Inspired by Jacques Cousteau, ‘Finding Nemo’ and David Attenborough’s Blue Planet pupils from Ferryhill Primary School have embarked on their own subsea adventure.
Their primary 5 pupils set their imagination loose on encounters with dolphins, wild swimming and wreck diving and created a set of striking semi-abstract collages.
The exhibition will run until the 1st of February 2020 and can be viewed during regular library opening hours.
The Edinburgh Children’s Partnership Services Plan is hoping to gather the views of parents, carers and parent councils. We would appreciate if you could take 5 minutes to complete this survey as an individual parent or carer. The survey is open until 29th January 2020.
The Department of Art and Design is delighted to announce that Ferryhill Primary School has a winner.
The jury of the Winter Windows Competition, a partnership between Edinburgh’s Christmas and the City of Edinburgh Council, selected Mahiya’s design of a ‘Fox in a Festive City’ from 255 submissions from school all over Edinburgh.
Mahiya was invited to the winners’ reception at the City Chambers and received a certificate from the Honourable Lord Provost himself. The judges were so impressed that, in addition, she received a special commendation from the Arts & Creative Learning team, who singled out her design out for the strong layout and use of colour.
Lorna MacDonald, the Principal Officer for Arts and Creative Learning at City of Edinburgh said
“The little urban fox and his wee footprints in the snow clinched it for me – really gorgeous and it looks stunning enlarged and lit up.”
Mahiya’s design is on display in West Parliament Square, just outside the registrar’s office at the City Chambers. If you happen to be in the Old Town over Christmas, please go and see it.
Tinderbox runs a free music hub for young people near you. The hub is on Tuesdays from 6pm to 8pm. It is free to attend and open to children and young people aged 10 – 18 from complete beginners to experienced young musicians. Everyone is welcome.
Our next term of weekly hubs will run from Tuesday 22nd October till Tuesday 17th December. To find out more information about this event please click here.
Our school is a community of learners from different cultural and social backgrounds with a wide range of beliefs. Our curriculum of personal development is based on respect for self and for everyone else. Time for Reflection is a statutory provision within Curriculum for Excellence that:
We sometimes work in partnership with visitors to help our children learn about the real-life experiences of people whose lives may be very different to their own. This can provide an experience for children to find out about a wide range of views religious and otherwise.
We provide Time for Reflection through our Friday morning assemblies six times a year. Parents can withdraw their children from participation in Time for Reflection. If you wish to do so, please contact the school.
| Date | Theme and Description | Presenter |
| 25th October 2019 | Diwali
This assembly will provide children with information about the festival of lights, which is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists. We welcome visitors from Edinburgh Hindu Mandir and Cultural Centre. |
Mrs Napier Principal Teacher |
| 20th December 2019 | Christmas
This assembly will explore the meaning of Christmas celebrated by Christians. |
Rev Jenny Williams, Drylaw Parish Church |
| 27th March 2020 | Easter
This assembly will explore the Christian understanding of Easter. |
Rev Jenny Williams, Drylaw Parish Church |
| 24th January 2020 | Chinese New Year | Ms Vince Principal Teacher |
| 24th April 2020 | Ramadam | Mr Prowse Principal Teacher |
| 18th June 2020 | Windrush Generation | Mrs Napier Principal Teacher |
Ferryhill Primary School 