Category Archives: School-News

P7 Sports Transition Trip to Meggetland 8.5.19

All three Primary 7 classes will be going on a Sports Transition Trip next Wednesday 8th May.  We will leave school at 09:30 by private coach organised by Boroughmuir.  After the event is finished, we will leave Meggetland at 12:30.  Since we will return to Buckstone Primary school after lunchtime, your child should bring a packed lunch with them that day.

Please return the consent form which your child was given today by Friday 3rd May as school is closed on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th May.  The letter contains all necessary information.

Thank you,

P7 Team

 

P5 Fundraising for Edinburgh Children’s Hospital (Sick Kids)

P5 are still collecting toys for our toy sale on the 4th of April. Please bring them in by Monday and put them outside P5.

We are still looking for some of the following (please make sure they are clean and good quality);

stuffed toys, books, gameboards, barbies or action figures, outdoor toys, lego, baby toys, loom bands, cars, cards, fancy dress clothes, role play items, DVDs (U), Shopkins… the list is endless.

Thank you to those who have brought things in so far.

The prices will be either 50p, £1, £1.50… with the most expensive thing being £3.

From P5H and P5HW

P5 fundraising for Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (Sick Kids)

Hello,

In P5 we are going to be doing a toy sale to raise money for the Sick Kids Hospital (Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity). It is going to be on Thursday 4th April in school near the P5 classrooms.

If you have one or two toys that you would like to donate can you please bring them in next week and by Monday 1st of April at the latest.

Please don’t bring in toys that you want to keep, you can bring in toys that you don’t play with any more or that have been sitting in your cupboard. It might be a good time to have a spring clean!

Please put any toys you bring in on the table in the P5 library.

Some examples of toys we would like are

Books

Action figures or Barbies

Soft toys

Cars

Baby toys so you can buy them for younger brother and sisters

Board games

Loom bands

Lego

Cards

Can you please make sure the toys are clean and good quality.

Thanks

P5H and P5HW

P7 Children In Need Day Friday 16th November 2018

Well done to all the awesome Primary 7 children who organised and delivered a fun and inclusive Activity Day raising vital funds for Children In Need.  There were Free Activities where children could win a prize: Pin the Bandana on the Pudsey; Best Dressed Children per Stage.  There was also a Free Quiz: winners will be announced next week once the Primary 7s have had a chance to mark the answer sheets.

P7M planned a Guess Pudsey’s Birthday competition at 50p per guess.  We used a Random Date Generator to choose the date which was 30th November.  The winner was a girl in P5HW.  P7M presented her with her cuddly Pudsey backpack.

The Bake Sale organised by P7F was a massive sellout!  Not a crumb was left!  The Primary 7 children engaged with all the children and listened carefully to what their customers wanted and ensured they gave them the correct change.

P7R had queues out of the door for Face Painting.  The Artists did a superb job of turning their customers into tremendous Pudseys, Tigers, Cats, Lizards and Dragons!

Mrs Magill, Miss Fotheringham and Miss Robinson are incredibly proud of you all!

Have a wonderful weekend, have fun, be safe 🙂

Buckstone PS turns 40!

On Friday 23rd March it was a special day for the pupils and staff of Buckstone Primary School. We were not only celebrating 40 years of our school but we also opened our new gym hall. This definitely called for a special celebration.

After the official opening, where the oldest P7 and oldest P1 joined with one of the first pupils at Buckstone and the current Headteacher to cut the ribbon, the show began. Each year stage sang a song from the 1970s. Songs included Money, Money, Money by Abba and We are the Champions by Queen. Everyone did a great job at learning the lyrics and adding in actions/dance moves.

After each song the children were presented with a medal to mark the 40th birthday of the school. They absolutely loved their medals.

Refreshments were then served (some even made by the children) to end the occasion. We all thoroughly enjoyed the day and look forward to the next 40 years of Buckstone PS!

 

 

Book your Parents’ Evening Consultation Online from Tuesday 18:00

We are planning to use the booking system for Parent Consultation Evenings, as used in the Autumn term. Our Parent Consultations are on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th March from 16:00 until 18:30. The system will allow you to choose appointments for your child/children.

We plan to open Bookings on Tuesday 6th March at 18:00 and close at 09:00 on Monday 12th March. (Apologies for the 1 day delay, we do still have a few final adjustments to make which will be finalised in school on Tuesday – another knock-on from the lost days last week).

 
To book go to:

http://www.parents-booking.co.uk/buckstoneprimary

To book you will need:
•Your title and surname (these must match those we have on record for you)
•Your child’s first name, surname and date of birth

Video Help Guides

Book your Parents’ Nursery “Cuppa Chat” Online from Tuesday 18:00

Following the success of using the new online booking system for parents to book for the Parent Consultation Evenings we are rolling out the system to be used for the “Cuppa Chat” sessions held in the Nursery.

These sessions will be held on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th March from 12:30 until 15:30. The system will allow you to choose appointments for your child/children.

We plan to open Bookings on Tuesday 6th March at 18:00 and close at 09:00 on Monday 12th March. (Apologies for the 1 day delay, we do still have a few final adjustments to make which will be finalised in school on Tuesday – another knock-on from the lost days last week).
 
To book go to:

http://www.parents-booking.co.uk/buckstoneprimary

To book you will need:
•Your title and surname (these must match those we have on record for you)
•Your child’s first name, surname and date of birth

Video Help Guides

Note: The Nursery bookings are configured slightly different to those used in the school. Rather than booking with a member of staff you are booking with a “dummy” staff member named:

  • Nursery14 – if you want to book on Wednesday 14th
  • Nursery15 – if you want to book on Thursday 15th

This is because there are a variety of staff members involved in the sessions on both days.

Most parents will be able to select their preferred day (please do not book on both the 14th & 15th). There are 5 children/parents who are linked uniquely to a particular day – I understand the Nursery team will have informed those parents.