This document provides information about Craigour Park Primary School located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It includes the school's address, contact information, details about arrival and dismissal procedures, communication with teachers, healthy snacks, extracurricular activities, and school uniform requirements. The school emphasizes the importance of arriving on time, communicating through home-school diaries or speaking to teachers after school, and providing a mobile number for alerts.

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.

18. Please ensure NO
juice or food is put
into the red bag –
only reading and
homework should
be put in this bag

23. We host many events throughout the school year:
Sports day/Health Promoting Week
Fundraising days
Charitable days - Comic Relief
Transition
Please check our school website and your child’s Back and
Forth folder/Homework Diary for dates and more
information
We look forward to welcoming you to our school!