Annual South Morningside Ceilidh

We are fortunate to have the exciting and dynamic ceilidh band Bon Stovi.

A fun, school fundraiser for all the family.

Tickets sell fast, more details to follow on Parent Mail.

Napier University have applied to have a licensed bar adjacent to the new Boroughmuir High School.  Parent feedback stalled the planning application with an agreement that alcohol would only be sold after school hours. However, Napier have hired top firm Anderson Strathearn to push through an amendment that would allow drinking from 2.00pm onwards.

The decisions that are made now about the new school will shape the environment our children are educated in for many years to come. We would urge you to sign the petition against this change:

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/limit-licence-for-napier-university-bar-by-boroughmuir-high-school

Time is of the essence, as the proposal will be discussed on Monday 24^th November.

4 Weeks to Go…

Count Down to the Winter Fair: 29th November, 2pm – 4.30pm.

The fair will continue last year’s craft theme, and this year we have events to cater for all ages at the school. However, your help is needed to make it a success!

Can you help?

We’d love you to help out. If you’re able, please sign up as a helper using this form:

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0F49AEAE2AA7FB6-winter1

You’re welcome to sign up for more than one slot, just make sure they don’t overlap please.

Questions?

If you need any more info on each stall, how it runs or what is involved, please contact the fundraising team by emailing fundraising@sm-pc.org.

The Parent Council meeting dates for 2014/15 are as follows.

• October 6th, 6:45pm
• November 10th, 6:45pm
• January 19th, 6:45pm
• March 2nd, 6:45pm
• May 11th, 6:45pm
• June 8th, 6:45pm

Date/Time: 7pm, Mon 29th Sept
Location: School Main Hall

We would like to invite parents and carers to a presentation and Q&A session on future accommodation plans at the school.

The session will provide details of the impact of rising school rolls, the constraints at our school, and the options that exist for dealing with the situation.

The proposed interim solutions will be presented this will address accommodation pressures by August 2015.

We would like to take this opportunity to share the work that the Rising Rolls Working Group has undertaken over the past year but also get feedback and comments from the wider school community.

The Q&A session will be supported by a panel from the Rising Rolls Working Group, including:

• Mrs Grierson (Headteacher)
• Crawford McGhee and Robbie Cochrane (Asset Planning Team, City of Edinburgh Council)
• Craig Hilton and Anna Cuthbert (The Parent Council / Accommodation Group)
• Margo O’Connor (School Business Manager)

This is an ideal opportunity for parents & carers to ask questions and discuss this complex topic, which is crucial to the future of our school.

We look forward to seeing you on the 29th.

The school will be closed on Monday 15th September (holiday day) and Thursday 18th September (election day).

Welcome to the new website of the South Morningside Primary School Parent Council. We have set up this website to enable better communication with parents, which is a fundamental part of achieving the objectives below: Parent Councils are representative bodies for parents and have the following roles:

• Support the school in its work with pupils
• Represent the views of all parents
• Encourage links between the school, parents, pupils, pre-school groups and the wider community
• Report back to all parents in the school
• Play a role in the appointment of headteachers and deputy headteachers
• Support the school and pupils during inspections

Parent Council meetings are open to all parents. The last meeting of the Parent Council was on Monday June 9th 2014. The date of the next meeting will be advertised soon. The site includes records of all Parent Council activities, dates of forthcoming events and links to information about the school. The school has it’s official website at South Morningside Primary School and contains a wealth of information about the school and school activities.

South Morningside Primary School is a feeder school for Boroughmuir High School. Work is underway to replace the existing high school with a new build school in the Fountainbridge area, due to be completed in August 2016.

A presentation was made to interested parties on the 23rd May 2013, giving an overview of the design, plans, pictures and explaining the consultation process. View the handout from this evening.