Abbeyhill Welcome Evening 6th September 2017

We had a fantastic turn out of parents and carers who joined us for our Welcome Evening.

It was great to gather together to welcome everyone back following the summer break and for you to meet your child’s class teacher.

Mrs Gracie spoke about the National Improvement Priorities and the important role parental engagement plays in supporting your child’s learning. If you were unable to attend our  Welcome Evening, Mrs Gracie’s Powerpoint presentations can be downloaded below and viewed at home.

Mrs Gracie- Presentation 1

Mrs Gracie- Presentation 2

 

We would also like to thank you for the fantastic response we have received for volunteers to join us in class and on excursions. Class teachers will be in touch if they are looking for assistance.

We very much look forward to working with you over the coming session and thank you for your continued support.

Standards and Quality report 2016-17

Dear families,

Hopefully you will enjoy reading our Standards and Quality report for the past school session which also includes our ‘next steps’ for the 2017-18 session.

Abbeyhill Standards and Quality Report for Families June 2017

Our full School Improvement Plan for the year ahead is available on request from the school office (0131 661 3054 / admin@abbeyhill.edin.sch.uk)

Kind regards,

Sally Ketchin
Head Teacher

 

 

Comic Relief Bake Sale

Primary 4 and Primary 5 teamed up to host a bake sale to raise money for Comic Relief. Both classes worked really hard and there were some amazing treats on offer to buy. Together we mananged to raise £138.53 to add to our whole school fundraising total for Comic Relief!

Pizza Express Trip

Primary 4 have been learning all about eating a healthy, balanced diet and also about the nutritional value of food. We have been learning to read food labels and have been thinking about the content of sugar, fat and salt in the foods that we eat. As part of our learning, we have been thinking about how home made food is often healthier than ready made meals. In our class, pizza is defintiely a favourite food so we took a trip to Pizza Express at Victoria Terrace to find out how to make fresh, home cooked pizza. We learned about the importance of using fresh ingredients and herbs to make our food tasty. It was a great trip where we enjoyed going on the bus and eating our pizza when we got back to school!

Visiting Artist – Tessa Lynch

After a recent enjoyable trip to Calton Hill, P4 had a follow up visit from local artist Tessa Lynch to work on an activity that focused on sketching the Edinburgh City sky line. The pupils worked together to draw their favourite buildings of the skyline using lines and shapes to create their images. A lot of team work and communication was needed to create the charcoal skyline pictures which are now proudly displayed in our classroom.