Primary 1
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 1
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 1
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 1
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 1
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 1
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 1
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 1
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 1
01
Oct
2019
Midlothian Police Appeal
Police appeal from Midlothian Police regarding a recent break in at our school.
Primary 1
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 1
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 1
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 1
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 1
07
Dec
2018
Christmas Dates
Please find information regarding dates for the festive period. Christmas Dates parents 2018
Primary 1
30
Oct
2018
Parent Council Minutes
Minutes from the 26 September Parent Council meeting 20180926-Parent-Council-meeting-minutes-FINAL
Primary 1
26
Oct
2018
Wellies
If you have any old wellies please could you donate them to the nursery. Our stock of spare ones is running low. Many thanks The Nursery Team
Primary 1
24
Sep
2018
King’s Park Standard, Quality and Improvement Plan
Our SQIP Parent Report is now available for you to read.
Primary 1
22
Jun
2018
P1A
P1A have thoroughly enjoyed being buddies to the new nursery children. They have all been very responsible and have been trying hard to set a good example. They have given their buddies a tour of the school and even helped them complete tasks in order to prepare the nursery children for their time in P1 here at Kings Park. [...]
Primary 1
25
May
2018
Primary One B 04.06.18
This week we played a spelling game against Ms Kennedy and Mr Thomson and we won. We were learning all about poems and had fun learning about alliteration. We came up with some really interesting poems to help us learn all about our topic on the body. We had so much fun running in the [...]
Primary 1
25
May
2018
This week in P1A
Another busy week in P1A! We had a lot of fun this week making our very own clocks and we used these to help us learn about time. The children solved problems relating to time and enjoyed using something that they had made themselves. With Mrs Key we learned more about our senses, focusing on [...]
Primary 1
11
May
2018
Primary One B
This week in Primary One we have been learning about subtraction during our numeracy lessons. Were looking at our spelling and recognition of our tricky words. The children are doing well. We were practising our handwriting and looking at different ways to change the sentences in our reading book. We used three different stimuli to [...]
Primary 1
11
May
2018
This week in P1A
This week in P1A we really enjoyed watching the Primary 6 and Primary 7 children perform Beauty and the Beast. It was a great performance and all of our class sat beautifully throughout the show. It was great to see all of the hard work that went into this from actors and narrators to the [...]
Primary 1
27
Apr
2018
Our Learning in P1B
In Primary one this week we have been focussing on subitising during our numeracy lessons. The children’s recall is really improving. Well done Primary one. In Maths the children have been working with money and are looking at different ways to make different values. We have been continuing with our key words this week and [...]
Primary 1
20
Apr
2018
This week in P1A
This week in P1A we made the most of the lovely weather and spent some time learning outside! The children particularly enjoyed numeracy this week. We worked on our number sequences and counting. “We liked working with P1B outside!” “We practiced our before and after numbers.” “It was fun using the chalk.” All of the primary [...]
Primary 1
16
Mar
2018
This week in P1A
This week the class really enjoyed learning about what sort of things we need to have in a town. We looked at what amenities Dalkeith had and then worked in groups to carefully plan our own towns. The groups chose to include features like schools, shops, train stations and houses. This was super exciting and some of the [...]
Primary 1
09
Mar
2018
P1C
As a stimulus for writing this week we used Roald Dahl’s story cards. We worked in groups to create our own stories using the cards. We worked with our learning partners to assess Miss Hoffman’s work on the board. We identified that she had sometimes missed finger spaces and had only included the first sound [...]
Primary 1
09
Mar
2018
Our Learning in P1B
In maths this week we looked at symmetry and could say if a picture was symmetrical or not. With the help of ‘The Smurfs’ clip we have been able to start learning about time. We have enjoyed singing our time and money songs to help us learn. In numeracy we were looking at subtraction and [...]
Primary 1
09
Mar
2018
This week in P1A
This week the Primary 1 classes have all been working super hard to prepare for their very own personal talk at home and in school. I am so proud of all of P1A for all of their efforts. In preparation this, we have worked hard discussing what makes a gold ‘talk’ and what also makes us [...]
