Today we donned our hi-viz vests, popped on a hard hat and met Ross and Lynsey from McTaggart Construction at the building site to hear more about the new housing development. There are to be 56 houses built on the land and, at the moment, excavators, diggers and bulldozers are getting the land ready so the foundations can be put in place. This’ enabling phase’ is expected to take 6-12
Another afternoon of the best outdoor fun today with Richard for week 5 of Forest School! 🌳 It was a little showery but we’re a hardy bunch. What is it they say…‘it’s not bad weather it’s just you’re not dressed for it!’ So kitted out in waterproof jackets, we were set for an hour of den building (plus the P6/7 pupils got a chance to learn how to use a
On Friday afternoon we were very excited to have Stuart Fisher back in our school, we always love Stuart’s visits to help us with our golfing skills but this time he came not as a golfing coach but as a Police officer. ⛳🏌️♀️👮♂️ Stuart has recently undertaken his Police training and has very kindly come in to talk about his new job as part of our careers in the community
What fun we had yesterday afternoon over at Aldouran Wetlands with Richard Patchett! The mission this week was to use natural materials to create art. P1-4 worked in groups building a nest, den and a tent. Jorgie designed a fabulous picture complete with a picture frame, tree and sunshine made from a yellow leaf! Love this creativity! The P6/7 crew split into groups and all opted to build cosy dens.
Our football team were playing again on Friday after school. They did really well and won 3 games, out of 5 played. Well done team! They look very chuffed with themselves Right to Play and Recreation: Right to Participation: Right to Inclusion:
Sadly, yesterday was the final week of Bikeability for P6/7 – and they have LOVED every moment of these sessions! Mike and Jo accompanied each group out and about on our village roads; putting their newly learnt skills to good use and enjoying our beautiful countryside. Each group managed to ride over 5 miles yesterday and all came back into school with a healthy glow on their face and slightly
Our hopes and prayers for the weather to hold out weren’t quite answered this afternoon – but did that stop us from having fun? Absolutely not! Richard came in to do a session of Outdoor Based Games with the pupils and safe to say – they absolutely loved this! Both primaries played the same game where Richard had hidden some not so natural items amongst the woodland and bushes for
Last Wednesday we had our sharing event with the lovely folk from Children’s Parliament. This was the upper classes opportunity across both schools to demonstrate all the hard work and fantastic ideas they have been coming up with over the course of the school year. We have done many sessions with Jack, Linnea and Jill which focuses on our community, campus, learning and the people wo help us with it
Sergeants Wilson and Donnan visited us this morning to tell us a little more about joining the local Army Cadet Force! They shared with us the history of the ACF and the Values and Standards they live by – looking after themselves and each other. You can join when you start S1 and work your way up from cadet to higher ranks. Did you know there are 48000 cadets in
We were thrilled to welcome back Kathryn from History Alive into P1-4 to help make their Viking topic come to life this term! And as added bonus, Primary 7 got to join in too, while P6 were away at Operation Safety. Kathryn, is a history expert with all the props that helps to really get the pupils to understand what life was like for Vikings in that time. Kathryn told
