79 Craigmount Brae

Edinburgh 

EH12 8XF 

T: 0131 339 7115 

F: 0131 538 7276 

E:admin@eastcraigs.edin.sch.uk

Website updated

Monday 26th July

Our new class pages will be uploaded in early September!

July/August 2010

School resumes for pupils on Thursday 19th August at 8.50 a.m.

Uniform orders can be collected from the school office on Tuesday 17th August from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

We hope that all of our staff and families are having a wonderful summer holiday.  Some pages on the website have been cleared, ready for the start of the new school year!

June 2010

P7 Dance

We are looking forward to seeing all of our P7 pupils at our Dance on Tuesday 22nd June.  A reminder to parents that if you have booked Limosines then they should not enter the school car park, as we know from experience that there is not enough room for them to turn!!!!

The dance is from 6 - 9 p.m.

We are having a fabulous week as part of the Bank of Scotland's National School Sport Week.  We were so excited to have

Sir Chris Hoy

visit us yesterday and help to encourage our parents, staff and most importantly, our pupils take part in our fun run.

A HUGE thank you to Miss McCardie, Miss Kinnaird, Mrs Gowans and Mr Patience for all their hard work in organising this amazing week for us ... and to all the coaches who are teaching us lots of new skills!

May 2010

May Fair

Wow ... thank you so much to our PTA, familes and staff, who helped to raise an incredible £2458.34 at the May Fair!

Remember school is closed for pupils from Monday 17th until Thursday 20th May!  We hope you all have fun and stay safe!

April 2010

Spring Holiday

We hope the children all have a wonderful holiday and we look forward to welcoming them back to school on Tuesday 20th April

March 2010

Message from Mrs Monaghan:

Just a wee note to say thank you to everyone at East Craigs for making me feel so welcome since I arrived at the beginning of February.  You have a lovely school and I am enjoying getting to know everyone. 

Mrs Laura Monaghan

February 2010

School reopens on Monday 22nd February at 8.50 a.m.

The hankies will be out on Friday 5th February as we say goodbye to Mrs Gillian O'Rourke, as she leaves us to move to Cramond Primary School, as their new Depute Headteacher.  We know our families join us in wishing her all the best.

January 2010

Thursday 7th January

7.40 a.m. UPDATE

School is OPEN today

Pathways near the school are very slippy.  We have cleared a path in through the playground which has been gritted.  Please make sure the children are warmly dressed and have a change of shoes.

Thank you again for your understanding yesterday.

WEDNESDAY 6TH JANUARY

UPDATE-  WEDNESDAY 6TH JANUARY

THE SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED TODAY. 

We apologise for the late notice - please listen to Radio Forth tomorrow morning and we will do our best to get information out as soon as possible.  This website will also be updated on Thursday 7th at 8 a.m.

We have been told that we have been added to a priority list for our area being gritted.

Staff waited this morning at all gates and paths to meet unaccompanied children.  Any child who was not with an adult was brought into school and parents were called.  We have learned however, that some children turned back, having met other parents or children.  Please explain to your child that if they walk to school alone or with friends that they MUST continue to school so that our staff may contact you. 

We are looking forward to seeing our pupils on Wednesday 6th January at 8.50 a.m.  Nursery a.m. group restarts on Thursday 7th however .... but we'll see the Nursery p.m. class on Wednesday too!

We are all very aware that the weather has been very exciting over the holidays .... PLEASE make sure that your child is suitably dressed to return to school.  The playground has 6 inches of snow, so please send the children in warm coats and wellies!

Please check Radio Forth in the mornings over the next few weeks, if the snowy weather continues, as school closures are announced there. 

December 2009

Mrs O'Rourke

We know that you will join us in congratulating Mrs O'Rourke, who has been appointed as the new permanent Depute Headteacher at Cramond Primary.  Mrs O'Rourke will be leaving us (after 18 and a half years) on Friday 5th February. 

Nativity Update - Thursday 17th December 2009

 THE NATIVITY IS GOING AHEAD AS PLANNED.

THE LOVELY PEOPLE AT AAA COACHES ARE PROVIDING US WITH A COACH - FOR FREE - NOW THERE IS THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS - TO TAKE THE CHILDREN TO THE CHURCH.

