Author Archives: Liz Woodsend

At our last meeting we had a visit from PC Lynn Black, Community Officer for East Lothian and Borders Police. Along with similar issues at the Infant School, she stressed the police were keen to improve the situation before a … Continue reading →

Parents have commented that selection for the swimming gala did not appear to be open to all P6 and 7 pupils. It has been agreed by school staff that next year the King’s Meadow will hold its own school swimming … Continue reading →

Parents have been asking when the P7s will get access to their common room. Mr Smith said that the common room is used mainly in the final term as a privilege for good behaviour.

It seems that pupils are not sharing their weekly smart targets with parents at home. This appears to be because pupils are not writing their targets in their diaries. To date the writing of information in diaries has not been … Continue reading →

Many people enjoy taking their dog for a walk as part of the school run. Since some children (and adults) are nervous of dogs, please can we ask that if you are in the school area or in the school … Continue reading →

These are the main items raised at our last meeting on the 15th December. Please feel free to leave comments about the issues raised. From everyone on the Parent Council, we wish you a very happy Christmas and new year. … Continue reading →

Following our last meeting, Donald McGillivray has written to East Lothian Council with suggestions that might alleviate some of the traffic congestion issues outside the school at pick-up time. He has also put a strongly worded message in the school … Continue reading →

Even though the official figures will not be our until January, schools have been told to expect a significant cut to their budgets year-on-year for the next three years. For King’s Meadow this means that by financial year 2013-14 there … Continue reading →

Some parents of P4 pupils have commented that the P4 children are often very late coming out. Many of the P4s met from school have younger siblings at Haddington Infant which can mean a long wait in the cold. Mr … Continue reading →

Some P7 parents have commented that the children do not appear to be allowed access to the toilet at break. The pupils are encouraged to go at the start or end of break and then the doors to the outside … Continue reading →