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As we welcomed P6 back after the summer we decided to look again at the Wellbeing Indicators,School Rules and LEARN Values. We looked at how these link to the UNCRC Rights of a Child. We decided which elements we could use effectively when creating our Class Charters. We were surprised to see how many rights ... Continue reading "Welcome P6"

Well done to all the Primary 6 and 7 pupils who took part in the football tournament at West Calder yesterday. We had a lovely day for it and enjoyed playing against Mid Calder and Parkhead. Well done to both teams coming 6th place and then 2nd place in the overall tournament. Making it ... Continue reading "Football Tournament P6/7"

We have been learning about nouns and adjectives. We worked together to come up with adjectives for the noun 'apple'. Then we split into random partnerships and worked together to find adjectives for the nouns 'car & dog'. We thought about our senses to help us come up with words. What did a car look ... Continue reading "Primary 3A Learning"

Sophia and Millie both shared their achievements with P7 last week. Sophia - won this trophy for her dance exam. She won the trophy for cheer and a medal for overall dancing! Well done Sophia. Millie - Millie won this trophy for being player of the match with her football team. Great job Millie! Keep ... Continue reading "Trophys in P7"

On Monday this week, both Jakson and Hudson brought in medals to show our Primary 7 class. Well done to Jakson who won two medals in his kickboxing tournament on the weekend. Jakson earned these for continous and point sparring and is now Scottish Champion. Well done for all your hard efforts! Hudson brought in ... Continue reading "Medal Monday in P7!"

After many weeks of rehearsal and preparation, Primary 5 and Primary 6 finally performed their Scottish Opera show, 'Vikings! The Quest for the Dragon's Treasure' on Monday 17th June. Everyone spent time in the morning with the Scottish Opera coaches, who took pupils through their paces with stage directions and choreography. After lunch, pupils were ... Continue reading "Showtime for P5 and P6!"

Unfortunately, due to Scottish weather we had to move our P3-5 Sports Day off the grass and into school grounds/dining hall. Pupils completed activities such as an obstacle course, long jump and target throwing. The weather cleared up at the end of the day, which allowed P5 pupils to participate in sprints for their house. ... Continue reading "Sports Day - P3-5"

Thanks to Conor from Morrison Construction who came in and spent the morning with us building a huge Tetrahedron! Team work was certainly the order of the day and it was great to see the class collaborating and problem solving to get the job done! The quality of the communication and decision making as a ... Continue reading "Tetrahedron building in P6"

Primary 6 and 7 took part in their sports day on Wednesday 12th June. We were very lucky with the weather and managed to set up our sports day in the quad and dining hall. Pupils took part in several stations including scoring goals, obstacle course and endurance run. At the end, all pupils participated ... Continue reading "Sports Day P6-7"

Happy Sports Day everyone!! Unfortunately, due to Scottish weather we had to move our Sports Day off the grass and into school grounds/dining hall. The pupils were very resilient and loved working hard to achieve house points for their team. They visited 4 stations outside and 3 stations inside. They completed activities like bean bag ... Continue reading "Sports Day P1-2"

We would like to let everyone know that we are launching FREE Book Friday. We have a large selection of surplus books that we no longer require and would like to promote a love of reading by giving them away to pupils and families. Every Friday pupils can choose to bring a book home from ... Continue reading "Free Book Friday!"

Our science teacher, Mrs Beattie, has been working hard with P5A on the Climate Smarter project to produce a model of an eco friendly school. The children worked in groups to produce models which included sustainable features such as wind turbines and water recycling units. Our head teacher, Mrs Stewart, had the unenviable task of ... Continue reading "A Celebration of STEM with P5A"