1. Craigour Park Primary School
Moredun Park Road, Edinburgh. EH17 7HL
Telephone: 0131 664 7594
admin@craigourpark.edin.sch.uk
Craigour Park Primary School
Moredun Park Road,
Edinburgh. EH17 7HL Telephone: 0131 664 7594
Email: admin@craigourpark.edin.sch.uk
Visit us at
http://craigourparkprimary.wordpress.com/

3.  Children settle better if they arrive on time and can go into school
with their friends.
 Give us your up to date phone number in case of an accident or
illness.
 Want to speak to the teacher?
Use the home school diary for daily communication.
 Catch the teacher in the afternoon.
In the morning the children are the teachers priority to settle and to
begin their learning for the day.
If it is urgent please go to the Front Office and a member of staff
will be very happy to speak to you.
 School provide healthy fruit snacks at break.
Remember - No fizzy juice or sweets as we are a health promoting

4. Early, 1st and 2nd Levels
Details of what and how
we teach are
available on request. These
can be found on the School
website.

5. Craigour Park runs a text messaging service. If you
have a mobile number we can send you information
instantly, reply to absence messages and keep you in
the loop about what is happening in and around the
school.
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/
Edinburgh Council’s website has
information on all city schools that
includes holiday dates and severe
weather closures. Find out more
details at
Our school website is
the ideal way to keep
abreast of what your
child has been
learning. Full of
pictures and video, its
aim is to give you a
window into your
child’s education.
Alongside this, you’ll find
all related information
about Craigour – staff,
Parent Council, Eco
Committee, Pupil Council
and much, much more.
Please feel free to
comment on our website
http://craigourparkprim
ary.wordpress.com

6. Free Fruit at breaks
Mon - Friday
Water Bottle £1.20
Children are encouraged
to drink water
throughout the day.
Milk 15p – Pay per session
Healthy School Dinners £1.90
We have multiple sittings in our
dining hall. Money should be in an
envelope with your child’s name
and class. Pay weekly on a
Monday.
If your child is having a packed
lunch please note we do not
permit fizzy juice or glass bottles.
We strongly advise no sweets as
we are a health promoting school.
Please fill in our Health
questionnaire and return
to the office. This
provides essential
information for us about
your child.
Stop Head Lice. Once a week
take a peek. Please inform us
of any outbreaks.
We have regular
visits from NHS
and tooth
brushing in the
nursery up to
Primary 2.

7. Craigour Park School Agreement - Partnership
We will ask you to read and sign this with your child as part of our contract with your family to
work
together and help your child reach their full potential. Within this contract we are also setting our
expectations on acceptable behaviour which includes the Council’s Anti-Bullying and Prejudice
Policy.
We strongly advise that expensive toys, clothing, mobile phones etc are the pupil’s responsibility
and should where possible be left at home.
Craigour Park Parent Forum agreed all pupils should wear school uniform. The school office has
order forms for our sweatshirts etc. All pupils are encouraged to bring a school bag, pencil case
with the appropriate materials to do their class work and an outdoor waterproof coat.
We display pupils work throughout the school and on the school website. This includes pupil
photographs. We will not use photographs of your child if this is your wish.
Parents/Guardians visiting the school at any time are reminded that no photographs or filming of
staff or pupils is allowed. Pupils misusing a mobile phone or computer, filming or recording staff
within the school, school grounds or on a school outing will be treated seriously and Police could
be involved.
House Point System
Pupils are entered into our school house system, named after the 7 hills surrounding Edinburgh -
Braid, Calton, Blackford, Corstorphine, Pentland, Craiglockhart, and Castle Rock. All rewards are
positive and add to EARN-I time timetabled by the class teacher. Please ask your child about
his/her house and their points! We also host Star Pupil of the Term Tea Parties – Yum!
Our Play Squad
They are in the playground at
Morning break to issue and
play games with our younger
children along with the
Pupil Support Assistants (PSAs)

8. Label all clothing, school bags,
PE kit and packed lunches with name and class.
Buy outdoor shoes/boots which your child
can put on and take off themselves.
Velcro straps are recommended until
your child can tie their own laces.
Soft, indoor shoes (black gym shoes) clearly labelled
should be left in school - designer expensive trainers
are not necessary!
Dress Code
•Red school
sweatshirt/red jersey
•Plain shirt or polo
shirt
•Plain skirts/trousers
in grey, black or red.
•Sensible shoes
•Light jacket for
Summer
•Waterproof jacket
plus hat and gloves
for Winter
•School bag
School Uniform Order
Forms available from
the school office.
You may be entitled to
clothing allowance and
free school meals.
Forms available at the
office.

11. Each child in Primary 1 starting with us in August is issued
with a red bag which should contain only the following:
Sounds homework
Common word Bookmark
Shared reading book
Talking homework
Back and Forth Folder
In Primary 1 children will be expected to practise reading
and writing, their sounds and common words weekly.
Parent/Guardians please sign or write in a comment in
reading record. This is our primary communication
between home and school. Please pass on any
information to us we loved to read your comments.
Please ensure NO
juice or food is put
into the red bag –
only reading and
homework should
be put in this bag

12. Sound book
Comes home every night
Picture and action of the new sound and common
word – do with your child
Use sound or letter cards in red bag to build words
Children will learn a song to go with their daily sound
(see Jolly Phonics on youtube)
Practise of the sounds at home every night will
have a huge impact on your child’s learning and
development. Make it fun and have a laugh, that
way you will help us reinforce the pleasure of
learning new things. We have plenty of fun ideas
to share with you to try with your child.

13. We are using the City of Edinburgh SEAL
(Stages of Early Arithmetical Learning) Maths
Programme
In all stages we focus on oral and active
learning
Our focus is developing mental maths
strategies with numbers up to 30
Whole class lessons with support in groups
Time, Money, Measurement, Shape, Pattern,
Problem Solving and Data Analysis are all
covered in addition to this

14. Parent evenings - You will be invited
in to discuss your child’s progress
and have a look at their work and
their Personal Learning Journey
twice over the session.
(Sept/Oct and again in March/April)
Open Days – you will be invited to
join your child in class during school
hours to share their work and
Personal Learning Journey.
(There are 4 of these per session)
There will be other opportunities offered across the
session to invite you to come into school and share
your child’s progress. We welcome your support with
all school outings and feedback on all events so
please check our web site regularly to keep in touch.

15. We host many events throughout the school year:
Sports day/Health Promoting Week
Fundraising days
Charitable days - Comic Relief
Science /Art Fairs and lots more!
Please check our school website and your child’s Back and
Forth folder/Homework Diary for dates and more
information
WELCOME TO
CRAIGOUR PARK PRIMARY