Several classes did some Turriff show art work,all of the art work is really good,the competition is being judged we are still awaiting the results. good luck to you all.

By guest reporter, Kayla G P5/5

When they arived in the gym hall they were runing around the hall with their olympic torches.First they started with their  turtle race in heat 1 1st was jamie b 2nd kyle.b .There was another turtle race 1st was lewis 2nd was george 3rd was kyle b next came the girls turtle race heat 1 1st was skye 2nd was emily 3rd was kalina they all had fun so far next came the triathalon 1st was Ryan 2nd was Jamie 3rd was Lee  heat 2  1st kyle b 2nd dominik 3rd jay.so far they are all having fun i tkink there we go its finaly came the girls triathalon 1st was skye 2nd was grace 3rd was Emily so they all did really good.And the girls relay 1st was Emily Amilia Grace Erin 2nd was Kerry Lucy Skye Kalina and Claire.Then the hurdles came Marc did outstandingly well  Jay kylos team came 1st Ryans team  Marcs team came 3rd then they went outside and did the javeling the scores was fabulos but then it came to the presintation all the people who won a race got a medal and at the end everyone got a mdal for taking part and having fun.

by guest reporter dylan.s p5/5

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Primary 1 put on a super production of ‘Katie Morag, the Musical’ on Friday, with 2 morning performances for the pupils and an afternoon performance for parents and carers. They did a great job with lots of enthusiastic singing and flag-waving! Well done to all the staff and pupils involved and many thanks to all those who came along to support this event.

Primary 4, 5 and 6  were treated to a Bike Roadshow on Friday, thanks to the success of P5 in a recent competition. A variety of bikes of all shapes and sizes were provided, from a teeny tiny clown bike to a huge Harley Davidson-style bike.The children had a great time, and were presented with lots of goodies at the end of their session. Click over to the Primary 5 blog for more photos and video clips of P5/5 having fun. 😀

On Wednesday morning we were treated to a visit from a group of amazing musicians – The Scottish Saxophone Ensemble.They told us all about their instruments and played a variety of music from Ravel’s Bolero to Handel to Gershwin. The children ( and staff!) were completely enthralled by their performance! As is often the case, our visitors commented on the excellent behaviour of the children, they were a truly fabulous audience. 🙂

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Next session we hope to be able to update parents and carers on the work of the Parent Council by posting here on the blog. The Parent Council play an important role at Markethill and their involvement is valued by both staff and pupils alike. As well as organising and running fundraising events, they take part in many activities which support the school.At the end of term they will be helping to re-band reading books in readiness for the introduction of a new literacy scheme next session. They also sent along representatives to the Primary 1 induction earlier this month and were VIP guests at the Garden Party, where they helped to judge the hat competition.   Here is just a sample of things that have been provided this session alone, through fundraising events such as ‘bags to school’ and the discos:

• Funding of the BP centre for PE sessions
• New speakers for each classroom
• DVD player
• Coloured card and stampers for reward cards
• Audio books and cassette player
• Christmas parties for every class
• A donation towards the annual Scottish Opera performance for Primary 6
• Netball bibs
• Trophies and medals for Sports Day and the Netball tournament
• Refreshments for the Jubilee Garden Party

They are currently looking at organising a coffee morning and a family quiz/bingo night.The next AGM is on September 10th at 6pm in school.Please come along and support your Parent Council.

Here are primary 5/4 and 5/5 with their ‘Stars of the Week’ certificates and the Eco School Silver Award. Well done and thank you for all of your hard work this year.

Mrs Maclean and Miss Philp Smith  

This will be the last week that the current Primary 7 pupils write on the blog. They have worked hard this year to keep you up to date with all that’s happening at Markethill. I wish them well at the Academy and hope that they will occasionally find time to check the blog and leave us a comment!

Thank you for all your help!

Mrs Maclean