recycling Scheme – Uniform Request Form

You’ll find the link to our online ordering form here (https://forms.gle/CzzV9pPQabMNjMiBA).

On submitting a form, the LPSA will check our donations and get in touch with you directly to let you know what we have. It couldn’t be simpler!

March 1, 2024 by paulewinglps

Weekly Newsletter 1st March 2024

Highlights from this week at Liberton Primary

This week we have been celebrating our wonderfully international school community by hosting another One World Week. Children have been learning about all the various nationalities represented in our school, with a particular focus on music and food. On Wednesday we had an excellent turnout of over 200 people for our One World Celebration, where children and families were able to try foods from 14 different countries. Thank you to all the parents and staff who so generously provided food for us all, everyone loved the event. Thank you also to the families who took part in online calls and who came into school to share their heritage.
On Tuesday, we were delighted to welcome Alice Dansey-Wright, who will be our Artist in Residence from the Fruitmarket Gallery.
On Thursday, our Primary 2 and Primary 7 children loved learning about space in the Royal Observatory mobile planetarium.
On Friday we completed our One World Week with an assembly for Primary 4 to Primary 7 where children talked about all the food, music, geography, maths and much more that they had learned about this week.

Coming up

On Tuesday will be having another Libby leaders session. Also on Tuesday, our artist in residence will have her first full session working with Primary 6A.
On Wednesday, we will have Coldwell Photography in school to take our class group photos. We look forward to seeing the children looking smart in their school uniform. See attachment for more information.
On Thursday, we will be celebrating World Book Day. Children are welcome to bring in an item as a clue which represents a favourite book or book character that they can talk about in class. We will also have a book scavenger hunt in the playground for the children to try.
Our assembly on Thursday will be focussed on role models, International Women’s Day and World Book Day. On Friday we are also delighted to welcome a group of Samba drummers to the school as a follow up to One World Week.

Bridgend Farmhouse – Bike Sale for Liberton Primary Families

Bridgend Farmhouse is a community hub close to Liberton Primary. On Friday 1st March, 11am – 4pm there will be a low cost bike sale with bikes for children and adults available – an additional discount to Liberton families. Go along and grab a bargain! There will be free hot chocolate available at the bike barn counter and the community cafe will be open if you want to get a low cost lunch.

Dates for your diary

Parent Consultation Evenings

These will be held on Wednesday 20^th and Thursday 21^st March. Appointment booking arrangements have been sent out. Please contact the school office if you are having trouble logging in to make an appointment.

Learning Showcase Assemblies

Thursday 14^th March 9.10am P3 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 2^nd May 9.10am P5 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 23^rd May 9.10am P1 Learning Showcase Assembly

Liberton Primary School Association

LPSA Uniform Recycling Scheme – Uniform Request Form

You’ll find the link to our online ordering form here (https://forms.gle/CzzV9pPQabMNjMiBA).

On submitting a form, the LPSA will check our donations and get in touch with you directly to let you know what we have. It couldn’t be simpler!

The LPSA are holding a Film Night on Friday 8^th March – please see poster attached for more details.

February 23, 2024 by paulewinglps

Weekly Newsletter 23rd February 2024

Highlights from this week at Liberton Primary

It was lovely to welcome the children back on Monday from their half term holiday.
On Tuesday, our Pupil Evaluator group met to see how we can make learning even better at Liberton Primary School.
On Wednesday Primary 7 had another workshop as part of their entry into the national If I were an engineer competition.
Also on Wednesday, a group of children from Primary 3B began their Forest School adventure with Mrs Govan.
Unfortunately, due to the heavy rain we could not have our planned Loose Parts Learning day on Wednesday, but we will reschedule as soon as possible.
On Thursday, our Nursery to P3 children took part in a Chinese New Year assembly.
Also on Thursday, our Literacy through Latin lessons continued for Primary 6.
On Friday, Primary 5A visited the Royal Scottish Museum to learn about Scotland’s changing landscape as well as science and technology related to water.
Also on Friday, we were delighted to welcome the Edinburgh Schools Primary 7 Orchestra as they rehearse for their upcoming concert at the Usher Hall.