Primary 1
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 1
23
Feb
2018
Our learning this week in P1B
This week we were lucky to have the STEAM ambassador in to teach us about construction. We got to become builders, architects, civil engineers and surveyors. We used fantastic materials to help us measure, build and estimate. Within numeracy we focussed on number sentences and the missing number this week. We looked at money in [...]
Primary 1
23
Feb
2018
This week in P1A
This week in P1A we were very lucky to get a visit from Helen during their STEAM (sceince, technology, engineering and maths) session. The children were able to practise skills such as measuring, estimating and weighing in a variety of fun activities and contexts. They gained an insight into the way that STEAM subjects can [...]
Primary 1
09
Feb
2018
This week in P1A
First of all we would like to say a huge “thank you”, to the grown-ups who came to work with us at our maths and numeracy open morning! We really enjoyed having you in class and showing you some of the games and activities that we regularly do during our rotations. This week the boys and [...]
Primary 1
02
Feb
2018
This week in P1A
“We really loved going back to the library!” “We learned how to log onto the computers this week.” “We had fun learning all about computers.” Here are pictures of some of the class during our ICT lesson where they were learning how turn on and log onto the computer – very grown up! They can’t [...]
Primary 1
26
Jan
2018
P1B Learning 26.01.18
P1B had lots of fun learning about Rabbie Burns this week. We made a collage using our gluing and cutting skills and a variety of materials. They wrote wonderful imaginative stories using capital letters and full stops. They learnt their new sound ‘ay’ this week and are doing well with their dictation. P1B also had [...]
Primary 1
26
Jan
2018
This week in P1A
This week primary 1A were very excited to visit our new library/research room! We went along to explore for the first time and learned about its purposes. “We learned how to look after the books and keep it tidy.” “We are going to learn about the computers.” “There are lots of cool seats!” [...]
Primary 1
19
Jan
2018
This week in P1A
“Our favourite piece of learning this week was about a special Scottish artist.” “We looked at pictures by Steven Brown.” “We learned that he uses lots of bright colours and lines to make his work.” “He is a Scottish artists and he does lots of cow art.” “They are called McCoos.” We are going to [...]
Primary 1
19
Jan
2018
Our learning in P1B
It has been so lovely having all the children back in class after the Christmas break. Last week we wrote some amazing stories about the Little Red Hen and revised all our sounds. They did extremely well. Within numeracy we went over our last lesson and started our maths topic on money. The children have [...]
Primary 1
12
Jan
2018
This week in P1A
Welcome back! This week we have been learning the story of “The Little Red Hen”. We used actions and picture plans to help us remember what happened in the story and we really enjoyed doing this! We tried hard to then write this story independently in our books and we have included some examples of [...]
Primary 1
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 1
15
Dec
2017
This week in P1A
We have had a lovely festive week in Primary 1A! We had a great time preforming the Nativity to you all and we hope that you enjoyed it.
Primary 1
08
Dec
2017
Primary One B learning
Our learning this week and last 04.12.17. Last week was languages and literacy week. We had lots of fun reading our new books that we got to take home. We made play dough ice cream to go with ‘Gorilla loves Vanilla’ and practiced our writing skills. We made a bar graph to show the classes’ [...]
Primary 1
08
Dec
2017
08.12.17 P1A
Another busy week in P1A! We have been feeling very festive this week and we have even had our own special visitor… Buddy the elf! He comes to see how kind and hard working we can be each day and then each night he flys back to tell Santa. Every morning he leaves us a [...]
Primary 1
01
Dec
2017
P1A 01/12/17
Primary 1A have had a lot of fun this week celebrating literacy and languages week! We studied the three books from the Scottish Book Trust – “Gorilla Loves Vanilla”, “The Fourth Bonniest Baby in Dundee” and “The Owls Egg”. We took part in lots of fun activities based on these books to help with a [...]
Primary 1
24
Nov
2017
24/11/17
This week in P1A we have enjoyed learning our new ‘special friend’ sounds. “We have learned ‘ie’, ‘oa’ and ‘ai’ this week”. “We have even created words with these sounds”. We used our frog called Fred to help us with this! P1A have also loved writing about a time that they went to a party! [...]
