Our playground improvement is looking very good and it will soon be ready for opening. The RoSPA

assessment identified a few areas which are being addressed to ensure everything is as good as it can possibly be

for the children. Once complete, the children will have training on our new equipment from the PE teacher, class

teachers and pupil support assistants, before it is opened in full.

P7 are off to Lagganlia Camp on the 16 May. During the week, they will extend their outdoor learning

experiences by camping outside for a night! This achievement will go towards their JASS award. Good luck P7!

I invite all parents, carers, families and friends to Sports Day on Wednesday 25 May. It is a great morning for all

to enjoy. The children will inform you of times and races as details are finalised. Let’s hope for some sunshine on

the day please! (Reserve Sports Day: Wednesday 01 June 2016.)

We have some great sporting events to celebrate. Please see the following pages for details. Well done

everyone!

Our In-service Day on Thursday focused on planning our improvements for next session. I am pleased we are

going to extend French and German into the second year of our three year programme. We shall continue to

develop maths and literacy and moderate successful learning with cluster schools to ensure quality of standard at

each level, as part of our raising attainment agenda. We shall also look policy and procedure for Positive

Behaviour, including anti-bullying, and help children identify their emotions and give them the skills necessary to

build resilience. We have an opportunity to teach Mandarin at Bruntsfield and when details are finalised, I shall

update you on this.

Details of our Standard and Quality Report for this session and our new Improvement Plan will be shared with

you, at the end of term, along with the children’s Reports. If you are interested in helping with any of our areas for

improvement, or would like to suggest other areas for improvement please let me know. It has been fantastic

having French and German speaking parents help us this session, I really appreciate the support for modern

languages. Thank you!

The Parent Council are looking for volunteers to help with the Summer Fete.

It is a wonderful event and we all appreciate the time everyone gives to making this a success.

Please contact the Parent Council if you are able to help with preparation or are able to

help out on the day. Please come along to the Fete and bring family and friends on

Saturday 04 June, it is a great day for all to enjoy!

Please remember, if you have any concerns, queries, worries or suggestions, please let

me, or a member of the Management Team know as we are all happy to help.

Kind regards,

Carol Kyle

Montpelier, Edinburgh, EH10 4NA, 0131 229 1821 www.bruntsfield.edin.sch.uk

The end of term is often a time when families move and children leave school. If you are planning a

change of schools, we would be grateful if you could let us know in writing (letter or email to

admin@bruntsfield.edin.sch.uk), giving the leaving date and name of the new school. We have long

waiting lists for places in some year groups and we appreciate you providing this information to help us

plan for next session.

Thank you.

P1 Induction Day, Wednesday 22 June

If you live in our catchment area and have enrolled your child for a P1 place, you will receive

a letter in May inviting you to our new P1 Induction Day. This will take place on Wednesday,

22 June 2016. This is an opportunity for your child to visit their classroom and meet other

pupils who will be in the class. At the same time parents will receive more detailed information

about the admission process for August and the first year at Bruntsfield Primary School.

Our amazing annual summer fete will take place again this year on 4th June. There will be lots to do -crafts, tombola, sponge the teacher (!), beat the goalie competition...and lots to buy - food, toys, clothes, uniform, bikes and much, much more!

For the day to go ahead we need many, many volunteers, to take responsibility for a stand or to set up on the Friday evening and on the Saturday morning, to help at the event or to clear up afterwards. Please get in touch with Tara McGregor (4B parent) as soon as you can to volunteer some of your time— douglas.taramcgregor@gmail.com, 07411 571001

Look out for more news about the fête by Parentmail.

Sports Day 2016

On Wednesday, 25 May we will be holding our annual sports day at Bruntsfield Links

(weather permitting). The events will be held at the following times:

P1 - P3 9:30 - 10:30am

P4 - P7 11:00 - 12:00noon

Please feel free to come and join us and cheer the children on.

If it is raining or wet, sports day will be postponed until 01

June.

Summer Fête 4th June 11:00 - 2:00 SAVE THE DATE!

Rights Respecting Schools

We are delighted to share with you that our school is working towards

becoming a ‘Rights Respecting School’. This is an award which is given to

schools on behalf of UNICEF.

The Rights Respecting School Award (RRSA) will help our pupils to grow

into confident individuals and responsible citizens. By learning about

their rights children also learn about the importance of respecting the

rights of others.

Our pupils have already started developing an understanding of their

rights in school. All the classes have written Class Charters which

identify rights that they feel impact most on their school life. The pupils

have also discussed how they will respect the rights of others when

creating their Class Charters. In the Summer Term children will start to

learn about specific rights as the school promotes a Right of the Month.

Please ask your child about the Right of the Month to see what they have

learned. A new pupil group, called the Rights Respecters, has been

formed to lead the work of children’s rights in the school.

We really hope that you will feel able to support us and your child in

working towards our goal of being a ‘Rights Respecting School’.

If you would like more information about the Convention on the Rights of

the Child or the Rights Respecting School Award then please visit:

http://www.unicef.org.uk/rights-respecting-schools/about-the-award/

child-rights-in-schools/

Right of the Month

In May we are focusing on the following children’s right:

All children have rights regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, ability or

religion. (Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 2)

Murder or Accident?

