⚡ Powering the Future! 🌍🔋

Our pupils enjoyed taking part in the Powering the Future workshop delivered by Glasgow Science Centre. Through engaging, hands-on activities, the children explored different sources of energy and learned about the importance of renewable energy in creating a more sustainable future. The workshop encouraged curiosity, discussion and problem-solving as pupils considered how we can make smarter energy choices and help protect our planet. Funded experiences such as this are particularly

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P2/3 Rugby

Recently P2/3 pupils enjoyed participating in rugby sessions led by Wigtownshire Rugby Club. The sessions gave the children the opportunity to develop their rugby skills through a range of fun and engaging activities. They practised their passing, catching, running and teamwork skills while learning more about the game.  Everyone showed great enthusiasm and determination, encouraging one another and giving each activity their best effort.   Links to Learning:  Metaskills: Collaborating, Communicating,

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Harvest Donations

Thank you all so much for your kind donations of food for the Rhins Food Bank at the end of last term. Fiona Maxwell from the food bank passed on her thanks to you all and that they are thrilled with the volume of donations.  Fiona has said their demand is unprecedented just now, so they’re particularly grateful.  The church collection raised £57 which was also donated to the foodbank.

P7 Host a Wonderful Macmillan Coffee Morning ☕💚

Sheuchan Primary was delighted to welcome members of our school community to our Macmillan Coffee Morning today, hosted by our fantastic P7 pupils. Our P7 Events Captains worked hard behind the scenes to help organise the event before school, making sure everything was ready to welcome our visitors. Throughout the morning, all P7 pupils took on important roles, taking orders, serving hot drinks, handing out delicious cakes and making sure

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🚦 P3/4 Road Safety with Our School Community Police Officer

P3/4 were delighted to welcome our School Community Police Officer, Chloe Jack, to Sheuchan Primary this week for an important input on road safety. This was particularly relevant for our P4 pupils, as many of them are now beginning to walk home from school independently. Chloe started by talking to us in the classroom, sharing important information and helping us to think about how we can keep ourselves and others

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P3/4 Food and Textiles Week 🍳🧀🪡

P3/4 have had a fantastic time taking part in Food and Textiles Week! We started our week by joining up with P4/5 to make friendship bracelets. This was a great opportunity to work together with children from another class and put lots of our Meta Skills into action. We had to communicate, collaborate, think creatively and show determination when our bracelets didn’t quite go to plan! It was lovely to see everyone helping one another,

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⚽ P4 Lunchtime Ball Skills & Games

Our P4 pupils have been getting active this term with Alison Murray from Active Schools, taking part in lunchtime Ball Skills and Games sessions. The children have joined in enthusiastically, developing their ball skills through a range of fun games and activities. The sessions are also a great opportunity to build teamwork, confidence and cooperation, while enjoying being active together. A big thank you to Alison and Active Schools for

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Food, Textiles and Technology Week: 07.09.26-11.09.26

This week P2/3 have been busy completing different tasks relating to their Food, Textiles and Technology focus week. Technology (Robots): We became engineers and designed and created our own 2D moving robots using cardboard and MakeDo tools. We explored measuring and marking with rulers, joining materials and creating moving parts. We developed our problem-solving, creativity and adapting our ideas when things didn’t quite go to plan! Textiles (Weaving): We explored

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Oyster Festival Walk – 11.09.26

Today, our Primary 7 pupils had the opportunity to put their leadership and responsibility skills into practice as they accompanied our Nursery children on a walk to the Oyster Festival site, where preparations are well underway for this weekend’s festival. Throughout the visit, our P7 pupils took great care in supporting their nursery buddies, demonstrating kindness, patience and encouragement as they helped them along the route. When we arrived, we

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🌟 P7 Leadership in Action – House Captains 🌟

Our Primary 7 pupils have been putting their skills for learning, life and work into action as they take part in our House Captain selection process. Taking on an important leadership role comes with responsibility, so pupils have worked through a three-step process: 📝 Step 1 – Application: Pupils completed an application explaining their strengths, ideas and why they would make a good House Captain. 💬 Step 2 – Interview:

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