Mrs Cunningham had her baby last night, Finn, a little bother for Eve. Both mum and bay are doing well!

A number of children in our school have had poems they have written this year published in a book called ‘Once Upon A Dream’, which is a book of poems written by children from across the East of Scotland. We were delighted that one of our pupils, Bethany Erskine’s poem was chosen as the best poem in the book and has been used as the opening poem. We thought you might all like to read Bethany’s poem so here it is.

Lost

As I clamber into the warmth of my bed

And sink into its snug confines

My head comes to rest onto my comfy pillow

And suddenly everything goes black…

I am lost in a magical paradise

As I stare at the sky

The stars are as bright as the sun as they twinkle

Colours clash like swords in a fight for life and death

I see a vast forest emitting a wonderful glow

Intrigues, I move towards it and wander into the green ahead

I hear the gush of water in the distance

As I gaze upon a pool of gleaming water it plays a soft, sweet melody to me

Nearby, an angry waterfall rages, sending the rapids in every direction
White froth forms near me in clumps like stepping stones

I try to step, but missed and fall into the refreshing cool,

It carries me along and through the majestic waterfall and into a large cavern.

Treasure lies in colossal piles in almost every available space

As I walk towards them, enchanted…

And then, an emerald dragon awakens from his deep slumber,

It rears u [as it spots me and I close my eyes in dread.

I sit up sharply, safe in my bed,

Then I lie back down and rest my head,

Ring! Ring! My alarm clock sounds,

It’s morning now so off I bound.

By Bethany Erskine P6

It is with very mixed feelings we let everyone know that Mrs Jack will be leaving school next term as she is being seconded to Gilmerton Primary School as Principal Teacher for 23 months. Mrs Jack will return to school at the start of next term until we appoint someone to take over her post here at Currie Primary School. We will all miss Mrs Jack as she is a very valuable member of our team but we know she will do a fantastic job in her new role as PT.

Congratulations to all of our P4 swimmers who worked hard at the pool every Tuesday this term to achieved their swimming certificates!

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Pentland Gymnastics Annual Competition on the 24th of June 2017.  130 children took part and the gymnasts from Currie Primary all did really well. A special well done to Vaila (P3), Katie (P4), Katie (P5) and Emily (P5) who all won their age group.  Many more of our pupils also won individual medals.

Looks like we may have got the best of the weather this week for Sports Day on Monday! We had a great morning – thank you to everyone who came along to watch ad cheer everyone on. Congratulations to the Golden Eagles who were our overall winning house on Sports Day this year!

School closes for the summer holidays at the end of next week and I am sure the children (and staff!) will cheer to mark the end of this academic year. Before everyone runs for the doors to enjoy their long summer holiday, we want them to change another child’s life on the way out by supporting a charity called Sal’s Shoes.

The idea is if your child will not be needing their school shoes for the next school year we ask that at the end of the last day of term (30.06.17) they take their school shoes off and place them on their desk and leave school barefoot. We will give the donated shoes to children around the world via the wonderful work of Sal’s Shoes, a charity we are keen to support for the first time this year. Those shoes, which are unlikely to be used again because feet grow over the summer or are a little scuffed and will be replaced in time for the new school year, won’t just sit in the shoe cupboard getting in the way, but will have a second life.  We’d love for your child to take part if they would like to. A whole school leaving barefoot is a powerful message that we want to help those fellow school children who have no choice and leave school barefoot every day. Please help us to help others who are less fortunate than ourselves.

There is no obligation to take part but we would love to support this charity and the work they carry out in finding new feet for pre-loved children’s shoes. To find out more about Sal’s Shoes you can visit their website www.salsshoes.com or Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/salsshoes1

Of course the children can bring in another pair of shoes to change into after walking out of their classroom or out of school for their journey home. If you have only recently purchased their school shoes perhaps your child has another pair of outgrown shoes they may wish to bring in and leave behind.

Our Nursery enjoyed Sports Day last week, with everyone taking part and trying their best with the different activities and races.

We all enjoyed our P7 Quali on Thursday evening. Everyone looked amazing, the band played and the dancing was fantastic. It was lovely that so many parents and family members came along to join us too!