Primary 6
17
Aug
2021
Letter from Fiona Robertson, Executive Director Children, Young People & Partnerships and return to school in August 221
Dear Parents and Carers Please see the attached letter from Fiona Robertson, Executive Director Children, Young People & Partnerships regarding the return to school this term. Parent_Carer_August 2021 Please also find attached a copy of the letter we issued in June regarding our return to school after the summer holidays, this includes the staggered start and [...]
Primary 6
25
Jun
2021
Dear Parents and Carers Please see the attached letter regarding a confirmed case of Covid 19 at King’s Park Primary School. Letter to All Parents re confirmed case of COVID19 in school Kind regards KPPS
Primary 6
01
Apr
2021
April Newsletter
Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached our most recent Newsletter. Newsletter March 2021 We hope you have a lovely Easter break! Kind regards, KPPS
Primary 6
01
Apr
2021
Letter from Fiona Robertson Executive Director Children, Young People & Partnerships
Dear Parents/Carers Please see the link below that contains a letter from Fiona Robertson, Executive Director Children, Young People & Partnerships. Parent_Carers_20210401 Kind regards KPPS
Primary 6
08
Mar
2021
Return to school P4-7 Update 08.03.21
Dear Parents and Carers Please find in the link below an update regarding the return of P4-P7 learners next Monday (15.03.21). Letter to Parents P4-7 080321 Kind regards KPPS
Primary 6
16
Dec
2020
Support fund
Support fund launched for local people in need Support is now available from Midlothian Council for local people who are in financial difficulty and struggling to buy food, fuel or other essentials. The Midlothian Food and Key Essentials Fund has been launched to help support those facing severe financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 [...]
Primary 6
23
Mar
2020
Distance Learning Daily Schedule
This schedule can be used to help you structure your day. It is just a suggested timetable so you are free to adapt it to suit your own needs. Distance Learning Daily Schedule
Primary 6
23
Mar
2020
Hub Lunches
Please see the attached information regarding lunches during school closure for those children who are entitled to a Free School Meal. HUB LUNCHES Thanks KPPS
Primary 6
05
Feb
2020
Parent Calendar January – April 2020
Parent Calendar January – April 2020 Please find attached the Parent Calendar for January – April. Parent calendar 2020 (Jan) Further information will be sent regarding the Open Event, Lion King performances and the Church Service.
Primary 6
01
Oct
2019
Midlothian Police Appeal
Police appeal from Midlothian Police regarding a recent break in at our school.
Primary 6
01
Oct
2019
P6 Curriculum Evening
Primary 6 have had a great start to the term and are looking forward to what looks to be a busy and exciting year! Curriculum Evening P6 2019
Primary 6
30
Sep
2019
Standards and Quality Report and School Improvement Plan 2019
Attached is our Standards and Quality Report for 2018-2019 and our School Improvement Plan for 2019-2020.
Primary 6
14
May
2019
Nurture in King’s Park
This year in King’s Park, one of our school improvement priorities has been to improve inclusion, wellbeing and equality amongst our learners. We aim to ensure that we meet the needs of each individual within our school. One of the ways in which we are able to do this is through the introduction of Nurture Groups.
Primary 6
28
Jan
2019
Items need for the Nursery
If you have any items on the list attached and are happy to donate to the nursery please let a member of staff know.
Primary 6
20
Dec
2018
December Newsletter
Our latest newsletter is available for you to read. Catch up on some of the events that have taken place in King's Park this month!
Primary 6
07
Dec
2018
Christmas Dates
Please find information regarding dates for the festive period. Christmas Dates parents 2018
Primary 6
30
Oct
2018
Parent Council Minutes
Minutes from the 26 September Parent Council meeting 20180926-Parent-Council-meeting-minutes-FINAL
Primary 6
24
Sep
2018
King’s Park Standard, Quality and Improvement Plan
Our SQIP Parent Report is now available for you to read.
Primary 6
06
Sep
2018
Primary 6 Prepare For College!
Primary 6 Pupils are preparing to take part in a six week programme with Edinburgh College. The programme is designed to equip pupils with skills for learning, life and work.
