SHANARRI Newsletter March 2023

6th March 2023

Here is our latest Middleton Park School Newsletter. There is lots of information about what we will be up to in school in the run up to the Easter holidays. It has been a very busy term so far and there is still lots to come before the end of this term.

SPOOKTACULAR Event

7th November 2022

Following on from the huge success of the Parent Council's SPOOKTACULAR event last week here is the link to the video that the Parent Council put together--------->>>>>>>>>

Thank you to everyone who helped organise the event and who helped out at the event to make it a fantastic evening for the children.

Bikeability Scotland Training for P6 & P7

13th October 2022

Starting in November, our P6s and P7s will be working towards their Level 1 Bikeability Award in school. Then in late January 2023, the P7s will start working towards their Level 2 Bikeability Award. Attached is Bikeability Scotland's Parent's Guide which may answer some of the questions you may about this award and what your child will be learning in order to make them safe while out and about cycling in the local community.

Our New P1's Meet Their Buddies

24th June 2022

Over the last month our P6s have been working really hard to get to know and develop positive relationships with the current Nursery children, from Middleton Park Nursery and other nurseries in the area, who are coming to join us in P1 starting in August. The P6 children have been really excited to help the Nursery with their Sports Day which was a great success and to meet with their buddies in the playground and on the field to do various activities with them and just to get to know them as well as creating leaflets for them. The P6s have done a great job so thank you to all of them! The Nursery children have also done a great job of letting the P6s get to know them. They are all looking forward to spending more time together from August onwards.

MP Composite Classes Information

31st May 2022

Dear Parents/Carers,

Please find attached some information about composite classes.  It is likely that in August we will have a composite class given the pupil numbers across the school and in preparation for this, I thought you might like to find out a little more about how we will go about this process.  I will let you all know final classes and staffing as soon as this is all decided.

Kind regards,

Mhairi Deacon

CAMHS Conflict & War Resource Packs

18th April 2022

The Early Intervention Team within NHS Grampian CAMHS have developed a series of resource packs for supporting children and young people who may be worrying about war and conflict.

Please find attached a variety of packs for children under 12, for teens, for children with Autism Spectrum Condition and Additional Support Needs which may be helpful for you to share with your children if this is something that is worrying about the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine. There is also a pack for parents that may be helpful for you too.

UNCRC Children's Rights Workshops Led by P7

1st April 2022

The children in P7 have been working on introducing the UNCRC Rights to the children across the school. They were working with each class this week to give them an introduction to the different Rights that they are entitled to under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Here is a video that they put together to share with the children at assembly yesterday to launch their "Child Rights Challenge". We can't wait to see what the children come up with!

Infection Control Measure Update - April 2022

1st April 2022

Here is an overview which will help everyone understand how the Covid Infection Control Measures are changing in school following the Easter break.  These changes will take effect from the 18th April and go along with the General Risk Assessment for easy reference in the future too.  I have tried to interpret the rules to provide some clarity so that we all have a shared understanding of what they really look like in our school setting.  As you’ll see, there will be many more opportunities for us to open up and work face to face with you, rather than relying on phone calls and video meetings.  If you have any questions please contact me via the school office.

Many thanks,

Mrs Deacon

Refreshed Middleton Park School "Learning, Teaching & Assessment Standard" Launched

22nd March 2022

We have been working hard in school behind the scenes to refresh our Learning, Teaching and Assessment Standard so that our Learners and Parents / Carers know and can share what the aspirations are for the Learning, Teaching and Assessment that takes place in school. As you will see that at the centre of everything we do are our Learners and we work hard to develop and maintain positive relationships, use Nurture Principles to support them, focus on their Health & Wellbeing and ensure that we apply the "Getting it Right For Every Child" guidelines.

You can read the refreshed document on "Our School Policies" page or by clicking on the photo opposite.

British Science Week - 11-20th March 2022

12th March 2022

Yesterday saw the start of British Science Week for 2022. There are lots of fantastic Science experiments you can do with your children at home on the "British Science Week" website using the link opposite.

Remember to share any experiments they do on their Google Classroom.

Comic Relief's Red Nose Day 2022

11th March 2022

We will be celebrating Comic Relief's Red Nose Day on Friday 18th March 2022 in school. P7 will be organising a variety of activities and events for children across the school to take part in.

On the day, children can wear red and, if you are able, bring a coin to donate.

Red noses will be on sale throughout the week for £1.50 each, but be quick as we think they'll sell quickly!

SHANARRI Newsletter March 2022

3rd March 2022

Here is our latest Middleton Park School Newsletter. It is jam packed with lots of information on things that have been happening in school and things that are coming up. This has definitely been a very, very busy term!