We were lucky to have a visit from Jeff Rich (ex-drummer from Status Quo) to do a drum masterclass with Primary 2 – 7 pupils. The children really enjoyed listening to and trying out all the different percussion instruments and as you can see some of the staff had a go too!

Here are some photos of the event.

Oxgangs Primary School Parent Forum
Annual General Meeting Agenda
Venue:           Oxgangs School
Date:               Thursday 23 September 2010
Time:              7.00pm

Item
Topic

1
Welcome and apologies

2
Purpose of Annual General Meeting

3
Overview of the School Year

4
Report of Activities of PTA Committee

5
Report of Activities of Parent Council

6
Q&A on Reports

7.
Amendment of the Parent Council Constitution

8.
Selection of Parent Council for 2010

9.
Issues to be addressed in2010/2011

10.
Date of issue of Parent [...]

Oxgangs Primary School
 
Minutes of Parent Council Meeting
Thursday 24 June, 2010
Present:
            Parent Council Members: Ken Timmins (Chair), Gerald Murphy,
Mari Yiannopoulos, Carolyn Hargest, Rachel Pickett, Anne Saunderson,
Alys Barclay, Alan Fisher
            Clerk: Philippa Leask
            Co-Opted Members: Liz Walshe, Carol Munro, Ian McQuarrie,
            Visitors: Jackie McKenzie, Anne Mcleod, Michael McLeod, Brian McCafferty, Joty
            Sharma, Yvonne Moore.   
Apologies: A Watt
1.         [...]

The full version and summary of this session’s Standards Quality and Improvement plan may now be downloaded from the Information for Parents page.

OXGANGS PTA
Oxgangs School Uniform/Oxgangs Nursery Uniform
Uniform Orders:  September 2010
The two week period for uniform orders commences Monday 6th September 2010.  The last day for orders to be accepted is Friday 17th September 2010.
Orders should be handed into reception or via your child’s classroom teacher in clearly marked envelopes ‘School Uniform Order’ with payment enclosed [Cheques [...]

Dear Parent / Guardian,
Welcome back after the summer holiday.  We hope you all had an enjoyable time.  Your children are all settling into their new classes well and everyone looks very smart in their new school uniforms. The new children in the nursery all look happy as do the Primary 1s – it is hard [...]

Termly Diary Aug-Oct 2010 (word)

Meet the Teacher Evening         Thursday 9th September
Session 1 – 6.30 p.m.                         Session 2 – 7.10 p.m.
 The Meet the Teacher Evening is an informal occasion in your child’s classroom with the teacher chatting to parents about his/her plans for the session and answering any questions parents may have about a wide range of subjects: homework, [...]

Summer Term’s Cycling News          
As many parents and pupils may already know a lot of cycling activities take place across the cluster of primary schools and at the high school. Last year across all 5 schools, 82 P7s took part in cycling activities, such as transition rides, all day cycles.
Almost 200 P6s completed the Scottish Cycle [...]

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Edinburgh I Bike Newsletter August 2010