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

This will be my last weeek in the blog Bye 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

This is the final time the bloggers of this year will be speaking to you as this is our last week. I’m sure you will all miss us once we’re gone but hopefully after the summer, some new bloggers will take our place.

Farewell from the bloggers: Kirsty B, Kirsty M, Jack, Natalie, Linsay, Sam and Amy.

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the p3 championsp2 winers

Hi guys!! This is the last post I will be posting. BYE 🙂 :3

The primary seven netball squad have been competing in several netball tournaments. There have been tournements at Markethill, Monquitter, and in Auchterless. Next week there will be one at the sports centre in Turriff. We are hoping that there will be three teams from Markethill prepared to compete. The netball team would like to give a big thanks to Miss P.S. and Miss Heron

By: Daena and Kirsty M.

Now the P7’s are back from Loch Insh and I’m sure you’ve all been missing us so much! We all had the time of our lives and we’ve tried lots of new things. After everyone voting for their favourite activity, the winner was clear, almost everyone voted for windsurfing! Although it was very hard to get in and out of our wetsuits, windsurfing was great fun as it was a new skill to everyone. It was really funny to watch the windsurfing as everyone was falling off the boards. After windsurfing, we got to jump off the pontoon which was connected to a jeti. Some people did cannon balls and a variety of jumps and I did a somersault off of the end.
Overall Loch Insh was a blast and an experience which we’ll never forget!
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Last monday was primary 4-7 sports day and everybody did a great job and had loads of fun. Well done to people who won medals but everyone else just try again next year.