Head Teacher Blog – Page 33 – Royal Mile Primary School

Vision, Values and Aims!

09/23/2019 Royal Mile Primary School

We were really pleased to welcome so many people to our Information Evening.

The film made by our House Captains and Vice House Captains with Miss Finlayson was inspiring. The ideas that the children and staff across the school for updating our Vision, Values and Aims were very impressive.

Everyone who came had the chance to vote for the ones that they felt best described our and where we want to go next .

People voted and the results are in! We hope you will agree that these are ambitious and thoughtful, just like our school!

Watch out for them going up around the building.

Our Vision:

To promote ambition, creativity and responsibility in a safe and happy environment; to create supportive, happy, healthy and collaborative lives for everyone in our community.

Our Values:

Be kind and gentle

Be positive

Be friendly and welcoming

Be responsible

Be resilient

Included

Respectful

Our Aims:

Everyone at Royal Mile Primary should feel happy and safe!

We also shared information about the new Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenting resources that are going to be used across Scotland. Parents will receive letters and information about these new resources as each class prepares to use them as well as look at them online. https://rshp.scot/

We also enjoyed amazing music from James Gillespie’s High School pupils Sorcha Thompson, an S4 student who will perform traditional music on Clarsach and Rosalind Orr who is in S5 on the saxophone.

All in all a busy and enjoyable evening!

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August is nearly here!

07/30/2019 Royal Mile Primary School

The Pallet Gardens are looking lovely – definitely BRIGHT!

They will be moving as the works planned for the school building start to get under way this week.

There is work planned for both the inside and outside of the buildings. Outside the stone work and windows will be getting an overhaul and refurbishment. Inside the work includes upgrades and replacements to our heating system in both buildings, refurbishment of ceilings, some flooring and redecoration. It is estimated that the work will take until Easter and we will have scaffolding around the building for the whole time.

Classes may be moved to the library or hall for a short time, but disruption will be kept to a minimum and learning and teaching will happen as usual. We have plans to use the Crags Sports Centre to ensure PE continues and clubs and activities will be accommodated. Please do keep an eye on the newsletters, emails, blogs and texts for information as it becomes available. We will also use the bulletin board at the front door.

THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS TO THE PLAYGROUND BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL. During school breaks there will be no movement on site and strict supervision of pupils. Outwith school hours it is a working building site and health and safety are paramount so children should wait for the 8.45am bell before proceeding to line up downstairs.

ALL PARENTS are invited to an assembly on 21st August at 2pm to hear more about the works and hear the safety advice from the contractor.

Thank you for your support and understanding during this time – as ever it is great that we are all working together to improve our school and make it even better!

School reopens at the usual times on 14th August 2019!

The school office is open for enquiries on 13th August 9.30 – 3pm

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Pupil Council – Copper River

03/13/2019 Royal Mile Primary School

Thank you to everyone who emptied their pockets and searched down the back of the sofa to find all those copper coins!

The Pupil Council were amazed that altogether we raised £35.25 and we will be sending it to the Salvation Army to help homeless people.

Thank you everyone!

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Book Box

02/06/201902/06/2019 Royal Mile Primary School

It’s hard to believe that our BOOK BOX started out as a very dilapidated and disused Police Box.

Now after lots of hard work from the volunteers at Citi Bank it is full of fantastic books that are free to borrow.

Every Friday children can swap a book or just start off by picking a good read!

Sadly it won’t take you to a new galaxy but it will take you to wonderful new worlds!!!!

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Wecome Back

08/28/2018 Royal Mile Primary School

Already we have lots of exciting things afoot here at Royal Mile.

P7 were amazed by their new privilege area with seats, games and lockers which were all provided by Amazon as part of their community programme. It looks great and I know they have been enjoying this new area.

The Book Swap Box has continued to be popular and children are using the FRIDAY swap day well. Our supporters at CitiBank dropped in a whole lot of new books to fill up the shelves and give even more choice. It seems that we are also famous in Ayrshire and their library service have sent two boxes of donated books! Thanks as well to our own families who have handed in books.

Go OUtdoors continue to encourage customers to donate outdoor clothing in our box tha t the Pupil Council made last session. This has provided jackets, boots and trainers, hats and gloves, waterproofs, sleeping bags for quiet time in teh nursery……All of these are being put to good use and it means we can get outsied more and more!

P7 Camp – please remember that payment of small regular amounts can be made via parentpay at anytime. We aim to take the whole class on thsi excellent experience. It really is a preparation for independence and High School as wella s good fun.Please do come and speak to me if I can be of any assistance with information, reassurance or fanancial matters, all in confidence.

we look forward to seeing lots of yo at our evening social on 13th September 2018!