Coming up

All of next week we will be celebrating our wonderfully international school community by hosting another One World Week. This year’s focus will be music from around the world and children will be learning about different musical styles and artists. Thank you to all the parents who have offered to share information about their countries and heritages through visits and online calls.
On Tuesday, we will welcome Alice Dansey-Wright, who will be our Artist in Residence from the Fruitmarket Gallery for the next two years. Alice will be working mainly with Primary 6 and we are delighted to have her joining us.
On Wednesday we will be holding our One World Week celebration after school (See below for details). Please come along and try food from around the world. We will also be having a dress up/dress down day on that day. Children can wear clothing of their choice. If children have clothing that celebrates their heritage that would be very welcome. National team sports strips could be worn as well.
On Thursday, the Royal Observatory will be bringing their mobile planetarium to school to work with Primary 7 and Primary 2 children.
On Friday we will conclude our One world Week with an assembly for Primary 4 to Primary 7.

One World Celebration

Wednesday 28^th February from 3.15pm to 4.15pm

Gym Hall

Come along and try food from all around the world!

Philippines, USA, Kazakhstan, China, Scotland, Poland, Italy, France, Hungary, India, Mexico and South Africa

Entry donation £1 per person

Pupils, parents and carers all welcome

(Pupils from P1 to P3 should be accompanied by an adult)

ALLERGIES: As parents will be offering food with ingredients from different countries which has been prepared in different homes we are unable to make any assurances regarding allergens.

If your child has food allergies please be aware of this. There will be a selection of branded/wrapped items available for children with dietary requirements.

Attachments

Back on Track – A support group for parents and carers who have children with neurodivergent conditions.
Parental Employability Support service .

Guitar club at Liberton Primary

After school guitar club will be continuing into a new block and looking for new starts to add to the exciting program we have on offer.

We have two class slots 3.20-3.50 and 3.50-4.20pm every Thursday .

We are learning how to learn songs you love! With no stress or pressure just how to get started on the guitar where your own pace will be encouraged and we have a fun music quiz at the end!

For any enquiries please contact Dylan Mitchell at jardonme@icloud.com or on 07813387556.

I have kept the cost as low as possible with the rising costs we all face.

Edinburgh South Fundraiser

Good luck to all the children from Liberton Primary taking part in a 5k run along with other children from Edinburgh South 2014’s on Sunday 3rd of March to raise funds Bethany Christian Trust and a Majorca Camp in October for the boys.

A link to donate can be found at : Crowdfunding to dribble a football 5k!! on JustGiving

Your library, your say

An engagement and consultation process is currently being carried out to gather views and feedback on service provision. This will help shape a new strategy for Edinburgh’s libraries and inform future proposals for change. Between the 26^th of January and 19^th of April we’re asking you to get involved in this first stage by having your say and helping us to shape a new plan that will ensure the library service is sustainable and fit for the future. More information and link to the online questionnaire can be found at https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/futurelibraries

Bridgend Farmhouse – Bike Sale for Liberton Primary Families

Dates for your diary

Parent Consultation Evenings

These will be held on Wednesday 20^th and Thursday 21^st March. Appointment booking arrangements will be sent out soon.

Learning Showcase Assemblies

Thursday 14^th March 9.10am P3 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 2^nd May 9.10am P5 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 23^rd May 9.10am P1 Learning Showcase Assembly

Liberton Primary School Association

LPSA Uniform Recycling Scheme – Uniform Request Form

You’ll find the link to our online ordering form here (https://forms.gle/CzzV9pPQabMNjMiBA).

On submitting a form, the LPSA will check our donations and get in touch with you directly to let you know what we have. It couldn’t be simpler!

The LPSA are holding a Film Night on Friday 8^th March – please see poster attached for more details.

February 20, 2024 by paulewinglps

Weekly Newsletter 9th February 2024

Highlights from this week at Liberton Primary!

On Monday P5 watched a show called ‘Body Builders’ performed by Generation Science.

This linked into the P5 science topic ‘The Human Body’. It was enjoyed by all!

On Tuesday P1 took part in a Generation science workshop called ‘Ready, Teddy, Go’ where they explored energy and forces.

They had a lot of fun investigating pushing, pulling, gravity and friction.

P3a and P4 have been playing Rubix Run, an outdoor learning game to develop problem solving and team building skills.
P3a have been using Loch Ness monster as inspiration for writing and art.
P4 have been working hard on mental strategies for addition and subtraction and enjoying doing their research

and Keynote presentations on significant Scots.

In P6 this week, the children planned, researched and wrote a report on a subject of their choice. These included subjects like

coding, horse riding and Fortnite. We also had a lot of fun singing and playing our glockenspiels along to “Livin’ on a Prayer”

by Bon Jovi.