Primary 1
17
Nov
2017
Our Learning in P1B 13.11.17
We were allowed to look after Mr Fudge this week because our behaviour during huddle was excellent. We have had a fun week with Mr Fudge. We have been looking at what makes a sentence and have been looking at our key words. We have been learning new sounds and singing songs to help us [...]
Primary 1
17
Nov
2017
17/11/17 P1A
Primary 1A really enjoyed dressing up in odd clothes to raise money for Children in Need! “We watched a clip about why we are dressing up.” “We like to help other chilren.” “We learned that it is good to help other children.” “We love Pudsey!” We have shared a photo with you to show [...]
Primary 1
10
Nov
2017
10.11.17 P1A
It was so lovely to see so many of you at our parent consultations this week. "We really hope that all of the grown ups liked seeing all of our hard work!"
Primary 1
10
Nov
2017
Primary One B’s learning 06.11.17
We have been learning about people who help us. We were looking at the police and the important job they do. Poor Ms Kennedy got arrested by her primary one class.
Primary 1
06
Nov
2017
P1B learning week commencing 30/10/17
We have been learning about fireworks and making firework pictures.
Primary 1
03
Nov
2017
P1A 3rd November
This week in P1A we all really enjoyed learning our new sounds. “I like using the sounds to build words.” “I like planning my writing and drawing with Miss Lyall.” This week in maths we began exploring data handling and we created a pictogram. We tried to find out which spooky Halloween costume we [...]
Primary 1
30
Oct
2017
Primary One B – Learning during week 23/10/2017
We were looking at number pattern. We looked at our three rights and did our best to follow them. We were looking at odd and even numbers. We tried to start our story with a capital letter and end it with a full stop. We looked at 3 more sounds and our tricky hat words. [...]
Primary 1
12
Oct
2017
Primary One B Learning
We should eat healthy foods. We have many rights; we should follow our school rights. We talked about numbers before and after. We were learning how to count backwards and put them in order. How to draw a picture of us looking surprised. Our phonics songs and sounds. Putting full stops at the end of [...]
Primary 1
06
Oct
2017
Our Learning in P1B
We have been learning more about full stops. We have been putting foods onto different plates to show our harvest learning. We have been learning our new jolly phonics letters and sounds and our tricky words. A combine harvester cuts the wheat. We have been learning about autumn. We have been adding on one more [...]
Primary 1
05
Oct
2017
P1A 05.10.17
This week in P1A… “We have enjoyed learning how to say some colours in French.” “We have played games and sang songs to help us learn the colours.” “We have read the story of ‘La chenille qui fait des trous’ – ‘The Hungry Caterpiller’ in French. “We worked hard on our writing this week [...]
Primary 1
29
Sep
2017
P1A- 29.09.17
This week in P1A… “We have been learning some new sounds like d, m and r” “We liked singing the songs about each sound” “We have been learning how to write these sounds correctly” “We liked drawing pictures about a time that we were excited, we included lots of detail to help us [...]
Primary 1
01
Jun
2017
Early years Sports
P6 did a great job helping our younger pupils during their sports day. They really enjoyed the experience.
Primary 1
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 1
22
Dec
2016
Merry Christmas from P1!
P1 have been really busy over the festive period. They put on 2 fantastic performances of the Sleepy Shepherd, enjoyed their Christmas lunch and have been continuing to work hard in class! We are looking forward to the Christmas party with lots of dancing and games on Friday! We would like to wish everyone a lovely Christmas [...]
Primary 1
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 1
06
Oct
2016
P1 Police Visit
As part of 'People who help us' the Police came to visit and tell us about their job.
Primary 1
29
Sep
2016
Primary 1 so far!
We would like to update you on some of the things that we have been doing in Primary 1 so far.
Primary 1
29
Sep
2016
P1 Curriculum Evening
Hi everyone, we have attached a copy of the Primary 1 curriculum evening for you to have a look at. Thanks, Miss Allan, Miss Lyall, Mrs Flockhart and Miss Davidson P1 Curriculum Evening. 2016-17