Leith Primary School

LPS Newsletter

When the First Minister of Scotland Came for Breakfast Leith Primary School's Breakfast Club, run by Edinburgh & Lothians Out of School Care Network (ELOSCN), were delighted to welcome John Swinney, the First Minister of Scotland to join them on Wednesday morning. The top secret visit coincided with the budget announcement in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday. One of the new budget commitments is that all primary schools in Scotland will now receive funding to run a free breakfast club to all children who wish to attend....

LPS Newsletter When the First Minister of Scotland Came for Breakfast Leith Primary School’s Breakfast Club, run by Edinburgh & Lothians Out of School Care Network (ELOSCN), were delighted to welcome Jo…

Happy Christmas

To all our children, families, staff & professional partners, we wish you a wonderful festive season and look forward to welcoming you back on Tuesday 6th January, 2026. A selection of our decorated doors from across the school. Some of our friends at Stockbridge Life Care receiving their handmade cards from P6/7. Cards have been made by all our pupils and given to care homes and day centres across Edinburgh and beyond.

Happy Christmas To all our children, families, staff & professional partners, we wish you a wonderful festive season and look forward to welcoming you back on Tuesday 6th January, 2026. A selection of our deco…

Christmas LPS Newsletter

Raegan in P4/5 got to meet the Dame at this year's Panto at the Festival Theatre - oh yes, she did! Just Giving: UNICEF Thank you to everyone who has donated so far to our Christmas fundraiser UNICEF this year. There is still time if you or your family would like to donate something, no matter how small: Farewell Mrs Buchan…...

Christmas LPS Newsletter Raegan in P4/5 got to meet the Dame at this year’s Panto at the Festival Theatre – oh yes, she did! Just Giving: UNICEF Thank you to everyone who has donated so far to our Christmas fun…

LPS Newsletter

Primary 7 pupils enjoy sports activities at Leith Academy as part of their ongoing transition to secondary school programme. LPPC Christmas Fayre Leith Primary Christmas Fayre – Save the DateFriday 12th December, 12pm – 2pm Leith Primary Parent Council is delighted to invite you to our annual Christmas Fayre. Come along and join the festive fun - there will be something for everyone....

LPS Newsletter Primary 7 pupils enjoy sports activities at Leith Academy as part of their ongoing transition to secondary school programme. LPPC Christmas Fayre Leith Primary Christmas Fayre – Save the DateFriday…

Well done to our Leith Primary School Girls Football Club who were given the opportunity to do a Q&A session with the Hibernian Woman's Football team last week at the Easter Road Stadium. The girls were able to find out about how the Hibs Women train and prepare for big games and what their most memorable moments have been as players....

LPS Newsletter Well done to our Leith Primary School Girls Football Club who were given the opportunity to do a Q&A session with the Hibernian Woman’s Football team last week at the Easter Road Stadium.…

Pupil Achievements Well done to Charlie in P3 who won another medal for running recently. Well done also to Ellie in P5 who created her own fairy-tale story and had it turned into a real book. Has your child achieved something outside school recently? Send us a picture and tell us what they have done - we would love to hear about it....

LPS Newsletter Pupil Achievements Well done to Charlie in P3 who won another medal for running recently. Well done also to Ellie in P5 who created her own fairy-tale story and had it turned into a real book. Has …

Well done to our pupil councillors for taking responsibility for looking after our pre-loved clothing, hanging items up in size order and putting them on the clothes rails to go out for parents to look through - great job! What a busy first term we have all had. Our Primary 1s have really settled in very well and very much part of the our Leith Primary family now....

LPS Newsletter Well done to our pupil councillors for taking responsibility for looking after our pre-loved clothing, hanging items up in size order and putting them on the clothes rails to go out for parents to …

Brilliantly well done to the Lucky Leithers girls football team who beat Liberton Primary School 9-4 at the weekend. We are so proud of you all, well done!!! P1-P3 Supporting Phonics and Reading at Home Session Please join our Support for Learning Lead, Ella Ciechanowicz, on Friday 3rd October at 11am for a session on how to support your child with reading at home....

LPS Newsletter Brilliantly well done to the Lucky Leithers girls football team who beat Liberton Primary School 9-4 at the weekend. We are so proud of you all, well done!!! P1-P3 Supporting Phonics and Reading at…

Some P1/2 pupils playing Duck, Duck, Goose during our annual One Planet Picnic on Wednesday We do not usually send out weekly newsletters however there have been so many events and pieces of information to share with you we needed another edition! One Planet Picnic The whole school celebrated One Planet Picnic again this Wednesday afternoon on the Links. We do this each year as part of our commitment to being an Eco school, something we have been officially recognised for five times over the last fifteen years....

LPS Newsletter Some P1/2 pupils playing Duck, Duck, Goose during our annual One Planet Picnic on Wednesday We do not usually send out weekly newsletters however there have been so many events and pieces of inform…

Primary 4s try out their coding skills on our Spheros We continue to settle in to this busy new school year with further enrolments of new pupils across each stage. To them and their families, another warm welcome to Leith Primary School. Thematic Review School Improvement Plan Primary 1 Morning Entry Routine Yellow KIC Forms Open Classroom Sessions - Meet the Teacher…...

LPS Newsletter Primary 4s try out their coding skills on our Spheros We continue to settle in to this busy new school year with further enrolments of new pupils across each stage. To them and their families, anot…

Welcome Back Everyone Welcome back to session 2025/26. And for any of our new parents/carers and children, a warm welcome to Leith Primary School!! As always, it has been a busy start back for everyone with lots of new routines to learn and new names to remember. The classes have settled back really well after the summer and Mr Stuart and I were delighted to see such motivated and engaged learners during our Learning Walk around the school and nursery last week....

LPS Newsletter Welcome Back Everyone Welcome back to session 2025/26. And for any of our new parents/carers and children, a warm welcome to Leith Primary School!! As always, it has been a busy start back for ever…