School Blog

Thanks so much to East Calder Bowling Club for hosting the Community Hub this morning. We had a great time honing our bowling skills. We are so grateful you gave your time to share your skills with us. We definitely have some budding bowlers who are keen to start bowling as a hobby. The refreshments ... Continue reading "Community Hub visit to East Calder Bowling Club"

Well done team 4 who cleaned out our class gerbil today. They made sure to work as a team to get all parts of her cage clean for her to use. We always remember to keep some of her bedding to ensure she has a familiar scent when we return her to her cage.

Well done to our Primary 6 Netball team who showed enthusiasm at the West Lothian wide championship today. Our P6 team worked hard against 11 other P7 teams and bagged 10th place. We are very proud of their performance and hope they all enjoyed your first netball competition !

P2 had a wonderful time at Edinburgh Castle on Thursday this week for our class trip. We have been learning about Scotland and looking at castles and the different defences that some castles had. We learned so much about Edinburgh castle, it was brilliant!

As part of our Social Studies context P6 have been investigating the features of an election and the work of our representatives at both a local and national level. They are developing their understanding of how a democracy works and are discussing what the rights and responsibilities of citizens in Scotland are. To assist us ... Continue reading "Parliament Visits P6"

Congratulations P6 for a great day out at cross country today. All the staff who attended with you were so proud of the positivity and you all cheered your friends on. Everyone worked really hard on this tough race and I am very proud of each and every one of you. Well done to Paul who ... Continue reading "Cross Country P6"

Congratulations P6 for a fantastic effort at the Cross Country event today in Polbeth. You all did yourselves proud with everyone completing the course. It was great to see you all cheering each other on. Great sportsmanship! Special mention to this superstar who managed to finish 3rd. Considering there were 5 other schools competing that ... Continue reading "Congratulations! P6 Cross Country"

Primary 5A and 5B went to visit Surgeons' Hall Museum in Edinburgh on Wednesday. We took part in a workshop to learn about how surgery was performed in the past and how this has helped to shape the procedures we are lucky enough to have today. We handled some old instruments and had to guess ... Continue reading "P5 Trip to Surgeons' Hall"

Last week we were visited by a lady from The Dogs Trust. 'We learned how to be safe around dogs' Mia. 'We should be quiet around dogs and if they have taken one of your socks or toys tell and adult. Be gentle, they don't want cuddles, they want a wee stroke. Leave dogs alone ... Continue reading "Learning in P2/1"

This week we have been working on our East Calder project. We listened while Alan Hamilton talked about his time in East Calder in the 60's. It was very interesting learning about the history of our community. Then the P6's joined us to build the community in 1935 or 2024. We used maps to help ... Continue reading "Primary 3"

Primary 5A were very excited to welcome parents and carers into class on Thursday afternoon. Pupils had chosen to share some of our maths and literacy games we use in class to support our learning in these areas, as many parents had asked about ways to support at home at our last Parent Consultations. P5 ... Continue reading "Sharing the Learning in P5A"

This week in P2 we have been busy creating for our East Calder project all about East Calder Main Street. We have been creating some of the businesses and houses you might see on the street. We have created leaflets all about what you might see on East Calder Main Street. We were lucky to ... Continue reading "This week in P2"