One stormy night last week at Kinghorn the death of King Alexander III was made. He was going to see his beautiful, new wife Yolande in Fife. No one could stop him, they pleaded with him to stay at least till tomorrow but he would not listen. So he galloped off at high speed like a falcon through the sky. Once at Queensferry he asked a kindly ferryman to row him across the raging Forth. He, being scared reluctantly said yes. As soon as the king got to the other side he mounted on a horse and galloped away. King Alexander stopped at a small town had a drink and a fresh horse. Once ready again he set off and near Kinghorn fell off a cliff and died. The horse broke his neck. Yolande sent out search parties and they found him. Who should rule Scotland now?

Rumour has it that it was King Edward 1st doing but who really knows?

By Laila P5B

Treason or Storm?

Rumours are flooding in about the way the unfortunate incident happened last night. For all we can tell it might have been an accident or might not? It all happened on a raging, stormy night. The wind howled through the trees thrusting them side to side. The king was rushing to Kinghorn to see his beautiful new wife. He galloped down to the harbour to get a boat to the other side of the Forth. The ferryman begged the king to stay but he wouldn’t listen. Finally the king reached the inn at the other side. The innkeeper also pleaded for him to stay. He didn’t listen, on he galloped. All of a sudden “Ahhh!” Three people jumped out at him and pushed. Scotland had lost its king.

By Iona P5B

Welcome back to Sam (P5C) and Emma (P3B) who have been in Australia since Christmas! Sam has written about their exciting time abroad!

P6B have been doing art work using wax crayons to transfer

images onto paper. Here are some of the fantastic pictures they

made!

GIRLS FOOTBALL The Bruntsfield Girls Football team entered the Hutchison Vale Schools Shield on Friday 29th April at the Saughton Sports Complex and came away as Tournament winners. Not only did they win all their matches they didn't concede a goal in the whole tournament. Their results were:

Bruntsfield 3 James Gillespies 0 Bruntsfield 3 Craiglockhart 0

Bruntsfield 3 Pentland 0 Bruntsfield 4 Canal View 0

Bruntsfield 1 Mary Erskine 0 The girls are now into the Semi Finals of the Edinburgh Schools Summer Cup after a very convincing 7-0 win over TnP Thistle. Their Semi Final is against Sciennes and will be played on Saturday 28th May at Harrison Park. If successful

they will play the winners of Blackhall or Craiglockhart in the final on Saturday 11th June at Warriston Park. The girls will also be defending the Sciennes Spring Tournament Cup which takes place on Saturday 14th May in the

Meadows. Good luck with your next matches girls—you are doing a great job! Well done!!

Fencing

Several Bruntsfield pupils participated at the Plastic-and-Foam Fencing Funleague in March and Bruntsfied PS won

the award for best school/club! The Bruntsfield Fencers compete again this Saturday (May 07) and hope to re-win the

cup for Bruntsfield Primary School. Good luck Fencing Team!!!

Well done to our Fencers and great to hear good sportsmanship was recognised! Keep up the good work!

Active Bruntsfield

Bruntsfield Primary School pupils have been springing into action for Spring with athletics, running and swimming events all on the calendar.

Go Run For Fun (P4s and P5s)

Cross Country and Meadowbank Athletics (P6s and P7s)

Primary 7 Swimming Gala

Please enquire in the school office for

an application form.

May

02 Mon May Day Holiday (Schools Closed)

03 Tues P1 Little Giants

05 Thurs Scottish Elections—Schools Closed to Pupils

05 Thurs Newsletter

06 Fri P6 Cluster Maths at Boroughmuir High School

09 Mon P6 - P7 Cluster Sports

11 Weds P5 Bannockburn Trips

12 Thurs P5 Bannockburn Trips

13 Fri P6 Cluster Maths at Boroughmuir High School

16 Mon P2 Ready Teddy Go

16-20 Mon-Fri P7 Lagganlia Outdoor Learning Excursion

18 Weds Parent Council Meeting 7:00-8:45pm

19 Thurs P5 Wallace and Bruce Showcase

23 Mon Victoria Day Holiday (Schools Closed)

25 Weds Sports Day

26 Thurs P6 Science Fair Showcase

27 Fri Community Teams

30 Mon Interscholastic Competition (Meadowbank Stadium)

June

01 Weds Sports Day (Reserve Only)

03 Fri Summer Fête preparation 6:00-9:00pm

04 Sat Parent Council Summer Fête 11:00am-2:00pm

08 Weds Parent Council Meeting 7:00-8:45pm

16 Thurs P7 Show and Presentations 1:45pm

15 Weds P7 Parent Information Evening at Boroughmuir High School

21-23 Tues-Thurs P7 Boroughmuir Transition Days

22 Weds P1 Induction Day 9:15 - 10:30am

28 Tues P7 Leavers Party at Gambado 6:30 - 8:30pm

30 Thurs Term Ends School Closes 12 noon

Please note that dates are provisional and may

occasionally be subject to change.

Pupils resume on Wednesday 17 August 2016