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Welcome to the Children and Families newsletter This newsletter will be published every two
weeks and aims to reach out to the
entire Children and Families Department. You will be able to read about
all the good work happening in your department as well as learn about
your new colleagues. We want to hear about the work being done in your team so please call or send us your stories, pictures, info on new staff, celebrations, special events, news etc. You can email us at gayle.st.croix@educ.edin.gov.uk or give us a call on 0131 469 3429. Inspectors commend Prestonfield
success Edinburgh
schools get active Pre-5 children get a taste
of paradise ECFI is also working in conjunction with Bookstart and Craigmillar Books for Babies to coordinate a ‘story time’ at each participating nursery. The story time will be based on the Children’s book ‘Handa’s surprise’. School staff meet the Prime
Minister They were part of a group of seven school staff who travelled to Downing Street to meet the Blairs at a special reception to recognise the work of support staff in schools. To say they had a good time is an understatement. All were brimming over with enthusiasm and excitement about their time at No 10. To see a picture of the group, click here. G8 Events in Edinburgh: Time to Talk - Time to Act
Events include theatre, music, debates, exhibitions, conferences, film, dance. Printed brochures will be distributed to all council establishments in the week beginning 13 June. For more information, please email martin.hutchison@educ.edin.gov.uk Africa: My Home, My Hope, My Future Evening event The Himalayan Children’s Dance Tour -
Volunteers needed - (host families, buddies, drivers, street collectors, etc) If you might be able to act as a host family, the entire period is preferable but your help for one or two weeks during this time might also be helpful. If hosting isn't your thing, there are other ways to help. If you are a driver with your own car, would like to act as a buddy to escort small groups, cook for lunch, distribute publicity or act as a street collector, please get in touch. For more information and to
register interest in hosting children please
contact diana108@btopenworld.com
or by phone at 0131 652 1316 Pupils from Towerbank, Drumbrae and St Crispins enjoyed interactive workshops run by the Glassforever Roadshow during the week beginning 30 May. They took part in a hands-on session where a mini-recycling factory was set up in the classroom. The children themselves replicating the industrial processes that are involved in recycling glass - from the cleaning process to the sorting belt to the finished product. The Glassforever Roadshow is a free, award-winning education programme aimed at 7-11 year olds. This is the third time the roadshow has been to Edinburgh and is due to visit Kaimes, Ratho, Dalry and Dalmeny Schools. For more information about the Roadshow contact Lindsay on 469 5257. The Standard Life Edinburgh Achievement
Awards 2005 The Standard Life Edinburgh Achievement
Awards 2005 celebrate success, best practice, and innovation in all
aspects of Children and Families work and we would like to hear from
you. Closing Date for Applications is Friday 15 July 2005. We would like to welcome Maria Lloyd who will start in her role of Quality Improvement Officer Support for Pupils later this summer. She will work with a group of establishments to raise achievement through the support and challenge arrangements. Success
stories
The event has been has been arranged through The French institute, The French Ministry of Education and the Scottish Executive. During their visit, the pupils met with George Reid and Bethan Owen from the Council as well as Valerie Drake from The French institute. They enjoyed an exchange of French and Scottish songs, before being introduced to the delights of Scottish Country Dancing. They also were able to enjoy the sights of Edinburgh (despite the dreary weather) from an open-top bus with a special stop at Edinburgh Castle. Bikers tour Scotland for
foster children and their families
Brian Heron, a foster carer who has spent 11months organising the event hopes to raise £5,000 for the Dunedin Carers Association. The bikers will spell out foster care as they pass through towns en route Falkrik, Oban, Speanbridge, Tain, Elgin, Rothes, Carrbridge, Aviemore and Rosyth. The bikers will set off from Ingliston car park at 9am on Saturday 11 June and will return to the Cramond Brig Hotel between 4 and 5pm on Sunday 12 June. Dunedin Carers Association was set up three years ago. The money will be used for activities for children in foster care but also for the children of foster carers. Young Consumers head to Brighton
Tynecastle opens its doors to Harvard
He will spend some time doing some problem solving sessions with the pupils. This really is an excellent opportunity for the school and will be covered by The Sunday Times and The Guardian. Cairnpark success
The football team is organised by Mick Greenwood, a Pupil Participation Worker from the Family Support Team who works with pupils from Cairnpark to support them to participate in school life and their wider community. Wellington do the double – again! The Cup Final, played at the Warout Stadium, Glenrothes against a team from a Glasgow School, St John’s Springboig was a tense affair with a 'backs to the wall' performance from the whole team to hold on to a 2 – 1 lead. First half goals from Erskine and Cartwright gave the Welly a comfortable half time lead but a goal back by St John’s in the second half led to a nerve wracking finish for all concerned. Head of School, John Mackie said "This was a magnificent effort by
the whole squad this season but special credit must go to our coach Keith
Jamieson and his little helper, James Welch and to our inspirational
captain, Jamie Erskine. I couldn’t be more pleased for the team and the
credit which they bring to the school by their exemplary behaviour both on
and off the pitch". Team Talk The latest version of the Chief Executive’s monthly update, Team Talk, is now available. This month’s issue focuses on the 'Inspiring Capital' brand, which will be used to promote Edinburgh and its surrounding area as a place to do business, to live in, to study in and to visit. Team Talk also provides an update on the Council Review 2007, the G8 Summit which is being held from 6 - 8 July and the new Enterprise Finance Oracle system. If you would like to provide feedback on the
issues raised in Team Talk or suggest issues for discussion please
e-mail Teamtalk@edinburgh.gov.uk Have You Ordered Your New Bike
Yet? http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/council/green_travel.html
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