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Light it up Blue

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April is Autism Awareness month


On Friday 28th April please ‘Light it up blue’   for Autism Awareness by wearing something blue to raise Autism awareness for a small donation of 50p.

Why raise awareness of autism in school?

At least 1 in 100 people in the UK have autism… so there are children with autism at your school, who you see every day. We know that indifference and hostility towards people with autism and their families leads to social isolation, mental illness and unhappy lives. But we also know that helping young people – and adults – to understand autism as they grow up will equip them to accept and empathize with people with autism.

This Sesame Street video might also be helpful especially for younger children:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKCdV20zLMs

 

 

 

Sharing our Learning

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Sharing our Learning

You are welcome to join us at group time in Nursery this term on the following dates:

  • Tuesday 2nd May
  • Wednesday 17th May
  • Monday 29th May

Doors will open early at 11am or 3pm. We look forward to welcoming you to Nursery.

The Button Box

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We are delighted to announce we now support The Button Box

The Button Box is a community children’s clothing project based in Midlothian. They are a group of volunteers working in partnership with local residents and businesses to offer a variety of opportunities for families to come together for a ‘cuppa and a chat, to donate and collect free clothing.

They collect children’s clothing donations (age 0-16yrs) all year round through various collection and drop off points. They then hold events throughout the year for families to access FREE clothing for their growing families.

 

 

Update from Mary Smith

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Thank you to all the parents, carers and members of the community who have engaged with us during the pre-consultation on the use by Burnbrae Primary School of the additional capacity to be provided at the Hopefield Campus.  This pre-consultation phase is now closed.  We will collate and consider all the feedback on the educational benefits and adverse effects of the models and develop the proposal to be taken to formal consultation.  We will  inform you of the next steps in the process as soon as possible after the Easter break.
 
Mary Smith
Director, Education, Communities and Economy

Burnbrae Primary School, Pre-Consultation Update 2

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Burnbrae Primary School Pre-Consultation
Update 2
Thank you to everyone who attended the drop-in session which took place from 2-7pm at Burnbrae Primary School on 15th March 2017. This was the third in a series of three drop-in sessions.
At the drop-in event on 15th March we shared some emerging models as part of the pre-consultation process and invited feedback from you about the educational benefits and the adverse impact of each of the three models. There was also the opportunity to nominate a new model. For those who were unable to attend we also placed a copy on the school website.
At the event we gathered lots of comments about the educational benefits and any adverse effects and officers are now in the process of drawing this information together. There is still time to comment on each of the models proposed and this information is available on the school website: http://burnbrae.mgfl.net/
If you would like to take part, the deadline date for the return of these templates is 12 noon on Friday 31 March 2017 and you can respond in the following ways:
1. Complete the templates on paper and return these to the school by hand
2. Complete the templates electronically and send these to educationconsultation@midlothian.gov.uk

Downloads:

Burnbrae 20170315 benefits feedback sheets (1)-12hvhgv

Burnbrae Consultation Update 2-1rr7ck3