Primary 6
01
Jun
2018
P6A News
It has been another very busy week in P6A. In maths, we revisited multiplying and dividing numbers by 100 and explored the place value of each number in a decimal fraction. Those working on the chilli challenge began to use our knowledge of square numbers to find the square root. We explored how Louis Sachar uses [...]
Primary 6
25
May
2018
P6A News
In writing we have been developing our persuasive techniques by creating a sales pitch for our enterprise ideas! We really enjoyed using rhetorical questions and emotive language. On Wednesday we will give a presentation, using these ideas, to ‘The Dragons’. Our focus in numeracy this week has been mixed numbers and improper fractions. To do [...]
Primary 6
18
May
2018
Our week in P6B
A busy week in P6 beginning with the Euro quiz finals at The Scottish Parliament on Monday. Our team did so well and had some very hard questions to answer. Later in the week, we made a good start on planning our Enterprise for this term. We have to plan activities that will [...]
Primary 6
04
May
2018
P6A News
After researching mythical creatures, we created a functional report about a mythical creature of our choice. This made us think hard how about which literacy devices we could use to engage our readers. In P.E. we played rounders with Miss McCloskey. With Mrs Campbell we ran various sprints as trials for Sports Day and for [...]
Primary 6
27
Apr
2018
A Busy week for P6A
This week in Science we have been investigating how we breathe. We created a model of the respiratory system – identifying the organs involved and the process of inhalation and exhalation. Next we want to find out what the purpose of breathing is! To end our topic of ‘Living and Growing’ we have been developing [...]
Primary 6
25
Apr
2018
P6 Bikeability – Cancellation Letter
Please see attached letter regarding the cancellation of the P6 Bikeability Sessions. Bikeability Cancellation (1)
Primary 6
23
Mar
2018
P6A at the Zoo
This week in Primary 6A we went on a trip to the Zoo! We were learning about the life cycle of different animals and got to visit loads of them. Our favourite animal was the Penguins, watching them swim and waddle around. In writing we designed a job advertisement for our ‘Dream Head Teacher’. This meant that we had [...]
Primary 6
16
Mar
2018
Euroquiz Heats.
Well done to our fantastic P6 team who won the Midlothian heat of the Euroquiz this morning! They will now participate in the final to be held at the Scottish Parliament in May! Some very excited children!!
Primary 6
16
Mar
2018
A busy week for P6A
This week was Parents’ Evening. In preparation for it, we wrote our own reports. This encouraged us to reflect on what we have enjoyed this year, our strengths and our next steps for learning. On Wednesday morning, we had the opportunity to explore what quality education looks like with Mrs Limerick. We really enjoyed thinking [...]
Primary 6
09
Mar
2018
P6A News
Dear Parents and Carers, This week in P6A we have been learning about similes – identifying well known similes such as ‘as fresh as a daisy’ and then creating our own. Our favourite was, ‘as flat as old iron brew’. We also looked at how a variety of inventions have transformed over time. This gave us the opportunity to think about [...]
Primary 6
28
Feb
2018
Snow Day Learning Activities and Ideas
Please find a variety of ideas that you can choose to work on during Snow Days. Please share your learning on our Twitter feed @KingParkPS
Primary 6
23
Feb
2018
P6A’S WEEKLY WONDERS:
In P.E this week we have been developing our skills in dodgeball. We played a game called ‘Gauntet’. To play the class had to split up into two teams; one team had to run through a channel filled with obstacles while the other team were trying to throw dodgeballs at them from either side. It was really [...]
Primary 6
09
Feb
2018
P6A in the news!
This week in maths we explored line symmetry and created symmetrical pictures of famous landmarks in Europe.
Primary 6
02
Feb
2018
P6A’s Weekly Wonder
It has been another really busy week in P6A! Here are a few of the things we have been up to. Art We learned about the famous French impressionist artist called Claude Monet. We then created work inspired by his piece ‘The Water Lilly Pond’. It was fun to mix different colours and use different [...]
Primary 6
19
Dec
2017
PlayTalkRead Bus
Benji the PlayTalkRead Bus is coming to Midlothian. The Bus will be hosting free storytelling and rhythm sessions and a range of play and activity sessions for children and their parents.