P7s have been learning about the Evacuation of Dunkirk during WW2 and they have been using their engineering

skills to design a product that solves an everyday problem.

The Tiger group have been continuing their learning around the world. This week they celebrated Chinese New Year,

making dragons and made some tasty noodles!

Classes across the school had a focus on staying safe online this week as it was Safer Internet Day on Tuesday.

An excellent resource for parents to help protect their children can be found at

My Family’s Digital Toolkit

P5B Super Swimmers!

P5B successfully completed their block of swimming lessons recently with everyone making excellent progress and gaining a well-deserved certificate of achievement. The staff at Gracemount Leisure centre commented regularly on how well behaved, calm and polite the class were (as did various members of the public and Number 7 bus drivers), which was wonderful to hear. Mr McGee would like to say a massive thanks (again) to Mrs Gillian Robertson and the various amazing parents and grandparents who gave up their time to help out over the ten weeks. Taking a class of 31 eight and nine year olds out on public transport is a considerable challenge and it would not have been possible to undertake this essential programme of lessons without their assistance.

Liberton Lightning P6/7 Match Report

Liberton Lightning P6/7 team won again last Saturday. Against a strong Bruntsfield team, with many club players, it was a close game until the end. Liberton won 10-3 with goals from Larissa, Amelia 4, Amy 4, and Zuzanna. Strong performances across the whole team with excellent defending from Mya, Imogen, and Amelie. Also tireless work rate in midfield from Renee and Isla. Player of the match was Amelia for her goals, but also her excellent saves while in goal at the start of the match.

Coming up

We break up today for half term holiday and the school will be closed from Monday 12^th to Friday 16^th February.
We hope everyone has a lovely holiday! We look forward to welcoming the children back to school on

Monday 19^th February.

LPSAare holding a Film Night on Friday 8^th March – please see the poster for more details!

One World Celebration Wednesday 28^th February from 3.15pm to 4.15pm.

Thank you to volunteers from Italy, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, South Africa and Poland who have been added to the list of China, USA and France. More countries are very welcome to join.

You can sign up at https://forms.office.com/e/K8unMEFXxx or get in touch for more information. For this celebration we invite families from our school community to bring in some samples of traditional or favourite food that pupils and parents could try. We will have tables set up for the various nations involved and children will complete a passport for each stall they visit. There will be a small charge for the session so that parents can reclaim the cost of the food they bring.

Liberton Nursery School Decant

Today Liberton Nursery School will decant to St John Vianney’s for a year while the nursery school building is being refurbished. We are looking forward to having our colleagues a little bit closer and are very grateful to all the staff at St John Vianney’s nursery for making us so welcome.

Outdoor Learning Update

We have been working hard to develop outdoor learning across the school and this is a key part of our school improvement plan. Staff have taken part in several different training sessions to develop skills in taking learning outdoors. We aim to take learning outdoors at least once a week alongside outdoor PE and other excursions.

Here are our plans for this term:

Primary 1 are developing their outdoor play area as part of their free flow play.
Primary 2 are taking science learning outside (sound topic) and some maths learning (time).
Primary 3 are focusing on maths, numeracy and art outdoors. They are also continuing their Forest School programme.
Primary 4 are focusing on team building games to develop their skills in communication and problem solving. They are also continuing with their seasonal walks.
Primary 5 are focusing on activities to develop cooperative skills and connect with nature. They are also taking part in a Forest School refresher session led by Miss Mason.
Primary 6 are taking science and maths outdoors and will have a focus on collaborating. They will also be visiting the Fruit Market Gallery.
Primary 7 are focusing on maths and teamwork outdoors.
Our Tiger group will continue with their daily outdoor sessions with a focus on play and bushcraft activities.
Every class will have a loose parts play session once per month.

Pupil Absence

Please remember the NHS guidance that children who have been vomiting need to be off school for at least 48 hours following their last episode.

Also please inform the school if your child has had any infectious diseases such as chicken pox. This helps us keep our whole school community safe.

Dates for your diary

Parent Consultation Evenings

These will be held on Wednesday 20^th and Thursday 21^st March. Appointment booking arrangements will be sent out a few weeks beforehand.

