Early years learning and childcare is expanding. Children under 5 will have a much larger free provision.
To find out what this means for your child please read the attached document on the following link.
Tynecastle parent and carer council warmly invites everyone to our annual Burns’ Night celebration on Friday 24th January from 7pm-10.30pm.
The Burns Supper is a big part of our annual fundraising calendar. We have musical performances from our Pipe Band, musicians and Highland Dancers plus some poetry and traditional speeches from staff and senior pupils, before some delicious food and then ceilidh dancing. It’s a fantastic night.
We are especially keen to welcome those who have never been to a Burns’ Night before!
Tickets will be available from the school office or by registering on the link below, for a suggested donation of £5 per adult or £1 for students/children.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tynecastle-high-school-burns-night-tickets-89810974041
If you want to donate raffle prizes please drop them off at the school or bring them on the night.”
It is winter and the winter bugs are arriving as usual.
At this time of year it is especially important to follow the best advice to help keep children and staff well and keep schools and nurseries working well.
NHS Lothian have issued the following key advice for Parents and Carers.
The most important message is:
The key advice is the
Children should not return to school until completely well and 48 hours after symptoms have cleared.
The following will help prevent infection at home as well.
In the home the risk of catching or spreading flu/cold like illness can be reduced by:
•Regular hand washing with liquid soap and running water
•Covering nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing
•Using a disposable paper tissue, disposed off immediately after use.
•You can teach your child to sneeze into the ‘crook’ of their arm rather than their hands, if they don’t have a tissue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQINuSTP1jI
•Good general cleaning of surface that everyone touches often e.g. TV remote, light switches, door handles, toilet flushes and tap heads.
•https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/common-cold
•https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/flu
SUPPORTING YOU EAL CHILD
(English as an Additional Language)
TUESDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2.00pm- 2.45pm
Mrs Samina Mustaq, our specialist EAL teacher, met with parents whose children have English as an additional language.
She provided advice and answered many questions about how parents u can support their child’s language development in more than one language. The main advice is keep your home language alive by using it! This will help develop connections in your child’s brain between English and their home language/s, build on your emotional relationship with them and enable them to speak to other members of the family and language community too!
Don’t forget to join the City of Edinburgh Library too, where you can order books and other resources in many different languages for both adults and children.
https://yourlibrary.edinburgh.gov.uk/web/arena/join-the-library