Primary 6
08
Dec
2017
Our news in P6A
This week in P6A we have been researching the Bass Rock to enter a writing competition open to the whole of Scotland. The winner will be visited by STV news and receive a free school trip to famous Bass Rock!! We also planned our Christmas party in groups and then pitched our ideas to the rest of the class. It was difficult to plan for everything we wanted [...]
Primary 6
08
Dec
2017
P6B Literacy Week
Last week in p6b we were making lots of posters about our Scots poem – The Rickety Bus and a Scots dictionary. Isla Buggy Lots of parents came in to class to see us work. Liam Flynn
Primary 6
24
Nov
2017
P6A News
This week in P6A we have been creating tribal masks for our topic, the Rainforest. We used paper mâché and paint to decorate our artwork. In P.E. we made up our own versions of the Haka which we will perform with our masks next week. On Monday we thought about ‘food miles’ – how far our food has [...]
Primary 6
17
Nov
2017
This week in P6A
This week in Primary 6A we have been comparing and contrasting our life in Scotland with other places in the world. In maths we have been learning different strategies for division. On Friday we dressed up in odd clothes to raise money for CHILDREN IN NEED. Here is a picture of our whole class.
Primary 6
10
Nov
2017
Primary 6
10
Nov
2017
Breaking news: A new tribe discovered in the Amazon!
This week in P6A we have been thinking about the indigenous people who live in Rainforests all over the world.
Primary 6
27
Oct
2017
P6B- This week’s Learning
On Tuesday, we started going to rugby and we played touch rugby games. We had 5 teams and we played against each other. We all enjoyed playing.
Primary 6
25
Oct
2017
Primary 6
25
Oct
2017
Primary 6
23
Oct
2017
Playground PALs Ready to Go!
Playground PALs enjoy final training session working with Primary 2 and 3.
Primary 6
09
Oct
2017
Home Grown Potatoes
P6 are pictured here eating some of King’s Park’s home grown potatoes! We made posters to tell everybody how good they would be!
Primary 6
01
Jun
2017
P6A HWB Week
P6A have had a great week taking part in sports and activities that make us think about our health. We visited the bowling club on Wednesday and had great fun taking part in some games set up by the members. Here are a couple of photos of us.
Primary 6
26
Apr
2017
King’s Park Primary Telephone Line
26 April 2017 We have a problem with our school telephone line this morning. The engineers are working on the fault. Please e-mail Kingspark_ps@midlothian.gov.uk if you need to contact the school. Thankyou Mandi Pache School Admin
Primary 6
24
Mar
2017
Daily Mile
All of our P6 pupils are taking part in the Daily Mile. At least it was a good day today!!
Primary 6
24
Mar
2017
Sumdog competition
Well done to all of P6A for competing in the Midlothian Sumdog competition this week. Three of our pupils came in the top 50, Maya, Elena and Fazan with Kenzie coming 1st overall!
Primary 6
05
Dec
2016
Children In Need
Thank you to all those who brought in their spare coins to make a class sized Pudsey. Take a look at our creations! We have been busy counting up all of the coins and we raised a whopping £685.12! We also had fun spotting the odd coin from around the World! Your Pupil Council
Primary 6
01
Dec
2016
Literacy Week in P6A
P6A were busy during Literacy and Languages week using texts in many different ways. Here are a few photos of us reading in class and using picture books to find interesting and exciting vocabulary to share.
Primary 6
12
Oct
2016
Science Week in P6A
We are learning about friction and air/water resistance in class this week. Here are some photos of us at work this week.
Primary 6
07
Oct
2016
Rugby Festival Fun
Some of our P6 and 7 pupils got the opportunity to take part in a Rugby Festival in King's Park today.
Primary 6
04
Oct
2016
Primary 6
27
Sep
2016
Cross Country at Vogrie
P6 and P7 pupils represented King’s Park Primary at today’s Cross Country event. It was another successful day for KP as we came in second.
Primary 6
09
Sep
2016
PALs – Playground Activity Leaders
The Health and Well Being Committee have begun recruiting PALs for our playground.