Learning Showcase Assemblies

Thursday 14^th March 9.10am P3 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 2^nd May 9.10am P5 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 23^rd May 9.10am P1 Learning Showcase Assembly

Liberton Primary School Association

LPSA Uniform Recycling Scheme – Uniform Request Form

You’ll find the link to our online ordering form here (https://forms.gle/CzzV9pPQabMNjMiBA).

On submitting a form, the LPSA will check our donations and get in touch with you directly to let you know what we have. It couldn’t be simpler!

Free Bike Offer

At The Bike Station, we believe that bikes should be as accessible as possible, especially for kids as they grow out of their bikes quickly. That is why we provide our Wee Bike Library service, where families can borrow bikes for free and exchange them for the next size up as their kids grow!

https://www.thebikestation.org.uk/weebikelibrary?fbclid=IwAR1BrLdkx_a0v_tqZwVosM9lCL3W1ctDJ_dAU4nDkPRzQvzDOmfXJ-cg0Cs

February 2, 2024 by paulewinglps

Weekly Newsletter 2nd February 2024

Highlights from this week at Liberton Primary

On Tuesday we had another great Libby Leaders session, including a quiz with the residents of Inch Park Care Home, preparations for One World Week and a visit from our Eco and Biodiversity group to the Wee Forest at Mount Vernon.
Thank you to all the parents who attended our P7 parents meeting regarding the end of term celebrations. An email with details from the meeting has been sent to all P7 parents.
The highlight of this week was seeing so many parents attending our new format Sharing our Learning session on Wednesday. There was a lovely buzz around the school with children proudly showing off their learning to their parents and carers.
On Thursday our assembly for P4 to P7 was themed on Chinese New Year and children shared their plans for celebrating this next weekend. We also had a rocking version of Living on a Prayer performed by P6 (including glockenspiel solo) as a demonstration of our new music programme.
Also on Thursday, P5A continued their Forest School refresher sessions with Miss Mason, with a visit to Inch Park and the local community to identify places to work, live and relax.

Coming up

Next week we will have Generation Science in school, working with P5 on Monday and P1 on Tuesday.
Tuesday is Safer Internet Day. Throughout this week classes will spend time looking at ways to stay safe online. An excellent resource for parents to help protect their children can be found at https://www.internetmatters.org/digital-family-toolkit/
On Thursday it will be the turn of our Nursery to P3s to take part in our Chinese New Year Assembly.
On Friday we will break up for half term holiday and the school will be closed from Monday 12^th to Friday 16^th February. We look forward to welcoming the children back to school on Monday 19^th February.

One World Celebration Wednesday 28^th February from 3.15pm to 4.15pm.

Thank you to volunteers from Italy, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, South Africa and Poland who have been added to the list of China, USA and France. More countries are very welcome to join.

Liberton Nursery School Decant

On Friday 9^th February Liberton Nursery School will decant to St John Vianney’s for a year while the nursery school building is being refurbished. We are looking forward to having our colleagues a little bit closer and are very grateful to all the staff at St John Vianney’s nursery for making us so welcome.

Outdoor Learning Update

Here are our plans for this term:

Primary 1 are developing their outdoor play area as part of their free flow play.
Primary 2 are taking science learning outside (sound topic) and some maths learning (time).
Primary 3 are focusing on maths, numeracy and art outdoors. They are also continuing their Forest School programme.
Primary 4 are focusing on team building games to develop their skills in communication and problem solving. They are also continuing with their seasonal walks.
Primary 5 are focusing on activities to develop cooperative skills and connect with nature. They are also taking part in a Forest School refresher session led by Miss Mason.
Primary 6 are taking science and maths outdoors and will have a focus on collaborating. They will also be visiting the Fruit Market Gallery.
Primary 7 are focusing on maths and teamwork outdoors.
Our Tiger group will continue with their daily outdoor sessions with a focus on play and bushcraft activities.
Every class will have a loose parts play session once per month.

Pupil Absence

Please remember the NHS guidance that children who have been vomiting need to be off school for at least 48 hours following their last episode.

Also please inform the school if your child has had any infectious diseases such as chicken pox. This helps us keep our whole school community safe.

Dates for your diary

Parent Consultation Evenings

These will be held on Wednesday 20^th and Thursday 21^st March. Appointment booking arrangements will be sent out a few weeks beforehand.

Learning Showcase Assemblies

Thursday 14^th March 9.10am P3 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 2^nd May 9.10am P5 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 23^rd May 9.10am P1 Learning Showcase Assembly

Liberton Primary School Association

LPSA Uniform Recycling Scheme – Uniform Request Form

You’ll find the link to our online ordering form here (https://forms.gle/CzzV9pPQabMNjMiBA).

