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Update from Head Teacher

Participatory Budget Update

Art classes up and running – 23 learners over 2 blocks

Coding club – TBC

Chess club – have not managed to get an instructor

Staffing Update

Carrie Morrison SfL Monday to Wednesday.

ELC Staffing – Learning Assistant and EYP vacancies closed and interviews for EYC this week. No applicants for Learning Assistant post.

School Uniform

From August 2025 will be an option to wear a white or maroon polo neck with a round neck maroon jumper. Will remove cost barriers and support inclusion.

Quality Assurance Visit

Proposed visit date is 20 March. Focus will be on universal supports put in place to support learners, and how the school is meeting the needs of all learners.

Parent Consultations

Letter sent to parents today for parent consultations on 13 March.

There is also a pre-consultation survey to help teachers understand what parents would like to be covered during the meetings.  

Reps are asked to please share the pre-consultations with groups for completion by 7 March.

P1: https://forms.gle/jdqJUcD3EdF6LPVi7 

P2: https://forms.gle/MynV581gYG6Yr1X3A

P3: https://forms.gle/9qdCiQLRAz8WbB5B6

P4/5: https://forms.gle/eZ9pM7kSgPH9wnqR8 

P5/6: https://forms.gle/zX2v9xXSYwHDKR9Q8 

P6/7: https://forms.gle/K1N4ptJkjGUGVfJ9A

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Christmas Fayre Date (Kristiana)

Currently in diary for 29 November 2025. Discussed possibly moving to weekday evening, or Friday evening.

Christmas Fayre Committee meeting to be arranged as soon as possible to discuss preference, preparations, food etc.

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Easter Event (Lauren)

Easter Event planned for Friday of P5/6 residential camp. Agreed to keep as 28th March targeted at P1 to P4. Plan to arrange a movie night for P5 to P7.

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P7 Leavers (Fiona)

Budget from Parent Partnership would be around £500. Possible activities are Conifox, Foxlake, Go Ape. Generally, the school ask the P7s for suggested activities and once agreed, this is passed on to parent partnership.

Prom is generally funded by parents themselves and the payments can be done through Parent Pay if required.

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Tesco Stronger Starts (Kristiana)

Application sent but no further update.

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Web Development (Jemima)

https://sacredheart.midlothian.education/

Agendas, minutes etc are all up on the new website.

Current plan from Jemima:

Introductory passage from PP (Jemima)

Spendings and what is funded (Kristiana)

Blurb on class reps (reuse newsletters)

Link to Scot connect church/Catholic diocese PP materials shared by Jean Belba

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Parent Business Promotion (Kristiana)

Suggested that a newsletter is created to promote parents' businesses.

Suggestions were made that these come out perhaps 5-10 per month against  small payment to help fund paying for the school space.

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AOCB

Lunches

Parent request that for children taking school meals, the parents and children choose their meal in advance (to ensure everyone has a meal, and less waste).

Children are given the choice to promote independence. There is a rota of which classes go first to ensure all children have equal access to first preference. On a small number of occasions, the kitchen run out of a menu choice.

It would be a significant amount of administration for Hazel and Tracey to ask parents to make choices in advance. Plan will be to continue with lunches as they are for now.

Mrs Cran also confirmed very little waste (mainly on a Friday when people select a packed lunch but don’t take it).

Shoes

Discussed possibility of children having outdoor and indoor shoes (e.g. plimsols for indoor).

Mrs Cran said field only used when it hasn’t rained for some time (if its wet, use the tarmac areas).  Waterproofs are available for children and they are encouraged to wear them if playing games where they might get muddy.

Previously had an indoor / outdoor shoe system but this took too much (learning) time.

Wildside Nature School

https://www.wildsidenature.com/

Kristiana will ask about prices and share with Mrs Cran.

Other

P6/7 students are planning a careers event for 11 March (1.30-2.45). Letter will be issued soon.

Coaches for Camps

Previously agreed that each class should individually raise funds to cover coaches.

A reminder will sent to parent class WhatsApp groups.

School Garden – Belinda

Belinda has been in to P4/5 class the past three weeks on a Wednesday after lunchtime and done some presentations on plants and gardening (another class next week). Mrs Cran has ordered two compost bins and some compost to refresh the raised beds.

DONM

13 March 2025

Parking

Parents who do not have a blue badge using the accessible spaces. Reps are asked to add a reminder to park considerately in the WhatsApp groups.

Footway closure next week – Carlops Road

https://tellmescotland.gov.uk/tellmescot/pages/notices/organisation?mode=org&orgId=19&noticeType=2,3,4,5

April PP Meeting

Two date options 3 or 24 April - it has been decided to cancel this.

Next PP meeting:

Thursday 13 March, in person, 7-8 pm