Whitecraig Primary School

As you will have seen in a previous web blog entry, the pupils from P7 were at Kingswood Residential Centre last week.
The children all had a fantastic time, albeit a muddy and VERY tiring time and they all came back with many tales to tell about the fun activities that they took part in. These included quad biking, Leap [...]

[ April 28, 2008; May 1, 2008; 9:00 am to 3:15 pm. May 5, 2008; May 6, 2008; May 8, 2008; May 12, 2008; May 20, 2008; May 21, 2008; May 22, 2008; ] May 2008

01/05/08 - Athletics Team to Cross Country at Dunbar

05/05/08 - May Bank Holiday

06/05/08 - Staff In Service Day

08/05/08 - Catherine Wheels Performance - Brunton Theatre

12/05/08 - P7 Forensic Lab

20/05/08 - P7 to Risk Factory

21/05/08 - Cluster Cricket Festival

22/05/08 - Choices for Life - P7

28/05/08 - Small Schools Athletics - Meadowbank

For the last two weeks the Nursery pupils have had fun with pirates!
The children have enjoyed playing with and dressing up as Pirates, making maps, flags, galleons, walking the plank, crossing the rope bridge and going on a Treasure Hunt!
They ended the theme with a ‘Dress as a Pirate Day’ and a ‘Pirate Party’. There were [...]

Primary 6 went off to Edinburgh Zoo on Thursday 17th April along with Ms Simkins and Mrs Ross. The sun shone but there was a chill wind as they excitedly headed off.

After two bus journeys, the pupils arrived at the zoo, however, unfortunately by this time the sun had disappeared and one of the children [...]

Today, everybody at the school said farewell to Mrs Moira Gilbert, Acting Principal Teacher, who has returned to Musselburgh Burgh Primary School after a period of 8 months with Whitecraig Primary.
We all wish her well. 

As the new Summer Term starts, we would like to extend a warm welcome to Mr Angus MacRury (Acting Head Teacher) and Mrs Lorraine Shipley (Principal Teacher).
We wish them all the best in their new roles.

[ April 14, 2008 9:00 am to April 18, 2008 4:00 pm. ] All of the P7 pupils are very excited this weekend, as they are going to school camp next Monday, 14th April 2008.

The P7 pupils will be joined by the P7 pupils from Wallyford Primary School and they will  spend a week at Kingswood in Northumberland (www.kingswood.co.uk).  Whilst at camp, they will get to try lots of [...]

In August 2008, the current school building will have been in it’s current position for 50 years and we are looking to plan a number of events to celebrate this Golden occasion!
These events will involve the current pupils, however we really need your help! 
We would really appreciate the support and input of the local community in getting information about [...]

[ April 10, 2008; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Dear Parents/Carers,

I am writing to invite you to the above meeting to introduce new staff and explain plans for the school in the short and longer term.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions and make suggestions on how to maintain the progress the school has made this session.

The meeting was originally scheduled for 7.00pm [...]