On submitting a form, the LPSA will check our donations and get in touch with you directly to let you know what we have. It couldn’t be simpler!

Free Bike Offer

https://www.thebikestation.org.uk/weebikelibrary?fbclid=IwAR1BrLdkx_a0v_tqZwVosM9lCL3W1ctDJ_dAU4nDkPRzQvzDOmfXJ-cg0Cs

January 29, 2024 by paulewinglps

Weekly Newsletter 26th January 2024

Highlights from this week at Liberton Primary

This week the children took part in Reflection week, spending time looking back over their learning for the year and making plans and targets for the rest of the session.
Beginners Arabic and Guitar Club both started this week.
Unfortunately, due to the storms this week we had to cancel our Loose Parts Play Day.
On Wednesday our P7s greatly enjoyed their ‘If I were an Engineer’ workshop.
On Thursday our P2s presented a fabulous Learning Showcase Assembly. They showcased all their great learning about Robert Burns and Scots Poems and Songs, including their own Scottish version of the Cha Cha Slide.
On Friday we hosted our annual Scots Assemblies, where children sung songs, share poetry and enjoyed dancing and instrumental performances. Thank you to Charlie Lang from the Scottish Poetry Library, Valerie Agnew from the LASC and our own Sharon Law for being judges. The children, as always, were fabulous and the judges were greatly impressed with their confidence and ability. Congratulations to all our participants and winners and particularly to Zaara from P6 and Iona from P3 who won the Sandy Jobling trophies.

Coming up

Next week we welcome Teaching Students Ms Mackie in P3B and Mr McMeechan in P4B.
On Tuesday the City of Edinburgh Book Bus will be in school for our P1-3 children.
On Tuesday we will have another Libby Leaders session.
Also on Tuesday there will be an online meeting for our P7s at 6pm to discuss our end of term celebrations. A link for the meeting has been emailed to all parents.
We look forward to welcoming our parents and carers to our Sharing our Learning session on Wednesday (see below for details and to sign up)
On Thursday our assembly for P4 to P7 will be themed on Chinese New Year.

One World Celebration Wednesday 28^th February from 3.15pm to 4.15pm.

We are still looking for more volunteers and countries to sign up for our One World Celebration. So far we have China, USA, England and France represented. We would love to have many more. You can sign up at https://forms.office.com/e/K8unMEFXxx or get in touch for more information.

For this celebration we invite families from our school community to bring in some samples of traditional or favourite food that pupils and parents could try. We will have tables set up for the various nations involved and children will complete a passport for each stall they visit. There will be a small charge for the session so that parents can reclaim the cost of the food they bring.

Sporting Update

Well done to William in P7 who was a Half Time Hero at the exciting Hearts game at Tynecastle on Tuesday. If any child from the school knows they are going to be part of the pre-match or half-time activities at Easter Road, Tynecastle, Meadowbank, Murrayfield or any other big event please let us know. We can put it in the newsletter so everyone can look out for their big moment.

Dates for your diary

Sharing our Learning Session

We will be holding the session on Wednesday 31st January:

2.15pm to 2.45pm for P1 and P2
2.30pm to 3.15pm for P3 to P7

Parents are welcome to come and visit the class and share with the children as they take part in a range of activities.

Please complete this form if you wish to attend. https://forms.office.com/e/dFcmuEmHFh

Parent Consultation Evenings

These will be held on Wednesday 20^th and Thursday 21^st March. Appointment booking arrangements will be sent out a few weeks beforehand.

Learning Showcase Assemblies

Thursday 14^th March 9.10am P3 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 2^nd May 9.10am P5 Learning Showcase Assembly

Thursday 23^rd May 9.10am P1 Learning Showcase Assembly

Liberton Primary School Association

LPSA Uniform Recycling Scheme – Uniform Request Form

You’ll find the link to our online ordering form here (https://forms.gle/CzzV9pPQabMNjMiBA).

On submitting a form, the LPSA will check our donations and get in touch with you directly to let you know what we have. It couldn’t be simpler!

Free Bike Offer

https://www.thebikestation.org.uk/weebikelibrary?fbclid=IwAR1BrLdkx_a0v_tqZwVosM9lCL3W1ctDJ_dAU4nDkPRzQvzDOmfXJ-cg0Cs