Author Archives: Mrs Maclean

Garden sale and Celebration of Writing

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Today at lunchtime we opened up the polycrub to visitors for our annual plant sale. Lots of parents and community members came along to buy a variety of plants, grown by the children . If you missed out, there are lots of plants left, waiting to be snapped up. Pop in at drop off or pick up time  and have a look.

Next up today was our celebration of writing, supported by The Braemar Buzzard. Every child had pieces of writing on display  under the theme ‘ My Braemar’. Ernest and Andrew had been busy making fresh lemonade in the morning, and they offered still or fizzy drinks to our guests. Parents and visitors had an opportunity to try their hand at a fun writing task, whilst watching  a couple of episodes of Braemar TV. Fiona and Marilyn presented the children with a certificate, along with a 12 month subscription to First News children’s newspaper.  Thank you to everyone who came along to either event today, and a special thank you to Marilyn and Fiona for helping with the writing project.

 

A very active Friday!

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This morning P4-7 took part in a taster session of Sooyang Do. They learned some basic moves and techniques and had great fun trying something new. Click here for a snippet of the session. In Assembly, we learned some interesting facts about the World Cup and spoke about Articles 2 and 31 of the UNCRC, linking the rights to our own playtimes. Then we danced to one of our favourite ‘Just Dance’ songs. The Nursery children joined in and followed the dance moves really well.

 

Sponsored walk in aid of MND research

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Click on the link below to see photos of our slightly soggy sponsored walk this afternoon. Thank you to all who supported the event. The Pupil Council will count the donations tomorrow and update here with the total raised. ***update*** We raised a total of £115 for the charity. Many thanks to all who contributed and well done to the Pupil Council for organising.

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A busy few days!

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Last Friday P5-7 went out in the village with PC Cain, to help carry out speed checks as a way of raising awareness of the 20mph limit. The children had a go at using the speed gun and then spoke to drivers who had been stopped. They had put together a letter to hand out, asking people to consider their speed when driving through our village.

On Tuesday 2nd, Bike School came along and worked with all the children from P1-P7, helping those who are beginners or non-riders develop their confidence, whilst giving everyone an opportunity to develop their cycling skills. The children’s comments were very positive and everyone is looking froward to them returning next Tuesday, 9th June. A wee reminder too that the Bike Clinic is in school on Tuesday 16th, should you wish to get your child’s bike checked over.

First Aid training with Tom

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On Thursday and Friday this week pupils in P5/6/7 took part in First Aid Training. Take a look at what they got up to…

Day one of First Aid training for P5-7, learning how to carry out an initial assessment of a casualty.

Day 2 – Sprains, fractures, fainting, heart attack, CPR.

Young Emergency First Aider Award Levels 1, 2 and 3 complete! Well done P5/6/7 🤩

Friday Outdoor Learning

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This week we spent Friday afternoon working on a  number of tasks in the school grounds.Everything in the polycrub needed a good watering and our Livingstone Daisy seedlings needed thinning and potting on.  We also washed the mud kitchen equipment, ready to play with next week. Some children painted cardboard flowers, which we will use as decoration. We did some recording for a ‘Braemar TV’ programme about outdoor learning. We also had an opportunity to use our new woodworking tools, with some children sawing and using a hand drill to make wooden sections for our playground snakes. Lots of new skills to be developed in the coming weeks!

House Challenge March 2026

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On Thursday we came together to complete our Spring House Challenge. We wrote poetry, designed and made Easter bonnets for Buttony Bear, made Easter gardens and completed puzzles. We also had a challenge to move an egg without touching it. The winning team made a zipline to move their egg.

The Pine Martens and Mountain Hares were joint winners of the Challenge and Mountain Hares overall winners for this term. This afternoon they chose to have a cartoon, snacks and draw along  for their House Treat.