End of Term - School Dates and Times 

The Whoops A Daisy Angel

November 2009

School Fair

We are looking forward to seeing all of you at the PTA School Fair on Saturday 28th November from 10 a.m. - 12 Noon. 

Any donations may be sent into school by Friday.

Children In Need Day

We had a FABULOUS Spotty Dotty Day on Friday and you helped us raise an incredible £539 for Pudsey!  Well done to our P6 class and Miss Warburton for all their hard work organising our events.  What an enterprising lot you are!

Class Page Updates - enjoy reading all of our news!

Curriculum For Excellence Evening

We are looking forward to sharing latest developments in the new Scottish curriculum at our "Curriculum For Excellence Evening" on Monday 16th November from 7 - 8 p.m.  

Primary 1 enrolments

If your child was born between 01/03/05 and 28/02/06 they will be eligible to start Primary 1 in August 2010.

Registration for East Craigs will be taking place between 9.00am and 3.00pm on the following days:

Monday 16th November

Tuesday 17th November

To enrol your child you will need to bring your Council Tax letter from this financial year, a recent utility bill and your child's birth certificate.

You can only enrol at East Craigs if it is your catchment school.  If you are unsure, you can view a map of the school's catchment area by clicking here.  Maps of all catchment areas are available from the Council's main website.

Please note, although there is a consultation process underway for the proposed closure of Drumbrae Primary School, there has been no decision taken.  Therefore, you must enrol at your catchment school as it stands currently.

Bags2School

A huge thank you to all of the families who brought a bag to school on Wednesday 4th for Bags2School.  The PTA will shortly receive information about how heavy our bags were and how much money you have raised for their funds! 

And finally ... a big thank you to our lovely P6 and P7 pupils who helped to load the van! 

October 2009

Message from the Parent Council - proposed Closure of Drumbrae Primary
As parents are already aware, the East Craigs Parent Council intended to make a submission to the City Council setting out the views of East Craigs parents. Our document was submitted on the due date, just before the mid-term break. It is, by necessity, quite a lengthy document and so we are not providing copies to every parent, however it has been attached to the parent council section of the school website and can be easily downloaded. Alternatively please contact the parent council at eastcraigspc@live.com and a copy can be emailed.
 
The next stage in the process is that a report on the closure will be prepared for a full meeting of the Council in mid-December, at which time a decision will be made. Between now and then we, along with our fellow parent councils at Clermiston and Drumbrae, will be continuing to lobby the Councillors.

Homework Challenges

We are delighted that the children and parents are enjoying our Homework Challenges pilot.  We have had wonderful feedback already (and you've only had it for 2 days - woo hoo!).  Parents have shared that they like the fact it's family orientated and they are finding it FUN.  The pupils tell us it's fun too, that they love the active learning and having choices about which piece of work to do!

Autumn Mid Term Holiday

Don't forget - school breaks up on Friday 16th October at the usual time for the Autumn Mid Term holiday.

We look forward to seeing the children on Tuesday 27th October

September 2009

Acting Depute Head Teacher

We are also very pleased that Mrs O'Rourke has now been appointed as our Acting Depute Head Teacher. 

We know that you will join us in congratulating her on her appointment.  We are all very proud of her!

Acting Head Teacher

We are very pleased to say that Miss Finlay will be taking up the post of Acting Head Teacher from Monday 14th September.

We are all very proud of her and look forward to another exciting year ahead.

Mrs MacInnes will be heading off for her secondment to Head Office on Friday 11th September.  We are very proud of her.  She is going to be "Headteacher Support" and is looking forward to visiting lots of Primary Schools in Edinburgh and across Scotland to share good practice with other staff and pupils.  We are looking forward to hearing about all she has learned when she returns in August 2010 .... although she promises to come and see us regularly during this year.

More news about our Acting Headteacher will be sent to parents by the end of this week.

Check out our updated class pages ... they will all be uploaded by Friday 11th September.

August 2009

The staff are looking forward to welcoming our pupils back on Wednesday 20th August at 8.50 a.m. 

Arrangements for our new Primary One and Nursery pupils are slightly different and parents should refer to the letters they received in June which details the arrangements for their child.

Please do not hesitate to contact the school on 339 7115, if you are unsure of arrangements for your child.

Please remember

• that your child will need gym kit - a change of t-shirt, shorts, socks and gym shoes. 

• that all snacks must be NUT FREE