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Events, Parent Information

Prizegiving 17th June 2025

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Thank you very much to all our pupils, parents, invited guests and staff for joining together to celebrate our pupil successes at yesterday’s prizegiving.  It has been a busy year and the children have worked very hard across the entire school year to be the very best that they can be.

Primary 1s received their books and certificates on completion of their first year in Primary school.

Pupils were recognised for demonstrating school values and effort across all stages of the school

Primary 7s brought tears to the eyes with their performance and accepted their leavers certificates

Special Awards were awarded to the following pupils for:

  • Literacy                                                                  Clara Dickie
  • Mathematics                                                       Sonny Turnbull
  • Writing                                                                   Lukacs Clarke
  • Art                                                                             Hibba Munir
  • PE                                                                              Karli Haswell
  • Character & Citizenship                              Lily Bryson

Presented by Mr J Hendrie for Contribution to the Community the Hendrie Award was, this year, awarded to Thomas Smith & Brodie Gibbons who raised over £1000 for their community group.

Sports House of the Year  & House of the Year— Behaviour and Attitude was presented to the Captain and Vice-Captain of Polwarth (Yellow) House

Well done to everyone.  We are proud of you all.

 

Events, Parent Information

Newmilns Show Winners

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The children were delighted to receive  prizes from the Newmilns Show for their artwork.  The winners are listed below:

P1          Harris, Lucy, Aaliyah, Ollie, Addison

P2          Millie, Zara, Ada, Joe, Rosie, Freya, Logan

P3           Ava, Callie, Jessica, Ayla, Bailey, Alexander, Alfie, Alix

P4          Isabella, Ayda, Lucy, Calvin, Eva, Harris, Darcy, William

P5          Carrie, Joe, Olivia, Arlo, Lexi, Andie, Cara, Jessica, Savannah

P6          Mara, Ruby, Kian, Effie, Carmen, Gracie, Paul, Hanyia, Tia

P7          River, Eva, Reece, Ewan, Oliver, Hibba

Well done everyone.

Events, Primary 1

P1 Beekeepers

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P1 Beekeepers

What an exciting day Primary 1 had seeing the bees brought to them by the Beekeepers  Mr. Shaw and Mr. McAnespie who delivered a talk that the children found fascinating.  The gentlemen were very impressed by the knowledge the children had learned about their study of living creatures and especially their bee knowledge.

Then …

In the afternoon we had to call the gentlemen back as we discovered a swarm of honey bees, estimated at over 30.000 hanging in one of our trees.  They carefully took the honey bees away and relocated them.

The beekeepers sent the staff and children a lovely email after their visit.

From Mr P McAnespie

Yesterday 11th June 2025 I, with a beekeeping colleague and fire fighter Leroy Shaw, had the privilege of attending the school to give a talk on beekeeping.  To say I was impressed with the manners and beekeeping knowledge of the children we spoke to is a vast understatement.  The children were a delight to converse with and whoever had taught the children about the subject of beekeeping, I trust, are very valued members of the staff and an excellent teachers. The children, though very excited to see the honeybees, were very well behaved and they and the teachers/class assistants involved have to be commended.
Thank you so much for the opportunity of speaking to your class at the school.

Events, Important Information

Moving On Up! P1 – P6

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This term we have planned 2 ‘bump up’ sessions for children moving on to their next stage in school.
The dates are as follows:
11th June
12th June.
On the 12th June,  we would like to invite 1 parent/ carer to come to school at 2pm to have the opportunity to see the classroom their child will be working in next session and have the opportunity to be introduced to the new class teacher. This is a general ‘bump up’ for children, parents/ carers; there will be no opportunity for individual discussions regarding children’s progress. As usual, class teachers will meeting throughout the month of June to pass on children’s plans and have in depth discussions about children’s progress.
Please contact the school office if you have any queries regarding these arrangements.
Events

Further Reminder Sports Day

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We welcome you to Sports day which will take place at 9:30am today, Wednesday 21st May, in the field next to the school. Children are able to wear a t-shirt in their house colour if they choose.
The weather is sunny with high temperatures and we ask that children have sun cream applied, wear a sun hat if they have one and bring plenty of water to drink.
Please enter the field through the gate at the side and NOT through the school grounds.
Please do not bring dogs to the park either on or off the lead.
Events, Important Information

A HUGE Thank you!

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A HUGE Thank you to all of the fabulous volunteers who came along and supported the school during World of Work Week this week.

This week has been very  full with many many volunteers coming into school and delivering inspirational world of work sessions.  Paramedics and Health professionals, Engineers and Games designers, Charities and Lifeboats.  The children have had a great time. This would not have been possible without the support of the community and the staff who co-ordinated it all.  Thank you.

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VE Day Party

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Primary 7s from the P7/6 class and P5s from the P6/5 class had a fantastic time planning and enjoying their VE Day party on Thursday.  They decorated the courtyard with flags and bunting, danced in the corridors, ate an authentic style menu, listened to the music of the the time and toasted with lemonade.  The children worked hard and had a fabulous afternoon after all of their collaboration and planning.

Events, Primary 3

P3 Vikingar Trip

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Vikingar 27th May 2025
The cost of this outing is £14 and payment can be made through ParentPay. If you require a barcode letter to pay for this item please contact the school office. Payment MUST be made before 16/5/25.
Children are required to bring a packed lunch (no glass bottles) for this outing. Packed lunches should be in a plastic bag labelled with your child’s name which can be disposed of after lunch. If your child requires a packed lunch from the kitchen on this day please order using the link below before 23/5/25.  Thank you.
Events, Excursions, Important Information

Primary 6 Danger Detectives and Science Centre

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Danger Detectives – 7/5/25
Children require a packed lunch on the day of the Danger Detectives outing. Children are having an early lunch on this day and there will be no hot meals available. DO NOT use the pre-order system through ParentPay to order meals. If your child requires a packed lunch from the kitchen on this day please order through the link below before 6/5/25.
Science Centre – 8/5/25
The cost of this outing is £3 and payment can be made through ParentPay. If you require a barcode letter to pay for this item please contact the school office. Payment MUST be made before 2/5/25.
Children are required to bring a packed lunch for this outing. If your child requires a packed lunch from the kitchen on this day please order using the link below before 6/5/25.
Events

The Terrific Titanic Trip

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Primary 5 had a fantastic trip to the Titanic Museum and Experience in Belfast on the 24th April.  After they had studied the information from history about the Titanic they were super excited to see the very place where Titanic was built.  There was great fun had by all.  Everyone came back having enjoyed the ferry crossing and visit and despite the very long day and late night return the children have been enthusiastically talking about the experience in school this morning.

Thank you again to the parent helpers and staff who accompanied the children, without whom trips like this would not be possible.

A fantastic time was had by all!